December 2013

What constitutes a Happy New Year, for You? Have you seen the way the world celebrates the New Year? Thousands stand in front of a ball or some other symbol of a year gone by and a new year coming. Screaming and shouting and kissing at the sound of 12am....

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November 2013

inShare1 Are You Thankful? As you are sitting here reading this does your belly still feel full from that sumptuous meal that you had? I try very hard to  associate our rituals with the actual meaning of the Holiday we celebrate. Take Thanksgiving for instance. Are you thankful? Those that...

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October 2013

Happy Halloween???Hallowed Eve???  It’s that time again when parents let their children dress up as witches and demons and devils and yes, there are some princesses to smooth the rough surfaces of the”holiday” The word itself means Holy day which makes me wonder why those who profess themselves to be...

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September 2013

Our Needs: Linda and Laura are moving up to the next grades. We need about $500 to do it. Our children need  better quality violins. 10 at p7000 each = 70,000 pesos = U.S. $1614.00 Our car needs to be repaired every week.  We Could use a new one.  ...

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August 2013

Showers of Blessings! Sometimes things all seem to go right!    Although we have had a terrible typhoon, our Church and home and the homes of our people were left unscathed. Please pray for the some 600,000 people who were affected. August has been a wonderful month. Although we lost $200...

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July 2013

PLEASE PRAY Death in Payatas A young lady who attends our Church named Maryfe recently had her uncle shot to death as he worked on his tricycle. Our ladies visited the home and through this some good has come as the man’s daughter is also now attending our Church. Please...

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June 2013

inShare       School starts all over again each June.     When kids in the U.S. are going on vacation, kids in Payatas are returning to school. Notice I never say those kids are returning from vacation. Their lives are comprised of work and the more fortunate, will...

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May 2013

May is the time for growing things. Here in Payatas we are also  growing and with it we are experiencing growing pains.   We have college students now We started this ministry with young children and those children have been taught by us as well as gone to the local...

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April 2013

Thanks For the Support! Linda and Laura are back doing school work and enjoying it too! Linda said to Malou, “Mommy, why is math so easy now?” My wife told her it was because she worked with Linda using flash cards. Linda is a cracker jack at math now. Malou...

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March 2013

LION – LAMB Sometimes things can be a bit overwhelming-(in like a Lion) and then the Lord relieves the pressure and meets the needs. (Out like a lamb) With so much coming in, we are hoping that this will also happen to us. Let’s see what we have.   Beginning...

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February 2013

Click to view this email in a browser ”  “Most missionaries hide this from others.”  Find out what it is by clicking below. Link to find out what it is that Missionaries don’t normally tell you PBC is Physically on the Rise! With two more this week following the Lord...

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January 2013

  Let’s Build Some Walls! Let’s Build! The Foundation is finished! No, that is not a reference to an actual piece of land with a building started on it although it is our vision. It is a reference to the first six years of our journey here in Payatas. We...

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