Greetings from the Philippines!
We are PRAISING God for:Recovering well from a relapse of Hepatitis A. I've been feeling better; and am gradually getting back my normal color.
(For a while there, I was as yellow as a Philippine mango.)
Bambi is also now able to speak (very softly), and recovering also from chronic laryngitis. She'll have a check-up next week to see if the polyp on her vocal chord is gone.
Added blessings from illness include:
-The way our local congregation has stepped-up to give me the time to rest and recover thoroughly.
They've been doing so much of ministry and outreach together; and a strong culture of teamwork has come out of this.
-Bonus opportunity to soak in the Lord's presence and read the New Testament through again.
-Quality time with Bambi, who has cooked some of the most delicious and healthy meals I've had since we've been married.
Her talent amazes me; and we have grow so close to each other over the past few weeks.
A miracle
-The woman in our church who was recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, has now been sent home from the hospital.
Doctors can no longer find the tumor, and are simply treating an infection with oral antibiotics. Praise the Lord!
-A new mission
Last week, we opened yet another mission outreach to one of the villages in San Fernando. We are now sending out 20-30 Christian volunteers each & every week on 7 different mission teams. It is exciting that many lost souls are being reached; but also that the Filipinos in our congregation are being trained on-the-job to dispense Christ's salvation into all the world.
We are PRAYING for:
-Opportunity to partner with the Department of Education to spearhead a program that will help drop-outs get a high school equivalency diploma.
-Complete restoration of our health
