Answer the following questions, based on claims found in the Bible.  George Barner, the Christian pollster guru, used them in surveying those who claim to be born again Christians.  It is a good quiz for us to consider.   

 Did you answer yes to these?  But what’s more important that your yes to these questions is whether your life shows it.

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We have worked with 359 children so far, and we still have one more church on Friday.

We will be back at our sister church in Tuizacaja today for the final day of VBS with them.  Please pray as the Gospel will be presented today and children will be given the opportunity to accept Christ (approx. 4 pm your time). The people have wrapped their arms around us and have loved on us unconditionally.  

We will participate in the farewell service this afternoon, and it will be hard to say good-bye.

Thank you for your continued prayers.

Serving Him,
Bill

The two oldest boys did pray to receive Jesus as their Savior so keep them in your prayers. 

12 other kids in the VBS also prayed to accept Jesus and we saw some good things happening with some of the adults at the church. 

Unbelievable the weight we came away with—the need to pray.  A 14 year old just out of correctional needs to have victory over alcohol and release from the thoughts of suicide that plague her.  Two teenage girls with parents about to finalize the divorce and their so-called Christian dad already living with someone else.  I met only one family that seemed to be solid in Christ and the mom of that family has leukemia. 

The population we dealt with was less than I usually see when on mission trips but the hurts and darkness in their lives was so incredibly heavy.

Please help us carry that burden and pray for the people there to turn to Christ.

Pray for Harold and Barbara as they live and minister there—for new mercies every morning because they need it. 

What happened in Wyoming?  There were actually 8 children from the Mormon family and they not only were allowed to come back but on Friday evening their mom and dad came for the VBS program.  They had lots of questions and were very happy with what their kids were doing.  They asked if the VBS would continue through the summer!  I was able to share that this one was not but in July there would be a VBS with the Spanish church.  This is a Hispanic family so it would be fantastic for them to go to that.

The two oldest boys did pray to receive Jesus as their Savior so keep them in your prayers. 

12 other kids in the VBS also prayed to accept Jesus and we saw some good things happening with some of the adults at the church. 

Unbelievable the weight we came away with—the need to pray.  A 14 year old just out of correctional needs to have victory over alcohol and release from the thoughts of suicide that plague her.  Two teenage girls with parents about to finalize the divorce and their so-called Christian dad already living with someone else.  I met only one family that seemed to be solid in Christ and the mom of that family has leukemia. 

The population we dealt with was less than I usually see when on mission trips but the hurts and darkness in their lives was so incredibly heavy.

Please help us carry that burden and pray for the people there to turn to Christ.

Pray for Harold and Barbara as they live and minister there—for new mercies every morning because they need it.

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David

At this point in time the violence has slowed down but is not over. There is a State election coming up in March so things will be quiet for awhile. There are 128 Christians confirmed dead and 252 churches burned. Around 40,000 are still hiding in the jungles or other safe places and are not allowed to return to their home villages. Some 12,000 are in relief camps with poor food and medical care. A few of the relief camps are opening up for Christian relief. We're anticipating that things will open up in the next few weeks so have we have prepared teams to move in. January 21-23 we will have Crisis Response training for 30 more workers ready to help who are on the border of Orissa. The following is a report from a medical doctor who just returned from one camp.

"I had the privilege of working as a doctor in Udaigiri Relief camp. It is a very difficult situation for the people & the authorities; overcrowding, limited sanitation & food. Medical facilities are also very limited. There is an urgent need to get the people out of the relief camps and resettled back in their villages. I believe Our Lord will soften the hearts of the local Hindus & even the hard core ones because nothing is impossible with our God. We need to find a Nehemiah to lead these people; to resettle & rehabilitate them in their homes." Places of refuge" could be set up to give security. Our Nehemiah would be the visible leader who will negotiate with the government & others & should have the total support of all the affected christians of all denominations. This is an urgent matter as after the General elections in 3 months, the camps may be closed. Once we begin the work of resettlement, all the other issues like returning to earn a livelihood, children's education, Youth refocus, Women's issues, spiritual nurture, grief counseling, health matters, etc can all be done effectively. We need to pray fervently so that the Lord will raise up this person & a core group of helpers to carry out this work."

Pray that the Lord will open the doors soon so relief can happen before there are more unnecessary deaths.
Pray for God to raise up a "Nehemiah" and a core of committed leaders with him, who can lead the Christians of all denominations in Orissa to do all that is necessary to restore their lives to normalcy.
Pray for God to soften the hearts of the Hindus--even the hard core radicals.

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I have an urgent prayer request for you. There is a 3 year old girl named
Kate Thornton who attends the same play school as my granddaughter. Kate
has leukemia and has developed a viral infection that is spreading rapidly
throughout her body. The doctors are afraid they may have to amputate her
hand as a result of this infection. The family has asked for urgent prayers
on Kate's behalf. They have asked specifically that God would touch her
body and destroy the virus quickly so that she doesn't lose her hand. They
also request that as many people as possible pray for her complete healing.
They don't want to lose their precious daughter. Let's all put this child
and her family at the top of our prayer list and please stop and say a
prayer for her as soon as you read this. Please forward this request to
any of your friends who know the power of prayer.

Thank you

Linda F. Savage
*God Bless our Troops*

Our evangelism pastor's wife is planning to join me in the prayer walk in Laos early December. Do pray that we will have the Lord's guidance and blessing in carrying it out in accord with His will.
Edith (and Dick)

CRUEL PERSECUTION ESCALATING IN LAOS
Christians in Communist-ruled Laos report escalating persecution with hundreds of families experiencing horrendous tribulation. Christianity is labelled a ‘foreign religion' there and embracing it is akin to sedition.
The authorities violently intimidate Christians to sign papers renouncing their faith and when that fails they expel them from their homes and villages. When that fails they arrest and torture them. So Pastor Sompong Supatto (32) and Boot and Khamvan Chanthaleuxay (both 18) have been handcuffed and in stocks since 3 August for refusing to renounce their faith.
Pastor Supatto faces a life sentence and the teenagers, whose health is in a very bad way, will only be bailed if they renounce their faith. Interference from Hanoi, Vietnam, is possibly contributing to the persecution.
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LAOS: VILLAGE TO EXPEL 55 CHRISTIANS
Community decides to resolve ‘problem' of families refusing to recant faith.
The chief of Boukham village in Savannakhet province, Laos, on Friday (Sept. 19) called a special community meeting to resolve the "problem" of eight resident Christian families who have refused to give up their faith. The meeting concluded with plans to expel all 55 Christians from the village.
Although all adult members of a village are usually invited to such meetings, on this occasion the Christians were deliberately excluded, according to rights group Human Rights Watch for Lao Religious Freedom (HRWLRF).
Pastor Sompong Supatto, 32, and two other believers from the village, Boot Chanthaleuxay, 18, and Khamvan Chanthaleuxay, also 18, remain in detention in the nearby Ad-Sapangthong district police detention cell.
HRWLRF earlier reported that police have held the men in handcuffs and wooden foot stocks since their arrest on Aug. 3, causing numbness and infection in their legs and feet due to lack of blood circulation.
Authorities have said they will release the three only if they renounce their faith.
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INDIA: PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY
Huge armed Hindu mobs continue to rage against Christians in several states, assaulting and murdering them and torching their homes and churches. Since violence erupted on 23 August, at least 57 people have been killed, more than 18,000 injured and over 4,300 houses, 150 churches and 13 Christian schools and colleges destroyed.
Two Christian women have been gang-raped and some 50,000 people are now homeless. On 29 September three relief camps in Orissa sheltering displaced Christians were rocked by bombs. The camps are heavily guarded and there were no casualties but terror has increased substantially.
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INDIA: CHRISTIAN COUPLE KILLED, HOUSES TORCHED IN ORISSA
Displaced Christians survive bomb blasts as violence continues in Kandhamal district.
A Christian couple was found murdered, a woman killed, numerous houses and churches burned and low-intensity bombs exploded at relief camps in the past week in Orissa state's Kandhamal district, where Hindu extremist violence began more than a month ago.
On Sunday (Sept. 28), police found the body of Priyatamma Digal, an auxiliary nurse and midwife, in a river. On Monday, the body of her husband, Meghanath, was recovered. According to The Times of India newspaper, the Christian couple was killed last Thursday (Sept. 25).
This morning, September 30, attacks by unidentified armed groups in the villages of Rudangia, Telingia and Gadaguda in Kandhamal resulted in more than 100 houses burned and the death of Ramani Nayak of Rudangia village, reported The Hindu. Her religious affiliation was not known at press time.
Eight people were seriously injured in the attacks, according to reports, and about 20 people received minor injuries. Bomb blasts yesterday rocked three Kandhamal relief camps in the Nuagaon area, Mahasinghi village and Baliguda town, reported the Press Trust of India (PTI).
No casualties were reported, but the explosions left residents of the relief camps fearing for their lives. "Since they have been successful in exploding bombs near the heavily guarded relief camp, there is no guarantee that the explosions will not take place in other camps," one refugee told correspondents.

Our evangelism pastor's wife is planning to join me in the prayer walk in Laos early December. Do pray that we will have the Lord's guidance and blessing in carrying it out in accord with His will.
Edith (and Dick)

CRUEL PERSECUTION ESCALATING IN LAOS
Christians in Communist-ruled Laos report escalating persecution with hundreds of families experiencing horrendous tribulation. Christianity is labelled a ‘foreign religion' there and embracing it is akin to sedition.
The authorities violently intimidate Christians to sign papers renouncing their faith and when that fails they expel them from their homes and villages. When that fails they arrest and torture them. So Pastor Sompong Supatto (32) and Boot and Khamvan Chanthaleuxay (both 18) have been handcuffed and in stocks since 3 August for refusing to renounce their faith.
Pastor Supatto faces a life sentence and the teenagers, whose health is in a very bad way, will only be bailed if they renounce their faith. Interference from Hanoi, Vietnam, is possibly contributing to the persecution.
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LAOS: VILLAGE TO EXPEL 55 CHRISTIANS
Community decides to resolve ‘problem' of families refusing to recant faith.
The chief of Boukham village in Savannakhet province, Laos, on Friday (Sept. 19) called a special community meeting to resolve the "problem" of eight resident Christian families who have refused to give up their faith. The meeting concluded with plans to expel all 55 Christians from the village.
Although all adult members of a village are usually invited to such meetings, on this occasion the Christians were deliberately excluded, according to rights group Human Rights Watch for Lao Religious Freedom (HRWLRF).
Pastor Sompong Supatto, 32, and two other believers from the village, Boot Chanthaleuxay, 18, and Khamvan Chanthaleuxay, also 18, remain in detention in the nearby Ad-Sapangthong district police detention cell.
HRWLRF earlier reported that police have held the men in handcuffs and wooden foot stocks since their arrest on Aug. 3, causing numbness and infection in their legs and feet due to lack of blood circulation.
Authorities have said they will release the three only if they renounce their faith.
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INDIA: PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY
Huge armed Hindu mobs continue to rage against Christians in several states, assaulting and murdering them and torching their homes and churches. Since violence erupted on 23 August, at least 57 people have been killed, more than 18,000 injured and over 4,300 houses, 150 churches and 13 Christian schools and colleges destroyed.
Two Christian women have been gang-raped and some 50,000 people are now homeless. On 29 September three relief camps in Orissa sheltering displaced Christians were rocked by bombs. The camps are heavily guarded and there were no casualties but terror has increased substantially.
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INDIA: CHRISTIAN COUPLE KILLED, HOUSES TORCHED IN ORISSA
Displaced Christians survive bomb blasts as violence continues in Kandhamal district.
A Christian couple was found murdered, a woman killed, numerous houses and churches burned and low-intensity bombs exploded at relief camps in the past week in Orissa state's Kandhamal district, where Hindu extremist violence began more than a month ago.
On Sunday (Sept. 28), police found the body of Priyatamma Digal, an auxiliary nurse and midwife, in a river. On Monday, the body of her husband, Meghanath, was recovered. According to The Times of India newspaper, the Christian couple was killed last Thursday (Sept. 25).
This morning, September 30, attacks by unidentified armed groups in the villages of Rudangia, Telingia and Gadaguda in Kandhamal resulted in more than 100 houses burned and the death of Ramani Nayak of Rudangia village, reported The Hindu. Her religious affiliation was not known at press time.
Eight people were seriously injured in the attacks, according to reports, and about 20 people received minor injuries. Bomb blasts yesterday rocked three Kandhamal relief camps in the Nuagaon area, Mahasinghi village and Baliguda town, reported the Press Trust of India (PTI).
No casualties were reported, but the explosions left residents of the relief camps fearing for their lives. "Since they have been successful in exploding bombs near the heavily guarded relief camp, there is no guarantee that the explosions will not take place in other camps," one refugee told correspondents.

Resting in Him,
 
Larry and Allison

“LOVE WINS.”

Love, Dottie

Thank you for your prayers and e-mails. All of your e-mails are a blessing to me, they make me feel very loved! Sorry I have not gotten back to you yet. I have had trouble getting online consistently.

I arrived in Rwanda safely and am starting to get settled. Kigali is beautiful, it has hills in every direction. Right now it is the dry season so it is quite dusty. I walk to the office which is about 20 minutes form where I live. The two aftercare staff that I am in charge of are wonderful and have much better English than I expected. I am busy getting to know the program and trying to figure out the best aftercare approach.

Prayer Points:

My emotions:
It has been difficult, especially with Ben (my one year old Godson) passing away the day before I left the US. It has been hard to be away from Fenny and Hans (Ben's parents in India) and my family at this time. Genocide Learning about the genocide is horrific and a lot to process. I went to the genocide memorial and have heard quite a few stories about my co-workers experiences during the genocide. Please pray for healing in Rwanda it is a broken country with a lot of broken and hurting people. I hope and pray that God will use me in bringing healing to this land.
Community: It has been a little lonely this first bit. However, I can see that God is building a community for me here. I had a wonderful time at Bible Study Sunday night. We prayed for Rwanda and I was very blessed and encouraged through it.

Spiritual Warfare:
Please for my protection and that I will be vigilant in warfare. In India the spiritual forced were so evident. Here everything looks good on the surface and it is not as obvious but people still practice witchcraft. Pray that I will be faithful and not distracted from God in anyway. Pray that I have good prayer times and keep my heart open to God.

Hans and Fenny: Thank you to everyone who has expressed sympathy and is praying for Fenny and Hans. Please continue to pray for them. I can not imagine their pain.

Thank you for your prayers, love and support!
Please keep me updated on how you are and let me know how I can pray for you.
Love,
Melissa

"Love never fails."

As you know, our son, David teaches English in China at a university. This summer he decided to move to another city and easily got a job with a university in Baotou, the hometown of his girlfriend, Alex. They have both moved there now and Alex is having difficulty, as a new university graduate, in finding a job. That's a prayer item, but the one I'm writing about today is for David's visa. Each year his university has been able to get his visa for him. But this year, because of the Olympics and the possible problems China desperately wants to avoid, they are trying to get as many foreigners out of the country as possible -- so he has been told he cannot get a visa to teach there until after mid October when the rules go back to the normal ones. He's making some attempts, with some help from people there, to get either an extension on his current visa or a tourist visa. His current visa expires July 30, so time is very short. If he indeed has to leave and not come back till after mid October, where does he go and how does he find work for that short time? The university apparently wants him to come when the visa is available. You can see it's a real difficulty for David right now.

Would you pray with us for: 1) a miracle -- a visa allowing him to stay or,
2) clear direction where to go (exactly where -- probably in the US) to wait it out and get a new visa
and 3) peace of heart for both him and Alex, his girl friend.
and 4) a job for Alex

Thanks very much for supporting our dear ones in prayer at this time. Sometime next week I will let you know what God has done.

In His grip,

Edith and Dick

PS. My friend Linda has had one more surgery and praise God, she is much better and is to be going back to Indonesia this Monday!

We pray and hope all is well with you all. We apologize for the delay in sending out our newsletter to you. We have finally setup our newsletter as an html so you can simply click on it and it will get you to our Pipeline site where you can read articles, see pictures and even watch our Pipeline video. We have little features also such as a poll we are taking right now to find out what people are thinking and with each article you can even send a comment. The best thing about this is we will not overload your email capacity by sending it the old way such as a pdf file or word file which fills up email capacity to the max many times. In this edition of our Pipeline we have an article in network news from Honduras with Jim and Julie, a testimony of what God is doing to bring the vision of Cities of Refuge to fruition and how the Lord is ministering and reconciling couples. We also wrote an article on our focus for this next five years and that is building up the training center that would equip leaders from Latin America and around the globe to start Cities of Refuge to impact their nations. In our next issue we will have guest contributors and articles from Colombia, Peru and Florida. Thank you so much for your prayers and support. We love you and remember you in our prayers.

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Dates: August 12-14, 2008

Location: San Diego 

The first Total Church was held in Sheffield, UK, in 2007 at the end of October, hosted by the Crowded House. The conference is named for the book, Total Church -A Radical Reshaping Around Gospel and Community which will be released in the Fall in the US.

Looking for previous conference audio from 2006, 2007 & 2008?  Visit the Past Sessions page.

Wedding Preparations

Allison and I are daily growing in joyful anticipation for our wedding day (June 21st). Allison is in Minnesota planning and preparing for this big celebration of God's love who has brought us together. Please ask the Father for his provision and direction in making our wedding a reflection of the glorious wedding of the Lamb (See the book of Revelation 19:7). Pray also for our time apart, as I continue in Honduras until the end of May, that we will draw close to God and grow in Love for each other.

Minnesota Junior High Team

In early April a team of twenty-five students and teachers joined us for a week to learn about Jesus by serving with us among the poor. They helped paint the elementry school in La Muralla and paint a second coat on the Orphan's house. They did yard work with Don Victor and participated in classes at IER. Serving each other around the Las Mangas campus by washing dishes, cleaning bathrooms and emptying the compost bucket was part of participatory learning about Jesus as well. Through many such activities and our evening discussion times each one of us were challenged and inspired by a glimpse of Jesus. Pray for each of these young people to let what they learned about Jesus guard their hearts and direct their steps for the rest of their lives.

Nicaragua Trip

From April 28th through May 1st Jonathan Zoba (a current volunteer at Las Mangas) and I traveled to Nicaragua to visit and glean ideas from a 22-year old educational demonstration farm called Rancho Ebenezer (RE). The brothers at RE have developed and excellent system of raising enough small livestock and vegetables to sustain a typical latino subsistance farm family, and all this on just 1.125 acres! We admired various new fourage plants, learned better techniques for raising rabbits, goats and chickens, and saw how beneficial raising earthworms for organic fertilizer and even animal feed can be. They also taught us how to weave our own chain-link type fencing material. Upon our return to Honduras we brought some stow-away passengers - 10 African Red earth worms, some forage cuttings and seeds. These species will be helpful components in our back yard gardening and on Finca Shalom. During our trip Jonathan and I recalled various of history's violent conflicts involving Honduras, Nicaragua and the United States. After our fruitful exchange of ideas, resources and faith at Rancho Ebenezer, and as we brought back the gifts of seeds, either in the form of plants, worms or ideas from Nicaragua to plant in Honduras by United States citezens, I believe that those at Rancho Ebenezer and ourselves opened another pathway to peace, to shalom in the Americas. Thank you for your part in making this possible.

Praise the Lord for:

1. His goodness in bringing Allison and I together in his love

2. The participation in and learning of God's love by the Junior High Team

3. The fruitful trip to Rancho Ebenezer, Nicaragua

Pray to the Lord for:

1. Allison and I to be full to overflowing in God's love as we prepare for our wedding and marraige

2. Wisdom and strength as get ready to leave by tying up loose ends and turning things over to Jonathan Zoba and Doña Maria for our wedding and seven month sabbatical in the US

3. God to speak to the Discipleship Group as this month we wrap things up for the year.

4. Eric, Carla, Levi, Lilian and Yensi, all Discipleship Group members in their first year of University

To know, love and glorify God,

Larry

"Love never fails."

I actually had something on my heart to share, at least for this email. My pregnancy with Barr was the hardest of the three. It was HOT - last months of pregnancy during summer in the desert and no air conditioner is not the most fun a girl can have. My emotions were running higher than high and I was angry quite often. I was angry, frustrated, sad - you name it, I felt it, except for much joy. .

It was at this time that I also had a hard time with my older boys (I am sure they were just reacting to my emotions), especially the oldest. He was often teasing his brother and I was very frustrated with him. It seemed that every morning I woke up already frustrated and waiting to see what he would do to his younger brother. Then one morning, I walked out of the room and Netanel, who rises with the sun, ran to me and jumped up to hug me. I saw the light shining in his beautiful eyes and his smile covered his face. I fell in love with him again. After all, he is amazing even if he sometimes teases his little brother.
That evening I went to a women's meeting. Another woman shared about how she dreaded going home after work because she knew she would walk into a messy house and problems with her children. The leader of the meeting said she should ask God to help her see her children as new each day, not holding against them what was yesterday. As soon as I heard that, I thought of my precious Netanel and how I fell in love with him again that morning. Instantly, I remembered one translation of a scripture - "His mercies are new every morning." It should also be the same with us - for our children, our spouse, neighbor or boss. We need to see them new each day, sometimes even every hour.

Thank God that his mercies are new every morning for us! Are your mercies new every morning?

By the way, I was really concerned about the baby when I was going through that hard time. I felt so sorry for him and wondered what would be with him since babies feel everything that the mother is going through. Well, though I was miserable, Abba had him surrounded with love and joy. Barr is the happiest baby I have EVER seen in my life. It is amazing. Even if he is crying from pain, like from a burp, he still stops to smile at us. In Hebrew the word for MERCY is Rahamim and the word for womb is Rehem, they are from the same root word. The womb is the mercy room for our little babies.

Blessings on this Shabbat and Happy Freedom Day (Passover),
Melanie Shalom

For some time now, I have been promising to update you all on the progress of our vision in the desert. We have some new friends so I will take a little time to do a little repeat of the vision before sharing where we are today.

**Some time ago, I started to send this email out with pictures but it was too big. Most didn't receive and for those of you who did, I am sorry for the weight of the email! This one is without pics and we hope to some time soon get a web page going or at least post some pics on the web for you to see the blessings in the desert.

About four years ago, the Lord "planted" a vision in our heart for the Negev desert - to be a part of the desert blooming, as prophesied in Isaiah. After much opposition because of our faith, we were finally accepted into a new settlement called Beer Milcah. This was a year ago in October. We are apart of the founding settlers living on a large, beautiful sand dune on the border of Egypt. We are only 18 families now (around 40 children). The settlement is secular but we are now 3 families of believers! And there are another 3 families of believers in settlements close by. As being a part of the settlement, the government has granted us 20 acres each to do an agricultural project.

Eretz Yah
Eretz Yah means "God's Land" and this is the name that we have chosen for our project. The land that God has blessed us with is dedicated to Him and for His purposes - to cause the desert to bloom, physically and spiritually. The first aspect of the Eretz Yah is to eventually be a self-supporting farm. The second phase of Eretz Yah is to build a worship center and desert style tourist bungalows. There are many Israeli tourists who travel to our area (over 3000 during Passover holidays alone). We want to serve them with the Love of the Lord and be a witness to His goodness. We also believe that more and more from the nations will come to the desert to worship the God of Israel and to learn more of the roots of our faith.

We also want to provide a place for believers who want to give more of themselves and not just their money to support Israel. We hear from so many that they want to come and serve, to dig their hands into the soil and to toil with us here in the land. And we want to provide a place for them to do just that. With the combination of work and worship, we pray that it will be a life changing experience for those who come. Education will be a fundamental part of Eretz Yah, not only for those who seek to know more about the Hebrew roots but we also will build a system for watering and harvest from Biblical times to modern for school children and others to learn and interact. That means stepping on grapes for wine (clean feet only!) and an ancient olive press. We have already spoken to the head of the Jewish Agency in our area and when we have things running he will bring about 15-20 percent of the school children who come on school tours to Eretz Yah. We will have the opportunity to touch the hearts of thousands of children

Causing the Desert to Bloom
Our vision includes an olive orchard and a vineyard to make olive oil and wine for commercial use and an herb and vegetable garden close to the worship center. The vineyard is on hold at the moment as we don't have the funds to start it at this time however, we have started planting the olive orchard, which is called Valerie's Orchard. Valerie is a Holocaust survivor who has impacted our lives in a great way. She is not only a survivor but an over-comer, showering others with the love of God. She is also an artist and uses the olive tree to depict her life and the holocaust. Valerie's Orchard is not only in honor of our dear friend but all those who survived the holocaust and a memorial to those who perished. A friend of ours was so impacted by her love that he made a mini movie about her, soon to be on DVD. You can check it out at www.valeries-orchard.com.

Dreamality
This is a term that Ronen coined as we saw our dreams becoming reality. In the spring we received a donation (thank you Whole Loaf!) to buy the water pipes and system to be able to start the project. The Lord, through an Israeli organization, sent us 30 volunteers to help start the first round of planting for Valerie's Orchard. The amazing thing is that half of the volunteers were Israeli students and the other half were German Christian students. The first to plant olive trees in the orchard that honors Holocaust survivors were Israeli and Germans together! Until they came, they had no idea that this was what they were coming for. Our Abba orchestrated the whole thing. It was such a beautiful time.

The Next Step
~ We have started the olive tree orchard but still have room to plant more and more and we are preparing a greenhouse for new trees that can be planted in October.
~ We soon purchase the herbs that will also be stored in the greenhouse until they can be planted. We will focus on hebs used for healing and for teas, like lemon grass for example.
~ We still need to purchase grape vines for the vineyard and in the future we want to have our own winery for the wine production.

~We have started building the first meeting and eating room and plan to build the first three tourist bungalow, hopefully this summer.

~We need a small trailer home to use for volunteers and also a generator since there is no electricity on the project land yet and the government has said there won't be for at least three years. Once that is build, we can start to focus on the worship center and more bungalows.
Each step is a step of faith, as we came to the desert with nothing. We have seen Abba move in such beautiful ways to bring the vision to pass. It has been a faith building experience and the praises go to Yah for His goodness.

A Mitzvah

In Hebrew, a mitzvah is a commandment and also a good deed, which the Lord commands us to do. As we were studying the Word about planting and farming we came across this scripture in Leviticus:
"But in the fourth year (after planting) all its fruit shall be holy, a praise to the Lord. And in the fifth year you may eat its fruit, that it may yield to you its increase: I am the Lord your God." Leviticus 19:23- 25
Our farm will be run according to the ways the Lord has shown us. Although the trees will bear fruit in the first years, we will wait until the fifth year to harvest for ourselves to make olive oil to sell. This is another reason for the tourist bungalows, they will a way of support for the farm until it will provide for itself.

It is also a mitzvah to plant a tree when you come to Israel. "And when you have come into the land, and have planted all manner of trees..." Leviticus 19:23 So, when you come, you may certainly join us at Eretz Yah and plant your own tree. For those of you who can not come at this time, we will be happy to plant one for you or in honor of someone you love. Details on that in the next email!

For tax deductible donations to Eretz Yah, you may send a check to:

Grace for Grace Ministries
1251 Fox Tree Trail
Apopka, FL 32712-3030

Edith

Thanks so much for standing with us. We are so thankful for the Lord's hand in all aspects of ministry here.

Edith and Dick

Over the last several weeks I have been frequently visiting and praying with a Wycliffe colleague in the nearby hospital. Her name is Linda and she works in Indonesia. Her home country is El Salvador. In January she had back surgery due to a herniated disk. After she finally returned to Indonesia her pain only increased so she came back to the hospital here. The doctors discovered an infection of a bacteria that is resistant to all but two antibiotics. She's been on intravenous antibiotics twice daily since then and for a while the level of infection was going steadily down. But day before yesterday a blood test showed a drastic increase in the infection and an MRI confirmed it. She's had a lot of pain for several days. Yesterday three doctors have been discussing together what is the best course of action to both get the infection out and further repair the space between two vertabrae. It is likely she will have surgery tomorrow or the next day. Please pray for Linda and for the Lord's hand upon her to bring healing -- eradication of the infection and healing of her back. Ask God to guide the doctors to make the best possible plan and to give skill and wisdom in carrying it out. Pray too for the Holy Spirit's ministry to Linda as she struggles against dispair after so many weeks in the hospital. She is single, in her 40's and I'm her only friend here in Singapore. Of course she has friends and family at home and in Indonesia, but you can imagine how one needs friends who are present with you in these circumstances. I too need the Lord's help to be the friend she needs and to not succumb to back problems which threaten me if I over-do in running around.

Thanks so much for standing with us. We are so thankful for the Lord's hand in all aspects of ministry here.

Edith and Dick

Here in Singapore, Good Friday is a national holiday, so we had a very good turn out for our Good Friday services. Then on Resurrection Sunday we saw another very good turn out and the music in both services was very special. The offeratory of "Christ the Lord is Risen Today" by piano, violyn and a traditional Chinese stringed instrument with a contralto 'voice' was stunningly inspiring. The Lord is Risen--He is risen indeed!!

May His resurrection life fill you with hope, joy and strength!

Dick and Edith

God Bless,
Vania

"Love never fails."

Please check it out at http://www.gardenway.net/.  This sites focus is as an tool for local and global evangelism.  Download the sermons, or watch them right on the website.

We really hope you enjoy the site, but more importantly that you are further educated in His Word.  Let others know about the site and the resources available for personal study and evangelism!

- Kris 

Please pray
· For the revelation of God's grace and mercy to penetrate believers and bring understanding of holiness and the need for unity, repentance, humbleness and fear of the Lord. Come against confusion, fear, disunity and diversions or accusations from satan.
· For protection, guidance, wisdom, courage, boldness and discernment to flow among church leaders. Pray for their faith to grow, and for God to strengthen relationships among them through the love of Christ in and between churches.
· That the Word of God would spread mightily across Romania through the Church, parachurch organizations every resource God sanctions and provides, that many turn to the Lord.
· For the youth and for religion-in-schools to continue. Pray God's protection and guidance over them bring revival, and that they would be a radical generation for Christ and do mighty works for Him.
· That materialistic Western ways would not influence the Church of Romania. Come against materialism and exhaustive activities that steal the time and energy of Christians from their service to Jesus Christ and serving His people.
· That the assault of occult, violence, hopeless and depression over Romania that leads people to commit foolish acts (i.e. suicide, violence, family abandonment) would stop and through Jesus Christ, salvation, peace, hope and a future become theirs (Jeremiah 29:11)
· For the leaders (President, government, parliament) - peace and stability. Pray for their reconciliation and against confusion and any tendency toward returning to communism. Pray against spirits of disunity, manipulation and control among them.
· For economical stability in Romania and its protection against intruders, epidemics or natural disasters. "Especially pray for protection of our children, peace and protection at borders and inside our land."
Also pray for the thousands of orphans in Romania. Pray that adoptions into loving Christian families will increase and the scriptures obeyed regarding these little ones. May the Holy Spirit breath life into the many orphanages that have heartbreaking situations.
Thank you for taking the time to lift them up to the Lord.

First I'd like to ask for your continued prayers for Djiastuti, the Indonesian lady with cancer. Last week, when I read with her, about Jesus' talk with Nicademus, she confessed Jesus as her savior and Lord. She has been listening as Lilik reads Scripture to her, and copying verses that she finds especially meaningful. Saturday she developed a severe pain at the sight of her operation after coughing. Yesterday she had a second surgery to put the spacer back where it belongs in her back-it had slipped, and to see if there was anything else wrong. I don't know all the result; only that the doctor said the operation was successful. He had to do another operation, so did not talk extensively to the family then. He has said that Djiastuti can live several more years as the cancer she has is a slow growing type. He hopes to give her a better quality of life through the surgery and treatment. My friend Pat is helping to supply a high-nutrition supplement to help the process. Please pray that she can keep it down in spite of the chemo and that all the treatments will be successful for her. Pray too, that in whatever ways, the Lord will supply financially for this family who are not at all wealthy.
Also, please pray for the younger sister who is here helping: Sari. She is also Catholic, I learned yesterday and her faith is not as strong as Lilik's. She is worried about her job, with being away so long, and she has suffered some unjust treatment from others that she needs to forgive. Thanks so much for joining us in prayer for this family whom the Lord loves and is reaching out to.

Now I have copied for you a report on the situation in the state of Orissa, India from a friend here who is closer to the situation.
While the media has focused on the Presidential campaign, a major crisis in
Orissa (India) has gone under reported or ignored completely.

On Christmas Eve some 100,000 Christians who are Dalits and Backward Caste
were attacked by higher-caste Hindu militants. Here are some of the figures
that have emerged since Christmas:

-95 churches burned down
-730 Christian homes destroyed
-21 Christian villages destroyed
-Thousands of Christians have fled into the forests and are homeless
-At least 15 Christians are missing and suspected killed and buried
in the nearby forest
-Two Christian pastors were killed and burnt in front of their churches and
another murdered in a market

Over the years one of our partner ministries, Joshua Vision India, has
trained several women and men from this area in holistic ministry (community
development). These Christians are not only victims of the persecution but now are
able to take leadership in the recovery process.

The forests where the Christians have fled are in hilly, high mountains where
it gets down to near freezing at night. We are sending blankets, saris and
food. We hoping to send funds to help build shelters back in the devastated
villages. The government has tried to intervene, but the persecution continues.

Please pray:

1. For the safety of our workers trying to bring relief.
2. That in spite of the human tragedy and suffering, the Christians will
practice restraint in revenge.
3. That the hearts of the militants will be softened and opened to the Lord.
This happened some when they burned to death Graham Staines and his two sons
a few years ago in Orissa.
4. That peace will return to this region of Orissa and the Christians can
live in safety.

May the Lord hear and answer our prayers, for His Name's sake.

Edith and Dick

First let me pause to wish you each a very happy and blessed new year 2008! May you see the Lord move mightily in answer to your prayers and may you become more and more the person He wants you to be, and may Jesus Christ be glorified in your life.

I don't know whether the persecution of Christians in the state of Orissa, India has reached your newspapers or not--but it is indeed a fact and our brothers and sisters in that area are asking for prayer and for protection from the government authorities and police. I saw in the Singapore paper today, an article in which the federal government promised to ensure the rights of all Indian citizens, including the Christian minority. I can only pray it is more than empty words. A friend of ours in India wrote : " 300 houses burned to the ground and over 40 Christians are feared killed in Barakuma a Christian village in Palvana District (this was reported by a pastor living in the area)... They are asking for prayer and protection from the government authorities and police." Let's pray that indeed the authorities both federal and local and state will do what is right and protect these Christian villagers from the militant Hindu group that is perpetrating these atrocities. Pray for courage and a spirit of forgiveness for the Christians so that they may glorify the Lord in what they do and not perpetuate violence by retaliating.

I'd also like to ask you to pray with us for an Indonesian 48 year old lady who has cancer. Here's the story. On Christmas eve I (Edith) got a phone call from Pat, a friend in our church here in Singapore. She was at the hospital near our home with her son who had a serious surgery. She saw a lady in the waiting area, all alone and looking sad and decided to sit by her and see if she could comfort her in any way. She found she could only communicate a little with her because she only spoke Indonesian and Pat understands very little of that language. But she did understand that this lady's sister is very sick and wants to be ministered to. Pat remembered that I speak Indonesian and called me. So on Christmas afternoon Dick and I went to the hospital room of the sister, whose name is Djiastuti, taking elements for communion. We found out that Djiastuti has a very dangerous cancer in one breast and had just had a tumor removed from her back. The doctor in Jakarta had told the sister, Lilik, that there was no hope. Lilik and her other siblings did not want to just give up. Djiastuti has worked hard to help her younger siblings get education and they love her very much. She is Catholic, while the two younger sisters with her here in Singapore are evangelical Christians. Lilik had been praying the Lord to send her some encouragement when my friend Pat sat down by her. In fact the Lord has been sending her encouragement along the way, answering various prayers. Clearly the Lord is showing His love to this family.

I don't know whether Djiastuti is saved or not and I don't know whether or not it's God's plan to do as He did for Hezakiah and give her more years to live here. I only know that Lilik and Sari are calling on the Lord and asking for their sister's life and her salvation. Will you please join us as we join them in this prayer? Also, please pray for me to have the Lord's Words and wisdom to share with Lilik and Sari as I visit them each day I can. Also pray that the Lord will supply the finances they need for Djiastuti's treatment. (It is not common for Indonesians to have health care insurance.) One brother owns two houses and is thinking to sell one of them to help pay the bill. Her treatment is to be 6 chemo treatments and 10 radiation treatments and then a mastectomy, as far as I understand. It will take all their resources and then some, for they are not wealthy. Please pray also, that if indeed the Lord does not plan to heal her, that the doctors will see and advise wisely so that this family's resources are not wasted.

Thanks for helping others through your prayers.

Edith and Dick

First let me pause to wish you each a very happy and blessed new year 2008! May you see the Lord move mightily in answer to your prayers and may you become more and more the person He wants you to be, and may Jesus Christ be glorified in your life.

I don't know whether the persecution of Christians in the state of Orissa, India has reached your newspapers or not--but it is indeed a fact and our brothers and sisters in that area are asking for prayer and for protection from the government authorities and police. I saw in the Singapore paper today, an article in which the federal government promised to ensure the rights of all Indian citizens, including the Christian minority. I can only pray it is more than empty words. A friend of ours in India wrote : " 300 houses burned to the ground and over 40 Christians are feared killed in Barakuma a Christian village in Palvana District (this was reported by a pastor living in the area)... They are asking for prayer and protection from the government authorities and police." Let's pray that indeed the authorities both federal and local and state will do what is right and protect these Christian villagers from the militant Hindu group that is perpetrating these atrocities. Pray for courage and a spirit of forgiveness for the Christians so that they may glorify the Lord in what they do and not perpetuate violence by retaliating.

I'd also like to ask you to pray with us for an Indonesian 48 year old lady who has cancer. Here's the story. On Christmas eve I (Edith) got a phone call from Pat, a friend in our church here in Singapore. She was at the hospital near our home with her son who had a serious surgery. She saw a lady in the waiting area, all alone and looking sad and decided to sit by her and see if she could comfort her in any way. She found she could only communicate a little with her because she only spoke Indonesian and Pat understands very little of that language. But she did understand that this lady's sister is very sick and wants to be ministered to. Pat remembered that I speak Indonesian and called me. So on Christmas afternoon Dick and I went to the hospital room of the sister, whose name is Djiastuti, taking elements for communion. We found out that Djiastuti has a very dangerous cancer in one breast and had just had a tumor removed from her back. The doctor in Jakarta had told the sister, Lilik, that there was no hope. Lilik and her other siblings did not want to just give up. Djiastuti has worked hard to help her younger siblings get education and they love her very much. She is Catholic, while the two younger sisters with her here in Singapore are evangelical Christians. Lilik had been praying the Lord to send her some encouragement when my friend Pat sat down by her. In fact the Lord has been sending her encouragement along the way, answering various prayers. Clearly the Lord is showing His love to this family.

I don't know whether Djiastuti is saved or not and I don't know whether or not it's God's plan to do as He did for Hezakiah and give her more years to live here. I only know that Lilik and Sari are calling on the Lord and asking for their sister's life and her salvation. Will you please join us as we join them in this prayer? Also, please pray for me to have the Lord's Words and wisdom to share with Lilik and Sari as I visit them each day I can. Also pray that the Lord will supply the finances they need for Djiastuti's treatment. (It is not common for Indonesians to have health care insurance.) One brother owns two houses and is thinking to sell one of them to help pay the bill. Her treatment is to be 6 chemo treatments and 10 radiation treatments and then a mastectomy, as far as I understand. It will take all their resources and then some, for they are not wealthy. Please pray also, that if indeed the Lord does not plan to heal her, that the doctors will see and advise wisely so that this family's resources are not wasted.

Thanks for helping others through your prayers.

Edith and Dick

Blessings,

Pastor Rodrigo

www.mtifoundation.com/cagayan

www.mtifoundation.com/cordova

To those who are elect exiles of the dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood:

May grace and peace be multiplied to you.

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, 5 who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 8 Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, 9 obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

Things here are doing alright. I want to thank the VERY many of you who are lifting all of us up in your prayers, and this facility! We recently had 25 people who were baptized in the portable baptismal tank, in the gym. That Sunday was a very powerful day, with guests and a large inmate-robed choir punching through the ceiling with their voices of praise! It was an awesome and VERY unique experience that not many prisons/prisoners can say they have seen in this MDOC(Mich.Dept.of Corr.)! God was glorified and souls were minstered to. My family is doing well. Your prayers are keeping them safe and strengthened to press forward. Mom and Dad are doing alright, and are doing so many things around Decatur and even in Texas, soon. Mr. and Mrs. Hamner were able to come for a visit, this month and it was such a refreshment, as with all visits. Then, a couple of days ago, my best friend, growing up, came to visit along with her Mother-in-Law (Claire "Hamner" Whiteman and Mrs. Joan Whiteman). Those visits are life-saving, as they breathe life back into my bones, from this desert of a place. I want to thank their families and all of you, for being a part of allowing those experiences to continue to provide hope, encouragement and nourishment to my life. God is good, isn't HE?!!!
One thing that I shared with Claire and Joan was the way that our Church has grown, here, AND the one day a week Bible study that I teach on Friday night has expanded to include every morning (Mon.-Sat.) from 8am-10amEST. Please keep all of the men in prayer, that attend that, as well as all of the men who fellowship in order to get any information that can help them with resources for their life, Spiritual walk and families when they get out (I am in a housing unit where most of the men come in for 60 days and then go home from here).
Please visit the prayer request section of the Website (randyvanlandingham.com). Each of those prayers ARE heard and answered, in some form or fashion, by God. HE is moving greatly. If you have answers to report to the glory of our Lord, please share them. Please know that YOU are being prayed for, as well.
Here are some unique and interesting sites on the Web that you might want to
check out:
-www.worldontheweb.com (Christian "take" on current National and International
news)
-www.Bible2Music.com (free Bible memory verses put to music and easy
memorization)
-www.ChessCafe.com (the National chess club site with LOTS of perks)
-www.biblesfortroops.com (check out a ministry that is SOOO vital)
My latest locations and informational areas:
The Website:
-www.randyvanlandingham.com
An Email gateway:
-randy@randyvanlandingham.com
(remembering that I have NO computer access, so, these are mailed to me after
several weeks of lapse, sometimes)
My Address: (prefered connection)

Randall A. VanLandingham Jr. #405124 Mound Correctional Facility 17601 Mound Road Detroit, MI 48212
Each of you are cherished and deeply planted in my heart. Thank you for what you mean to me and our family. Along with the listed prayer requests, I would like to encourage some super talented youth, teens and young adults who are crossing the divide, soon, to take their place in the adult world. These are family and friends that we all have seen in some form or way, in all our communities' youth. Particular artists, sports heroes, and business entrepreneurs: April, Bobby, Juan Jr., Callie, Luke, Nathan, Alexis, Raquel, Erin, Matthew, Matthew, David, Daniel, Randy III, Heather, Bailey, Allison, Sydney, and tons more youth who are coming up under them to take their places in being talented Christian leaders of our future, too! We sometimes avoid making anything big about our talents that our young people offer to our lives, but, they are critical and OUR FUTURE! Take time, this week, to thank our Christian young people in your churches and homes, for what all they put of themselves INTO our lives, as faithful followers of our Lord. They are our Future CHURCH and community leaders! Help to guide them and be the mentors that God is directing you to be! As the UNholiday gets closer (halloween), lets keep our youth focused on their potential to be the angels, in our lives, that are under YOUR wing to be the STRONG SAINTS of tomorrow.
Have a SUPER week and write when you can. I always enjoy hearing from each of you. I appreciate, sooooo much, your cards, emails, letters and messages of encouragement, fellowship and friendship! God bless you FULLY!
In HIS Love, forever and into Eternity!
Randy

Also, during her echocardiogram last week she did something that resembles the seizures Jagger has. I had stepped out of the room for a minute and when I came back in I noticed what was going on. My mom was concerned as was the tech. She did the same thing right after her blood work on friday. So the ped called Jagger's neurologist and because Jagger has epilepsy, the neurologist wants to do an EEG on her wednesday. I have a feeling though it might just be a quirky thing she does.

So that is where we are right now. So, just think about us Tuesday and Wednesday while she is having more tests done. If you believe in prayer send us some and if not we will take good thoughts and vibes. We'll take all we can get right now.

Also, Jagger meets with a new OT tomorrow and we are crossing our fingers that they mesh well and she "gets" him if you know what I mean.

Today while I was driving I was listening to a praise and worship CD from our church worship team. There is a verse in the song that says:

I'll stand,
With arms wide and heart abandoned,
In awe of the One who gave it all.
I'll stand,
My soul, Lord, to you surrendered.
All I am is yours.

This is where my peace is coming from. I'm surrending to God. All I am is His and our children are a part of us. They are surrendered and not mine to keep. They are His and He knows what he is doing. This thing with Hazel could be very serious and I am finding peace in that surprisingly.

Again, we will keep everyone posted.

Kellie and Eric

Latrines Project

In October we held a meeting in La Muralla to discuss with the people the possibility of building latrines at each home. It was disapointing when only a few of the families were represented at the meeting, and when the people clearly stated that they are not interested in composting latrines like I had hoped. But it was good to hear what they really wanted rather than beginning a project that they would not be motivated to accomplish. The people expressed that they definitely want to build latrines but just want the bucket flush kind. So the next step is for the people to commit to the project by sending me a list of the heads of house holds who will do their part in seeing the latrines project through to the end. Please pray for the people to be unified and confident in the goodness of this project so that we all will join together to accomplish this project and find God's kingdom and justice through it.

Physical Health

I was sick a lot during whole month of October. I suffered the consecuences of intestinal parasites, spent several days in bed with and a week recovering from a fever of 101.4, and had a cold for a couple of weeks. But the most significant sickness that I contracted was a tropical parasite called leishmaniasis. This parasite is injected into the blood stream by a sand fly and then as it multiplies just under the skin one or more sores develop and grow. The parasite in advanced stages can infect the mucous membranes of one's nose, ears or lips, can infect one's liver and eventually, usually after a number of years cause death. A sore developed on my arm in early October and lab tests confirmed it to be leishmaniasis. But after two weeks of its appearance the sore disappeared. Many people have been praying about this sickness and we hope that I have been healed. Because of the seriousness of the disease I am going to Tegucigalpa (on my way to the Living Water mission project in Choluteca, to get further blood work done to find out whether or not the parasite still infects my blood. Please pray for conclusive results of this test and/or the faith and confidence that I am healed. If the parasite still infects my blood, the only treatment consists in 40 injections over 20 days of a strong chemical that makes one very sick and causes weight loss. You all know that I can not afford much weight loss. So please pray for strength if God sees fit that I go through this treatment.

Living Water Project

On November 9th, seven of the Discipleship Group youth, Joel, Allison and I will be joining Gustavo Lepe, Jay Substad and a team from Minnesota for a water project in the community of Mata Palo. We will travel winding mountainous roads for seven hours to Tegucigalpa by truck where we join Gustavo and the rest of the team. On the 11th, after another 4 hours of driving we will arrive in Mata Palo, where for a week we will live with and work along side of the people to install a gravity fed water system so that each home can have one faucet to draw water from. We will hold educational programs for the kids and evening meetings for the whole community. Throughout the week we pray that God's love and the good news of the kingdom would be proclaimed loud and clear through our actions, attitudes and words. Please pray to that end.

IER Graduation

The second graduating class of Instituto El Rey will be graduating on November 17th. Lilian Lopez, the student who has been living with us on campus and whom I have written about in previous letters, is not only a member of this class, but is most likely the valor dictorian. We will be celebrating with her on her big day, and holding a special dinner in her honor for her and her special guests. Please pray that Lilian would open her heart more to the Father's tender love for her and that Allison and I would be reflections of that love through the celebration of this mile stone in her life.

Thank you once again for your joining me in living out the glory of Christ here in Honduras through your prayers, words of encouragement and financial support. It is a privilege for me to be here in his name as we join together in loving service to Christ Jesus. Thank you for your part.


Praise the Lord for:

1. his tender love and kindness to me
2. The opportunity to express the good news of Jesus in the Mata Palo community water project and the La Muralla latrines project
3. the graduatin IER students and God's grace to Lilian Lopez in graduating as valor dictorian

Pray to the Lord for:

1. me to continue walking in God's Holy Spirit through joys and hardships
2. the good news to be expressed through the Mata Palo water project and people to turn to Jesus
3. the Discipleship Group youth to grow in faith and love through the Mata Palo mission trip
4. the leishmaniasis to be healed, conclusive results from blood tests and/or strength during treatment
5. Lilian to see God's grace in her graduating with honors and to open her heart more to him

with gratitude,

Larry

"Love never fails."

Gordy and I are fine and our weather has been wonderful. We meet with a group of seniors on Fridays and are seeking to be good witnesses. The evening before we went to Montreal, we were robbed. Even though we were in our apartment we couldn't see the door and someone came in and out in a flash, took Gord's wallet, cash that was on the dresser and my rings. He had to be a pro to be so slick. We thank our Lord that we didn't confront him, we just thought it was one of the seniors who mistook our door for theirs. It does happen. Anyway, it was just things and all we have belongs to Him and we had more important matters on our minds. We remember you all in our prayers each day. Do share this letter with the dear folks there. We have heard from Roberta Thompson a couple times and she is making adjustments to her new situation.

Well dear ones in the Lord, Maybe I won't be so slow writing the next time. We love you all.

Gordy and Bernice

I just got off the phone with Heidi, who asked me to send out a quick update
to our family of friends. We thank God for each of you who have so covered
us in love, support and intercession. We have felt that we could stand on
your prayers. Heidi flew out to join Rolland a week ago. Rolland received
one week of intensive prayer along with solid and sound medical attention.
His heart has calmed, he has begun to regain the weight he lost, gaining
strength and is feeling much better. In our time of deepest need, God has
really given him a breakthrough.

However, the doctors are insisting Rolland take a three-month sabbatical or
furlough in the US. Therefore, Heidi and Rolland will be in the US for the
next three weeks. Rolland will rest in the US for Nov through Jan 2008.
Heidi will also take the month of December completely off from ministry
after our Holy Given Iris International School of Missions Graduation. The
Bakers will be together laboring to "enter rest" as Heidi wrote in our last
update. Therefore, Heidi will not be speaking more during this time as her
focus and priority is Rolland.

Both Bakers express intense appreciation and thanksgiving for the depth and
breadth of love and care. Certainly we do not feel alone in times of trials.
Perhaps the greatest redemption of attacks like these is Jesus' love shining
so brilliantly and beautifully through the lives of our family of friends.
We see Him in each other and thank our God daily for you. We request prayer
also for the transition in administration as Rolland takes a time of rest.
We pray for the fullness of rest and restoration. The best is always yet
ahead in Him.

"Onward we go" as Rolland often says.

Dear Sister Joan,

I'm so glad with my wife Judy that I was able to visit
your church with my wife Judy. It was 1974 0r after
that Jamie Buckingham laid hands on me at church of
Wire Alley Gonzales where I also became a pastor in
later years.
Many years also I became recepient of those messages
in audio tapes which increased me into soooo much
blessings Spiritually.
I thank God for the ministry of Jamie Buckingham and
the TABERNACLE CHURCH which brought us into greater
anointing to greater ministry not only in the
Philippines but to Nations like United States of
America.
PLEASE keep us in your prayer and we do likewise for
God's glory.
May God Bless You More Abundantly.

Blessings,

Rodrigo and Judy Limpot
Cebu City, Philippines

Much love in Christ, Joan

As is the custom, Ronen announced the name at the brit (circumsicion). He named our son Barr. Barr in Aramaic and Hebrew has many meanings. It means "Son" as in Psalm 2 - "Kiss the Son, lest He be angry". It also means "pure and holy" from the Psalm 24 - "Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? Or who can stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a PURE heart (barr lev)." Barr also means untamed and wild. The word for desert, where we live, "midBAR."

Netanel (3 yrs) and Noam (1 1/2) are wonderful big brothers, showering baby with lots of kisses. God has given us much grace for this period of adjustment as we are making room for another personality, and what a sweat one he is!

We thank you for your prayers and love!

Ronen, Melanie, Netanel, Noam and Barr

Just want to update you regarding Swapna. They made the trip to their home area safely and Swapna is to have her appendix removed October 5. Thank the Lord for His hand upon her and ask for all to go well with the surgery and recovery.

Did you hear about the Army Major in Myanmar (Burma) who defected because his Buddhist conscience would not let him kill people -- especially monks, as he had been ordered to do? I'm prompted to pray that thousands of soldiers at all levels will have similar strong conscientous objection and do the same--that even some generals will decide that it's all gone too far and there will be a big change. Will you join me in asking God to change the situation in Myanmar?

Meanwhile, three New Testaments are nearing completion with consultant checks being done on some of the Pauline epistles in these two languages -- in the big country we used to live in. Please pray for the two teams headed by Dave, John and Craig -- for God's protection over their whole teams and all of this process of checking and preparation of the manuscripts for printing. Pray for the B.... , F.... and K.... people to hunger for the truth and knowledge of the Lord in preparation for receiving the Word in their own languages.

God is at work in our world--it inspires me to pray more as I see what He is doing.

Many blessings,
Edith (and Dick)

I just want to pass some news on to you all.....

In January I will be going to Romania for 5 months! I
have been feeling like God has wanted me to step out
and trust Him in a new way since this spring. So with
the MANY oppotunities that came up this is the one
that made the lost sense to my heart! I have been here
at YWAM Tyler for 10 years and as hard as it is to
leave my home I have such CRAZY peace in my heart!

I will be going back to the YWAM base I worked with
last year. The areas I will be helping in are the
Maternity Home, Crisis Pregnancy Center, Training and
in the Administrative Office. The city I will be
living in is called Cluj-Napoca. It is a BEAUTIFUL
city and you are all welcomed to visit!

These next couple of months are going to fly by....I
leave a week from today for an outreach to Washington
DC and will be there till Nov 7th.
The school that I am currently working with will end
Nov 18th.....I will do some traveling to California,
Louisiana and Florida in December and leave around the
first of the year for Romania! I will be in Romania
till May 20th.

I appreciate all all your support and prayers SO SO SO
much!

God Bless,
Vania

I just received a message from a close friend in India requesting prayer for a couple who are Bible translators in the eastern part of the country. Their names are Samuel and Ivy. The request is for their baby born the end of August this year, and for Ivy, who has several physical problems. They are at a crucial phase of their work and yet, due to the baby's situation are forced to be at the hospital for several months, due to the difficulties in feeding him and the need for several surgeries. Samuel does not mention the financial cost of all the medical needs, but I'm sure that is considerable and beyond their means. Here is a portion of Samuel's letter:

"Our second son - newly born B'Day: 31.8.2007 - has some deformities which is medically known as the Pierre Robin syndrome, which involve some physical disorders inside his mouth and also the lower jaw. The tongue is tied - that may need to be freed, a hole/cavity in the soft palate - that needs to be filled in/corrected, etc. As of today UNLESS THE LORD DOES SOME MIRACLES, he may need some 3 or 4 or 5 surgeries, and pease understand what does these things involve! There was trouble - and is still - in feeding him........And Ivy has some bone problems due to the delivery that needs 3 weeks bed rest.
This is our present condition. And the future plans - ministry plans - look dim and unclear!
Many of you know how much struggle we already have with Ivy's Menier's disease and other & related health confusions. And now this!"

This precious baby, Ivy and Ferdy (our last prayer bulletin) are instances of humanly impossible situations. But if we will ask God to have mercy on each of them and show them how very much He cares for them, we may next hear of God's undertaking for them in ways we never dreamed of. So please join in believing prayer that God will mercifully minister to Ferdy, to Ivy and Samuel and their precious baby.

Blessings,
Edith and Dick

Many of you have prayed for me and those in my area during the approach and passing of Hurricane Felix. Thank you so much for your thoughtfulness and your prayers. It is so encouraging to know that people are calling out to our Father on our behalf. On Monday morning the hurricane was a category 5 and the most likely projection put the eye of the hurricane right over La Ceiba. We battoned down the hatches and helped some friends of ours move out of their mud shack into more secure lodging on Tuesday morning. Then we only received 5 inches of rain in 24 hours and were not struck by strongs winds. The hurricane dimenished and went south, hitting a much less-populated area of the country. There was some flooding in other parts of the country and some people had to evacuate their homes. But Felix was not the destructive force that it was shaping up to be. So thank you for your prayers!

Thank you also for praying about the situation involving death threats for which I sent the prayer alert last month. The couple involved, whose names are Elsa and her boy friend Efrain, and I have come to an agreement for the next six months, but there are issues that remain unresolved. Please pray for Elsa and Efrain who are tied up with the spirit of fear, anger rage and bitterness, that their hearts would be freed by the redemption available through Jesus. Pray for me to grow in faith and trust in the Lord who is my shelter and righteousness.

Thank you also for praying for direction and fruitfulness at Finca Shalom. I will continue describing what we are doing there in later news letter.

Right now we are in the middle of the "True Love Waits" seminar at Instituto El Rey, and believing that God is doing a good work in each heart and mind. The first day of teaching, as I looked out over the audience of 180 students plus teachers I realized that every single life has been marred by sexual sins in some way. I felt the responsability and the hope of proclaiming the truth of God's perfect love, his fantastic truth, his healing and redemption to this flock of his little ones. So pray for us on Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons, from 1 pm to 2:15 (US Mountain Time) we are bringing to light the truth about love, sex and marriage. The Spirit of God has been speaking powerfully through Ester and me, and the students are soaking up every word. He is the one to do the work and get the glory.

In August we enjoyed a visit from Jack Dyer, the man who laid the foundation for the work which I and many others are continuing on throughout Honduras. It was an encouragement to spend time with Jack, be challenged and encouraged by him and be reminded of his faith in Christ, the heritage that this faith has set up and the shared vision for the future of God's kingdom.

Please continue to pray for Mariela, the only girl among the Acosta orphans. She has continued to reject the love, advice and care that we and some of her relatives offer her. Now, though she is pregnant, just last week she has left with another man to a village some 45 minutes drive from us. Please pray for her protection, yet a new understanding of the evil path she is choosing, her return to her Heavenly Father and his Spirit of Love to be revealed to her through us.

Thank you once again for all of you who are praying and involved in what God is doing here. You are each an integral part. We are all one "body," each with our own role to play for the One eternal purpose.

Praise the Lord for:

1. his Sovereignty over hurricanes and people who swear violence against us
2. the truth of God's love that is being communicated through the "True Love Waits" seminar
3. the challenges and yet continued growth in Lilian's life and mine in learning to express God's love to her

Pray to the Lord for:

1. Elsa and Efrain to trust God's love and let go of their anger and bitterness.
2. his truth and love to be clearly communicated and to transform lives in the "True Love Waits" seminar
3. Mariela to return to her loving heavenly Father
4. direction in finding ways to help Joel have fewer epileptic siezures


For the glory of the Lion who is the Lamb,

Larry


"Love never fails"

"Love never fails."

It will take some days to completely unpack and settle in, but we are starting to feel semi-at-home. Our mailing address is in care of the church, since Dick will be there most week days:
R. Hugoniot, c/o GBC, 17 Mattar Road,
Singapore 387722
Our phone number is: (65) 67370218
Our email addresses are the same, since we are still also with Wycliffe.

Thanks again for all the prayers. We appreciate you folks at the Tab.

Edith and Dick

You must be wondering what we have been up to in August since you have not received the Pipeline. I apologize for the lack of communication last month as we have been doing a research and study on the trends of addiction and alcoholism in Colombia and the United States. I am attaching a Pipeline special as a partial result of the studies we have done this month. I want to encourage you all to read it, print it, copy it, publish it and distribute it freely. The epidemic of addictions is ever more growing and spreading throughout the world affecting our way of life and future. Trends are showing that the church can be a major player in curbing this epidemic if the church would just be willing to be equipped. Sadly more and more pastors are calling us because of the consequences of addictions affecting their church members but after the fact when it is already in the later stages. Our goal is that churches and communities would be trained in prevention and working as part of a big team in the recovery of dysfunctional families.

My wife Vivian and I are in the United States right now until December 1st 2007. The Lord is placing in our hearts to develop the Canaan International Training Center that would not only train pastors and leaders in the recovery field all over the world but also train the body of Christ on how to develop restoration communities and recovery ministries within their churches. We are also carrying a burden for the Latin community here in the United States and will be reaching out to them. The Lord is expanding our boundaries, He had opened doors for a City of Refuge in Honduras, we are in the middle of preparing for their training in Colombia this coming January of 2008. We have also sent our veteran and most equipped elder couple from Canaan- Colombia to Sion in Lima, Peru to help in the leadership of this Peruvian City of Refuge. We will be meeting with Andy Partington, an English missionary to Bolivia who feels the call to establish a City of Refuge in this country. Another place that is asking for help is Bogota, Colombia. They are asking to be trained to build a City of refuge. Please pray for all these places.

Last but not the least, as Canaan grows into more countries we are needing to train more recovery leaders, teachers, administrators and pastors. Most of these missionaries will come from Colombia, Peru and the United States for now. We are also praying for volunteers here in our US headquarters who can be part of the support and logistic team that would help the missionaries overseas. With the advent of technology we can now have volunteers from different parts to work with us and represent Canaan in their home churches. We need bi-lingual translators to work out of their homes that could help our already overloaded translation team, specifically Spanish speaking persons. We need website developers that could volunteer to revamp our website and develop our international network. We need volunteers for our Pipeline publications and it's Spanish version La Fogata to help in design lay out, entering data and distribution. We need your prayers and financial support as we grow these Drug and Alcohol training centers all over Latin America and as we reach out to the churches and Latin communities here in the United States.

If you would like to contact us here in the United States please call at (772) 597-2841 or (772) 597-4440. Our cell number is (813) 359-3532. Thank you so much for all these times walking with us. This ministry would not have been possible without your partnership.

Roni Lacuesta

Executive Director

We're in Singapore! Arrived on time after midnight the 28th, after a smooth trip and slept a lot on the 2 flights. Thanks to all who have been praying for us during these final weeks of packing up our house. The sale is progressing through the process, but won't be final until sometime around Sept. 10, give or take a few days. Our two pieces of big furniture we wanted to sell were purchased by Wycliffe friends, who said they exactly filled a need. That makes us very happy.

My back held up very well -- with the help of some physical therapy and your prayers--thanks to the Lord!!

Yesterday we went the the Ministry of Manpower and got our Permanent Residence ID's and Dick's employment pass. By the time that was finished I was ready to hit the bed, but Dick went back out and got our cell phones so the church bulletin this week could publish his number, and it could go on his new business cards.

On arrival we were met by a delegation from the church pastoral staff--wonderful to see those smiling faces, and they helped us get to a "maxi-cab" -- van type of veicle, which carried our 7 boxes and 3 suitcases to a hotel for the first few nights. The driver left us his card and promised to help us move it all to the apartment when we are ready--that should be either Friday or Saturday. We fell into bed about 2:30 AM and were having breakfast at 8 the morning of the 29th. Today is actually the 30th here, but I haven't changed the date and time on my computer yet. Our room on the 9th floor doesn't pick up the wireless signal very well, so I cam to the coffee shop to do email. Today we plan to open our bank account and begin looking for a computer table and office chair for me to use at home so I can write in comfort and hopefully not put my back out doing it. We have to wait until next week to get wireless in the apartment after we live there, so our email use will be limited until then.

We do feel better this morning than yesterday morning--jet lag, you know--it decreases day by day as we get our sleep patterns in local rythmn. How we thank the Lord for His goodness to us, and for the blessings of His presence and enablement for the hard work of last week. Our last few minutes in the house we called ours for 20 years were spent in prayer of thanksgiving for that cozy abode and commending to Him, those who will live there next, and asked that they may be good neightbors to our good neighbors there. So be it, Lord Jesus.

One of our first acts in the apartment at Cairnhill will be to commit that abode to the Lord, and ourselves for His service there. I sense that He wants us to partner with the owners in ministry to God's servants in the neighboring large country, and to pray and engage others in prayer for His church in this region and around the world. We hope you will also join us in the latter.

Thank you so much for your prayers for us through this strenuous time.

Dick and Edith

Another arrow in our quiver
Yes, I am pregnant again - and ending my eighth month. We are expecting another son. I am, or rather he is due around the Jewish New Year in September. So, aside from chasing after our other two boys (3 and 1 1/2) I have been overcoming the challenges of being pregnant in the summer in the desert. The fact that I haven't killed anyone is a testimony of God's beautiful grace. J


No more wandering in the desert!
Since we have been married these 4 ½ years we have moved about 6 times for various reasons, sometimes because of our faith. Over a year ago we applied to the new (secular) settlement, Be'er Milcah (Milcah's well) and though there were struggles because of the faith, in the end they excepted us and officially our year trial (this is standard) is over and we are official members of the settlement. What God has done to turn the ‘hearts of kings' here is so beautiful. Even those who were leaders against us have now become good friends. It is beautiful what the Lord is doing here in the desert. He is truly making it bloom spiritually. We have seen hearts start to turn to Him and truly search how to become closer to Him and to each other. We are now 12 families in the settlement and 6 more are moving in temporary caravans soon. A caravan is a prefab kind of trailer home with two small bedrooms and a salon/kitcehenette. Each member can build his own home on ¼ acre when he is able. We are collecting big stones to build our home. At the moment they are surrounding our garden. It's quite a grand entrance for our little caravan

I am finishing an email now about Eretz Yah (God's Land), our project in the desert. We started the planting our olive grove this year and now we are starting to build the worship center and rooms for people to stay in. More on this in the next email...

We will say "shalom" for now! Ronen, Melanie, Netanel and Noam

Thank you for your updates. You are such a dear servant of the Lord. Since we appreciate so much your emails and can keep up on so many people we just want to say "thank you" and we pray for health and strength for you to be able to continue this ministry. For it is indeed a ministry unto the Lord besides so many people.

We have been in Canada for about 6 weeks now and are happily settled in our nice little apt. We just have one bedroom a tiny kitchen, bathroom, large living room and a glassed in porch. Being on the third floor we are happy for an elevator. This little town of Rockwood doesn't have many stores and the grocery store certainly isn't a super market but it is handy for last minute items. Actually Rockwood is considered a village but the city folks are finding it and there is quite a lot of building going on. Of course we would prefer it to stay a village.

In a little while we will pick up a Christian friend to take her over to the library where we go once a week for a luncheon and games. The reason we are attending is in hopes of witnessing. It is for seniors and we have had to admit to that so it's the old saying, if you can't fight them, join them. So we are joining the seniors and there are some lovely older folks there. The couple leading it are Catholic but it is definitely unsectarian and we are praying our lives will portray Jesus in a very real way.

WEll, dear Joan, don't feel you need to reply. We are just so happy you keep in touch with so many of the missionaries. A letter came from Joe Orr this week and I will send them an email soon.

God bless and much love,

Gordy and Bernice
 

Bob is recuperating nicely from his gall bladder surgery.
He had gallstones and it was enlarged and infected. The surgery took a little longer than anticipated but all went well and he
is back to "wow! I feeeel good!! I knew that I would, now."
Praise God for that. He is getting his energy back. Before he slowed down with this, some friends up here called him the
"energizer bunny" always on the go, always doing something.
- We thank you for your prayers!!!!

I had my yearly physical and mentioned casually that I had
a little spotting every now and then. My Gynecologist thought it best to do a (endometrial) biopsy and we got the resuslts:
The diagnosis says endometrial adenocarzinoma, stage 1.
Praise the Lord it is an early detection and the lowest grade
of cancer. I have an appointment with a Gynocological Oncologist
on the 23rd of August, a week before I am scheduled to fly to Germany to see my sister Heide for 3 weeks. She has lungcancer, brain tumors and a new lump on her neck, and is in permanent care in a nursing home. Some of you knew about her and have been praying
for her - thank you, and please continue.
Whatever this Doctor says as far as my surgery date (full hystorectomy) will determin if I still go on this trip now or postpone till (most likely) spring, unforseen any emergency
with Heide.
As to my situation, God's grace is so awesome. It again brings out the point that we cannot store up grace - He will provide it for us when needed. I am surrounded by His wonderful grace and presence.
I describe it as like being in a bubble, or a cocoon.
Our friend Mike says, "you are in His rest" and that is exactly it -
and without my striving to enter that particular rest.! The Lord just provides it. I am overwhelmed by His goodness! And I know He will receive all the glory out of this, irregardless of the outcome!
I am able to thank the Lord for this - "in everything give thanks
for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus, concerning us."
I know that this is of Him too, because in the natural I am not
that spiritual,(does that even make sense??) I have yet so much to learn of Him and His ways.
So, we covet your prayers - many of you already are lifting us up and we both appreciate you and your loving concern.
Our family is trusting God for the best.
With love and gratitude,
Rita

Blessings,
Rita

Myra Lou went to be with the Lord on May 28, 2007, five days after her 85th
birthday. She'd been in poor health for sometime and had moved to the
assisted living section at the village. Myra Lou was a lovely, gracious
lady who loved God and radiated that love to those around her. Jan
continues to reside in Dowling Park.

Keep cool,
Loys

Although the earthquake measured over 7.9 just a 100 miles or so SE of Lima,
there was very little damage in Lima. The depth was about 25 miles, so the
shocks were not sharp. Nevertheless, the earthquake was the strongest I
have ever felt. The PanAmerica Highway was damaged considerably and the
cities of Chincha, Ica and Pisco to the south, closest to the epicenter,
were damaged severely with many deaths and injuries.

I have been able to contact most of our members and am not expecting any
injuries or losses. Our only concern at this time are two young women we
have working in that area that in fact were just returning to their
village. We expect that they were to the village by that time, but they
may have still been traveling. We are attempting to establish contact with
them.

Thank you for your prayers and concern,

Doug McMahon
SIL-Peru Field Security Officer
Wycliffe Translators

I'm writing tonight to ask you to join us and our colleagues Rick and Susan (who work in SE Asia) in praying for a young man who is very sick. He has been working on translating the scriptures into his own language since 2004. He became very ill the last week or so and Rick and Susan have taken him to a hospital where he is diagnosed with active chronic hepatitis B and cirosis of the liver.
Ferdy is 36 years of age, is married and has 5 children, some still quite young. He has been helping do translation in his language since 2004. He is a simple, quiet man from a village of 300 people who is starting to understand more about what it means to follow Jesus. Please pray that he will choose to trust in Jesus completely for his health, and not bow to family pressure to run to the ancestors or any other spirits. Please pray for him not become angry, or to give up hope, but to see how much God loves him.

Would you also join with us as we ask God to heal Ferdy, to show his power and gain glory among the people of the A Islands?

Thanks--lets expect a miracle, for the glory of the Lord.

Edith

It is rare that I experience leg cramps, but two days ago woke up with a
cramp in my leg. I take only two meds, one for blood pressure and the other
to control cholesterol (and a minute dose at that). With the cramps has
come some tingling sensation in my legs. I do not know whether this might
be some kind of side effect relating to either of the above, even though I
have taken both for some time. However, I do react differently to
medications some times. Next Monday I have an appointment with my primary
care doctor, who is out of town until then. I'd appreciate prayer that
whatever this is will go away, just like it came J. Quietly and without
fanfare.

Thanks much.
Loys

David and Heidi are now working in a related Quechua language, training and
providing consultant help for translation teams. He has long had a history
of back problems, but he kept plugging. I know they would appreciate
prayer. They have one son still with them - the others are either finishing
college and/or married. All walking with the Lord. PTL. David's brother Tom
and his family worked together - Tom and Judy were the literacy members of
the team. Tom recently visited Cruz in prison and helped in a variety of
ways, as you can tell from the letter.

NEWS FROM THE COOMBS
4 August - 16:00

Dear friends,
We have wonderful news! Our co-translator, Cruz, was declared innocent and
released from prison yesterday! His father-in-law and son were also
exonerated, and his father-in-law was also released (the son was never
imprisoned). We just found this out from a dear Christian friend in
Cajamarca, who has been visiting Cruz and meeting with his lawyer ever
since Tom Coombs (Dave's brother) visited Cajamarca in July. THANK YOU to
all who have been praying for Cruz. Praise God with us for this wonderful
answer to prayer!

We also have some not-so-good news. On Wednesday, David's back suddenly
went out (although he was not doing anything vigorous), and he is in more
pain than he has had for many years. We have tickets to fly Los
Angeles-Lima on August 9th, but it is looking unlikely that we will be able
to do so. We know that God can answer prayer for Dave just as he has done
for Cruz, but we also don't know for sure what that answer will be. We
have been praying for guidance, and we received two specific answers:
1) A Christian doctor in California has offered his medical help and has
advised Dave to rest his back for at least a few weeks before possible
surgery or being able to travel back to Peru.
2) A house in Westminster, California (not too far from our Santa Ana home
church and Heidi's family), was offered to us.
Because of those two things, and since we already have air tickets
Detroit-Santa Ana for August 7th, it seems that we should go to California,
even though the flight will probably be very hard on Dave. Please pray for
strength for him on that flight this Tuesday. If God would provide an empty
seat or two beside him, that could make it bearable. Otherwise he would
probably have to kneel backwards on his seat whenever permitted.

All this is a huge disappointment for us and involves numerous
complications (changing air tickets, changing plans with lots of people,
coordinating with the translators in Abancay, Stephen's schooling, caring
for our Abancay house, etc.) Yet we know that God's plans for us are
always ultimately for our good and for His glory. We want to trust and
praise Him even in the hard times. Please pray for peace in our hearts as
we choose to do that and for wisdom in the many decisions we will need to
make. Please also pray for healing for David's back. You are a blessing
and encouragement to us. Thank you for standing with us.

Love in Christ,
Heidi for Dave

"Love never fails."

Roni camp and heard the testimonies of the men how Jesus changed their lives. They were especially impacted how everyone in the camp told them that they love them. At the end of the meeting they were all saying I love you to each other. Imagine that! The director for the drug task force flew back with me to Bogota right after the meeting and informed me that he would want us to attend a meeting of the Organization of the American States which involves the drug task force of the different countries in Latin America and the United States to speak of our experience. I really feel humbled and powerless at this moment. Right now I just praise God because I see how He is moving in people's lives. I expressed that my focus is to help drug addicts and alcoholics, I would be just satisfied to have helped bring more opportunities for Christian Regenration programs and the church to be free to do what they do best. I feel that there are other people more qualified than me to be doing the speaking. I do not know what the Lord will do but I ask you all to pray and intercede for this meeting. That the Lord will be glorified and people would come to Jesus. That is it for now. We love you all.

Roni

Yes, Ha Ha very funny.

We were down in London over the weekend, after the rain, so we had really
very nice weather with just a couple of rain showers while we were in a bus
or eating lunch. We came home to Scotland after the rain and it is a lovely
day today. BUT, it is not very warm.

Could you please send out this prayer request to your friends. This is
little boy is the grandson of a man that did some work on the house.

Ethan McAllister is 4 years old and has just been diagnosed with a disease
that weakened his hip bones through a lack of blood getting to this area. He
feels a lot of pain but loves to play with his older brothers. His parents
are just beginning to find out what this will mean for their family and what
Ethan will face for the rest of his life. They are a Christian family.
Please pray for healing, wisdom for the doctors, strength for the whole
family. (This family lives near Aberdeen in Scotland.)

Love and blessings
Ariana

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VOLCANO
We got the following from a colleague in Indonesia this week:

"Well amazingly, the volcano (Mt Gamkonora) has quietened down. It
looked fairly imminent that it would blow but didn't and the danger has
lessened to such a degree that people are being allowed to go back
during the day. So quite an amazing answer to prayer."

HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD!

HEALTH
Last Thursday I experienced a relaps of the pain in my hip and was able to get scheduled for physical therapy beginning on Friday. I'm so thankful for that and am feeling better already. One more PT session before our trip July 26-Aug. 9. Will certainly appreciate prayer that it continues to be better.

PRAY FOR A BIBLE TRANSLATOR

A man who is working on translating the scriptures in his own language on an island in the south Pacific is quite ill and our colleagues are concerned both for his physical and spiritual condition -- here's the story:

Pray that he will not ask the ancestors for help, but will trust God alone. He confessed a few days ago that he was still calling on two sources of help. Some of the others let him know that he can NOT have a "split face", he has to choose. They were adamant that God is far better than the ancestors as he is ruler "over all".

Thanks for your intercessions.

Edith and Dick

Greetings from the body of Christ that meets at Canaan. I am attaching our latest issue of the Pipeline. We have been blessed this month to have graduated three more men in the program and baptized four men who have given their lives to the Lord. Also this month our team is headed out to Peru to visit Julio and Celidey of Sion City of Refuge, we will be bringing our engineers and advisors to begin plans for the construction of their building. Sion's program is an urban model of Canaan. We will also be bringing Jesus Pacheco, one of the elders of Canaan Colombia who feels called to help the Peruvians as a long term missionary. This month we will also be hosting a meeting with the Governor's Drug Task force and various rehabilitation and psychiatric clinics to tackle the issue of the ever mounting epidemic of drug addiction in Barranquilla and it's surrounding municipalities. Please pray for us as we speak to them about the Canaan model as a solution for the problem. Again we thank you all for your support. God bless you!

Roni Lacuesta

Pipeline Vol. 2 

"The M.... believers have a high desire to maintain a single fellowship. Last month, however, news from Arakhala reported that the there is a serious problem with the "home" fellowships. There is not enough room for everyone who wants to come now to to sit in the front yards between the houses. Consequently, they will have to break up and hold their mid-week meetings in various areas of the village."

On another front--The audio New Testament is now being distributed among the Konda people, whom we love so much. One of the trained distributors is from the village we used to live in!! Other news of the Kondas--one of the team working with the Kondas wants to translate and publish the comic version of "The Life of Christ". He believes it will be very attractive to the school kids, who will read it out loud to their parents and stimulate more reading of the New Testament. Would you pray with us for the permission to translate and publish this comic, and the funds to publish it, please. Pray too that the church leaders will remain steadfast and grow in their knowledge of the Lord and His Word and teach others well, while living lives of truth and holiness. Please also continue to pray for Poti, the village head man who has been so resistant, and his two sons, Suba Rao and Baluga, that they may come to know the One who longs to set them free from the bondage of the spirits.

Many blessings,
Edith and Dick

We've just talked to each of our kids and thankful all are doing well. Melinda reports that she can now eat with her right hand and do a few other simple tasks, which shows progress on healing of her right shoulder following the surgery. Praise the Lord for that. Ellen, our daughter-in-law, defends her dissertation next week, so do lift her up. David is in the midst of giving exams to his English language students and after grading them, will be finished with this school year. His new job teaching English at a medical university (in eastern Asia) will begin mid August.

A couple we like to think of as "our kids" -- Indian bible translators-- are going through some trials, so if you would help us lift them up, that would be appreciated too: Annie has rheumatoid arthritis and recently wrote: "The village temperature will make you like an illhealthy person but I am trying to be healthy. These days I was going through severe joint pain as the weather is cloudy and humid. I cried a lot, felt like not able to move forward. But the verse pasted on our wall, Isaiah 40:30-31, I repeated many times and trying to get comfort." She also told of difficulty in guiding their 6 year old son and her husband feeling weak. I expect that is due to the intolerable weather with much work to be done both to help his wife at home and get on with the distribution of the Jesus film CD and the translation work plus helping new co-workers get settled and oriented to the area. Besides this they are looking for a place to build a more suitable home in the village. How well I can identify with their struggles, recalling our years living in a village where living conditions were not comfortable or convenient. The struggles will be on-going no doubt, but as they hold on to the Lord through His Word, and as we uphold them, strength will come.

Meanwhile an American colleague in the island nation where we spent 12 years writes to request prayer for the local church and Christian university his team relates to and the team of local people he helps train and guide as they translate the Word into their local languages: He asks prayer for:
Spiritual life for the Church synod and its university. Reconciliation of factions at the university. Calm camaraderie for effectiveness. Love & spiritual power for resolving each team-members personal issues. Effective distribution and use of thousands of copies of Scripture in six languages. It demonstrates what another colleague wrote from that same country--that God is doing wonderful things in the lives of people all across the vast achipelago, through His Word and those whom He has sent there. Yet there are always challenges.

The same American colleague mentioned in his matters for praise: "Constant progress on translation, matched with special spiritual insights." This tells me that the Lord is very actively involved as they translate the Word--even speaking directly to current issues in the lives of those working together.

For ourselves, we are waiting (patiently, so far) for our house here to sell -- hopefully before we move to Singapore the end of August. My back is doing much better since I had a series of four "light treatments". I plan to have a few more, especially on my mid back.

I have received word from India that several Indian missionaries in the central part of the country have been arrested and let go on bond. They are accused of breaking "anti-conversion" laws in the state where they are. The people who enact those laws simply cannot understand that no one "converts" another person to Christianity. Rather, if a person truly becomes a Christian it is a transaction between that person and God Himself. The accused have simply shared the Good News about Jesus and people respond. Please do lift up these missionaries, asking the Lord to give them courage, wisdom and a vision of how He would have them conduct themselves in these trying times. Ask also for comfort and courage for the new Christians in that area. Note that now 7 states of India have so-called "anti-conversion" laws. This makes for a lot of difficulty for those serving in the "harvest fields".

Thanks for your continued prayers and interest. May the Lord meet your every need.
Many blessings,

Edith and Dick

As I write this, I'm sitting in my hotel room in Madison, Wisconsin where I'm taking a class on Evangelistic Preaching and Apologetics. InterVarsity offers several courses each summer, at great discount to their staff. I chose this course out of a desire to better learn how to reach this generation of students with the Gospel, as well as train up Christian students to be confident and active in sharing their faith. Please pray for my time here that I would absorb all that we are taught as well as being able to implement it back on campus with all students I meet.

Recent updates and requests:
Funding__As our fiscal year draws to a close, I wanted to ask if you would be willing to consider giving a year end gift. Currently my budget is $2000 short of where it needs to be to end our fiscal year in the black. You can give online, by June 30, at http://www.intervarsity.org/donors/ or by US mail: P.O. Box 7895 Madison, WI 53707. Thank you!
May 26th-June 10th__Jekhari and I (Danna was working a lot back home) were a part of the Orlando Urban Plunge. OUP is a two week mission trip to the inner city of Orlando. This was an amazing time as students and staff wrestled with God's word about living half of the Christian life. This came for me from my time in Isaiah 58 where God rebukes his people about many things close to His heart, that they have forgotten the poor, fighting injustice, and rebuilding the broken places and people. During our time there we were assigned to work at a community center, Frontline. It truly was a place on the frontlines. I was able to talk with Andy, now a college student who grew up in the surrounding neighborhood and who was now mentoring and helping other kids to be all that God wanted them to be too. During the course of some of our readings, we talked about being marked by the city, that we would allow it to leave an imprint on us: the people, places and what God is doing there. This is how I have left. Marked, by the people we met, the ways God opened my eyes to see the forgotten and by a desire to live the whole Christian life. Pray that students who went would be the same and go out to their cities as change agents for God's kingdom.
Summer Bible Study__This has been so awesome! The students that are here over the summer have done a great job initiating and inviting their friends to this study. It has been great to watch them wrestle with their friends questions about what it means to be a believe and follow God. Please pray for this group that meets each Thursday at 8:30pm, that God would grow them together, reveal Himself through His word and for students like Hamza and Kelly would put their faith in Jesus.
On July 7th Danna and I are going to attend the wedding of two of our students, Tim Gonyer and Cassie Moll. It has been great to see God bring them together and the model of a godly relationship that they are to the chapter. We had the joy of doing their premarital counseling and look forward to walking with them this next year as they begin their marriage.
Family__Please pray for Danna and I as we take a course on The Intimate Marriage. This summer we will have been married for 8 years! We have a lot to celebrate as well as a lot to continue to work on so that our marriage will continue to declare the glory of God to each other and those we meet. Jekhari is well. He has grown almost a half foot since we've had him. At a recent physical, his doctor said that he was going to be at least six feet if not taller. So, this summer we are trying to keep him fed and growing as well as continue to pour into him and keep him growing spiritually. Thank you for your prayers for our family.
As always let me know what is going on with you and how I can pray for you too. Thanks for your prayers and support to make another great year here on campus. May your summer be blessed and may you be a blessing.

God's grace,

--
Ron Lorusso
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship
Campus Staff Member at Florida Tech and BCC-Melbourne
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This morning as I started my day I heard from the Lord clearly that all things comes about because of His will and through prayer. As I meditated over this, the Lord gave me a verse through one of the devotional I am reading. It says "... as long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites were winning, but whenever he lowered his hands, the Amelekites were winning." Exodus 17: 8-16

Many times I have believed that the success we generated in the ministry was because of hard work, dedication and personal sacrifice, which is not bad and is very necessary but God is turning on the light in me right now to make me realize that it is through the dedication of the saints to pray who had permitted victory over our lives. I remember when I was in Savannah, Georgia steep deep in my addiction, it was impossible for me to get out of there but it was the prayer of my adoptive mother Florence that got me sobered up to return home to Miami. Recently our general director's beloved cousin was diagnosed with the most horrible form of cancer. Enrique was broken up and did not understand how God could allow such a thing when this young man served Him all his life and is a man of God after His heart. Yet the Lord reminded me of the story of the blind man whom Jesus healed in John chapter 9. The disciples asked who sinned that made this man blind? But Jesus said no one, this happened to glorify God. Precisely as the saints all over Barranquilla and Canaan prayed earnestly for Augusto, the Lord healed him miraculously. To God be the glory and praise!

Beloved I am writing right now because God convicted me of the indispensable act of love through intercessory prayer. I know many of you have been praying for us without ceasing these last 7 years and the fruit of your prayers shows. I truly believe and feel the prayer of the saints is what got us through many times here in Colombia. God has truly blessed us! I feel God's unconditional love, there are several of you who had made known to us that you were praying on specific times, that God placed it in your hearts, incredible I always thought, how God really cares for us that He would place that urge to pray on others. So my dear friends and family do not be discouraged or feel alone for God every single day watches out for you and do not ignore that urge to pray when you think of someone that might be God putting in your heart to intercede because that person might be going through a crisis or struggle.

Thank you for giving me this time to speak to you. Remember to love one another as the Lord commanded us.

Roni Lacuesta

THANKS
We want to thank you for your prayers for us and our family recently. Our daughter, Melinda's surgery on her shoulder went well and is healing well. Just a few months ago a Swiss physical therapist came to Vientianne and also a Belgian doctor. These two people are certainly a 'God-send' for the expat community there. The doctor took out Melinda's stitches today and the physical therapist has already given her some pointers in caring for her shoulder and will guide her physical therapy for the whole recovery period. She says it should be better than ever by the end of the therapy. So we are indeed thankful to the Lord for all His benefits. I'm also thankful to have been with Melinda for the first several days after surgery as she had quite a lot of pain and could not do so many essential things for herself -- like opening a bottle of drinking water. Have you ever noticed how much strength from both arms is needed for that small task? Thank you SO MUCH for your prayers for us and for Melinda.

Thanks too for praying for our son, David in his job quest for the coming year. He has decided to go with the job offer at the medical university. I assume that since it is not a private school they won't have a problem getting his work permit and visa. We are grateful to the Lord for placing David in the city where he is as we have observed his growth professionally, personally and spiritually while there. The Lord is surely at work through him too, in the lives of students and friends he has made.

FOLLOWUP
I have not received any further word yet on the young man and his exams and on Danish Johnson. I'll try to follow-up and see what is the update.

HMONG PEOPLE OF LAOS
While in Bangkok I read an article in the newspaper that prompts me to ask you to join us in praying for the Hmong people of Laos. Some of them helped the Americans during the VietNam war and have been "black-listed" (persecuted in many ways) every since by the communist government that rules Laos. Many Hmong fled the region and settled in western countries after the VN war--but not all. Over 7000 Hmong people are in Thailand and being seen as illegal immigrants. The article said that the UN High Commission on Refugees and the organization Doctors without Borders are working with the Thai gov to get them refugee status as most of them truly deserve. I have read that there are some 1500 Hmong Christians in Lao. The Christians in Lao often endure various levels and forms of harrassment and persecution. Please pray:
1) that the Hmong refugees will be recognized as such and
2) that those seeking to help them in various ways will be wise and truly helpful.
3) Pray that the gospel message will reach to all the Hmong people and that the Spirit of God will draw many of them to Himself.
4) Pray for an end to persecution of Christians in Lao and that there will be freedom in that land to share the Gospel.

May the Lord bless and encourage you as you interceed for others.

Edith and Dick

May God bless you all today and may this letter find you well.
This has been a very busy month as usual yet Vivian and I found ourselves rested. We have been just allowing the Lord to lead us in our day to day responsibilities and more. Vivian is very excited as she sees our house go up, we are at the wall and simply waiting for more funds to finish the roof and the rest of the house.
We have been going full blast in our training center as far as equipping our servant leaders and teaching family counseling and addictions studies to our staff.
We are seeing many of our staff members mature through this process. Vivian is also excited with her Biblical Doctrine class that she teaches every sunday for the facilitators of the Overcomer's group. I believe my wife found her passion and deep desire in teaching. It is so rewarding to see these young men and women fall in love with Jesus and the Word.
I would like to thank you all for your prayers and support as Larry Mckenna and I traveled this month to Honduras. The Lord really did move in the island of Guanaja where Jim and Julie, our missionary friends to Guanaja are thinking of setting up the future regeneration center for that country. Jim and Julie are scheduled to go to Georgia for a month to be with Larry and then go to Canaan at the end of the year for a 6 month training. Please keep praying for us and them as we embark in this new phase of our lives. We are praying for the Lord to provide tickets that we need to go to Peru in July, one of our best leaders Jesus Pacheco and his wife
Patricia are feeling the call to go to Peru and help in that program.
We are saddened in our hearts because we will miss them when they go but we know this is God's will to extend the Kingdom of God to other places. More news and updates in our new issue of The Pipeline, please click this link to get a more detailed look Inside Canaan:
http://www.canaaninternational.org/pdf/pipeline2_6.pdf or go to our website and select The Pipeline window to get the latest news.
Vivian and I once again thank you all for your prayers and support to Canaan without which we would not have gone this far. If you would like to contact us please write us at
info@canaaninternational.org

Thank you all and God bless you!

Roni Lacuesta
Canaan International, Inc.
3342 SW Hosanah Lane
Okeechobee, Florida 34974

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Open email to all our FAMILY, FRIENDS and NEW ACQUAINTANCES around the globe!

Greetings to each of you, my family, friends, acquaintances over the many years and my former church parishioners. I hope that this email finds each of you healthy, joyful, blessed and seeking a close personal daily walk with The King of kings and Lord of lords. HE is not just "an" advocate (via HIS Holy Spirit) for us, but has our best interest under HIS Omnipotent control. HE has sought us by HIS Prevenient Grace (Tit.2:4), bought us with HIS Saving Grace (Rom.3:24), adopted us by HIS Merciful Grace (Rom.4:16, Tit.3:7), supplied us by HIS Abundant Grace (Phil.4:19, I Tim.1:14), favors us with HIS Unmerited Grace (Tit.3:5, Rom.9:16, Rom. 11:6) and is our sufficiency when we are at a loss, by HIS All-Sufficient Grace (II Cor.12:9, II Tim.2:l)!

I have found a sweet peace by trusting that God would handle the problems that I recently faced with extortion, death threats and a constant barrage of threats invoking intimidation. These have been conquered by the GRACE of God, working in and through staff who are vessels of HIS service and who really cared. Please note my new Unit 5 and not the 7 Unit numbers in my address. If you use the "5A-39L" in the address, the mailroom seems to appreciate and more promptly and accurately deliver my mail to this room; 5 is "Unit 5," "A" is the "side" (of A and B) and 39 is my "room number" with "L" being "lower bunk." The Chaplain has been instrumental as a confidant and friend during that personal crisis. As a side note, I have a bunkie (temporary, probably) whose name is "Tone" Tony B..." Please remember him in your prayers. He just rode in from a facility next door, a couple of days ago. Thanks.

I am receiving a wonderful gift subscription to "World" magazine (www.worldmag.com It is a conservative Christian reporting of news pertinent to all of us, and with supportive Christian resourcing, to bolster a more accurate reporting of Global news). Thank you, to the "H" family for that, many other subscriptions and others who subscribe to other media for delivery to my mail. In the last issue or two of that periodical, I plucked out a couple of things that I wanted to share with you for your help in concerted prayer. These two items affect each one of us and one is immediate, while the other encroaches on the world-wide Church Body.
First, the U.S. National debt is NOW at OVER 8 TRILLION, 8 hundred and 84 billion dollars. This makes each PERSON'S share in OUR U.S. debt, $29,000.00! And, you thought "your" credit card bills were high!

Secondly, just before my last GenE23 email, 3 Christian leaders in Turkey were martyred for their FAITH IN CHRIST. They were meeting at the church office on April 18, at 11:00am, for Bible Study. These men were 35-year-old Pastor Necati Aydin (and Daddy of 2 children, and Husband), 46-year-old Tilman Geske (German Missionary and Daddy to 3 children), and a young 32-year-old Muslim convert, Ugur Uksel. They were interrogated by a dozen assailants who tied and BRUTALLY did other harshly tortuous things before dimembering them. The assailants included 1/2 of them who had attended Easter Services a week earlier, and had professed to be "lst-time Seekers"...later to be the murderous thong. "WORLD" reported (May 5 issue, pg.24) in the article called "No Turning Back," that a note found with the bodies said, "We did it for our Country.

They are trying to take our country away, take our religion away." Remember that this isn't Iraq, Afghanistan, North Korea, China, Somalia or Darfur, but, a country who says that "Evangelism is legal in Turkey (71 million, plus), which officially has a secular government, but many locals are wary of Church activity. Persecution is growing, Bocek told WORLD." (Fikret Bocek is a Turkish convert to Christianity and pastors a congregation in Izmir, and was a close friend to Pastor Aydin) It is also reported in the same periodical that the "men" who were responsible for these murders were under age 21! The "positive" out of this terrible atrocity is, as Rev. Bocek believes, "I believe that Necati, Tilman and Ugur's blood will be seed in the Turkish church. Now we cannot look back. We cannot deviate from preaching the gospel."

This is but one recent incident to impact believers on this planet today. There are 1,000's of others you can see and read testimony concerning them at The Voice of The Martyrs" Website, and other Christian Blogs and Bulletin Board sites. Please pray hard for the consistency of the Church's testimony as many more are facing persecution even unto death, for their faith, around the World (and probably in your own neighborhood, from what I hear, in here). The VICTORY is Jesus', the CROWN OF LIFE will be given to the FAITHFUL, so that one day we can cast them at the feet of our Lord in celebration of HIS triumph and Eternal Reign!

The devotional I would like to share with this GenE24 is from some wonderful discoveries I've noted from my personal Bible Studies this past week. You can click on the LINK (here) to see it:

http://randyvanlandingham.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=87&Itemid=1

As I said in GenE23, your prayers are wonderfully powerful and at work. Please continue to pray for all those I mentioned in my last GenE23 email. Please note my address, now (and the UNIT change: 5A-39L):

Randall A. VanLandingham Jr. #405124 Mound Correctional Facility, 5A-39L 17601 Mound Road Detroit, MI 48212

Email: randy@randyvanlandingham.com

Website: randyvanlandingham.com

The FREE CD (from our group Peanut Butter & Jam) of Karen, me, Chipp, and our drummer, my children and the Windham's kids, is in the "MP3 format" for compatibility with your MP3 Player, ITunes, computer software and other similar devices (Blackberries and Phones, etc.). For audiophiles and technogeeks :) , it was encoded at 320kb per second (the best, and most compatible). Look on the Website on the left-hand side column and click on the MUSIC section of creations. . . It is there. Write and tell me how many of you have put the album on your IPOD's, etc, and the most-played songs that you enjoyed (all are original from us).

Here is a VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE for your calendars and purchases this month! Don't miss JOHN GRISHAM'S first work of NON-fiction about "The Innocent Man" behind bars for an atrocity he was accused of, and pursued by frantic and frenzied prosecutors for a crime that he DID NOT COMMIT. It is being VERY HIGHLY ACCLAIMED as a MUST READ, by Attorneys, Justices, Professors of Law, Innocence Project Directors and MANY experts around the Globe. See the official Website NOW, at: www.jgrisham.com (the book is "The Innocent Man").
DATELINE NBC is doing a premier interview on MAY 22, 2007.. don't miss this one!

By the way, you may find some interest at the site: (Apologetics Resource Center, B'ham, AL)

arcapologetics.org and (Bible community applied to health care)

samaritanministries. org and (WORLD magazine Website)

worldmag.com

Another great resource for you may be the FREE ONLINE STORAGE (up to 2-Gig) for ALL your data, photos, your files, with access to YOU ONLY, secure, from anywhere you can access the Net! IF you want MORE space, it is only $5.00 per month, UNLIMITED SPACE. This site includes scheduled backups and full encryption capabilities, plus more!

Please continue to lift my wife and children, Mom and Dad and all of our family in prayer. The daily struggles are hard on each of them and Karen only got a dollar raise in her paycheck and finds it harder and harder to cover all the things that she and David face, right now, at home. The Goodwill establishment has been steady work, but is very minimal in how they can barely take care of their employees. Heather is having to put Logan in daycare, go to school, work at the Nursing Home and be a full-time Mom and Wife, as many of you do. This, on top of the stresses of Dad in prison and demands of life can still be harsh to this newly-adjusting family. Thank you for your prayerful support through the pressures that come with all of that. Mom and Dad's sacrifices have been ongoing and lasting longer than anyone who is retired should ever have to face. Please know of my and our HUGE appreciation for all you do to lend your care, support, love, thoughts, letter, cards and prayers. God will surely bless your compassionate outreach toward all whom you reach with your outpourings.

ONE DAY, all our struggles will culminate in PURE bliss, peace, security and Heavenly pleasures, while leaving behind ALL sorrow, sickness, tears, death, pain and struggles we face on this Planet. Won't THAT be GRAND?!! Paul's alluding to a better day and place are understood more and more as we have a closer walk with Jesus and HIS indwelling Holy Spirit...as well as the increasing insight to know tat our place is still here, reaching out as vessels of HIS compassion and for The GOSPEL to be spread among this diseased world. The RESULTS will be to hear, "Well done, my good and FAITHFUL SERVANT!" (Mt. 25:14-46)

In closing, I would like to be among the tens of thousands of voices requesting prayer for the areas in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and elsewhere that were almost totally destroyed by tornadoes this past week. As you are probably aware, many families are dumbstruck at the dozen or so lives (Mothers, Fathers, Brothers, Sisters, Nieces, Nephews, Grandparents and Grandchildren) taken away from their families, friends and community. Please pray for God's comfort, as only HE can provide at such a time as this. Many are in need of healing and soothing of the scars, from such a tragedy, that this will leave.
Blessings on you and yours, this week and forever!

-Randy!!

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It has been very busy here in Colombia and very hot. It seems that
there is no sign of work slowing down nor the weather cooling off.
This month is Canaan's 9th birthday. We are thankful to all our
family and friends who have stuck it out with us, prayed for us and
supported this ministry. Believe me your love has been felt deeply
here. I am attaching our newsletter, the Pipeline for this month but
for those of you who have been having problems opening the PDF files
we have been sending I have included a link at the end of this message
for you to click on and it will bring you to our web site. Once in our
web site you will see on a big panel the latest issue of Pipeline, just
click on it and it will open the page up for you. Just be patient it
is kind of slow.

I want to thank Herman Durkoff from Dunklin personally for making it
possible to update our web site, there is still a lot of work to be
done but Herman has done a great job so far. I want to thank Dunklin
also for providing us with all the logistic help we need such as our
donation center, call center and a wonderful home every time we are in
the States. Family and Friends We need your prayers and support this
year as the Lord is leading us to expand beyond our borders, we have
started building our 2nd staff house where Vivian and I will live. It
will function also as the International Training office where we would
have guests stay and training sessions be held. Please pray we will
need $ 30,000.00 dollars more to complete the job.

We are also hoping to purchase a 45 acre land next door to us to
grow into. Currently we have $ 30,000.00 dollars, we will need
another $ 35,000.00 dollars to close the deal. Please keep this in
your prayers. Our daughter program in Peru is needing leaders to
bring them to the next level of the vision God gave them, these
leaders will be coming from Canaan. This is a big step for us, so we
ask you all to pray with us on this as our elders here pray and seek
the Lord's wisdom who to send and how to go about it. God is never
slow in His promise. He showed us in a vision that Canaan will train
and produce leaders that would setup Cities of Refuge all over Latin
America and then the world. He is bringing this into fruition.
Vivian and I simply want to to thank God for involving us in what He
is doing.

The web site is: http://www.canaaninternational.org

We love you all!

Roni and Vivian Lacuesta
Canaan International, Inc.

"Indeed, our God is a prayer answering God. Sumi and Mathew will testify it again.

Sumi delivered a baby girl in the afternoon (around 3pm) weighing 2.5 kgs. Eventhough there were complications initially about the foetal heartbeat, after some time everything was perfect. And Sumi had a normal delivery.

PRAISE BE TO HIS GLORIOUS NAME.

Mathew has asked me to convey their gratitude to all who earnestly prayed and stood with them. "

And this from friends in Nepal: -- I think I have asked your prayers for this nation in the throes of setting up a new government and trying to satisfy all parties and some areas still unhappy with the way it is -- Do keep praying for that nation. At the same time rejoice in what God is doing at least in some locations like this one:
"In the wake of the Maoist revolution, a peace has come to this mountain area and the people are open to the Gospel in a way that we had never dreamed of. The church is growing in leaps and bounds and there is a thirst for the Message that is astounding..>.People are coming to the believers for prayer and are getting healed."

God is indeed at work in our world and as we pray He will continue to do mighty things--beyond our imaginations.

Serving Him,
Edith and Dick

"Love never fails."

Melissa Quinn
South Asia

God has answered my prayers and done what I though was impossible. He has provided me an opportunity to continue working with IJM. Early this year IJM opened a new office in South Asia. They have been searching for a Director of Aftercare for this office to no avail. To solve this problem they offered me an opportunity. I will have the great pleasure of serving as the Acting Director of Aftercare. I will serve in this role until I find a local social worker to replace me, then I will train them in our program and help them to transition into the role. I have one year to complete this task and IJM is going to provide me a stipend to help cover some of my expenses. Before moving to start this new project, I will come home, visit my family and renew my visa.

I am very excited about this opportunity. I love the work and believe I am going to learn a lot next year. One example of leadership from the Bible that has really stuck out to me is Moses and Joshua. Moses prayed for, selected, developed and commissioned Joshua to lead Israel into the promised land. Like Moses I would like to cross over into the "promised land," which for me means continuing this work. However that is not my role, my job is to raise up someone else up to Direct the Aftercare program. I am praying that God will provide a "Joshua" and use me to equip them. I have learned a lot from the current Director of Aftercare I am working under and look forward to learning a lot from the Director I will be working with. I know my new boss well; I worked with Philip in my current office before he became the Director of the new office. Below I included a story about Philip, boldness, God's favor and the release of 17 slaves, five of whom were children.

Prayer requests:
All the details as I prepare to move to a new city
God's wisdom, guidance and favor as I complete my assignment next year.
God's provision of a new Aftercare Director
A wonderful visit with my family who I will miss very much next year.

Story:
IJM investigators had documented 13 forced laborers (slaves) trapped in a rice mill who desperately wanted to be freed. Philip and other IJM staff left early in the morning on August 10, 2006 for a government office several hours away. About an hour before arriving, an IJM staff member received a call; the police were no longer willing to do the raid that day. According to experience and conventional wisdom the staff discussed returning to the office. Without the police, the raid was not possible.

Philip, however, remained undeterred, he began calling police contacts. The appropriate people did not answer the phone. Philip then asked everyone to say a short prayer while he decided to call the Superintendent of Police directly. He knew it was a risky move because the police force is rigidly hierarchical and quick to take offence at seemingly presumptuous requests, especially from foreigners. As a foreigner with no real leverage, not a police officer, and someone who does not pay bribes, who was Philip to say how and when a raid should take place or even if a raid should take place at all? There was little chance that the Superintendent would reverse his subordinates' decision.

However, Philip worried that if the raid was delayed, the perpetrators would be tipped off, the victims moved to another location, and sold to another slave master. Weighing the lives that depended on the call, Philip decided that speaking to the Superintendent was worth the risk.

Philip called and firmly spoke the truth to the Superintendent. Philip described the plight of the slaves and explained that IJM only desired to assist without being presumptuous. Philip plead with the Superintendent to act immediately and release the suffering victims. The Superintendent said little but told Philip to call him back in half an hour.

The IJM staff continued to travel. Arriving at the local government building, Philip called the Superintendent. The Superintendent reported that the raid was back on, and the police would assist in any way needed. Seventeen now-former slaves were released. Five of the 17 victims were children. In addition to the 17 slaves, eight children came out off the mill; they had lived in the mill with their parents who had been forced to work.

All the families were overjoyed- all but one. One young boy was away from the mill with the slave owner when it was raided. The boy's mother protested leaving without her child but was assured that Philip would wait with the local police then bring her son. After a long ride to freedom and waiting the mother received the news that her son had returned, the police had taken custody of him and Philip would bring him to her.

The war against slavery is not often waged in dramatic scenes. Freedom is won or lost in the seemingly mundane moments: the poised phone call to the police officer; the kind word to the otherwise hostile official; dogged persistence; and the refusal to leave one behind.

Melissa Quinn
South Asia

It's been quite a while since I could send an update -- I was in India and Singapore without a computer for a couple of weeks, then mine broke down on March 3 and it took over a week to get it fixed--finally today I got it back but some things still have to be reinstalled.

March 10 I was sent a prayer request from a friend in Indonesia saying that a Seminary in the outskirts of Jakarta -- we can call it "Faithfulness Seminary" -- was under attack by a radical Islamic group. They had burned a dormitory and promised to return with a larger crowd . The last I heard the police were protecting the seminary. Please pray for God's protection not only on the institution, but on all the people in it. Ask the Lord too, to protect all the Brothers and Sisters who are seeking to take the Good News to areas where there is much oppostion. It's a difficult task, but as we pray for " .... Thy kingdom come and Thy will be done .. in these places as it is in heaven" God will be pleased to work in the hearts of people -- even key leaders -- revealing Jesus as the true God and drawing men and women to Himself.

I also just got a message from India asking prayer for a man named Dursai who is a leader in a communist anti-government and anti-Christian group. Dursai is terrorizing villagers in the central part of the country and especially targeting one church elder named Bajnath. The person who sent it asked prayer for Dursia, that God will change his heart, transform His life and use him on God's side, or if he will not change, to remove him. Pray also for protection over Bajanth and that his testimony for Christ will remain strong and be an inspiration to others.

While I'm writing I must briefly share with you a great praise to the Lord that has our hearts singing. On February 18 Dick and I, together with our friends Jacob and Susan, worshipped with a group of about 75 in a new church building in the village we lived in back in 1967-9. We have been praying for this for years. Even after a church was established in another part of the people group and the gospel was being preached to many villages, the head man in SG chased the evangelists away and it seemed the people we had grown to love back then would not get the opportunity to hear the good news. Last year after the dedication of the New Testament in their language, we took a few copies and gave them to young men who can read in that village and kept praying. On Feb. 18 even the head man, Poti, came to the service and listened to it all. Please pray that the Lord will reveal Himself as the one true God to Poti, his son, and the other people who are as yet sceptical. If this village turns to Christ, I think nearly the whole tribe will, as it is a strongly traditional village and a large one and well known throughout the area.-

One more praise -- Sunday Dick called me from India to tell me how the Lord had protected him and Jacob in a road accident. They were in a taxi, following a truck. The truck struck a motor scooter with a couple on it and sped away, leaving the couple and their scooter on the road. The taxi driver could not avoid running over something, so he chose the scooter. However, this wrecked his car and the police, not having seen what really happened thought the taxi was responsible. They were able to convince the police of the truth and were allowed to go on to a hotel to await another taxi to take them on to Mumbai. However, the couple ont he scooter died. When you thank the Lord with us for His protection, please pray for the berieved family. We know nothing about them, but God does.

Finally, I am thankful to have been physically able to take the 3 week trip and pray that the effect of the steroid injections I had will last a very long time--as long as necessary. Praise God from whom all blessings flow.

Thank you for upholding our friends in Indonesia and India.
Edith and Dick

Randall A. VanLandingham 405124
Mound Correctional Facility
17601 Mound Road
Detroit, MI 48212

Please, please keep him in prayer. Every time he gets established, safe, and is trusted to preach and teach he gets moved and it starts all over again with intimidation and attacks on him because of his gentleness. Pray for God's favor and protection on him and that the Holy Spirit will empower him to love, preach, teach and serve the Lord in that hard place.
Peter and I have non refundable tickets to go up to his old prison in April for a visit. Detroit is just too far from our base, so we will have to go later and fill in all the visitors forms again for the new place.
Anyone know an evangelical pastor in Detroit??

The website email will also be sending out duplicate information.

April 1 is Randy's birthday--Please don't forget to send him a card and
letter. Thank you, Joan Whiteman

Eph. 2:1 ¶ And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,
Eph. 2:2 in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience.
Eph. 2:3 Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest.
Eph. 2:4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,
Eph. 2:5 even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),
Eph. 2:6 and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
Eph. 2:7 so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
Eph. 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;
Eph. 2:9 not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.

Now, on March 3rd we begin meeting again. Along with former members Kevin, Eric, David, Carla, Julisa and Lillian we have asked four new members to join; Orlin, Lucas, Erica and Yensi. Original member Levi has moved on to University studies and lives in the student house in La Ceiba, and former member Dania is still deciding whether to participate this year (pray for her faith that is being quenched by the worries and cares of this world). Also Ester has decided that care for her ailing mother requires so much time that she will not participate in the weekly meetings until other arrangements can be made. And Peter desires to spend more time with youth who have even less access to mentors than the ones in our group and so will not be attending the meetings either. So, Allison Heimkees (a teacher at IER and missionary from Minnesota) and I will be the leaders in the group this year. Please pray for the presence of Jesus to be evident through our lives, for the Holy Spirit's guidance as I study, teach and lead discussions, and for each member to grow in their faith in and love for God. Pray that each would get to know and love the person of Jesus personally so that our relationship with him would guide through life's challenges. Pray for the healing of inner wounds and the destruction of emotional and spiritual barriers to real relationship with one another and with God.

Thank you so much for your participation in what God is doing in and through my life to let light shine in the darkness. As we do all in faith working itself out through love for the Great IAM, we are truly one body, united and working towards one purpose. I appreciate you.


Praise the Lord for:
1. His grace to continue purifying our faith and demonstrating himself through us
2. Seeds of the gospel planted in El Palito with the Substads, Gustavo, Jen and the Minnesota missions team.
3. the opportunity to invest in the lives of the Grupo Discipulado youth

Pray to the Lord for:
1. his wisdom and guidance in leading the Grupo Discipulado
2. Lilian, Lucas, Orlin and Dania who are struggling to believe right now
3. the Spirit's inspiration as I join the Wheaton College mission team for ten days
4. the Ramirez family as they adjust to life in La Ceiba


To the glory of the Lamb,

Larry

I had a wonderful break visiting my family. I enjoyed meeting my twin
nieces and seeing my family. It was a great encouragement to me. I
have been back in South Asia for nearly a month and my work with IJM
is going well. As you know I am working with International Justice
Mission, (IJM) a human rights organization. The office I am working
with focuses on finding cases of forced labor slavery, prosecuting the
perpetrators and rehabilitating the victims. The victims are
modern-day slaves and it is amazing to see them set free from abuse
and hardship and then assist them in becoming independent and
productive members of society. I would like to share with you one
story I have been able to participate in:

Story:
An IJM team assisted the government in raiding a particularly brutal
rice mill. IJM took this case very quickly upon learning that a
victim who had escaped from the mill two years before had recently
been captured by the owner, brought back to the mill, tortured and
placed in solitary confinement. IJM proceeded to prepare the case
with urgency because staff feared for the life of this victim. At the
raid, this captured victim was released.

In addition to the brutality used against his adult slaves, this owner
also forced a large number of children to labor for him in his rice
mill. One of these children was a beautiful four-year-old girl.
Today she and all the other children are free from the evil man they
once worked for. The young girl now lives in freedom with her
parents. She and her parents have been told by the government that
they will be receiving their rehabilitation payments in February.

As a professional social worker, I am working with the aftercare
department to help develop the program. The last couple months of the
year were very busy as my supervisor was on maternity leave and we had
numerous deadlines to meet for the end of the year. It is good to be
back meeting victims and working to ensure they are receiving first
rate services. I can not think of anything more fulfilling to do than
witnessing God deliver people from oppression and assist them in
finding healing and building a new life for themselves. Thank you for
supporting me and giving me this opportunity.

As you know I extended my original stay so instead of being here for
6-7 months I will be here almost a complete year. God has blessed me
richly through your giving and I have actually been able to live under
the projected budget so for the extra months I only need about $1500
more. If you feel led to support me further you can send the check to
my father (address below) and he will deposit it in my account (for a
tax deductible donation see below). Although I would love to stay and
continue this work, the position I have is not a permanent so please
keep me in your prayers as I decide what to do when my visa expires in
April.

Blessings,
Melissa Quinn, MSW
Email

Father's address:
Ben Quinn
P.O. Box 361043
Melbourne, Fl 32935