January 20th, 2012
{ WE PRAY THAT GOD GREATLY BLESSES YOUR NEW YEAR }
Isaiah 42:9 NAS “Behold, the former things have come to pass, now I declare new things; before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.”
Isaiah 43:18-19 AMP “Do not [earnestly] remember the former things; neither consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs forth; do you not perceive and know it and will you not give heed to it? I will even make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.”
Psalm 25:4-5 TLB “Show me the paths where I should go, O Lord; point out the right road for me to walk. Lead me; teach me; for you are the God who gives me salvation. I have no hope except in You.”
Praise the LORD, all you nations;
extol Him, all you peoples.
For great is his love toward us,
and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever.
Praise the LORD. Psalm 117:1-2
Dear Friends,
Hi. Emie & I send you our greetings from the Philippines and pray the Lord will do special miracles and blessings in your lives this year. May this year of 2012 be a year of breakthrough and unique victories in your personal lives and service to the Lord.
Thank-you for your prayers, encouragement, and help to us in the ministry outreaches in the past months and years, and in the present. I believe we will all---one day meet people in heaven, that have come to know Jesus as their Savior & Lord as a result of all of us working together as a team to share the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Emie & I continue to pray for all of you who receive this newsletter and are partnering with us. We trust the Lord to help you in the areas of your lives you most need His assistance. We also continue to pray for the Lord to reach all your unsaved relatives and friends. (“We always thank God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers.)--- I Thess. 1:2)
As we enter the first month of this New Year of 2012 we continue to pray for the Lord’s clear guidance for us all. We believe God will move upon people’s lives in powerful ways this year, He will do something “New” just as described in the Scriptures at the top of this page. As we all seek the Lord He will answer us, & direct us and help us.
“…as long as he sought the Lord, God gave him success.” ---2 Chronicles 26:5b
Yesterday we visited the Tacloban City Jail and shared testimonies and Scripture with approx. 100+ prisoners. A 7 member team from YWAM (Youth With a Mission) that is staying with us for a month; shared through preaching, testimonies, and drama—the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Emie interpreted, and I also shared with the inmates. Many of the prisoners prayed to receive Jesus as their Savior & Lord.
“I was in prison and you came to see Me.” Math. 25:36c ---Jesus
On Friday January 6th, Emie & I visited and were the guest speakers---to the Canavid Church in Eastern Samar. (a 6 hr RT drive) They were having a “Thanksgiving Celebration” for the growth of the church in the past 9 months and the completion of the first stage of an increase of their church building size by about 250%. (The framing, roofing, part of the siding, and a concrete platform for the preaching & music team is completed)
