(sing) *Praise to God whose love was
shown *Who sent his Son to earth *Jesus left his rightful throne*
*Became a
man by birth *The
virgin's baby son *All creation praised Him *God incarnate come *Come to Bethlehem*
Blessed Christmas, ministry partners and friends!
We hope that this season of celebration and relationship
finds you elbow-deep in the joy of family, friends and church…time to
re-connect, time to remember, time to love, time to dream!
These last few months have been a great challenge for us.
(sing) *Still a higher call had He *Deliverance from our sins *Come to set all people free *From Satan's hold within*
*For by the sin of man we fell *By the Son of God *He crushed the power of Hell *Death we fear no more*
Then there have been tough hurdles. Our San Vicente ministry
center (well, a rented house in the village) was broken into, and majorly
cleaned out. We’ve seen a significant decline of missionary funding in 2016
that hinders expanding ministry. We’re also ministering to a number of people
in very harsh circumstances, which weighs heavy on us.
(sing) *Now we stand with strength, with power *The sons of God on earth *Faithful to the final hour*
*Christ's righteousness
our worth *And now all praise is given * For the babe, the Son *The Savior King is risen*
We realize these challenges need to be worked through. We
continue to connect, we’ve improved the security of our facility, we pray and
intercede for God’s favor and strength to move forward. Our Savior chose to
come into our reality in such a mind-blowing way; truly, our Immanuel, “God
with Us”… beyond our tough days, we continue to follow this Lord into a broken
and bleeding world.
“For
unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be
upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The
mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”
(Isaiah 9:6 KJV)
Your
missionaries, Chris and Lori
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