{"id":2449,"date":"2017-04-27T10:23:33","date_gmt":"2017-04-27T02:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/darryl-jordan\/?p=2449"},"modified":"2017-04-27T10:23:33","modified_gmt":"2017-04-27T02:23:33","slug":"congratulations-to-rebekah-from-the-philippine-field-and-from-grandpa-darryl-grandma-becky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/darryl-jordan\/2017\/04\/27\/congratulations-to-rebekah-from-the-philippine-field-and-from-grandpa-darryl-grandma-becky\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations to Rebekah from the Philippine Field and from Grandpa Darryl & Grandma Becky"},"content":{"rendered":"

CONGRATULATIONS to Rebekah Jordan, as she is soon to graduate from High School!<\/p>\n

As a Philippine field, we are delighted for you, Rebekah, and wish you God\u2019s blessing as you step out into this next stage of life. We\u2019ll miss having you as part of our MK population here in the Philippines. But you\u2019ll always be part of the NTM Philippines family, and we hope you\u2019ll be back for visits!<\/p>\n

For those who don\u2019t know her, Rebekah is the oldest child of Steve and Ginger Jordan, who work on the island of Palawan amongst the Agutaynen people. Rebekah\u2019s grandparents are also in the Philippines \u2013 Darryl and Becky Jordan who have most recently blessed the Mindanao missionaries by hosting the NTM Guest Home. What a heritage!<\/p>\n

Steve and Ginger will be taking Rebekah back to the States mid-May, and she\u2019ll be starting college later this year.<\/p>\n

But we\u2019ll let Rebekah tell you her story \u2026.<\/p>\n

Hi, my name is Rebekah Jordan. <\/p>\n

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Rebekah<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

My family moved to the Philippines in 2000, when I was one and a half. We moved to our village in 2003, where my parents work with the Agutaynens. I loved playing with the kids my age. In 2004, I accepted the Lord as my Savior. After I was saved, I wanted to share the good news with my friends. I taught a lesson to my friends about God creating the whole world. I think they enjoyed the pictures, but they probably didn\u2019t understand what I was saying. <\/p>\n

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Rebekah at a younger age<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

My parents held a weekly Bible Study for the whole village in 2009. I made a sign so that all my friends would know about the Bible Study. I would help my parents by passing out the snacks at the Bible Studies. I tried to help in every way I could. As I grew older, I became more busy in keeping up with my Abeka school classes. I would get together with my Agutaynen friends on the weekends to play volleyball. <\/p>\n

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During the last two years, I was able to get more involved in my parents\u2019 ministry. I was able to help with Youth Group, a Girls\u2019 Bible Study for college-aged believers, and Kids\u2019 Bible Club. I especially enjoyed helping with the Annual Sports Bible Camp. As a missionary kid, God has allowed me to see life in a new perspective and serve Him. I enjoyed seeing the body of Agutaynen believers grow. Six of my friends are now believers.<\/p>\n

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It is amazing to talk with these girls and encourage them in their walk with the Lord. I think the hardest part for me growing up was the language barrier, but God has blessed me with friends who speak English. I will definitely miss my life here in the Philippines, especially my friends and family. I will miss the little things too, like the dirt road in front of our house. I enjoyed helping my parents with their ministry. I am leaving the Philippines and starting college this year. I will be going to Cedarville University. I am hoping to major in English and minor in Bible and Creative Writing. I would appreciate prayer as I start college and adjust to life in the States. I know God will be with me always as I face this new change of my life. <\/p>\n

Thank you for praying!<\/p>\n

Rebekah<\/p>\n

PS – Rebekah has made a lovely Youtube video called \u201cFacing an Unfinished Task\u201d showing a few highlights of her life \u2013 it\u2019s less than 2 minutes long \u2013 please take the time to check it out! – https:\/\/youtu.be\/gdL0pVpSlfc<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CONGRATULATIONS to Rebekah Jordan, as she is soon to graduate from High School! As a Philippine field, we are delighted for you, Rebekah, and wish you God\u2019s blessing as you step out into this next stage of life. We\u2019ll miss having you as part of our MK population here in the Philippines. But you\u2019ll always […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":205,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[448,637],"class_list":{"0":"post-2449","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-uncategorized","7":"tag-ethnos360","8":"tag-new-tribes-mission","9":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/darryl-jordan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/darryl-jordan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/darryl-jordan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/darryl-jordan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/205"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/darryl-jordan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2449"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/darryl-jordan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2449\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/darryl-jordan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/darryl-jordan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/darryl-jordan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}