{"id":2978,"date":"2017-12-20T16:39:14","date_gmt":"2017-12-20T20:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/?p=2978"},"modified":"2017-12-21T18:05:25","modified_gmt":"2017-12-21T22:05:25","slug":"merry-christmas-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/2017\/12\/20\/merry-christmas-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Merry Christmas!"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2992\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2992\" style=\"width: 323px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2992 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2017\/12\/manger-scene-600x468.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"323\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2017\/12\/manger-scene-600x468.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2017\/12\/manger-scene-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2017\/12\/manger-scene-125x97.png 125w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2017\/12\/manger-scene-250x195.png 250w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2017\/12\/manger-scene-324x253.png 324w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/lance-ostman\/files\/2017\/12\/manger-scene.png 699w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2992\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">May the joy and peace of Christ be yours this Christmas!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>Then the angel said to them, \u201cDo not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.&#8221;<\/em> <\/span>Luke 2:10-11<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Joy to all:<\/strong><\/span> This verse is so familiar to us that we don\u2019t stop to think about some of those words and the meaning of them.<em> Good tidings of great <strong>JOY<\/strong> which will be to <strong>ALL<\/strong> people.<\/em> Those of us who know the Savior, Jesus Christ the Lord, have every reason to be full of <strong>JOY<\/strong>! Yet, there are billions in this world who still have no knowledge of Him. As we celebrate the birth of our Savior, remember those who do not know about Him yet; please <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>PRAY<\/strong> <\/span>for laborers to take the good news to those still waiting to learn of His love.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Thank you:<\/strong> <\/span>We are thankful for each one who is part of our lives and the ministry to the Higaunon people in the Philippines. Thank you for praying and giving to make it possible for us to continue with translation of Scripture for them. Lance finished the rough draft of 1 Chronicles and is now working on 2 Chronicles.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Please pray:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Please pray for our upcoming road trip the end of this month to visit ministry partners in Alabama, Florida and South Carolina. Sadly we probably won\u2019t have time to see everyone we would like to see, but if you\u2019d like to see us, please contact us and we\u2019ll see if we can work something out. Please pray for safety, good health and that we\u2019ll be a blessing to all we connect with.<\/li>\n<li>Please pray that we will be able to book our April flight to the Philippines soon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Praying for you:<\/strong><\/span> As we send this out we pray that God would bless you as you celebrate Christ&#8217;s coming to save us and that you will have a wonderful New Year as you walk with Him.<\/p>\n<p>Secure in Christ&#8217;s love,<\/p>\n<p>Lance &amp; Laura<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Then the angel said to them, \u201cDo not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. 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