Thank you, thank you, thank you for being part of our team this past year in helping to spread God’s great news to the tribal people in the Philippines!! We know we could not be here without you ‘cheering us on’. God has blessed us in many ways this past year and you were a big part of that.
Many of you let us know that you were praying for us as we celebrated our last Christmas here in the Philippines. Thank you – God answered your prayers. We had a fantastic time with 4 families who joined our family, plus six other families here on our center. A planned activity for each day brought all 48 of us together. Our progressive dinner, hot dog roast, Christmas Pot Luck Dinner, picnic at the water falls, mountain climb and Christmas Carol sing in our home were all enjoyable, but our favorite was when we walked around the valley here singing carols and sharing a blanket with each family in our neighbourhood. Their faces lit up and their smiles showed their appreciation.
Now we look forward to His plan for us for 2008. Our new year got off to a great start. We always enjoy our time of getting together with our coworkers at our annual conference. Having a chance to spend time with all of the other missionaries is so encouraging. We love hearing how God is working in each tribal area. Rocky shared in one of the evening meetings, and I did a lot of reminiscing at the Ladies Luncheon. At the banquet our colleagues surprised us with a time of remembering our 29 years here. We were presented with a plaque and a beautiful large painting for our home in England. Also many people got up and shared encouraging words about our years here. God’s grace was evident even amidst the numerous tears shed as we hugged many friends for what might be the last time.
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