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On Aptirl 1st, we awoke to load the truck and say “good-bye” to our Agutaynen friends.  As soon as the sun appeared over the coconut trees, so also appeared our first visitor to our gate.  For three hours, the Lord encouraged our hearts by the many Agutaynens who came to say “good-bye”.  Many tears were shed, […]

It is election time here in the Philippines, and we see many faces and names posted on various signs around the village.  We won’t be here for the outcome of this election though, as we will only be in the village for a few more days. We need your vote on an entirely different matter […]

These are busy days as we wrap up our second term of service here in the Philippines.  Currently, we are packing all of our things into boxes to be left in storage, or to be brought with us to the States.  Stephen has phased out of full-time work on the lessons, spending limited time with […]

Coming Your Way We are excited to see what the Lord is doing among the Agutaynen people.  God’s Word continues to be taught each week, and there are still many (about 100) who are faithfully coming to hear.  Please continue to pray for all those who are coming, that they will place their trust in […]

December is a busy time anywhere in the world, and our village is no exception.  Each year for Christmas, our team gives a small gift to the preschool and elementary students in our village.  A big thank you goes to Atlantic Free Church in Iowa for supplying the Christmas gifts this year!  Even though we’ve […]

We would like to introduce you to the LeRoux family.  They are from South Africa, and are the newest addition to the Agutaynen team.  We are excited to have them join the team.  Especially as they will be a great help to the Zimmermann family while we are on furlough.  The LeRoux family recently completed […]

  We Jordan kids think that Bible Lesson nights are fun.  We get to stay up late because the meeting starts right at our normal bedtime, 7 pm.  Before the meeting, we have an early dinner and then take turns riding with Dad to pick up Agutaynens who live on the outskirts of the village.  […]

  Praise the Lord that the Agutaynens in our village have finally heard the Truth that Jesus died for them! Thank you for praying for the final lessons of Phase 1 that were presented last week. Praise the Lord that we now have Agutaynen brothers and sisters in the Lord! The first question that some […]

Last week, Manfred and Stephen went through the lesson about the Death and Burial of Jesus with our language helper. After the lesson, we asked him if everything was clear, and if he thought people would understand. He likened the Agutaynen people to being out at sea. He said that through all of the Bible […]

  Thank you for praying through another week of Bible teaching!  We have been getting various reactions from the people.  Some are saying that they agree with what we are teaching, and are thankful to be taught the Truth.  Others are saying that what we are teaching is against the “church” and isn’t what they […]