Monday, February 25, 2008

Praise Reports and Photos


Hi everyone,

As I promised here are some photos and a praise report and a staff update. At the left is Hazel and my new granddaughter by my eldest son....

Hazel Up and About:

For those who did not know yet, our eldest daughter, Hazel Grace had an emergency surgery due to a nearly ruptured appendicitis on the last week of January. Initially, she was hospitalized due to vertigo and acute Urinary Tract Infection and was due for discharge from the hospital after 3days of confinement. However, her doctor was puzzled due to a stubborn back pain that refused to go away even with medications. She was then submitted to more laboratory exams and ultrasound and the appendicitis was found. The surgery left us with a huge hospital bill. But as usual God came to our rescue. Families, friends, and brethren prayed and help did not took too long to come. We are happy to announce that everything had been taken cared of now with all the medical bills paid. Hazel is now back to school after weeks of absences and hopes to graduate as a Nursing student on May this year. She continues to regain her physical strength and resumed her hospital duties. Thank you so much for all your prayers and help. Indeed we have a very big God, and a big family in the Lord!

Rufina

Maxwells and Hines Coming on Staff

Tom and Lisa Maxwell with their four lovely daughters who were supposed to join us on February this year were not able to make it but are preparing to come end of May or 1st week of June. They were part of the Crossroads DTS team from Salem, Oregon who came for outreach in Bontoc on October last year. Please pray for the right housing for their family and ministry and for God to give guidance all the way. The Maxwells are from Michigan, USA.


Another family is coming on staff to Bontoc!!! This time Noel and Mandy Hines with daughter Sarah is coming from Queensland, Australia, true blooded Aussies. They had been praying to start a Family DTS in the Philippines and had been asking God for the best place. After visiting us in Bontoc in January last year it was decided that Bontoc is the place. Like the Maxwells, they submitted their applications and references and were accepted as staff. They arrive on June and will start a family DTS towards the end of the year. Hallelujiah!!! these are all answers to prayers as we had been praying for more staff to work with us in Bontoc. Thank you for your prayers friends and families.


Here are a few of the photos, I will add some more next time, the computer is so slow in uploading photos and we need to be at the DTC now....

The DTC staff Kevin and John as they facilitate their squad members in processing the lectures they just had heard.



The DTC students listening to the Davao DTS outreach team sharing during the second week on the Character and Nature of God. The Davao team is composed also of young people so they bonded well together with their dances, testimonies.







The DTC enjoying their sanck after the lecture on the second day. Sorry the camera is not so good. Just imagine...


2 comments:

Thomas and Lisa said...

The girls are so excited to hear another family is coming. How old is Sarah?

docbutler said...

NAIMBAG TI DIOS!!!

My message and prayer for you is that of Paul to the Colossians 1:9-12

"For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that you may have a walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in the knowledge of God; strenghened w/ all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy; giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light."

I love you with Love of the Lord and miss you sooo much. May God continue to bless you richly.

doc