- August 06, 2008
Prayer Requests
1. Please pray for the Aukan people to come to know Christ as their Savior.
2. Please pray for God to continue to move among the people while we are on Stateside assignment.
3. Please pray we will continue to adjust to our life in the States.
4. Please pray for the believers to continue to meet and for them to make a decision to be baptized.
5. Please pray the radio station will continue to run and for the Bible stories to continue to play regularly.
Praises
1. Praise God the floodwaters have gone down and the people are able to return to their homes.
2. Praise God for the Aukan believers.
3. Praise God for the radio station.
4. Praise God for safety and great fellowship with friends and family.
5. Praise God we are all healthy.
- May 05, 2008
Praise and Prayer!
We want to thank God for loving the Aukan people and for the dental training team exceeding our expectations in every way. Three Aukan men and one Saramaccan man was trained this past week in pulling teeth. All of them were believers but one. The non-Christian was a forty-five-year-old man who gave a testimony saying, he had become a Christian in his heart but he respects his mother and has to do the winti (Spiritual) practices for her as the son. He is waiting for her to come back from town to tell her before he says anything to the people in his culture. He said he wants to tell her about Christianity and wants her to follow Christ like him. He also said he has a friend who went to town and got a degree. He was always saddened that he could never get one, but now after the training he also has a certificate saying he has accomplished a trade. We are very thankful God loves the people and is empowering the believers in a trade that will provide money for them and their families. We are thankful God is showering His love and provisions on them. Please praise God with us and pray the people will see God in these men. Please also pray for them to grow in their faith, to share it with their patients and for the man's mother to become a believer. Thank you for your prayers. God heard and faithfully answered them. Also, we thank God for Terry and Phil Adday for their time in coming and training these men.
- April 25, 2008
Terry, a missionary, dentist, and dear friend of ours along with another dentist, Phillip Aday, is coming to Suriname this week to train five people from the interior in dentistry. During the evening the team will be doing discipleship training with the new believers in Loabi.
The team will be training four Aukaners and one Saramacaner. Four out of the five of them are Christians. The one non-Christian is very open and we believe God has him in this training for a purpose. Please pray for the team as they train and disciple. Please pray for the trainees as they learn dentistry, and pray for Kenneth, the non-Christian, to come to know Christ as his Savior.
- April 05, 2008
Prayer Request
This next week we have a team from Sterlingwood Church in Houston, TX coming to help with discipleship. This is Brittany’s parents’ church. The trip will consist of the pastor, Bro Dale Jones, Pat and Norma Hoock, Mickey Whitfield (Brittany’s dad), and Brittany Aries. Please pray for us as we work in discipling the church in Loabi every evening. We will also be doing evangelism and prayer walking in the neighboring villages. We are very excited about this trip. We expect God to do great things among the Aukan people. Please pray God will open up the hearts of the people to hear His word and come to know Him as their Savior.
Praise
Praise God for the team coming and working among the Aukan people. Praise God everyone is healthy and looking forward to going interior with the team.
- January 08, 2008
We moved into another house over the Christmas holidays. We praise God the move went well. We have a lot of our things put up but still have not settled in completely. Please pray for us as we finish moving in and getting our things in order.
Charles' mom, dad, aunt, brother and brother's girlfriend are coming this weekend for two weeks. We will be in the city for a few days then we will be taking them into the interior. Please pray for them to
have safe travel to Suriname and that they will make it in on time. Please pray we will have a great time fellowshipping together.
Brittany's mom and sister are coming the day after the Shirey's leave. They will be here for a week. Please pray for them to have safe travel and to make it to Suriname on time. Please pray we will have a great time fellowshipping with them.
- December 06, 2007
The Aukan team praises God for all that He is doing among the Aukan people. The group of in the village of Loabi is continuing to meet and is going strong. They are joyful in their walk with Christ and love to meet and hear bible stories. Please pray the small group of believers will continue to meet and grow in Christ. Pray they will be baptized and will be bold in their witness to the people around them.
A believer named, Baa Joti, is growing stronger and more bold in his faith. He has been one of the more timid believers but has recently stepped out and started witnessing to others. He has even prayed in front of nonbelievers
when they have been in need. Also, he prayed for food when he was without and asked the Lord to provide. He told the Lord his life was in the Lord's hands and would He provide some food if it was His will. A friend showed up at his door at one in the morning with not only food but Baa Joti's favorite
food. We praise God for Baa Joti's growth. Please pray it will continue
and for his witness to continue to grow more bold as he tells friends,
family members and strangers about Christ. Pray that people may come to know Christ as their Savior as he
witnesses to them.
- November 02, 2007
Prayer Requests
1. Please pray for the new believers as they grow in Christ and face
persecution. Also pray they will make the decision to be
baptized.
2. Please pray for the new believers as they are starting to come
together and meet.
3. Please pray for the group started in Loabi. Pray they will continue to
grow in Christ.
4. Please pray the group will start meeting on their own and inviting
others to join them.
5. Pray for the radio station to continue to play Bible stories on the
radio.
6. Please pray for the radio DJ's will come to know Christ as their
Savior.
7. Please pray for wisdom as we disciple and lead these new believers in
Christ.
Praises
1. Praise God for the new believers.
2. Praise God for the new groups of believers meeting.
3. Praise God for the evangelism/discipleship team.
4. Praise God the Radio station is running and the Bible stories are
being played.
5. Praise God for His moving among the Aukan people.
6. Praise God for His protection around the family.
- October 02, 2007
Eye Team Praise Report!
Again, God is so faithful to the Aukan people. The volunteer team of five from Knoxville, Tennessee was a great success! The eye surgeon, Paul Froula and his team, Dana Froula, Chris Corby, Seth Miller, and Tiffany Glandon did twenty-eight cataract surgeries. They were able to pray with the patients before their surgery. One of the patients was a man named Um Longa. He is a new believer who has been meeting with three other new believers in front of his house for Bible study, prayer and worship. The team was able to do surgery on him successfully. The men on the team also met with Um Longa and two other Aukan men for Bible study in his village. We are thankful for your prayers and that the luggage did make it with the team (ha ha)! Please pray as the group of new believers continues to meet, grow in Christ and for them to reach out to others for Christ.
- September 23, 2007
Five volunteers from Knoxville, Tennessee will come to Suriname this Monday for a week to do cataract surgery in the interior. Please pray for the surgeon, Paul Froula and the four members of his staff. Please pray for them to have a safe trip and for their luggage to make it. All of the surgical equipment and cataract kits will be coming in their luggage. Pray for the team as they screen the Aukaners for the surgeries and the surgeries they will be doing. Please pray for the Aukaner's eyes not only to be opened physically but spiritually and they will come to know Christ as their Savior.
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September 4, 2007
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- Medical Team
Praise Report!
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We
praise God for the medical team! We received the shipment of
medication the day before the team arrived in Suriname. The
team was able to work in the clinics alongside the clinic
workers in three different villages for four days. They saw
an average of 375 patients and were able to leave medication
for the clinics to use in the future. This team was not only
able to help medically, but also able to participate in prayer
walking and evangelism. We prayer walked five villages and
were able to pray with the people and share Christ throughout
the villages. One man said he was not a Christian but knew
the power of our God and wanted us to pray for him. We want
to thank God for the team members who came to Suriname and
served God on this trip. Also, thank you for your prayers,
God heard and He faithfully answered them.
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August 24, 2007
Prayer Requests:
1. I first want to thank you for praying for the shipment of medical supplies. It has arrived and is waiting at the airport to go interior with us. The medical team Vickie Barto,
Tara Cudd, Joe Childs, Gina Childs, David Lanier, Brennan LaRocque, Alicia Price, Janet Foshee, Darlene Peebles, Melinda Strickland, Beckie Rhodes, Jerrie Dennis, Shondra
Smith, and Carmen Miller will be here tonight. We are going
interior to help out the medical clinic in the interior, prayer
walk villages, evangelism, and discipleship.
2. Please pray for the medical clinics to go well.
3. Please pray for God to open up the hearts of the Aukan people and they
would come to know Christ as their Savior.
4. Please pray for protection for the team and for each team member as
they are here next this week.
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August 18, 2007
Prayer Requests:
We have a medical
team coming next Friday, August 24. It consists of fifteen
doctors, nurses, and other volunteers. They have sent a
shipment of medications and supplies through a local company to
use in the interior, but the contact we have here in Suriname
has not been able to locate the shipment. Please pray that the
shipment will be located and clear customs quickly.
We have also been
working in cooperation with a group called Medical Missions.
This group provides health care to the interior of Suriname. We
had two previous talks with the director of Medical Missions
about bringing in a volunteer team. He was excited and positive
about the cooperation and help. Now that we need a letter from
him for the Director of Health of Suriname, he has told us that
Medical Missions is not able to use short-term volunteers. So at
this time we will not be able to work in cooperation with them.
The Director of Health for Suriname is out of the country and
will not be back until Monday. Please pray that when we meet
with the Director of Health, she will allow us to work in the
interior without a letter from Medical Missions. We praise God
that He is in control and has this team coming for a reason.
Please pray for the team of fifteen who will be here in one
week. Please pray this will get worked out before they come and
for the peace of mind for the team, and us.
- August 13, 2007
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- Volunteer Team Praise Report:
The volunteer dental team of 5 dentists and 10 volunteers that came this past week from Knoxville, Tennessee, was a great success! They went to the villages of Diitabiki, Godoolo, and Karmel.
Over 350 people were seen, and over a 1,000 teeth were pulled. The team was also able to pray with many of their patients before they treated them. We want to thank David Brooke, Buddy Brooke, Stephen Malone, Bobby Malone, Kyle Stewart, Rob Kelso, Alan Guy, Gary Poppe, Eric Lusk, Ashley Lusk, Randy Reeves, Mandy Reeves, Tonya Williams, Grace Oxley and Jody Griffin for helping us minister to the Aukan people. Thank you, prayer partners, for your prayers; God abundantly answered.
- July 18, 2007
Prayer Requests:
1. Please pray for us to have a safe trip back to Suriname on July 27th.
2. Please pray for the dental team coming August 3. Pray for all fifteen
team members and the leaders David Brooke and Stephen Malone.
They will be pulling teeth in different villages up and down the
river. Please pray for save travel, all equipment will make it
interior and for the Aukaners who and getting their teeth
pulled. Pray we will have opportunities to witness to the people
and to the Gaanman.
Praises:
1. We praise God for the dental team coming to meet the great need among
the Aukan people.
2. We praise God for our vacation and the time we have had with friends
and family.
- June 19, 2007
Prayer Requests:
1. Please pray for the new believers who have come to know Christ these
past few weeks.
2. Please pray for wisdom as we look at discipling them and leading them
into baptism.
3. Please pray for the radio station in the interior. It is still going
strong. Please pray it will continue.
4. Please pray the Gaanman will come to know Christ as his Savior.
5. Please pray for the Aukaners who heard the Good News and did not come
to know Christ as their Savior.
6. Please pray more Aukaners will come to know Christ as their Savior.
Please also pray they will make a decision to be baptized.
7. Please pray for the four teams getting prepared to come to Suriname
this summer. Pray for us as we prepare for them.
8. Please pray for us as we travel to the Dominican Republic for a
meeting and then to the States to visit family.
Praises:
1. Praise God for all the new believers in the interior.
2. Praise God the kids are feeling better.
3. Praise God the Radio station is running and the Bible stories are
being played.
4. Praise God for His moving among the Aukan people. 5. Praise God for
His protection of the family.
- May 27, 2007
Prayers
All three kids are sick with runny noises and a cough. Caleb stopped vomiting and his fever is gone but Ethan is now vomiting and running a fever. Please pray for all three kid's health.
Charles is interior and doing the deejaying for the radio station. Please
pray it will continue to go well and the people will come to
know Christ though the Bible stories they are hearing.
An evangelism team is coming June 1-15. They will be traveling to
different villages witnessing one on one to the people. Please
pray for them and their witness. Pray the people will come to
know Christ as their Savior.
Praises
We praise God for the team that is coming.
We praise God that Caleb is feeling better.
We praise God for the radio station and the Bible stories being played
over the radio station.
- April 29, 2007
Prayer Request
Please pray for Caleb, he has 103 degree temperature and is throwing up.
- April 29, 2007
Prayer Requests
The spiritual warfare among the people is still going on in the villages.
Please pray the people who are living in fear because of this
will come to know Christ and receive His peace.
Please
pray for the radio station as it plays Bible stories everyday
for the Aukan people to hear. Pray for the believers in the
villages as they are growing in Christ. Pray for their strength
as they are also being persecuted for their faith.
Praise
Charles' trip interior went very well. He was able to talk with the new
Christians and encourage them. The family had to take a short
medical leave last month but all is well and we are back in
Suriname. The Bible stories are still being played over the
radio station and the Aukaners are hearing them.
- February 20, 2007
Prayer Requests
Charles is going into the interior on Wednesday, February 21; please pray for him to have a safe trip.
Please also pray for Charles as he witnesses to the people. He will also be discipling some of the new believers. Please pray this will go well.
Please pray about the spiritual warfare that is going on interior right now. It is very strong. Pray the people will see the one true God and come to know Jesus as their Savior.
Pray for more Aukaners to come to know Christ as their Savior and to be baptized.
Praises
The Bible stories are being played daily over the radio and it is going well.
There are believers who want to be discipled and are interested in knowing more about God.
- February 05, 2007
Prayer Requests
A man named Baa Moni
came to know Christ as his Savior a few months ago. Charles has
been discipling him. Please pray he will continue to grow in
Christ and will tell others about his faith.
Charles had a great time interior and his time on the radio went really
well. Pray this will continue. We are rallying the churches in
the city to help bring the gospel to the interior. Pray for
direction and wisdom as we speak to the city churches. Pray they
will share in our vision for the Aukaners.
Praise
We praise God for the successful trip Charles had to the interior. We
praise God for the radio station and that it is sending out the
gospel to the Aukan people.
- January 22, 2007
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Prayer
Please pray for the Gaanman as he is in bad health.
Please pray for Charles as he is going interior this week. Also, pray for
his witness to the people.
Please pray more Aukaners will come to know Christ as their Savior. Please
also pray they will make a decision to be baptized.
Praises
Praise God the Radio station is running again and the Bible stories are
being played.
Praise God for the Aukaners who have come to know Christ as their Savior
- December 08, 2006
Prayer
Please continue to pray for the new believers in the interior. Pray they will grow in Christ and for them to stand strong during persecution.
Please pray for the spiritual warfare still going on in the interior.
Please pray for the two Aukan believers who live in the city and are going into the interior two different times while we are away to share their testimonies with the interior Aukaners.
Praises
Praise God Abigail has arrived and both mother and baby are
doing well.
Praise God we are spending time with family and the work in the
interior is going very well.
Praise God the radio station is sending out Bible stories
everyday to the people.
- November 06, 2006
Please pray the Gaanman will come to know Christ as his Savior.
Please pray for my pregnancy. I have two and a half weeks left. My c-section is scheduled for November 22, 2006 at 7:30 a.m.
Please pray for the two new believers, Baa Moni and Captain Pasensie. Pray for them to grow in Christ and to stand strong during persecution.
Three more Aukaners came to know Christ in the interior last week. Pray for their growth in Christ and for strength, as they will face persecution.
Aukaners are paying a lot of money to a man in the interior that says he
can help solve their problems. Please pray for the people to
turn and look to the Savior to solve their problems for the
price has already been paid.
Please pray for Charles
as he is away from his family. Pray for a safe trip in to the
interior on Wednesday, November 8 and the return trip November
15. Pray for him as he witnesses to the people while he is
interior.
Please also pray for a safe trip to the States on November 18.
Praises
Praise God for Baa Moni and
Captain Pasensie coming to know Christ.
Praise God for the three other
new believers who came to know Christ last week.
Praise God for my pregnancy
going well.
Praise God the radio station is
still playing the Bible stories everyday and the people are
hearing.
- October 23, 2006
1. Please pray for Baa Pasensie and Baa Moni as they came to know Christ as their Savior. Please pray they will grow in Christ and for them to stand strong during the persecution they will encounter.
2. There is a lot of spiritual warfare going on in the interior. It has a lot of the Aukan
people scared. Please pray the people will come to know Christ
through this battle.
3. I am 8 months along in my pregnancy. Please pray for my pregnancy and
delivery. Please also pray Charles will make it to the States
before Abigail is
born.
4. The Genesis film has been completed and the first showing was a
success. Please pray for the People as we are going to continue
showing it once the final copy is complete.
Praises
1. We praise God the
Genesis film has been completed and the first showing of the
film was a success. The Aukaners seem to have understood it.
- October 12, 2006
1. Peter Nash and Wayne and Carol Allen from Vernacular Media services, a division of SIL,
have completed the dubbing of the Aukan voices over the original
voices. It has gone very well.
2. The next step is taking the video interior and showing the film to the
Aukan people. This will be the first time ever the Aukaners will
be able to watch the film of the book of Genesis in their own
language. Please continue to pray for the team and Charles.
3. Also, pray for safe travel and for many Aukaners to view and
understand the film.
4. Please also pray that their equipment will function properly.
5. The boys, Nancy (Charles’ mom) and I made it back to the States
safely. Please pray for the family as Charles is still in
Suriname and will be joining us November 18.
6. Please continue to pray for my pregnancy.
Praises
1. The voices for the Genesis project has been completed and it went very
well. We thank God for this and praise Him that next week the
Aukan people will be able to see the film on the book of
Genesis.
2. The family is doing well and my pregnancy is going well. Ethan was
sick for awhile but is now doing much better and is back to his
old happy self.
- September 25, 2006
1. Peter Nash and Wayne and Carol Allen from Vernacular Media services, a
division of SIL, arrived last week to begin on the Genesis project.
They began dubbing the Aukan voices over the original voices this past
Monday. We are excited to say they are a third of the way through and all
has gone very well. Please continue to pray for the team, the Aukaners who
are having their voices recorded, and for Charles as he oversees the
project. Please also pray that their equipment will continue to function
properly.
2. Nancy, Charles's mom, has been here for a week and a half now. We are
having a great time with her and the boys are loving having their grandma
around. Nancy, the boys, and I will be leaving on Friday to go back to the
States to await the arrival of Abigail. Please pray for safe travel and for
the boys as they will be on a plane most of the day. Charles will return
to the States on November 18. Please pray for the family as we will be
separated for 48 days.
3. Please continue to pray for my pregnancy.
4. Ethan is starting to get sick. He has a chronic cough. Please pray for his
healing.
5. This past Tuesday, September 20th, my Mamaw, my mother's mom went home to be
with the Lord. She was a Godly woman and will be missed dearly, but we
celebrate the fact she is with her Savior. Please pray for my family as
they are taking care of all the details of her passing and for peace.
Praises
1.
The Genesis team is doing well and they are a third of the way though the
project.
2. The family is doing well and my pregnancy is going well.
3. We are having a great time with Grandma.
4. My Mamaw is with her Savior.
- September 18, 2006
1. The team for the Genesis project, Peter Nash and Wayne and Carol Allen from
Vernacular Media services, a division of SIL, arrived safely on Saturday. We
will begin to dub the Aukan voices over the original voices on
the Genesis film on Monday. Please pray for the team, the
Aukaners who are having their voices recorded, and for Charles
as he oversees the project. Please pray the project will go well
and will stay on track.
2. Nancy, Charles's mom, came
September 13. She arrived safely and just in time. I have been
sick and she has been able to help out tremendously. I am
feeling a little bit better but am asking for prayer for mine
and the baby's health. Also, Nancy is helping me to bring the
boys back to the States on September 30 to get ready for the
baby's arrival. Charles will come later on November 18. Please
pray for for our travel. Please also pray for the family as we
will be separated for 48 days. Please continue to pray for my
pregnancy.
Praises
I have been really
sick for about a week now. But praise God I am feeling better
and the baby seems to be doing well. The family is doing well.
Nancy and the Genesis team made it safely and are doing well.
- September 3, 2006
1. The proofing of the book of Genesis has been completed. The next step in
the Genesis Project is to record the Aukan voices onto the film.
Please pray for the actors and the workers as they complete this
very important project. Dubbing the Aukan voices over the
original will begin the middle of September and will end the middle of October.
2. Charles's Mom, Nancy, is coming to visit September 13 and will be helping the boys and I
as we return to the States at the end of September. We are
going home in preparation of the baby's arrival. Charles will join us
the middle of November. Please pray for our travel and our family as we be away from each other for 48 days.
3. Please pray for my pregnancy.
Praises
1. During the last two weeks, an SIL translator, Louis Shanks, and four Aukaners have been proofing the
translation of the book of Genesis. We want to praise God that
the proofing is complete and was done on time.
2. The family is doing well and everyone is
healthy.
- August 28, 2006
1. Louis Shanks, an SIL Bible translator and three Aukan helpers have been working diligently on reviewing the translated book of Genesis this past week. Despite their hard work, so far only one out of three notebooks have been reviewed and there is only a week and a half to go. We want the best Aukan translation of the book of Genesis. Please pray for God's wisdom in translating the book and for it to be completed on time.
2. On our last trip to the interior, while we were at Church downriver, the pastor pointed out an older Aukan woman to me. He said, "This woman's husband has been opposed to the gospel for a long time. A few weeks back he came to church with her. He seemed very interested in the message, so I went and talked with him. The more I shared the gospel with him the more I came to realize that he was already a believer. I asked him where he had heard the gospel and who had told him. He said he had heard it on Radio Paakati, and that was how he came to know Christ." I thanked the Pastor for sharing this great news with me and told him we would be praying for them. Please pray that this couple will grow in Christ, stay strong during the persecution they will face, and will be a witness to their people.
Praises
The first of three notebooks of the Genesis translation has been reviewed.
An Aukan man has came to know Christ. We are not only excited he came to know Christ, but also that he came to know Christ by hearing the stories on the radio.
- August 22, 2006
1.
For the next two weeks Louis Shanks, an SIL Bible translator, will be in Suriname to review the translation of the book of Genesis. Please pray for wisdom in the proofing of the translation. Four Aukan men
will be helping with the proofing. Pray that they will be able to make it everyday and work all of the hours needed. Also pray
that God will give them wisdom.
2. Please continue to
pray for Brittany's pregnancy.
Praises
1.
The team from Longville, LA did an outstanding job. The building project was completed. We want to thank God for a great team and watching over us.
2. Charles and the boys are healthy and feeling great.
- July 31, 2006
1. A volunteer team from Longville, LA is coming this week to
finish the construction of the multipurpose building.
Please pray for safe travel and their luggage to arrive with
them. Pray also for them to grow in Christ while they are here
and for their safety as they complete the building.
2.
Charles and the boys are sick. Please pray they will get
better and be ready for the Longville team that is arriving
Saturday. Also please pray for my pregnancy.
3. Please pray for us as we prepare for the team. Please pray that all
materials will be bought and ready to go. Pray that the
weather conditions in the interior will be adequate to
finish the building.
Praises
1. The volunteer team from Olive Branch, MS. came this past week and
started the construction of the multipurpose building. Even
though they were delayed two days, great progress was made. They
were able to complete the structure, the roof and most of the
siding. We praise God for this accomplishment.
2. The radio station interior is going really well and the Bible stories
are being sent out over the radio daily for the Aukan people to
hear.
- July 23, 2006
1. We have a volunteer team coming this week to start building a multipurpose
building. The building will be used for guests of the radio station,
volunteer teams to stay while working with us, and most of all discipleship
training. The team was delayed two days due to plane failure.
Please pray the team will make it, be safe during their time
here, and for their part of the project to be complete by the
time they leave.
2. We also have a volunteer team coming from Longville, LA at the
beginning of August. They will be here to complete the
multipurpose building. Please pray as they prepare to come.
Please also pray for their safety and for the completion of the
building.
Praises:
1. My pregnancy is going well.
2. We had a great time visiting family on vacation and made it
back safely. The family is doing well and everyone is healthy.
- July 08, 2006
1. The Aukan team and some Christian Aukaners held a prayer meeting in the capital village, Diikabiki. Around two hundred people showed up, around fifty people showed an interest in knowing more about Christ and four came to know Christ as their Savior. Please pray God will continue to move amongst these people and the four that came to know Christ will grow in Him.
2.
The Aukan team has been praying for God to send a Christian deejay to work the radio station. A few weeks ago one of the deejay’s who now works the radio station have shown an interest in coming to know Christ as his Savior. Please pray he will come to know Christ.
3. Brittany's pregnancy is going well and they are
having a little girl.
