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| Letter from CFC Jamie Suriano |
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Dear Mike, |
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| E-Mail dated April 5 |
| Dear Mike, Greetings to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will come soon. Dear brother, I have wonderful news
for you. The school building is |
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E-Mail dated 4/20/06
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From:
Juan Barrientos
To:
mike ravan
Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 3:29 PM
Subject: Development of the school
Dear Mike,
I tried to call you but I couldn't get in touch with you.
How are you doing my brother? Are you know totally recovered from the
trip? I always remember you and the good fellowship we had together.
I'm planning to make a trip in early September and I want to spend most
of my time in South Carolina with you and some of the group that lives
in this area.
These are a new set of pictures on the development of the school. Praise
the Lord!!!!! We are getting ready with the first floor on the first
project which is the school. Please, continue to pray with me for more
funds to finish all the other projects which in these moments are on
hold because of lack of funds. We are eager to see these projects come
to a competition.
My international phone number is 1-251-243-7079. It is just as a long
distant call.
Blessings my brother and greetings to all the staff.
In Christ,
Juan Barrientos
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E-MAIL FROM JOHN & CATHERINE WARE REGARDING PROGRESS AT EL CRUCERO WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2006 See Nicaragua Update for pictures |
| As promised here are some pics from the ABC center in El
Crucero, Nicaragua. We have 8 boys in the facility now but think about 25 will be there by Christmas. The picture of the wall reads in English "Here we're forming the future of Nicaragua." Thanks for all you do and your help with this and the ABC in Honduras. Praying for your trip to Trinidad. Will get back with you with information about Darlin. Looking forward to working with you guys again! Blessings, John and Catherine |
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For those who have been hearing about the giant
sinkhole in Guatemala there is good news and bad news. The good news
is that it is not as large as first reported, but 150 feet in diameter
sinkhole is still huge. The bad news is that a friend and sister in
Christ from Shalom Church lost her husband and daughter and son-in-law
as her house disappeared in front of her eyes. For more information
go to our website at
www.drkerry.net/index.html .
This email is from Tom & Kerry Jones |
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E-Mail from John and Catherine Ware, April 19, 2007 See Honduras for Pictures
| Hope all went well for your trip to Trinidad. Catherine and
I were
praying for you. I'm sending a photo of one of our March teams to San Pedro Sula Honduras and one of some of the boys that now live there. Things are going great. The vocational training school has classes daily in carpentry, sewing, auto mechanics and computer skills. The school has over 200 students from our project and El Carmen learning reading, writing and arithmetic. Many of the original boys are now in secondary school and five of them will enroll in college classes next fall! Darlin had his eye surgery. A surgeon from Virginia on a mission trip performed the surgery. Darlin's eyes are perfect! He's about 5'7"now and has become a leader among the boys. Please let Cotton know. Your lockers remain in service in each of the boys rooms and are much appreciated. At least two local churches are sending volunteers each week to have Bible study, games, and crafts. One of our March teams to Honduras was from Greenville. We'll send you pictures of the center at El Crucero, Nicaragua this summer. We have two teams headed there in June and August. They expect to have 24 children living there when we arrive. There are plans for a free health clinic to be constructed on that site and an additional dorm. Just thought we'd keep you posted on some current events. Thanks for all you and CFC do for the Kingdom of God and children in need. Please give our best regards to the CFC crew. Blessings, John Ware and Catherine Ware |
, October 2007
It has been our privilege to see some of you face to face and share our lives and ministry that God is doing here in Peru. We regret that with many of you it has not been a possibility to see you in person. We want to thank you very much for supporting us and for being part of this work here in Peru.
Our Family…
Here in Peru, October is considered the month of earthquakes. But, as many of you know, an earthquake hit pretty hard in the month of August. Eva, Pricilia and I had just left the supermarket and it began to shake the ground. We knew that it was an earthquake hitting somewhere because of the length of time that it lasted. Lima did not suffer any damages. The damages began two hours out of Lima and it repeated for some weeks after as well. We know that God has control and everything that happens is in His hands, but as humans we have the fear and insecurity that at any moment another one will hit. It was a time to look for shelter and the Lord was our shelter. We have been encouraged by Psalms 27:13:
"I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of our Lord in the land of the living."September 7 - October 5, we were in the United States to meet with the directors of World Reach and visit friends and churches. Those days were a great blessing as a family. It was a physical and emotional rest and a time of great spiritual teaching. During that time, Priscila turned 6 years old and that too was very enjoyable. Thanks to everyone that gave us a place to stay, invited us to eat, gave gifts and received us into your churches. Our hearts are full of gratitude and worship to God for your lives.
La Roca Church…
The church continued in its activities with our group of faithful brothers that are the elders of the church. We have seen that two more families are attending, as well as some young adults, and all are already being discipled. On October 8, there was a family activity that took place on our campus. Many people heard the Gospel of Christ and significant decisions were made.
The seven cell groups of the church are continuing to grow. There is a lot of enthusiasm in the hearts of our new Christian brothers. They are bringing their friends and families to the cell groups so that they can hear the Word of God also. We are thankful to God for the team of missionaries that faithfully go to minister in those areas and for the families that open the doors of their homes where the cell groups are located every Friday from 7:00 pm till 9:00 pm.
La Roca Christian School…
We are two months away from finishing the school year and we
already have parents that are interested in K3 for their kids. Our first
graduation will be December 21, with 16 kids graduating. Included in that group
is our daughter, Priscila. We are very excited and are hoping that around 200
people will attend the event. Pray for the Gospel to be preached and for the
parents and families of the children to receive Christ as their Savior.
We have already built what will be the first and second grade classrooms, but we still need to put in the tiles, glass for the windows, and a division to divide the two rooms. We also need to prepare the learning environment, 2 chalkboards, teachers’ desks, 2 storage lockers and 16 binders (one for each student). Pray for these needs. If the Lord leads you to help, let us know.
La Roca Pre-natal Center...
On September 5, we received our official papers from the
Municipal City Hall to open our doors to the community to give
counsel and care
for pregnant teenagers in crisis. This ministry will be a non-profit ministry
whose objective is to evangelize, disciple and counsel in order to prevent
abortion and offer a new life. World Reach and La Roca Church will be
supervising and supporting the group of sisters that will be volunteering their
services. My wife, Eva, will be in charge of this ministry. Pray for her to have
wisdom, a compassionate heart for each client, and be able to give a Biblical
answer to each situation. We will open our doors to the community on November 14
and we are sure that God will bring many needy families to this center. Please
pray for salvation and restored lives. Any support that you are willing to give
is more than welcome. Please send it to our mission designated for "Pre-Natal
Center Project". Once again, we want to reaffirm that you have a great part in
this ministry through your prayers and financial support. We would really like
to extend a personal invitation to come and visit us and experience how greatly
God is using you in this ministry. We love you and are praying for you. Thank you
so much for your significant part in this ministry.
Till all will hear of the Savior,
Juan, Eva and Priscila Barrientos
World Reach – Celebrating 25 Years of Ministry
PO BOX 26155 BIRMINGHAM, AL 35260-0155
VOICE 205.979.2400 FAX 205.979.6289
EMAIL info@world-reach.org WEBSITE www.world-reach.org Back to top
News from The Dominican Republic
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Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
I am hoping this year in the Lord has been a good one for you. God’s mercies and blessings are all around us each day and oh, how we are reminded of this fact when we travel as a team to different countries with the Carpenters for Christ. Going places where poverty and lack of opportunity places its’ curse upon a country and a people who desperately need Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord.
In June of 2006 God placed it on my heart to prepare myself and a team of believers to go to China and minister to the people there in the city of Beijing in 2008. Since then, my excitement level has intensified as well as the logistics of planning this mission and developing a strategy of service that will glorify the Lord.
I believe God has opened the doors of this communist country to not only allow many seeds to be planted in the hearts of these beautiful people, but also to reap a harvest that will add to the storehouse of souls that will be a part of the Lord’s eternal kingdom. Our church, Trinity Baptist, hosts a Chinese Fellowship that meets in our building. Their pastor, Keh-Min Chang, will be assisting us through the process of this mission and because of this God has opened many doors already in preparation for July of 2008.
Pastor Chang’s sister is the founder of the First Christian Bookstore in China and is a brave warrior for Jesus in the battle to win souls in China. She has since opened two other stores in other parts of China and continues to press on unafraid of presenting the gospel.
Our mission will take place in the second week of July 2008 and will last eleven days. We will be teaching English as a second language in these bookstores as well as in open parks throughout Beijing. Through relationships developed in this setting, we are praying for God to open up the hearts of those we are teaching to accept the truths of Gods’ Word as we present it to them.
Each year brother Mike Ravan writes us a letter and tells us where our next mission trip will be with the Carpenters for Christ. His main point above all in each of those letters is the need and importance of prayer and how it can make the mission a blessed one.
More than anything else, my wife Christine and I desperately need prayer warriors to go before us as we travel to and minister in this communist country that sits on the other side of the world.
We are so thankful to have met each and every one of you in your service to the Lord over the years. You have been a blessing to my wife and me. We can’t make it this year to the Dominican Republic, but if the Lord wills it, we will see all of you on the next one.
Here are some needs that are set before us as we approach our mission to Beijing.
 | Please pray that the Lord will prepare the hearts of the Chinese people we will encounter and be teaching. |
| Please pray for Christine’s and my health and safety as well as God’s wisdom as we travel about this country. |
| Please pray about the possibility of supporting us in any way financially if the Lord places it upon your heart. |
In His service only,
Jamie and Christine
Any contribution should be payable to “Trinity Baptist Church” with a note on the check “China Mission Trip, James and Christine Suriano”.
Please mail your contribution to James Suriano, 109 Dahlia Street, Schenectady, NY 12306