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Pray for Rice… the person, not the food!

I’m headed out for another adventure tomorrow morning! Jessica and I will leave around 6am to catch a bus. After three hours of riding the bus, we’ll catch a ferry and be there in no time! Thank you all for all your prayers for open ears and soft hearts! Let me tell you… God is…

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Most common excuses to not being a missionary:

1. “But I don’t feel called.” • “It will not do to say that you have no special call to go to China. With these facts before you and with the command of the Lord Jesus to go and preach the gospel to every creature. You need rather to ascertain whether you have a special…

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I’m Listening

Lord, teach me your voice. Open my ears to your voice. Thank you for speaking- help me discern your voice among the crowd. John 10:4 “When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know His voice. Acts 8: 26-31 “Now an angel of the…

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Isaiah 58

1“Cry aloud; do not hold back; lift up your voice like a trumpet; declare to my people their transgression, to the house of Jacob their sins. 2 Yet they seek me daily and delight to know my ways, as if they were a nation that did righteousness and did not forsake the judgment of their…

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No Turning Back, No Turning Back

I have decided to follow Jesus. I have decided to follow Jesus. I have decided to follow Jesus. No turning back, no turning back. Though none go with me, I still will follow. Though none go with me, I still will follow. Though none go with me, I still will follow. No turning back, no…

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Yummy.

Chicken Adobo Whatever chicken pieces you want. Boil 20-30 minutes in the sauce below: 1 c. water ½ c. soy sauce ½ c. vinegar 1 T. oil salt and pepper to taste Couple of crushed garlic cloves, chopped up onion Mix up enough sauce to cover the chicken entirely. (I like to add a few…

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When We Pray, God Works

Written by Josh, Agusan Of the many things that God has been doing in our lives since we arrived, the most noteworthy is the changing of our perception of him. To many of us, God is our Father, and Comforter but not always Provider. We are so blessed in America to have our needs met…

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The Rains Came Down and the Floods Came Up

Ah, finally time to rest after a long day of being hot, sweaty, and getting situated in what would be our new home for the next couple of days. We would have three days of orientation, but as for now, we would sleep. Earlier that day, we set up tents along a hill near the…

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Why Nehemiah Teams?

1. God can do amazing things in a short amount of time. (Neh. 6:15-16) 2. The book of Nehemiah is about building a wall (Ezk. 22:30) 3. God wants to use students. In the last 300 years, every mission movement that has started has started with students. What’s the vision? To lead students to obey…

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Father to the fatherless

We celebrated Father’s Day today at the orphanage. At first it struck me as odd because the orphans were celebrating it too even though most of them do not even know their fathers. They all have different stories, but in most cases, their fathers either died or they abandoned them. It made me appreciate my…

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