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7/21/2019 Bureros Bert Mary(Pruitt) 1987 Philippines
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Forwarding
Agents
M/M Bob Pruitt
2784
So.
River
Road
Grants Pass, OR
97527
CENTRAL CHURCH OF CHRIST
1440 SO. OAKDALE
MEDFORB, OREGON 97501
January 1 , 1987
M/M Bert
Bireros
P.O. Box 49
Aparri, Cagayan 1118
Ri i l ipp ines
Anew year? Already? tt
MESSAGES
FROM f-iARY
AND BERT
say: as we write
i t is
almost the end of
another year and the special holiday season that we celebrate as
we remember
the
birth
of our
Savior, and the beginning of a
new year
and a new page in our lives. Ws would like to express our
special greetings to
you
1
and
pray
that
the
new
year
will
be
one
filled
with
many
blessings,
joys,and
growth in
th e
love and woric of
the
Lord
for a l l of you.
This
last
year has had
many
blessings
and
joys,
some
sorrows
and
hard times,
and
all of
them
times
for
growth
as we learned to praise the Lord, and to
trust
in
Him
more. What a peace we can have
as
we start
a
new
year knowing
that no
matter
v^at
happens
in
this year of
1987
the Inrd
will
al
ways
be with us and
we
can
always
turn to
Him. May we
also
make
i t our mission this
new
year to
let
more
and
more
people know of the loving Savior who is there waiting for us to
call
upon Him.**
**We want
to
thank a l l of you for your
gif ts
of love for
th e o hil drs n -and the
Home.
Not
only have the regular
gi f t s come in but many special gi f t s
to
help with
spec-
i l
need s and
f o r Chr is tmas . We a re so t h a nk f u l f o r
them a l l . Because of
your
sharing th e ch ild re n a ls o
learn
to love
and give and give
thanksgiving to God.
,
i -
As i t
says in
II
Cor.
9ilU-12s
Now
he
who
supplies
Bw
seed to the
sower
and
bread
fo r food wi l l also
supply
and
increase your store of seed and will enlarge the
P *,*
*
harves t of your
r i^ teousness . You wil l be made r ich
in
every way so t h a t
you
can be
generous
on ev ery o c-
casion, and through
us your generosity wil l r es ul t
in
thanksgiving to
God.
This service t ha t
you perform i s
not only supplying the needs of
God s
people, but i t is ^ B
also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God. 3
We do praise the
Lord
for each
one of
you7 because J
without
your
support and prayers the Home could not
t i n u e
and t h e c h i ld re n would n o t be ab l e t o
l e a r n o f
the
love
of
our
Lord
Jesus Chr is t .
Bsr t ,
Mary, Jordan
on
f h r l ou^
We traveled much Sept. through Nov. and we praise
the Lord for
His
care and
p ro te ct ion o f
us .
We
had
a
wonder fu l t ime on the School of
I4issions,
although the
f ive
weeks
o f
t r ave l
did
get
t i r ing .
Biit we met
so
many sweet and wonderful brothers and
s i s ters
in Chris t tha t the t i redness jus t seem,
ed
to melt
away
with
each
t ime o f
shar ing toge ther .
Tnank you
so
much
to
a l l
o f
you
who
held
us
up in prayer
during
tha t
t ime.
We
not only
had
safe
t rave l
and good
times
but were kept strong
and
healthy. We express
our
thanks
and
love
also
to
a l l the sponsor ing churches
and
the many
famil ies who
shared t he i r homes
with
us
as
we
t raveled . I t was
a
time o f blessing
fo r
u s .
MEANWHILE, BACK
AT THE HOME,,
. Thank you
to a l l who
have been praying for
Ernest
and
Veda
Hondrick.
We
praise
the
Lord fo r them
and
the i r
wil l ingness to
serve WTm
in
the
Home
idiile we
are here in
the States. Wb
pra ise God
for the strength
He
has
given
them and the wisdom to
carry on.
Their
heal th
has stayed good
and
we ask tha t you continue to hold them
up
before the Lord. They s t i l l
have about
f ive
months to
go
and
need
to be remembered dai ly .
I n th e l st news l e t t e r
we t o l d o f
a tw o m onth
o ld
new a r r i v a l named t f a r i v i c .
S ie
and
some
o t h e r s
became ill
and
because of her malnourishment the bat t le with the
whooping
cough was more than sh e
could
handle.
Ws praise the Lord
for
the assurance t ha t sh e i s with
Him.
Msnchita.
\iho
i s 14
years old , had
to be t ransfered to
a government-run
rehabi l i ta t ion
home
because
of the
problems
they were
having with
her .
Wa
ask t ha t
you would
pray fo r he r .
Sie
knows
t
i s r igh t and
wrong, but for some
reason
the
temptat ions have been too
strong fo r he r .
Vfe
laaow there
are
coun
se lors
there
who
can
h elp h er
in ways
we
could
no t .
Pray t ha t
she
wi l l real ize
the
Lord s love
and
d es ire s fo r
her and wi l l fol low them. Anal yn and
Alex,
who came
in
Apr i l , were able to re tu rn
t o their mothe r .
SCHOOL ACCOMPLISHMENTS ?feny of the children
are
doing
well
in school th is
year . There are
some
wio
are
not
apply ing themselves
as
they
could,
bu t
most
of them
are
doing
wel l .
Jess ie ,
who
i s
in
3rd year high school (at one of th e mission high schools) has made remarkable
progress.
The
teacher and
h is
wif e i di er e Jess ie
has
been boarding have been a great encouragement to him
in h is
s tudies
and
leadership among the
s tudents and in
the
church.
He i s now
th i rd in h is c lass
and
working toward
the
top . He
has
won
contests
over
upperclassmen
and
has
been
involved in
naisic
and
o ther
specia l
extra-curr icular ac t iv i t i e s .
Vfe
praise the Lord fo r
h is
progress and
pray t ha t
he
wi l l be
a
s t rong example
and
influence on the
o th er c hi ld re n
in the
Home. Another
vho i s making
remarkable progress i s
tfeureen. who
i s
in
the school
fo r
deaf and bl ind .
Vfe
j u s t received repor t
tha t
she
i s now reading
and
writing in Braille
and
tha t
she can also speak in sign language.
She
has
only been in
school
since
July and
we are
happy
to
hear
of the good progress
she
i s
making.
She i s
also
able
to
do many of the
chores
ground the
school
and i s growing
spir i tual ly . Vfe
praise
the
Lord
fo r
t h i s Chris t ian school to
meet the specia l needs of
these
children who
otherwise
would not be able to get an education
and
know of the love of our Lord. Vfe are also
happy
to see
t ha t
most
of
our f i r s t
graders are
doing
well
in
school .
Many
of
the
older
ones
are
get t ing
bet te r grades than l a s t year also. Please pray tha t a l l of them wil l grow in the Lord andwill be
l i gh t s fo r Him in th e sc ho ol.
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A
NW
PROJECT
**Ihe
Home has been given the loan of
a cow
from the government fo r
the
purpose of
star t ing a herd of our own* I am not sure of th e arrangements, but I do know tha t the f i r s t
ca l f
goes
back to th e government* But th is can become a real help to
us
also* Ih e goats have not
been
doing
too well* One
of
them came down with a
contagious virus
and
had to be put
to
sleep*
Ife
pray
that
eventually Uie goat project will
becomej
profitable
in the milk and meat departments
**Ih November9 after we finished
the
School
of Mssions
we spent two weeks
a t
ny
sis ter s
and were
also
able
to
see oy
oldest
brother
and
his dau^ier ^o
were here on a quick
trip
from
New
Zealand* lhat was a real joy as i t had
been mor^
than 5 years since I
had
seen them* Vfe wished
we
could have
seen
his
wife
and
older
dau^te r
also,
but
they were not able to come* During that
time
Bert
had
his tonsils
removed* We
praise th^
Lord
that
he
had
a
quick
recovery*
Since we are not able to see everyone we would
ikke
to, and also so that those in the areas
idiere
we
will be speaking can have a chance to
hear
about th e work of the Home
we
are again
including our
I t inerary :
Jan. 6-10
At Pacific Qiristian College
^e re
Bert wil l
be
taking a seminar
11
Speaking
at the home of
Warren and
B J*
Atwood in Los
Angeles (PH)
18
Sunday
School
a t
the
Firs t
Christian Church,
Yucca Valley,
OA
22 PM at
Gray
Ave Church
in
Yuba City, CA '
25
AH Firs t Christ ian
Church
in
Flairfield, CA
25 PM Town and Country Church of Christ
in
Carmichael, CA
Fbb 3-6 Attending
Gospel
Fbstival at FUget Soun^
Christian
College in Edmonds
WA
(not
speaking)
Mar. .1-8 Faith Promise Rally at Central
Church
of Christ
in
Ifedford, OR (Both of us speaking
a t
different
t imes.)
From then
on
unti l
we
leave
in M^
will mostly
bej
family
time and the arrival
of
the new
l i t t le
Bure ro s .
Christmas has been different for us this year* ^ had a wonderful time with
family here and
sharing together with
the
family
of the
Lord
also *
But how we missed our family
in the
Philippines Vfe are sure that they have had a nice Christmas
also,
but missed being with them*
And
has
been different* Sometimes was
discouraging tcr
see a ll
the
commercialization and
what seemed tiiat no one ever thou^t
of
Christmas as the
Lord's
birth, but
just
a time to got and
give* Yet
we know that i t is
because the
Lord gave to
us His
Son that
we
even have a Christmas
season* I t has been busy and tiring at
times,
as we rush
here
and there and spend time with
this
one and
that
one,
but
i t
has been a joyous season' as
we
shared
together
in
the
Lord's love* In
the Philippines
most
churches
have
services
on Ch^stmas Eve and Christmas day and
the ^ft
giving
is
a
much
smaller thing there* Also, especially
in the
provinces,
there
is no thou^t
about Santa daus* That
makes much e asie r to
center on the
rea l
meaning
of
Christmas.
As we shared
together
with our family here around the Christmas tree on Christmas Eve, reading
Scripture,
singing songs and having
the l i t t le
ones
recite verses or sing, i t was
a time
of
blessing as
we
remembered
the gift of God
to us* Ws thank the Lord
that we
were able to be here^'
and share with the
family
and wo also thank
Him
that we can always remember His love and praise
Him throu^out
the
year whenever we wish, just by l if t ing our prayers and praises
to Him*
How
much He has done for us and given
us,
no
matter
idiere we
are
or how
much
we have His love i s
the same for
all
in
the
world and we praise and
thank
tiie Lord that we can share
that
love with
the children in the Hiilippines* VIb thank each
ojf
you who makes i t possible for us to be in the
Philippines
to
share,
and
^o
make
i t
possible
for
the
children
to
have a
Christian
home*
May
the
Lord richly
bless
each of you as you share in His work in the
Philippines
and other pa rts of
t h e
wor ld*
In His
love
and se rv ice ,
Mary
and
Bart
CENTRAL CHURCH OF CHRIST
lA^O SO.
OAKDALE 773-31^
MBDFORD, OREGON 97501
MISSIONS DEPARTMENT
4rtjons Hagazlne
j^Mlons
Services
Knoxvllie,
TN
37901
Non-Profit
Organization
U.S . P os ta ge
Paid
Permit No* 56I
Ifedford,
Oregon
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Forwarding
Agents
M/M Bob
Pruit t
278^ So. River
Road
Grants Pass, OR 97527
CE1>JTRAL
CHURCH
OF CHRIST
SO. OAKDALE
i'iEDFORD, OREGON
97501
April 7, 1987
M/M
Bert Bareros
P.O.
Box
^9
Aparri, Cagayan 1118
Phi l ippines
Bells of hapoiness and anticipation ring in
MESSAGES
FROM M RY N
BERI. Hiey say
Our
furlough
has been a wonderful time of fellowship, sharing, being with the family, and
just
getting to toow
the family of
God
better. It has been a real joy to us to get to know those who are a part of
our
work in the Philippines as they
share through
prayer, financial
and
other
gifts. Now
as we share
with the children about those
vho
make
i t
possible
for
us to be
there,
and
for
them
to have the
things they need, we can
make
i t more personal. And i t has
been
a real blessing to us as we have
shared
together
in the Lord. And of
course
the time
with our
earthly family has ^en so
wonderful,
getting to know
all
the
new members
of
the family since
I
was
in
the States
in
I98I,
andfor J^d^
to get to know all his cousins,
aunts
and uncles, and
grandparents
here in the States.
And
fert
has
enjoyed
seeing the beauty of
America
and getting to know his brothers and sisters inthe Inrd
on this side of the world.
It
has been a joyful time for us and we praise the Lord for i t . Bit
we
are also
anxious
to get
back
to
our
family in the Philippines and to
our work
there. We pr^se
the Lord
that this
has been such a wonderful furlough and for His grace and care for us as we have
boon traveling- We
have had
hardly any sickness or
colds
(and
those
only when we were not travel
ing) and no
car
problems or
accidents.
DEPARTURE DATE:
We will be leaving for the Philippines Ifey 7. ^ will fl/
fi'o
Portland OR on
N.W.
Orient
flight
798
at
10:40
AM,
arriving in Seattle,
W
at
ll:l6.
We
leave Seattle
on
N.W.
Orient
flight
19
at
2:05
PM.
We would enjoy visiting time with friends between flights.
In January we
traveled
in California. Bart took
one
week
of classes
at
Pacific
Christian College,
which
he really enjojred and will
benefit
from, and
we
were able to visit the tourist places In^
that part of the State.
We
enjoyed seeing Harvey and Helen
Beard,
who have
worked
at Aparri Bible
Seminary,
and
sharing much time
and
fellowship with others that we have known in the past, and
making new friends. The first of February we headed north for the
Seattle
area and Gospel
Festival at Puget Sound Christian College, and
other
speaking dates there and in the Portland
area. Prom the middle of Pbb.
we
spent more time relaxing, getting ready for the new arrival,
and packing andsorting for going back to the Philippines. We want to express our thanks to each
one who helped us on our way and in Tdiose
homes
we stayed.
Diere
were also
some special
personal
gifts given
to us
that
made
i t possible for
us
to visit Disneyland and
other
special places and
we
are
so
thankful
for
those
gi f t s
also .
JOYPULLY ANNOUNCING
Jacob
Alejandro
Pru i t t Bireros
March 23, 1987
5:13 A. M.
7 l b . 7 oz 21
inches long
Mather,
Fhther,
Brother,
Baby
and
Grandparents
doing
wel l
I
Thank
you
a l l
for your
prayers
that
attended
t his b ir th .
5
1
He s my
new
brother I
a t
the
home News from
t he Ph il ipp in es t e l l s us
tha t we
have two
new
chi ldren. Arbie
came to us
jus t
four
days old. He has 4
older
sis te rs and both parents.
Bit
the
mother
was suffering from
some other i l lnesses and
problems c au sed by the bir th
and
could not nurse
and care
for the baby
and
they could
not a ff ord
milk
fo r him, so
he was
brought to the Home for temporary help.
Janice
is about 1-| and is
in
theHome because her father broke
his
le g and cannot work and
the
mother had
to
find
work
to pay the bi l l s
and buy medicine,
as well as feed the
family. The babies are both
sweet looking and they
are
growing because
of a l l of
you who make th i s work possible .
PROJECT PROGRESS We are also growing in olher ways. Last year we purchased 10
milk go ats, bu t
because
of
various reasons we
have
los t 4 . Bit our g oat h erd now has 9 kids. They h ave begun
milking two of the nannies, and plan to
begin
milking 2 more in
Apri l .
We thank the
Lord
tha t
th i s
project i s now making i t s e l f productive. I am sure the l i t t l e ones are enjoying and
prof i t
ing from the milk and others wil l as
we get more milk.
We are so thankful for
a l l who
have had
a
pa rt in get t ing th i s pro jec t going.w
/THREATS''^ Other news
has
been
a
l i t t l e
more excit ing,
although
not
necessarily
the
type
of
ex-
^citeraent we like.
We
all know that there are political problems in the country and that there are
communist rebels there .
There have
been a few threats to the Hondricks, but we praise the Lord
t ha t He has put His protect ive arms around them and tha t
nothing
has been done to
carry
o ut th ese
t h r ea t s .
We would ask
your
continued prayers fo r Ernest and Veda and the other missionar ies fo r
the ch^dren and the Home, and also prayers for the Hondricks as they prepare to
come
back to the
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States after our arrival there.
They
planned to come back the end of May but the
airlines
are
all
booked until after
June.
They are on
standbyj; pray
that they
can
get on the flight and get
back
home
to their friends and family. How we praise the Lord for these willing
workers
and all
that they
have
done
while
we
have
been in the States. The Lord truly blessed us by their labors.
I am sure they
have had days
of
enjoyment
and blessing as well as days of discouragement fear,
and tiredness. Bit the Lord has seen them through and
we
know they have benefited from
their
time
the3?e-..^as we
have. Please continue
to
uphold them
in
prayer until
we
arrive.
W
are thankful also that the Lord
is
sending a yminpr to help us for a few
motvtns^
Tim
and Pl^igL-lgdafromZcrQv;e.rdale-._OR. and their
two
children, are planning to
come
in
July
and
help us
with some
construction and
other work around
the
Home. Tim
will halp
with
the
expansion
of
our
nursery,
and
maybe
on
the
construction
of
our
new
building,
and Diane
is
an
excellent seamstress and
will help
inthe area
of
clothing
the children.
Tfe
are thankful for
their
desire to
come
and share their abilities with us and ask your prayers for them as they prepare.
NEEDS Vfe hope
soon
after we return to begin the extension of the nursery
we have
18 beds
and
between 20-25 babies most of the time). Vfe
also
plan to build a new building that
will
have a
chapel/multi-purpose room downstairs and staff housing, office and infirmary upstairs. Any
funds
sent
for
these
two
projects
should be
labeled as such.
Vfe are also in need
of
sponsors for the children. The actual cos t per
child
per month is
50.00, but sponsorship functions on any
amount
sent. Vfe will have the child correspond with .you,
send pictures,
etc.
Vfe now have 72 children and about 20 have direct sponsors. All checks
sent
for
the
Home should
be
made
out
to
Fhilippines Mission CJhurches of Christ and
sent to
the*
for
warding agents
addres s (see
f ront .
^ also
ask
for
your
continued prayers for the government and GomrfcryT^^lXir prayer is that
the
cbun'toLmav remain free-sotheMbrd of God may
continue
to be
preached. Pray
for wisdom for the
President and peace in the
country.
Also pray for safety for the miss ionar ies.
Again we want to express our thanks to
all
^dio make i t
possible
for us to be
in the
Fhilippines
and
to
be able to
help
these
children,
both
physically
and
spiritually.
Vfe cannot express the
proper thanks in words. Vftien
we are a l l
together
in
heaven
and
there
are
those
with
us there
who have come to know the Lord because of your lov^ and giving, then you can see the
fruits
of
your love. Until
that
time we can
only
t e l l you thank you for a ll your financial and other
gifts and prayers
for
t he chi ld ren and us. May the Lord bless
each
one of you with special
blessings
as
you
sh are w ith
us
in
His
work.
Vfe
love you
with the love
o f
our
Lord.
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to t i l l
outr^auid s^d^to^us
i
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going
through and updating our mailing list^ so i f
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OREGON
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Forwarding Agents
M/M Bob Pnii t t
278^ So. River
Road
Grants Pass, OR 9752?
CENTRAL CHURCH OF CHRIST
1440 SO. OAKLALE
iyiEDFORD, OREGON 97501
July
17, 1987
M/M Bert
Bireros
P.O. Box 49
Aparri,
Cagayan III8
Phi l ippines
Homesickness
is
no more in
MESSAGES
FROM MARY
AND
BERT as they say
Meetings
to you again from
the land of heat, rice
and
wonderful people, many of
whom still
need to hear of the Lord
and His
love.
How good
i t
is
to be
back
in the Philippines
and
home
with
our children. We
had
a
wonder
ful furlough and good fellowship, but i t is good to be back here. Vfe praise the U>rd for Ernest
and
Veda
Hondrick
and
all
the
good
work
that
they did
managing
and helping out
at
the
Home
while
we were in the
States.
They l e f t to return to the States on Ifey 29. We cannot
say
a proper
thank you to them
for
their help and for the sacrifice
they
made in their retirement
years to
s e r v e
t h e
Lord h e r e t t h e Home.
We le f t the States on May 7j arrived in Manila on the n i ^ t of
the 8th.
Did we feel the change
in temperature, even though i t had been good and
hot
in Oregon before we left j
On the 9th
we
went to Cebu to vis i t Bsrt s family. First we visi ted Ray and Dnogene Carlson in Cebu City,
missionaries
there
for
many,
many
years. Then
we traveled to Bert s
home
town and had a wonderful
vis i t with his
family.
All of his brothers and sis ter were
there
as well as
relat ives
from other
areas. I t was a joyous family reunion. Jordan and
Jacob
both traveled well , although Jordan
ended
up with bronchit is . We arrived a t the
Children s
Home on the
l8th
and was that a joyous
reunionJ
We a re thankfu l
for
a ll
the
safe travel, the blessings
of
His family, and His care for
us. Thank you
to
a l l of you vho
held
us up
in
prayer while we were t ravel ing.
REJOICING IN
HEAVEN
A
lo t happened
in
the year tha t
we were gone.
We
p ra ise the Lord tha t His
Word was continuing to be taught, and that
in
the l a s t
year
4 of our
children
accepted
Jesus
as
t he i r Savior
and were bapt ized.
Norma,
Olive, Salvador and Richard
are
our new brothers and
s i s te rs
in the Lord.
We
ask your
prayers
for them as they
grow in His love
and service.
Please
pray for
a l l the
children
tha t they might
grow
in to wonderful
Christian
ci t izens
and servants for
t h e Lo rd .
HOME
NEWS We are
sad
tha t
two
of our chi ld re n a re
no
longer
with
us.
We
are happy tha t they are
back with t he i r famil ies ,
but
miss t he i r pre sence with
us
here . Zenaida. 13j returned to the
home o f her uncle and
aunt
\dio
had
brought her to us
severa l
j re ars ago . We a re th an kfu l t ha t she
i s
still
in
a
Christ ian
home
and
wi l l
continue
to
hear
the
Word
of
the
Lord, and
pray
she
wil l
continue
to
grow.
Liza
i s
also in
a Christian home,
as her parents have
become Chris t ians
since
she
came
to
the Home. Liza came
a t
the age of 2 months and
i s
now
three years
old . Wb
miss
them
and
pray
fo r them.
P^welyn jo ined our family
in Apr i l .
Her
mother
died soon a f t e r
she was bom .
Ihe family could
not buy m ilk and
care
for her properly
so
they
brought
her to
the Home. Because of the
lack
of
care
and
food
she was a
t iny
l i t t l e thing
weighing only
4
pounds
CHir nurse
was
sure
that
she
would not l ive through the
night
because she was so th in and weak. We praise the Lord t h a t
Rowelyn i s now a
beau t i fu l
littl gi r l idio i s s tead i ly
ga in ing we igh t.
Thank you to a l l of you
vho help make
th i s Home possible, so
we
can help l i t t l e ones l ike Rowelyn.
SCHOOL DAZE Our children are now beginning
thei r
3rd week of school. We have 4 in high school,
25
in
e lementary, and l2
in
kindergarten.
Bssides
them
we
have
two
>rtio
are
in
the
D.E.A.F.
school
outside
of Manila. Maureen (14)
is in her
2nd year a t the school for deaf and blind and James
(6) is
in his
f i rs t year. We praise the Lord
for the school
and the Christian teaching they
receive
there , as well as the
other teaching.
We
also have two
children \dio are
in f i r s t grade,
but
are being tau gh t here a t home. Dolores, one of our cerebral palsy children, and Bissi , who
i s
a
Negrito g i r l
temporari ly
p laced wit h us
while
recovering from
surgery
on her
sp in e, are
in
t h a t
c l ass . So
a l l
together we
have
Thank you to all of you ^o have sent T-shirts or
money
to purchase -B
the shirts so that all of our
children
have
their
uniforms.
We
only ^
had to make two skirts. Thanks to everyone who made
the
school ^ ^
bags
that
our children use.
You
are an important
part of
this 1W B
ministry
and
we thank the Lord for
you,
each one. t 1 8
VISITORS Cur
time
has been very busy since our
return.
We
ar
V-v B
r ived a t the
Home May
18th .
On
the
22nd Bert l e f t with
Emest
and m
Veda
fo r Man ila and
some tour ing . On June 12 Eldon
Pot ts
from m %
Jplin, O his wife and 11
others
came to
the
Home and put on a Jf fxlHH
party for the children.
And
boy
was
i t a party
They had
sent a- ^ ' JyXt
head
10 cake mixes
and
cans of frosting that
we
made up.
They
also HJI
purchased ice
cream and
soft drinks (real treats).
They brought
a -MjaBpill
gift for
each
child as well as
two
tricycles,
and money
to
make
a
K 9
swing set. We visited, ate lunch (like a
Qiristmas dinner), sang
BjHHHjjjjjHt EIj %
| |
songs and pra i sed
the
Lord toge the r and
then the
ch i ld ren
received
the i r gi f t s . What a wild and happy
time it was.
They were here
fo r
7
hours
and
the
chi ldren
wi l l
never
forget
those
7
hours .
Vfe
Maureen
and
James
want
to
express
a spec ia l thank you to the Potts and the i r gang,
and to a l l the o th ers who were involved in the par ty
by
purchasing
the
gi f t s or giving
to the
fund fo r the spec ia l ea ts and candies
and
toys .
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INTERN On June 21
Jodi
Summers,
from Lebanon, OR a rr iv ed to
spend 5 months
with us.
She
has
jus t graduated from Puget Sound
Christ ian
College with
a
Christian Education
major.
We are
thankful fo r
Jod i s p re se nc e w ith us and ask your
prayers fo r
her as she a dju sts to a new cu l
tu re and
as
she
works with us .
She
wi l l
be
working espec ia l ly
xd.th
our
Sunday
School
teachers
and workers
in the
Home,
to help
them
in t he p repa ra ti on of the i r lessons and curriculum so
t ha t
the i r time te achi ng th e
children
may
be
used
to t he u tmost .
STAFF NEWS We are going to
featuie a
dif ferent
member
of our staff
in
our newslet ters
so
t ha t you
may get
to
know those
who
are work-
I
ing with us
in
this
ministry. Please meet Marilyn
Eclar.
Marilyn |
is 30 years
old
and has been with us for about 6 years.
She
grew j
up
in th is
area
and
then
went
to
Our
Lady
of
Fatima
College
in
I
Manila and studied
nurs ing.
Sie i s
a
l icensed Registered Nurse.
She comes from a family of 6 children and is the 5th in
that
group.I
A
few
months
a f t e r
Marilyn
s ta r ted working here she a cc ep te d t he
Lord and
in
June of I98I was baptized. e
praise the
Lord for '
Marilyn and
her
good
nursing skills. e also praise Him for
how
she
has
grown in
her
spiri tual
l i fe
through the
years
and for her |
love and dedicat ion
to
the
minis t ry
o f
th i s Home
and to
the
chi ld-
1
ren.
She
is
a
bless ing to us.
i
Thank
you so much
each
of
you
who have been a part of this minis- | fr \
t ry . We thank you for your
prayers,
f inancial support , clothing,
etc. that
you
have
sent
nd
cards
nd
letters
to
the
children.
|HK
jjk
e
appreciate
you
so
much.
e
now
have a request for those who '
are
sending
clothes. As
of
r ight now we
have
plenty
of winter Marilyn
Eclar,
Nurse
c lo t he s , e spec ia ll y
nursery s izes .
So we would ask
tha t
you
not
send any more unti l further
notice.
Hitwe are
s t i l l
needing and using
long pants for the
school children, niere was some
question
when we
lef t
the
States
about customs on used clothing.
e
are
not having any customs problems on the boxes of clothing that we
are
receiving. e
praise the
Lord
for tha t i
Mariljm Eclar ,
Nurse
The new washer and dryer are
here
and
waiting
to be hooked up. Thank you so much each one of you
who
had a part
in that
There was a customs
charge, but praise the
Lord,
much
lower
than
could
be
expected. e are thankful that they
were
able to get
them in on a minimal
charge.
Please keep us informed of
address
changes so
postage
is not
wasted.
SPECIAL HELP We are
anxiously awaiting
the arrival
of
Tim and Diane Lyda and their
children
toward the end of
July. e
have a
lo t
of work
awaiting
them.
Please pray for
them as
they
prepare to come and join
us for
a short while as support
missionaries.
Their knowledge and
ab i l i t i es wil l
be
grea t ly used.
BUILDBKj We are
in
t he p rocess
of bui ld ing a house,
for the lydas to use
now, and
as our
residence in the future. ^ were
planning
to
add
on to
the
p re sent bui ld ing to extend
our nur
sery
and
our apartment, but i t has
been proved
th at th at is not the
best way
to ej^and. So vre
will
be
building
a
separate building that
will expand
our nursery
and
will also
include space
for the kindergarten ( idiich now meets on the balcony) and for the chapel.
We
are needing funds for the building
projects. Please
designate your
gifts i f
you wish to
help
this project. e also
need
sponsors for our
children.
Children
are sponsored
at
any
amount, al thou^ the
fhl l
cost i s
$50*00
per month.
Again
we
would like
to
express
our thanks to a ll of
you who are
partners with us in this
min
is try.
e could
not
do i t without your help. May
th e
Lord bless each one of you. Please
continue
to
hold
us and the
s ta f f up in
prayer
as
we
raise
and lead ttiese
children,
and th e
children,
that they may grow into great servants of the Lord. Please pray for the needed
funds fo r our bui ld ing a lso .
In His l ove ,
Mary and
Bert
CENTRAL CHURCH OF CHRIST
IkkO SO. OAKDALE 773-31h4
MEDFORD
OREGON 97501
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CEl ITRAL CHURCH OF CHRIST
m^Q SO .
OAKDALE
MEDFORU,
OREGON 97501
Oc tobe r
198?
M/M Bert EUreros
P.O.
Box 49
Aparri,
Cagayan III8
P h i l i p p i n e s
Great rejoicing peals in the MESS GES FROM M RY N BERT as
their
ultimate des^ is aooompUshed.
^ and 4e
eum^
said
-Look,
here
is
water. Why
shouldn t
I C
believe with
all
your heart,
you
may. The official answered, I
believe
that Je^s
the
Son of
God. ...Then
both
Hiilip and the eunuch went down
;the
water and
him.
We
nraise
the
Lord
that
several of
our
children
have
made
f.^3^ho^n
to
have been
baptized
into
the
Lord Jesus
Christ
for
the
renasssion of
their
broultt
make
Jesus tL Lord of
their lives. Most
of these children
are quite
7^
up on
the
Word
of God. We are thankful that they have chosen
to
follow
arist ^d k
your pr
y
ers
for them as they begin
their new life in
Him.
The
temptations are strong, but with toe help
of the Spirit
they
can
be
great
witnesses
for the
Lord.
Those
baptized
since June are.
Carmelo, 10,
Joy,
9,
Paula,8, Jocelyn,9,
Emelyn,8, Merma,?,
and Nelia,9.
Also
the
daughter of
on e o f our
s t a f f was baotizsed. j
EXPLOSIONJ This has also been a time of growth in our number. Jerry,?, Marlon,Zg,
and
Jenniler,,
i mos.,joined us after their
mother could
no
long
feed
them. Sie
and
her husband
^re separatea,
her husband staying in Manila looking for work, and she in
the
province trying to
find
some way to
feed her
family.
Bat
after several
months with
no
word from her
husbandan^io^ein^bi^^^
provide for her family, she brought her children to us so that she
might be able to
work
and hopefully be reunited with her children
in th e future. Because
they
ar e
here
she ha s been able
to
find
work
and we are thankful for that. They have a Christian back-^ ^ g
ground and we
pray that
they will
all
grow
in their love
and
faith |
jBBjK
J
in the
Lord.
Michael,3 mos.,
is
also from a broken
home.
He has ^ J
3 older brothers
who
have
stayed with
relatives.
The mother
could Jggj^^
not
work to support the others and the relatives could not care
for
^ S
the baby. Benie came when he was 3 weeks
sold.
His father had j^g*
jg
j
left
the
family
and
married
another woman. Benie s
two
older sib-
-^ggg
gB||ggpB^>
J
l i n e s are
w i t h
th e
f a t h e r The
family d id n o t want
to
h e lp th e
mother so she
left
Benie with
a distant relative
and went to find v^
g j | | ^ l k S
work.
After
2^
hours
they
brought the
baby
to
us
because
they
ha d
-g
nothing
to feed him. The mother just came to visit (after almost hHH||K| J
1
month)
and
has
found work,
but
is
not sure
that
she
will
get the I
baby
back.
Mark.Zj,
and Jerry.ly,
come from
a family of 10, where M
poverty is the problem. Jerry only weighed 1^ lbs., and couldn t
walk.
Now, after
3 mos. he is c ra wl in g, l au gh in g, and standing
holding onto
furniture.
We praise th e Lord
for
t he p ro gr es s he
has made. They have all adjusted well,
and
we are thankful. ^^E^Hgg^gHgg^^Hjj^^^Bgg
We are hao-y to be able to help
these
children,
but
we are sa d
when one leaves o ur f am il y,
e so e c ia lly
i f they
are
young and have
not had time to r ea ll y l ea m of the Lord, Samuel III so-called A destitute family
because he
was
our
t h i r d
Samuel) l e f t u s r e c e n t l y . We a re
happy
that
he can be returned to his father and grandparents (he was abandoned by the mother and was Jr d
degree malnourished vdien
he
came Ig years ago), but
we miss him. We just
pray that
he
will
remember
th e
l i t t l e b i t t h a t a 3
y e a r
o ld can
l e a m
EXPANSION
As
you
can see, with so
many new
ones
and
only
one
leaving
we
are getting
crowded,
especially in the nursery. So we have
made
a
temporary
solution. Anew house
(3
bedroom) has
been
b u i l t
where
th e
Bareros
family will
be living, and anyone
else
who
comes to work here. Our
apartment will then be an expansion of the nursery until further building can be done. One reason
fo r building the house
was
the fact that we have
many visitors
and no place for
them
to stay - So
now w
will have
an
extra
room
or two,
and some
space fo r
them
to move about.
HELPERS
On
July
21
Tim and
Diane
lyda and family arrived from the States to help for 5 weeks and
to see i f
there
would be
future
work
for
them.
Vfe
are so thankful
for
\iha.t they did
in th e short
time they were her and are thankful that they are also planning to come back in the not too
distant
future. Tim
helped a lo t on the
building
and we would like to have him here before
we
do
any more building. He also did a
lot
of repair work around and shared a lot of wisdom and know
ledge with the men who work here. He had a lot of good ideas for the future. Diane helped in
sorting clothes, figuring
how
to
fix
the bed-sheets,
etc.
I also
found
out
that
she
likes
to
work
in the office, a job that I
do
only
because i t
has to be
done,
and
so I
will
be especially
happy to have her take over
that
work. Their two children survived also, although there were
times I m sure they
wondered
i f they would, with the crowded situation and
different
food.
nTSflPPnTNTMRTjT On Aug l6 two
staff
with Dolores and Julio, two of our cerebral palsy children,
and Mary went to Manila to get visas
fo r
the children to go to the States
fo r
therapy and other
help,
felt
very sure the
Lord
,was giving the
go
this time. W e had been able to secure seats
for them on the same flight with the Lydas.
We
had gotten the okay
from
the MSSD (welfare) (the
hardest
part, we thought), and had everything but the visas. So we went to Manila
anticipating
saying good-byo to them. Bat after two
visits
to the Embassy and being denied both times,
we
were very discouraged. We had prayed and done all that we could and i t was in the I/jrd s hands,
and
st i l l
is .
Although
we
do
not understand
vrtiy
we
went
and spent so
much
money,
etc.,
the
Lord
is
the one who supplies and He
is
the on vriio knows. On
good
thing, though, ^ i l e we were in
Manila Julio became sick and w found out he had pneumonia, and he ended up being hospitalized
for one
week.
It is possible
that
w would not
have found i t
out and had i t treated so well
here. He has been a much happier and more responsive boy since getting over
his
pneumonia.
A d e s t i t u t e f a m i l y
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Vie w re s t i l l in
Manila
^ e n the
Iiydas came
to catch
the i r
f l ight
home
to the States .
Uie
had
some
excitement9 as
you
have
a l l heard on
the news, fiat
we
praise the Lord
tha t we
were not in
any
danger. We also praise
Him
tha t
we
have no t
Home. T here h av e
be e n
some ctivities a b o u t a nd
had any
danger
or problems
a t
the Children s
we can hear shooting a t
t im es, bu t
we
are safe .
Jus t
before re turn ing
home
from
Msoiila
we
received
word tha t Mr. Ray Carl son , mi ssiona ry in
Cebu
since
19^1, had
died
of a heart attack, fiert
had
spent many
years
in
their
home. Vfe were
saddened 1:
his passing but
we
praise the
Lord
tlliat we
know
that he
is
with Him
and we
will see
him again. Imogene Carlson, h is wife, i s continuing the work in Cebu.
Flease
remember her in
your prayers. This
is
a
re^
time of adjustment, fiert
went
to
Cebu
for
the service
and
i t
was
a time of praising the Lord. |
While we
were in Mianila
we had an o u tb r eak o f
f lu
in th e Home.
I fos t
ll
o f
th e
ch i ld r en
and
many
of the s ta f f
came down
with it
But
everyone i s back on
the i r
fee t
now
and doing f ine
except for a few colds . But
^ e n
everyone i s sick l ik e th at
it
i s no fUn. We also had
one
5 month
old baby
in
the hospital with menengit is . We are
so
thankfu l they
were
able to
diagnose it properly and t reat
i t .
Wb thought we might
lose
her. She is home, fa t and healthy,
but somewhat affected on her right side. Sie is |also included with the others irtio have therapy.
We want
to thank
each of
yon
-sdio are
in any
way involved
in th is ministry.
So many
of
you
hold
us
up daily
be fore the
Lord, and how we need those prayers Many of
you
support us so
faithfully
f in anci al ly , o r
with
special
gifts . How
we need
that Many
of you
send
clothes,
cards,
le t ters e tc .
and
each is
as
important
as the
other.
Thank you
to
each
of
you
for
your part . Vfe could
not
do
it
without
you. Man^r of
you
are
awaiting
answers
to your l e t t e r s
don t give up hope. You are remembered in our prayers, and eventually
will
be remembered on
paper. I do not know where
all the
time goes. I suddenly
realized
the
other
day that i t was
newsletter
time again, and i t seemed I just finished one I Three months disappeared while I
was
changing Jacob s diapers, I guess. I
Thank you also to those who have been
praying for
us as a family. Vfe have been healthy most
of
the
time and the boys continue to grow. Jacob is
now
6 mos. and thiks he
is
pretty smart
sitting up al,1 alone and running all over the place
in
his walker. He chases
the tricycles
and anything else that moves. He loves a ll his brothers and
sisters.
Jordan will soon be
three
and has really
grown
since
we arrived
back
here. He
is using more and
more
Hocano
all
the time,
especially i f
he cannot get our
attention.
He is
spoiled by everyone and
sometimes
has a hard time waiting
his
turn
(a
common
ailment
for
his
age).
We
thank the
lord
for
such
healthy
and sweet boys and for
all
of you who haye been a
part
of our family in one way
or
a n o t h e r .
larstedr
below
arer^soine neenstnatr-we-i*h3tirld l ike-you-tobring before-^theLord.:
1 .
Prayer
fo r the Nation and
i t s
leaders
2. Prayer
for
the
new
Christians in our family and
for
our outreach
into
the community
3. Prayer
for Mrs. Carlson
in the
loss of
her husband
if. Prayer for the lydas and
others
\dio are contemplating
serving the
Lord
here
5.
The need
for a physical therapists,
speech
therapist
and
special education teacher
be
they foreign
or
national)
6 Sponsors for our children.
Vfe
have 79 children and 25 of them have sponsors, ^e cost
per
month
is
50.00,
but
any amount xd.ll
make
you
eligible to
be a
sponsor.
7.
Rinds
for
the
future building project.
The use of th e apartment
for
nursery
is just
temporary. Our other rooms are quite crowded
also.
Thank you again to all of
you
who are so important to this work, life praise the Lord
we
can
servo
Him
here and that you back us up so
well. May
His
great
blessings and joy be on each
o f you .
3h h is l ove
fiert
and Mary fiureros
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