8/3/2019 Hagerman Family Newsletter from Paraguay, Nov '11
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Spring has SPRUNG, and the
banana (left) and mango (below)
trees in our yard are already
filling with fruit.
Happy Holidays! Its already really scorching here, so
that means Thanksgiving and Christmas must be right
around the corner! As we prepare for the upcoming
holiday season, we are praying that God will open
doors to share His love with people that will be
thinking about His birth.
I (Christie) recently came out of the hospital from the
second surgery for this leg. The surgery put my leg
back in the correct place, and now Ive started the
rehabilitation period again--making the knee bend and
retraining myself to walk. For the next month and a
half, I cant put any weight on this leg, but I do have a
wheelchair and a walker. Im very thankful for tools
that will keep me from being totally immobile, and for
a family thats picking up the slack while I cant do
much!
Our parents visited for the surgery and the week after.
They took great care of us, kept good food on the
table, and brought a few goodies to make life here a
bit easier. Thanks to all of you who sent things along,
from a carry-bag for my walker to fudge to stretchy
exercise bands, we were overwhelmed by your
kindness. We were sad to see our family members go
(they were called the Abuelos here), but so glad they
made the effort to come support us at this time.
The weekend before the surgery, I was privileged to
attend a free retreat for missionary women, hosted by
Women of the Harvest. It was a wonderful time of
refreshing and refocusing, and it was great to have
classes and singing in ENGLISH! Those ladies really
spoiled us and became the hands and feet of the Lord
to those of us serving on the field.
THE HAGERMAN FAMILYItaugu, Paraguay
November, 2011
tap (tah PAY), n. a way or path(Guarani)
Many peoples will come and say,"Come, let us go up to
themountain of the LORD... He willteach us his ways, so that we
maywalk in his paths." Isaiah 2:3
The school year is coming to a close here, and
students will be on vacation in December and
January. We wrapped up the Bible classes in
three local schools, which included the 7th and
8th graders at private Christian school Tape
Pyahu, and two other public elementary/middle
schools. Saul was kind enough to take over the
last couple of classes that fell after my surgery.
We made lots of great contacts during this
school year and hope well be invited tocontinue next year, if
this is part of the Lords
plan for us. It is wonderful to have open doors
to share the Gospel with the children of
Paraguay from within their schools.
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Phone: 595-985-782-928Skype: 864-343-1731
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Mail: Ken and Christie Hagerman
Casilla de Correo 13134Shopping del Sol
Asuncion, Paraguay, South America
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**Donations are received through our local
church. (Carolina Heights CoGoP, 2900
Anderson Road, Greenville, SC 29611) Please
write Hagerman Missions on check memo. Alldonations are tax
deductible.
On a serious note, there has been an escalation in
the civil unrest here in Paraguay. We are in an
area that seems safe from the worst of it
(kidnappings, rebel groups, assassination), but all
who live here are touched by the strikes and
manifestations taking place by various sectors of
the working force, such as the legal system, the
bus drivers, the teachers, and most recently,
nurses and doctors. There are also
demonstrations by the peasants wanting the
government to give them land. And recently,
there has been rising violence at soccer games.
Fans are fighting opposing fans, fighting the
police, and even fighting each other. There is an
underlying current of frustration over injusticesand corruption
in the government, and a sense of
desperation over the rising cost of living and the
falling dollar. It seems this frustration is coming
to the surface more and more. Please pray for
safety, for wisdom, and for Gods spirit to reign in
these troubled times.
Thank you once again for your
encouragement, your support, and mostimportantly, your prayers
for our family
and for the people of this country. You
share in the ministry that takes place here,
and we dont take it lightly to be your
partners in the mission work. May God
bless you as you have blessed us!!
--Ken, Christie, Camille, and Caroline
Several people have asked about end-of-year
giving, so here a few important details:
The primary way we receive funds is
through the address below. Carolina
Heights receives donations all monthlong, and then makes a
deposit for us
at the beginning of each month.
All of your donations are tax-
deductible, but be sure you get it in
before the end of the year if youd
like to count it on your 2011 taxes.
If you are sending with the idea that
we will receive it before the end of
the year (i.e. Christmas), its most
likely to arrive to us in time if you
send it to our church in November.
If thats still confusing, feel free to
contact us for more details.
