Packing,
Planning, and Praying
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what we’re doing in this last week before Christmas.
As we celebrate the greatest gift – God’s
Son – we also thank God for His amazing provision.
We celebrate His work in our lives. God adopted both
of us into His family. He has molded our character
and led our lives. He has prepared us and has also
directed us to the country of Peru. What a ride we’ve
had in the last 2 ½ years! After presenting
our ministry in over 50 churches and sending hundreds
of pieces of mail, we have watched God bring together
18 churches and 23 individuals to provide our financial
support. God has given us a team of over 300 people
who will receive this letter and |
uphold
our ministry in prayer.
Those of you who watched our puzzle come together will be happy to
know the puzzle is complete! We have 100% of our monthly requirement!
(We took this picture in front of a church we visited in Guatemala
this summer.) |
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Everyone is cordially invited to our commissioning service which
will be held at 10:30 AM on Sunday, January 2, 2005 at the Osterhout
Bible Church. |
Now we are packing, planning, and praying. You can help with that last
one! We have tickets to leave on January 12 for language school
in Guatemala. Our apartment is |
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filling
with foot lockers while we look for a vehicle and
an apartment in Guatemala. We will live in the colonial
town of Antigua where Angela will study Spanish during
this next year. Jon will commute into Guatemala City
where he will study in Spanish at the Theological
Seminary of Central America. |
Please pray
that God will be glorified in us and that we will find
our sufficiency in Him. Pray for wisdom in the details
of the transition to Guatemala and Peru. Pray that God
will give us opportunities along this journey to share
His message of adoption and reconciliation with the spiritual
orphans we meet along the way.
This Christmas
will be an extra special time with family as we say our
goodbyes. By next Christmas we plan to be in Peru! We
wish you all a merry Christmas! If we have your mailing
address on our list, you will soon receive the Christmas
card you see below.
Because He Came,
Jonathan and Angela Stone
As we
communicate with you from the mission field:
Please
notify us of any changes in your postal or
email addresses!  If
you would like to receive special mailings
such as the Christmas card we are sending out
this Christmas, please be sure to give us your
postal address.
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copies of this image.
If you ever need more copies of our prayer card or other pictures on our
media page, download a copy of the picture and take it to your local CVS,
Eckerd, or WalMart for developing. Online photo services such as www.cvs.com are
also available.
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