Monday, January 07, 2008

Meet our Grandsons

Meet our grandsons, Blake (left) and Austin to the right. They are the only two reasons that makes leaving difficult. Yes, we are excited about returning and starting back to work, but every day, we pray and think about them.

Deanna and I are closing down our iteration and preparing to return to Ecuador at the end of February. I counted the time we were here raising funds. It was only a eleven months, and two of those were December 06-07, which is a difficult month to schedule services. We spent three months in Ecuador last summer. So, we praise the Lord for helping us return and continue on with the work.

First, we are $400 short on monthly pledges, but we trust the Lord that this will come in.

Second, we need this support to continue working with the Air Force. Most of this has been designated for Jungle Ministry.

Third, I have been through a difficult time with a major dental problem. It appears that when I had some type of virus that it also moved into the front part of my mouth. I wore a bridge, and so I have to make some major decisions about which way to go: Implants or something else. But another problem, I have had is that all my fillings were replaced and I have been in pain with two of them since the end of October. Philip Barber