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Praying with an abuelita (older

woman) who received a blanket.

July, 2010

Greetings from Paraguay! This month, we made it off the waiting list and finally got our own p.o. box.Youll find our new address in the little box on the next page. We also made it through several weeks ofsicknesses, fevers, and allergic reactions. Thank you for the prayers you sent up for our health and safety.God had His hand on our family.

We also began a new Bible study in July, on the topic of prayer. We have from 10-15 in attendance onMonday nights, when we spend 15 minutes in prayer together, then studying various aspects ofcommunicating with our Heavenly Father. Those in attendance include youth and adult neighbors.

Its hard to type the word July while wearing several layers of clothes, a coat, gloves, and a scarf, butwere in full-blown winter here in Paraguay. I wonder how long it will take us to get used the the difference inthe seasons, and feeling like we should be having Christmas in the middle of the year!

The temperatures hover near freezing, but the cold, wet wind makes it seem much worse. We areblessed to have two heaters, which we put in the bedrooms. At this time of year, all homeschooling takesplace in the bedroom!

The cold hits hard here, since most people dont have heating in their homes. Those who can afford it use space heaters, but unfortunately,most families have no heat at all. Most homes arent well sealed, some of them with walls whose slats dont touch each other, or walls of concretethat dont go all the way up to the ceiling. Homes are either dirt floors with coconut tree trunks for the walls, or concrete with tile floors. Neither lendsto much warmth.

With this in mind, we were thrilled to be able to hand out over 30 beautiful multi-colored, thick blankets to needy families this month. Thanks toCarolina Heights Christian Fellowships blanket drive, lots of families with small children or the elderly are sleeping a little warmer tonight. Handing

out the blankets not only gives us a chance to meet physical needs of the community, but it also opens the door to explain that God loves them somuch, He spoke to the hearts of people thousands of miles away to see to it that they got some warmth in this cold. As a result of visiting thehomes to deliver the blankets, we found out about an elderly woman needing a ride into the next town to have some medical tests. On the ride backfrom the tests, she invited us to visit and read the Bible with her. Its always amazing to watch God open doors.

School News

Unfortunately, most of the month of July has passed without school. The school year runs from

February to December, so students should be in the middle of their studies. However, teachers

strikes ran for a couple weeks, followed by a couple weeks of winter vacation (the equivalent of spring

break). The children should have started back by now, but the cold weather has led to the decision to

keep schools closed until the threat of colds and flu is less. Since most children walk long distances to

school, often in less than adequate clothes and shoes, they were happy to hear that classes were

further postponed.

Just before the strikes, we visited a new little school in a very poor neighborhood, quite a few

kilometers down dirt roads. The school was built by the community and is staffed by one volunteer

teacher, who has a class of 15 students ranging in age from 4 to 15 years old. She teaches them all in

the one room.

When we visited, we took a large painting of Jonah and the Big Fish and a scripture of encouragement, that some fellow missionaries

donated, and hung it on their wall. The kids were SO excited! The teacher mentioned that they dont have any story books, so we took

some small readers and a picture Bible in Guarani, the language most of the children speak. We received an offering from Washington

Avenue Baptist Churchs VBS, which we have dedicated to this little school as soon as they start classes back. The volunteer teacher

had been buying enough supplies for them to get by, from money she made selling Avon. (Yep, even here, theres an Avon lady!) So we

are eager to get back to the little school in Arazaty where we hold the weekly Bible classes, and also to get out to this new school in

Loma Clavel and help meet the needs of the students there.

tap (tah PAY), n. a way or path(Guarani)

Many peoples will come and say,"Come, let us go up to the mountainof the LORD... He will teach us hisways, so that we may walk in hispaths." Isaiah 2:3

The Hagerman FamilyCarapegu, Paraguay

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Thank you again for making it possible for us to minister inthis beautiful country. We certainy dont take for granted the

opportunity to minister in this part of the world, and its only

possible through your prayers, support, and giving. May God

richly bless you for the part you play in the growth of His

Kingdom in Paraguay! We hope to see you in October and

November!

---Ken, Christie, Camille, and Caroline

CONTACT INFORMATION

Telephone in Paraguay:

595-985-782-928

Skype number: 864-343-1731

Donations are received through our local

church:

Carolina Heights CoGoP

2900 Anderson Road

Greenville, SC 29611

(Please write Hagerman Missions on check

memo. All donations are tax deductible.)

Mailing address:

Ken and Christie Hagerman

Casilla de Correo 13134

Shopping del Sol

Asuncion, Paraguay, South America

Email: hagerman100@yahoo.com

Webpages: www.hagermans.blogspot.com

www.tapemissions.org

CHAU, HOLLIE!

The last day of June, we put Hollie Cannon on a plane back to the U.S. Shespent six months here as a mission intern and made quite an impact on ourlittle community. Hollie put her talents in the kitchen to good use, earningher the title Popcorn Queen. She was always eager to try out a new recipeor make sure our guests had a fresh batch of cookies, brownies, or cake tomunch on. Her invitations to various neighbors to a cookie snack were quite

popular, and led to many late night conversations around the table. She helped out in everything fromkids ministry to youth nights to the young ladies Bible study, and was very handy with the camera.

Already, were realizing we dont have pictures of the latest events because wed gotten so used to Hollies photo-snappinghabits. She has moved back to Tennessee now, where shes finding out what God has in mind for the next phase of her life.

Living on the BORDERThis month, a new outreach ministry has grown out of Friday night youth club. A group of the "regulars" here who have been digging

in a little deeper in the ministry, have started a Christian band. They really want to use their band as an outreach to fringe youth. Their

vision is right in line with ours, so we've joined forces to step it up a notch and use Friday nights as a targeted evangelism night. The

band starts things off with a mini-concert, including some songs they've written, some praise and

worship stuff that's familiar here but with a new musical style, and some music without lyrics.

Afterward, Ken has a short devotional sort of talk, geared to those who aren't familiar with

Christianity or the church. Then we have a meal together, hang out, play some games, and start

conversations with the new folks.

Normally our Friday night attendance is mostly the youth from various churches in town, with a

few unchurched kids mixed in. For these concert nights, we've had more of the "never darkened

a church door" crowd than the typical Christian teens. This is really exciting in terms of

outreach. We have had between 25-35 in attendance each night.

We've got a sort of informal group going, including the members of the band, us, Sal, and another young couple. Sal took one of the

band members to his radio program and did an hour-long infomercial for the outreach nights. Naming things in English is really

popular right now, so they've named this group Holy Warriors and the Friday night event, The Border. The premise is that we live

close to enemy lines, engaging in warfare for the souls of those who live over the border, so to speak. The response is great so far, and

we are praying that God uses this to reach a group of kids that are shunned and overlooked in normal ministry. We're also excited at

how God will utilize this as a means of involving the youth in the group further in ministry, as they use their talents for the Kingdom.

God bless you!

Dios le bendiga! (Spanish)

andejra tanderovasa!(Guarani)

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