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June, 2009

Its finally gotten cold enough here for the long sleeves and warm blankets. What a change to sleep with more than asheet! We re blessed to be staying in a home with doors and windows, so we can close out the cold winds through thenight. Most of our neighbors aren t so fortunate. The past several weeks, YOU have bought them very warm blankets,

which we

ve delivered door-to-door. Many of the most needy families only speak Guarani, so we always take a translatorwith us. Most often its our evangelist friend, Sal. This is a double blessingbecause he knows these families, and they know he is a Christian. Even thoughwe can t have longconversations with them, theyassociate us with the Man withthe Bible and this opens thedoor to us for return visits.

One of the phrases we know howto say in Guarani is God bless you. A few days ago, I said this to anelderly woman who d just been handed a blanket. She was so excited andsaid, I know He is the one true God because my husband and I had nothing to cover ourselves with last night andtoday I have a blanket. Some of the homes are full of small children, and we sure sleep better at night knowingthey have something to bundle up in. We always tell them they are gifts from Christian friends in another part ofthe world who love them and are praying for them. They find this hard to fathom, it seems, but they always say thank you.

While visiting these homes, Ken decided to take on a family photo project. He realized that many of them picture of their children or their home. He went back out one day and photographed as many of then as heprinted them off to give as gifts. The families were a bit skeptical at first, asking a lot of questions about wwould be used for. We found small frames at a great price and put one of each family inside its own frameOver the next few days, we ll be walking back into the woods to deliver these gifts, just in time for Fathers Day.

We were contacted by a missionary couple in a city 5 hours from us about scarves and hats. They were givhandmade fleece ones made by a Paraguayan widow for needy children. They sent us a giant bag full of th

couple packs of MARSHMALLOWS!) and we had such funhanding these out. The teachersfrom the local elementary schooltold the children not to come toschool without their scarves andhats, so we ve been seeing fleece onevery head around!

My name will be great among the nations, from the rising to the setting of the sun Malachi 1:11

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UPDATE on TAP MISSION EXPERIENCEPlease help us pray for the direction of the mission school. We didn t have any committed students this session and are praying about God s will and timing concerning future plans. We are researching the possibilities of adjustments to the school s structure and general set-up. Keep posted with updates at the official webpage, www.tapemissions.org .

Friday Bible classes at the elementary school are such a bigchildren have been sharing with their parents, because some Mhear the Word of God, as well! Sal always presents the les

page to color, and they do an activity to remember what they

ve learned. For m them it

s the first time they

ve heard these stories, and even the teaquestions. The students are also learning what prayer is and

that they are very special in the eyes of God.

Saturday youth nights have been going very well. Our attendance is generally in the 20 s, and most of these young people are new to what shappening here. This past weekend, one of the young men from the Children s Home shared a scripture lesson with the group. These are hispeers kids he plays soccer with everyday and he boldly shared his faith and read scripture, explaining what each verse meant. At 13 yearsold, he was able to explain our need for God, that God sent Jesus as a means for us to have a relationship with Him, and how we could accept

Him and be in this relationship. The group that attends is mostly under 16 years of age. We continue to spend time throughout the week with the older teens and young adults, mostly hanging out in our home or at a little fire in the front yard. Please continue to pray that seeds being

planted will take root and produce a harvest of young Christians, ready to impact their world.

Project: Puente penpals have been a real treat for the children here. The kids get so excited to receive an email printoff from their penpal inthe States, and they want to write back IMMEDIATELY! One penpal sent a letter here through the mail, full of stickers. It was quite thebuzz for days, and Mirian still tells anyone who ll listen how her penpal sent her sooo many stickers, and that she loves her. If you want to getinvolved, there are plenty of children waiting. You aren t required to mail anything. You can send us emails and we ll translate them for the localchild you are paired with, and then when they respond, we send it back to you via email. Email us if you want to jump on board!

The first weekend in June was National Convention, and we were blessed to be with our brothers encouraged and renewed in the vision for the ripe harvest here and around the world. Nana (Chris s mom) visited with us for a lithree weeks, and we all enjoyed getting to spend time with her. All the things going on mean you ve gotten this newsletter a little l

usual, but we hope you understand and enjoy reading it. continually blessed, as you have blessed us. We appreciate so much your encouragement and support as we followGods lead in Paraguay. You are a part

of every work we do for the Kingdom, and were thrilled to be your partners inGods pl an for this country.

---Ken, Christie, Camille, and Caroline God bless you! Dios le bendiga! (Spanish) andejra tanderovas! (Guarani)

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