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The home behind the old wooden fence…
October 2006 Prayer Letter
“Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.” Lamentations 3:22 October 1, 2006 Dear Loved Ones, We are so pleased to share with you that Cora's recovery has been smooth and quick. Thank you once again for all your prayers on her behalf. She was very excited to…
October 1, 2006 Prayer Letter
October 1, 2006 Dear Friends and Family, Thank you so much for your faithful prayers and support these last few years. I have been humbled and overwhelmed by your sacrifice and generosity. Whenever I receive pictures, e-mails, or letters with updates from you, I am refreshed knowing that we are partners in this ministry. In…
Beggars Society: September 10, 2006: Discussion – Michael and Laura Alley
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Lament to Imagine to Celebrate
“But we have no water,” she lamented. “We have no money. If we had money, we could have water. But it costs $300 to install water. So, we have no water.” “My daughters are working down in the city. They are working in shops. They earn money for food. But there's…
News from Camp
September 2006 Dear Friends, Another year of camps has come and gone. At the end of July we spent a week in the mountains with 26 kids. As I have said before, this was my first year to go with the kids to camp (in the past I've always gone with the street boys) and…
September 2006
Dear family and friends, First of all, thank you so so much for your overwhelming support. So many have you have spoken encouraging words to me, given generously of your own funds, and prayed for me. I hope all is well with you. Life has been strange in Toulon, Ill., where I am…
September prayer letter
Lima, August 12, 2006 The following letter is written by a Peruvian staff member Anna Monteviller, Programs Director for the WMF community in Lima, Peru. As the majority of the Peruvian staff receive their salaries through support given to WMF Peru, they desire to express their gratitude through these regular communications. We hope that this…
September, 2006 prayer letter
Dear friends and family, Greetings from Lima, Peru! We are reunited with the WMF community in Lima after spending the month of July visiting the States, thankful for the ways in which we were loved on by so many of you while we visited. As our time was short this year, we sincerely wish that…
September 2006 Prayer Letter
August 14, 2006 Dear Family and Friends, When you receive this letter it will already be September and in if you're like me the rest of this year will seem to fly by very quickly. And as soon as I realize it the end of the year is around the corner, which means summer for…
September Prayer Letter
Dear Friends, I wanted to give you an update this month on what has been happening in our community over the summer. But first, some of you may have received an announcement that we are holding and Open House in Omaha on the 30th of September. For logistical reasons, we've had to change…