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Bethany House: In December, we bought household cleaning supplies, toiletries, toilet paper, paper towels, etc. to replenish their stock. We also bought some cookies and candy for the children.
At our Christmas banquet this year, we brought toys for children. We collected 85 toys which were distributed to Bethany House and Lorton Community Action Center. Because of your generosity we made Christmas possible for many children!
This year, TAGM turned in 66 boxes for Operation Christmas Child! Thanks to all that made this a success (Kindergarten class at Springfield Academy, friends, and church family). This year I tracked printed out the special barcodes so we could track where our boxes went. TAGM's boxes were sent to Jamaica, Jordan, Ukraine, Ecuador, Zimbabwe, Central Asia, and North Africa!
DEAR FAMILY AND FRIENDS,
THE GYPSY CHURCH IN ROMANIA THAT CHARLOTTE AND I WERE ABLE TO PARTIALLY FUND WITH THE HELP OF 2 CHURCHES AND 2 FRIENDS. THIS CHURCH COST $91,000 TO BUILD WHEREAS A CHURCH OF COMPARABLE SIZE CAN BE BUILT FOR ABOUT $8,000 IN THE PHILIPPINES.
PLEASE PRAY THAT FINANCES WILL COME IN TO PAY OFF THE LOAN THAT WAS MADE TO FINISH THE CHURCH. MY MISSIONARY FRIENDS OF 8 YEARS AND 23 TRIPS TO ROMANIA BORROWED $41,000 IN APRIL BECAUSE THEY WERE TOLD THAT CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL WOULD INCREASE 40% IN COST. ACTUALLY, THE COST INCREASED 50%! THEY STILL OWE $13,000. THE CHURCH ALSO NEEDS A FURNACE THAT COSTS $7,000. THE CHURCH IS SO POOR THAT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE ANY MONEY AT ALL TO THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS. GYPSIES ARE THE POOREST PEOPLE IN EUROPE. HOWEVER, THEY ARE GOD SEEKERS. REVIVAL HAS BROKEN OUT AMONG THE 300,000 GYPSIES IN FRANCE. 150,000 GYPSIES THERE ARE NOW BORN AGAIN! PTL!
THE CHURCH STARTED WITH 7 MEMBERS 5 YEARS AGO, AND NOW HAS 150 MEMBERS. IN AUGUST 600-700 PEOPLE ATTENDED A WORSHIP SERVICE AND THE WATER BAPTISM AT THE LOCAL RIVER. GOD IS REALLY MOVING IN THIS CHURCH. THEY ARE ALREADY EVANGELIZING SEVERAL NEARBY VILLAGES.
GOD BLESS.
KEITH
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