Dear brothers and
sisters in Christ. We are thankful for
your prayers over the last months.
The school year
finished with lots of activity. There
were two graduations – one for kindergarten and one for primary. The primary group actually were taken on a
retreat that included staying overnight at a local retreat. We had the opportunity to encourage them to
stay firm as they leave the school since there is no secondary being offered at
Strong Tower yet.
We finished the
school year with a chocolatada – everyone eats paneton (a sweet bread with
fruit mixed through) and hot chocolate, we also had the children present songs
and dramas and gave the people a message from God.
Our two daughters
made it down for Christmas. Jessica came
down with her fiancé Scott and Lindsay came down with her friend Jessica. We enjoyed our time with them although things were quite busy and they
did get roped into helping with the school year end closing. It was nice to spend some time with them over the holidays.
Thank-you for
praying for Delores. She is a young
mother in our meeting who recently became pregnant (fourth child). Initially this caused conflict at home which
has since been resolved. We tried
unsuccessfully to get in touch with her for several weeks after she told us,
and finally found her at a local hospital.
She has been suffering from severe gastritis and morning sickness – so
much so that she had been in for a month.
When we found her she was very low emotionally.
Through some
financial assistance we had her checked at a specialist in town who gave her
some meds to help her. She is doing
better although still in the hospital.
She is three months along in her pregnancy.
We had a rare
privilege this week. A lady from our
meeting invited me to go to her home to share the gospel with three of her
friends. So Kim and I went and for two
hours shared the gospel and answered questions.
Five people showed up although one lady was a saved mother who wanted
her daughter to hear the good news. They
listened well and had good questions.
Please pray for them to see the light.
They are Adeila, Isabel and husband Carlos, Nancy. God willing Kim and I will get do some
follow-up with them.
I have been busy
helping at the school painting and preparing for the summer school and next
year. I will be changing focus next
month to pack up as we prepare to head back to Canada in April. Our plan is to let our lease go on the house
so we will be looking at moving everything.
We do not have any
specific direction on what God will have us to do, but have seen many
opportunities. We appreciate your prayers to know where we can best serve Him.
For now He is keeping us busy here.
In Him
Mark Kim and
family
