Dear Friends and Family!
As reported previously, we finally made it to the island, praise the Lord!
We are still unpacking boxes from the move, but are settling in nicely…
It seems everything we do takes 5 times longer than we are used to,
due to transportation, lack of parts on the island, weather, etc…
The good news is that each person we meet in the process is one more
person we build relationship with to share the gospel with, either at that
time or in the future… so its all good!
As to the repairs on the house, we are having the windows put in today for the
main bedroom and might continue next week with the 6 windows downstairs in
the kitchen and living room.
We are so thankful to the Lord for our friends, Lani Mangaring, and Jeffrey,
a young Christian man, who come almost daily to help us. We are so blessed!
We also thankful to the Lord, that we were able to break bread in our home every
Sunday thus far. The Mangaring family and sometimes Jeffrey would attend…
Patrick is teaching on the New Testament principles of gathering, using
Bill MacDonald’s Books “Christ Loved the Church”, always including the Gospel
message…we are so blessed!
Lani, her kids, and Jeffrey are wanting to help with the children’s ministry, and we
already had our first meeting to brainstorm ideas. What a joy! Please pray!
There also have been some challenges since we moved here:
– the well pump, which belongs to our neighbor, broke and it took about a week to
get it repaired! Thank the Lord that we had enough water left in the tank!
– the main sewer line clogged and it took us a couple of days to get it repaired…
– we lost power for almost 2 day due to vandalism to the electric meter, which is
located on a pole at the street. It rained, the meter got wet and blew up!
Thank the Lord that nothing caught on fire (meter,, cables and conduit were replaced,
because they were burned and charred!).
– there have been many flat tires…
Prayer request:
– for future children’s ministry, including a “feeding” program
– for future Bible studies with Winnie and Jun Dalida, Arnold and Ling-Ling,
Jun Hilario (barangay kapitan, village official), and the Managaring family
– for Lola (grandmother) Edith’s roof of house, which is still damaged
– Auntie Edna and Elsa (landlord’s aunts) for salvation
– for God’s provision in all things
– for God’s protection
– for good testimony with the people
– safe water for washing, cooking and drinking
– for the vandalism to stop
– for the well pump to last
We miss you all very much!
With much love,
In HIM,
Patrick & Karen Carder
“…And He (the Lord Jesus Christ) is the propitiation (ie. Atoning Sacrifice)
for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world…”
1 John 2:2
