The Carders - Christian Missionaries in the Philippines

Update 2016-11-29

Thank You for praying for safety during the recent Tropical Storm TOKAGE (Marce)! The power came back after about 10 hours and the storm was gone next morning…sunshine and calm waters! And, not much damage, thank you LORD!

The weekly Ladies Bible study had to be canceled the last couple of weeks due to weather, but also due to illness in our village (cold & flue…).

The translation team is finalizing Bill MacDonald’s commentary on the Gospel of John, to get it ready for proof-reading, editing and type-setting. The next book to be translated, Philippians, is in the process. Please pray for the team, as Satan is attacking this effort, and some of the involved are discouraged…

Also, the translation of the KING OF GLORY is in its end stages and we are eagerly awaiting the documents. The current plan is to have one of the brother at the San Juan assembly read it and for Patrick to record the narration. The audio will then be integrated in to the KOG DVD movie…thats means that there is a lot of work ahead, but we are very joyful to be able to do it!

Finally, our visa (PH Immigration) needs to be renewed in January. It is always a challenge!

Please continue to pray for the following:

⚑ People’s Health

⚑ Weekly Women’s Bible Study

⚑ Second Bible Study to start

⚑ Translation of Bill Macdonalds’ Believer’s Bible Commentary in to Filipino

⚑ Translation of KING OF GLORY

⚑ Renewal of our visa with the Philippine Immigration Bureau in January

Thanks for praying with us and for us!

In Him,

Patrick & Karen

http://www.cmml.us/missionaries/m1569

“…A man’s heart plans his course, but Yahweh directs his steps….” – Prov 16:9 (WEB)

Update 2016-09-20

by PATRICK CARDER

Dear Friends and Family,

We praise the LORD that Patrick is getting stronger and well again. It was quite a scare with his recent 10 day stay in the hospital, due to diabetic keto-acidosis. He still is experiencing some fatigue at times and we continue to pray for the LORD’s care and provision.

We are so blessed by the growing women’s Bible study and just recently started teaching on the Gospel of John. To our surprise and joy, Sarah, the 12 year old girl that had been sent to Manila to earn money for the family, who we were praying for the LORD to protect her in the dangerous metro area, came back to Romblon and is again attending our study group! We thank the LORD for answering prayer!

The translation team is finalizing Bill MacDonald’s commentary on the Gospel of John (into Filipino), to get it ready for proof-reading, editing and type-setting. The next book to be translated will be the BBC on Philippians…

Please continue to pray for the following:

⚑ Patrick’s health

⚑ Weekly Women’s Bible Study

⚑ Translation of Bill Macdonalds’ Believer’s Bible Commentary in to Filipino

Thanks for praying with us for us!

In Him,

Patrick & Karen

http://www.cmml.us/missionaries/m1569

“…to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty,
dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen” – Jude 25

Women's Bible STudy Sarah is the 4th lady from the left…

Health Update 16-07-31

by PATRICK CARDER

Dear Friends and Family!

Thank you all for praying for Patrick’s health!

Here is a short update on all that has happened:

We arrived save and sound in Manila on Saturday, July 16th, after our 3 month furlough in the US, and all seemed to be fine.

Then, on Monday, Patrick started to feel nauseated and complained about a massive headache. The nausea quickly turned in to unbearable abdominal pain, including vomiting, which prompted us to call the ambulance on Wednesday morning.

After a day in the ER and a battery of tests, the diagnosis came down to “severe, life threatening, ketoacidosis (DKA), severe dehydration, and a possible viral infection”. Patrick was put on many different intravenous drips and was not able to eat solid food for 4 days. The DKA subsided, but he developed a low grade fever and was kept in the hospital for another week.

On the day Patrick was discharged, our doctor explained that, if we would have waited another few hours to get to the ER, Patrick could have slipped in to a coma and possibly died. All this seemed to have been caused by dehydration from air travel, dehydration from the diabetes medicine he was on at the time, a viral infection, and high glucose levels.

We praise the LORD through all of this and thank Him for His love, His compassion, and His mercies, that are new every day!

PS: Right now we are staying at the SIL guest house Quezon City, and will travel to Batangas, tomorrow (Monday), to catch a boat back to Romblon Island.

In Him,

Patrick & Karen

“Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgives all yours iniquities; who heals all your diseases; Who redeems your life from destruction; who crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercies…”” – Psalm 103:1-4

2016-05-13 Update

by PATRICK CARDER

Dear Friends and Family!

Finally, after a month of wonderful travel blessings, wonderful time with Family and Friends, we made it Home to Kansas, praise the LORD! We are so looking forward to fellowship and catching up with the Saints, Family and Friends in the Shawnee KS area!

Please continue to pray for us during our (first ever!)furlough, and also for the ongoing ministry on Romblon Island, Philippines!

Please remember to pray for:

⚑ Current ongoing weekly Bible studies

⚑ The Lord to establish 2 more Bibles studies

⚑ Constructive & rich feedback from the community about the translation quality

⚑ More Filipino translators for W. MacDonalds Bible Commentary

⚑ New Memory Bible Verse Kid’s Ministry (…just started up!)

⚑ Our invaluable Ministry helpers Lani Mangaring (& 3 kids), Lola Edith, and Bing…

Thanks for praying with us and for us!

In Him!

Patrick and Karen

Barangay Calabogo
Romblon Island
5500 Romblon, Romblon
PHILIPPINES

http://www.cmml.us/missionaries/m1569

“…to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen” – Jude 25

Update 2016-02-25

by PATRICK CARDER

Dear Friends and Family!

We got our airline tickets to the US, Praise the LORD!

The schedule of our FIRST furlough back to the US is, that we fly out from Manila to New York City, JFK, on April 6th, to stay at CMML, to then make our way to Michigan, Illinois, Kansas, Northern Ontario Canada, Vancouver BC, and, Lord willing, to San Francisco…We are planning to fly back to the Philippines the first week of July…Please pray that the LORD will arrange all the details!

We are planning to distribute rice and Gospel literature before we leave on our furlough, as we had wonderful responses from the recent 2 ones. We are praying for 2 more Bible studies, since some folks from or village expressed interest in such…

The translation work of William MacDonald’s BELIEVER’S BIBLE COMMENTARY is going well, and we shipped some copies of the “Community Readability Check” version of the Gospel of John, chapters 1-6, to assemblies in Bicol! We are praying for more translators, as it is indeed a large job!

Also, the LORD graciously provided funds for Bibles, and we just go a box of 25 Tagalog ones! Praise the LORD! It is such a blessing!

Please continue to pray for:

Current weekly Bible studies
The Lord to establish 2 more Bibles studies
Constructive & rich feedback from the community about the translation quality
More Filipino translators
Our furlough April 6th – June, 2016

Thanks for praying with us and for us!

In Him!

Patrick & Karen

http://www.cmml.us/missionaries/m1569

Update 2016-01-28

by PATRICK CARDER

Dear Friends and Family!

Things in our village are getting back to normal after the recent typhoon left a path of destruction behind. We are thankful to the LORD that no lives were lost and that we were able to minister to our community…

After the typhoon, we distributed a Christmas gift basket, filled with rice and other items, to all the families in our village. As a result, some folks mentioned an interest in Bible study! Praise the LORD! We are praying that we soon will start a new Bible study group!

We also distributed 266kg (590 pounds) of rice to the neighborhood south of us, to about 150 families. Here also, folks mentioned an interest in Bible study and we are praying that the interest is real and the LORD will allow us to have a new study group there!

The translation team is working hard on the Gospel of John in the “Believer’s Bible Commentary” and we just recently conducted a “Community Readability Check” here in Romblon. We had good and valuable feedback and the project was well received within our community. This is part of our “Quality Assurance” effort, to ensure that the translation can be comprehended by multiple population groups, like youth and rural folks. The team is in desperate need of more translators, so please pray that the LORD will provide!

We are finalizing our schedule for our 3 month Furlough to the US, starting the first week in April, and many details have to come about soon. Please pray!

Finally, we are scheduled to sail to Manila Feb. 5th and to stay for about a week. We are in need of supplies, but also we need to accomplish some tasks with the Immigration office. Please pray for safety, but also for strength, as the usual boat that went directly to Manila has been discontinued. We arrive in Batangas and have to take a 3h bus to Manila, which is very rough…

Please continue to pray for:

⚑ New possible Bible studies

⚑ Current Bible studies

⚑ Translation of William MacDonald’s “Believer’s Bible Commentary”

⚑ More translators

⚑ Furlough details to come about

⚑ Travel to Manila February 5th

Thank you for praying with us and for us!

In Him,

Patrick & Karen Carder

http://www.cmml.us/missionaries/m1569

Merry Christmas 2015!

by PATRICK CARDER

Typhoon Update: Dec. 18, 2015

by PATRICK CARDER

Hi All!

Again, we are OK! Thank you LORD!

And, thank you(!) for praying with us and for us!

Yesterday, it finally stopped raining and we visited with some of the folks in our village. There is a need for rice and building material, but it is hard to tell how much of what is truly required.

Patrick will try to meet with the barangay captain (village official), Jun Hilario, to do further assessment. Of all people, Jun’s house was totally destroyed and needs to rebuild from ground up!

Power was restored yesterday afternoon, as well as our internet that same evening! Praise the LORD! We are expecting short, intermittent outages due to ongoing repairs…

Also, our well pump is pumping water as I write this! Praise the LORD!

Yesterday, 1 of the 2 ATMs was online long enough, so we were able to withdraw much needed funds! Praise the LORD! …Karen is in town right now, buying needed groceries & supplies…

The LORD answers prayers! Praise Him!

In closing, please continue to pray for how we can help our neighbors in need…we need much wisdom in this regards, because of the cultural expectations (jealousy, corruption, etc.)…

Thanks for praying with us and for us!

In HIM!

http://www.cmml.us/missionaries/m1569

” Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgives all yours iniquities; who heals all your diseases; Who redeems your life from destruction; who crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercies…” – Psalm 103:1-4

Typhoon Update! Dec. 16th, 2015

by PATRICK CARDER

Dear Friends and Family!

On December 16th, 2015, Typhoon “Melor” (aka. “Nona”) came right on top of us (Tuesday) at 3 am, with 120 mph winds and left a huge path of destruction behind.

We are ok, praise the LORD!

Our village was severely damaged, but no lives were lost! Many of the houses have been destroyed and need to be rebuild from ground up…

We lost power Monday evening around 10pm and it probably will be out for few days… Many crews of men are clearing downed trees and debris from the electrical lines…please pray!

We get our drinking water form a shallow well across the street, but without power we can not pump it to our house and filter it…also, we do not know at this time if the water- or power lines, coming fro-&-to the well, are ok or damaged…Please pray!

We are running a small generator for 4-5 hours a day, to keep our fridge cold, but are low on fuel… ATMs are off line and we do not have access to funds at this moment to buy groceries and needed fuel for the generator (our pantry is stocked well, though… Please pray!

Our internet connection is slow or not working at all, so we might not be able to send any updates for some time…but we will keep trying…

Also, please pray for how we can help our neighbors in need, in a God honoring way. We need much wisdom in this regards, because of the cultural expectations (jealousy, corruption, etc.)…

Please continue to pray for us!

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“For the grace of God hath appeared, bringing salvation to all men, instructing us…looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; who gave himself for us…” – Titus 2:11-14

Banana Patch destroyed…

Community Nippa Hut destroyed

Community Nippa Hut destroyed…

Electrical Supply Line & Meter Pole destroyed…

Electrical Supply Line- & Meter- Pole destroyed…

Prayer Request 15-11-13

by PATRICK CARDER

Dear Friends and Family!

We are thankful to be home after being stranded in Manila for 4 weeks, and, thank you so much for praying for this!

We are gearing up to give out food packages to about 20 families in our village around the 10th of December and the LORD graciously provided funds for it. Praise Him! We are so thankful to the LORD that He is allowing us to minister the folks here in Calabogo!

Also, the LORD added another lady, Reza, to our Bible study group this week and the LORD provided funds to buy more Bibles! Praise Him!

In addition, please pray for Jennie, Denia and Barbara. Jennie is British, Denja is a Filipina from Italy, and Barbara is Australian. Karen spends time with all of them on-and-off, and Jennie comes to our Sunday Bible School and claims to know the Lord, but her life tells a different story. We are praying for a one-on-one Bible study with each of them. Pray for this and mainly, pray for their salvation!

The translation team is working their way through the Gospel of John and Patrick is working intensely on the mobile platform module creation, despite his low energy levels. Also, the team is planning to release a “community check” version of John Chapter 1, on the mobile platform and also as a spiral bound edition, to key people in our communities. We hope and pray for good and constructive feedback, and also new opportunities for Bible studies through this effort.

We are praying for more Filipinos to help us translate Bill’s Commentary in to Tagalog, for it is a big job. Please pray with us for this matter!

Please continue to pray for: