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July 21, 2009 Update
Hello. We finally arrived in
Minnesota. We enjoyed our travels from Perú. We were
able to see shark fishing in Florida, a war site in
Georgia and friends and sites in North and South
Carolina. We then stayed two weeks in a house
provided by Bill and Roxanne Reynolds in Oberlin,
Ohio. They were a blessing to our family in many
ways. The house was just across the street from the
First Congregational church where Charles Finney
preached over a century before. We spoke with the
pastor and the church is totally liberal now. They
have a huge, beautiful monument there for the
martyrs in the boxers rebellion in China and it is
very controversial as all associated with the
college totally reject the Bible these days. While
there we did what we could to get ready for furlough
at the Baptist Mid-Missions home office in Cleveland
and the following week was spent at the 2009 Annual
BMM Conference. It was a blessing for our entire
family.
We then visited with Sam and Beth Rojas talking over
things about the house and church in Urubamba where
they will be filling in while we are in the states.
Pray for them as they just found out that Beth is
expecting their third child. They are excited about
this blessing, but she is very sick. They hope to be
able to arrive in Perú in the next month so please
pray as they finish up reporting to their churches
and then make the final preparations.
We arrived up in northern Minnesota last Wednesday
(07/14) and so we've been getting settled into our
home and enjoying family here. God has truly blessed
us through the church family where Sharon grew up.
Her brother Nathan is the pastor and he and his wife
Donna found a house for us to live in. The church
family then provided the furniture, washer, dryer,
beds, dressers, desks and also stocked the cupboards
and fridge. The kids are enjoying their cousins and
we have already had many memories at the farm and
lakes around here with our family and friends.
Pray for an opportunity I have to speak at a junior
and Senior camp here in the next two weeks. Then I
will be making a trip the second week of August to
Iowa for a couple module courses at FBTS in Ankeny
and for some meetings there.
Just got word this morning that our dog, queen, was
poisoned and another propane gas tank was stolen
from our house. Our neighbor also had two dogs
poisoned. Pray for this time of transition and
building the fence before Sam and Beth arrive.
Our mailing address is at Sharon's parents. It is
3244 Aurora Rd., Makinen, MN 55763. Our cell phone
numbers are Ken: (218) 290-5007 and Sharon is (218)
290-5036 (Verizon). We will be contacting our
churches soon to set up meetings if we haven't
already got something set up. Thanks for your
prayers and support and may God help us all to be
faithful.
Ken & Sharon Loveall
BMM, Perú
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