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November 2009
Dear Partners in Prayer,
“Being enriched in every thing to all
bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving
to God" (2 Corinthians 9:11). God provides all
that we need. We should praise Him for that and
share what He provides for us with others, so that
they, too, can praise the Lord.
Thank you for praying for Debbie and Joshua while
they were in the United States for Debbie's visits
with doctors and then as they were with other
believers, family and friends. Debbie saw God's hand
in everything that happened on the trip: in her
visits with the doctors, in testifying of God's
goodness in churches where she and Joshua attended
in Ohio and Tennessee and at an open house for them
in Cedarville, in spending time with both sides of
our family, in meeting with friends, in being able
to purchase items on special sales in stores and
even in the people they met on the airplane flights
back to Perú. She was able to share what the Lord
has done in our lives with unsaved family members.
The trip was not without difficulties, but the Lord
was at work, even in the hard times. Debbie and
Joshua returned Saturday evening, October 31 and
were packed pretty full, as Debbie had made quite a
few trips to Wal-Mart. They made their way back to
Lima just fine, along with the things they worked
hard to bring to Perú. Some of these included Barq's
root beer that Debbie's folks had sent for Josiah, a
video game Jonathan had ordered and a couple of
textbooks Bruce used when he studied electrical
engineering that he hopes will be of help with the
radio ministry. They also brought back some new
clothing and food items. The entire trip was a very
special time for Debbie and Joshua and we can't say
"thank you" enough for your prayers for them.
Bruce is in Cusco and has been looking for a place
for us to live. He had the help of a Perúvian pastor
and several missionaries during his search,
resulting in the decision to rent a furnished,
5th-floor apartment in Cusco. He sent pictures via
e-mail to the rest of the family to help in the
decision process. The apartment is very similar to
the one we had in Miraflores, when we first came to
Perú. Bruce plans on returning Tuesday, November 24.
Tim Whatley confirmed with us that he is planning on
leaving Cusco for another trip to Lima on Monday,
December 7 and we could possibly accompany him on a
return trip on Thursday, December 10.
Here are some other updates and items for prayer:
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Bruce’s
aunt, Sue Maddux, continues to do well. She
expects to be completing her chemotherapy
treatments soon.
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Debbie’s mom, Lois Mowrey, is scheduled to have
an ultrasound on her liver the Wednesday before
Thanksgiving, November 25. Please pray for her
that God's will would be done and for her
salvation.
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Bruce
is doing some looking for a vehicle as he is in
Cusco. We believe the Lord would probably have
us wait until after we move to Cusco to purchase
something, but Bruce may do some more looking in
Lima after he returns from his trip.
Obviously,
we have a lot for which to be thankful. It has been
just a little over a year since we came to Perú and
the Lord has done so much for us in our coming and
since that time. He provided places for us to live
and helped us with our Spanish language classes. He
let us meet new friends here and see some we hadn't
seen for a while. He gave us peace during Debbie's
recent medical issue and safety to her and Joshua as
they traveled to the United States and back again.
He continues to guide us and for this we are
grateful.
We trust that you all are able to be thankful at
this season. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving and
thanks again for your prayers!
Sincerely in Christ,
Bruce, Debbie, Joshua, Josiah, and Jonathan Maddux
2 Corinthians 4:5-6
Field Address: Casilla 138, La Molina Lima 12, Perú
011-51-1-368-5495 (international from the US)
(937) 919-5231 (domestic from the US)
brucendebbie87@gmail.com
Sending Church: Grace Baptist
Church, PO Box 12, Cedarville, OH 45314
(937) 766-2391
gracecedarville.org
Station Information: Radio
Chaski 5980 kHz SW and 630 kHz AM Radio Mensajero
94.9 MHz FM, Calle Belén 600, Urubamba, Cusco-Perú
http://home.att.net/~greatcommission/RadioChaski/
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