Dear Prayer Partners

This is part of an email sent by Nancy, Chairman of the Colombian Board, in January for our prayers.

PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING

Even though this year we had disagreeable things happen, we have many reasons to give thanks to our great God for His great and marvelous blessings.

Children Receiving Christ

The job was hard but we feel very joyful when we see the number of children that have received Christ and have heard the gospel.

Material Blessings

We are also thankful for the material blessings we have received. Both the children of Fusa and Lucero had a children's show presented by Word of Life ministries, they shared the gospel with the children using a musical play. We also delivered gifts to them, the gifts were of clothes and groceries which were donated by an uncle of Rocio -- all of this was from churches, you all in England, friends and employees of the Bank Colpatria, a business called Hatofina -- all of whom helped us make happy needy children for Christmas. We gave gifts to nearly 400 children in Lucero and Fusa and got two new sponsors for Willie Gomez as well.

Granja Peniel

Another blessing is that we finished the house at the farm .... and there are many things for which we can be thankful.

Christmas

All of the children of Casa Peniel went to their families for Christmas, the children wanted to go and the parents told us they wanted to have Christmas with their children. We are fearful to let them go sometimes but we cannot ignore the requests of their parents, we must trust in the Lord and He can care for them. Norberto and Willie wanted to return early so they are with the Bye family during this time, we will go to Fusa day after tomorrow to get Andres.

The Boys

Diego, Victor and Norberto have confirmed places in the school in El Rosal, we have to go soon to find out if there will be spaces for the others.

PRAYER REQUESTS FOR 2002

These are our prayer requests for the New Year:

• gratitude for the work of the Lord in everything;
• all of those who make the ministry possible;
• those who give; the workers; those who pray faithfully;
• for the restored lives of the children and for those difficult moments in which we witness the
  faithfulness of the Lord;
• for Granja Peniel;
• we ask for security for the children in their spiritual lives and in their physical being;
• that they will become accustomed to the life at the farm and to their new schools;
• for the children of Fusa and Lucero that they might find a good church to help them grow spiritually; that they will have enough to eat and that the Lord will help certain families that have special problems;
• for the safety of the foreigners, the Bye family, Lucy and Paula;
• for Rocio and Ezekiel, and their children for wisdom and patience and adaptation at the farm;
• for new workers who are concerned about children;
• for the Board members that they will be burdened with the needs of the children and faithful to complete their responsibilities;
• for a feeding program in Lucero and that there will continue to be money available for the program in Fusa;
• for the whole program at the farm, it is such a blessing;
• for the resources needed for the well;
• for me for wisdom that my objectives for the ministry will be holy and my challenges will be blessed unto the Lord;
• for all of you that the Lord gives you wisdom and continues using you all as He wishes.

I want to tell you about what is going on in my life. It was a great blessing to be with my family [over Christmas], I could rest and reorder my ideas...... I needed to get some distance and be in the warmth of my family. I left the 20th and arrived the 21st. It was difficult, we have to be careful because of the guerrillas and there were many traffic jams in the road. But thanks to the Lord we arrived well and I could think and dream, I have many ideas about future projects, one is of the farm and the other of the carpenter workshop, I ask the Lord for gifted people to help in these things. Also for the feeding program for Lucero, I know that the Lord will provide, our plan of strategy is to pray.

In Christ
Deborah Catchatoor

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