{"id":2097,"date":"2018-05-17T13:27:34","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T13:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/?p=2097"},"modified":"2018-05-17T13:27:34","modified_gmt":"2018-05-17T13:27:34","slug":"barton-newsletter-may-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/barton-newsletter-may-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Barton Newsletter: May 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

MINISTRY IN 2018<\/span><\/h2>\n

My apologies for having taken so long to get this newsletter together for mailing.<\/p>\n

Since arriving back in the Philippines on October 31, 2017, we have been continuing the work that God has given us. The Schools of Ministry (SOM) have been in operation since March 3, 2018. The SOM in Rosario, La Union, has been meeting every first and third Thursday of every month, while the one in Baguio City has been meeting every first and third Saturday. We have completed the first year of teaching in these two schools.<\/p>\n

We have also opened a new SOM at Bishop Arnold Aragon\u2019s church in Tarlac City. This is the 25th SOM to open in Asia. We meet there every first and third Tuesday of the month. Please pray that these schools will continue to prosper, that God will use them to reap a great harvest in the Philippines, and that He will send forth laborers into the nations of Asia. Two ladies, who attend the SOM in Baguio, both in their 70s, have already begun doing missionary work in Asia.<\/p>\n

In addition to my teaching, I have continued to preach at the church in Urquico every second Sunday of the month, and at CCC Tarlac every last Sunday.<\/p>\n

Remy has been doing great and her health keeps improving. She continues to travel with me to the SOMs and still translates for me every second Sunday in Urquico. Remy has also had some speaking engagements. She spoke at CCC Tarlac on February 11 for their Valentines night. She goes to the market every day and ministers to the vendors and other shoppers. Please pray that the Lord will continue to bless her with good health and strength.<\/p>\n

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Remy translating as I preach<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Ethan has been very diligent in his homeschooling and is almost done with his grade nine curriculum. By the time you are reading this, he will most likely have finished grade nine. He looks forward to going back to a \u201cregular\u201d school in June. He leads worship in Urquico at least twice a month since we returned. In addition to this, he has started playing the keyboard for the worship team in Urquico. Please pray that the Lord will continue to give him wisdom in his studies and increase his effectiveness in his ministry.<\/p>\n

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Ethan leading worship<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Natanya has finished Kindergarten and had her \u201cMoving Up\u201d ceremony on April 5. She was asked by the faculty to give the \u201cWords of Gratitude\u201d on behalf of her class. She received six medals for her achievements. Natanya will begin grade one at the beginning of the new school year in June. She is a very bright student, but she has problems with reading. She is active in school activities and recently competed in a poem recital, where she received an award for participation. She is now very active in Urquico\u2019s dance ministry, but she continues to sing with her brother and cousins whenever we visit a church. We praise the Lord that her birth certificate has been approved and, by the time you receive this, it will have been registered with the National Statistic Office. However, we now face the challenge of finalizing the adoption. Please pray that this process will run smoothly so that she can come with us on our next furlough. Also, pray that she will have an eagerness to learn and a desire to serve God.<\/p>\n

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Natanya & Remy picking grapes<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Thank you for your continued prayer support as well as your financial support. May God\u2019s blessings continue to overflow daily in your life.<\/p>\n

Douglas, Remy, Ethan, And Natanya Barton<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MINISTRY IN 2018 My apologies for having taken so long to get this newsletter together for mailing. Since arriving back in the Philippines on October 31, 2017, we have been…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":2100,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,4],"tags":[268,127,214,300],"class_list":{"0":"post-2097","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-missionary-newsletters","8":"category-world-missions","9":"tag-268","10":"tag-barton","11":"tag-douglas-remy-barton","12":"tag-may","13":"entry"},"title_es":"Intitulado","content_es":"

\u00a1GUAUU! \u00a1\u00a1\u00a1LA IGLESIA SE VUELVE IMPRESIONANTE !!! HERMOSOS PIES, ALFOMBRAS, AIRE ACONDICIONADO, HERMOSO P\u00daLPURA Y VENTANAS MANUFACTURADAS ...<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

El primer servicio de la iglesia en los Estados Unidos es normalmente un choque cultural para nosotros despu\u00e9s de estar en \u00c1frica durante tres a\u00f1os. Muchas de nuestras iglesias en el sur de \u00c1frica tienen pisos de concreto, sin techos, ventanas b\u00e1sicas, ba\u00f1os exteriores, sin aire acondicionado y p\u00falpitos artesanales hechos con madera de desecho. Sin embargo, las personas all\u00ed est\u00e1n llenas del gozo del Se\u00f1or: danzar, cantar y dar testimonio de la provisi\u00f3n y la grandeza de Dios.<\/p>\r\n

\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

GRADUACI\u00d3N Y BODA<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Un punto culminante de nuestro permiso ha sido asistir a la graduaci\u00f3n de la escuela secundaria de nuestra nieta, Shaan Delport. \"\"<\/a> Otro ha sido que Joe se haya casado con nuestro nieto, Trysten Delport, y su bella novia, Rachel Lowry Delport.<\/p>\r\n

NUESTRO VIAJE MISIONERO<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

La \u00fanica cosa que ha sostenido nuestro viaje como misioneros es el llamado de Dios. Durante veintinueve a\u00f1os, hemos experimentado la gu\u00eda y direcci\u00f3n de Dios en nuestras vidas. \u00c9l nunca nos ha fallado, independientemente de los desaf\u00edos que hemos tenido que enfrentar. Los catorce a\u00f1os que pasamos en Zimbabwe fueron muy gratificantes ya que invertimos en la vida de l\u00edderes, personas y ni\u00f1os. Fue durante ese tiempo, Dios nos llam\u00f3 al centro y norte de Mozambique a un pa\u00eds destrozado y personas heridas, que hab\u00edan sufrido 17 a\u00f1os de guerra civil. Este fue uno de los momentos m\u00e1s gratificantes de nuestro ministerio, ya que las personas recibieron a Jes\u00fas como su ancla.<\/p>\r\n

Nos pidieron que nos mudemos en 2002 para servir como Directores Regionales para \u00c1frica del Sur, supervisando el trabajo en seis pa\u00edses. En los \u00faltimos 15 a\u00f1os, hemos experimentado un movimiento fenomenal de Dios en esta regi\u00f3n. Los siguientes son algunos de los puntos destacados recientes:<\/p>\r\n

\u2022 La APS sudafricana estableci\u00f3 su duod\u00e9cima conferencia en 2016<\/p>\r\n

\u2022 La Conferencia General de Botswana tuvo una exitosa conferencia anual de 2017 en Mahalapye, Botswana. Est\u00e1n planeando comenzar dos conferencias nuevas.<\/p>\r\n

\u2022 El programa de capacitaci\u00f3n de liderazgo ISOM (Escuela Internacional de Ministerio) ha sido muy efectivo en nuestra iglesia en Francistown, Botswana. Tambi\u00e9n se est\u00e1 estableciendo en otras \u00e1reas del pa\u00eds.<\/p>\r\n

\u2022 En junio de 2016, celebramos la dedicaci\u00f3n de nuestra iglesia en Maputo, Mozambique. La iglesia ya tiene 300 personas presentes y est\u00e1 creciendo.<\/p>\r\n\u2022 En noviembre, 21 estudiantes se graduaron de Advance School of Ministry en Lilongwe,\r\n

NUESTRO VIAJE MISIONERO CONTINU\u00d3<\/p>\r\n

\u2022 La capacitaci\u00f3n de DCPI est\u00e1 funcionando bien en Sud\u00e1frica. La mayor\u00eda de las conferencias han participado en los programas de capacitaci\u00f3n con buenos resultados.<\/p>\r\n

\u2022 Varios equipos de EE. UU. Han visitado Mozambique a lo largo de los a\u00f1os.<\/p>\r\n

\u2022 Joe realiz\u00f3 numerosos eventos de capacitaci\u00f3n de liderazgo en iglesias y conferencias durante todo el a\u00f1o.<\/p>\r\n

\u2022 La Conferencia General de Sud\u00e1frica ha estado trabajando arduamente para establecer el programa de capacitaci\u00f3n ISOM, que comenzar\u00e1 a principios de 2017. Cada una de las 12 conferencias se ha comprometido a que al menos cinco iglesias participen en el programa. Esto significa que habr\u00e1 60 centros de capacitaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\r\n

\u2022 La Conferencia del Sur de Mozambique licenci\u00f3 a 22 l\u00edderes j\u00f3venes, y los desafi\u00f3 a convertirse en plantadores de iglesias en las ciudades y pueblos de la regi\u00f3n.<\/p>\r\n

\u2022 Swazilandia ha visto un crecimiento fenomenal de la iglesia. En ocho a\u00f1os, nuestros misioneros sudafricanos, el reverendo Xolani y Thembeka Ngema, han plantado seis iglesias. Est\u00e1n apuntando a Manzini, la segunda ciudad m\u00e1s grande de Swazilandia para plantar la pr\u00f3xima iglesia.<\/p>\r\n

SOLICITUD ESPECIAL<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Necesitamos soporte mensual adicional para permitirnos regresar al campo. Si puede contribuir a nuestro ministerio en el sur de \u00c1frica, lo apreciaremos mucho.<\/p>\r\n

Puede contactarnos en: joedelportwmm@aol.com o 864-999-0148.<\/p>\r\n

\u00a1\u00a1\u00a1GRACIAS POR TU APOYO!!!<\/p>\r\nJoe y Maggie Delport","author_name":"","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180419_145212-e1526563540766.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb62Ar-xP","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2097"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2097\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}