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Religion is both!<\/span><\/h2>\n

Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction and to keep oneself unstained from the world (James 1:27).<\/p>\n

Surely it is not easy for a Christian in our day and age to keep oneself unstained from the world. It seems that the world pushes itself closer and closer upon us, trying to grab our attention from morning till evening. It takes so much more effort for all of us now to keep focused on the Lord. It is so different from one hundred years ago, when most Christians lived in an agricultural society, with far fewer distractions. Nevertheless, we must continue and keep fighting to preserve our closeness to the Lord; you in your country and we on the mission field.<\/p>\n

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We know of a man, who kept himself unstained from the world and cared for orphans and widows. His name is Dimitru Dudeman. We never met him in person, but we saw the tremendous impact his life had on others.\u00a0Dimitru\u00a0passed away in 1997, just before we started to do mission work in his hometown in Romania.<\/p>\n

Dimitru loved God and followed Him closely. For many years he smuggled Bibles into Romania and was eventually arrested, put in prison, and severely tortured for five months. Then, miraculously, he was released from prison and forcefully put out of the country with his wife, daughter, son-in-law, and three grandsons. When Romania finally became a free country, Dimitru and his family returned to his beloved home.<\/p>\n

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While Dimitru was in exile, the Lord had shown him a great vision. He would start an orphanage in his hometown and also care for the widows and the poor in the villages around.<\/p>\n

When we arrived in Romania in 1998 and looked at the orphanage for the first time, we were so amazed. We saw this huge building with a beautiful church next to it and 120 orphans who were well cared for. We heard about Dimitru’s vision from Virginia, his daughter. She was now the one who mothered the 120 children and, at the same time, looked after the widows and the poor.<\/p>\n

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Right away, we started to help her and provided many families with cows, horses, and whatever they needed to survive the cold Romanian winters. Year after year, we saw the children grow up both in stature and in the knowledge of God. I remember Sebastian, as a baby, when I held him in my arms. Last month, we saw him again; now a serious young man, dedicated to his Lord. Thirty of the orphans are currently supported by the People to People program. Any opportunity we have, we visit the orphanage and look upon the happy faces of the little ones. All the while thinking of this one man, unstained from the world, who, with the help of his family and with a great heart for the orphans, made this all come to pass. To God be the glory!<\/p>\n

In His service,<\/strong><\/em>
\nBen and Marianne Janssen<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Cuando lo vemos claramente en un tiempo de adoraci\u00f3n y oraci\u00f3n, \u00a1\u00c9l es espectacular! Su presencia es impresionante! \u00c9l te ama a ti y a m\u00ed mucho; Vale la pena nuestro tiempo para buscar su presencia. Esta ha sido una temporada ocupada de ministerios, viajes y giros inesperados de eventos. Muchas iglesias nuevas han surgido en los \u00faltimos seis meses. Dios nos ha conectado con muchos pastores excelentes, y sentimos que hemos entrado en una \"organizaci\u00f3n\" para formar una familia de IPHC aqu\u00ed en Nepal. \"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a> Judith y yo hemos ministrado en dos pa\u00edses durante los \u00faltimos meses. En Nepal, tuvimos muchas reuniones de pastores, varias en nuestra mesa de comedor y en cafeter\u00edas. En India, celebramos una conferencia de pastores durante la temporada de monzones, donde las fuertes lluvias en Nepal e India causaron muchas inundaciones. S\u00f3lo unos pocos pastores pudieron venir, pero algunos de ellos eran nuevos. Eso eleva nuestra cuenta en India a alrededor de 30 iglesias y pastores. \u00a1A Dios sea la gloria! Buenas noticias, el director de la Conferencia Oeste, Tony y su esposa, Roma, tienen un beb\u00e9, Zion. \u00a1Sentimos como si hubi\u00e9ramos agregado un nuevo miembro agregado a nuestra familia! \"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a> Diez d\u00edas despu\u00e9s de regresar a Nepal, recibimos una llamada de que mi padre, Danny, hab\u00eda sufrido un derrame cerebral grave. Inmediatamente nos fuimos a Texas. Estaba en coma cuando llegamos y fuimos a estar con el Se\u00f1or una semana m\u00e1s tarde. Mi padre era un hombre de Dios de 88 a\u00f1os que cri\u00f3 a nuestra familia en la iglesia, trabaj\u00f3 duro y ten\u00eda la mayor integridad de todos los que conoc\u00eda. Fue amado y ser\u00e1 muy extra\u00f1ado. Mi madre de 84 a\u00f1os se est\u00e1 adaptando lo mejor posible, est\u00e1 en buen estado de salud y hablamos con ella semanalmente. Su apoyo, amor y oraciones nos han ayudado a sostenernos en una \u00e9poca dif\u00edcil, con las bendiciones de Dios en medio de todo. \u00a1Gracias! \"\"<\/a> Necesidades de oraci\u00f3n<\/strong> \u2022 Ore por nuestro equipo mientras trabajamos juntos para organizar varios grupos durante los pr\u00f3ximos tres meses. \u2022 Oremos para que las iglesias de Nepal est\u00e9n unificadas y proclamen audazmente las buenas nuevas a pesar de los desaf\u00edos. La ley contra la conversi\u00f3n se aplica m\u00e1s fuerte ahora que antes. Necesitamos sabidur\u00eda en cada situaci\u00f3n para superar los planes del enemigo para esta naci\u00f3n. \u2022 Ore por la protecci\u00f3n de Dios sobre cada uno de los miembros de nuestro equipo aqu\u00ed en Nepal, as\u00ed como por nuestros l\u00edderes en la India. \u2022 Un aumento en las finanzas del ministerio como se indica a continuaci\u00f3n. Necesitamos fondos para ayudarnos con las Conferencias Nacionales y Estatales. Necesitamos reunir a estos pastores y directores trimestralmente, y el costo promedio es de alrededor de $ 700.00 para cada reuni\u00f3n. El costo es alto en parte porque no tenemos nuestras propias instalaciones, pero estamos orando y creyendo que esto cambiar\u00e1 muy pronto. \"\u00a1Con Dios todo es posible!\" \"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a> Bendiciones, Danny y Judith Williams<\/strong><\/em>","author_name":"","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/05\/Newsletters.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb62Ar-AO","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2282","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=2282"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2282\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}