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May Greetings!<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

We have many different types of devotional readings, Sunday services, etc., to heighten our anticipation for the special celebrations through the days and weeks before Christmas and Easter. These holidays provide opportunities to recapture their significance, and they even allow our lives to be refreshed and refocused.<\/p>\n

In the Old Testament, God was the ultimate event planner, establishing seven annual feasts for the Israelites to observe. The Hebrew word for feast means appointed times. Everything God planned and orchestrated was done with the intention of His redemptive work.<\/p>\n

\"He has made everything beautiful in its time. He also has planted eternity in men's hearts and minds [a divinely implanted sense of a purpose working through the ages which nothing under the sun but God alone can satisfy]\" (Ecclesiastes 3:11a Amplified Bible).<\/p>\n

God's Appointed Times<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Recently, in a village outside of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, property for a church was purchased. This land is between two Buddhist temples in the area. In this nation, of less than 2% Christians, a church building would usually just be another structure added to the community.<\/p>\n

As our IPHC people there began the ministry, the curious and needy began to come. Medical missions were hosted, and other various outreaches met physical needs. Their vision to start a tutorial center flourished and now overflows with children as the parents begin to realize that the ministry's only motive is to bless a community.<\/p>\n

A feeding program was also launched and is another vital aspect of this ministry. Every church on the planet knows a potluck lunch will draw a crowd. As the children gather, there is a time of games, sharing, and, most importantly, the love the children sense during these occasions. These are the appointed times Ecclesiastes is speaking of. Events like these activate hearts to the awareness of an eternal God. Today, many of those children are now teens and actively involved in the ministry of the church.<\/p>\n

\"Children<\/a><\/p>\n

Our late missionary, Sammy Lamanilao, shared this story with me several years ago. One child told her relative to bring her to church because she heard Jesus was there. As she ran into the church, she innocently asked Pastor Sammy, \"Are you Jesus?\"<\/p>\n

\"People<\/a><\/p>\n

PTP, motivated by God's unconditional love, serves as the humanitarian arm of World Missions Ministries. The outreach ministries continue to bring hope by spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ and radically transforming societies in the world's most challenging and unreached areas. As the PTP Coordinator for Asia, I personally see, experience, and testify that the various ministry platforms do impact nations. Please check out our short video clips at https:\/\/iphc.org\/ptp\/.<\/p>\n

It is comical; as I viewed the videos and looked at myself, I caught myself smiling at those faces. Maybe you'll find yourself sharing a smile with them too. Perhaps you will feel the tug of the Holy Spirit inviting you to help create \"those appointed times\" in one of these ministries through your giving.<\/p>\n

On behalf of the countries of Cambodia, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Bhutan, Malaysia, and Thailand, our hearts are full of gratitude and thanksgiving for your bountiful love, which is expressed in your giving. I am personally so grateful as well! We do serve a God who allows us to live outside our limitations because His provisions are limitless.<\/p>\n

Thank you for your prayers and support,<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Debra Crook<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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\u00a1Saludos!<\/span><\/h2>\r\nEstamos a mediados de 2019, y estoy muy agradecido de ser parte de lo que Dios est\u00e1 haciendo a trav\u00e9s de la Iglesia Vida en Jes\u00fas en la ciudad de Baguio y Asia con los Ministerios People to People. Disfruta leyendo estos testimonios.<\/span>\r\n

Signos de vida<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\"Se\u00f1ales de vida\" es el ministerio sordo a trav\u00e9s de la Iglesia Vida en Jes\u00fas que comenz\u00f3 hace varios a\u00f1os. Los domingos por la ma\u00f1ana, sus sillas est\u00e1n dispuestas en una secci\u00f3n espec\u00edfica de la iglesia. Como con cualquier ministerio, hay altibajos; la excitaci\u00f3n alcanza su punto m\u00e1ximo y se disipa y la asistencia disminuye. Este ha sido el caso con este ministerio durante los \u00faltimos a\u00f1os. Esa secci\u00f3n puede tener uno o dos sordos y, los domingos, los \u00fanicos son los int\u00e9rpretes.<\/span>\r\n\r\nLa parte sorprendente de este ministerio es que la iglesia siempre ha tenido miembros dispuestos a aprender el lenguaje de se\u00f1as, incluso si no ven\u00eda nadie. Despu\u00e9s de uno de los servicios dominicales, en la primera parte del a\u00f1o, sent\u00ed que el Se\u00f1or dec\u00eda \"re\u00fana a los int\u00e9rpretes y ore\". Les pregunt\u00e9 qu\u00e9 esperaban y por qu\u00e9 estaban all\u00ed. Cada uno comparti\u00f3 que cre\u00edan que Dios estaba haciendo y har\u00eda algo en la comunidad sorda. Nuestra oraci\u00f3n fue: \"Dios, si necesitas dejar morir este ministerio, si necesitas hacer algo totalmente diferente, no nos importa, pero reconocemos que este ministerio es tuyo. Entonces, depende de usted resucitarlo y darle vida \".<\/span>\r\n\r\nUnas semanas despu\u00e9s, una de las ex asistentes y su prometido se presentaron en nuestra oficina pidiendo asesoramiento prematrimonial. A trav\u00e9s de esa sesi\u00f3n, se restableci\u00f3 una relaci\u00f3n anterior que tuvimos con una escuela para sordos. En los \u00faltimos dos meses, 15 han aceptado a Jes\u00fas como su Salvador y son fieles a su estudio b\u00edblico a mitad de semana. Dios est\u00e1 dando vida nuevamente a este ministerio.<\/span>\r\n

Myanmar: marcando la diferencia<\/span><\/h3>\r\nDurante un viaje a Myanmar en mayo, TEAMS, uno de los ministerios de People to People, se uni\u00f3 a un grupo de estudiantes de Emmanuel College. Siempre es divertido ser parte del primer viaje misionero de alguien. Algunos est\u00e1n buscando t\u00edtulos m\u00e9dicos, por lo que ser parte de una extensi\u00f3n m\u00e9dica tuvo un impacto significativo en sus vidas. Nos encontramos con tantos pacientes que, al final de cada d\u00eda, sab\u00edamos que se satisfac\u00edan las necesidades personales y que la vida se ve\u00eda afectada por el amor mostrado.<\/span>\r\n\r\nLas iglesias albergan las cl\u00ednicas. Esta es una manera maravillosa no solo de alentarlos, sino tambi\u00e9n de impactar y fortalecer la comunidad a la que sirven. Por supuesto, estos eventos atraen multitudes y una gran cantidad de ni\u00f1os curiosos. Como los ni\u00f1os est\u00e1n de vacaciones de verano, se quedar\u00e1n todo el d\u00eda. Otros estudiantes de EC aprovecharon esta oportunidad para ministrar y jugar con ellos. S\u00e9 que estos ni\u00f1os tuvieron una experiencia que nunca olvidar\u00e1n, y rezamos para que las semillas sembradas en sus vidas florezcan e influyan en ellos a diario.<\/span>\r\n\r\nEn una esquina de la habitaci\u00f3n hab\u00eda una mesa muy popular, apodada \"La mesa feliz\". \u00bfPor qu\u00e9 esta mesa era tan diferente? Mientras revisaban una serie de preguntas y ofrec\u00edan una soluci\u00f3n a su problema, sus rostros brillaban. \u00bfQu\u00e9 era este portador de alegr\u00eda? \u00a1Un simple par de anteojos para leer sin receta!<\/span>\r\n\r\nMayo es un mes extremadamente caluroso en Myanmar y, en varios d\u00edas, las temperaturas rondaron los 105 grados. En habitaciones congestionadas, esperar\u00edamos fan\u00e1ticos pero, sin electricidad, pensamos que esto no podr\u00eda suceder. Ahora he descubierto mi uso favorito de la bater\u00eda de un autom\u00f3vil; atar un ventilador y obtener alivio. Con la cantidad de ventiladores configurados cada d\u00eda, estoy agradecido por las personas que conozco que nos prestaron sus ventiladores y bater\u00edas.<\/span>\r\n

Estar involucrado<\/span><\/h3>\r\nLos testimonios no solo nos animan, sino que tambi\u00e9n encienden el Esp\u00edritu de Dios en nosotros para que participemos. El privilegio de servir a los Ministerios People to People, los l\u00edderes de los pa\u00edses de Asia y ser enviado por usted es una experiencia muy humillante. Necesito su colaboraci\u00f3n en apoyo y oraci\u00f3n; a continuaci\u00f3n se muestra la informaci\u00f3n que necesita para hacerlo. \u00a1Sigamos dando testimonio de su bondad!<\/span>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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