{"id":6907,"date":"2025-08-27T16:48:03","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T21:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/?p=6907"},"modified":"2025-08-27T16:55:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T21:55:06","slug":"bicket-newsletter-august-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/bicket-newsletter-august-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Bicket Newsletter: August 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It is Time!<\/strong><\/p>\n

That\u2019s right, it is time to GO! We\u2019re ready to \u201ccast off!!\u201d We have been officially released to go back to Peru!!! Praise God! Thank you, everyone, for helping us get to this point. Every gesture of hospitality, every conversation, every prayer, and every Spirit-led dollar sent to support God\u2019s mission in the Andes Mountains of Peru is and has been greatly appreciated. We will still visit the churches on our schedule for the rest of August and the first week of September. With that said, we are aiming to leave the States around the middle of September. We haven\u2019t bought our plane tickets just yet, but that will come shortly. Now that we\u2019ve been released, it\u2019s not the time to slow down. We need all hands on deck! All monthly support will now be even more important as your financial giving will help us to stay on the field for the entirety of the three to four years of our next term. To those who are already giving monthly, we want to say thank you all very much; keep it up. To those who have pledged to support but have not yet begun sending money, it\u2019s time to take that step of faith. With all that said, we want to thank everyone for their prayers and assistance so far. Alright, TEAM BICKET, let\u2019s do this. Steady as she goes!<\/p>\n

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The Final Push<\/strong><\/p>\n

As we\u2019ve been working toward the day we got the good news, we\u2019ve been all over the place. Since April, we\u2019ve visited folks in Altavista, Mayodan, Siler City, Wytheville, Christiansburg, Flat Rock, Burlington, Buffalo Ridge, Fairystone, Danville, Dry Fork, Eden (Draper), Park Springs, Swansonville, Lexington, West Durham (Hillsborough), Stuart, Collinsville, High Point, and Stanley. We\u2019ve enjoyed visiting with all kinds of people. When we\u2019ve had a free Wednesday, we\u2019ve also visited our next-door neighbors, the folks at Patrick Springs PH Church. We also wanted to convey a special thanks to all the church families near our temporary home here in Stuart. You have all been wonderful neighbors. I truly hope that the time spent with you all has been encouraging, inspiring, and challenging. I hope, also, that in some way, shape, or form, every person we made a connection with came to know God at least a little bit better. We had such fun getting to know you all. Thanks again for your hospitality and friendship. However, this is not the end. Remember, one of the main purposes of our coming off the field was to build a team. After this time of preparation, we're shifting into phase two of team building: the rescue. It\u2019s time to \u201clower us down\u201d into the \u201cwell.\u201d Let the rescue mission commence!<\/p>\n

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VBS and Camp Madness<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the last few months, our girls have attended a couple of VBSs and the Appalachian Conference\u2019s Kids Summer Camp, Camp Maranatha. Thanks again to all the workers who made those experiences wonderful. We (Jason and Catrina) even got to help a bit in one of the VBSs.<\/p>\n

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

Prayer Topics<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Praise God for successful fundraising and the continued flow of support.
\n\u2022 Continue praying for details concerning our plans to move to the mountains of Peru.
\n\u2022 Pray for Vivi and Nora with regard to their education, spiritual development, and character.<\/p>\n

Re-Entry!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Vivi and Nora are now nine and seven years old, respectively. After a full year of living in the United States, they have been eager for months to get back to Peru to see their closest friends and be back in their home church. Having been stateside so long, our Spanish language skills are a bit rusty, and the girls are especially nervous about getting back into the habit of speaking Spanish. Other challenges will include reintegration into Peruvian culture and even the culture of our ministry partners there in Peru. Even in the face of this transition, we are excited to begin preparing for our move to the mountains and to continue serving wherever God needs us to stoke the fires of revival. Please pray that we\u2019ll be able to hit the ground running. Thanks!<\/p>\n

Jason & Catrina Bicket<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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\r\n\r\n\u00a1Saludos desde Jap\u00f3n!<\/strong>\r\n

SEMBRANDO Y CEGANDO EN CAMBOYA<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\r\nCamboya se encuentra entre los pa\u00edses m\u00e1s pobres de Asia, tanto material como espiritualmente. Han pasado cuarenta a\u00f1os desde que Pol Pot y su Khmer Rouge mataron a m\u00e1s de dos millones de personas en un intento de establecer una utop\u00eda agraria comunista, pero el legado de esos a\u00f1os del holocausto todav\u00eda se puede observar en una grave falta de infraestructura, educaci\u00f3n, oportunidades y esperanza. Menos del 1% de los camboyanos conocen a Jesucristo como Se\u00f1or y Salvador.\r\n\r\nEn septiembre, Russell ayud\u00f3 a organizar y dirigir un equipo de ministerio a Camboya para realizar una serie de cl\u00ednicas m\u00e9dicas en varias aldeas. Los miembros del equipo proced\u00edan de Carolina del Norte, Carolina del Sur, Georgia, Jap\u00f3n y Filipinas.\r\n\r\nLas condiciones eran a menudo r\u00fasticas ya que llev\u00e1bamos a cabo cl\u00ednicas en las iglesias de las aldeas. En un lugar, los funcionarios locales nos obligaron a cerrar. El gobierno budista autoritario vigila de cerca y en ocasiones restringe las actividades de los cristianos.\r\n\r\nEn otras aldeas, las autoridades enviaron polic\u00edas y m\u00e9dicos locales para observarnos, pero estos se fueron impresionados por la experiencia y la amabilidad de nuestro equipo. \u00a1Incluso se unieron al trabajo y nos invitaron a volver!\r\n\r\nLas madres j\u00f3venes estaban agradecidas de recibir vitaminas y medicamentos para las enfermedades de sus hijos, mientras que los ancianos estaban encantados de recibir anteojos para leer. Adem\u00e1s de ofrecer atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica b\u00e1sica y palabras de esperanza y aliento, los miembros del equipo tambi\u00e9n oraron por los pacientes que buscaron su ayuda. \u00a1La oraci\u00f3n es la mejor medicina de todas!\r\n\r\nJunto con el personal m\u00e9dico, tuvimos la bendici\u00f3n de tener un contingente de j\u00f3venes sobresalientes para ministrar a los ni\u00f1os en cada lugar. \u00a1Estamos orgullosos de decir que nuestro nieto Alex fue parte de este din\u00e1mico equipo!\r\n\r\nLos ni\u00f1os disfrutaron jugando juegos al aire libre, haciendo manualidades, escuchando historias b\u00edblicas, aprendiendo canciones del evangelio y \u00a1simplemente divirti\u00e9ndose! Lo mejor de todo es que los ni\u00f1os aprendieron a orarle a Jes\u00fas y tuvieron la oportunidad de ofrecerle sus vidas.\r\n\r\nEn a\u00f1os pasados, hemos invertido tiempo, esfuerzo y financiamiento en viajes similares, ayudando a trabajos pioneros y cavando pozos para aldeas. En este viaje, nos complaci\u00f3 especialmente ver el fruto de estas inversiones en la forma de florecer nuevas iglesias.\r\n

PUNTOS PARA LA ORACI\u00d3N<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\u2022 Ore para que las iglesias en Camboya no sean oprimidas y restringidas en sus actividades, sino que tengan libertad para adorar y difundir el evangelio.\r\n\r\n\u2022 Nuestras iglesias est\u00e1n ayudando a los j\u00f3venes en sus comunidades al ense\u00f1ar ingl\u00e9s y ofrecer capacitaci\u00f3n en computaci\u00f3n. Ore para que los j\u00f3venes est\u00e9n equipados para servir al Se\u00f1or y traer prosperidad a su naci\u00f3n.\r\n\r\n\u2022 Ore por el misionero que lidera nuestro trabajo en Camboya, el Rev. Merlen Lamanilao de Filipinas. Ore por su apoyo financiero y por su hija adolescente que pronto se graduar\u00e1 de la escuela secundaria.\r\n\r\n\u2022 Ore por los pr\u00f3ximos viajes a Tailandia y Nepal, por viajes seguros y un ministerio eficaz.\r\n\r\n\u2022 Nuestro apoyo financiero ha disminuido, lo que ha obstaculizado nuestra capacidad para viajar y ministrar. Ore para que nuestro apoyo aumente y considere ayudar a responder a esa oraci\u00f3n.\r\n\r\n\u00a1Gracias por su colaboraci\u00f3n en el evangelio!\r\n\r\nRussell y Sandra Board<\/strong><\/em><\/span>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","author_name":"Jason & Catrina Bicket","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/Newsletter-Family-Farm-Pic-1-e1744907725649.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb62Ar-1Np","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6907","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\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6907"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6907\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}