Wow this year has gone by fast! I've been out of the country 3 times this year to put roofs on and minister to people in Haiti, and gone and Preached to thousands in the Philippines twice! God has been so good to me and let me do all these things for His glory.

I am almost done with the newsletter from my last trip to the Philippines in November and should be getting it sent before the end of the year! I look forward to partnering with you in the future for the sake of the Gospel.

There is a trip January 15th to the Philippines, I am not able to go but my friend Emily White is going. She will go for the two week trip and then head to south Mindanao to minister to the BTEA orphans for 4 more weeks. she needs to raise about 500 more dollars to be able to go. I ask that you pray for her as she goes out to share Gods love with these people. Please pray about supporting her financially, this trip reaches thousands of students with the Gospel and changes many lives.

If you would like to make a tax deductible donation go to www.btea.org on the left hand side click short term missionaries and then scroll down to her name and enter the amount.
Thanks and God bless as we go through the Christmas season!

To know you in your sufferings.

I have fallen in love with this song called knowing you. its a hymn here is the link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGbuz8QuhmE

This is a great song! but buried within the fourth verse is a phrase that makes me a little uncomfortable. it says:

Oh to know the power of Your risen life,
And to know You in Your sufferings;
To become like You in Your death, my Lord,
So with You to live and never die.

As I think about what this phrase means and how it applies to my life ,I'am hit with two things.

One is that we can't be afraid to know Christ in his sufferings, because if we are afraid of what mere man can do to us we will never advance the Gospel.
The Bible says:
1Jn 4:18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.
So if we are made perfect in love, we need not be afraid of anything. I mean whats the worst that could happen? which brings me to my second though.

Second "To become like You in Your death, my Lord." Are we prepared to lose it "all" so that others can hear about Jesus. I think I can say that I am.

Php 1:21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

So the worst people can do is promote you to Jesus' feet.

God bless!