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Newsletter
from Rev. Louie Mar
June
2007
Dear Brothers and Sisters
in Christ,
Our favorite Bible verse,
(Ps. 2:11) "Serve the Lord with fear and rejoice
with trembling." Has given us peace and power when
we are serving Him in ALL situations in Panama. God
has strengthened us when we were weak; He humbles us
when we were richly blessed.
The following are praises
and blessings occurred in the past few months.
1. Trip to Far East: Praise
the Lord that we have two months of Home Assignment.
We spent 4 weeks in Far East. Our first stop was Singapore.
A former couple of Obarrio Alliance Church (OAC) members
picked us up at the airport and treated us really like
Ambassador of Christ in the next 7 days. They said that
it is their honor to take care God's servants. What
a blessing! The next stops were Hong Kong and China.
We spent some time with family members and some friends
we had known over 60 years. We also went to Far Yuen,
Canton to meet several OAC members' families. Some of
these parents complained that their sons for closing
business on Sunday in Panama. We had a good time of
sharing the Gospel and explained to them the unexpected
God's blessings of closing business on Sunday in Panama.
They deeply concerned for their children's future in
Panama. After this Far Yuen visitation, we feel that
we have more responsibilities to take care of the Spiritual
and physical well-being of OAC members.
2. 40th wedding Anniversary:
Our 3 daughters and sons-in-law planned a family gathering
at Yosemite, CA to honor our 40th Anniversary. We received
a photo Album titled "40 years of Celebration".
Three daughters secretly went through hundreds of family
pictures taken in last 40 years in our SF home. They
selected about 135 pictures to put into this album.
Each picture carries its precious memory. The inscriptions
written by our daughters in the album really touched
our hearts. For example: "We draw strength from
God in tough time from watching how Mom and Dad handled
their trials. We thank our parents to provide us the
most important lessons; which is to always trust in
God and to come before God in ALL areas"
We are not perfect parents.
We thank God for helping us to pass our trust and love
to the Lord to our next generations.
3. Short Term Mission
(STM), Lay Pastor Training, Camps: From June to August,
2008, we will lead or co-ordinate several STM serving
in different cities in Panama. A Lay Pastor Training
is scheduled from June 23 to June 28. The 6th English
Camp will be held at Camping Resort Hotel from July
28 to August 1. Our church will host the Missionary
Experiencing Camp from July 11 to July 21. Also, a special
Consultation Meeting for the Latin America is scheduled
in July, 2008 in Panama. They are here to plan, to mobilize,
and care for the current as well as the future ministries
in Latin America countries.
Please remember all of
the above coming events in your prayers. May we serve
and glorify Him in a much better and effective way.
Your Co-worker in Christ,
Louie and Kim Mar in Panama
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