Recently God has been answering prayers so rapidly, we haven't done a fantastic job of passing those answers on to you. I wanted to take just a moment to update you in three areas we've been asking prayer for to encourage you that the Lord is answering them.
Miguel:
I have been asking for prayer regarding starting a church in San Cristóbal, the salvation of Miguel, and for a bible study between him and a friend of his recently. Well I'm still not entirely clear on the salvation part (I should know more in our next 1x1 together), but today was a big day for the other two. When I showed up for the study today I found that his friend we were going to meet with had something come up and wouldn't be able to join us, but Miguel told me not to worry and just smiled. He then led me to his neighbor's home where his brother and three neighbors were waiting for me. We then proceeded to study the bible together. It was an awesome time and the best part was they all expressed interest in continuing to meet on a regular basis.
God has definitely been at work in Miguel and in San Cristóbal. Miguel, through his own initiative, decided our group should enlarge, and he went out and invited his neighbors personally to attend the study. We have been praying for a truly nationally-led initiative and it seems God is answering.
A second evidence of God at work, is that the house we met in today was one of the ones hit very hard during last May's floods. I truly believe that these floods were used by God to develop friendships and trust among us and our neighbors that God used to prepare the soil in which this church will be planted.
Gene:
Our supervisor was medevaced to the states last October for emergency heart surgery. He has had very serious complications and infections from that surgery and hasn't yet returned to the DR. I received the following report from his wife Julie yesterday:
“Great news! Gene does not have to have surgery! This past week his incision began to heal, without medication. Through answered prayer. That area that was draining is completely dried up. When Gene saw the doctor yesterday, there was nothing for him to see! Isn’t God good? The doctor said that we should know for sure by the end of two weeks that the infection is not coming back. The incision looks the best it has since the surgery. Gene also feels the best he has since his surgery. He still has a long way to go, but he has come so far. He will go to see his heart doctor next Monday. As soon as we know when he is released and when we are able to return to the DR, we will let you know. Thank you so much for your prayers, emails, and phone calls. Please continue to pray for complete healing and recovery. God is definitely moving!!”
Adelyn:
Fellow missionaries and our close friends Anthony and DeNiel were medevaced to the states the day after Chase was born due to serious complications with DeNiel's pregnancy. Adelyn was born several weeks prematurely and has been hospitalized since birth. Anthony just sent me this update:
Adelyn is soon to be 6 weeks old! Although she is stable, there are some hoops for her to jump through before she can leave the NICU. We still don't know exactly WHEN, but we're hoping to be out around the end of January. She finished ALL of her 32 mls bottle today for the first time. They feed her every 3 hours through a tube, except for 2 bottles per day. Before they can release Addi, she must get the hang of bottle feeding, breathing all on her own, keep her body temp regulated, and digesting everything properly. Digestion has been one of her major struggles all along. Please keep praying for all of these things. On a positive note, praise the Lord, she is 3.11 lbs now!
Thank you so much for your prayers. They sustain us and make it all possible.
“I believe it will only be known on the last day how much has been accomplished [overseas] by the prayers of earnest believers at home” – J.O. Fraser







