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Our team in Chimbarongo has sent this report from the Chile camp meeting of the Wednesday and Thursday services, written by Carrie Keju and Yvonne Sletmoe Wilson who attended the camp meeting last year as well:
We are so enjoying Chile camp meeting 2017! It’s very good to be back in Chimbarongo. Over the past year we have kept in touch with many here, so returning truly was just...
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The Chile camp meeting continued on Monday with an evening of music. Two of our team from the United States (Jayne Ortiz and Yvonne Sletmoe Wilson) sent this report of the event as well as Tuesday’s services:
This year the evening of music was held in honor of Ana Maria González Valenzuela and Manuel Alejandro Gutiérrez Herrera, two saints from Chimbarongo who passed away in December. Many among their family...
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Last week, Sam Ajayi, Director of South America Work, and his wife, Shade, traveled to Chimbarongo for the Chile camp meeting, which began this past Sunday, February 5. They had expected to be joined by a team of eight from the United States (Andres and Zaida Mercedes and Elvido and Jayne Ortiz of the Bronx, New York; Dial and Carrie Keju of Washington, D.C; and Duane and Yvonne Wilson of...
The end-of-the-year activities at the Apostolic Faith Church in Wharton, New Jersey, included a Christmas musical and skit titled “For Unto Us a Child Is Born” on December 18, and a three-day retreat from December 30 to January 1. The Christmas musical began with the congregation singing Christmas carols, followed by the instrumentalists playing “Symphony No. 36” by Mickel Rondeau. Victoria Timbilla, from the elementary class, gave a recitation about the...
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Tim and Lisa DeBusk continued this past weekend with their visit to the saints in the Dominican Republic. They reported that on Saturday a pastor’s meeting was held, and though many had to travel two or more hours to attend, about seventy-five came to the meeting. Afterwards, lunch was served, and everyone enjoyed a time of fellowship before returning to their various church locations.
The DeBusks attended Sunday services at our...
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Tim Debusk, Director of Caribbean Work, and his wife, Lisa, are in the Dominican Republic to visit several of our churches there. They arrived on Tuesday, January 24, and the next evening, attended the service at our Quisqueya, La Romana, church were Bido Franklin is the pastor.
They said that as the congregation was arriving, Brother Bido’s wife, Betty, was singing beautifully the song “Breathe,” and the sweet presence of the Lord...
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The dedication of our Philippines headquarters church in Bagong Sikat was held on Sunday. First, though, we attended Sunday school at 9:00 a.m. in the original church, which is now the chapel. The adult classes were held outside as it was a beautiful sunny day with ninety-degree weather. The young people met inside and were taught by a relatively young staff with a determination to carry the...
