tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85674773640754407202024-03-05T21:22:13.033-08:00Brian and LorenaStories and News from Africa, Asia, and EuropeWood Family in Asia, Africa, and sometimes Europehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415283429658300811noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567477364075440720.post-45919458251852023742024-03-05T19:38:00.000-08:002024-03-05T21:21:40.169-08:00Pictures from Australia<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZdc3mL5AmLJFeYqmocENtWCFXB2K4WuhjL16sVaPsYH4hg8kXx4e4CMdNn77vbSmXurAbmyuW-rNwa_RyFXLKt_HbFfRUZg80QxvRxaHJhyphenhyphenQLws6dLJK9AnTWgwLHvZr0dkb_AsaGozuKmsCxG1AS8KEWkakpxhbkBXKqBO1NAkxqm9lVkMbm3WQ5lcA/s4032/IMG_0662.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZdc3mL5AmLJFeYqmocENtWCFXB2K4WuhjL16sVaPsYH4hg8kXx4e4CMdNn77vbSmXurAbmyuW-rNwa_RyFXLKt_HbFfRUZg80QxvRxaHJhyphenhyphenQLws6dLJK9AnTWgwLHvZr0dkb_AsaGozuKmsCxG1AS8KEWkakpxhbkBXKqBO1NAkxqm9lVkMbm3WQ5lcA/s320/IMG_0662.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset in Alice Springs</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxIyQjMzF1IFJrHuDMsrtvq1JpNNiGa2pKDc4HHZp7Mc8IWT9kbo4SkVb3VjIl426kxszxz0oFXCIoC96NpAVukfa8XWlkGXjLObHFr5mod5rFUrsJiaGhdPypUzDIKY00UjJNsYv8RHGAlneVI-2cGZbpIPDCSfOsjE4rV4kgsaoMCwZ9Va16rXsIkY0/s4032/IMG_0769.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxIyQjMzF1IFJrHuDMsrtvq1JpNNiGa2pKDc4HHZp7Mc8IWT9kbo4SkVb3VjIl426kxszxz0oFXCIoC96NpAVukfa8XWlkGXjLObHFr5mod5rFUrsJiaGhdPypUzDIKY00UjJNsYv8RHGAlneVI-2cGZbpIPDCSfOsjE4rV4kgsaoMCwZ9Va16rXsIkY0/s320/IMG_0769.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swimming Hole in Alice Springs</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1xeucrMoIbIn5deh9FcysOoKcikdSzXa73_DHtKWBbY7qoHgyVoCtSRXpZgPZV8dbTH51xVX_7Yj5L_JOxXrXH6zl7j9aYuaGDhJMNc4KbaFL6O_KfBphbOPS4d-QnNHEHKchBJvfdFlx17Xnovmd-fLtgkokd19v7ET0NaAFA2iMjZcKMdub3tp_fiQ/s3747/IMG_0801.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1731" data-original-width="3747" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1xeucrMoIbIn5deh9FcysOoKcikdSzXa73_DHtKWBbY7qoHgyVoCtSRXpZgPZV8dbTH51xVX_7Yj5L_JOxXrXH6zl7j9aYuaGDhJMNc4KbaFL6O_KfBphbOPS4d-QnNHEHKchBJvfdFlx17Xnovmd-fLtgkokd19v7ET0NaAFA2iMjZcKMdub3tp_fiQ/s320/IMG_0801.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful wild birds in the outback (our frontyard)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIoniRsxhB7ii5EUOemF_ib4ST4uxfQDOM3SYkxnV7_Cyxtm_v9nAR1pAa8GET_A68ArWLgfd4tndtv9gjq-LZbLwGlFaklCCQiDScjijJy1YyHIK63CtBRiU6cZA4dsHhmwvo11TeR0fxi8ZulDRBZfe3_A7KzwB34f008UHR7MzYUCq73K1PmoT8SKM/s1500/Kangaroos.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="980" data-original-width="1500" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIoniRsxhB7ii5EUOemF_ib4ST4uxfQDOM3SYkxnV7_Cyxtm_v9nAR1pAa8GET_A68ArWLgfd4tndtv9gjq-LZbLwGlFaklCCQiDScjijJy1YyHIK63CtBRiU6cZA4dsHhmwvo11TeR0fxi8ZulDRBZfe3_A7KzwB34f008UHR7MzYUCq73K1PmoT8SKM/s320/Kangaroos.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Only aboriginals are allowed to touch these walls. All others will receive a huge fine if <br />caught touching them.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUakuEAh2OhU3qdJmzWQ0i04TqF7I6uZpp-tH-JzcZUH5TeociOvCl-W-rRLtN4M-G7yfW5bIBGPBNUcJ_C8i3sGQcY3decqeg9rTnxIyqz-xCSIsTeUuLily-aq-T3qjGTjr2c0POZPMBBTZQl-u_1FgOG-jY_RkEHqsm5phN4nT2LrDC2yZRGWEfLig/s4032/IMG_0603.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUakuEAh2OhU3qdJmzWQ0i04TqF7I6uZpp-tH-JzcZUH5TeociOvCl-W-rRLtN4M-G7yfW5bIBGPBNUcJ_C8i3sGQcY3decqeg9rTnxIyqz-xCSIsTeUuLily-aq-T3qjGTjr2c0POZPMBBTZQl-u_1FgOG-jY_RkEHqsm5phN4nT2LrDC2yZRGWEfLig/s320/IMG_0603.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA0cvVeM0uI7QNkXDZu96r2RA4KSXx7MhCAwaQ7u_GtGRXT9CvOUlfMSQsn_F8TF6W-mx7kEM1aPCG-s1uamjyuWhbpSc1KO38_qlwYaAKAcXkcIca3jcGdnfRFQW4BYxy9P9FU7XTL5yjVSBCho0YImYPOWYkCvkmy-XshLRj99DiLz5D2EzVW8lKbIQ/s4032/IMG_0657.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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Many move here to enjoy an education for their children and free medical care.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZO5w1spruJSE-dMrWh39FPvzN208-UpDlS3vbk3JDJalCPAxcv4mQVqKFr7KEc8BXszRrX3NBM4NvxT_QqALgiF5FGmFhgdHh-fcJ18weRKSuEYcHhMbxwJogftGhNOjQG0qufkB4H4NNKuXWJXDUtIjz9KUiNDEPJWG00BMvx42HFf9q2LNP1rXyGw/s4032/IMG_0787.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZO5w1spruJSE-dMrWh39FPvzN208-UpDlS3vbk3JDJalCPAxcv4mQVqKFr7KEc8BXszRrX3NBM4NvxT_QqALgiF5FGmFhgdHh-fcJ18weRKSuEYcHhMbxwJogftGhNOjQG0qufkB4H4NNKuXWJXDUtIjz9KUiNDEPJWG00BMvx42HFf9q2LNP1rXyGw/s320/IMG_0787.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjybCT38MtcO1_LpOdMrdLlBv8uNGgFM9VqmYdYS_gGfZifjmbg8Ml87ISricb5Y1PNHZob6je5puAXsSBj6f_y2wgdOJ-mKN3rgPlrOZiK9_kEweujCVouQgUzVoWB4HXMxrT7UjO7LgKKlpZQMVhjnAXrgcv1BkClxCaiP-7nRd12q9Ite4fza_Vu-Wg/s2075/IMG_1718.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1170" data-original-width="2075" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjybCT38MtcO1_LpOdMrdLlBv8uNGgFM9VqmYdYS_gGfZifjmbg8Ml87ISricb5Y1PNHZob6je5puAXsSBj6f_y2wgdOJ-mKN3rgPlrOZiK9_kEweujCVouQgUzVoWB4HXMxrT7UjO7LgKKlpZQMVhjnAXrgcv1BkClxCaiP-7nRd12q9Ite4fza_Vu-Wg/s320/IMG_1718.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Beautiful Outback</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Wood Family in Asia, Africa, and sometimes Europehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415283429658300811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567477364075440720.post-49574663197729237462023-12-19T04:48:00.000-08:002023-12-19T07:05:35.820-08:00Kulap is lifeless and unresponsive due to a stroke… But God! <p><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Among the many lovely gypsies we met, was Kulap. Kulap almost died five years ago due to a stroke. She was completely paralyzed and could not even lift her head. Kulap stayed in the hospital for four more months with no improvement. Finally, the doctors sent her home with a feeding tube and said there was nothing more they could do. Kulap’s husband recounted, “She was unresponsive, like a vegetable.” </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">One day Jay came by their house. He prayed for Kulap as she lay there still and lifeless. “Suddenly her leg twitched!” her husband exclaimed. Kulap told us she was taken to heaven in a dream while Jay was praying for her. “It was very beautiful. I saw an angel with big wings. The angel pointed to the side and then I saw a man in white. He said, ‘I love you and I want to heal you. You will have evidence of your healing when you can move your little finger.’ He touched me and I felt so loved. When I woke up, I could move my little finger!” </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">“This gave me hope!” she exclaimed. A few days later, she pulled the feeding tube out of her throat, believing God for her healing. From that day forward, she ate on her own. Within three months, she was 100% healed! Jay led Kulap to the Lord and now five years later, she is still a faithful believer. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">When we sat with Kulap to hear her story, she called her husband over to join us. Her husband was still an unbeliever, but as he joined in, we could see such joy on his face as he recounted the miraculous healing he personally witnessed in his wife. With puzzlement, we asked, “What is keeping you from following Jesus?” Our conversation continued (too much to explain), the Holy Spirit touched his heart, and he finally gave his life to Jesus. We’re so happy to he has now come into the family! </p>Wood Family in Asia, Africa, and sometimes Europehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415283429658300811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567477364075440720.post-6742134773392337912023-12-19T04:46:00.000-08:002023-12-19T07:05:08.646-08:00Lalissa unexpectedly receives a 20-year prison sentence - with 3 small children at home<p><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">“Would you like to earn 1,000 baht (about $33.) simply by allowing us to use your bank account?” asked a gang of criminals looking for a way to launder their money. Living in desperate poverty conditions with her husband and three children, Lalissa thought this could be a helpful solution. Jay, our missionary friend, warned her that this was dangerous. Regardless, she accepted the offer. Unfortunately, a sting operation proceeded with police suddenly arriving on the scene. Lalissa had no warning and no “rights” to inform her family what was happening. Someone saw her being arrested, so the family knew she wasn’t kidnapped, but it was apparently impossible for them to locate her among all the prisons in Thailand. “We had a four-month-old baby, a four-year-old, and an 11-year-old! This was very difficult for me to take care of them and still work,” reflected Lamon, Lalissa’s husband. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Lalissa pled guilty after being told this would give her a lighter sentence. Fainting in dismay and hopelessness, the judge’s words swirled in her mind, “You are sentenced to 20 years imprisonment!” Lalissa was a lukewarm Christian up to this point. She knew a little about God, but recounts, “I was depressed and felt I had no purpose in life.” Now forced to live in a room with 250 other women among this prison of 6,000 inmates, desperation set in. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b>But God…!</b> Not too much time passed before a Christian lady befriended Lalissa and invited her to a Bible study! This prison encouraged religious gatherings. The Christians had the largest group, encompassing 70% of the inmates. They met together every morning and night and tenderly took Lalissa under their wings. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">After a few months, Lalissa’s friend was released. She promptly informed Lamon of his wife’s location. He was relieved, but due to their distance and need to take care of the children, he could rarely visit. Lalissa’s friend lived closer, however, and was able to faithfully bring her much needed nutritious food and encouragement.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Lalissa flourished with renewed faith, passing on Christ’s hope and love to her fellow inmates. She eventually became a leader in this Christian community, teaching Bible studies and leading worship regularly. The prison officials saw this remarkable change in Lalissa and rewarded her with a lowered sentence of three years and eight months! </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Now, four years later, Brian and I, along with our friends Jay and Sally, sit together with dear Lalissa and her family on the wooden porch of their modest home along the seacoast of southern Thailand full of love and joy, as they share their wonderful testimony of God’s fulfilled promise, “All things work together for good for those who love God and are called according to his purpose” Romans 8:28. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">“Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom. One generation commends your works to another; they tell of your mighty acts…. They celebrate your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of your righteousness.” (Ps. 145). </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Thank you for reading our stories and celebrating God’s goodness with us! </p>Wood Family in Asia, Africa, and sometimes Europehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415283429658300811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567477364075440720.post-11694911874415827782023-12-19T04:43:00.000-08:002023-12-19T06:03:16.797-08:00Funniest looking Monkey on the Planet<p> From December 4th</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_fo85XcrRr6y_aQ3zxlqynE1iPQonbElWV-v4SGPd6RPSw6awFSImhHy909vxt2eKns16KRobahd36JoQ-E8Fy3Zr8Dbg848TPTWSjTwmtwJ8oraASziNDgsuGY-mn5ilSaFCQwpJ2wUDqdWdwe0jHG3cPhAV46_jQBwd8AdUYbRwT7lAqFoAR9PwhI/s1024/9b09fb50-b410-46da-ad29-bf2095fb10e0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="736" data-original-width="1024" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_fo85XcrRr6y_aQ3zxlqynE1iPQonbElWV-v4SGPd6RPSw6awFSImhHy909vxt2eKns16KRobahd36JoQ-E8Fy3Zr8Dbg848TPTWSjTwmtwJ8oraASziNDgsuGY-mn5ilSaFCQwpJ2wUDqdWdwe0jHG3cPhAV46_jQBwd8AdUYbRwT7lAqFoAR9PwhI/w400-h288/9b09fb50-b410-46da-ad29-bf2095fb10e0.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In Borneo we had a chance to see the Proboscis Monkey. </span></p><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These guys are not in a habitat; they are in their native mangrove environment! <br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLe-S2cDDb3hTlMRnn5aRLUGKkTN3JU6N1-HXm21Gm87FGz4nyaY-dPrgKC39PCQe-Tf-p0XB3o8EigF4T9a09RNSV5MAG2eVzw2B2jc9c2IID8xSVb355GVar_3z3Ws6dVwOdtTMJWCjzjQoOx_trx93wXR1pWsmCyZNi4k8O2PmFrIVMQcFP1JfwnS8/s4032/IMG_5657.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLe-S2cDDb3hTlMRnn5aRLUGKkTN3JU6N1-HXm21Gm87FGz4nyaY-dPrgKC39PCQe-Tf-p0XB3o8EigF4T9a09RNSV5MAG2eVzw2B2jc9c2IID8xSVb355GVar_3z3Ws6dVwOdtTMJWCjzjQoOx_trx93wXR1pWsmCyZNi4k8O2PmFrIVMQcFP1JfwnS8/w300-h400/IMG_5657.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Thank you for your prayers while we were in Indonesia! Our time with the youth, kids, children’s ministry seminar, and church services all went well. We saw God move in many wonderful ways in so many lives. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"></p></div><div>Lorena enjoyed teaching all the kids in the elementary school and high school that one of the</div><div>Indonesian churches ran. Most of these kids come from unchurched poor broken families in the </div><div>neighborhood and are here on scholarship by donations of generous local church members. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_sIZA3W8EcezxqQDnj34fKBzOO5fGdyavPs49Mpp51PaUBdIW7DAuu6fbiAOj8ihpGbB-kRaUkLaIJOM7g3xDPXV4DZ9lHVi6QSDI9m5b7RNnIH2R6LKW3WQlYVb1tR8LP4R_nDaE1mtz7Qzfc_CELKTKKc5Bg0ykypWdZVhQSBOFLpyUAkb0b97UvY/s1600/7bd06efb-e9a9-44a8-8755-a3f56bae0d29.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_sIZA3W8EcezxqQDnj34fKBzOO5fGdyavPs49Mpp51PaUBdIW7DAuu6fbiAOj8ihpGbB-kRaUkLaIJOM7g3xDPXV4DZ9lHVi6QSDI9m5b7RNnIH2R6LKW3WQlYVb1tR8LP4R_nDaE1mtz7Qzfc_CELKTKKc5Bg0ykypWdZVhQSBOFLpyUAkb0b97UvY/w400-h225/7bd06efb-e9a9-44a8-8755-a3f56bae0d29.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Preaching in one of the Indonesian churches<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Since then, we have been to a gathering of all the missionaries in Asia working with Iris Global, whom we are also a part of. We enjoyed an encouraging 3 days together in beautiful Kuantan, Malaysia. A T-shirt we all received said, “If you don’t quit, you win.” We like that! </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggpfFjIRB4Sju0xCv7xMeZ3-qtxsnwcprJ36l6-Zikq2s_L1FmSCCCF4DZHx6FFkFbltaPHpSctTMgv6MD05_G4nksa86c1FttuPaNauPzeF3DUR8pTJh16Aj_CHzunu6QUn6GOEA8WpJSNIaGi-_8egYEIned0kZFUL0HgEUEg5h6pxTIIbKhkG_Pvzw/s2048/gathering.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggpfFjIRB4Sju0xCv7xMeZ3-qtxsnwcprJ36l6-Zikq2s_L1FmSCCCF4DZHx6FFkFbltaPHpSctTMgv6MD05_G4nksa86c1FttuPaNauPzeF3DUR8pTJh16Aj_CHzunu6QUn6GOEA8WpJSNIaGi-_8egYEIned0kZFUL0HgEUEg5h6pxTIIbKhkG_Pvzw/w400-h225/gathering.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">We are now in Sabah, Borneo - teaching, visiting, and encouraging pastors and leaders in the 4 Square denomination at the request of our Malaysian friend who oversees all the 4 Square churches in SE Asia. One of the church members we had the privilege of praying for had been in an accident 3 years ago where a 50lb sack of cement landed on her back. She has been hunched over ever since, with continual back and stomach pain, along with great difficulty getting up and down from a chair. But everything changed for this beautiful lady! Jesus touched her - now she can stand up perfectly straight and has no more pain! Praise the Lord!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW_VdVXWSK3QDy-CTtfJhn9Af_GuDAEtqJuJk6XmGyK8lk44b0Zs853wB1r6lNxk0KreyVn9zmIPtpoFvdGytPL8GWnhn91JLqkrRWxbTPSXwVOasDh-nQjviwFXIKUMQbChzLBp8sxST2y_9QQGQZUl_5gt5VE7ZlBl3nIetNdqweFkh8-FZUXKM_J1E/s1024/2eb2ba77-0694-454d-aad8-a8cd0fb1b782.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="721" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW_VdVXWSK3QDy-CTtfJhn9Af_GuDAEtqJuJk6XmGyK8lk44b0Zs853wB1r6lNxk0KreyVn9zmIPtpoFvdGytPL8GWnhn91JLqkrRWxbTPSXwVOasDh-nQjviwFXIKUMQbChzLBp8sxST2y_9QQGQZUl_5gt5VE7ZlBl3nIetNdqweFkh8-FZUXKM_J1E/w281-h400/2eb2ba77-0694-454d-aad8-a8cd0fb1b782.jpg" width="281" /></a></div><br /><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Standing up straight for the first time in three years!<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">We are now in Sandakan visiting another pastor and some of his church members. Interestingly, we experienced Christmas caroling with their youth group for four hours, literally climbing up steep hills in the hot humid jungle to these homes! This was definitely a new experience for us! At each home the pastor asked how we could pray for them. We enjoyed that added tradition! </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguZbZ5d1cYthd69aq0FUkfwh0oFuJVNFWUudsuRgwOWb-c4j5jYacdGfUHrZS8SHXkWvjZiMoTzs5ZxjAeNi12kc7P8RWHC1GmJnnFaqQFQWCWBdi8_eMAXZXRgdjvpk63lbJ92xSb38qip-hKQVaqV-IpOmt72I4zATeiPrkxMQsmGbi5wMgi5VQJNPg/s1600/8b7cdb5d-89d1-4331-9f80-0f102bafbfc2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguZbZ5d1cYthd69aq0FUkfwh0oFuJVNFWUudsuRgwOWb-c4j5jYacdGfUHrZS8SHXkWvjZiMoTzs5ZxjAeNi12kc7P8RWHC1GmJnnFaqQFQWCWBdi8_eMAXZXRgdjvpk63lbJ92xSb38qip-hKQVaqV-IpOmt72I4zATeiPrkxMQsmGbi5wMgi5VQJNPg/w300-h400/8b7cdb5d-89d1-4331-9f80-0f102bafbfc2.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjT8qVZj0xIsFiiUuXefc1Q5RQmUmf3fAHhfYTW2Ev5yyzct5s9OL7TJY32LMaj3_1OZWHDPkcDY2kCzqBH6R7luO5rxH1n46kxGtygpfqq8tHd19mtm3I9lg1Ci0BWVRPTI_TAIWa4VMPUXeOGGfCdyHicbTAZD_PtbL4CRYH-xQGeCpJgbuX3FmtJSA/s1024/9a13145a-21a6-4ea4-ae68-dd509cc47b7c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjT8qVZj0xIsFiiUuXefc1Q5RQmUmf3fAHhfYTW2Ev5yyzct5s9OL7TJY32LMaj3_1OZWHDPkcDY2kCzqBH6R7luO5rxH1n46kxGtygpfqq8tHd19mtm3I9lg1Ci0BWVRPTI_TAIWa4VMPUXeOGGfCdyHicbTAZD_PtbL4CRYH-xQGeCpJgbuX3FmtJSA/w300-h400/9a13145a-21a6-4ea4-ae68-dd509cc47b7c.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /> </span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><br /></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Hiking up Hills / Christmas caroling</p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Before leaving the topic of Sandakan, we must show you the funniest looking monkey on this planet that happens to <u>only</u> live in the mangroves here in this region of Saba (pictured above). </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">This is not a preserve or a zoo, btw. This is their wild habitat. The owners of this land feed these Proboscis Monkeys and built this platform so they would come here. It was a little unnerving to be so close to them, but also quite amazing! Btw, the way they talk is like belching! So funny. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjF7S685uxW7J6TFM0pg6xtUGjzYmdgzYIfZSwqtM0cG7ZbeWzjyHpAAHnhotLlh_f9cF34dWOcWBMXUYB-Oduwb5kAErMvJp3EpMQVEDEUzew8IM5sn6GsDvCudnXhpWbzAyFekxDRWcQp2TBOJ87SN50vsANPEiXGG3nt-s4NdlnGR0RikEG9CrifY4/s1600/0b592b37-c8b5-42da-ac4a-79a21fd6844a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1266" data-original-width="1600" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjF7S685uxW7J6TFM0pg6xtUGjzYmdgzYIfZSwqtM0cG7ZbeWzjyHpAAHnhotLlh_f9cF34dWOcWBMXUYB-Oduwb5kAErMvJp3EpMQVEDEUzew8IM5sn6GsDvCudnXhpWbzAyFekxDRWcQp2TBOJ87SN50vsANPEiXGG3nt-s4NdlnGR0RikEG9CrifY4/w400-h316/0b592b37-c8b5-42da-ac4a-79a21fd6844a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"></p><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Ministry continues in Mozambique.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"></p><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">We are getting closer to reaching our goal of distributing 20,000 books of John, Galatians and Ephesians. Pictured here are pastors receiving copies in their heart language of Lomwe. They also received enough to distribute to their church members who can read in that language.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><b>Prayer Request:</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><i>Soon we will be going to Thailand and ministering to the Sea Gypsies with our Malaysian missionary friends, Jonathan and Cally Kwok. They have been ministering to these 5,000 gypsies for 10 years, and are eager to have us come pray over them. Most of them are animistic, but also mix in Buddhism and ancestral worship. Please pray with us that the Holy Spirit will touch their hearts as we minister and pray for them.</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Lots of love,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Lorena and Brian</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span></p></div></div>Wood Family in Asia, Africa, and sometimes Europehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415283429658300811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567477364075440720.post-20726244122000422462023-12-19T04:42:00.000-08:002023-12-19T04:42:08.890-08:00Now in Indonesia and amazing update from Thailand<p> From November 7th</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Here’s a quick update since we left Japan with a few prayer requests.</span><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bangkok, Thailand</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Our time at the Evangelism School in Bangkok, Thailand went amazingly well! We enjoyed teaching, praying for the students, and worshiping together. The presence of God came so powerfully during our prayer times, especially the final day when his weighty glory came like a holy blanket! The worship band stopped their set, I went up to teach, but then His presence came so strong into the room, we all spontaneously continued worshipping for another hour – no one wanted to stop! Later many told us they experienced peace, freedom, and joy like never before. Two ladies even had visions of God in heaven, which really impacted their lives.</span></p><p><span id="m_8124264369543693481gmail-docs-internal-guid-25aa83d3-7fff-07dc-897d-42387a44c960" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pastor Ryan gave us more teaching sessions than he originally planned, which we deeply appreciated and enjoyed. The leaders said our teachings were precisely what they needed. Praise God. Thank you so much for your prayers! We can always tell when people are praying for us!</span></p><div><br /></div><p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="Thai Evangelism School.jpg" class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" data-image-whitelisted="" height="298" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=3d5520b409&attid=0.1&permmsgid=msg-a:r4320022030745052736&th=18baa4f15437d123&view=fimg&fur=ip&sz=s0-l75-ft&attbid=ANGjdJ8kU7On_kKtVzky1NNacx2V_xANrocB7rGYlwvzLPg0Cs982ZvdTsBbu8RPVnnijsFR3-50F4t1L7s3Ux28J__OI67QSFly9-nUQhduanEJSpbwOpitaJoTwBw&disp=emb&realattid=ii_loog59r22" style="cursor: pointer; outline: 0px;" tabindex="0" width="476" /><br /><br /></span></p><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Here is a link to a short video testimony of one of the student’s healings of glaucoma and cataracts: <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DWrFDKpp8uso&source=gmail&ust=1703075912054000&usg=AOvVaw3F_Z4VWKEZzn3do9ZU7loZ" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrFDKpp8uso" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?<wbr></wbr>v=WrFDKpp8uso</a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Indonesia </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We are now in Indonesia, ministering to many types of groups – schools, churches, a safe house for children rescued from the sex trade, women’s groups, and youth groups. I (Lorena) also just finished a Children’s Ministry Workshop for Sunday School teachers from a group of churches in Jakarta. The school is an outreach of one of the churches. They give scholarships to the children from poor families in the neighborhood, many of whom come from broken homes and are not Christians. Please pray for open hearts, salvations, and the presence of God to come as we minister to the 4</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 0.6em; vertical-align: super;">th</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-6</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 0.6em; vertical-align: super;">th</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> graders tomorrow and hundreds of high schoolers on Friday. We’ve already seen many touched and healed in the meetings these past few days and are asking God for even more these next few days! Thank you so much for your prayers - God is touching hearts and lives!</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Many Blessings,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lorena and Brian</span></p></div>Wood Family in Asia, Africa, and sometimes Europehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415283429658300811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567477364075440720.post-87494191109390092682023-12-19T04:40:00.000-08:002023-12-19T04:40:41.297-08:00Tokyo to Bangkok<p> From October 13</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Hey, how are you? We are doing great, embarking on our next adventure today. We just finished our time in Japan with our daughter Danielle, her husband Cody, and their baby, (our grandbaby) Ash, helping them transition into their new phase of ministry. We’re thankful we could have this time with them, as we’ve been separated for 4 years because of schedules and Covid restrictions. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"></p><p><img alt="In Tokyo.jpg" class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" data-image-whitelisted="" height="536" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=3d5520b409&attid=0.3&permmsgid=msg-a:r-2423541763889804233&th=18b2e23cada7a168&view=fimg&fur=ip&sz=s0-l75-ft&attbid=ANGjdJ9Es4nsPwd_ahT5Jb6-CyB1TUsfl2ueDp1neLh0uwk62hvhnSPO6MEBlsEdEb518krVotsoXyBW3ra-OlPmEBu0WLmLb72G_XUYM05gPxkO37IM40qFhFrI2aw&disp=emb&realattid=ii_lnpz07ig0" style="cursor: pointer; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; outline: 0px;" tabindex="0" width="402" /></p><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="IMG-4579.jpg" class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" data-image-whitelisted="" height="387" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=3d5520b409&attid=0.1&permmsgid=msg-a:r-2423541763889804233&th=18b2e23cada7a168&view=fimg&fur=ip&sz=s0-l75-ft&attbid=ANGjdJ-iXekHPfZW-s4QhQXZmPXdw6FJGtCt-m_LBaMg4qOIoBUy7A1q9MV9z2_4Kjy231dgoc1arFNBKT3v73C7LV2x-iaNvgOHGTvG7SGrAs4S8eXi8B0BCM5CpH4&disp=emb&realattid=ii_lnq07di10" style="cursor: pointer; outline: 0px;" tabindex="0" width="516" /><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Please continue to pray for our Bible distribution project and our on-going seminars in Mozambique. We are excited to announce that we are now doing regular seminars for the women in Mozambique. Cecilia, Pastor Jacob's wife, has gone out to four districts in the last couple of months. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"></p><img alt="Cecilia.jpg" class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" data-image-whitelisted="" height="516" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=3d5520b409&attid=0.2&permmsgid=msg-a:r-2423541763889804233&th=18b2e23cada7a168&view=fimg&fur=ip&sz=s0-l75-ft&attbid=ANGjdJ9agXnVQf2Ps4tRwumscbwzD9p-nzJJd0pNnMfd3EsV53W6azfNlCakFWO1Sf6-wxxgZkujLBWggoatc9ibgDcv3PMl_SkFGFMW992V4AGgpaSg55cXSVPcrRM&disp=emb&realattid=ii_lnpzdqf01" style="cursor: pointer; outline: 0px;" tabindex="0" width="387" />e <div>Meet Cecilia, pictured here with the district pastor's wife from Chemba. </div><div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">We are now headed to Thailand to minister for a week at the School of Evangelism in Bangkok, run by Ryan and Audrey Aitkin, Spirit of Revival Ministries. We always look forward to their schools, as the Holy Spirit consistently shows up in marvelous ways. Ryan told us the school is smaller this time, with about 30 students. “Many of them need a lot of healing,” Ryan warned. Having less numbers, we look forward to having plenty of one-on-one ministry time besides the teaching sessions. Expecting great things, especially joyous refreshing encounters with our beautiful Savior, we thank you in advance for your prayers! </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">We’ll keep you posted…</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Many Blessings,</p></div></div>Wood Family in Asia, Africa, and sometimes Europehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415283429658300811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567477364075440720.post-53599298761777844052023-08-10T21:45:00.027-07:002023-08-13T05:52:59.227-07:00Getting the Word Out<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b>We're in Japan!</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDunAIMyqco4ou9BgiwgL34OE_vKr2uaV4K-xivAlGMbLNxDv1vX5WEKKT_SlY8gp2-S3dAvvtKMnTxXD2uH4vueWTXKCXTWqgTVfJ1vZJb_O4K0NNQzLSpK2pclMY1HRzp-pOsCa_1aouM5G-qThJPU9m9BCN0Qbe8U2w9ac4AklELLyKNBSjhYlfyiQ/s2062/circle2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2062" data-original-width="1604" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDunAIMyqco4ou9BgiwgL34OE_vKr2uaV4K-xivAlGMbLNxDv1vX5WEKKT_SlY8gp2-S3dAvvtKMnTxXD2uH4vueWTXKCXTWqgTVfJ1vZJb_O4K0NNQzLSpK2pclMY1HRzp-pOsCa_1aouM5G-qThJPU9m9BCN0Qbe8U2w9ac4AklELLyKNBSjhYlfyiQ/w311-h400/circle2.jpg" width="311" /></a></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Lorena and I are in Japan now for 2 1/2 months, then returning to Thailand in October to be with Ryan and Audrey Aitken and their School of Evangelism.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We enjoyed spending the last 3 months in America, visiting many of you and doing much needed work on our rentals. We miss you already!</span></div></div><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinKrZOcxpmXhELreGRDsIPGPOVjSia8BuIwC3ey2xLKOyozDp1pEUaYuieDfSteCaysWte_cO2PM3IW-j3qVeBJqkTtlcyr7DtdyuQkpC4ijl4VaUgUcNT7wsmTV0ZCW2UbtneYQ5OB7tCQkT6lGvwkb0paUkuZFejU0AMtnOVDI36OWMJv8EhaxUUe8s/s605/003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="605" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinKrZOcxpmXhELreGRDsIPGPOVjSia8BuIwC3ey2xLKOyozDp1pEUaYuieDfSteCaysWte_cO2PM3IW-j3qVeBJqkTtlcyr7DtdyuQkpC4ijl4VaUgUcNT7wsmTV0ZCW2UbtneYQ5OB7tCQkT6lGvwkb0paUkuZFejU0AMtnOVDI36OWMJv8EhaxUUe8s/s320/003.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><b>Why Japan? </b>As many of you know, our daughter, Danielle, and her husband, Cody, are missionaries in Japan with Iris Global. </span></span><span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">We are here helping them </span></span><span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span>as they make transitions in their ministry. </span> </span></span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKGV-DJqkbuLOilHGAMBO23lZSEVzj45omS0E7lFMm7FMtys1P8Za8OQ6QmXqxqsbA4o_EcLRxomNw_Kq0_xA0cc0bG6xlfm2HqL_y2YAGbj5NF7RNZMSRqi5VnnQCpsxnrsdx7VYObztQH17UNWtKyUekVZTt0YXrwRlaQKCDmCuGWxXVhyA6WaRGJGE/s751/004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="751" data-original-width="580" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKGV-DJqkbuLOilHGAMBO23lZSEVzj45omS0E7lFMm7FMtys1P8Za8OQ6QmXqxqsbA4o_EcLRxomNw_Kq0_xA0cc0bG6xlfm2HqL_y2YAGbj5NF7RNZMSRqi5VnnQCpsxnrsdx7VYObztQH17UNWtKyUekVZTt0YXrwRlaQKCDmCuGWxXVhyA6WaRGJGE/w309-h400/004.jpg" width="309" /></span></a></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Lorena with our 6 month old grandson, Asher.</span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWPXi0wiKB57KZdWP9BPs4e-Ohs5p37oYu2AvIz4TzMGZe2kPUxIlk4C_FrSyw3ERzy9TegIoR1Z96XzBn4WuP88xtxX-g8EtZ8fnWSvUhRYAwLUlK5TiCNnY-k9uAu2iYb2tzW-0kWReoM8-sa9VR4ImeP8qUxVxbNeeAPJicuzoaVyjGC2swjCm97oA/s943/kids.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="943" data-original-width="718" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWPXi0wiKB57KZdWP9BPs4e-Ohs5p37oYu2AvIz4TzMGZe2kPUxIlk4C_FrSyw3ERzy9TegIoR1Z96XzBn4WuP88xtxX-g8EtZ8fnWSvUhRYAwLUlK5TiCNnY-k9uAu2iYb2tzW-0kWReoM8-sa9VR4ImeP8qUxVxbNeeAPJicuzoaVyjGC2swjCm97oA/w305-h400/kids.jpg" width="305" /></a></div><br /><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span><span style="color: white;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Getting the Word out!</b> Believers (above) receiving their own copy of Scripture portions for the first time. </span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGCS24MSL5WIrttlt-5n7v3B3FOfD_6C_wYPUj7TC5WE83kzepOw1SUuXim7XOArsLeOO5ltPGSvOOFtUM9N8Y5vIxHX9zx5oKf6afqGtryREtmTXCK31LRTBGEppyqY3WBRckB7Q548KOtMt7ySSFJYi4OKyDZTeCxcsxmKnr6z1drFmmbE99dMbN9L0/s983/books.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="983" data-original-width="550" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGCS24MSL5WIrttlt-5n7v3B3FOfD_6C_wYPUj7TC5WE83kzepOw1SUuXim7XOArsLeOO5ltPGSvOOFtUM9N8Y5vIxHX9zx5oKf6afqGtryREtmTXCK31LRTBGEppyqY3WBRckB7Q548KOtMt7ySSFJYi4OKyDZTeCxcsxmKnr6z1drFmmbE99dMbN9L0/w224-h400/books.jpg" width="224" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">"Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes out of the mouth of God" (Mt. 4:4). Most of the churches have an average of just one or two Bibles - one for the pastor and sometimes one for another leader in the church. So what can we do about this? Every believer needs the Word of God!</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzdoLRsQFpqpPhUycdeJtUL42cKUleMdcyoAMRmQqPUE43n3awQGlNoEeSJcckduhLa_1xhAWJGp-SsB96vkXMb8Vk2HNW417XF6LFhSJbE5ysBFl_ficB0hnCzqWtdWg09yRylZuS7QQQU0jyqM_cXZnx8bAl1qYYMcHWgf2yXkxfL8PvUrCxI8svOiE/s797/caesar.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="797" data-original-width="609" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzdoLRsQFpqpPhUycdeJtUL42cKUleMdcyoAMRmQqPUE43n3awQGlNoEeSJcckduhLa_1xhAWJGp-SsB96vkXMb8Vk2HNW417XF6LFhSJbE5ysBFl_ficB0hnCzqWtdWg09yRylZuS7QQQU0jyqM_cXZnx8bAl1qYYMcHWgf2yXkxfL8PvUrCxI8svOiE/s320/caesar.jpg" width="245" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Caesar, one of the regional pastors (pictured above), excitedly receives these booklets we just had printed. They contain the Gospel of John, Galatians, and Ephesians, which he passed out to hundreds of believers in his 4 districts <b>who have never had their own copy of any scriptures before</b>. </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Five other regional pastors did the same, covering the entire province of Zambezia with hundreds of churches, totaling over 3,000 believers this past month.</span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">"Mozambique suffers from famine, not of food or water but of hearing the Word of God." </span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">These words the Lord told Brian years ago in 2008 still ring in our ears and push us in our calling to get the Word of God into the hands of the Mozambican believers. </span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We are now working on printing about 4,000 more booklets for two more provinces who are asking for them, which will still leave us with 7 more provinces to cover the country. Our goal is to get 10,000 copies out in 2023 and thousands more in 2024. Eventually we would like to make more booklets with other books of the Bible. </span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span><span><b>Please pray with us </b>that all</span><span> continues well with all the print shops and distributions.<b> Please pray</b> especially for hungry receptive hearts ready to receive the Word and </span></span>grow in Christ! </span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p align="center" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></p><p align="center" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1599" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_WLap_jdpM0XLUuxJvGVgPJM8E7-yiBwtveDqqoQb28rPcSR3_qsf3Cbt4DAoPKWIcVW5DZSQOusGkNSgW7Tfu7I-VCTGyjNs8HXBoBa8ulRkXihuWwJJWjMIllJD0cTsGR_K4suddE4XYEl8F-JB-Udw1HtdNgOtnyI8RnnCmK9YJhlKRDS1tKuL4i4/w640-h288/1abcf457-ec84-40a8-b5d6-67918880139d.jpg" width="640" /></span></span></p><p align="center" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span><span>More grateful believers receive their own portions of Scripture for the very first time. </span></span></span></p><p align="center" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span><span><br /></span></span></span></p><p align="center" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span><span>You may be wondering, <b>Why can't we just pass out the New Testament or complete Bibles to everyone instead of making these booklets?</b></span></span></span></p><p align="center" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p align="center" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p align="center" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span><span><span>To understand this and find out </span></span></span><span><span><span>more details on this project, go to </span></span></span><a href="https://transforminglivesministry.org/?page_id=366">https://transforminglivesministry.org/?page_id=366</a></span></p><p align="center" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span><span><br /></span></span></span></p><p align="center" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p align="center" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span face="Arial Narrow, sans-serif"><span>Donations can be made through Iris Global by going to </span></span><a href="https://www.irisglobal.org/give">https://www.irisglobal.org/give</a>. You can find us under the category of "Iris Missionary" - </span></p><p align="center" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">M350 Brian and Lorena W</span></p><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Donations can also be made directly to us at Transforming Lives Ministry using PayPal</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=KYU8ECLYLENTN" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="136" data-original-width="371" height="117" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEippWty9dI8RXBcSPD8SV7MJFaDoG2GotosVjE0-IKl6Yx0su9HqHpDxxCDjDI32pGr6jiUNZKLW-jDDTs6HPiUiao29H-SpTssOOUUBc7OhYj018Fc2aibg2I5ozvQ4IcHdD2eyxjrcowIdHwBhypgiiFCpRnqBaVu1VIth7fekhToS2p-MqMZVmtMoVk/s320/paypal.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=KYU8ECLYLENTN">PayPal Brian and Lorena</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Wood Family in Asia, Africa, and sometimes Europehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415283429658300811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567477364075440720.post-67138391003454847322023-07-26T15:49:00.003-07:002023-08-10T23:37:01.063-07:00Ongoing Ministry in Mozambique<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='477' height='396' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw-8idwbswx1V0mcSBoen-IoNIgVpiJh-RX6WIYyVndqlhhzLY7-i27A1flpEFSJrFYZVlFKwlmcV4qeQczrQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p></p><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; white-space: normal;">Even though we are currently in Asia, we continue to minister to the church in Mozambique. In this fun video, a local church expresses their gratitude for the books and discipleship seminar we organized. With the amazing support of Rolland and Heidi Baker from Iris Global, we've been able to sponsor hundreds of seminars and distributed tens of thousands of discipleship books. Our latest aim is to provide Scriptures to every literate person in our churches. Last month, we distribute almost 4,000 booklets containing the gospel of John, Galatians, and Ephesians. </span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; white-space: normal;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; white-space: normal;" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; white-space: normal;">"Kosukuru" means "thank you" in the Makua language.</span></div></div>Wood Family in Asia, Africa, and sometimes Europehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415283429658300811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567477364075440720.post-58833290112709267312023-03-05T19:03:00.002-08:002023-03-05T19:03:39.636-08:00Returning to the Philippines after 27 years<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7CxTK4ETmm4" width="320" youtube-src-id="7CxTK4ETmm4"></iframe></div><br /> <p></p>Wood Family in Asia, Africa, and sometimes Europehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415283429658300811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567477364075440720.post-41807597565826425432023-01-04T22:17:00.002-08:002023-01-28T22:30:35.600-08:00What do you actually do in Asia?<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: medium;">From Lorena's Newsletter December 10th...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: medium;">One of the biggest questions we get is, "What do you actually do in Asia, Mozambique, and Ukraine?" Here's a story that illustrates what we do. </span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="font-size: medium;">“Can you please pray for me?” Pueng asked almost 2 weeks ago. “I have a headache that won’t go away. I’ve had it for a month and the doctors and medications can’t get rid of it. I even got an MRI, but they said it doesn’t show anything wrong.” “Yes, of course” I responded. Pueng continued, “My stomach has been hurting for 3 years. I have a cyst on my right side, but the real problem is my left side. I have been to so many doctors, and they all give different diagnoses! Some of them say I have an infection in my bone. But no one is sure what’s really wrong with me. I have so much pain! I feel hopeless.” Grace, my translator, and I prayed for Pueng. Instantly, her headache went away! She felt God’s peace and hope began to rise up in her. Pueng was a new believer having just accepted Jesus into her heart three days prior. </span></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix7x8YNM4a7fulV9fj_5-8_Lf1ny8jntrJJtTXvuR8YL_Xxy8vuKo42Y3d_U0LppfiUInQbTbQVvcf3LYPpAxKpC931YtCq_Ux70_PLYzdbyIKGkXICTtUkDWCfDsMdB5Q3awUtY0ZnC7f9vCjNqmon0JvC1wiXXcKC---RexYpLp0WIRj86SBRCah/s4032/IMG-9959.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix7x8YNM4a7fulV9fj_5-8_Lf1ny8jntrJJtTXvuR8YL_Xxy8vuKo42Y3d_U0LppfiUInQbTbQVvcf3LYPpAxKpC931YtCq_Ux70_PLYzdbyIKGkXICTtUkDWCfDsMdB5Q3awUtY0ZnC7f9vCjNqmon0JvC1wiXXcKC---RexYpLp0WIRj86SBRCah/w400-h300/IMG-9959.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Grace is on your right and Peung is on your left<br /></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="font-size: medium;">I left town that afternoon and just saw her again 3 days ago. Again she asked me, “Can you pray for my stomach? It is still very painful.” We prayed again. This time all her pain went away! “Now I need prayer so I can sleep at night.” We prayed. Today, 3 days later, I saw Pueng again. “How has your sleep been since Friday?” I asked. “Good! I don’t have any more trouble sleeping!” “Wonderful! Thank you Jesus!” I replied. I decided to record Pueng’s testimony and found out that on her right side, she had a cyst. I asked if she could try to find it. She pressed in as deep as she could, but could no longer feel the cyst or any pain! Her right side was also still pain free. Attending the daily morning devotions and afternoon Bible classes, Peung is learning and growing in the Lord with great interest. (Please don't post this story or picture on social media. Thanks)</span></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">The three most common questions people ask about our discipleship ministry are 1) What material do you use? 2) How do I get your materials? </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">3) Are you going back to Mozambique or are you staying in Asia now?</span></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="font-size: medium;">1) What materials do you use? We primarily use the 7 simple discipleship booklets Brian wrote for Africa, teaching the foundations of our faith, marriage, and how to teach/preach Old and New Testament stories. We also use a series of 27 Bible stories produced by Kingdom Wings, which are recorded in many languages and simply illustrated - ideal for illiterates. 2) How do I get your materials? Since many have been asking for these materials written on a simple enough level for new believers to use, we're making them available on our website. We're currently updating some of the booklets, but they will all be on the website soon. 3) Are you going back to Mozambique or are you staying in Asia now? We don't plan to go back to Mozambique, but we are in daily communication with our lead pastors and seminar teachers there. We are living in Asia now because this is where God has clearly directed us to be. We currently have open doors in Thailand, the Philippines, and Indonesia, but are still waiting for the Indonesian government to change the laws for the unvaccinated and length of tourist visas. </span></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue; font-size: medium;">Here is what we are now doing to disciple and encourage the Body of Christ. We are editing, translating, and recording Brian's booklets into Thai for the thousands that are now coming to Christ in Thailand. Lorena is leading devotions with Brian's material for the rescued girls at Whispering Willow in Thailand each morning, and teaching them the Bible stories with the Kingdom Wings curriculum 2 afternoons a week. As the Lord opens doors, we accept invitations to speak in churches, Bible schools, evangelism schools, outreaches, children's programs, homegroups, refugees, etc. This is what we're doing now in the Philippines for the month of December, since Whispering Willow is taking a month break and we needed to leave the country for visa purposes. Our old friends and founders of Pastoral Training of Asia have asked us to stay at their base and minister in Dumaguete during this time. Besides teaching and preaching, we like to partner with the Holy Spirit in seeing people healed and delivered, and encouraging/teaching the church members to do the same. We value discipleship with both the Word and power/presence of the Holy Spirit.</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">To hear more about what is happening in our lives and ministry or how to donate, go to our blog spot at <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://brianandlorena.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1675059409996000&usg=AOvVaw1636J7M5Tvu1ibEXM2QoG3" href="http://brianandlorena.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">brianandlorena.blogspot.com</a><wbr></wbr>. </span><br /></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue; font-size: medium;">If you would like to get more frequent news spurts, short videos, and/or pictures, the easiest way for us to send those is through WhatsApp. It's a free app you can download. I would just need the phone number you attach to it. (If you change phone numbers, they give you the option of keeping your old number.)</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue; font-size: medium;">Many Blessings,</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue; font-size: medium;">Lorena (and Brian)</span></div>Wood Family in Asia, Africa, and sometimes Europehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415283429658300811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567477364075440720.post-85048188933673375872022-12-29T20:17:00.000-08:002023-01-28T22:05:07.378-08:00OUR YEAR END STATEMENT <h1 style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="font-size: small;">Vision: Taking seriously Jesus’ command to make disciples of all nations </span></i></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Merry Christmas! God is good and we want to brag about his goodness in our lives this past year with you! Please let us know about the goodness of God in your lives this past year too! We’d love to keep in touch and keep abreast how we can best pray for you. Thank you for being a part of our lives - in friendship, your prayers, and financial support!</span></p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">As this is our year end statement, we’ll give you a brief overview of what we’ve been up to in 2022 and give our vision for 2023.</span></p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>IN MOZAMBIQUE </b></span></p>
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<li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Organized and sponsored 43 discipleship seminars (3 days each) </span></li>
<li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Printed and distributed nearly 10,000 copies of our latest discipleship book</span></li>
<li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Organized and sponsored 1 distribution of relief goods to refugees in Nampula</span></li>
<li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Facilitated a new plan in 2 provinces where about 300 pastors received training and enough books to carry on direct discipleship with their churches without seminar teachers</span></li>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>Eastern Europe</b></span></p>
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<li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Helped facilitate 2 pastors conferences in Ukraine</span></li>
<li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Preached at and ministered in over a dozen churches (prayer, healing, encouragement, distributions among refugees)</span></li>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>Thailand</b></span></p>
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<li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Lorena - Discipled girls rescued from the sex-industry at Whispering Willow (This will continue after their December break.)</span></li>
<li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Preaching regularly at Whispering Willow’s small church</span></li>
<li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Facilitating the production of a discipleship app in Thai</span></li>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>Philippines (month of December)</b></span></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">*Preaching at churches (still on-going)</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">*Observing and helping children’s ministries in Dumaguete</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>VISION and PROJECTED BUDGET FOR 2023</b></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 7px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 9px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><b></b></span><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">*Complete discipleship app in Thailand $5,000.00</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">*Translate, print, and record our discipleship materials into more languages $5000.00</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">*Continue facilitating discipleship seminars in Mozambique </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> (seminars and books sponsored by Iris Global)</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">*Continue encouraging and discipling churches in Asia as God </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> leads - through preaching, children’s ministry development, </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> power evangelism, and healing. $12,000. Travel and hotels</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">*If funds become available in the future, Brian and Lorena’s </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> housing allowance is capped by our board at $25,000 and salary at $35,000 a year.* </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">*Gifts and monthly support to other ministries $4,800.00</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 7px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 8px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>2022 FINANCES</b></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 7px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 9px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><b></b></span><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">All donations given were applied to ministry needs, including travel. *Brian and Lorena did not receive any salary or housing allowance from Transforming Lives Ministry so far this year.</span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 7px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 7px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 9px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><b></b></span><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>BOARD MEMBERS AND ADVISORS</b></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 7px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 9px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><b></b></span><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration: underline;">Board Members</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Dr. Brian Wood (President)</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Pastor Jim Davis (Secretary)</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Pastor Steve DeNicola (Treasurer)</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Lorena Wood</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Jeff Shaffer </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Rebecca Shaffer</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration: underline;">Advisors </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Skip Krantz</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">
</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Lisa Krantz</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 11px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">All gifts are tax deductible and are handled with integrity and accountability. Our organization is a nonprofit 501C3 and donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. We are also affiliates of Iris Global.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 7px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 8px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>SUPPORT ADDRESS</b></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 7px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 9px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><b></b></span><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Transforming Lives Ministry</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">1908 S El Camino Real</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">San Clemente, CA 92672</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 7px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 9px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><b></b></span><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Ways to give online can be found at </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">
</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><i><a href="https://transforminglivesministry.org/?page_id=48">https://transforminglivesministry.org/?page_id=48</a></i></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">If you would like a PDF of this year end statement with photos please email me at <a href="mailto:pastorbrianwood@gmail.com">pastorbrianwood@gmail.com</a></span></p></div>Wood Family in Asia, Africa, and sometimes Europehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415283429658300811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567477364075440720.post-57857526338721522682022-12-26T19:43:00.004-08:002022-12-26T20:01:56.758-08:00December in Negros Oriental, Philippines<p>We had lots of fun adventures in the month of December. Since we needed to renew our Thailand visas, we decided to accept an invitation to visit the Philippines. On the 31st of December we will fly back to Thailand. I have included photos of our time traveling around the island of Negros Oriental.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMO_w-ZYdudHqsF1AkhUndg25iCLFT0zHwP4Lf7WIltPuqwjLC27l8IZbM6Dav59N6YK5AJZxmnhnJWpWfJUmDEFP08LDij3nM9414RYsVfsKACYh2AV4PvpJ3mvY7WdZ7Yt-mO37Bfb2Ug2iADrXmWUZGTUyxV6RqJrqbL1bQPq_tuBCz6Oix8Gpi/s2048/321768411_1223863338341295_4542010530100604661_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMO_w-ZYdudHqsF1AkhUndg25iCLFT0zHwP4Lf7WIltPuqwjLC27l8IZbM6Dav59N6YK5AJZxmnhnJWpWfJUmDEFP08LDij3nM9414RYsVfsKACYh2AV4PvpJ3mvY7WdZ7Yt-mO37Bfb2Ug2iADrXmWUZGTUyxV6RqJrqbL1bQPq_tuBCz6Oix8Gpi/s320/321768411_1223863338341295_4542010530100604661_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Christmas Eve in Bais<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjlT-5z89IpwS-4ZaJdLZzr8umE0ENyjXq4vLqWpl1ktQnYFsTyD8bQ1nUCyMpxittCN8bRlk62dfkCcwVGIVOFFSHipnUcEe_p7kAjvz48p8pLUROCKgqpZNB0jHlkEIYCGdeWx7QyM6ZhBIOqY2gjFQpuYNdtlbHMlyhufs9MYAzqyLW2s1abiIw/s1167/coconut.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1167" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjlT-5z89IpwS-4ZaJdLZzr8umE0ENyjXq4vLqWpl1ktQnYFsTyD8bQ1nUCyMpxittCN8bRlk62dfkCcwVGIVOFFSHipnUcEe_p7kAjvz48p8pLUROCKgqpZNB0jHlkEIYCGdeWx7QyM6ZhBIOqY2gjFQpuYNdtlbHMlyhufs9MYAzqyLW2s1abiIw/s320/coconut.jpg" width="175" /></a></div>Refreshments after church in Santa Catalina<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGagDg5MBls78WhngJ5C1dIWCPIniVwTBfTLmsToNK0oJ71aoqYc8_hv4xgi-Ta6FQOiwf3F18UbDNgTei0HLouzUHQCithCMP4NC0P4bKMc2Fn4lCGGm7WzNuDm8mApqjuI1zhfc9TegujpwjeRPGHS1_08eVSVCvKR8wyWs8KlFWBl6dT2eoFi5/s2048/dove.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGagDg5MBls78WhngJ5C1dIWCPIniVwTBfTLmsToNK0oJ71aoqYc8_hv4xgi-Ta6FQOiwf3F18UbDNgTei0HLouzUHQCithCMP4NC0P4bKMc2Fn4lCGGm7WzNuDm8mApqjuI1zhfc9TegujpwjeRPGHS1_08eVSVCvKR8wyWs8KlFWBl6dT2eoFi5/s320/dove.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>The second largest Calvary Chapel dove I have ever seen,<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ORdne1r-SKGsHQFDm1YMbQ4shas4RC7o919jYD5QpzBZmUpH6qQSGGcx2Bxq5G_FmKMaHB0CGkAdxWd4mY_c_lvIrt_slIeUVtnscgkSyqDL6oM05RgXFCC1cmigvnoVfdkmT64f375_ifhTtmw36xPWwSodO56nWHAUlmiWbXsjDX_7KYOQHlys/s4032/IMG_0247.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ORdne1r-SKGsHQFDm1YMbQ4shas4RC7o919jYD5QpzBZmUpH6qQSGGcx2Bxq5G_FmKMaHB0CGkAdxWd4mY_c_lvIrt_slIeUVtnscgkSyqDL6oM05RgXFCC1cmigvnoVfdkmT64f375_ifhTtmw36xPWwSodO56nWHAUlmiWbXsjDX_7KYOQHlys/s320/IMG_0247.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div>Preaching in Dumaguete<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: 16px;">Dear Family and Friends,</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;">Again we are excited to tell you some great stories about what God is doing - this time in Thailand! Yep, we left Eastern Europe and are now in Asia. It took us 4 days to get from Moldova to Thailand, but it was easy and peaceful. It began with an overnight train from Moldova to Romania. Since Moldova has a tiny airport, nothing is cheap flying out of there. So we took an inexpensive train to Romania where we could fly internationally more economically. What was interesting was that on the border of those two countries, they had to switch the wheels on the entire train to go on a different kind of track! A few more airports and hotels later, we arrived in Bangkok, and then caught our final flight to our destination, Chiang Mai.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">In Chiang Mai, we reconnected with our Malaysian friends, Helen and Vincent, from the last time we were here in 2019/20. Helen has a wonderful ministry, called Whispering Willow. She, along with a growing group of staff and volunteers, help and empower abused women in the sex industry. When we arrived, Helen said we came just at the right time, as she needed help with discipling these girls. So I’ve taken this on, leading them in devotions every morning and teaching them a series of 27 Bible stories two afternoons a week. The girls enjoy coloring a cartoon style version of the stories, collecting them in a notebook and retelling them to each other as we go. They have a simple church service on Friday mornings as well, which Brian has been helping with. </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__dMLvips2vV1QZFkp1SXeo7uVpKiDC894b5qCJawr_u-wNH86Z2lPdfZsioqK2p4rtN7hDE31qkB_VDnYKvnvfLEzwms4Y8XFNp2NrVzvmi3kwTuJ5YeyhRAKgSiTCCaIrm1U9l2TDw3rYO7WNEmHHrxwcZg2TbhxqhXzJ00X7DHTDwMKHVGMQKr/s4032/unnamed.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__dMLvips2vV1QZFkp1SXeo7uVpKiDC894b5qCJawr_u-wNH86Z2lPdfZsioqK2p4rtN7hDE31qkB_VDnYKvnvfLEzwms4Y8XFNp2NrVzvmi3kwTuJ5YeyhRAKgSiTCCaIrm1U9l2TDw3rYO7WNEmHHrxwcZg2TbhxqhXzJ00X7DHTDwMKHVGMQKr/s320/unnamed.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Helen and Vincent began this ministry during the Pandemic, when all the prostitutes were starving because they had no business. Helen began praying in front of one of the bars in the red light district every day. Eventually, the owner got to know her and finally asked, “What do you want?” “I want to rent a building on this street” she replied. “Well, I own half of this city!” Turns out that the bar owner rented the building across the street to them for half the normal price because it was during the Pandemic! Helen started taking in girls desperate for a different life and God started bringing her all types of help - teachers, nurses, counselors. Now the girls are learning how to sew, cook, and make crafts to sell, while receiving medical care, trauma counseling, and Bible teaching. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd2vT6DSe3Mitw_3P4G1fwki7hC6zTZ6bJtv2Jq68g6EnXz6hFDIVvNL-NCjXvyREmclbTFtTdJ27jbdaIzpHqnZcqPAlhTANKBuyfaQRm9Bsqpw-NNvvg-epOmD9NINlYJX9PXWCSWf-eEllCF280lTF-LFFmmaaEopo8Z4Ez-q25zgUZGgTQXBSY/s1024/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_8a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd2vT6DSe3Mitw_3P4G1fwki7hC6zTZ6bJtv2Jq68g6EnXz6hFDIVvNL-NCjXvyREmclbTFtTdJ27jbdaIzpHqnZcqPAlhTANKBuyfaQRm9Bsqpw-NNvvg-epOmD9NINlYJX9PXWCSWf-eEllCF280lTF-LFFmmaaEopo8Z4Ez-q25zgUZGgTQXBSY/s320/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_8a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8AvqSIbvbGWBqVBy2AT9TqQsWjzafxmyYkbQB_VR_S_Fa6LIV0syNbxZF8RMVyHlYqY-1dmaGCAW-bzm7Xliyl2GDKGfrB3h2mEPrFou68VZFHUjytZSBjjG6VbEMHepHGE6GiwI9ewG7-IbELD7E_CFan7wYggZOP_PDUH-HsVdJgKTRuxR5iqC1/s1024/vh%25wV6WvRMypRQB9lPRnqg_thumb_8b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8AvqSIbvbGWBqVBy2AT9TqQsWjzafxmyYkbQB_VR_S_Fa6LIV0syNbxZF8RMVyHlYqY-1dmaGCAW-bzm7Xliyl2GDKGfrB3h2mEPrFou68VZFHUjytZSBjjG6VbEMHepHGE6GiwI9ewG7-IbELD7E_CFan7wYggZOP_PDUH-HsVdJgKTRuxR5iqC1/s320/vh%25wV6WvRMypRQB9lPRnqg_thumb_8b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The building was extreme run down when they got it, so the girls scrubbed it down and painted it white. When I arrived, Helen and I brain stormed on how to bring in some cheerful color with the theme God gave her for this ministry - Is. 44:4, “They will spring up among the grass like willows by the watercourses.” So I’ve also had fun painting this past month with some of these girls!</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnoL4bvOyMEyCJCtGb60jiTaAWIFSVKRJWUaElZU9WADQe9FOdlGgYbJLQFPdTNAMPoZmqEtFqz7s0eCzCd659E0pD8ZgVO6YHuq80eSLDTVlah8umpinNjHXPEQXeGp86fQeCaBs4nFDM15yaKKvHWcXpzxuUEj8eqtw7i-10gmz2sknAj1lcNvpC/s1024/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_85.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnoL4bvOyMEyCJCtGb60jiTaAWIFSVKRJWUaElZU9WADQe9FOdlGgYbJLQFPdTNAMPoZmqEtFqz7s0eCzCd659E0pD8ZgVO6YHuq80eSLDTVlah8umpinNjHXPEQXeGp86fQeCaBs4nFDM15yaKKvHWcXpzxuUEj8eqtw7i-10gmz2sknAj1lcNvpC/s320/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_85.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEw4b8Dm4CyPCzvRaptjg16PQ8aMQXbsEImJnug7xO5UljHmAMfkQGudJHDFlLcMVVSuudJfO47kDuktyKr_y1WZwvRzTO4o445ni0bgPsIa_HvLimrQO6zEC5oCt4inphkXIhkWWBzUZN3oBK6zAoNyVKV3RGGwNv9Pe6zP49GPsXY8kH2-dodjTe/s4032/IMG_9970.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEw4b8Dm4CyPCzvRaptjg16PQ8aMQXbsEImJnug7xO5UljHmAMfkQGudJHDFlLcMVVSuudJfO47kDuktyKr_y1WZwvRzTO4o445ni0bgPsIa_HvLimrQO6zEC5oCt4inphkXIhkWWBzUZN3oBK6zAoNyVKV3RGGwNv9Pe6zP49GPsXY8kH2-dodjTe/s320/IMG_9970.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-DTvTFX9jMOY5USznYjFAFL25skbIxHPvK06aLwtP7kFffhz84xiKB670ARgPhWZIm_eim97Utc8i9MpZJvVxfEc0W2RkKJQsWZu0eX3_QsKEQyVsuossKrV1YWxz2vidsmnCot6dBdfOYiJRwdmjA2YxibYZyfBlkmhCKHZfePduo7XngqDYkXuj/s1024/cEH7MAKfQriwsRqBjxUnJw_thumb_89.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-DTvTFX9jMOY5USznYjFAFL25skbIxHPvK06aLwtP7kFffhz84xiKB670ARgPhWZIm_eim97Utc8i9MpZJvVxfEc0W2RkKJQsWZu0eX3_QsKEQyVsuossKrV1YWxz2vidsmnCot6dBdfOYiJRwdmjA2YxibYZyfBlkmhCKHZfePduo7XngqDYkXuj/s320/cEH7MAKfQriwsRqBjxUnJw_thumb_89.jpg" width="240" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I feel so privileged to be here “for such a time as this.” Today one of the girls asked me with confusion on her face, “Why do you love us so much? Most people don’t care about us.” </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Please pray for these girls. Satan wants them back and the spiritual warfare is often intense. Whispering Willow is a safe haven though. I’m so blessed to be a small part.</p><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #888888;"><p style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Lorena</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">\<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><p></p></span>Wood Family in Asia, Africa, and sometimes Europehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415283429658300811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567477364075440720.post-78809347055632086802022-11-25T07:00:00.006-08:002022-12-06T04:51:14.977-08:00Giving Tuesday PROJECT IN THAILAND<h4 style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our Thai discipleship APP </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Transforming Lives Ministry </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: normal;"><i>Taking seriously Jesus' command to make disciples of all nations </i></span></div></h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4TiNTPpB1r3qMkAfamHBH1FxS2GWh6Tm8uGORV35OPrFs3RkeB5x21gbT3p9qNx6COJEZl0FuoIzfiePeCWkG-pMGRTY3rPljBqx0Tc1PO5VDAtp0SzIOqrD_MQ0ge41l35Ym_U1zRuVdTONfG3INDaITsgZojWDg_XTMq3eo9f3icLU01WlG762/s275/phone.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4TiNTPpB1r3qMkAfamHBH1FxS2GWh6Tm8uGORV35OPrFs3RkeB5x21gbT3p9qNx6COJEZl0FuoIzfiePeCWkG-pMGRTY3rPljBqx0Tc1PO5VDAtp0SzIOqrD_MQ0ge41l35Ym_U1zRuVdTONfG3INDaITsgZojWDg_XTMq3eo9f3icLU01WlG762/s1600/phone.jpg" width="275" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We are excited to announce our most current project -- getting our fifty lesson simple discipleship program translated into Thai and onto an APP for the many new believers in Thailand! This is the material we wrote and are still using successfully throughout Mozambique. As thousands of people are coming to the Lord in Thailand, we have been asked to help develop a discipleship program for new believers.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-OkyyYtat4AP4EsWi7HYsNk6ZsPXMtN8SCO4HNYhBsHhLxuSi8AwgLIZ3B7rADyHKinJnQ7aHiRBs_X_a2jLw4Sv-dMWW7Rx6B883TIX481B4lEq2EKspZGvkBj3YB-lSwdxyC0237gE68KwCHItAg-agmdLeQiFqXKpI3VPzO6-baGmw2_aGjFtD/s1477/accepting%20jesus.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1108" data-original-width="1477" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-OkyyYtat4AP4EsWi7HYsNk6ZsPXMtN8SCO4HNYhBsHhLxuSi8AwgLIZ3B7rADyHKinJnQ7aHiRBs_X_a2jLw4Sv-dMWW7Rx6B883TIX481B4lEq2EKspZGvkBj3YB-lSwdxyC0237gE68KwCHItAg-agmdLeQiFqXKpI3VPzO6-baGmw2_aGjFtD/s320/accepting%20jesus.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuhMNk_7k8h-W2Xj8OKtTrEYfhYQdyh1brJfk8yDpmB7W7_wmcs19k-XDHA2q3hkbAXK6Zd28BgvDg_Q8a0m_BI4vcfglyRUuXLR5YJzbTydHUYEwhy-b0S-pypWBUAXFTT1WXr-4Fa5RSKOA7GWnd9i4DeG7x7c9a18oP6968eXJpWi8spnSUlU2S/s1600/outreach.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuhMNk_7k8h-W2Xj8OKtTrEYfhYQdyh1brJfk8yDpmB7W7_wmcs19k-XDHA2q3hkbAXK6Zd28BgvDg_Q8a0m_BI4vcfglyRUuXLR5YJzbTydHUYEwhy-b0S-pypWBUAXFTT1WXr-4Fa5RSKOA7GWnd9i4DeG7x7c9a18oP6968eXJpWi8spnSUlU2S/s320/outreach.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">God is moving! Our friends Ryan and Audrey Aitken's Outreach in Lampang, Thailand 12-3-2022</div><span style="font-size: large;"><p style="text-align: center;"> To do this, we are developing an APP to disciple anyone new to the faith or who needs a firm foundation in the Lord. A good missionary friend, who supports himself by programming APPS, has already begun with his staff. Our project will include having our material translated, recorded, and finally installed on the APP. The material will be in both written and audio form. New believers will be able to track their progress as they move towards completing all fifty lessons. The estimated expense to produce this project in the Thai language is $5,000. If you want to donate to this project please go to </p></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://transforminglivesministry.org/?page_id=48"><span style="font-size: medium;">https://transforminglivesministry.org/?page_id=48</span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thank you for your donation! </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="small-label" face="Graphik, sans-serif" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">1908 S. El Camino Real, San Clemente, CA 92672-3246 </span><span style="font-family: "tiempos text", serif; text-align: start;">| </span><span class="small-label all-caps" face="Graphik, sans-serif" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;">TAX-EXEMPT SINCE JULY 2014 EIN: 46-2340134</span></span></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Wood Family in Asia, Africa, and sometimes Europehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415283429658300811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567477364075440720.post-13422740506461436522022-11-12T03:25:00.004-08:002022-11-12T03:25:35.082-08:00God's "reliable people" are encouraged (2 Tim 2:2)<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">We’re thrilled to continue supporting, organizing, and sending out our national discipleship teams to the hundreds of Iris Global Partners in Harvest churches throughout the provinces of Mozambique. Two weeks ago Pastor Mateus gathered and taught all the district and local pastors in 3 different regions, covering all of the Zambezia Province. Over 1,000 booklets were distributed, as each pastor was given a set of our latest discipleship book, Verdade (Truth), to use with </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer;" tabindex="-1"></a></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">their churches. Pictured here is Pastor Mateus in the district of Mocuba with pastors from the 12 northern districts. Just a few days ago one of the district pastors, Caesar from Gurue, called us and excitedly told us how he already gathered his 10 local pastors, gave and taught them their books, and instructed them to now teach them to their churches. We’re so thrilled to see such enthusiasm and fruit so quickly! Due to Covid restrictions and other issues, the pastors haven’t been able to gather for any discipleship seminars for a long time. Though we are no longer physically in Mozambique with them, we communicate daily with our pastors from our home in Asia, using the internet with phone calls, pictures, videos, etc. So many are expressing their sincere gratitude! Our hearts are full of joy and we wanted to share this joy with you! </span></span></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">2 Tim. 2:2 “And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses, entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.”</span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv5xezFqj1QoLp7761spi5YT-LCAo6R9BSZK98MZLntRy5o51B0iiI9BqLeqPp6YVUImtk9iajf3K1A7RoUSEi663Oe-Wg-l_tJR-o2q67mDfOxo6yG_RyaoI0bexI0S4IxWrO6AL4TIjEsFUKs-vEq9mEInLWbUyoDJc1NBwoncsPDvpF8WWEk9cc/s1032/PHOTO-2022-10-29-03-22-34.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="581" data-original-width="1032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv5xezFqj1QoLp7761spi5YT-LCAo6R9BSZK98MZLntRy5o51B0iiI9BqLeqPp6YVUImtk9iajf3K1A7RoUSEi663Oe-Wg-l_tJR-o2q67mDfOxo6yG_RyaoI0bexI0S4IxWrO6AL4TIjEsFUKs-vEq9mEInLWbUyoDJc1NBwoncsPDvpF8WWEk9cc/w400-h225/PHOTO-2022-10-29-03-22-34.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, .SFNSText-Regular, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div></div>Wood Family in Asia, Africa, and sometimes Europehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415283429658300811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567477364075440720.post-42951959010403192202022-11-08T06:47:00.001-08:002022-11-08T06:47:03.350-08:00Living on the 13th Floor<p> </p><p><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Lorena is now helping an organization called Whispering Willow, a safe haven for abused women in the sex industry. She is discipling the women and their leaders.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(6, 6, 6); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; background-color: #eceff2; color: #060606; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibdI86Qbqika_2OSjOnVo7vNL3Snp5toFN6MU11x1ArAoBPukhZ8ru4gtbM1hq7XSI2CYIOT1OUCv_PQ79Pb79TIDW6iCdJtncJpKMQ75TPtkqpZZqrkad6GG2hxWO1fLAEHK-8EizPkaIfklcW-syQcdfXN3yhmgqxZ8sjlqVVuMROjSPUJzJggJD/s4000/NewApartment.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibdI86Qbqika_2OSjOnVo7vNL3Snp5toFN6MU11x1ArAoBPukhZ8ru4gtbM1hq7XSI2CYIOT1OUCv_PQ79Pb79TIDW6iCdJtncJpKMQ75TPtkqpZZqrkad6GG2hxWO1fLAEHK-8EizPkaIfklcW-syQcdfXN3yhmgqxZ8sjlqVVuMROjSPUJzJggJD/s320/NewApartment.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chiang Mai, Thailand - We now live on the 13th floor!</td></tr></tbody></table></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(6, 6, 6); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; background-color: #eceff2; color: #060606; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"></span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(6, 6, 6); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; background-color: #eceff2; color: #060606; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Tons of people are coming to the Lord in Thailand but there is not enough practical discipleship training material available. I (Brian) am working on putting all of our discipleship material on an App that can be used by new believers or those without a foundation in the faith. I have fifty lessons that I wrote for Africa, which our Mozambican seminar teams currently use throughout their provinces. God has now put it on my heart to adjust them to the Thai culture, translating and recording them, and then putting them on an App or special website for them to access. </span></p><div><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(6, 6, 6); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; background-color: #eceff2; color: #060606; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><br /></span></div>Wood Family in Asia, Africa, and sometimes Europehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415283429658300811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567477364075440720.post-10533971370379154152022-11-08T06:41:00.011-08:002022-11-08T07:02:28.943-08:00"For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power."<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;">Message from Chisinau, Moldova </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://youtu.be/btAsb1sC3Fg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1078" data-original-width="1928" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN7Nit5u9qlSBsDYEDT6PsNXukkp2nXtvlbcCHkDbMoEZh7qt2E4u9WrOPV5jnBZhlvsXncPKqEe_weVxzKH9olgu6KSJ7MqoFCb_GXLAXX9oroxjy43xfxXm1HEvuQUL9oq70nJ58Pq_piMi46jhNY0cuwzf_S6XKzFzuMKbskh2P6cbIp_MO5iqV/w400-h224/Screen%20Shot%202022-11-08%20at%209.35.46%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://youtu.be/btAsb1sC3Fg&source=gmail&ust=1668004450071000&usg=AOvVaw07YJUXYWhDbIXwlJQUjor1" href="https://youtu.be/btAsb1sC3Fg" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/btAsb1sC3Fg</a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Brian and Lorena's message starts at 42:10</p>Wood Family in Asia, Africa, and sometimes Europehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415283429658300811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567477364075440720.post-49467621582925903262022-11-08T06:24:00.005-08:002022-11-08T06:56:31.406-08:00How God equips you to meet the needs of the lost.<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;">Keep an eye out for any problem that an unbeliever has and pray for them! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhptBLyA6IuTb-UTCa1i7ZQildrdCKEpKX-7MZhDAZk-ssvaRRrwHihiLUJYnDqBsnmdhy-Qvi7O3SSk_sOmu22eMty834tapu79KNjeqeyaL9dLFox7rDx2Q1qqdidEfcdr1_OclGu96bxqsLFPJoh9woDv_e21RMwFna0BJgGH3ITAdOcFC--hzZa/s1932/Screen%20Shot%202022-11-08%20at%209.14.49%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pray for those who are sick and in need!" border="0" data-original-height="1086" data-original-width="1932" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhptBLyA6IuTb-UTCa1i7ZQildrdCKEpKX-7MZhDAZk-ssvaRRrwHihiLUJYnDqBsnmdhy-Qvi7O3SSk_sOmu22eMty834tapu79KNjeqeyaL9dLFox7rDx2Q1qqdidEfcdr1_OclGu96bxqsLFPJoh9woDv_e21RMwFna0BJgGH3ITAdOcFC--hzZa/w400-h226/Screen%20Shot%202022-11-08%20at%209.14.49%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=dWPEec-qYUg"></a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=dWPEec-qYUg">https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=dWPEec-qYUg</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sermon from Poltava, Ukraine (sermon starts at 24:25)</div><p></p>Wood Family in Asia, Africa, and sometimes Europehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415283429658300811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567477364075440720.post-88713748122314895912022-10-18T08:06:00.006-07:002022-10-18T10:53:31.328-07:00For the Kingdom of God is not a matter of words but of power!<p><span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><span>Hello Everyone!</span><span> </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><span></span><span>I’m so excited to report the goodness of God in our lives over the past few weeks in Ukraine and Moldova! </span><span> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_sE9YWqqOMYqtZ_eoovHw_mtXfer96oj8kc9jLAlSaJRkk8Tzzj8cugM-eJ9Oy6T4QoqQkOTnPkOO1Lj7zKjG11p8qI8Wc0BQzYcHjoaFHFWc2dpiJAX9zQOVfvorq7zIoG77JGu7Z1R9_hN75hmnEn2enRypjTVuUM8k_207ukCv7ZS3TBTvqLzo/s2048/d3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_sE9YWqqOMYqtZ_eoovHw_mtXfer96oj8kc9jLAlSaJRkk8Tzzj8cugM-eJ9Oy6T4QoqQkOTnPkOO1Lj7zKjG11p8qI8Wc0BQzYcHjoaFHFWc2dpiJAX9zQOVfvorq7zIoG77JGu7Z1R9_hN75hmnEn2enRypjTVuUM8k_207ukCv7ZS3TBTvqLzo/s320/d3.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><p></p>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.</span></span></p>
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<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">In the midst of tragedy and darkness, the Holy Spirit shines brightly in and through his Church! We have had the honor of traveling in this region for the past 8 weeks with wonderful varying team members, seeing God touch many hurting hearts with his love, peace, encouragement, salvation, healing, joy, refreshment, hope, and strength. This was our hearts desire for this trip and we thank you all as you partnered with us in prayer. He answered this prayer in abundance! </span></span></p>
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<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Since our last newsletter, we traveled to Romania, Croatia, back to Ukraine, and lastly, Moldova. As you might already know, the European Church is unifying in love and compassion for the displaced Ukrainians fleeing their war torn country. We were blessed to participate in some of their food distributions and evangelism in these surrounding countries as well as in Ukraine (pictured below).</span></span></p>
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line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-family: times; font-kerning: none; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-family: times; font-kerning: none; font-size: large;">Taking the overnight train to Poltava (eastern Ukraine) from Odessa and back, marked a memorable adventure for us. </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5GtlIwYaTPkRlcX1AnyDrunVwpxHQAjcMrDdFBRu5iG62uDfAhhZJOr3YKUEVsyd0mpPQ9_H9Y_rcSbvUuM6T5k1fqyKTjztR-2W33b8qND0Rm-T-KebuHSaFiWFVIwUxpfJLBdpZwYszyb2jq5bffsbLPA5MWw393QVyvrf3kGwz2T4QBicnSoQ/s4032/IMG_9326.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: large;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Pictured below are some of the churches our team ministered in throughout Ukraine, including Izmael, Odessa, and Poltava.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfpppAOtKDSyWUdlxX04zT71DEcsn5rxMt1Dq2K5Aqjg8djS1xoaw_8Kl4_gnyM_Xy-TIYYCVv37_uGTSLz98Pqd1A7lC-jzV5SfRG988prYnUV0H6MbTGRl8WqDQHvEYuRBFZepg3aSLynSf6OdOfMA8sfUF1pNXraD8q1DpbQCgu-xeRO7F8MrEL/s4032/IMG_0344.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfpppAOtKDSyWUdlxX04zT71DEcsn5rxMt1Dq2K5Aqjg8djS1xoaw_8Kl4_gnyM_Xy-TIYYCVv37_uGTSLz98Pqd1A7lC-jzV5SfRG988prYnUV0H6MbTGRl8WqDQHvEYuRBFZepg3aSLynSf6OdOfMA8sfUF1pNXraD8q1DpbQCgu-xeRO7F8MrEL/s320/IMG_0344.jpeg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: times; 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The churches are full. The believers are passionate and God is showing up. We definitely felt the Lord sending us here “for such a time as this.” So many received a touch from Holy Spirit and testified about their heaviness lifting, depression leaving, and peace coming over them. Many were also healed physically of various issues. In some churches we were able to activate their members to believe and pray for each other for healing. One Messianic church in Odessa recorded the extraordinary testimonies, but we are still trying to get a copy of that. Hopefully we will be able to post some of those for you soon. We were there for 2 nights, Yom Kippur and the next day. The church members prayed for each other the second night and about 6 of them were completely healed, testifying all their pain had disappeared. We love empowering the Body with faith building testimonies and teaching to pray for the sick. I Cor. 4:20,</span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b> “</b></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none;">For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.”</span></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-family: times; font-kerning: none; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzxa0cu3pJG7jJN_Tx3E17c2ThFXOtm3-oWf6nKpmroz-0Z-X6mRnRf9rdcVw_7zR2lom1GVc11--fFYBbuUA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none;"><span>It never gets old to see someone’s eyes light up in complete surprise when they experience God’s power flowing through their body in healing power - sometimes emotionally, sometimes physically, or both! It’s even better when believers pray for others for the first time to see and feel the Holy Spirit flow through them in power. We will post testimonies periodically to declare the goodness of God and bring hope to any of you needing healing as well. We also hope this stirs you to join us in praying for those God has put in your path that need hope, comfort, or healing. For </span><span>us, </span></span>there is no greater satisfaction in life than to see people restored and renewed.</span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"></span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">God is with us, protecting and guiding all the way! While on the overnight train ride back to Odessa from Poltava last week, we got news of the morning’s barrage of missiles attacking Ukraine. The train stopped unexpectedly on the outskirts of Odessa. With the sirens blaring across the country, we knew this delay was to avoid the bombs from hitting our train. Calling my dear friend and intercessor, Teresa, in this moment, the Lord gave her a vision. She saw a ball of fire going before us, preparing the way. Thank you, Jesus. Our team remained calm and encouraged. After arriving in Odessa the next afternoon, our Ukrainian team members stayed in Ukraine while the rest of us journeyed on to Moldova. The border crossing was long, but thankfully uneventful. We safely crossed over and have been blessed to minister this past week in several churches, seeing the Holy Spirit move beautifully again and again in the believers and the refugees in Moldova. </span></span></p><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">And we're off again!</span></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4IL3aXv4IpVMtDfk5uFfDGVKJputFIv0YZnToyBCsgHRydAnYmH35xJtJUo_lXAke6mgLnq4DyE7-rQ5bFDAWCvFh7K4IiYZHInUtR3NxPPnHx1tbLltjc1nXYJ6ID2Si83oi8vMLA2CFzMdpTGPaD7yBCafr4vwj-ymedDVN42Yy_W7D-8PpLEAG/s4032/IMG_9315.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4IL3aXv4IpVMtDfk5uFfDGVKJputFIv0YZnToyBCsgHRydAnYmH35xJtJUo_lXAke6mgLnq4DyE7-rQ5bFDAWCvFh7K4IiYZHInUtR3NxPPnHx1tbLltjc1nXYJ6ID2Si83oi8vMLA2CFzMdpTGPaD7yBCafr4vwj-ymedDVN42Yy_W7D-8PpLEAG/s320/IMG_9315.jpeg" width="240" /></span></a></div><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Boarding another overnight train from Moldova, we head this time to Bucharest, Romania. From there we continue on for the next 3 days on various flights till we get to our final destination of Thailand! </span></span></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><span><br /></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span><span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQUZmDuz4J-NtoFILmcrg6QZvqsBjCgcW2GHICy7InCZqd1agnCguCiPLAEDBhvJMkgzhCAnSJl55n8ttJiC3HK7d0X36wV5IJdHlWszAoyDCQREjQF1z60YsG0wEjklQlGjf7gX1KD9hiiaEHMMmRZfX8lG_p6ybsuGsOQT7Gfsmob-nEzERKZJ_1/s4032/IMG_9614.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQUZmDuz4J-NtoFILmcrg6QZvqsBjCgcW2GHICy7InCZqd1agnCguCiPLAEDBhvJMkgzhCAnSJl55n8ttJiC3HK7d0X36wV5IJdHlWszAoyDCQREjQF1z60YsG0wEjklQlGjf7gX1KD9hiiaEHMMmRZfX8lG_p6ybsuGsOQT7Gfsmob-nEzERKZJ_1/s320/IMG_9614.jpeg" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">We are blessed beyond words to carry the gospel in word and power to the lost and discouraged, partnering with the Body of Christ as we go. </span></span></span></p>
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<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Lorena (and Brian)</span></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-family: times; font-kerning: none; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none;"></span></p>Wood Family in Asia, Africa, and sometimes Europehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415283429658300811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567477364075440720.post-45336108582997693562022-10-08T12:37:00.007-07:002022-10-08T13:25:48.999-07:00Adventures in Ukraine<p> <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px;">Dear Family and Friends,</span></p><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">So much has happened these past 6 weeks since we started our journey to Eastern Europe, traveling to Ukraine, Romania, Venice, and Croatia! We’re currently in Ukraine (again), having just finished an amazing conference with our team in Izmail, ministering in Odessa, and now heading to Poltava on an overnight train. Thank you so much for your prayers - God hears you and is answering beyond our expectations! </span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">While at the retreat described in our last newsletter, I sat casually one afternoon with a group and asked, “Can you tell me any testimonies of where God did something miraculous in your life since the war started?” I heard many wonderful stories that day. Here is one of them:</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">“I (a mother) and my 2 children are now living in England. We attend a weekly Ukrainian refugee home group where one of the ladies there shared her story”:</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">“‘We had been hiding in a bunker with about 30 other Ukrainians for a month. Frightened but compelled, my husband and I with our two small children finally decided to leave, even though the sirens and bombings continued. We got in our car and began driving towards the first Russian checkpoint. They let us through! We approached the second checkpoint. They let us through again. Then gun shots fired upon our car! Bullets everywhere. My husband kept driving. Later when he was able to check the car’s condition, he noticed something miraculous. When he took the carseats out, he saw there were gunshot holes in the back of them, but they had only gone through half way! Only God could have done that! I did not believe in God before, but now I do!’” </span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">This lady gave her life to the Lord that night in England at the Ukrainian refugee Homegroup.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">This past week we’ve been in another part of Ukraine called Izmail where our team was invited to do another pastors’ conference. The Holy Spirit moved powerfully in all the meetings. No one was in a hurry to go to bed - most chose instead to stay in His beautiful holy presence and worship up till 2:00am. Encounters, healings, joy, visions, freedom, deliverances. We always pray they receive everything they need. We believe they did! Thank you for your part - your prayers are powerful.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie6MNB7uw_Yzn5iSqMVClA-3x_ZQcpk4Y5GmpUtC0a8sErCEqvIpGaq9y6OO6wsFj6bWOHS043uKcM2t7nrUnaeohZXHzSGNXPvCIDMyZwvvHgqoPqgnHFfbLbI13CBWYQAaIzrcAWn9NrRBxbJPPDZGbk9EVjJ7ETo29qC3S--frqKaRzR_1QohU1/s4032/IMG_4964.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie6MNB7uw_Yzn5iSqMVClA-3x_ZQcpk4Y5GmpUtC0a8sErCEqvIpGaq9y6OO6wsFj6bWOHS043uKcM2t7nrUnaeohZXHzSGNXPvCIDMyZwvvHgqoPqgnHFfbLbI13CBWYQAaIzrcAWn9NrRBxbJPPDZGbk9EVjJ7ETo29qC3S--frqKaRzR_1QohU1/s320/IMG_4964.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA536PHrXCo0JtYGtr3wT496EVtpnIrSbI3vfRAsWlxSUOgqeii9GZd0LHyQ6c3Y7kGng34ZibIwfL34-5sBkjydACAWsDVL_GPA-VPFHO0qNn6sSsX36rW5C2qvw3WSJhRcVjaknKYHWCCmuZNHIHTakWA2iuojwOo30yPs4LBAp48PhxtCbMTncA/s4032/IMG_1265.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA536PHrXCo0JtYGtr3wT496EVtpnIrSbI3vfRAsWlxSUOgqeii9GZd0LHyQ6c3Y7kGng34ZibIwfL34-5sBkjydACAWsDVL_GPA-VPFHO0qNn6sSsX36rW5C2qvw3WSJhRcVjaknKYHWCCmuZNHIHTakWA2iuojwOo30yPs4LBAp48PhxtCbMTncA/s320/IMG_1265.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">On Saturday, many refugees in the community came </span><span style="font-size: 14px;">to our center to receive food for their families. Our hostess preached a salvation message in their language and many accepted Christ.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifyWvUaR3SEgeyXqGU2nKNJbbPASYyLgRjJfIk0TvAjr1qF3UriFg9pbAWCpcxkkT3q-w8_MpXzEplVXRDLGfv_U2NBFebNM9TXvc38k3jL5Tt7BIQtuAJLhdO3wx_uTHCH3FCfSvzgheodWkqMvru5Ka6XTmhD0hLdc_lQeooQkfApwMgQjuvejig/s4032/IMG_9127.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifyWvUaR3SEgeyXqGU2nKNJbbPASYyLgRjJfIk0TvAjr1qF3UriFg9pbAWCpcxkkT3q-w8_MpXzEplVXRDLGfv_U2NBFebNM9TXvc38k3jL5Tt7BIQtuAJLhdO3wx_uTHCH3FCfSvzgheodWkqMvru5Ka6XTmhD0hLdc_lQeooQkfApwMgQjuvejig/s320/IMG_9127.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmaaTAL7tRvEWFhZb1da_3t4gWNS97pD_pByiSIz-EbbW6QciJRcIVnrGNpLxSJAixJP3ty-ezdb0mUmnx8hb-LIx9byxHMFgr-t8un9ubjFmFWFWoNWT-mnsJrn8ZCQxJlwzsELREE8lSc7t8pWC4RPRBG5p6TBwvlXiu131K0ViN0BlqJHtyfp93/s4032/IMG_9128.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmaaTAL7tRvEWFhZb1da_3t4gWNS97pD_pByiSIz-EbbW6QciJRcIVnrGNpLxSJAixJP3ty-ezdb0mUmnx8hb-LIx9byxHMFgr-t8un9ubjFmFWFWoNWT-mnsJrn8ZCQxJlwzsELREE8lSc7t8pWC4RPRBG5p6TBwvlXiu131K0ViN0BlqJHtyfp93/s320/IMG_9128.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">On Sunday afternoon child</span><span style="font-size: 14px;">r</span><span style="font-size: 14px;">en</span><span style="font-size: 14px;"> came from the community for a kids club and a little later, the youth came. Brian had a wo</span><span style="font-size: 14px;">nderf</span><span style="font-size: 14px;">ul time wit</span><span style="font-size: 14px;">h the youth. They enjoyed his stories and had so many questions about the world and our missionary life! By the end, he gave the gospel message and many accepted Christ!</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgroFa_TfEFqcsTmCEl0yk5TZ3bu9DEejd6xryhzpTDc-sPRVXCCtu71mGpkByT96nhA4-7d5OQcsZMzlPcxlujIex_s1eiPdQTXvwStwD2NcHH5vlD8CzODEutr634zANqzzL4tIDj0BZJrdM6nQM0lyX_h92-7SJ8TaL-oOwzMvejqZ8eHuCXIsQG/s4032/IMG_8144.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgroFa_TfEFqcsTmCEl0yk5TZ3bu9DEejd6xryhzpTDc-sPRVXCCtu71mGpkByT96nhA4-7d5OQcsZMzlPcxlujIex_s1eiPdQTXvwStwD2NcHH5vlD8CzODEutr634zANqzzL4tIDj0BZJrdM6nQM0lyX_h92-7SJ8TaL-oOwzMvejqZ8eHuCXIsQG/s320/IMG_8144.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">On Monday, wor</span><span style="font-size: 14px;">d had gotten out that we had food, so more people were at the gate. Among them were four ladies from the preschool next door - the direc</span><span style="font-size: 14px;">tor and her three staff. Natalia, our hostess, explained the gospel to all four ladies and they all gave their lives to the Lord! Two of them, however, were in a lot of pain. Natalia called me and Simon (our teammate) over, asking us to pray for them. Being new believers and having no time to think or be told they couldn’t be healed, they agreed easily and eagerly to receive prayer for healing! As you can probably already guess, God healed them! One lady had pain in her neck, shoulder and back. She said it was VERY painful. She was also suffering from depression and explained a little bit of dark history in her life. As we prayed, she said she felt the presence of God come over her. She had never experienced this before of course, and described it as tingly, warmth, and a little wooziness (with giggles). She said “something” left, and was filled with peace. So fun and such a privilege to see people born into the family of God, then healed and delivered at the same time!</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">We have been in Odessa now for the past 3 days.</span><span style="font-size: 14px;"> It is truly a beautiful city. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR35QfkP8lfe7HpGSEXw1Odgjbe5-btigew3URkBfEllH0YR4M8x5vX1cnRIyRkmUbSVpZRFUJgkRDdfh3bOJS_BtwuvqOTTXkjvyjMnU56jeI84QJZWulN6zRj74zvRh5drdrMRW3b1Y6PyNfHc8pzZvRYnhWswkA7_obnNFfJlPpM-wTS6fYLOmK/s4032/IMG_9279.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR35QfkP8lfe7HpGSEXw1Odgjbe5-btigew3URkBfEllH0YR4M8x5vX1cnRIyRkmUbSVpZRFUJgkRDdfh3bOJS_BtwuvqOTTXkjvyjMnU56jeI84QJZWulN6zRj74zvRh5drdrMRW3b1Y6PyNfHc8pzZvRYnhWswkA7_obnNFfJlPpM-wTS6fYLOmK/s320/IMG_9279.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG_8YtL-vSBUc5lg_SlOjhvqH2KBD7QaLZg1vX5eEU9yZWqjl9O8FCdAAa-O4or-Y6msz5YYMME6nI0B4LIy5iHdK_daenCY2ADxyF7Cl9Rbz350bv7ciRK1dB5w6OC9y0DKk6UyrRJNnJ1qFjj42H2lkybWMeFUN8bQFUd5bcHcyU3NTH9UCISQ0X/s4032/IMG_9305.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG_8YtL-vSBUc5lg_SlOjhvqH2KBD7QaLZg1vX5eEU9yZWqjl9O8FCdAAa-O4or-Y6msz5YYMME6nI0B4LIy5iHdK_daenCY2ADxyF7Cl9Rbz350bv7ciRK1dB5w6OC9y0DKk6UyrRJNnJ1qFjj42H2lkybWMeFUN8bQFUd5bcHcyU3NTH9UCISQ0X/s320/IMG_9305.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Two nights ago a Messianic church invited us to do a healing service after they began Yom Kippur, which is the highest holy day for the Jewish people, also known as Day of Atonement. Odessa has many Jews, so it was a blessing to celebrate with our </span><span style="font-size: 14px;">Messianic Jewish brothers and sisters. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHqYt1-E2G2nz4d0zg30_cVxrkjni1IibVa0v7Bg2mmSCzhlriLoU-Y_Dhh2fztDx4L3E67X7fRCNoXTKOnMSj2g_gS5ZAwuapfWWlbQ7pRFJ2JGI8lXNw8jPB0gpxgKeuszdjrRv0KRjArCRaNO8t4Wk2alvQLbitKVw0xo1FzGgypXUd33YhP01l/s4032/IMG_9240.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHqYt1-E2G2nz4d0zg30_cVxrkjni1IibVa0v7Bg2mmSCzhlriLoU-Y_Dhh2fztDx4L3E67X7fRCNoXTKOnMSj2g_gS5ZAwuapfWWlbQ7pRFJ2JGI8lXNw8jPB0gpxgKeuszdjrRv0KRjArCRaNO8t4Wk2alvQLbitKVw0xo1FzGgypXUd33YhP01l/s320/IMG_9240.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwHX9CkF2GqhTQ4nI7UVf-HDIXt1auQZZ6oWSH8DgLrFjI-G6v-KhwDjjiPZsZQ_b_7-e4yXcsuOIIjly1elwth_VOWhocqRUiJdxflD_E3kZhZdvWR6Rk3yMzU5BxqJuMeWKVqsX-NEYhRIb-bzXtZzoB-QHCGzP_xMCNWKXg-9KXNRBhWpWIT3py/s4032/IMG_9242.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwHX9CkF2GqhTQ4nI7UVf-HDIXt1auQZZ6oWSH8DgLrFjI-G6v-KhwDjjiPZsZQ_b_7-e4yXcsuOIIjly1elwth_VOWhocqRUiJdxflD_E3kZhZdvWR6Rk3yMzU5BxqJuMeWKVqsX-NEYhRIb-bzXtZzoB-QHCGzP_xMCNWKXg-9KXNRBhWpWIT3py/s320/IMG_9242.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">For the healing service, Simon taught a little, the team shared a few healing testimonies, and then Simon began activating them to pray for each other. Our team leader, John, misunderstood the pastor about the time the service needed to end. The church had rented a large conference room in a hotel for this special meeting and had a specific time they needed to be out. Way before Simon was ready to end, he was told he had 5 minutes left. When he got this information, he ended his instructions abruptly and quickly dismissed everyone! He felt bad about this, but then we started hearing testimonies of how people were getting healed earlier during the teaching and testimony time! When it came time for them to pray for each other, many said, “Oh, I’m already healed!” So Jesus had it covered. The time change was not a surprise to him. Even on the way out, a frail, skinny, pail man asked me to pray for his kidneys. Having no time basically, I laid my hands on his back and prayed quickly. He said, “I feel warmth in that area!” Another lady on our way out said she thinks she has breast cancer but hadn’t been to the doctor yet. I quickly prayed for her with my translator and she started crying. She said she had a vision of a snake going up a stick. Then Jesus took a sword and chopped the snake’s head off! I asked how she felt and she said before her breast was “tight” and now it felt “loose.” All I know is Jesus showed up and something good happened! Lol All this happened within 2 minutes. So much for needing long religious prayers! Our time for teaching and activation was short, but people were experiencing a touch from God in minutes all over the room. I’ve never seen so many healings and encounters in so little time before!</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Last night the same church invited us back to do the whole service, emphasizing healing once again. Brian taught and I led the activation afterwards. The Holy Spirit flowed so peacefully and effortlessly through everyone, as they all participated in praying for each other. So many got completely healed in minutes. Among these was a man with knee pain for 5 years. At the meeting he said his pain was at a level 7. After receiving prayer, it was a 0! </span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">We spent the day today with friends of John, our missionary team leader. They showed us their food and supplies for the refugees stored in the underground catacombs beneath their church! </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcZKfEt-g1xdRRYH9ZSFPZGCrHWdnmtnYHfvh-EOz63xWqdJyk4fvxHw1fcasLzbv7rwCgnl69g_cktUQeTRmtswqmlPVCUE26hWMJCRbRUZ3e_Trg6Kya_iPRZMUz0yPd2V4wgZOfou-E5gfHGpzXDStlOWlvmRLYvG1z4fPtDWKsb3BymZjkxr3m/s3687/IMG_9251.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2765" data-original-width="3687" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcZKfEt-g1xdRRYH9ZSFPZGCrHWdnmtnYHfvh-EOz63xWqdJyk4fvxHw1fcasLzbv7rwCgnl69g_cktUQeTRmtswqmlPVCUE26hWMJCRbRUZ3e_Trg6Kya_iPRZMUz0yPd2V4wgZOfou-E5gfHGpzXDStlOWlvmRLYvG1z4fPtDWKsb3BymZjkxr3m/s320/IMG_9251.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Odessa and other cities here have miles and miles of catacombs under them, dug out in the early 19th century. Now they serve as bunkers during this war. No official gatherings are allowed, including churches and schools, if they do not have adequate bunkers. Consequently, many schools are only doing it online. </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px;">As we were leaving Odessa tonight on our train, the air-raid sirens were sounding as we heard an anti-aircraft shoot down an Iranian Kamikaze drone. </span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_3Kj1NI7X_PuuUX9mh-i5468vQfiAMyPv_ltftrqGhYQ9RdqYTpdndgBSb8zA7HIvTM8S_6UEA00KoHSFA0ad8DM4sffZHMf7RAQCP7gfRbSVyPLioCcubnvEqW0_R1N-5Q7cnen7g5GQ4IZzAMEWEJ4YP87hgnEJWdHPQFIeVI0jcP9G7R_z8X55/s4032/IMG_9325.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_3Kj1NI7X_PuuUX9mh-i5468vQfiAMyPv_ltftrqGhYQ9RdqYTpdndgBSb8zA7HIvTM8S_6UEA00KoHSFA0ad8DM4sffZHMf7RAQCP7gfRbSVyPLioCcubnvEqW0_R1N-5Q7cnen7g5GQ4IZzAMEWEJ4YP87hgnEJWdHPQFIeVI0jcP9G7R_z8X55/s320/IMG_9325.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px;">We are hearing that two more drones were shot down after that. We know God is with us and leading us. We covet your prayers as we head closer to the front lines now. Our team will be splitting up as many churches want us all at the same time. We will also be visiting some villages recently liberated, bringing them needed food and supplies with a local pastor. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Lots of Love,</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Lorena and Brian</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_mrqr7WasUdxSFZGQ-2NATBrYuF_Lg5qzKJTBLduV_IUgzIAoHnxgp8lI2HkJf1Zl304g6qveIt5i8eqO7L0wiT-shgHFmoF9dqSImCxJ4O_h2er88izh_P2rPszLB4n7lil3pMz-8g_O9qBkSAtiGWuMKOEReGfuHDv4IV4bDLPGb9Gb1UKm7Ti5/s300/qr%20code.png" style="color: #b87209; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="110" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_mrqr7WasUdxSFZGQ-2NATBrYuF_Lg5qzKJTBLduV_IUgzIAoHnxgp8lI2HkJf1Zl304g6qveIt5i8eqO7L0wiT-shgHFmoF9dqSImCxJ4O_h2er88izh_P2rPszLB4n7lil3pMz-8g_O9qBkSAtiGWuMKOEReGfuHDv4IV4bDLPGb9Gb1UKm7Ti5/w110-h110/qr%20code.png" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="110" /></a></div><br style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><div style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="color: #18191b; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Ways to give<br /></p><p style="color: #18191b; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Use the QR code for digital donations or our support address for checks:</p><p style="color: #18191b; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Transforming Lives Ministry</p><p style="color: #18191b; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">1908 S El Camino Real</p><p style="color: #18191b; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">San Clemente, CA 92672</p></span></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />Wood Family in Asia, Africa, and sometimes Europehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415283429658300811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567477364075440720.post-66615213353251171402022-09-10T02:06:00.005-07:002022-09-10T02:15:41.286-07:00"This Week Felt Like Heaven"<p> <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px;">Dear Friends and Family,</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">“This week felt like heaven!” “I haven’t been able to sleep so peacefully in months.” “It’s so nice to not hear sirens going off all day and night. It’s so peaceful here.” These are some of what the Ukranian pastors and their families told us last week as we all gathered in the beautiful mountains of eastern Ukraine for a time of refreshment and encouragement. The Holy Spirit moved so wonderfully in all our meetings. Many different denominations were represented, but that didn’t matter. God’s love, joy, and peace took center stage, as pastors, leaders, wives, teens, and children united as one Body, receiving healing, refreshment, and strength throughout the week. As you can imagine, the families were elated to see each other after being separated since the beginning of the war. Wives and their children came from all over to join their husbands who cannot leave Ukraine - surrounding countries including England, Poland, Israel, Germany, Canada, and România. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOxzE1QFLGIaz5GHFCj_J3h9eJaEHgEUWN4AOi2BT5gdnWsNusmU7wkR0p2ZkND8IQE4JeFXxbxxpAveaWeeZIYdQaFeTW03HTJgbPijGZ9225_0wm8Xe041hgQ50_SEsp0_BNbs_-qYnrScnyafBYU91r6YoKc3dkyJV5_Yk_x7DcEgciyHcb0pZB/s3553/IMG_8071%202.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1964" data-original-width="3553" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOxzE1QFLGIaz5GHFCj_J3h9eJaEHgEUWN4AOi2BT5gdnWsNusmU7wkR0p2ZkND8IQE4JeFXxbxxpAveaWeeZIYdQaFeTW03HTJgbPijGZ9225_0wm8Xe041hgQ50_SEsp0_BNbs_-qYnrScnyafBYU91r6YoKc3dkyJV5_Yk_x7DcEgciyHcb0pZB/s320/IMG_8071%202.heic" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://youtu.be/bvOoQ7cHoLQ">CLICK HERE TO VIEW A VIDEO OF OUR TRIP</a></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">We had a great team. One family specialized in first aid and crisis management. They taught workshops for those who are helping on the front lines. Two ladies specialized in trauma counseling, some spent time with the youth and children, others of us divided into small teams to pray over couples, individuals, and families for healing, prophetic words, encouragement, etc. Many of us encouraged them in the Word of God, with Brian teaching two of the evening sessions. All went extremely well. Everyone kept saying how peaceful and encouraged they felt.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The days were varied, allowing time for the families and couples to have fun together. In the pictures you’ll see the beautiful mountains that surround the retreat center. One day we all hiked to the top of one of these mountains. Some took the chair lift, which is a ski lift in the winter. At the top we all took communion and prayed earnestly for Ukraine. It was a powerful time of intercession.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The worship was glorious. Many had never experienced the presence of God so powerfully before. We know many of you were praying for these brothers and sisters to be filled and refreshed by the Holy Spirit. Thank you for your prayers - everyone felt them! The Holy Spirit did not disappoint. Upon leaving, some even said, “We felt like we were in heaven!”</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">After the retreat, some of our team had to go home, while the rest of us traveled on to Ivano-Frankivsk where we were asked to speak on healing and the power of the Holy Spirit. Again the Holy Spirit did not disappoint. We took turns sharing testimonies of God’s miraculous healing power, Brian preached from the Word of God, and then the Holy Spirit came in glory as we prayed for them. No one wanted to leave, even though the service was over hours before we stopped praying! So many received healing. Finally John, our leader and driver, said we had to go even though no one wanted us to leave. We still had an eight hour drive through the mountains back to Romania ahead of us. So reluctantly, we said our good-byes to our beloved Ukranian family. We will probably be back though, as we’ve already received invitations to do two more conferences in other areas of western Ukraine. </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Today our teammate, Teresa, and Lorena went to a local YWAM base where they were invited to minister to a group of Ukranian women refugees. Some of these ladies didn’t know Jesus personally yet, but by the end, they all felt the presence of God powerfully. Tanya, our Ukranian missionary friend who took us and translated for us, said the YWAM leaders always have a program planned for the ladies, with speakers lined up or a special activity. Today for the first time, however, they didn’t! Since we had just returned from Ukraine, Tanya had not had time to prearrange our coming. We were not on their schedule in advance. Yet when we showed up, they welcomed us warmly and said we could share and do whatever we wanted! It was definitely a divine appointment. Two minutes before the time we were told the meeting should end, we asked if we should stop. They all said, “NO!” No one wanted to leave, even though they were “excused.” So we kept sharing and prayed for each of them individually with prophetic words and encouragement. Like the church I described above, this group too was so hungry for God. We went on for two more hours! Even then, they didn’t stop us. Finally, we were the ones who said we needed to go. God is so good. Everyone felt His presence and were touched in many ways. </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Thank you so much for your prayers. You are impacting the Kingdom of God in mighty ways - more than you realize. Hopefully from this letter you are at least seeing a bit of the fruit resulting from your prayers. They are so important and appreciated! Thank you again. </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Lots of love,</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Lorena and Brian</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_mrqr7WasUdxSFZGQ-2NATBrYuF_Lg5qzKJTBLduV_IUgzIAoHnxgp8lI2HkJf1Zl304g6qveIt5i8eqO7L0wiT-shgHFmoF9dqSImCxJ4O_h2er88izh_P2rPszLB4n7lil3pMz-8g_O9qBkSAtiGWuMKOEReGfuHDv4IV4bDLPGb9Gb1UKm7Ti5/s300/qr%20code.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="110" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_mrqr7WasUdxSFZGQ-2NATBrYuF_Lg5qzKJTBLduV_IUgzIAoHnxgp8lI2HkJf1Zl304g6qveIt5i8eqO7L0wiT-shgHFmoF9dqSImCxJ4O_h2er88izh_P2rPszLB4n7lil3pMz-8g_O9qBkSAtiGWuMKOEReGfuHDv4IV4bDLPGb9Gb1UKm7Ti5/w110-h110/qr%20code.png" width="110" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="color: #18191b; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Ways to give<br /></p><p style="color: #18191b; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Use the QR code for digital donations or our support address for checks:</p><p style="color: #18191b; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Transforming Lives Ministry</p><p style="color: #18191b; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">1908 S El Camino Real</p><p style="color: #18191b; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">San Clemente, CA 92672</p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><br />Wood Family in Asia, Africa, and sometimes Europehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415283429658300811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567477364075440720.post-24490205983030834192022-08-22T16:18:00.004-07:002022-08-24T22:10:35.959-07:00We are at the Airport heading to Ukraine<p> <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; background-color: white; color: #18191b; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 18.7px;">Aug. 22, 2022</span></p>
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<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; background-color: white; color: #18191b; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 18.7px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">We are at the airport! </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; background-color: white; color: #18191b; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 18.7px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; background-color: white; color: #18191b; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 18.7px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHW3xbjwVdUj4WFOvIhmMkpOnapKGJU7oZKLMJ6Hm3kH1XSUfT1lK0-6bF0kBuz_PfN4Yon5iMoCINfygcsWtTI_hwX30WKKCKJ_XKeT0gTnRSDkwzQTh0AEPHKZS6JyV53Uu_IY88bCBz4kDXMx3g6ERNzRYFiHQcPWprHhUGSoLHn7J9S-qWXyY5/s2048/1%20-%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1535" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHW3xbjwVdUj4WFOvIhmMkpOnapKGJU7oZKLMJ6Hm3kH1XSUfT1lK0-6bF0kBuz_PfN4Yon5iMoCINfygcsWtTI_hwX30WKKCKJ_XKeT0gTnRSDkwzQTh0AEPHKZS6JyV53Uu_IY88bCBz4kDXMx3g6ERNzRYFiHQcPWprHhUGSoLHn7J9S-qWXyY5/s320/1%20-%201.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: 18.7px;">Today we begin our journey to Eastern Europe to be a part of a pastor’s conference in the country of Ukraine. As we wrote in our last newsletter, the Ukrainian men have not been allowed to leave the country, though many of their wives and children have left. The local missionaries, John and Tanya Lynch, are bringing the pastors’ wives and children back into a safe part of Western Ukraine for a week. Most of them have been separated for over six months! Our desire is that these families who have gone through so many difficulties would have powerful encounters with the Holy Spirit. </span><p></p>
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<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>Prayer Request </b>- pray for the safety of our team and all of the pastor’s and their families as they travel to Western Ukraine. </span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; background-color: white; color: #18191b; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 18.7px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; background-color: white; color: #18191b; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 18.7px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">We will be traveling with our good friends Bruce and Terresa Muller. The Mullers are amazing worship leaders and teachers. Bruce and Teresa pastored a Calvary Chapel and have been missionaries in Europe. Last Wednesday at midnight, Teresa had to go into the ER with abdominal pain. They discovered she had appendicitis and by Thursday night they removed her appendix! However, they are still traveling with us today to Europe! She is recovering well but still experiencing some pain. <b>Please pray</b> for her speedy recovery.</span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; background-color: white; color: #18191b; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 18.7px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; background-color: white; color: #18191b; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 18.7px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">After this pastor’s retreat, we will continue ministering in Ukraine and Romania with the local missionaries, encouraging the churches and refugees. We would really appreciate your prayers for our trip! There are so many people that are displaced and traumatized. <b>Pray</b> that the Holy Spirit would supernaturally touch and heal each one, both physically and emotionally. A friend of ours recently went to Moldova and said all the churches were jam packed, filled with many Ukrainian refugees. He said congregations were a mixture of Christians and nonChristians, but by the end of the services, they were ALL Christians! The Holy Spirit showed up, bringing much healing, peace, and joy, and salvation. This is what we want to see as well. We know the harvest is ripe and feel so privileged to go. Thank you for your prayers. We will keep you updated on our blog as much as possible!</span></p>
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<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; background-color: white; color: #18191b; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 18.7px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Brian and Lorena</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; background-color: white; color: #18191b; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 18.7px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></p><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><img alt="giving qr code.png" class="CToWUd" data-bit="iit" data-image-whitelisted="" height="120" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=3d5520b409&attid=0.2&permmsgid=msg-a:r-8939534497409213664&th=182c7d6db32f9e79&view=fimg&fur=ip&sz=s0-l75-ft&attbid=ANGjdJ8l35IajMvPd08EbqPGNaWsrc7cWPdghlOruWnvPy-9AIgTUSOpSQhhJ0U50uW0NKM5wGydrGxoOYBCmDQ0Hxiv8b83fUG_tMSyRUUkbjjfqtoMrKxOcd_0dmI&disp=emb&realattid=ii_l75dat721" style="margin-right: 0px;" width="120" /></div><p style="color: #18191b; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Ways to give<br /></p><p style="color: #18191b; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Use the QR code for digital donations or our support address for checks:</p><p style="color: #18191b; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Transforming Lives Ministry</p><p style="color: #18191b; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">1908 S El Camino Real</p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; background-color: white; color: #18191b; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 18.7px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span></p><p style="color: #18191b; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">San Clemente, CA 92672</p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; background-color: white; color: #18191b; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 18.7px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; background-color: white; color: #18191b; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 18.7px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></p>Wood Family in Asia, Africa, and sometimes Europehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415283429658300811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567477364075440720.post-71885111510458157862022-06-12T09:46:00.005-07:002022-06-12T09:46:45.851-07:00Greetings from Mexico<p><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px;">Here is an update on our ministry and plans for the summer.</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">First, the church in Mozambique is so encouraged to be open and receiving discipleship training! So far this year, we have been able to conduct 36 seminars. At each of our three day seminars we provide food, teaching, and free discipleship books. In January we had another 2,000 books printed.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><img alt="PHOTO-2022-02-28-04-29-30.jpg" class="CToWUd a6T" data-image-whitelisted="" height="304" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=3d5520b409&attid=0.1&permmsgid=msg-a:r-6619993323926879493&th=18158cd15e67ce77&view=fimg&fur=ip&sz=s0-l75-ft&attbid=ANGjdJ8YC7SvA_QqscOJZ3nI5_bfsV9i9zyY1XBhQxqGwuxJRdj1-cYJyXKZ4gE55FJBATqiQEm4mR3JXNlQOcMJA9kOlmRLUtSiadWQE7g07JN7E4iwhQhgD-oGrJU&disp=emb&realattid=ii_l4bj6dee0" style="cursor: pointer; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; outline: 0px;" tabindex="0" width="456" /><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Seminar taught by one of our teams in the Nampula Province<br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Second, please pray for our missionary friend Kent. He has been helping us provide the refugees in Nampula with much needed food and supplies. In March we paid for the distribution truck to be fixed and insured but Kent has been sick with malaria and gone through so many trials that he has been unable to continue overseeing these distributions lately. </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Third, we are currently in Mexico. We have been here since May 29th and will travel to the States in a couple of days. We went to a fantastic missions conference for a week and stuck around to celebrate our anniversary. Today, June 12th, we are celebrating our 40th wedding anniversary and we are more in love than ever! :)</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Fourth, before heading back to Asia, we are flying into Romania and then driving into Ukraine to minister to pastors and their families with our Ukranian missionary friends, John and Tanya Lynch. God spoke to Brian recently that we would be invited to Eastern Europe to help. That same afternoon, John and Tanya asked if we could come teach at their pastors’ conference in Ukraine! So we quickly said, “Yes!” As you probably already know, the Ukranian men have not been allowed to leave the country, though many of their wives and children have left. The Lynches are hoping to bring the pastors’ wives and children back into a nice safe part of Ukraine for a week, uniting the families and receiving with us a refreshing, encouraging time in the Lord together. A place has already been reserved. Please pray for safe travels for everyone, healings, and most of all, powerful encounters with the Holy Spirit as these brothers and sisters face all the difficulties from their war torn country. </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><img alt="IMG-7014.jpg" class="CToWUd a6T" data-image-whitelisted="" height="342" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=3d5520b409&attid=0.2&permmsgid=msg-a:r-6619993323926879493&th=18158cd15e67ce77&view=fimg&fur=ip&sz=s0-l75-ft&attbid=ANGjdJ-_3Vdij0a6obGwvDTxtPaQE55sUzec9E_CFDzcJVg4zIJTjxhKcUI-m27oJcpE8V2thmFFgWIBbtxkV-DMaDgtqPT0c4OvlzSR58XSew2UcGQcfh6UekZ8d_k&disp=emb&realattid=ii_l4bj97mv1" style="cursor: pointer; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; outline: 0px;" tabindex="0" width="456" /><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">We are pictured here with the Lynch Family at our Missions Conference in Mexico.<br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Fifth, after teaching in Eastern Europe, our plan is to go on a ten day hike starting in Northern Italy. Brian is using the training for this trek in an attempt to get back to full strength after his accident where he broke his femur. He is getting much stronger and hopes to be back to normal by the beginning of the trek in September. We will let you all know how it goes! </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><img alt="hiker-italian-alps-summer-trail.jpg" class="CToWUd a6T" data-image-whitelisted="" height="240" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=3d5520b409&attid=0.3&permmsgid=msg-a:r-6619993323926879493&th=18158cd15e67ce77&view=fimg&fur=ip&sz=s0-l75-ft&attbid=ANGjdJ_ngXrt-LFOxTbvHlrAGW91f2Uxa8x_oqf4ICaOTitv08IjndlSZwmPPQ1-B9kl9w081l8M4-PbRlbFajzQtOQEc1Y3wgs4EqeBcsPNyHomJnzT4AoB0wZVpe8&disp=emb&realattid=ii_l4bjarer2" style="cursor: pointer; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; outline: 0px;" tabindex="0" width="456" /><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Scene of hiking in Northern Italy <br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Sixth, we’re heading back to Asia! We are so excited that things are opening back up! Our plan is to continue our discipleship ministry in several “Christian” islands of Indonesia that have gone astray by combining their faith with witchcraft. These islands are neglected by the government, since they don’t follow the mainstream Muslim faith. Consequently, they are poorer, without government aid for education or development. But the good part is that we have freedom to teach, preach, educate, pray, see people healed, saved, and delivered, in the schools, churches, or anywhere! (In the rest of Indonesia it’s illegal to do this.) We’ll be joining a powerful small Indonesian team, some of whom we’ve already met. We have other amazing open doors as well, but you’ll hear more of those stories later! </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Thank you for your prayers and support! </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Lorena</p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />Wood Family in Asia, Africa, and sometimes Europehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415283429658300811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567477364075440720.post-15840711338093491482021-12-22T21:46:00.008-08:002021-12-22T21:49:04.543-08:00Merry Christmas!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZ7gnr6a4axWvN_FrgBq9fb9dPHGDfHe0KxHiEzT4g0E3PSGesSbu9ZPNDtblCT7-f1xj5yJw-h6cZEV1TSTSVEbfkyMtyOokHiCUdheAp_jr7duISMv02rCNEtW9eaZsysy9tDcTE0dczH6f5DAyMoL92Wbyd4Nd2zBVjM6Gw-lHwdnnhp0S_C_O1=s2099" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2099" data-original-width="1274" height="957" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZ7gnr6a4axWvN_FrgBq9fb9dPHGDfHe0KxHiEzT4g0E3PSGesSbu9ZPNDtblCT7-f1xj5yJw-h6cZEV1TSTSVEbfkyMtyOokHiCUdheAp_jr7duISMv02rCNEtW9eaZsysy9tDcTE0dczH6f5DAyMoL92Wbyd4Nd2zBVjM6Gw-lHwdnnhp0S_C_O1=w581-h957" width="581" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Wood Family in Asia, Africa, and sometimes Europehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415283429658300811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567477364075440720.post-7864642903207491582021-08-29T22:43:00.002-07:002021-08-29T22:43:39.028-07:00Brian's Roofing Accident<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg43y5K51WUzwlbT9-kiE_TjviuLyI8m-P3SxgssJSx2tMg1_lCLsO77Y_mQ2nv08Du9GRo18ETcgc6L1UsBv3oCLMiW-LIcNh_qNJRHt6YnEIDtF_h_-OKtjmsljz0Vi44Y-hAdDZXMAQ/s2048/IMG_3848.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg43y5K51WUzwlbT9-kiE_TjviuLyI8m-P3SxgssJSx2tMg1_lCLsO77Y_mQ2nv08Du9GRo18ETcgc6L1UsBv3oCLMiW-LIcNh_qNJRHt6YnEIDtF_h_-OKtjmsljz0Vi44Y-hAdDZXMAQ/w320-h426/IMG_3848.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #0f0101; font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dear Friends and Family, </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #0f0101; font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #0f0101; font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: small;">It’s been 12 days now since Brian’s roofing accident. Stepping into an unsuspecting hole covered by a thin sheet of insulation, my friend Rebecca and I heard a scream. Running to the back of her house, we found Brian on his back groaning in pain. "I heard my femur snap!" he managed to say between rapid shallow breaths. We quickly called 911. Soon the ambulance and fire truck arrived. They gingerly slid him down the ladder on a rescue stretcher and rushed him to the emergency room. At Mission Hospital Laguna Beach, they put Brian’s leg in traction, which greatly relieved his pain. Thankfully, Brian received excellent care as he underwent a 4-hour surgery the following day. We appreciate all the prayers from those who knew of his accident and covet your continued prayers as he undergoes a four month healing process. The doctor and physical therapist say Brian is doing well. He has a wonderful attitude, determined to give thanks in all things.</span><b style="font-size: 12pt;">1</b><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(see footnote)</span></span><span style="color: #0f0101; font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"> He’s even decided to work on finishing a book he started, since he won’t be able to walk normally for a few months. </span></span></p><p><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" /></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #0f0101; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The future looks bright. Wonderful new doors are opening up in Asia. More news to come as this unfolds. Meanwhile, we will continue to work remotely on our seminars and relief work in Mozambique.</span></p><p><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" /></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #0f0101; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Prayer requests</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #0f0101; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pray for Brian’s speedy recovery</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #0f0101; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pray that physical therapy will get him back to 100%</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #0f0101; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pray for funds to pay our $5,000 insurance deductible and $3,000 co-pay. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #0f0101; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pray for our ongoing ministry to 1,000 refugee families in Nampula, Mozambique.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #0f0101; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #0f0101; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Donations by mail:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #0f0101; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Transforming Lives Ministry</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #0f0101; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1908 S El Camino Real, San Clemente, CA 92672</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #0f0101; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #0f0101; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Electronic Donations:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #0f0101; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Paypal and Zelle are under </span><a style="color: #222222;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">pastorbrianwood@gmail.com</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #0f0101; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #0f0101; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cashapp is under $TransformingLM</span></p>Wood Family in Asia, Africa, and sometimes Europehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415283429658300811noreply@blogger.com0