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    I N

    t h e ^ i d s t of

    a d e s e r t

    Volume 7, Number

    January une

    1971

    NOTES

    From

    Betty

    Christmas time i s a wonderful time when

    peopl

    are

    joyful and happy. For

    the Christian t h i s

    j oy a n

    happiness

    has a

    much

    deeper

    meaning

    a n d

    lasts th

    whole

    y e a r

    through,

    isn't

    i t

    wonderful

    Let's

    t a k

    t h e

    time and g i v e

    God

    an e x t r a

    special "Thank

    you

    f o r the g i f t of His Son t h a t makes a l l t h i s possible

     

    also

    want

    t o

    take

    this

    time

    t o

    tha nk

    each

    on

    of y ou

    for

    al l

    you've d o n e

    to

    make

    the

    work

    o

    Christ here i n

    Germany

    possible.

    Thank

    you f o r t h

    time you've spent i n prayer and

    the

    s a c r i f i c e s

    you'v

    been wi l l ing

    t o

    make. We as

    Christia ns

    must wor

    together so

    t h a t t h e

    love,

    peace and joy,

    t h a t

    com

    through Jesus Christ, m ay be made known through

    out the whole world.

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    U.S. on an

    emergency leave of absence. Her mother

    had a

    heartattack. She

    hopes

    to return to the

    Lord's

    work here as soon as

    possible.

    FORWARDING AGENT

    Miss Bonnie

    Weeks

    2342

    Uth

    Boulder, Colorado

    80302

    "God S t i l l

    Answers P r a y e r "

    "Deightons Labor i n Black

    F o r e s t "

    The next day A lva came

    t o

    us

    and

    said, "I ha

    good

    news o r

    you."

    Then

    he

    t o l d

    u s

    of

    an

    apartm

    available

    immediately

    r i g h t here I n Gechingen.

    f e l l i n love with

    i t

    at f i r s t sight and rented

    i t

    with

    hesitation.

    I t

    I s an

    upstairs,

    two-bedroom, furnish

    apartment

    with space I n the living room for

    our

    offi

    There

    i s

    a

    beautiful

    view from both ends of t

    house

    and a large fenced

    back yard

    where

    the

    ki

    can play. t

    couldn't

    be any more perfect f o r

    needs I s n ' t t h a t

    j u s t l

    i k e t h e Lord?

     Al l

    things

    work together f o r good t o them th

    l o v e

    God,

    t o

    them

    who

    a r e

    the

    cal

    l e d

    according

    His purpose ." Romans 8:28.

    This

    believe

    be t h e most comprehensive promise i n t h e Bib

    and to me i t is

    most precious.

    I t i s so

    wonderf ul

    know t h a t God I s a l o v i n g Heavenly Father w

    cares about

    every

    detail

    of our

    lives

    and wor

    things

    out

    to

    our

    ultimate

    good,

    whether we

    see

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    h i m h e l p h e r s o r t

    B i b l e

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    h P ° t t P ^ ^ h ® h b e l i e v e w e

    c o u l d

    f i n d

    a

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    c L r o p ^ ®

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    A f t e r m u c h

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    o

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    b u t t h e

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    May

    15th.

    Gifts for this printing

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