Come Before Winter: Part 5

And this may be my last entry about Come Before Winter. I was totally blessed and feel like God used all of the women who came from the states to serve our sisters in Christ in Asia. I thank all the people who were praying for us each step of the way. There were some hard times that we shared while there. But God used those hard times to grow us closer to one another. The study of Philippians was deep and aptly taught by Karen Alexander and Jeanene Reese with equipping help from Kelliann and Cynthia. The prayer team (Suzy, Cara, Mariana, Joyce, Georgia and myself) was used to the full extent and each one of us went to bed totally exhausted but woke up refreshed each new day. Trina Derr was an incredible praise leader who stretched these women to open their hearts and minds to the Spirit. Cynthia and Megumi were amazing administrators and kept us on track day by day and hour by hour. And what an incredible missionary ambassador we had in Tonia, from Italy! We were so blessed with her presence.

After the blessing time, the participants had been very ingenious and had gone out and bought us wonderful gifts. We were so touched that they took the time and effort to do this. Here is a shot of our gifts - beautiful sarongs, skirts, bracelets, earrings and all from Indonesia! Somehow, Cynthia did not get in either one of these pictures:-(































Here is my roommate in Indonesia - Kelliann Hale!















Our baggage ready to take to the ferry from Indonesia back to Singapore for the beginning of our trip home