It's February already, hope each one of you had a wonderful Valentine's Day. Hope this newsletter finds everyone blessed and healthy.

Earl and Gabriel are under the weather, but with Gods Grace and Mercy it won't last long. Please be in prayer for their healing. The weather in the states has  been very cold, the snow has quit for a few days and they are expecting high temperatures by Friday, I'm like everyone else, WE CAN'T WAIT!!!!

As you may know, February is the month of Carnival, the Dominican Republic streets are full of evil, lot of drinking,drugs, and criminal mischief. Be in prayer for this country and the people of LaVega.

Not much going on in the school, the school is preparing for the mission team coming in March to do some construction, painting, VBS, and some great preaching. We are so excited to have our first team and we praise God for all the efforts put forth for this event.  We will be visiting several churches during the nights, sharing Gods word.  We will have sponsors on board to spend time with their sponsored children and hopefully they will be able to meet the families of these children.

Since the devastated time with the earthquake, we would love to share that Jesus is with them every single day, our lives don't have to be in turmoil, we need to leave our worries behind and find our faith in our Lord and Savior. Our plans are to show them that the earthquakes won't hold them back, "all things are possible through him that strengthens me."

We ask that you be in prayer this whole month and next for the team thats coming, we pray that their lives will be changed in more ways than imaginable. Most of these people have been here before, but never had the chance to work with the Haitian communities, There will be a husband and wife that will be here for the first time also and we wish them many miracles to see.  This trip is not  for us, it will be for their personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

I have met a lady that lives next door to my mother, her and I have a bible study on Wednesday nights, as we are studying the book, "10 Curses That Block The Blessings", by Larry Huch, as I've spoken about Carnival this month in LaVega, I want to leave you with this,  so much of what happens at Carnival is witchcraft, every word, every movement, everything that is seen is done all week long, those who attend are cursed by this event, the curse can stay with them until who knows when. Please read 1 Peter 1:18-19. 

Please be in prayer for all people who have curses, pray for them, guide them with Gods word. 

 

We pray for all of you, until next month, God Bless all of you, Earl, Shirley, and Gabriel