Farnsworth Family Forum Summer 2012


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Greetings from hot, sunny and cool at night Ibarra, Ecuador!  We are doing well.  So far we have survived more than five months of twinhood.  Thanks so much for all the prayers.  Jacob weighs almost sixteen pounds and Elias almost fourteen.  We enjoy watching them grow and change before our eyes.  Joel and Amelia finished home school for the year and help to care for their baby siblings.  Amelia even climbs into the crib sometimes to play with them.  Please pray for us as we navigate through the unknown waters of having two babies in the house.

We appreciate your prayers for Radio Punto’s Encuentro 2012 event in May.  Unfortunately we sold only 156 of the 500 tickets, so we did not reach our goal to help finance the application for our FM radio project.  Still, the Christian artists who participated in the concert (see picture above) blessed all of us, and the generous support of our sponsors kept us from losing money.   Ned continues as the host of two daily radio programs, from 7-8 am and 6-7 pm. Pray as we complete the application process for the FM frequency.  God is in control of everything.

We held our latest MINTS seminary class, Church History 4, on June 23.  What a joy to hear how God has worked in the life of His Church, despite human shortcomings, since the time of the Reformation.  Ned continues to progress in the task of updating academic records for past courses as he tutors and encourages his current students.  Thanks for praying for MINTS and the training of future church leaders for Ecuador.

We recently moved for the eleventh time in ten years of marriage.  That’s right!  On July 7, 2012, Ned and Marisol will celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary.  Of course, we’re older (and wiser), and we rejoice in all that God has done in our lives to take us from Ecuador to the USA, to Guam and then back to the USA, and now back to Ecuador.  The Ecuadorian government granted Ned his permanent residency in April, and the babies have their US passports and US foreign birth certificates.  They still need their US social security numbers.  We appreciate your prayers for all this paperwork.

Check out our blog for more news and photos at www.farnsworthforum.blogspot.com.  God bless you!

Personal Correspondence: Correo Central, Casilla 10-01-692, Ibarra, Ecuador.   
nedfarnsworth@hotmail.com.     Tel.  011-5939-478-7811.

Mission Address: Liebenzell USA, P.O. Box 66, Schooley’s Mtn NJ  07870.  Online donations: www.liebenzellusa.org. 

¡Saludos desde caliente, soleado y fresco por las noches  Ibarra, Ecuador!  Estamos bien.  Hasta ahora hemos sobrevivido más de cinco meses de tener mellizos.  Muchas gracias por todas sus oraciones.  Jacob pesa casi dieciséis libras y Elías casi catorce.  Nos gusta verles crecer y cambiar.  Joel y Amelia terminaron otro año de escuela en la casa y nos ayudan a cuidar a sus hermanitos chiquitos.  A veces Amelia entra en su cunita para jugar con ellos.  Por favor oren por nosotros mientras navegamos por las aguas desconocidas de tener a dos bebés en la casa.

Apreciamos sus oraciones por el Encuentro 2012 de Radio Punto en mayo.  Desafortunadamente vendimos sólo 156 de las 500 entradas, así no pudimos alcanzar nuestra meta para el proyecto para financiar la aplicación de la frecuencia FM.  De todos modos, el tiempo con los artistas cristianos que participaron en el concierto (ver foto arriba) era de mucha bendición para todos, y no perdimos dinero gracias al apoyo generoso de nuestros auspiciantes.  Ned sigue como anfitrión de dos programas diarios de radio, de 7-8 am y 6-7 pm.  Oren que pronto podamos concluir con el proceso de aplicar para la frecuencia en FM.  Dios está en control de todo.

Tuvimos el curso más reciente del seminario MINTS, Historia de la Iglesia 4, el 23 de junio.  ¡Qué bueno fue escuchar como Dios ha obrado en la vida de su Iglesia, a pesar de las fallas de los humanos, desde el tiempo de la Reformación!  Ned sigue adelante en su tarea de actualizar los informes académicos de los estudiantes de MINTS, al mismo tiempo sirviendo como tutor y animador de sus estudiantes.  Gracias por orar por MINTS y la capacitación de futuros líderes para la Iglesia del Ecuador.

Recientemente nos mudamos otra vez.  Nos hemos mudado once veces en diez años de casados.  Así es:  el 7 de julio Ned y Marisol estarán celebrando su décimo aniversario.  Por supuesto, somos más viejos (y sabios), y nos gozamos en todo lo que Dios ha hecho en nuestras vidas para llevarnos desde Guam a los Estados Unidos, hasta Guam y después a los Estados Unidos de nuevo y ahora al Ecuador de nuevo.  El gobierno ecuatoriano le concedió a Ned su residencia permanente en abril, y los bebés ya tienen sus pasaportes estadounidenses y sus partidas de nacimiento de los dos países.  Todavía les faltan sus números de seguro social (USA).  Gracias por orar por todos estos trámites.
Revise nuestro blog para ver más noticias y fotos en www.farnsworthforum.blogspot.com.  Dios les bendiga.

Correspondencia personal: Correo Central, Casilla 10-01-692, Ibarra, Ecuador.   nedfarnsworth@hotmail.com.     Tel.011-5939-478-7811.

Dirección de nuestra misión: Liebenzell USA, P.O. Box 66, Schooley’s  Mountain NJ  07870.  Donaciones en linea: www.liebenzellusa.org.

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