Farnsworth Forum

Here are some recent pictures of our children, including a trip to the nearby park.  As you can see, Jacob fell asleep during the walk; Elias didn't.  Joel and Amelia continue to help us with the twins, especially now that they are both climbing stairs.  Jacob likes to go under the table, too.  We had to switch them into different beds because they were moving around too much.  We also celebrated Amelia's third spiritual birthday on November 18 (she asked Jesus to be her Savior in Guam after Awana Club).  Joel's fourth spiritual birthday was June 24 (he became a Christian during our missions trip to the island of Palau).  We thank God for saving our children.

 We are studying the first eleven chapters of Genesis in our current course with 22 students working toward academic credit (bachelors or master).  The emphasis of the class concerns the debate between creation and evolution.  Robert O'Donnell of Christ Hope Ministries in Georgia traveled to Ecuador to teach the initial eight-hour conference which had our highest attendance at a conference so far at 77 persons between auditors and students.  His son translated for him.  Now we continue with the weekly two-hour classes to review the reading and homework assignments.

    Hello Prayer Warriors! Greetings from the Ciudad Blanca (“White City”) of Ibarra, Ecuador, named thus for the beautiful whitewashed colonial houses in the historical district of the city! We especially think of and give thanks to God for your friendship and love during this time of Thanksgiving.   We shared Thanksgiving Day with Marisol’s parents and sister as well as our friend Marisol.   Although the turkey, pilgrim pie, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans and apply pie turned out delicious and we stuffed ourselves more than the turkey did, we don’t want to focus on the feast but rather on God’s goodness. Thank you for praying for our parents this year.   The doctors continue to be encouraged that no further cancer cells have been detected since Ned’s father Glennis underwent surgery in February.   His mother Marilyn gains more strength each day following her bout with two tick-borne illnesses.  

Here is a recent family picture with the twins at nine months.  We continue to survive, if not thrive, TWINHOOD.  We need your continued prayers as teething, crawling and soon walking will surely challenge our patience and mental stability.  Thank you.

Thanks so much for all the prayers.  Every time I talk to Mom and Dad they comment about what a blessing it is that so many people around the world are praying for them.  Mom spent about a week in the hospital gaining strength before gaining enough strength to return home.  The doctors determined that Mom contracted two viruses from a deer tick: lyme disease and babesiosis.  She is taking a strong dose of antibiotics for one month, which seems to be working well.  Please keep praying for Mom and Dad as they work through this challenge.  I thank God for the caregiving work of my siblings (Heidi, Laura and Mark) and my aunt and uncle (Jeanne and Dave) and the concern of Exeter Bible Church and Bethany Baptist Church members.  Muchas gracias.  That means a lot to me since I am too far away (in Ecuador) to help them personally at this time.