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Farnsworth Family Forum May 2013

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This is our May prayer letter.  Thanks for your patience!   Read on for the English version below! Hola amigos de oración: Gracias por orar con nosotros y por nosotros.   Dios está contestando sus oraciones. El papa de Ned, Glennis, salió bien de su operación para reemplazar la válvula de su corazón; el doctor estuvo bien contento.   Por favor sigan orando por él y por la mamá de Ned, Marilyn, durante este tiempo de recuperación.   Ahora están de nuevo en Birdsboro, PA, después de quedarse en casa de la hermana de Ned en Virginia por un mes para tener la cirugía y el cuidado después.  La mamá de Marisol, Zulema, y su hermano Hugo están recuperándose después de sus recientes cirugías en los ojos.   Sigan orando por ellos, especialmente por Hugo porque necesita operarse del otro ojo.   Él está muy ocupado trabajando en su tesis para graduarse de arquitecto en la universidad este año. Este sábado el Seminario MINTS en Ibarra ...

Birthday Cookout

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After the baptismal service Irma and Christian invited us to their house for a cookout in honor of Irma's birthday and Sara's baptism. Joel helped to grill the chicken, pork chops and bananas. Later we sang "Happy Birthday" to Irma. We all had a nice time in Cotacachi.

First Baptismal Service

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On Sunday I officiated at a baptismal service for the first time at the church in Cotacachi where I preach once a month.  Thirteen young people followed the Lord's leading to be baptized, the oldest one being 32. Marisol's cousin Sara shared her testimony.  Within the past four years Sara lost both her parents to cancer.  Now she lives with her sister Irma and her husband Christian. There wasn't much water in the baptistry.  I had to bend down real low. Belén was one of the young people who got baptized.  She was a baby when I came here to Ecuador in 2001 and I led a cell group in her house. Micaela was a member of the kids club years ago when I worked in children's ministry for Liebenzell. These are pictures of Sara's baptism.  That was an honor for me. Salomé, another of Marisol's cousins, also got baptized. So did her sister Steffi. Steffi almost slipped out of my hands when I...

First Time Coloring

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We had a fun time the other day coloring for the first time.  Surely it will not be the last!