The Baran Family

Hunters Creek Bible Baptist Church invited us to come and present our work during their Sunday services.  Unfortunately Pastor O’Dell was unable to be there with us because he was taking a missions trip in Africa but it was nice to meet the people. There were a few familiar faces in the church.  A missionary family we met on the road attends this church and also some friends we met through summer camp.  It was a great day of services! I was able to preach and my wife played her violin.

If you read our last prayer letter you know that we’ve been acquiring items that we need to take with us to the Philippines. These are items that we either cannot find there or that are triple the price in Cebu. Our friends and family at Grace Baptist Church heard we were doing this and came together to give us several things for our home in Cebu! It was amazing to see them support us in this way!  We thank the Lord for these dear ones and pray that He pours out His blessings on them!  At this point we’re almost ready to ship one or two boxes of our things to Cebu!

It just so happened that we were in the area when our friends at Harvest Baptist Church were having their annual missions conference in Greenville, Pennsylvania.  They had already invited us to come and present our ministry earlier this year but it was nice to see them again in the midst of their conference. It’s always fun to revisit a church and spend more time with the people. Pastor McClain and the folks there at Harvest Baptist Church have been a wonderful encouragement to us as we pass through Greenville from time to time.