I want to thank everyone who wished me a happy birthday! I had a great day with my little clan and church family. After our Hearts Day Banquet, the youth group surprised me with a donut cake! In previous years, they’ve come to my house at 3:00 a.m. and sang happy birthday to me. Given a choice between the two…I’ll take the cake! :) After all our travels, it is so good to be home in the Philippines.
Categories: Updates, Tags: Church-Plants
We went to see our friends, the Langbid family at Bantayan. We’ve been so blessed by what God is doing through their family on the island! People have been saved, baptized, and joined Bible studies. One thing is becoming clear-they need a church building! Please pray that God would provide an affordable rental property for them to meet in. It is so exciting to watch this ministry grow! God is at work, and we are so happy to help this church plant!
Our son, Philip Michael Baran was born! He surprised us and arrived three days before his due date, on January 8th. We went to the hospital thinking it might be a false alarm but just two hours later we were holding our baby boy. Philip weighs 7lbs 4oz and is a very healthy little guy. Our thanks go out to everyone who sent well wishes and prayed for us!
Categories: Missionary Prayer Letter, Tags: Letters!
Here is our current prayer letter in PDF form: