To my faithful friends and
family,
I want to thank you all so
much for your thoughts and prayers for Joyce and I, especially since we were
married here in So. Sudan.
So. Sudan is going thru a very
difficult time, but in the midst of this trial God’s grace is there. Fear and
war have chased a lot of people from their homes, but God’s faithful love is
pursuing them.
The work is going forward and
the Gospel is continuing to be preached as God helps the staff of Operation
Nehemiah here on the ground. There have been times where myself and other staff
have been in danger, but God has kept us in the shadow of His wings.
I have been blessed to have
been able to preach on the radio regularly and my hope is that God will open
people’s hearts to the Gospel of Jesus Christ by His Spirit.
Joyce and I are doing well,
but continue to pray for Joyce’s health. Her health has improved, but she is
still not at 100% yet. Also, be praying for us that Joyce can get her passport
and visa in this time of government upheaval, so we can come to see all of you.
There are 2 different roads to take for the paper work process. Both need God's intervening hand, so we’re
seeking the Lord to lead us in the way we should go.
We appreciate your prayers for
all the staff here, that God would give us courage and confident trust in Him
to protect us and to advance His work.
We are really missing all of
you and are hoping to come as soon as God makes a way. I’ve been sharing with
my wife, Joyce, of the many friends and family who’ve been supporting us in
many ways. I am really excited for her to meet all of you!
Rubanga tutu koco anya ruga God bless you all!
Amande anyi America ga si. We will see you from America.
Nyolu Okpwo Yesu to! Stay strong in Jesus!
Jonathan and Joyce Lueken
Amande anyi America ga si. We will see you from America.
Nyolu Okpwo Yesu to! Stay strong in Jesus!
Jonathan and Joyce Lueken
Good morning, how are you?
ReplyDeleteMy name is Emilio, I am a Spanish boy and I live in a town near to Madrid. I am a very interested person in knowing things so different as the culture, the way of life of the inhabitants of our planet, the fauna, the flora, and the landscapes of all the countries of the world etc. in summary, I am a person that enjoys traveling, learning and respecting people's diversity from all over the world.
I would love to travel and meet in person all the aspects above mentioned, but unfortunately as this is very expensive and my purchasing power is quite small, so I devised a way to travel with the imagination in every corner of our planet. A few years ago I started a collection of used stamps because through them, you can see pictures about fauna, flora, monuments, landscapes etc. from all the countries. As every day is more and more difficult to get stamps, some years ago I started a new collection in order to get traditional letters addressed to me in which my goal was to get at least 1 letter from each country in the world. This modest goal is feasible to reach in the most part of countries, but unfortunately, it is impossible to achieve in other various territories for several reasons, either because they are very small countries with very few population, either because they are countries at war, either because they are countries with extreme poverty or because for whatever reason the postal system is not functioning properly.
For all this, I would ask you one small favor:
Would you be so kind as to send me a letter by traditional mail from South Sudan? I understand perfectly that you think that your blog is not the appropriate place to ask this, and even, is very probably that you ignore my letter, but I would call your attention to the difficulty involved in getting a letter from that country, and also I don’t know anyone neither where to write in South Sudan in order to increase my collection. a letter for me is like a little souvenir, like if I have had visited that territory with my imagination and at same time, the arrival of the letters from a country is a sign of peace and normality and an original way to promote a country in the world. My postal address is the following one:
Emilio Fernandez Esteban
Avenida Juan de la Cierva, 44
28902 Getafe (Madrid)
Spain
If you wish, you can visit my blog www.cartasenmibuzon.blogspot.com where you can see the pictures of all the letters that I have received from whole World.
Finally, I would like to thank the attention given to this letter, and whether you can help me or not, I send my best wishes for peace, health and happiness for you, your family and all your dear beings.
Yours Sincerely
Emilio Fernandez