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CENTRAL CHURCH OF CHRIST

1440 SO, OAKDALE AVE,

MEDFORD, OREGON 97501
January 19, 1984

JAN 24 m

Our Dear Friends,

We have a new newsletter with MESSAGES FROM MARY AND BERT to share with you. After expressing
belated Christinas greetings, and praise, they say "we do praise and thank the Lord for each of

you and your love for Him and for us, as you have so wondrously given of yourselves, time, and
money for this work of the Lord,

You are special people!

CHRISTMAS H^PENINGS: "We have had a busy, interesting, blessed Christmas, full of joy and
surprises. All the children, kindergarten age and above, drew names and made Christmas presents.
We also presented a program for all our neighbors and had many more visitors than we expected.
We praise the Lord that it did not rain the day of the program, so people would come.

There

was a great turn-out, and we pray that their love for the Lord was encouraged by our simple but

fun program. Of course, as children's programs go, there were mistakes, changes, and surprises,

but we all enjoyed it and everyone said it was really great.

SIL(Wycliff) in Manila come and share Christmas with us.

gifts, cookies, and wrapping gifts.

On the 21st we had a visiter from

So we put Becky to work, helping make

She was a great help in getting everything done on time,

Christmas day started with our regular Sunday service, dinner and gift opening planned for after
noon, A group of carolers from the near-by Church of God came by at 4:00 and presented a small

program. While that was happening a doctor from near here came with a big group of people and
brought a big merlenda(snack) for the children. So the snack ended up being their supper, gifts
were started about 6:30 and after that the children were served dessert and sent to bed, and the
aunties(staff)and visitors had their Christmas dinner after 8:00 P.M. The children had theirs
for breakfast the next morning, I have always wanted to have fried chicken for breakfast and

finally got it. It would have been a little better still hot from cooking, but was still very
delicious. We want to say a "thank you" to each of you who contributed in a special way for our
Christmas, We had a great dinner because of special gifts; many games were given to the child
ren(which they are really enjoying) because of gifts of love; new clothes for everyone because
they were given to us (we only had to buy one pair of long pants and 6 shirts); and much joy
and excitement as a result of all the love you have shown to us. Thank you all so much!!!"
OUR FA,Y[ILY: "Last newsletter we had 42 children. Then a family of 5 joined us,,,home destroyed
by a typhoon, mother receiving medical treatments, father unemployed. So Norma, 7 years. Feline
and Felimon(boys)4 years, Marilyn 2 years, and Reymunde, 6 months were added to our family. Then
^
Manila for Roiity's check-up in Oct. we gained
little Ronnie, 2 yrs, old, but only 12 lbs. He is the son
of a hospitality girl, (Now he is a little chubby, but not

walking yet.) The same day the other two children of the
lady who died from cerebral malaria came(4 in all). The
grandparents were not able to care for them, Emelyn is 4
yrs, old and Gilbert 2 on Christmas Day, Then came Nelia,
a Negrito girl who had stayed with us before. Her mother

took her back(along with her sisterLydia) li yrs,

Lydia came back here last June and now Nelia, 5^ yrs, and
both will probably stay.
After that, when all of our beds were full and running o-

Left: Jed Plettner(parents mis

ver(our carpenter has been very busy making beds & cribs),
we received 4 more children, all mal-nourished cases, who
will only be with us temporarily.
How thankful we are that
we could keep these children, Paula, 4^ and 14 lbs; Fran
cisco 2i and 10 lbs; and Jose, 8 mos and 10 lbs,,,all one
family. They were accompanied by James, who will be 3 in
Feb. and also weighed 14 lbs. These children were refered
to us by Foster Parents Plan, For sure Francisco would
have been dead soon and maybe Paula, She was barely able

sionaries to India) 18 months

to walk, Francisco barely able to sit up, Paula picked up

Ronnie, 2 years. Stuffing it in

to catch up,

real fast and now Francisco is acting interested in life &

moving around on his stomach like a baby. Jose was the

strongest of the three and is nice and rounded out now,
James has picked up fast and is almost walking. But he has

another problen, and that Is that he is deaf.

After the first of the year we will take him to

a local specialist for recommendations about treatment and surgery. Please be in prayer with us
that James will be able to hear, and that we will have the funds if there are extra expenses,"

"Just a few days before Christmas 2 month old Liza joined our family^ weight 6i lbs. She is from
a family of 10 mal-nourshied children.

One of the couples that works for us have been holding

Bible Studies in their area and saw the condition of the children, and that the mother had no

milk for the baby,

and so with MSSD(welfare services) recommedation Liza joined us just in time

to be baby Jesus in our program(no one but us knew she was a girl!) That brought us to 56 child
ren,"

"We were saddened on Dec. 18 when 2 of our babies left us. Anthony ^ illegitimate baby of col
lege students, went home because his parents were getting married. He was such a sweety & we
miss him. Also that day Daniel, li, returned home to his father after being here more than a
year.

We miss him also, but it is nice he can be with his father and brother.

'So we are now down to 5A children, and it keeps us all hopping, especially during the rainy
season, keeping them all busy.

We praise the Lord that our rains have come. We only missed

one harvest in our area."

"We were happy that Ariel could be home for Christmas,

He is still 3rd place in his class and

also won a bronze medal in their area athletic meet.

INFLATION:

"Not only are people suffering because of the drought, but also there have been

great price increases in Nov. and Dec., with many things doubling in price.

It is hard to know

how to help all these people and it really makes us thankful to the Lord that our stomachs are
full and we have plenty. We thank the Lord and you. Even with the price increases and the sal
ary increases we still are not suffering financially and we thank you for that, as you have been
so faithful to supply the needed funds."
JOY IS BACK! "We were very happy in October when Joy Collins returned from her furlough. The
same day she arrived she got busy sewing and mending. She has been busy ever since! She is al
so heading up the planting of flowers and fruit trees on our terraces and we are happy to see
things being accomplished in that area also. The rains have really made it nice because things
just keep growing."

"Also in Oct. we were visited by Dr. Steve and Ann(Tolliver) Plettnerand children on their way

back to India.

Ann used to work in Aparri.

We surely enjoyed the fellowship."

REJOICING IN HEAVEN:
"Dec. 18th we praised the Lord as Zenaida, 11 yrs. old, accepted the Lord
and was baptized. She has problems in school(cannot read yet) and is a little immature, but it
seems her love for the Lord is real. Pray for her to be a strong servant of the Lord. The week
before that, we rejoiced as Rosana, our neighbor girl, accepted Christ as her Saviour and was
baptized. She is the first baptism we have had from outside the Home. Pray she will be a
bright light for the Lord in her home and to her neighbors."
"With some special funds that came in and donations from us and the others we were able to buy
a nice stereo system. We have really been enjoying the music. We still have to get speakers
to put throughout the house. It has been a real pleasure to listen to good Christian and clas
sical music. I think it helps the children to be more calm also, and to relax and enjoy.

Thank you to those who helped make this possible."

"If there are any who would like to "adopt" or support a certain child, write us and let us
know, as we have plenty now who have not been claimed. We are so thankful to all of you who
have "adapted" a child and have been so faithful in your support, prayers, letters, and even

gifts.

NEEDS:

Also those who give general support, how thankful we are for your faithfulness,"

"We can always use more bibs and plastic pants, color books, strong pull toys, games,

etc., as well as good used clothing.

One need in particular is pajamas for boys and girls, for

hot and cold weather."

"Again we say thank you to all of you who are partners with us in this work. We could not do it
without your support, prayers, and the strength of the Lord to keep us all going. How we praise
Him for the opportunity to help these special children, and for His giving us the needed
strength, wisdom and love, and for the needed funds, through you, our brothers and sisters in
Chi^it. We would be glad for any of you to come and visit us also, if you need somewhere to#

sp^nd your vacation. May the Lord bless all of you with a wonderful and joyous 198A in His
love And service."
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The Lord's people working together can do beautiful things!

Thank you for your prayers and ac

tion that makes this wrk possible. If you would like to write to Mary and Bert, their address
is: M/M Bert Bureros, P.O. Box 49, Aparri, Cagayan 1118, Philippines. If you need to contact

their forwarding agents they are; Bob and Jean Pruitt, 2784 S. River Rd., Grants Pass, OR 97527.

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praise the Lord for each one of you.those who pray,

As you read the following ^fESSAGES FROM MARY ANT) BERT that are included in the latest news
letter, you can look at their happy smiling faces and know they have joy in serving the Lord

together.

Their first thoughts arc for you as they say "Again we want to express our thankfulness for each of you who are so important to this

'work

of the Lord in your own special ways.

How we

send financial support, write letters, send gifts of

all kinds; you are each one so important in making

possible life for these children and showing them God*s

"OUR POPULATION EXPLOSION here at the Home has slowed

down for a while. In January two little boys, Noel, 3

, months, and Wilfrey, 4 months, joined our family.
We are always so happy to have babies. They are grow-

very fast.

<

Both were in good condition when they

came, products of broken homes.

In Fcbruary-we learn-

ed that the father of Noel was killed in an accident,

> This last March 6 we were given a beautiful little Ne, grito girl, just 1 month old, weighing 4 lbs. Her par-

<ents had been killed 10 days before and her 8 year old

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sister had been caring for her. Needless to say Alma

was sick and suffering from dehydration, diarrhea, and
malnutrition. We had Alma in the hospital for about 4 days before she left to be with our
Lord. Even though we had her such a short time we really felt the loss, but can praise the
Lord that she is with Him and will not have any more sickness or pain and we can see her

again some day. Praise Cod for the assurance of eternal life with Him through His Son, Jesus,
who died that we might have life. At the time of remembering His death and resurrection, it
makes us more and more thankful as we realize His undeserved love."

"In February we took James, 3 years old, to Manila for testing because he appears deaf. In
the testing there seemed to be a very slight response on his right ear. But becuase he has
been badly mal-nourlshed and physically behind, the doctor suggested waiting a year and see

if anything improves. Pray that he will improve at least to the point he can use a hearing
aid. To me it seems awful not to hear the birds sing, the wind blow, beautiful music and

praises, and the Word of God spoken.

But we also know that there are other wavs to hear and

just trust the Lord in this."

SCHOOL REPORT: "The schools all closed the last of March. |

Of our 17 in elementary we had quite a number receiving
ribbons.

We had several honorable mention also.

We had

no first honor students this year, but really expect

some next year.

Sherry Ann graduated from 6th grade (and

is nervous about high school). She received a ribbon for

Best Gymnast. This is the first year for gymnastics
here and she and her sister JoAnn did very well. Sherry
went to the Provincial contest and placed 3rd. Ariel,
our high school boy at Southern Isabela Academy, placed
3rd in his class with high honorsalso in athletics. He
has also grown a lot this year in his love and faith in
the Lord and we are so thankful for that. He has one more

year of high school.

further education.

Pray for him as he decides about

Our Minda finished her first year in

the Seminary and seems to have grown and matured in that

year.

We pray that she will go back for another."

Sherry Ann on the Balance Beam

"It was great to have Bill Green from Vancouver, WA visit us in February.

His visit was too

short, but we are looking forward to another one. Anyone else who would like to come visit
would be very welcome."

REST AND RE-CHARGE: "In March Bert and I praised the Lord that wh were able to join the
other missionaries for our retreat in Baguio. It was a great time of fellowship. There
were about 36(Including 8 children) and a lot of love and laughter were shared. We were

very blessed to have Robert and Elenor Hanson as our guests,

Robert was our Bible lecturer

and Elenor, who is the daughter of Leslie and Carrie Wolfe(pioneer missionaries here).shared

with us of their life and work in the early 1900*8 and through the War. We are all looking

forward to next year's retreat with even more of our missionary families, new and old.
"The Lord has been using us in some special ways. One of them has been to help the Negrito
people in our area. Right now they have had to evacuate their homes and moved some distance

away. They are in great need of clothing and other helps. If anyone would like to give some
special help for them, just mark it "for Negritos" and we will get it to them. They are a
small-sized people with big hearts and needs."

"In April I made a trip to Manila to see about a school for our Elena, who comes from a back
ground of emotionally disturbed mother, neglectful father, mal-nourishraent, etc. When Elena
came two years ago she was like a wild animal. V7e praise the Lord she is doing much better,
but she still needs so much love and teaching.

So I took her to see if

we could find a

school for her. She was diagnosed as moderately retarded. The only place they could recom
mend was a home run by the government. When I visited there my eyes were opened to a great
need.

As I

saw their condition it made me all the more thankful to our Lord for all of you

who so wonderfully and faithfully support this Home. They care, and are doing the best they
can do, but I could see that Elena has a lot more hope for help here at home than there.

That is the only home for abandoned, orphaned, neglected, mentally retarded children on the
island of Luzon(as far as we know). The saddest part was the room of about AO Cerebral Palsiec^ from babies up to young men and women, all just lying in bed with only one or two to care
for them all. They also just eat soft rice, with little or no vegetable or meat. Our child
ren are all fat and healthy and even some over-fed. If someone has a special touch with men
tally retarded and/or C P children, what a service there could be here. They need more homes

of this type(we have 4 CP*s of varying degrees and 3 mentally retarded, 2 of them CP)."
HELP NEEDED:

need.

"This also brings me to another special

Maria Delores is a beautiful 3 1/2 year old

who has CP,

We have had her since she was 5 months

old and she has improved. But because of our lack of

knowledge and no near help, we cannot give her what
would be available to her in many towns in the U.S.
She has a bright mind, but cannot talk(although she
tries) and needs much more physical therapy. We are
praying that there is some Christian family who lives
near the needed facilities and schools who could a-

dopt Delores and help her to get the help she needs.
It would take special people, but Delores is a special

girl."

"We are busy with our summer activities now, with DVBS
camps, conventions and special evangelistic meetings
going on. Joy Collins is very busy trying to get
clothes ready for camp for all of our quickly growing
children. We will have around 12 in Jr. camp alone.
It is great to have her to do that. Pray that these
summer months will be ones of great harvest for the

Lord's kingdom.

We had a great harvest this year in

the two high schools-as-309 students and tsacherR ac

cepted the Lord as their Savior and were baptized.
I

had the Joy in January of baptizing 3 of our children

into the Lord. May they all become great servants for
Him."

"Thanks again so much to all of you who make it possible

Maria Delores, Cerebral Palsy victim

for us to help these 56 children

and to share the Lord's love with them and others. May the Lord give each of you a special
blessing as you have been a special blessing to us. We ask your continued prayers as we
face the needs and decisions of each day and strive to lead these special children to a
special relationship with the Lord."

And so Mary and Bert express their love and gratitude and joy that your partnership in His

work creates in them.

If you would like to write to them, their address Is; M/M Bert

Bureros, P.O. Box 49, Aparri, Cagayan 1118, Philippines. If you need to contact their
forwarding agents they are: Bob and Jean Pruitt, 2784 S, Kiver Rd., Grants Pass, OR 97527.

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July 23, 198A

Newsletter time again, and we have MESSAGES FROM MARY ANT) BERT addressed to their dear Christ

ian

friends.

Filipino time appears to move rapidly also, for they say "Where has the time

gone so quickly that it can already be well into July?

We praise the Lord that He has been

with us in all this time and has continued to provide our needs, because of yoti who love and
trust I!im and so willingly and sacrificially give. Prices continue to rise (we have another
salary Increase this month), our population grows, but we alwavs have enough. Thank you so
much to all of you who have a part in this work of the Lord's."

"our family has changed some -since the last letter.

boy Marino went home for

When school was out the last of March our

the summer and did not come back when school started again in June.

Marino is 17 years old and the last few months his attitude really changed, making us suspect
drugs, although there was never concrete evidence. We heard that he is helping his parents
farm some land, and we always pray for him, that he will renew his faith and love for the Lord.

(Marino came at almost 13 years of age.

him and find food.)

His father is paralyzed and the mother has to care for

Please remember him in your pravers."

"in May our oldest, Minda, about 20 vears old, left us to go live near her mother and relatives.
We were sorry to see her go as we love her and were hoping for another year at the Seminary,
and then college.
Minda was the second child to come live in the Home. We heard that on July
1 Minda married a boy from her place that she has known a while. We pray that she will con

tinue in her Christian faith and be a light to her husband and neighbors, v/ho are not Christians.
We may even be grandparents in the not too distant future with our first daughter married."

"On June 26 Alfredo, 10 years old(about the size of a 6 year old) and Norman, 5, loined us. The
parents are separated &. the boys were living with the father, but he was very cruel to them

and so they ran away. These two boys have adjusted very well and are thriving with the love
and attention given them. They are from a family of 11 children, some already grovm, and
others living with relatives or friends. Both boys are in kindergarten and doing very well.
How happy we are v;e can save them from an unhappy life and give them joy and hope. With the
two that left and the 3 that have

arrived, we now have 57 children. We praise the Lord, and

thank you, that we can give life, love and the T.ord to these children."
SUMMER ACTIVITIES: "The months of

April and May arc cursummer vaca*"

tion. We had 15 children in camp,
and we are so thankful that during
that time Amboli accepted the Lord
as his Savior and was baptized.
Pray for his spiritual growth. Am

boli is 10 and a little slow, but

certainly understands God's love
for him."

"Also during the summer we took

the older children to visit Calao

Caves, about 2 to 2 1/2 hrs, drive

from here. We really had a great
time visiting the caves, taking a
boat ride, picnicking, and swim
ming in the river.

We are so

thankful for our good Toyota Tamaraw and that we have had very few
problems with it. Thank you to

you who helped us purchase it."

Swim time at Calao Caves

"Bert and I were very happy that we were able to attend part of the 75th National Convention of
Churches of Christ in the Philippines. After that Bert was able to go to Cebu to attend the
Cebuano Convention and a leadership seminar. Now he is busy on Saturdays with classes for his
Masters degree, majoring

ii administration.

"As soon as JOY COLLINS had fixed clothes for the kids for camp, she started on uniforms for
school. Some of the children really grew through the summer." (We have received later word

from Mary that Joy has been sick with malaria, but is now improving. Her first medication did
not help her, but she is now gaining strength. Please keep her in your prayers. It would be
a pleasure to her, I'm sure, if many let her know how much they appreciate the hard work she
does to keep the children clothed. She is a very vital cog in the machinery that keeps the
Home running smoothly, J.P.)

"Our school started June 18,

We have 3 in

hlRh school (one ^n each of our high schools

in Tsahela province and one in the local

hleh school), 18 in elementary and 11 in hln-

dcrgarten (plus 3 staff children), '-'e have

used
almost every white T-shirt in our pos
session,

He are so thankful that we have to

huv verv few (since so many have been given to

us.)"

"V.liile on the subject of clothes, we co\ild use

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sizes 6-12 (male and female), ^'.'e have manv

children the same sizes and also that is the
ago where they wear their clothes out which
means fewer used clothes that size coming in).

Thank you to all who have been so good to send ^

clothes, plastic pants, toys, etc,, to meet
the needs of the children.

How would you like to get this many

ready for school every morning?

We could also use

some 1/2" and 3/4" elastic. We can get elastic

here but itwearsout quickly."

"Because of the number of children now in school we decided to purchase a motorcycle and have
a car made for it, making what is called a motorella.
carry 5 or 6 at a time (although we stack more on).

"e have a trlcy, but it should only

The motorella can carrv 12-15 or more if

tliey are small. It is also a bigger bike so it is better for carrving home the load from the
market. Since it is not yet finished T will have to nut a picture in the next letter','

PLEASE PRAY: "How we praise the Lord for hearing our prayers and working in our lives. In
otir last newsletter we asked for someone to adopt Pelorcs, a cerebral palsied child. We have

really been praying about this and it seems the Lord has answered our prayers,
tions

can take a lot of time, expense and red tape.

Foreign adop*-

He ask your prayers that this will go

quickly and all expenses will be met for the family who wants Delores."

"We have, and a lot of you have also, been praying for spiritual growth in our children.

are delighted for the many signs of growth we see In them.

bright lights at school to their teachers and classmates.

We

Pray that they will he especially

The children have not always left

a good impression, but we pray they will now make up for it,"

^We^ are now looking into building a klndergarten/chapel/multi-purpose building.

Also included

in this building, (or maybe separately) v;lll be an apartment for our staff now living in the
Home, and a clinic or isolation room. Building costs have gone way up, but this is a definite
need, and we ask your prayers as we make plans and step out on faith to construct this build
ing."-

"Again, we want to thank all of you who have had any part in this work. He could not do it
without you.

We thank the Lord for His people and their love and concern, and that we are all

connected together hv His love into a big familv.

^^lat a wonderful familv!

our special family here and prav they will grow to

love to others.

great

We praise His for

workers in spreading His Word 5nd

Thank you for helping us to teach and provide for them.

May the Lord bless

each one'of : you for the special part you have with us,"

Your love to them warms their hearts, and Mary aiicL Bert send expressions of their love to you.

If you would like to write to them, their address is: ^'/^^ Bert Pureros, P,0, Box 49 Aparrl,
Cagayan 1118 Philippines, If you need to contact their fon^rardlng agents they are; Bob and
Jean Prultt, 2784 S. River Road, Grants Pass, Oregon 97527

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October 19, 1984

Time has kept its rapid pace, and it is time for MESSAGES FROM MARY AND BERT, a letter of
love to you from an appreciative couple who say, "we do not know bow to adequately express
our thanks for all of you who are partners with us in this work of our Lord's. Your prayers,
tinancial gifts, clothes, toys, lettersall are a very important part of this work, and we
are thankful to each one of you for your part. We do not even know who all of you are,
especially those who are our partners in prayer, but we praise the Lord for you and pray His
blessings on each of you also,"

Not a whole lot of earthshaking or exciting things have happened since the last newsletter.
It was rather earthshaking for us when our little ABRAHAM left.

He had been abandoned and

brought to us last July, and how we had all enjoyed him and watched him grow and improve as
we prayed for him. We had given him the name Abraham after Abraham in th^ Rible, and because
we thought he was possibly;^ born in February.

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His mother returned in September to get him.

It was really hard on all of us when he left?"
Mary expresses the heart and depth of their
concern for the children when she says: "The
thing that bothers me most is that even if he

is loved and cared for physically, who is go

ing to teach him spiritually? Many of our
children are from far places and so it is
really hard to have a follow-up on them. But

CAGAYAN VALUY
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these are the Lord's children that He brings

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to us and we just pray that some day someone

will teach Abraham the truth of God's love
and that Christ died for his sins and wants

to be his Saviour.

I gave the mother a Hew

Testament and told her how important it was

to us that she read and follow it and teach

it to Abraham.

He is now in the Lord's hands,"

This vehicle is the "school bus" for the

"Just before Abraham left we were blessed with

the arrival of REDENTOR( Ra Dan Tor) whom we

call RE(Ra),

What a little sweet thing he is.

Home(can carry 12-15), and also transports

supplies from Market.

^
He was 3 months old and weighed
5 lbs. The

mother died when he was about 1 month old and the grandmother did her best to care for him,
but having no money for milk, she could see that she was fighting a losing battle. Because
One of our staff is holding a Bible study near their place they heard about the Home and

that we could help them. So we were blessed with Re. How quickly he has grown! In 2 days
bis cheeks were filling out and he gained 1/2 lb, every week. The grandmother and father
were both amazed at how quickly he has improved. We just tell them the Lord is blessing
him. How the children have enjoyed having this little baby, who now laughs and talks and
plays. We are thankful that his family is attending the Bible study. We pray for their
salvation, and for Re to grow to love and serve the Lord,"
CHRISTIAN GROWTH:

"Everyone else is doing fine.

We praise the Lord that our children con

tinue to grow in. Him, Thank you to all of you who have been praying for their spiritual
growth, and we ask your continued prayers. Reports from school this year are of Improved
attitudes, helpful and good studentsjust the opposite of a lot of reports last year. So,
continue to pray for their improvment and that they will be bright lights for the Lord in
front of their teachers and classmates,"

THE GENERATOR: "We also have other bright lights, thanks to all of you who so generously
and lovingly gave so that we might purchase and install the generator. Of course, since
we got it hooked up, the electricity has been just fine. We did use it one night whan we
had our birthday party(and the missionaries from Aparri came out) and there was no electri

city. A great big and special THANK YOU to all of you for the generator. It works great
and is a special blessing,(I was going to include a picture of it, but my camera was not
working,)"

"Another blessing has been Sandra Kemzie, who came last June to teach Carolyn Boudreaux and
also to teach some Christian Education classes in the Seminary. She is from Kansas and a
graduate from Ozark Bible College.

She comes out to the Home every Saturday morning and

teaches 6 piano lessons and a guitar class to the children. What a blessing it has been
time-wise not to have to take the children in to town, and also this way more can have les

sons.

And Sandra is a great anddedicated teacher and the children really like her.

Sandra

has also agreed to help us vith our Christimas program this year and is even writing one
for us. Pray that it will be a great witness to our neighbors of God's love for us shown
by the giving of His Son,

BUILDING:

"We have ordered the materials for buildlnR our klndergarten/chapel/multl-purpose

building.

We are hoping to be able to start the construction very soon.

We will go as the

funds are available."

SPECIAL BLESSINGS:
"We are thankful to the
Vacation Bible Schools that made us their

project and for the special projects they

took on. One church bought an electric

ceiling fan for our nursery, and a carabao

(Philippine tractor) for our garden. An
other church sent a generous fund for
educational and fun toys to replenish our
supply. Several other VRS*s sent generous
offerings for other needs of the

Home.

These special offerings have been a great

lielp through the years and wc thank you

and the Lord for then."
!!!!!!!!!!!!"Most of our children come

unexpectedly, but there is one coming in

November that is eagerly anticipated.

We will include a picture of the newest
member of the Bureros family in the next
Newsletter," (Mary's parents say she will
be in Manila for the birth of the baby.
and they covet your prayers for this wonderful
and grateful that they are going to be able to
and Bert# (And be able to bold the baby!!)

The carcboa~Philippine tractorpurchased by

VBS offerings working in the garden area.

time for Mary and Bert), They are excited

be on hand for the big event, and help Mary

The last two newsletters have mentioned the need to place Maria Delores, a cerebral pal
sied child, in a home that could meet her special needs. A wonderful family in Oregon is

in the process of adopting hera process that can be very long and drawn out. Mary says.
Please keep praying for the adoption of Delores, that all will go quickly and smoothly.
The Lord is providing for the extra financial expense to the adopting family by way of.some
very loving and concerned supporters of the Home, and we praise Him and thank them for that,"

''As I am writing this I am again in

Manila.

Teresa is getting new shoes, with short braces

_.this time. We have been here longer than anticipated as the braces had .to_be readjusted.
But because of the longer stay we were blessed to be able to see Jason and Dionisio, the
two boys who were adopted from our Home, That was a great joy."
Again Mary expresses their gratitude to you wonderful people who support them in their
physical, spiritual, and emotional needs. The work would not be possible without all who
help Iji-thetr-multitide of ways. If you would like to write them, their address is:

M/M^rt Burefo.^.'P.O. Box A9, Aparri, Cagayan 1118, Philippines,

their torwarding agents they are:

Bob and Jean Pruitt, 2784

If you need to contact

S. River Rd., Grants Pass, OR

97527.

Mary's parents want to share with you who have accepted Bert so lovingly and whole-heartedly
from a personal letter from the Selbys, who started the mission in Aparri. This was un
expected and unsolicited and their thoughtfulness in expressing themsleves was much ap

preciated.

,To quote:

"We wanted to tell you how much we appreciate and love Bert.

He

and Mary seem to be very happy together, and he is so very good with the children, and with
the business he has to handle with the government agencies, visiting the parents, and gener

ally keeping a check on things.

He is also very good in keeping up of the physical things

at the Home, and his love for the "kids", as he calls them, is very evident.

He is defi--

nitely the right person for Mary and also to fill the place of her companion for the work
she is doing in the Home. He has a lot of spiritual depth, also, and a real love and com
passion for the people. We think-he is super,"
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