Cagayan Valley Children's Home

Non-Profit

ROGUE VALLEY CHRISTIAN CHURCH

US Postage

Bulk Rate

1440 S. OAKDALE

Paid

MEDFORD. OREGON 97501

Permit No. 143

Medford, OR

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ADC 970
I1ISSI0N SERUICES ASSOCIATION
PC) BOX 13111
KNQXUILLE IN 37920-0111

January 19991

Messages from Mary & Bert

goes into this, especially by the older

children and staff. We praise the
Lord for what we heard.

It is amaz

ing how many every-day things can

remind us of Christ if we will take a
moment to think. Isn't it wonderful

that our Lord never forgets?

We praise the Lord that several
children have accepted Christ as
their Savior and been baptized!
Ofelia Raranan, Elvie Quilino,
Laurice Pagulayan, AnAn (a young

Our Dear Friends,

Praise God for the wonderful GIFT

of His Son, Jesus Christ!

"Christ's gift began with a jour

ney.
He left the splendors of
heaven

to

come

to

our

There He bore our sin and

ail its penalty. And when i say to

Him in gratitude, "it's too much,
Jesus.

You shouldn't have done

it," i can picture Him looking at

me with iove-fiiied eyes and say
ing tenderly, 'The journey is part
of the gift.'"
(From Our Daily
Bread)
We have just finished a wonderful
Christmas! Through the generous
gifts from so many of you we were
able to buy new gifts of clothes and
a toy for each child. One church sent
stuffed stockings for all the children Vvhat a surprise and joy that was for
the kids, as we have never done
anything like that before! Our won
derful

Christmas dinner was also

made possible through many who

sent extra funds for this special
celebration. Baking cookies and
making popcorn balls are the two

things the children wait for all year if we don't bake and make popcorn
balls then we haven't had Christmas!

We baked (it seems) thousands of

cookies, giving many away and eat
ing plenty ourselves. On Christmas
Eve we had our traditional "Jesus

Tree".

tan's schemes will be ineffective as

they seek to do the Lord's will.

sin-

drenched earth. He took upon

Himself our humanity (John 1:14)
and walked the long road to the
cross.

lady helping in the Home), and Arnei (a boy who helps at the home).
Please pray for these young people
as they grow in their faith, that Sa

Each person hangs some

thing on the tree that reminds him or

her of Jesus, and then gives their

explanation of It. Some real thought

Ofelia's growth hormone medicine

is working. Since she began the
daily injections in February 1998,
she has grown 5 inches! We are
grateful for the generosity of the Lily
Company for donating the medica
tion. Ofelia and I will be traveling to

disturbed. Elena was having sei

zures and in the hospital, but with
God's help she has pulled through.
Elena needs much help and atten
tion. Please keep her in your pray
ers as she adjusts to living with her
family and they learn to care for her.
Jessie is now carrying out his resi

dency at a Manila hospital. He has

a tough schedule and would appre
ciate your prayers!
Wedding bells rang in November
when our own Joceiyn Ogues, who
has lived with us since age six, was
married to a Christian man from a

barrio near us. Joceiyn is studying

in the Aparri Bible Seminary and will
be graduating in March. Pray that
she will continue to concentrate on

her studies and for both of them as

they begin a new Christian family.

Also in November, our first em

ployee retired after almost 20 years

of service in the Children's Home!

up on January 13. At that time we

Lily Hernando has been a great

mother, helper, and Christian exam
ple for so many of our children. She

will receive her next six months

worth of medication. We will also be

deserved

the States for her six-month check

visiting several churches during our

one-month stay.
Thank you to
those who have given money to
help meet our travel expenses.
In Solano, the Satellite Home has
received one new child. Joed, 6
mo., came malnourished and cov
ered with sores. His mother, who
has other children in Mindanao and

needs to go care for them, decided

to place Joed where he could get
help and be adopted into a family
who can truly care for him. Ariel,
who has lived in the Satellite Home

since he was a baby, went home to

live with his grandmother.
The
home misses him, but are happy he
can be with his family.
Elena Kimmayong, who has lived
with us for 16 years, went home to
live with her relatives.

Elena came

to us at age 10 and was like a wild

animal. Suffering from brain dam
age, she had been just "existing"
with her mother, who Is mentally

is now looking forward to a much

rest and

time

with

her

grandchildren.

Our water pump for our well has

broken down. We were hauling
water from the well to the Home for

a while, but now have a small tem

porary pump doing the job until we

can replace the old one.
if we
bought a new pump here it would
cost $1700, but God has seen our
need and provided for us once
again. A business in Grants Pass,
Oregon has sold us a new pump at
their cost!

This will save us an in

credible amount of money. We are

very grateful to this company for
their generosity! We pray God will
bless them richly as they have
blessed us. If you would like to send
special funds toward the cost of the
new pump it would be accepted with
much gratitude.
Jordan Is doing great at Faith Acad
emy in Manila. He received all A's &
B's in his first quarter and is on the
honor roll for the 2nd quarter. Al-

though he misses home, he loves

school

and

dorm

life.

We

are

thankful for this good report, as he

did not enjoy school before. We are
also pleased to see his spiritual
growth as well. Thank you to all of
you who are praying for him, and for
those helping us meet the financial
needs so he is able to attend this

school.
Bert is now studying to
pass his Master's course. He should
be finished by the end of March.
Thank you to those who have
helped him to accomplish this goal.
Mary was invited to speak at the
Christian

Women's

Convention

in

Cebu. What a time of rich fellowship

and sharing in God's Word!

The Agta (Negrito)

blessed, yet exhausting time that

involved rain, floods, and wading
through knee-deep water to reach
one of the villages! We enjoyed
having the Kershaws from Tokyo
Union Church visit in

Their church supports both the Agta

work and CVCH.

Our teachers were able to attend the

first Pacific Rim Convention for
Accelerated
Christian
Education

schools in Asia. They received great

encouragement in talking and work
ing with others also seeking to train
their children in the Lord, not just in

v/fjgp
Our school building
construction is progrossing,
although

some setbacks over [

Funds

were very tow, but we

^ gjnp

praise God that

have received money

funds are running low

I "'^at this time. We plan

#1

to continue this minis

try.

Please pray for

\ J upper story as funds

J fA become available. We
jH I . again have received a

their faith will grow and

mature. Pray for their

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tribal leaders as they

begin to lead and rep-

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ernmental activities for

resent them in gov-

,-i [ ; grant for our building

h e Philippine
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Children
Charity

the minorities. We are

very grateful for con-

tinued funds from

lyf

Fund, an arm of

f' M

United Way. We are so

Wm

WI*B|

does

not want this ministry

^gta astor

to succeed and fights I

Amboy, an Agia Pastor

against it In many ways.

donated

Pray for

Our family will be taking a four-month furlough in June! We are

1scheduled to speak at

speaking at the Winema Week of

fi/lissions near Lincoin City, OR. Our
remaining schedule is very open at

guio, also spent her first Christmas

here with us. In early December, the

Scott McKlnney family, also from
Baguio, came bearing Chriotmas
gifts (from friends in the States) for
the Agta children! Theirs was a

vehicle

available

for

the

Bureros

Adoptive homes - We have several

older children, ages 4 and up, who
need a home. If you are interested
please contact your local adoption
agency, or write to us and we will
send you information.
We praise the Lord for your won
derful, faithful, generous support we
have received throughout 1998.
Thank you to all of you who have
given funds, sent clothing, medi
cines, toys, etc., and especially for
what we need most, YOUR PRAY

ERS! When we pray for you we

thank the Lord for your part in this
ministry. Our words seem inade
quate, our letters are lacking (in
words and number), but our thank
fulness and praise are constant. We
pray the year 1999 will be one of
greater service for the Lord and a
time of spiritual growth for all of us.
May His Name, the Name above
every name, be glorified and hon
ored in all we say and do.
In Christ,

Bert & Mary

The Pruitt's mailing address:

PC Box 5614

Turner, OR, and will also be

this point. Please contact our for

warding agents if you would like
us to come visit your church.

knee

family to use during their furlough,

please contact the forwarding agent.

the Oregon Christian Convention

pastors working with their people,

and also for the Agta Christians to
remain strong.

blouses,

Vehicle - If you have knowledge of a

toward

in

first Christmas in the Philippines with

us. Mallssa Huff, working in Ba-

T-shirts,

length shorts, and long pants.

those who

have

strength and wisdom for us, for the

We are grateful for the Guesthouse

and are making good use of it! The
Jeff Metcalf family, fellow mission
aries from Tuguegarao, spent their

dresses,

this project.

Hong Kong, keeping

50 Agta children in
Satan

to complete the ground

'svel first, then add the

the Agta people that

school.

We had several

Filipino guests who are involved with

the Agta and other Non-Government
Organization agencies as well.

ministry has suffered % '

the last year.

November.

Clothing - Boys and girls, especially

sizes 4 through 10. We can use

Grants Pass, OR 97527

The Post Office has been
very generous making sure
LETTERS

ADDRESSED

IN

CORRECTLY MAKE IT TO OUR PO

Box.

SPECIFIC NEEDS:

Eyeglasses
If you
have
eyeglasses that are not being used
please send them to our forwarding
agents. Many here (including Agta)
need glasses but cannot afford
them.

Some

cannot

read

Please

their

Bibles for this very reason.

Praises

Prayers

use

our

PO

Box

address!

New e-mail address for the

Addingtons:
huadollv@usa.net

God's provision through His people

Our young people to grow In Christ

Safety in our travels

Travels to the States in Jan/Feb.

Jordan's studies at Faith Academy

Furlough plans
Continued funding for all areas
Our strength, patience, and love through hard times
Christian families for adoptable children

New lives in Christ

Ofeiia's growth and medicine

The wonderful gift of salvation through Jesus

Stateside Contacts:

Bobby &Jean Pruitt, PO Box 5614, Grants Pass, OR 97527 e-mail: bjprultt@terragon.com
Doug & HollyAddington, PO Box 5224, Grants Pass, OR 97527 e-mail: hugdolly@usa.net
Field Address:

Bert & Mary Bureros. PO Box 49, Aparri, 3515 Cagayan, Philippines

Cagayan Valley Children's Home

Non-Profit

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[Messuages from Mary & Bert

To Our Dear Friends,

"For God so loved the world that he gave
His one and only Son, that whoever be
lieves in him shall not perish but have
eternal life." John 3:16 "I tell you the truth,
whoever hears my words and believes
him who sent me has eternal life and will

not be condemned; he has crossed over

from death to life." John 5:14
resurrection and the life.

"I am the

He who be

dip just before heading home. Some

of the adults were swimming with the
kids in the knee to waist-deep water.
Noticing that the waves were getting
bigger and the current was getting
stronger (as the tide changed) they
told the kids it was time to go. At
that moment, a big wave hit on top
of Felipe Rabaja and Abner Nolasco, pulling them out to sea with
its strong current. Felipe was able to
get himself up and tried to grab Ab
ner, but Abner was pulled away and
disappeared into the water. They all
tried desperately to rescue him
(even risking their own lives, having
to be rescued by fishing boats), but
they could not find him. Our happygo lucky Abner w^s gene! What a
shock it was when they came home
and told us. Abner's body was not

recovered until today, April 5^^. It

lieves in me will live, even though he

was hard to believe and

dies; and whoever lives and believes in

accept. What sadness

me will never die." John 11:25-26 "I have

told you these things, so that in me you

may have peace. In this world you will
have trouble.

But take heart!

I have

overcome the world." John 16:33

In this season of celebrating the res

urrection of our Lord Jesus Christ,

what a joy to know for sure that we

will see the Lord some day. What
promise these Scriptures hold for us
as we have come upon a tragedy.
In the Philippines, Holy Week is a
much-celebrated, yet solemn holiHa\/
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Prirlav/
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holiday of the year.

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On Thursday

afternoon ever^hing starts closing

discussing with the

children what had happened
and
sharing
about Abner, It was ap- ^
v

He had become

cooperative, involved In | t ^

different. Then one of ^ \H|j||

| |;^H

he had told Iler t.ia': lie

was planning to be

had just graduated from 6"^ grade

with a special honor because he had
finished six years of schooling in five
years. Many of you have sent emails of comfort, encouragement,

and prayers. We thank you all, and

praise the Lord for the comfort and
strength He has given us through
your prayers and letters, and
through the presence of His Holy
Spirit We are waiting to see how
this incident will be used for the glory
of His kingdom.
The Lord has added three new chil

dren to our family. Aira came first.

She is 10 yr. old and is confined to a
wheel chair, diagnosed as microcephalic. A family that had adopted
her had to go to the States. They
with them in the future,

but needed someone to

fat erher birth. Her fa

Iferingfrom sepsi . She

the youth's Good Friday '^i A|||i

drama, and all around

the children shared that

the hospital only a few hours old. He

care for her while they

are gone. Next came
one day old Andrea, a
pretty little Agta girl
whose mother died right

parent that in the last ? J?

tude.

fore his birth and came here from

Phopeto bring her there

we all felt. As we were ^^H|D|

few days he had markediy changed in atti-

ApriH19991
mother lived with us a few days be

I HI

ther could not afford to

buy her milk. Beverly,

also Agta, was brought
by her mother the very
next day. She was 10
days old and weighed 5
lbs. Beverly was suf-

down. There is no public transporta

tion and little activity among the
people. On Saturday people start
coming alive again with Saturday
and Sunday full of fun times. Since

baptized on Sunday

1 HS

has had several bouts

with fevers and other

baptized, but we are

sure that he is with the
Lord because he was a

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problems, but she is

now doing fine.

Saturday (April

was

was a holiday

and the school year just ended, the

youth in our church planned to kick
off their summer with an outing to

the beach.

On Saturday morning,

30 kids, our pastor and his wife, two

staff from the Home, and three other
adults from our church headed out

for a day of fun. They had a won

derful time, and decided to take a

(Easter).

He was not

believer and his heart

right

with

I flH

God.

What joy we have, even |^^^H

in our sorrow, knowing HHHB

that Abner is with the I

With sad hearts we re

port that one child was

Abner

Lord. We are still in shock and we

miss him terribly, but we rejoice that

he is in the presence of our Lord and
Savior, in the land of no problems,
questions, or troubles. Abner had
just turned 14 In February.
His

sent home because of

disciplinary problems.
Joy Joy came to us
when she was 2

mos.

old, a sweet girl growing up. She

has a beautiful singing voice and
even composed some songs. She
was an excellent student and for two

years was a top student in the Phil

ippine College of Ministry in Baguio.

Last year she received a scholarship

for two years to take up physical
therapy at Pines College. Sometime
during the year she has allowed
Satan to get hold of her. She has

back on the
things she

back of the

The youth campground in Cebu is

house. It had rained in the night so

the boys were getting the water off
the tarps. Gerry put a chair on a ta
ble and was pushing the tarp up,

still in need of much work. We have

make shade

P'

funds

that

were

sent to her,

and

hit his

when he fell

taught, mis- '

used

at the

a frightening
V

thing,

and

; "

has

been living a

'

different life-

'

style. This is

a
spiritual
attack
and

V fe
J

we pray that
she
will

now at home

1 i
ft I

come to re-

but

must

remain quiet
* ,, and still. We

this rr
=
^ ^ a r e grateful
there
Andrea Tumaliwan and)BEVERLY
Beverly SIMPLICI^
Simpliciano that

alize

and call on IAndrea Tumauw.^

the Lord to be her defender and
overcome the evil one.

seems to

The Solano home has received one

Our new school building is about

new baby, 4 mo. old Jake. His

mother has mental problems and
was trying to sell him. Praise the
Lord that he is now in a protective
place.

half finished. We have exhausted all

available construction funds at this

School is out!

Manuel Ollva was

our high school graduate. He Is

planning to attend college to become
a teacher. We think he will be a very
understanding teacher since he has
had learning disabilities and had to
work very hard at his schoolwork.
We praise the Lord he has over
come

those

disabilities

and

done very well In high school.

has

He

received the "Guitarist of the Yeai"

award.

be no brain damage.

Please keep Gerry in your prayers.

time. Please join with us in prayer for

the Lord to continue to supply the
needed funds so we can open our
school to the community and use it
as a means of teaching young peo
ple and their families of the Lord's
forgiving love.

In January, Ofelia's stateside doctor

was very pleased with the progress
she is making on her growth hor
mone treatment. Her next check up
will be in July.
We praise the Lord that among the
Agfa there

an interest shown by a group of men

from the States to come and work on

the session hall. We ask for your

prayers for that work to take place in
the future. We are grateful to those
who have sent designated funds for
this work.

Our family furlough will begin in

June. We are planning to stay in the
West Coast area since our furlough
is only about 3 mos. We praise the
Lord for supplying our needs - a car
has been promised for our use!
We will be among the main speakers
during Winema Week of Missions
Aug."!-?, and-sffering a workshop
during the Oregon Christian Con
vention June 29-July 4. We will be
involved in VBS programs and visit
ing churches on Sundays. Please
contact our fon/varding agents if you
would

like

to

schedule

visit.

Please keep our plans and furlough

needs in your prayers: scheduling
the needed speaking times, ade
quate rest and family time, funds for
airfare and travel in the States, etc.
We want to thank each one who is a

part of this ministry.

You have
blessed us through your prayers,
financial giving, sponsorship, dona
tions of clothing and toys, etc. You
are each very important to us, to the
children, and to this work. We pray
for the Lord's blessings on you.
Please continue to hold us up in
prayer as we guide, teach, and love
these children, minister through the
school and through the campground,
and direct the outreach to the Agta.

Bert has also graduated with his

Masters in Business Administration.

We are proud of him for sticking to it

through the years. He has learned
much that is helpful for our work as
Directors and Administrators of the

Home and the school. Thank you so

much to all of you who have sent
special funds for Bert to be able to
go to schooll

We had a near tragedy when Gerry

(17 yr.) took a fall. For ourgradua-tion banquet we had put up tarps to

Christian'

us.

Construction
have been com

pleted. We are looking forward to a

big turn out, with visitors from gov
ernment offices helping the Agta and

while we are in the StatesI

In God's love,

Ben and Mary

Praises

Prayers

Salvation through Christ

Gerry's continued healing

Joy Joy as she fights her spiritual battle
Furlough schedule and needs
School building and general funds
Jordan in Faith Academy
Campground funds and development

Bert's graduation

Growth and maturity in our young people

\ also.

We

look forward to seeing many of you

from World Vision.

Gerry is improving
Safety and care and provision from the Lord

your

^prayers

Convention will

Abner is with the Lord

But we

need

Stateside Contacts:

Bobby&Jean Pruitt, PO Box5614, Grants Pass, OR 97527 e-mail: bjpnjitt@terragon.com

Doug& Holiy Addington, PO Box 5224, Grants Pass, OR 97527 e-mail:hugdoiiy@usa.net
Field Address:

Bert & Mary Bureros, PO Box 49, Aparn, 3515 Cagayan. Philippines

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she is now whole and complete

and living In the presence of the

July 1999
forms to be sewn, pants and shoes
to purchase, etc. It takes much time
and attention to get all the children
ready. Our ACE school is doing

Lord!

well.

death that she, too, had gone home

to be with the Lord.

To Our Dear Friends,

"The people walking In darkness have
seen a great light; on those living In the
land of the shadow of death a light has
dawned." Isaiah 9:2 "In Him was life, and
that life was the light of men. The light
shines In the darkness, but the darkness
has not understood It."

John 1:4&5.

We know that

Summer has been busy and filled

with many activities. The kids have
been so good helping around the
Home, working hard as well as
playing hard. Most of the big boys
were involved in pouring the cement
roof for the new school building.
The children also enjoyed attending
Bible camp. We have enjoyed our
summer with all the children and

thank the
through it.

Lord

for

helping

A medical feam > .n Washington

We praise the Lord that several of

May. A doctor and his companions

our

traveled to several Agta villages and

helped many people. They were

children

at

the

Home

have

baptized! Sarkar, Jerald, Jomark,

Jun Jun, Vencent B., Lovely,
Cherry Ann, Marites, and Matet,
plus three others from our neigh
borhood have confessed their love
for the Lord and desire to follow Je

sus. Ruby also rededicated her life

to the Lord.

Some of these deci

sions are the result of much thought

after Abner's drowning, some are
from the teaching in the Home and
Sunday School, and some are fruits
of summer camp. We thank the

also able to treat some here at the

Home, as well as some in the sur

rounding area. A group of women

also

came

with

the

team

and

taught VBS for our children. We

appreciate all these people taking
their vacation time to come and work

lum.

Everyone is pleased with this

new school.

Jessie continues his Residency at a

Manila hospital. He is now receiving
a salary, which helps out financially.
He enjoys his work, but is very tired
at times.

The

construction

of

the

school

building is now on hold. At 60%

complete, we have walls to finish
putting up, windows, wiring, and
plumbing yet to be done. The des

ignated funds coming in are being

saved up so when construction be

gins again there will be enough to

finish the building. Plans were
changed for a flat cement roof so we
will not have to deal with rust, leaks,

and strong winds. This change has

raised the cost some, but the roof

should be very permanent. With the

Dona's new (adoptive) family ar

materials, we still have quite a way

to go. Thank you to all of you who
have given designated funds for
the schooi building. We will keep
you Informed

Lord for these lives that have been

given to Him and ask that you pray

for them as they strive to walk in the

new home during our furlough, it is

wonderful to if;,;

Lord.

see

Dona,

We would like to thank all who have

now

known

news of Abner's death.

ACE/School of Tomorrow curricu

with the Agta and our children. They

{and we) hope they are able to re
turn next year!
rived from the States in June to take
Dona home with them. We have
since been able to visit Dona in her

been praying for us, and for your

words of encouragement upon the

Home are attending a new school

this year, which also uses the

us

State visited us for two weeks in

come to the Lord and have been

The children In the Satellite

increased cost of the roof and the

continual increase in the cost of

as Allie, do- ^

We could

truly feel the Lord's comforting arms

now over and

around us.

school

It is so wonderful to be

in God's family! It is also comfort

ing to know that Abner is with the
Lord.

has

tween the two

Homes there | '^ "cE

Scha Teachers
ACE School Teachers

A few months ago we mentioned

that Elena, one of our handicapped
girls who was brain-damaged, went
home to live with her family. We

are 3 young '

received word soon after Abner's

ten. Just before school starts there

is much to be done. There are uni-

people in college, 3 in Bible semi

nary (college), 14 in high school, 50
in elementary, and 10 in kindergar

p^QpiQ

were not able to use the camp

ground this summer. We are thrilled
to hear there are two groups of men
preparing to come and reconstruct
the hall for the camp! The first

be used to help other students be

able to go to school. At times we
are approached by young people
who truly desire to finish their edu
cation but have no means to do so.

Now we will be able to help them.

We are grateful to Lellanl's loving
family, for allowing their tragedy to
become a blessing for someone
else.

We praise God for His continual

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growth

charge.

Praises

Prayers

Newly baptized Christians

The Lord's comfort and strength

The New Christians as they grow in the Lord

The children in their schools

Agta funds for the school building

The work parties planning to coming to the campground

The Medical team's work with the

Christian family for Dona

His many blessings on our furlough

Comfort and strength during Satan's attacks
His wonderful grace and assurance of salvation

Finances for all areas of work

The Agta men taking responsibility In the boarding house

Protection In our travels
Stateside Contacts:

Bobby &Jean Pruitt, PO Box5614, Grants Pass, OR 97527 e-mail:bjpruUt@terragon.com

Doug & Holly Addington, PO Box 5224, Grants Pass, OR 97527 e-mail:hugdolly@usa.net
Field Address:

Bert &MaryBureros, PO Box 49, Aparri, 3515 Cagayan, Philippines

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have been adopted from our home!

October 1999}
are working for the Lord to raise His

We were also able to enjoy some

children, and we are to teach them

special entertainment as we were

treated to amusement parks, picnics,
horse-riding, and several other spe

in the Word and the way of salva

tion. We realize the problems could
be much worse than they are, and
we are thankful they are rather small
problems we have to deal with!

[Messages from Mary & Bert

cial activities.

Jordan & Jacob are glad to be

home, but getting back into school

To our Dear Friends,

"Through Jesus, therefore, let us
continually offer to God a sacrifice of
praisethe fruit of lips that confess
his name. And do not forget to do
good and to share with others, for
with such sacrifice God is pieased."
Hebrews 13:15 & 16

after four months is a challenge for

them, especially for Jordan. He has
chosen to home school this year,
and will try to accomplish two years

of study in one year. Pray for both

boys and their ability to get busy and
make up for lost time. Also pray for
them in their teen-age years.

During our furlough, Ofe/Za joined us

In tne-CTiemrcr-ror-TTCT t> month check

We want to give our praise to the

Lord for His wonderful blessings

up. She greatly enjoyed the travels,

camps, and other fun things we did.

to us!!

Her doctor was again very pleased.

How wonderful to be His

children, under His care, and In His

family. Through Jesus we have all

become His children.

We praise

Him for all of you who "do good and

share" with us so we can share with
others.

What a wonderful furlough we had!

Even though It is hard to be away

In the last six months Ofelia has

grown 2 inches and gained 11 lbs!

Her next appointment will be in Feb
ruary 2000.
Again, we will be
needing funds to purchase airfare
tickets. Pray with us for the Lord's
provision.

Please continue to hold the children

up in prayer. No matter where we

live, Satan is busy at work trying to
discourage and destroy!
We have suspended work on the
school building while we accumu
late more funds, but still hope to

have it completed in the spring of

next year. Our thanks to all who
have had a part in accomplishing the
construction of this building.
The
walls are up, the roof finished, and
some of the steel window frames are

in.

We still have finishing work to

do; electrical, plumbing, doors, the

rest of the window frames,

would be nice if the computer room

was finished so we could set them

up. Please hold this project up in

prayer. Also, be praying for the ad
ditional

from home for so long, we are re

other,

that will

wonderful experiences. The Lord

kept us healthy and safe the entire
time, with the kids only having a
cold.
We praise the Lord for the

from

wonderful

munity.

brother

be

loaned us a car from his dealership

the

for the 2 ^2 months we were in the

States. We are thankful for friends

caused

for us in their apartments or homes.

Although Bert ended up going back
to the Philippines early, we were
able to enjoy many blessings to
gether. We visited several support
ing churches and also a few new
churches who

were

interested

in

what we are doing here through the

Children's Home. We participated in
a couple wonderful camps as well.
It was great fun to renew old friend
ships, and to meet many of you for
the first time. An added blessing for
us was to be able to spend some
time with two of our children who

needed

as

we begin to ac
cept
students

who

who so generously provided lodging

teach

ers, Filipino or

joicing in the many blessings and

Christian

and

glass. New computers have been

donated and are arriving soon!
It

Home

of

teachers

has

be

some

problems, which
course,

af

the

com

These
must

dedicated,

looking

Jay-Ar, Auntie Elinor, Simeon. Edwin, Marcelino | [-pjpjg^fy

for

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Home

are seeking a school administrator

family, and also our local church.

Pray that Satan will not have any
victory in this problem, which is still
in the process of being settled.

who is familiar with the Accelerated

Christian Education/School of To

fects

the whole

Children's

Also, some attitude problems in the

children, especially the teen-agers,

morrow program.

We also need a

music teacher who can teach pi

ano, other instruments, choir, etc.

manifest themselves while we were

The Lord knows our needs and He

knows the ones who can
meet

away. This is nothing out of the or

dinary, but with the multiplied num

those needs. Pray they will come

and serve with us in this specific

ber of kids, and with our expecta

tions of them while we are away, it
can be discouraging. Having to deal
with problems always saps energy,

ministry.

but in all of it we must remember we

Norma went home with her adoptive

family in Tennessee during our fur

lough in the States. We were able to

talk to her on the phone a couple

times while on furlough. Please pray
for her adjustment. We still have
several older children (4 yr. to 10 yr.
old) who are adoptable and need a
family. Pray with us for Christian
families who want to share their lives
with these children.

Three new children have joined our

family here. Poping Abuyaon's {7
mo.) mother had died, and his father
could not care for him. He Is an Agta
baby and was severely mal
nourished. He Is now healthy, but a
bit behind In his physical capabilities
because of

mal-nourlshment. His

father has released him for adoption.

Jeneiy Besares (7 mo.) is a fat
healthy baby with lots of smiles. Her
mother was forced to find work to

support herself and her other chiiy

dren because her husband left her

She Is very faithful to come and visi:

Jeneiy, and hopes that she will b^s

able to take her back home before

too many months. Next came Ruth

Simplicio, just one week old. Her
Agta mother was In the hospital and
very sick. We praise the Lord her
mother Is now fine, and Ruth Is

growing! A few days later, Ronnie

Salpedo (1 mo.), a healthy curly-hair
Agta, joined us for the same reason
as Ruth. His was a short stay as his
mother was well within a few days
and took Ronnie back home. We
are thankful we are here to care for
these children In all these different
circumstances.
Whether the chil
dren are here

only a short
time, grow up

the children to and from school eve

ryday, marketing, visitors, etc., make

a trouble-free vehicle a priority need.
They would prefer to purchase a
new van, but may have to buy a
used one If they cannot acquire
enough funds for a new one. At

present they have $8,500 in their

vehicle fund. Please pray with us for
the Lord to provide the right van for

the job. Dick & Kay are thanking

the Lord for providing a teacher for
James, one of the triplets who has

dyslexia. This teacher will arrive In

October, and will be working with
James one-on-one.

Dick had been

experiencing severe headaches do

to a pinched nerve in his back. We
are thankful that he has seen a

jjnntnr and jc; rfirpiving trfiatmfinl.

lough In June 2000.

Please pray

concerning someone to manage the

Home while they are away.

Developments at the
Carlson Christian Camp In Santander, Cebu:
Bert's brother and
wife, Nonong & Senen, are working
as camp managers. They keep the

grounds clean, grass cut, and are

also planting part of the land In
vegetables to sell. (Note: Is anyone
interested in helping to purchase a
weed eater for the camp? It will cost
about $250, and would be very
helpful.) Eldon Potts is bringing a
group of men In January to work on
rebuilding the session hall.
In
March, another group from Oregon

r , complete the
Is coming to

adopted, we ;^|d|Hpil0^

praise God for

the chance to

help them and f / .

to share with | ' /r
them the love n

electricity Is now available!

you or your church might be inter

ested in this, please contact us.

Agta progress: Just recently one of

the tribal chieftains, a very strong
and active Christian, died In his

sleep. We rejoice in knowing he is

with the Lord, but his presence will
be missed by his family, In the
church, and In his village. We are

rejoicing

that

Ing there time

.T.

The

Satellite

'

one

more

Agta

brother was born into Christ re

There are some non

government organizations helping
the Agta to obtain their ancestral
lands, and also

registering their

Federation, which makes them a

legal group.

Jessie Is continuing his residency in

Manila.

We don't see him often as

he Is very busy. We look forward to

the day he will be working in the
Christian Hospital in Aparri.
We want to express our thanks to all

of you who so faithfully support and

pray for this ministry. Without your
prayers we could not meet the chal
lenges that come in raising these
children, and In taking God's Word
to the lost. We have a very good
group of Christian workers with us
here, and we praise the Lord for
them.
We are also grateful for
Christian workers In other parts of
the world who hold us up before the
Lord and support us financially.
Thank you so much to each one of
you.

In Christ's service,

of Jesus dur- g
With us.

A nicer

cabin, which would Include an air

conditioner, would cost between
$1500 and $2000. Funding the con
struction of a cabin may be a good
project for a church, or for someone
to fund In memory of a loved one. If

The Davidsons are planning a fur^ cently!

construction.

with us, or are

tive material, with windows and an

electric fan. We are grateful that

Bert & Mary

week old Ruth weighed
w
One week
only AVz pounds

Children's

Home

needs a new vehicle! Their present

van has some major problems,
some of which are that it keeps dy
ing and doors fall off! Transporting

speLl^desfJ"-

nated funds for the camp. Another

need the camp has Is to build cabins
(or huts) as lodging for campers and
visitors. A simple cabin would cost
around $500-$600, made from na

FORWARDING

AGENT

NOTE:

For

those of you desiring to send special

money for a Christmas celebration at
the Home, we need to receive It by
Nov. 23'".

Praises

Prayers

Safe and healthy furlough with many blessings.

God's provision through faithful and generous supporters
Trust in God in times of trouble or difficulty
Continuous growth In the Agta churches
A loving Savior and God's grace

Our young people's dally walk & spiritual growth

Jordan & Jacob and their schooling
Leadership, growth, and victory In the Lord's church
Funds for the school building

Funds for developing the campground

Funds to cover qovernment-requirecl salary Increase"
"Satellite Home and the needs there

Dick Davidson's treatments for a pinched nerve

Strength, love, and wisdom for Bert, Mary, and staff

Stateside Contacts:

Bobby & Jean Pruitt, PO Box 5614, Grants Pass, OR 97527 e-mail: bjpruitt@terragon.com
Doug & HollyAddington, PO Box 5224, Grants Pass, OR 97527 e-mail: hugdolly@usa.net
Field Address:

Bert & Mary Bureros, PO Box 49, Aparri, 3515 Cagayan, Philippines