March / April 2015 - Faith Baptist Church

March / April 2015
PO Box 730 • Kosciusko, MS 39090 • Phone (662) 289-9629 • [email protected] • www.lighthousechildren.com
COSTA RICA NEWS
January was a bit more relaxing after the hectic pace of dramas
performed each week in December. The older kids went to Youth
Camp and the younger ones got to do some special activities.
February is always a busy month at the Lighthouse. The children
started a new school year in mid-February. Granny McWatters
(Sally’s mom) celebrated her 95th
birthday with a party (decorations
and cake provided by the kids)
here at the Home - a milestone
for a gracious Christian lady.
Our annual Bible Conference
took place the last week in
February. We had more than 35
preachers from Costa Rica and
Panama, along with their wives,
full time workers and lay people.
Several pastors came from the
States to teach and preach. We
held separate classes one hour
each morning for men, ladies and
teens, along with three preaching
and the altars were filled at each service. Thank you, Lord, for
your blessings!
In the midst of the
conference, we
welcomed two new
members to the
Lighthouse Family.
José is 8 years old
and his sister
Graciela is 11.
They were
extremely
neglected and
abused by their parents. For the last year they have been in a
government home. They have received almost no formal
education and cannot read or write. Please pray for them as
they adjust to their new home and school. If you would like to
sponsor one of the children for $35 each month, please contact
us by email: [email protected] or
phone: (330) 400-2112.
THANK YOU to all who help make this Home a refuge for
abandoned children through your giving and financial support.
Terry & Sally Sanders
MEXICO NEWS
sessions. The Lighthouse kids (pictured below), as well as other
individuals and groups, blessed us with special singing.
At noon each day, we fed about 125-150 people. The Thursday
night banquet and service was the highlight of the 3-day
conference. This is a time of refreshment, encouragement and
fellowship that many of the pastors receive at no other time of
the year. It is also a time of service and spiritual encouragement
for our children and staff. The messages challenged our hearts
The girls here in Mexico continue to grow spiritually in new
ways each week. The blessing that my wife and I see is that
they are excited about the things of God and the church. They
are always looking for ways to serve in the church. Almost each
week they ask to sing a special at church. Below is a picture of
a few of them preparing to sing in a new church we just started
in the little village of Tacoaleche, Mexico. It is a new work but
people from the village have started to attend and are growing
in God’s Word. Thank you so much for your prayers for these
girls and the church-planting ministry we have here in Mexico.
Jonathan & Laura Bryan
INDIA NEWS
PANAMA: SAN FELIX NEWS
The children are all doing fine. Most of them are getting ready
for their final exams. The following children are the ones writing
the most important exams.
Premalatha, Pavani,and
Bhumesh (right photo)
are writing their 10th class
(senior year high school) exam.
March has been a busy, but very good month at the Lighthouse
in Panama. After six months in Costa Rica due to health problems,
and three operations, Doña Myrtha is back home in Panama.
She is doing well, but must
take things easy. The heat
here is difficult for her to adjust
to after several months in a
cooler climate. Myrtha wants
to thank all those who prayed
for her during those difficult
days of illness and surgeries.
She gave a testimony in the
ladies class at the Lighthouse Bible Conference in Costa Rica
(with Patricia translating into English) praising God for her
miraculous recovery and His comfort during her darkest hours.
March 2 was the first day of the new school year. Four new
girls had just arrived at the Children’s Home, with another one
coming soon. The new arrival will make a total of 10 girls in the
Home. The older girls in high school have little opportunity for
schooling while on the reservation and what they do have is very
irregular. So the girls who come to us are far behind where they
should be for their age. Poverty and neglect are all most of them
have known.
Bro. and Mrs. Neff, Bro. and Mrs. Frank Williams and Danny
and Patricia Mora came to visit the Home during the first week
of school and took
the girls on a
shopping trip for
needed clothing
and school
supplies, as well
as some “fun”
items like candy
and nail polish.
Thank you to all
who help make
this Home
possible and help make a difference in the lives of these deserving
Ngobe Bugle Indian girls.
Alex and Myrtha Taylor
Narasimharao and Samantha
(left) are writing their first year
Junior College exam.
David, Indraia and Sujatha
(right) are writing their second
year Junior College exam.
Lavanya
(left) is writing her second year Polytechnic
diploma exam.
Venkatamma and Ephraim (below)
are writing their third year B. Tech (Bachelors
of Technology) exams.
The rest of the children are
all preparing for their exams
too. Most of the exams will be
finished by the end of April.
Kindly pray for all of the
children as they take their end
of the year examinations.
Bro. Mathew Henry
Costa Rica Graduation
Panama Lighthouse Girls’ 1st Day of School
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