Dear Friends,
Happy New Year! Greetings from Florida. We are having steep temperature fluctuations lately, not as severe cold as in the Northern areas of the US though! I love the cooler weather!
All the kids were home for Christmas and we had a wonderful, loud, happy time. Fun, games and lots of food! Also were able to go to Ft. Lauderdale to visit family for New Years.
Tim and his gal-friend Charity left January 12 and had quite a time traveling with ice and snow to get back to Wisconsin. They arrived at Charity’s house January 16 morning about 4:30 am. That was a LONG trip! Usually 24 hours, was extended quite a bit. He said he got stuck in the snow a few times too! Praise God for His protection! Once back in COLD Wisconsin, his battery decided to quit too! Ah the joys of being a college student! Thanks for your prayers for Tim!
Debby and Brett are off on a Partnership development trip. This started with a Missions Conference in Mobile Alabama, to present their future ministry in Grace Ministries International in Nicaragua. They will be traveling to many states and will be gone for a couple of months. Please pray for their safety and for good meetings with folks.
Amy, Hector , and cutie-pie Judah flew out January 8 and are safely home in Chihuahua, Mexico. Their next project is working on Hector’s green card application so they can move on to the training in Missouri-hopefully by August 2014.
Son, David is here and working for our home business as well as for NTM on the remodeling going on in the new building. Our department (Personnel) will be the first department to move into the new building. (Maybe this year?!).
** Good news from the Malaumanda tribe in PNG. Bob and Eric continue to make good progress in translation and continue to work with a group of men, equipping them as deacons. They are also assisting them in preparing for teaching Romans in January. Please continue to pray for continued spiritual growth for the church and for ongoing faithfulness of the believers. **
Thank you so much for your continued prayers for our ministry as well. We continue to desire to be a blessing and encouragement to our members. Serving them so they can serve in the harvest fields of the earth. We are processing 32 new members on February. Pray for these folks as they move toward Partnership Development and the mission fields.
Thank you for your part in our lives. Your prayers and support for our ministry are greatly appreciated! We thank the Lord for you!
Sincerely,
George & Linda Heckman
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