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	<title>Ric and Sharon Bruce &#187; Prayer Request</title>
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	<description>On a journey with you to Thailand</description>
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		<title>Prayer Requests</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/11/25/prayer-requests-2/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/11/25/prayer-requests-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 06:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=3761</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A good friend sent us this prayer request list. Here&#8217;s how he&#8217;s lifting us up these days: That God would find favor on Ric and Sharon granting them good health and full healing for Sharon&#8217;s leg from her motorcycle accident. For them to create a good study routine for the next few weeks before Christmas. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Field Conference and Workshop</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/07/18/field-conference-and-workshop/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/07/18/field-conference-and-workshop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 08:54:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[refresh]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=3582</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week is one of refreshment, encouragement and strategic planning with other members of our organization serving in this region. We&#8217;re thankful for this time, these friends and the clarity the first few days have given us so far. This marks the first week since our arrival that we&#8217;ve taken done virtually no language and culture study. Instead our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Safe Transportation</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/06/19/safe-transportation/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/06/19/safe-transportation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 14:02:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[car]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=3452</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[During this first year in Thailand we&#8217;ve been using public transportation and a scooter to get around. That&#8217;s been working out well with one big catch: it&#8217;s not very safe. We didn&#8217;t really realize just how unsafe the motorcycle was until we borrowed the truck in the picture above for a few months. The owners are fellow [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Knee Update</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/05/16/knee-update-3/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/05/16/knee-update-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 23:49:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ACL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[doctor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exercise]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[hectic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hospital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[knee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loose knee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meniscus]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=3307</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Every day my knee feels stronger and the joint gets tighter as my quad muscles learn how to do their job again. Unfortunately we&#8217;re not out of the woods yet on this one though. I&#8217;ve got a mix of good and bad news for you and I could still use your prayers for a full [...]]]></description>
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		<title>P.S. This is Hard</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/01/25/p-s-this-is-hard/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2011/01/25/p-s-this-is-hard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 17:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Prayer Request]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=2876</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Just thought I&#8217;d mention that just because we post pictures and video of us having fun all the time that doesn&#8217;t mean we just have fun all the time. That&#8217;s obvious I know but we&#8217;ve had a few people asking us on Facebook and many of our friends here don&#8217;t understand how we spend our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Therapy Update</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2010/11/12/therapy-update/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2010/11/12/therapy-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 17:46:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=2728</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You know that feeling you get the first day you&#8217;re out exercising? You&#8217;re like, &#8220;Oh man I&#8217;ve totally got this.&#8221; Then the second day you&#8217;re like, &#8220;Man that was hard but now I feel good.&#8221; Then the third day you want to die. Today I went to my third day of physical therapy. I&#8217;m starting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surgery Tomorrow</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2010/10/16/surgery-tomorrow/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2010/10/16/surgery-tomorrow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2010 14:18:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chiang Mai]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=2672</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, the surgery is tomorrow. At YouTube (and below if you&#8217;re visiting our website) you will find a quick video I made tonight. We appreciate your prayers as we experience a new part of the culture here: surgery.]]></description>
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		<title>Torn ACL?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2010/10/12/torn-acl/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2010/10/12/torn-acl/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 14:43:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Prayer Request]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=2657</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re pretty sure Ric has a torn ACL&#8230; it&#8217;s been an ongoing thing but tonight he re-injured it during soccer practice. Tonight was pretty scary because his knee wouldn&#8217;t go back into place and he had to be helped off the field. It&#8217;s a major bummer for several reasons: Soccer is an awesome way to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Qatar!!</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2010/10/04/in-qatar/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2010/10/04/in-qatar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 16:06:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News Article]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prayer Request]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[amazed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[half way]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[On our way!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prayer]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=2630</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello everybody- Just a note to let you know we are over half way there! Our first two flights went well and we are waiting to board the leg to Bangkok. Please pray we will be able to sleep on this leg, as it is now night-time in Thailand. We are encouraged and feeling great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Off to Chicago!</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2010/09/20/off-to-chicago/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2010/09/20/off-to-chicago/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 02:58:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Prayer Request]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chautauqua Lake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lansing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michigan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Hope Church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New York]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[picture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ric and sharon bruce]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=2582</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Our number arrived! Tomorrow morning at five AM we&#8217;ll crawl out to the car dragging an overnight bag. Four hours later we&#8217;ll slap a two inch thick pile of paperwork on the desk at the Thai embassy and the waiting game will begin again. At least this step has a pretty predictable outcome: we&#8217;ll definitely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>There&#8217;s No Tracking Number</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2010/09/07/theres-no-tracking-number/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2010/09/07/theres-no-tracking-number/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:27:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bangkok]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=2533</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Something occurred to me today as I was tracking a UPS shipment scheduled to arrive tomorrow: there are no tracking numbers for Thailand&#8217;s visa approval process. In fact, there&#8217;s no way to track the process at all. In today&#8217;s internet-saturated world it&#8217;s hard to imagine real, physical paperwork (turns out it&#8217;s called that for a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bertrams In Thailand!</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2010/08/18/bertrams-in-thailand/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2010/08/18/bertrams-in-thailand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 03:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Prayer Request]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bertram]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin and Emily]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=2509</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Our co-workers and friends about whom we have written several times, Kevin and Emily, have just arrived in Thailand! We received this note from our field leadership: &#8220;Only 3 nights ago we were able to welcome our newest missionaries to the field, Kevin &#38; Emily Bertram and their son Logan. In spite of jet-lag the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Still Waiting&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2010/07/10/still-waiting/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2010/07/10/still-waiting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 15:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Prayer Request]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[paperwork]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=2455</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Please pray with us. It appears there could be a delay in the processing of important paperwork that we filed in March of this year in Bangkok. We aren&#8217;t certain it will be delayed but two of our co-workers who filed for their visas and work permits before us have experienced delays. What does this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From the Dentist&#8217;s Office</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2010/06/30/from-the-dentists-office/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2010/06/30/from-the-dentists-office/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 05:48:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[cost]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=2348</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From the department of ouch comes bad news from our dentist: my wisdom teeth need pulled. Here in the states the full package of mouth repairs would run well over two thousand dollars but we&#8217;re currently exploring all our options, including waiting until we arrive in Thailand. Next week I have consultations with two local [...]]]></description>
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		<title>At the Festival</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2010/06/23/big-ticket-festival/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2010/06/23/big-ticket-festival/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 03:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Prayer Request]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[big ticket festival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[setup]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2010/06/23/big-ticket-festival/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tonight we finished the setup for NTM&#8217;s display at the festival. It looks awesome but if people aren&#8217;t praying it won&#8217;t be effective. Please pray! We want to really grab people&#8217;s attention and make them think about what it would be like to be IN another world. A world without hope and without Christ. Please [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prayer Requests</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2010/05/21/prayer-requests/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2010/05/21/prayer-requests/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 21:13:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/?p=2269</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We don&#8217;t often post prayer requests (we used to and nobody ever looked at them). Thought we&#8217;d renew an ancient tradition. Please pray for: Our many preparations as we move to Thailand in August Complete resolution of the recent divisions in Thailand Our work permits and visas to be approved swiftly For God’s continued provision [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Letter from Trinity Church</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2010/02/09/letter-from-trinity-church/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2010/02/09/letter-from-trinity-church/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;He who tends the fig tree will eat its fruit.&#8221;  Proverbs 27:18 February 2009 If you had asked Trinity Church’s Global Outreach team last spring about Trinity’s Southeast Asia missions focus, they would have told you that Southeast Asia was to be considered in the near-distant future.  As it turns out, the Lord had a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rain, Rain Go Away</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2009/11/12/rain-rain-go-away/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:03:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re in Norfolk, Virginia watching the rain slam against the windows and listening to the wind howl though the trees outside. This is the yearly &#8220;Noreaster&#8221; that residents here have come to respect for its ability to flood the city annually. Here&#8217;s a link. We are safe, but appreciate your prayers as we are hoping [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Settling In for the Long Haul</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2009/10/22/settling-in-for-the-long-haul/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:37:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Sharon sits behind me she alternately scratches her head, bounces her knees, and bangs some phonetic writing out on the keyboard. Today is her first full day of work after four full days of packing, cleaning, traveling, visiting, and unpacking. Outside the orange leaves on the trees are almost gone and rain is in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Back in Michigan</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ntm.org/ric-bruce/2009/10/21/back-in-michigan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:36:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric and Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you seen the new sign at Michigan&#8217;s borders? We took this picture in front of it while we stopped for a much-needed break on our way back from Oklahoma. Maybe it&#8217;s a play on words with two meanings, one indicating that the state is very environmentally friendly and the other making it clear to [...]]]></description>
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