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From Mary Ann's Desk...

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“Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.” NKJV Joyful greetings to you today. The month of March was very busy, and the month of April is going to be very busy also. I cannot adequately express how great it is to be filled with enough energy and strength to accomplish all that needs to be done. I trust the Lord is blessing you in similar ways as you press on in your life with Him. The new reports from India and Nigeria are abundant, and this is where I want to begin my letter this month. I hope I will be able to paint each picture in such a way that you will catch the significance and joy that I am trying to convey. INDIA Accommodations Acquired – In February’s newsletter I shared the urgent need for new housing, office space and church facilities that Bhalchandra and Leena Kamble were facing. In that letter I did not tell you that finding available housing at th

News From the Dyars...

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Greetings from beautiful Redding! Well, if everything had gone according to plan, we would have been on a plane today headed to Mozamabique. Unfortunately, last week Julie’s back went out in a big way, and she spent the week on modified bed rest. Basically, spent most of her time making sure the sofa didn’t run away. We are disappointed by the delay, but not discouraged. There are some advantages, as it allows Mark more time to coordinate the trip to Mozambique with the trip to Kenya. We will now be shooting for a September date. In further preparations for Kenya and development of the curriculum for Romania, we have an opportunity through our local church to attend a ministry school planting gathering in mid April. The gathering is specifically focused on those who are currently leading or looking to plant ministry schools all over the world with the intention of being able to connect, share vision, and potentially partner together to advance the work.  In other news; many, i