Thank you so much for your prayers. It is your faithfulness to pray here that enables us to get the work done there. The work we did was different from what we initially thought. We were not able to bring baby Faith back with us on the plane, but what was revealed in the Spirit and the natural in relation to adoptions was HUGE. The favor of God was operating as doors opened up to move the assigned team member into meetings with officials and people in high places in government. The Lord has set something in motion that is the result of a faithful man stepping up in faith to help set the children who are “captive” free. As our team prayed, the Spirit of the Lord kept bringing up the Exodus of the Children of Israel…. It took one man to start the exodus, it took one faithful man to keep going when there was resistance, and it just took one!!!!! Praise the Lord!!!! Continue to pray that what was started and revealed over in China continues to have it’s free course and the Children are ALL allowed to go home to their appointed families.

Back to Hayden to visit the Children. We stayed a few nights at The Inn at Shepherd’s Field; it is the missionary housing complex. The place was built on faith, all the buildings, materials, and sod came as the result of prayers. Not only did they come, they came from Heads of States, Government Authorities and Companies that have influence. God’s hand in directing them has been amazing. The nights we spent there were the sweetest sleep ~ one can tell that much prayer has taken place there. Our time was spent praying and playing. The children are doing well. The houses in Children’s village have been shut down, and the children placed in homes with in the city. The government at this time will not allow visitors to go and see those children. Continue to pray for them, for their every need (especially the need of stable, well trained and loving families) is met.

Another trip in November to China. Focus on this was to “Set the Captives Free.” It was all about the orphans and allowing them to go free. Hard to understand why a govenment would want to “keep the children” and not allow them to be adopted. With the hundreds of thousands of children in the orphanages, why, would they not allow them to “go home?” Much prayer about what it is we are to do… Sweet. Visit to Hayden once again to pray over and minister to the Children…

We also were able to minister in an English Corner where the leader a lovely Christian lady, Angel, was leading. Her heart cry was that of Elijah when Jezeebel breathed threats against him. She cried out to the Lord about being sent to a city where there were “No Other Believers.” but then we were there to encourage her. She was so delighted that we came and so thankful to the Lord for answered prayer. The believers were there, but just not Chinese at the time. The numbers multiplied before we left.

The devotional teaching was so much fun and always amazed me. I never really knew which class I would have so I never knew if I was teaching first graders or eighth graders. So, each night I would spend a great deal of time in prayer seeking the Lord on what the devotions should be. My last devotion was one of my favorite devotions. It was based upon Psalm 150… Let Everything that Have Breath Praise the Lord. It was impressed upon my heart to get them all singing and dancing. So I brought praise music and we had one wonderful singing and dancing devotion. It was so beautiful to see the kids fully engaged in giving high praises to the Lord. How sweet it was, as the class I was teaching was the Music Teacher. This I did not know God is good… He knows just what each individual needs ~ and answers!!!

One thing the Lord had laid upon my heart was to “equip” the school with some of the basic needs. The Holy Spirit has given a wonderful way to teach various subjects: history, geography, science and language are a few of the subjects I teach on. Last year, I hand drew maps on the chalkboards. The class rooms did not have world maps. My renderings of the beautiful world the Lord created had Fiji larger than Australia, the US was a rectangle, China was a oval, and Africa was a little displaced. I had petitioned the Lord to help equip the school so the children can learn about all the tribes, tongues, and nations of the world. He provided and I was able to bring 24 world maps (beautiful laminated maps), pencils, pens, crayons, chalk, and other items for the students and teachers.. At an all school assembly, I presented the school with the “equipment” the Lord had provided. It delighted my heart to see the reactions, not only of the students, but the teachers. They were overwhelmed. They do the best that they can do with what they have. To see the Love of the Lord extended in such a way, moves even the hardest of unbelieving hearts.

One of my heart prayers was to be at the Mission School for the retirement of the Headmaster, Mr. Singh. He had opened up the school for me to teach and preach the Word to all of the children last year.
For the foundation of teaching the word was laid by this individual who had a revelation of how important it was to “train up a child” in the word so they would inherit eternal life. The Lord had honored my request and had me there for the farewell party. Thank you Lord. The acting Headmistress, Mrs. Pretti, opened up the school for me to continue to build upon what the Lord started. Devotions are given every morning to each of the classes. Each day I would have a different class and start the day with the devotion. Oh what joy was in my heart as I saw familiar faces and smiles that showed the fruit remained.