'`'`'`' Johnson Family Missions '`'`'`' 
   '`'`'`'`' December 2006 '`'`'`'`'

Hi !fname:

The last 16 months have gone by so very fast.
It won't be long until we are all rejoicing in
Heaven together!  Until then, we move forward
for what the Lord created us for in this life :-)

We have finished our formal missionary training
in Hawaii and all of us (Curt, Kay, and Hanna)
will be returning to Illinois for the Holidays
before we leave for the nation of Fiji.  We will
be moving there in January - we don't know how
long - at least the next few years.  Ywam is
allowing us to go back to Illinois to see our
new grandson before we leave.  You can see a
picture from our commissioning ceremony on
our web site.

http://www.johnsonfamilymissions.org

We hope to see all our children while in IL.
Holli will be returning from her missions trip
to Namibia Africa.  We will share her story on
our web site when she returns.

Heather is doing well in Idaho with a good job
and seeking the Lord for her future.

Heath will have a break between semesters at ISU
and spend time with us over the holidays.

We will be staying with Heidi and Andy and
doing as much babysitting as they allow us to :-)

Fiji is in the midst of a crisis right now on
the verge of another coup.  Please pray.  This
will should not delay us in going.  When
we tell people we are going to Fiji, many of
course only have the exotic resorts as a frame
of reference.  There are some wonderful vacation
spots in Fiji, but these resorts are tucked away
from the rest of the country - most of Fiji is  
very poor, but God is doing a work there.  Please
read over our website to catch a glimpse of what
we will be doing and how the Lord wants to bring
His Kingdom not only to Fiji, but use it as a
sending base for disciples to impact the Pacific
Rim, Asia, including the almost 1 BILLION Hindus 
in India - most of who have not heard the Good 
News of the Gospel of Jesus.

Please ask the Lord if He would want you to
support us.  All YWAMers live by faith and no
one is paid.  If so, please read this note from 
the accounting department from our base:

"To donate to a missionary or a fund please 
 
1) make checks payable to "YWAM". 
 
2) Please write their name on a SEPARATE piece 
of paper or sticky note as follows 

"for the support of ...(full name of missionary)
in ...(city & country)"  
 
For U.S. citizens this is very important as the 
IRS will not consider it as a donation to our 
non profit organization if the person's name is 
on the check & thereby the gift will not be 
considered tax deductible.  
 
3) Mail check to:
 
YWAM
PO Box 61700
Honolulu, HI 96839 
 
Try to get checks to us by the 24th or the previous 
Friday if the 24th is on a weekend.  Any check 
received after the 24th will be processed on the 
1st of the following month.  We will mail you a 
receipt once the check has been processed.
 
Thank you for your support!
 
Erin Urabe
Accounting Staff"

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Blessings,

Curt, Kay Johnson
1-815-226-0669
http://www.johnsonfamilymissions.org
http://www.heatherjohnson.org

PS:  Please forward to your friends who are
interested in missions!  Ask them to go to
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'`'`'`' Johnson Family Missions '`'`'`' 
   '`'`'`'`' December 2006 '`'`'`'`'
   
     ******  Special Update ******

Hi !fname:

Just a quick note regarding our plans to
move to Fiji in January.  We have had some
of you ask, so we wanted to reply, and 
thank you for your concern.  We are in Illinois
now until we leave for Fiji.

Fiji has been taken over by a military coup.
We thank God there was no blood shed.  It
is a very complicated scenario rooted in
racism and greed.  You can follow the news
if you want here:

http://www.fijitimes.com

Kay, Hanna, and I have tickets to leave for
Fiji on January 13th.  We plan on departing
as scheduled.  We know the safest place to
be is in God's perfect will.

As we have followed and studied their culture
and the recent developments, we believe that
there will not be any bloodshed.  We also know
that the nation depends upon relations with
Australia and New Zealand to survive, so any
and everyone, regardless of race or political
persuasion will treat non-fijians well.

This episode is truly unfortunate as many of
the poor and "middle class" will suffer as
countries either forbid, or discourage trade
or tourism with Fiji.  (Fiji's middle class as
a third world country is "poorer" than most of
our "poorest."  The median income far less than
that of those in Mexico.)

The only scenario we can foresee that would delay
our departure is if the situation deteriorates 
further and the US temporarily suspends its
citizens to travel to Fiji.

On the positive side, these events can and will
be used by God to further the citizens of Fiji
to cry out for help and be open to the one and
only Living Lord in Jesus!

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Blessings,

Curt, Kay Johnson
1-815-226-0669
http://www.johnsonfamilymissions.org
http://www.heatherjohnson.org

PS:  Please forward to your friends who are
interested in missions!  Ask them to go to
http://wwww.johnsonfamilymissions.org and
subscribe to our newsletters.  If you received
this email, but missed our quarterly newsletter
that we snail mail, please go sign up for it!

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a common friend of ours asked us to add you to
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these emails - hit reply and put "Unsubscribe" 
in subject line.
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Poplar Grove, IL 61065

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We have an intercessory monthly email for our giving 
partners.  This will be confidential and we will share 
the nitty gritty prayer requests and what we are battling 
on a monthly basis to fulfill the destiny set before us.  
Please let us know personally if you would like to be
included in our "fellowship of 30."
http://www.johnsonfamilymissions.org/david.htm