'`'`'`'`' Johnson Family Missions '`'`'`'`' 
'`'`'`'`'`'  May 11, 2009  `'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'

Dear !fname:

Greetings from the Philippines.  My apologies for
getting this note out later than I wanted to.
Our trip to the Philippines is going very well 
with the first two conferences now complete:

Report on Philippines YWAM National Convention 
and IWT kick off preparations:

There were about 300 YWAMers from all over the
nation as they come together every 2 years.  Seeing
friends from Kona and Fiji was fun.  Mark Anderson
did most of the speaking and held several other
smaller meetings for those involved in getting
IWT launched for the Philippines.  As usual, it
is hard to describe the presence of the Lord with
us and helping us.  My heart literally burned the
night of the official launch of the preparation
phase for the tour.

The Lord had prepared many hearts for this work.
Some of the very TOP leadership in YWAM Philippines
are laying down their work of years here to now
join us in this endeavor.  Let me share one "divine"
appointment that let me know God was really at work
in our midst.  One of the main leaders here was 
particularly on my heart.  I had prayed for him at 
the altar and knew his wife was battling cancer.

I was hopeful that he might help us with IWT Philippines,
but didn't know what was happening in his heart.  The
day after the conference before I was to fly out, I 
needed to get the mall.  Cebu is a city of over a
million people, with 2 or 3 major malls - much bigger
than CherryVale Mall in Rockford.  As I walked into the
mall entrance, I ran right into this couple.  He had
time to talk for over an hour as he shared his story
and committed to join the IWT ranks and play a major role
in his region of this nation.  I walked away rejoiceing
and amazed at the goodness of God.  The odds of us
catching each other like that were literally more
than a million to one.

From there I flew to Davao where our school for
training everyone will be based, and close to our
first targeted city to launch the campaign in May
of 2010.  There is sooooo much work to be done.  
Please pray for Jose & Angelica, a newly married
couple and friends of mine from the Kona school as
they will play a key role in the next few months 
and years.  We spoke to the ministarial group that
will host the first days of the tour.  It went well.   

This note is getting long - I'll report on the
conference in Cotabato with Ron Gartner in another
email.

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Grace & Peace to You!

Curt, Kay, Holli & Hanna Johnson
1-815-918-4304
http://www.johnsonfamilymissions.org

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