Johnson Family Missions   November 2008 - Philippine Edition II

Johnson Family Missions

Hi !fname: Curt & Holli are still in the Philippines - I must admit sitting here in an internet cafe working on this I miss having all my family together back in Rockford. It is Thanksgiving Day in USA as I write this. They are big on Christmas here in the Philippines and are playing a lot of sentimental music. In some ways this journey is hard. It is not the cold "showers" using a bucket and drain, the intense heat, or the stools they call toilets that are little more than holes in the ground, or the crowded masses of people everywhere that make this a sacrafice. The burden is really just being away from loved ones - both for us and them. The thing that makes it worth while is having an eternal perspective. We will have an eternity with those we love to fellowship unhindered with the Lord and each other. While we have time here as the clock winds down on history, we are compelled to do all we can. Thanks for partnering with us on this journey. Please continue to pray, we sense and need your prayers more than you realize. Here is my second report from the Philippines - to simply relay my intial impressions of the Philippines for those who are intereseted. (First report click here.) The main thing that strikes me here is simply the number of people. Everywhere there are crowds of people. Manila alone is 16 million people. Four times the number of Kiwis and 20 times the number of Fijians. The total population is 93 million - abuot one third the number in the USA packed into a few islands. Most of these living at poverty, some at extreme poverty. I thought I had seen poverty in Mexico and Fiji, it goes to a lower level here that is hard to describe. Although we feel God's heart for the poor, including Holli feeling a tugging to come here more long term to work with the street children and orphans, our main goal over the next few years is to prepare this nation for a might move of the Gospel through uniting of the true church uniting in prayer and co-operation through the Impact World Tour, IWT. Preparations have begun. We are spending our time meeting and planning with some incredible young people here. Their life of living by faith and work ethic of expanding the Kingdom is simply amazing. With your partnership we are sowing into their lives and the work here. The culture is full of idolatry. The youth of this nation have been lost and are ready to hear the gospel in fresh and culturally relevant way. The religious systems here are irrelavant and oppressive, especially for the youth. Please pray that we have the grace and wisdom to cooperate with the Lord's timing and agenda for the Philippines in the days ahead. Grace & Peace, Curt & Kay Johnson !remove Or you can send a letter to 704 Candlewick Dr. NE Poplar Grove, IL 61065

Links 2 JFM Journey Utube Video Curt & Kay in Kona HI sharing vision. Fellowship of 30 Called to be part of Curt & Kay's Team? For our Missionary Friends Curt's gift to those raising support. Impact World Tour House of Prayer Call2All Support / Subscribe to JFM Contact Information: Curt & Kay Johnson PO Box 15134 Tauranga, New Zealand New Zealand: 64-21-520-598 or 704 Candlewick Dr. NE Poplar Grove, IL 61065 USA: 815-918-4304 To Partner with us: A. If you do not need or want a tax deduction, mail check made out to Curt or Kay Johnson and mail to my parents address above B. If you need or want a tax deduction - from our base's accounting department:  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" We pay income taxes on all funds processed through Honolulu.

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