Dear Friends,

Janice and I send you greetings from Chesapeake, Virginia. Over the past two months we have traveled far and wide visiting our churches. We have visited out churches in Illinois, Virginia, New England, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Colorado, Missouri, and North Carolina. It has been our joy to personally thank many of you folks for your support of the ministry in Jakarta.

We have not received much news from Indonesia over the past couple of months. What news we have received has been mostly good. Pastor Andar and his folks have continued to work on their new building on Batam island despite protests from fanatic elements of their community. Please continue to pray for this work.

We would ask that you continue to pray for Pastor Formil and his wife Christina in South Nias. This couple is going through marital problems. We have received news that they are back together, but they do need your continued prayers. I am sorry about not reporting on their progress in my last letter. Several folks have asked me about their progress over the past couple of months. Please continue to pray for Pastor Formil, his wife Christina and the Soonegeu Baptist Church.

We would ask you to continue to pray for the young churches in Nias: Hilidohono, Hilifelego and Bothalaka. All of these young works need your prayers.

We would also ask you to pray for our annual meeting of Independent Baptist churches that will be held in Central Java the last week of January. Pastors and their wives, deacons and their wives, missionaries and their wives, and Bible school students will all be gathering for our annual fellowship meeting. Pray for participants as many will travel long distances to be in the meeting.

Lord willing we plan to return to Indonesia the last of April 2010. I still have a few open dates. We would love to personally thank each one of our churches for your faithful support. I can be contacted by e-mail at tjcford@gmail.com , or by calling 757-618-2787. 

On the personal front, Janice and I were able to gather with three of our children and five of our grandchildren at Christmas time in New England. We had a good time. Janice did severely injure her wrist due to a fall on the ice while we were at our daughter Jana's house. She seems to be making a good recovery  -- good vitamins, reflexology, kombucha, and a husband who can open the bottles.

For your prayers and faithful financial support over the past two months, we are truly thankful.

In Christ,

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