Greetings dear Christian prayer partners,
These past few days have been very busy and there is much news to share. I begin by speaking about the "Heart surgery boys". They continue to make effort to meet with me and we have had some wonderful bible times, hugs and good chats. It is sad it has to be done "outside the system" all the time but then again this is the best description of anyone who genuinely serves the Lord with a clear conscience here. Anyone who has ever done anything with true Christian values has had to be very careful to do HIS work and implement His will in such a way as to be very, very low key. For 31 years I have hoped for a change from the top and instead I have seen a tightening of things to where any Christians doing HIS work have to have incredible prayer support, God given wisdom and grace and the financial means to get it all done. It is also very dangerous to do what is right in our world today. If you think you have support in most places in the world, you are kidding yourself. These are the "Days of Noah" and we look like fools to them "building an ark" in the midst of mockers who hate God. Even bathrooms get dragged into their agendas. Where is all this going? That is the easiest question for any Christian to answer. It is going to culminate in the greatest judgement on earth this world has ever seen and it will last for 7 complete years. Thank God we are taken out before it begins. There is no reason for us to go through it, especially as you look at what we have to put up with already.
As we suffer as Christians in the end times, we must remember the words of 1 Peter 4 and specifically verse 17.
" For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?"
It has not been easy for me and the 10 kids to suffer but I know HE has a good purpose in it, we must continue to endure and we must continue to entrust our souls to our faithful Creator. I know for me, in the flesh, it seems just plain bizarre and often seems confusing. Look at this list.
A. 10 beautiful Christian orphans victimized by false accusations from so called Christians and all proven to be false. 531 Days and counting.
B. Phoebe's body still being held also for 531 days and counting and many unanswered questions about why she was not fed, why the one doctor said the terrible things he said and who is keeping the body there in the first case???
C. Jiang Jia Yi doing better but her bill is a whopping 60,000+ dollars now and no end in sight. Where do we go with that situation?
D. Gold Flower and Gold Bar are taken by coercion and threats if people don't cooperate. Mr.Cheng (the dad) disappears and even his best friend can't find him. All this with clearly written legal documents for my foster care. Isn't it strange, the very thing some foreigners like to "trash" me on as for not "working with in the system" is the very thing I did with the Gold kids and "the system" violates the contract.
E. Meeting with the "Heart surgery boys" has been a "cat and mouse" game and I am winning at least for now. I am sure just sending this email update gives them enough information to "freak out" again about how well Ray does with caring for children. They do have lovely "Sociologist's" like Melody and Rachel though to help them out in wreaking havoc on anything I attempt to do. I am pretty sure they all read these emails too. Good. They need a good rebuke and that is even giving them the benefit of the doubt about being believers in the LORD JESUS CHRIST. You can see why God had plans to "begin judgement with His people" then moving on to the world.
I have some really good news about another corner of the world where I believe the Lord is opening a door but I will save that for another email update. Plans for the Mordecai and Esther Foundation includes Africa and God has been opening some really neat doors. This is not to say I would ever give up on the China work, especially with the 10 faithful ones in custody.
I close with making mention of the pictures enclosed in this update. Jiang Jia Yi still has very poor eyesight and is virtually blind, she can see things up close in front of here and I was testing her yesterday. I took her hand and let her dad say, who is it in front of you? She knew it was me not just from my big hand but she also tried to focus on me with her eyes. Pray for her eyesight to be fully restored. I am concerned.
The second picture is of me and two of the "Heart surgery boys" and another boy who I have really enjoyed lately. Pray for these lovely little guys. We had a wonderful bible study in John 10 and I gave them some new "Stay dry" shirts for the summer heat. My 10 like them the best when the heat is on here. I have a huge variety of them for all the kids.
"Did You not, O our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and give it to the descendants of Abraham Your friend forever?" 2 Chronicles 20:7
Isn't it marvelous to meditate on this thought?! As children of faith we can truly rejoice that God is our friend forever. Thank you Lord for being the most faithful friend we could ever have!
Ray and the 10, praying for Gold Egg, Gold Flower, Gold Bar and the new girl Gold "?", the heart patient orphans and many more.
These past few days have been very busy and there is much news to share. I begin by speaking about the "Heart surgery boys". They continue to make effort to meet with me and we have had some wonderful bible times, hugs and good chats. It is sad it has to be done "outside the system" all the time but then again this is the best description of anyone who genuinely serves the Lord with a clear conscience here. Anyone who has ever done anything with true Christian values has had to be very careful to do HIS work and implement His will in such a way as to be very, very low key. For 31 years I have hoped for a change from the top and instead I have seen a tightening of things to where any Christians doing HIS work have to have incredible prayer support, God given wisdom and grace and the financial means to get it all done. It is also very dangerous to do what is right in our world today. If you think you have support in most places in the world, you are kidding yourself. These are the "Days of Noah" and we look like fools to them "building an ark" in the midst of mockers who hate God. Even bathrooms get dragged into their agendas. Where is all this going? That is the easiest question for any Christian to answer. It is going to culminate in the greatest judgement on earth this world has ever seen and it will last for 7 complete years. Thank God we are taken out before it begins. There is no reason for us to go through it, especially as you look at what we have to put up with already.
As we suffer as Christians in the end times, we must remember the words of 1 Peter 4 and specifically verse 17.
" For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?"
It has not been easy for me and the 10 kids to suffer but I know HE has a good purpose in it, we must continue to endure and we must continue to entrust our souls to our faithful Creator. I know for me, in the flesh, it seems just plain bizarre and often seems confusing. Look at this list.
A. 10 beautiful Christian orphans victimized by false accusations from so called Christians and all proven to be false. 531 Days and counting.
B. Phoebe's body still being held also for 531 days and counting and many unanswered questions about why she was not fed, why the one doctor said the terrible things he said and who is keeping the body there in the first case???
C. Jiang Jia Yi doing better but her bill is a whopping 60,000+ dollars now and no end in sight. Where do we go with that situation?
D. Gold Flower and Gold Bar are taken by coercion and threats if people don't cooperate. Mr.Cheng (the dad) disappears and even his best friend can't find him. All this with clearly written legal documents for my foster care. Isn't it strange, the very thing some foreigners like to "trash" me on as for not "working with in the system" is the very thing I did with the Gold kids and "the system" violates the contract.
E. Meeting with the "Heart surgery boys" has been a "cat and mouse" game and I am winning at least for now. I am sure just sending this email update gives them enough information to "freak out" again about how well Ray does with caring for children. They do have lovely "Sociologist's" like Melody and Rachel though to help them out in wreaking havoc on anything I attempt to do. I am pretty sure they all read these emails too. Good. They need a good rebuke and that is even giving them the benefit of the doubt about being believers in the LORD JESUS CHRIST. You can see why God had plans to "begin judgement with His people" then moving on to the world.
I have some really good news about another corner of the world where I believe the Lord is opening a door but I will save that for another email update. Plans for the Mordecai and Esther Foundation includes Africa and God has been opening some really neat doors. This is not to say I would ever give up on the China work, especially with the 10 faithful ones in custody.
I close with making mention of the pictures enclosed in this update. Jiang Jia Yi still has very poor eyesight and is virtually blind, she can see things up close in front of here and I was testing her yesterday. I took her hand and let her dad say, who is it in front of you? She knew it was me not just from my big hand but she also tried to focus on me with her eyes. Pray for her eyesight to be fully restored. I am concerned.
The second picture is of me and two of the "Heart surgery boys" and another boy who I have really enjoyed lately. Pray for these lovely little guys. We had a wonderful bible study in John 10 and I gave them some new "Stay dry" shirts for the summer heat. My 10 like them the best when the heat is on here. I have a huge variety of them for all the kids.
"Did You not, O our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and give it to the descendants of Abraham Your friend forever?" 2 Chronicles 20:7
Isn't it marvelous to meditate on this thought?! As children of faith we can truly rejoice that God is our friend forever. Thank you Lord for being the most faithful friend we could ever have!
Ray and the 10, praying for Gold Egg, Gold Flower, Gold Bar and the new girl Gold "?", the heart patient orphans and many more.
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