Sigafoose Robert Diane 1995 Singapore

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Robert

and Diane

SIgafoose

50

Monk's

Hill

Road

#04-50

Singapore 0922

Republic of Singapore

j

Serving in Singapore

1429

Norwood,

Granite

City, IL

62040

Forwarding Agen

Delmer Rhodebec

429 Norwoo

Granite City, IL 6204

618) 877-712

De a r On es i n Ch ris t J es us :

It is well into our fourth month of furlough. Thus far, we have visited our supporting churches

in many states, traveling nearly 16,000 miles. It has been a great joy for us to meet again, the

many

loving

Christians

who so faithfiilly

have supported our

work

these many

years.

At

the

time of writing

this

newsletter, we

are

in Tulsa, Oklahoma. By

the

time you

read this

newsletter

we will

have picked

up

our daughter, Laurie in Texas and driven

to

South Dakota to

spend Christmas together

with

Debbie s family. It has been four years since we ve been together

for C hr is tm as . T his is our first Christmas with our nearly four-year old grandson.

After Christmas, Diane is planning to stay with Debbie and family for a bo ut a month. S he plans

to visit with Laiuie

after

that. Bob will be traveling to

other

supporting churches

and

will also

be

making appointments with new

churches, seeking additional financial

support

for

the

move to

China

We plan to return to Singapore by April first.

Needless to say,

culture

shock coming back to America

has

had a

great

impact on us.

The

variety

of things

a person

can buy

in America

is

unbelievable Diane's brother-in-law

could not

believe she could spend six and a

half

hours in a huge shopping center without buying an5d;hing.

She just had to 'look

at everj^hing.

On November 18, Bob s

father

went to

be

with

his

Lord.

He

was

86

years old. We had

already

been

able to visit with

him

since we arrived on furlough. We

had

enjoyed so

many years

with

dad and

it was a sad time when

he

left us. However, there was great joy because we

knew

he

would be in a better place

because

ofChrist. We want to thank

those

of

you

who were so kind to

us

during this t ime of

loss. It

was

a

great support

for a ll

of

us.

After Bob returns to Singapore and collects information from the

SingaporeanChristians

concerning China, he will make a trip to

China

for more survey and

research

into the

possibilities

there. There must be confirmations, careful consideration, and

careful planning

concerning this major move. We intend to help co-ordinate strategies of the Singaporean

Christians as we work together with them to evangelize China. Correct preparation is vital.


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the

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of adding

precious souls

to

the

kingdom

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God.

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al l

o f o u r

hearts

be

so

burdened fo r the lost t h a t harvesting

becomes

an unquenchable

desire.

Trusting

God

in this new year.

Bob Sigafoose

P L E A S E

P R A Y

F O R :

V I T A L

A D D I T I O N A L

F U N D S

F O R T R IP S I N T O C HI N A

O U R

C O N T I N U A L G O O D H E A L T H

S i n g a p o r e a n

C h r i s t i a n s

w h o

h a v e

a

h e a r t t o

e v a n g e l i z e

c h i n a

C H U R C H E S W H O S E E

A V I S I O N

F O R

C H I N A

I N D I V I D U A L S

W H O S E H EA RT S A RE

B U R D E N E D

F O R

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b o b s m o t h e r a s s h e d e a l s

WITH

HE R LOSS

O UR S IS TE R

CHURCH IN MALAYSIA AS IT STRIVES TO BE

SELF-SUPPORTING.


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an d

Diane

Sigafoose

50 M o n k s

Hill

Road

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Republic of

Singapore

Serving in

Singapore

Forwarding Agen

D e l m e r R h o d e b e

1 4 2 9

N or w o

Granite

City, IL

620

618)

877-71

1429 Norwood Granite City, IL

62040

D e a r F ri e n d s i n Christ:

TH E FLIGHT B A C K

We left Waco, Texas on April 10 midwest time 6:00

a.m.), headingback to Singaporevia LosAngeles.

After boarding the plane inDallas, we were infonned

t ha t w e w er e under a

severe

tornado

watch.

W e

waited in the plane on the nmway for four hours until

the worst of the stormhad passed Needless to say,

we missedour connecting flight in Los Angeles. The

next available plane for us was to be twelve hours

later. We boarded that plane at 3:00 a.m., flew

non-stop to Taipai, Taiwan 14 hours and 15 minutes)

and., after a stop-over there, proceeded on to

Singapore fourmore hours) arriving here at 1:00p.m.

Wednesdayafternoon midwesttime midnight,

Tuesday,April 11). Wewere greeted by a soup of

hiunidity,but being exposed to fresh air was

exhilarating Byhavingto stay fastened in our seat

belts flying through those ominous clouds in Texas,

and battling stronghead-windsall the way to

Singapore,we were not able to enjoy any physical

activity. Consequently, not onlywere our feet and

ankles swollen, but alsoour legs, arms, hands and

faces. Jet-lag this time around was the worst we have

ever experienced. We still, at this point, would love to

sleep at noon Thenat midnight, weget this

su en

burst of energyto work. Hopefully, we shouldbe

settling down soon.

W E L C O M E

B A C K

Our first few days back have been uneventful for the

most part. We have been running around trying to

re-acquaint ourselves with Singapore again. There

have been new buildings come up since we have

been

gone, which changes our memories

o f

the landmarks

we o n c e k n e w . O ld

familiar

streets

ha ve

also

changed. It is amazing how fast this country

progresses

We had almost forgotten how luscious green foliage

envelopes this island. This does soflen the blow

of

the

heat and humidity. Even our very own neighborhood

birds, the blue kingfishers, yellow orioles and

common sparrows, plus mynah birds gave us a

m us i c a l

return.

Our first Simdayback was Easter Sunday. We joined

the Christian Canaan Church where Richard Wong

ministers

fo r

Su n ris e Se rv ic e s

a t

th e

Ea s t

C o as t

Beach.

A good group was in attendance and the service was

blessed by some who confessed their faith and were

baptized there at the ocean site.

We then went to Singapore Gospel Church and were

warmly welcomed back by th e congregation there.

The

kids who are usually to o shy to

speak

were all

smiles a n d l o a de d w i th c o n v e rs a t i o n . W e w e r e

humbled an d

blessed again from

that

morning

service.


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The government has given us yet another extension on

our building. The final date has been set for January

1996 for demolition

of

our building. Our Chinese

speaking service was at 3:30 p.m. This group consists

of

former drug addicts. Before furlough, we had about

20 meeting together. Now, they have grown to more

than 40. It seems they are so excited about having

their own church meetingswithout beingtreated as

outcasts by other churches. Our church Grandma,

Madam Tay, has been leading this group since we

have

been

gone.

In general, we see God's blessings and His hands upon

the work here in Singapore. We, as missionaries,

sometimes feel our presentation

of

the Gospel to

non-believers is

so

small that

God

could blink

His

eyes and miss our feeble attempts. However, when we

see lives changed and mountains moved, we knowHis

Spirit, through us, has been a Light for those seeking

hearts.

CULTURE

SHOCK.. .AGA1N

While we were welcomed back by the heat and

humidity, we were also hit hardwith the rising costs

ofeverything. Asyou mayknow, the U.S.Dollar has

dropped again offthe earth, I think), which leaves us

in a very unsettling situation. The scenario may

change to one

of

desperation

if

there is a further

reduction in

the

dollar.

Not only has the dollar dropped, but prices have also

gone up in Singapore. Our rent will soon be raised to

U.S. 1,300.00 permonth. This same apartment was

' isW

only U.S. 300 in 1988. Bear in mind, it is still about

the cheapest available place to rent in Singapore.

As we had no groceries in the house after our return,

we decided to go to Denny's for breakfast. Our

Grand Slam we enjoyed in America for the special

1.99 price cost us more than U.S. 8.00 each that

morning. We were further in shock the next day,

when we dashed to our favorite cheap Chinese food

place for TimSumBuffet The bill was more than

double what we had paid just a few months back.

Supermarket shoppingwas no better. Food and

household necessi ties are

two and

a half to four t imes

the priceswe enjoyed inAmerica. We will have to

monitor the situation very closely and add more water

to that soup.

IMMEDIATE

PLANS

We are working on making the necessary contacts in

China to help us in our search for new endeavors

there. This takes a lot

of

time writing letters back and

forth, visiting people here, and following up on sound

opportunities.

A trip to China is tentatively set for June.

Please pray for this searching and that God will

provide all that we need for this endeavor.

With love and prayers.


5/8

D e a r On e s

in Christ:

e want

to t ake

t h i s oppo r t un i t y

to

t h ank t hos e who r e sponded to

ou r c a l l

f o r

emergency

f i n an c i a l

a s s i s t a n c e i n

Augus t , Two chu r che s

re sp on de d w ith

one

t ime g i f t s

and o t h e r s who were beh ind

in th e g iv ing

have

now

caught up with

t h e i r commitment.

Our l i v i n g

expenses

have

more

than t r i p l e d

in

t h e s e p a s t

few

yea r s and we c on t i n u a l l y p r a i s e

th e

L o r d for His watch care

over our

keep ing .

God h a s

been

good

and e v e r

so f a i t h f u l .

As we p r e p a r e

f o r

a no t h e r Ch r i s tma s

season i n

t h i s p a r t

o f

th e worlds we

can n ev e r f o r g e t th e i n f a n t

c h i l d g iven

w i t h s o much love

e p ray His l ove

su r r ounds you

j o y f u l l y

and

p e r f e c t l y

t h i s

Chr i s tmas .

PR AY ER N EE DS:

For Bob s

mother

who i s 86

and

ad j u s t i ng to

l i v i n g a l one

in th e coun t r y , a f t e r

l o s i ng

h e r husband

(Howard) and h e r son ( J im ) .

T h a t G o o d

News Christian

M i s s io n

c a n find

add i t i ona l

suppo r t

whi le l i v in g in

Singapore

a n d

for the

move

to another location

For th e

con t i nued

f i n anc i a l suppo r t o f th e

churches in the

U . S .

Tha t

a s

Bob

t r a v e l s to China , he

w i l l

f i nd

an open

doo r into Ch i na .

To

find

c omm i t t e d

Christians

to come

to

Southeast Asia Worl ce r s are

n e e d e d in

Cambodia , V ie tnam , China and Laos .

Thanksg iv ing and Chr i s tmas

ho l i days

a re

a lways

th e

mos t

d i f f i c u l t t imes

to be

away

from our

ch i l d r en ,

g randch i l d ren ,

and o the r

fam ily a s we l l .

CHINA

DEVELOPMENTS

t e l ephone

ca l l

was

r ece ived upon Bob s

r e tu rn

from

Cambodia ask ing if

we

were still

in te re s t ed i n going

to

China . These

Singaporean Chr i s t i a n s

asked if t h ey could

pos s i b l y come

t o

China fo r a visit be fo re

the

e n d

of October or after

the

second we e k

o f November .

Bob was

a b l e

to

go t o

China

on

Novem ber 2 1

to

de t e rm ine

t h e c o s t o f

hou s i ng

and

eve r y

day

l i v i n g expen s e s .

Dur ing t h e s e p a s t two yea r s ,

th e

Ch in ese

gove rnmen t has become more r e l a x e d t owa rd s

the

church This

d o e s

not mea n that

we

will

have

comple te

f reedom, bu t it does mean

t h e r e w i l l be more

o p p or tu n it ie s f or

min i s t r y .

group o f

S ingapo r ean

Ch in e se Ch r i s t i a n s

j u s t

r e t u rned from

a

te n

day visit to

Be i j i ng ,

Nanj ing and Shangha i .

This

trip

was

a r r anged by

a S ingapo r ean

group

o f

churches who

h a d

conducted

a n

official

r e l i g i o u s su rvey o f

th e

chu r che s

i n

China .

This council of

churches

f o u n d

that

gove rnmen t r e g i s t e r e d chu r che s were more

e v a ng e l i s t i c and t h ey have e s t a b l i s hed

many

house

churches under their umbrella

t h roughou t th e cities

A t

th e same

t ime ,

th e house

chu r che s

a re becoming more open to

th e

pub l i c . The government seems to be

ea s i n g

con t r o l on them.

The

governmen t

churches now

claim

a membership o f

30

million

while

the h o u s e

churches claim 7 0

million

memb e r s .

News has j u s t r e c en t l y been r ece ived (As ia

Repor t ) o f a t h i r d church group which c a l l s

themselves

the

Third Wave Ch u r c h .

One of

t h e i r min i s t e r s exp l a i n s t h e i r pos i t i on a s

this;

We

steer clear

of the

conflict

be tween th e Th r ee - Se l f ( go ve rnm en t) C h ur ch es

and

t h e

hou s e ch u r c h e s , and

ma in t a i n

a

nonpa r t i s an r e l a t i o n s h i p wi th bo th . But

more impo r t an t l y , we

main ta in

a good

t e s t imony

and

a

g ood

r e l a t i o n s h i p wi th

th e o f f i c i a l s .

By

good

t e s t imony

he

means

t h e s e be l i e ve r s a re t r y i ng to

d i sp rove

what

officials h a d earlier believed

about

Ch r i s t i a n s : One more Ch r i s t i a n , one less

Ch i n e s e . The i r s is a d i f f e r e n t

message :

One

more

Ch r i s t i a n , one better Ch in e s e .

This

is

a change t h a t we have been p r ay ing

f o r .

Now, ou r p r ay e r s

a re

be ing

answered

bu t

ve ry

few a re p r epa r ed

t o

go.


6/8

C A M B O D I A

Th a n k s to A udr ey Lim, o u r w o n d e r f u l f r i end ,

who

f i n a n c e d B o b s t r ip to Cambodia. The

C am b o d i an

g o v e r n m e n t

i s i n v i t i n g i nd i v i dua l s

a n d businesses to come a n d wo r k in

that

count ry .

Th e c i v i l

w ar

i s

near ing its e nd.

M o st o f th e

r e fugees h a v e r e t u rned

to

th e

count ry a n d a re

no w t ry in g to

ge t t h e i r

l i v e s

b a c k

in

o rde r .

T h ey

h a v e l o s t t h e i r

homes

a n d

many

o f t h e m h a v e

l o s t

w h o l e

f ami l i e s . It i s t hough t

t h a t

P o l Pot was

r es po ns ib le fo r

th e

t o r t u r e and k i l l i n g

o f

mi l l i on o f

h is ow n peop le .

The

Church

o f

Christ Christian

Chu r che s a r e

no w s uppo r t i n g

s ev e r a l

w o r k s

in C a m b o d i a .

T he

work

in Phnom P en h

the

c ap i t a l c i t y ) i s

be i ng done

by t h r e e

C a m b o d i a n na t i o n a l s .

T h ey h a v e a t h r e e s t o ry bu i l d i ng w h i c h

houses

a n

orphanage

31

ch i ld r en )

a

chape l

25

a t t ended

S u n d ay )

a n d a l e ade r sh ip

t r a i n i n g prog ram 12 ) . These l e ad er s a re

a l s o t each ing

Eng l i sh c l a s s e s .

Th i s

w o r k

w a s s t a r t e d abou t 1 0 m o n t h s

ago .

I

These

Christian

Cambo d i a n s

also

h a v e

another

o rp ha na ge , w it h 56

ch i l d r en ,

abou t

35

mi l e s

north of P h n om P e n h .

Whi l e i n

Cambodia , B o b

and

s t u d e n t s

f rom

th e

l e ade r sh ip

t r a i n i n g

c l a s s t h a t

h e w as

t e a ch i ng , v i s i t e d

o n e

o f th e C a m b o d i a n

v i l l a g e s j u s t t e n mi l e s no r th o f th e

V i e t n am border The headmaster

of

th e

s ec on d ar y s ch o ol in

th e

v i l l a g e 2 9 0 0

s t u d en t s )

w as

our ho s t .

We approached

h im

a bo ut h av in g a chu r ch

i n

t h e

v i l l a g e . He

d id no t t h i n k we w o u l d

have

any oppo s i t i o n

f r o m th e v i l l a g e r s . B u t h e w as no t s u r e

ho w

well

t

wo u l d b e attended as there is a

l a r g e Bu dd h is t tem ple i n

th e a r e a .

T h e

Ch r i s t i a n s

who

a re working

i n C a m b o d i a

a re s o

busy wi th

p r e s en t

p r o j e c t s

t h a t

t h ey

d o

not

h a v e the t i m e

to start new

c h u r c h e s

i n th e

su r round ing

r eg ions .

ll

W -

C a m b o d i a

needs

a d d i t i o n a l pe r sonne l

to he lp

t h em .

M IN I S T RY

UP - DAT E

On Oc t o b e r 20 ,

we

c e l e b r a t e d

twen t y - f i v e

y e a r s

o f

s e r v i n g

ov e r s e a s

in mission

wo r k .

There

n o late n ew s

o n the

demo l i sh ing o f

ou r

chu r ch bu i l d i n g .

Three

o f ou r

young p e o p l e have left to

. s X u d y

in

Canada.. . _

O u r

S u n d a y a f t e r noon

Chinese l a nguage

s e r v i c e r ec e n t l y b ap ti z ed fo u r

young

p eop l e

and

con t i n u e s to g r o w each w e e k .

S ingapo r e Ch r i s t i a n

C a n a a n

C h u r c h is

now

in

t h e i r

n ew

bu i l d i n g .

A b o u t

t h r e e

hundred attended the

official

ded i c a t i on o n S ep temb er 2 4,

1 9 9 5 .

Richa rd Wong

is

min i s t e r .

H e , wife

J o s eph i ne , and daugh t e r Kayla a r e we l l .

FUTURE

PLANS

We

still

f e e l

th e

Lord

is

calling

us

t o

reach

ou t

to o t h e r p a r t s o f Asia . A s ia is

b e c o m i n g a v er y i m po rta nt p l a y e r in wor l d

p o l i t i c s . C h a n g e s a re ta k in g p la c e i n th e

As i an coun t r i e s

ve ry r a p i d l y and ve ry

impo r t an t l y .

W e ,

a s

Ch r i s t i a n s ,

n e ed t o p ic k up

t h e

pa c e

and

r e spond


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showed me pictures

of

the dedicat ion of their

new churchy which

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pdstor

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ard registered

with'the goyernntent asa-

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not with

the Three-Self

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' 'each service. We Conduct three services on Sundays,;'

; and it's fuU to capacity,''he explainedtorhe. v. v; ..

There is a 'steady increase of,..ihdepehdentf:

type. Third

Wave .churches

ih

Chihd.Thiy are

je^ by a'

ydunger generMion of leaderswho havelh

cpftirhoh

the

fact thatthey ttdpoUtical. Wedon't

fight

theTliree:.

1 Self, arid w^

doil'l fight

the house church systbm. We

only

preach JesiiS lind serve

the

local

community,'? this

i

'.pastor

declared.

We do

hoi receive

rhpnpy

frdm the

outside and there is no reason for the gOyerhmidt to

clamp down oh us, -

LaterIspokewithanotherThirdWavechurchleader

inamajorcity. Hewasformerly aPartyofficial andnow

runs

a

business to Support

his

church work.

I

stopped

' gdirig tothe Piirty

activities since

the

Hanahmen Square

jhfidcni in June 1989. Likemanyothermembers I also

sldppH

paying liiy'membership

fee. The

Party

didnot

bother me. We never

talk

about politics

in

biir church.

We only preach the gospel and teach the people tobe

good

Christians; and goodcitizens.

His

church

isoften

packed with business people, professionals and even

governmentofficials. . '

Non-political

and

relalionship-Bciie^. ii' ho W

he

w'Ould 6'xplain theThird

Wave

phehbmehoi)t/ We'steer

clear of the conflict between the Thr^S-Self and house

'Churches,

arid main'talri

a nonpartisari relationship with

both.Butmore importantly, we maintaina *good testi-

( and a 'gopd felationsMp'

with

the.offic|als. '

'..By

'good testimony'

he means these bMievef's are

trying to'disprove what officials

had

earlier

believed

about Christians; One more Cbrislian.

one

less Chi-

DavidWaiig

takes

you to

the

cutting

edge

of

mission

as he travels inAsia

nese. Theirs is a different message; One more

Christian, onebelter Chinese.

The

ne\v generahon

leaders are

also

sensitive and

^ careful

with outside

visitors.

We,have

.ho

prdbie.r^s,,

with

lay people from/put'sidq

visjting iif> jhey

can'

bring greetings

to

bur people.

We

Ms d

excharigc

/vjews, and experiences of being

a

Christian tn the

;bîulir

\ypijd.

But

when

pastors and Christian

work

ers

frbhi'putsiê come,

we

are

carefpl

to check their

doctrine

before we

accept

thfcni.'', .

Th i s

rti le

was

f a x e d to the mission offi e

from Singapore

and

i s t a ken from th e sia

Repor t

newspaper

r e f e r r e d

to

i n

th e a r t i c l e

conce r n ing

Ch in a


8/8

OPER TION CHIN

ob and Diane Sigafoose

Gr e e t i n g ' s in Ch r i s t J e s u s ,

GREAT

N E W S

GREAT

N E W S

GREAT

N E W S

We

have r e c e i v e d

o u r v i s a t o

work

i n CHINA

Our

Departure

from Singapore

i s scheduled

fo r

Sunday,

May 19, 1996.

The f an t a s t i c ch allen ge o f s e t t i ng up a pre - schoo l /k indergar t en

fo r

the

Chinese ch i l d r en in th e n or th ern

pa r t o f

China i s f i n a l l y

here

The

oppor tu nity to work

with ch i ld ren and t h e i r paren t s

in

t h e i r l o ca l

e nv iro nm e nt h as c e r t a i n l y been

an

answer t o

p r ay e r

We

have

been

given

pa r t o f

an o ld school

bu i ld ing

to use fo r

the

schoo l ,

j u s t

across the road from where we

wi l l

be

l i v ing . This

has been a change

from

th e house t h a t was o f f e r ed . Bob

wi l l be

do ing th e re no va t io n as we l l

a s t h e a dm i n i s t r a t i o n

and

Diane w i l l be t h e director a s we l l a s

t e a c h

some

Engl i sh .

We are hoping

to s t a r t school on the f i r s t of September .

Your

he lp i s

needed in

th e

f o l l ow ing ways :

1 .

We

need

to

buy furn i tu re and household appl iances

in

China as we are

not

shipping anything from Singapore to

China.

We wi l l be

t ak ing

only our

pe r sona l belongings

to China.

Conserva t ive

e stim ate s fo r

t he se needs

a re

US 5 , 000 .

2.

We need

to pay one year

in

advance for

housi ng , immedi at el y. This cos

wi l l be US 7,200. US. 600 pe r

month) .

3. Sta r t -up expenses fo r

our

pa r t fo r the

school wi l l be a

minimum o f

US 5,300 . The

r e s t o f th e

expenses wi l l

be

met

by th e d ev elo pe r.

Hopeful ly ,

once

th e schoo l i s e s t ab l i s hed , it

wi l l

pay its

own

way.

4 . used veh i c l e

in

China can

be

purchased fo r abou t US. 5 ,000 .

5. We are

current ly

US 20,000

in

debt for expenses

already

incurred

in

prepar ing

fo r t h i s move. Trave l ing expenses , shipment o f pe r sona l

belongings

to

the

U

S,

p lus recen t medical and hospi t a l b i l l s fo r Diane ' s

e xp l o r a t o r y

s u r g e r y

have t a k en

their

toll

If 40

chu rches

and / o r i n d i v i du a l s c ou ld p le dg e

350

p e r month

f o r th re e

months , t h i s would be enough t o mee t

ou r

e x t r a expenses and

c l e a r

some

deb ts fo r t h i s

yea r .

Chr i s t i an s

have prayed fo r

a

long

t ime fo r t h i s

oppo r tun i ty . We do

no t

want t o miss it

Thank

you a l l fo r your prayers and concern fo r the

people

in China.

Sigafoose Robert Diane 1995 Singapore

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