What a great Christmas gift; you and I participating in this life of X(person) (in a very closed country), as he tangibly and in presence, shares the love of Christ, in word and deed!
Nora and I are so grateful to have you in our lives, sharing Christ together in all our contexts of life! Hear these words of X. a man and his family, we support via our work from here to there, as we listen to his struggles yet deep joys in this also his Christmas season

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I had a plan to go to H. Province in the west of the country to meet the people affected by the recent earthquakes and also meet the people recently deported from P. and I.(countries)
Got to H., and went to K.S. village affected by earthquakes.
I saw people live in the tents outside almost all of the muddy houses are demolished.
Quotes from another X. helped …
“It was around 11.30am when something like a strong wind came and the ground shook, collapsing the whole village. Only a few people survived.”
“I was working outside that morning and had gone home to have lunch with my mother and four sisters. Just as I was about to leave, the earthquake struck. I wanted to run outside but was trapped when the wall fell on me. My sisters heard my voice and as they were also trying to run the roof fell on them.”
“I shouted and people came and pulled me out. I lost consciousness and when I woke up, I was at the hospital with a bandage on my hand and an IV line running into my arm. That’s when I realized what had happened. I still hear the tremors in my head.”
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We had food and three tents distributed for those who have not.
After the distribution the villagers asked us to have tea inside the tent, I heard shocking stories the same above from other men.
Found the opportunity to share the good news with the villagers and prayed for them, they were so much grateful from our sympathy for them.
In H. city I met tens of deportees mostly young people, they were deported from I. and P., had nothing to eat or changes of clothes to wear.
Just front of the main bus terminal I met 30 years old man walking, he had no money even to go to his home, desperately asking people for to help him.
He was telling me stories how the I. police caught him and kicked him out of the country, he used to work on a cow farm, and the police didn’t let him take his clothes.
Just gave him some money so that he can get to his home, he was so excited hugged me and tears were running from his eyes. The good news I shared with him and other deportees in H. and I am grateful to have the good news in me to share with them.
Praying that many others can receive the word in H. and that the good news can be planted in K.S.
In close, future I planned to celebrate the birth of our Jesus with those in B.
So it is time to say Thank you again for your prayers and help, have a very merry Christmas and blessed new year.
X.