Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Happy New Year to all of you! We want to encourage you to start this
year with this verse:
Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust
also in him and he shall bring it to pass. Psalms 37:5
Our lives are secure in God alone, but it is our duty to commit ourselves to Him.
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| Christmas Eve, the men at the rehab |
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| The girls happy opening their presents |
Due to your support at Christmas time, everybody at the ministries had a
great holiday! The children, the men at the rehab center, and all the staff
received a nice present and enjoyed a very delicious dinner on December 25th
.
We had a great time on Christmas Eve at church. We sang beautiful Christmas
songs to glorify God and it
was also very good to hear a
service about the precious
life of our Lord Jesus. After
church, the children were
very excited about going
back home to open their
presents. It was so good to
see their happy faces
opening their gifts. For five
of the children, it was their
first Christmas here at the home. They couldn’t believe
that the presents were for them! On the 25th, we all had
a great time as a family sharing the dinner that God
provided for everybody. It was also a great opportunity to thank God for all of His blessings during the
year.
On New Year, we had the visit of two good friends, Joel Newkirk and Dr. Green from Give Joy 2 One
ministries. It was good to have them here sharing with us and especially with the children. On New
Year’s Eve the children were treated to a day of shopping, including a movie. They had never had such a
special New Year’s Eve before so they were very excited!
Unfortunately for the children, the vacation time is over and two weeks ago they started the new
school year. Four of the teenagers started high school and they are very excited because they finally are
going to study with other kids the same age. The children are attending four different schools in town
because of their learning problems. We are working on the school enrollments and buying all of the school
supplies and uniforms and we are realizing that the expenses have increased incredibly this year. If some of
you are interested in supporting our children in their education, please feel free to help us with the
expenses, knowing that this is the inheritance that we are going to leave the children for their future.
We have also seen a large influx of people coming to the rehab center for spiritual help in looking to
God for answers to life’s problems with addiction. During the holidays and up to this present time, we
have had an average of 40 staff and residents in the center. Many people are desperate and we know that
the problem is a spiritual one. We need to return to God our Father through the cross and blood of our
Savior, Jesus Christ
Please pray with us so that we never miss God’s presence in our lives and we can continue to develop
the lives of other people according to the call that God has given us.
May God bless you with His presence in your life; thank you for all of your help and prayers. Please
continue to keep Chici in prayer for her health.
God’s blessings to all,
Victor & Chici Barbella, and Sandra Morales
