Dear CBC Family: I wanted to take a moment to let you know about what the Lord is right now in Iraq. We arrived at our camp about three days ago. It is in a remote part of the country and there isn’t much here. When we arrived, I found out that the Chaplain had been transferred to a different base. As a result, no one has been leading worship services. Service times are posted throughout the camp, and evidently, had been pretty well attended in the past, both by US service personnel and third country nationals (mostly Ugandans). When I advised the camp commandant of my pastoral experience and educational background (B.D., Th.M., Th.D.), I was given permission to hold services in the chapel until a new chaplain is assigned. So starting tomorrow, I will be holding Sunday services at 10:00 am, 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm for the camp. In addition, I will be allowed to have a Wednesday night Bible study. This is a tremendous opportunity and I ask you to pray that God will give a bountiful harvest from it. The command put out an “all hands” type email throughout the camp to advise everyone of the services, so several people have expressed their excitement and interest in the services. I have not had to go looking for anyone to witness to, God has been bringing them to me. The chances to share the Gospel have so numerous that I cannot list them all here. Just please keep me uplifted in prayer for wisdom and guidance and a sensitivity to the leading of the Holy Spirit. If you would like to help out by sending any discipleship materials for your young men and women in uniform, please write me at DocHowe@gmail.com.

Thank you and God bless you all.

Yours in Christ, HM2(FMF) John Howe, USN

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1:45 PM Saturday - Ron’s temp. has come down and they are talking about releasing him. He was almost getting pneumonia and he does have fluid around his heart. We will get home and take it easy and then we will be coming back up here for a heart cat. as soon as Dr. Nunnamaker can get him scheduled. Thanks for your prayers, they have worked in the healing and in our being able to get some rest. Sandy

Thank you all who prayed for Gods direction while I was self administering natural antibiotics to myself. My blood pressure is down just by reducing salt, blood sugar is down by controlling diet,
infection so close to being gone that the doctor said I do not need to come back. I had almost given up on doctors but am glad I decided to try again because even tho I am doing my own natural medicine at home I still need some tests to be informed. The doctors at the new place do not discourage me from handling it myself. One doctor said that even tho she prescribes synthetic antibiotics all day long for others when she needs antibiotics she uses the same natural ones that I have.
Thanks for praying for me while I visited our youngest son Andy in New York. I wrote the verse from Matthew 12:36 down and carried it with me everywhere. Many good opportunities were made by God for things to be said. We went to the Metropolitan museum where there were many art pieces about Jesus or religion.
Thank you again,
Back to His Great Food Adventure,
Patty Washburn