Legacy Letter May 2016

IN THIS LETTER: Pentecost in Myanmar ● New Teachers at Legacy ● The “Denny Tractor” ● Surachai and MoPalel – Dear Friends and Fellow Laborers, Gloria and I recently returned from a trip to Myanmar (Burma) for Pentecost. It continues to amaze me just how much modern development is taking place in this backwater country. It is as if they have suddenly awakened from the Dark Ages.

16 June 2016, Dear Friends and Fellow Laborers, Baal worship is coming back to modern day Israel. In ancient Israel, Baal was a replacement for Yahweh, the true God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It wasn’t that Yahweh disappeared from the culture of Israel; it was that Baal was worshiped as provider and sustainer instead of Yahweh. Baal was considered more powerful and became the supreme deity of the Canaanites and ultimately, Israel. Some ancient texts show that Baal wanted to overcome the Creator El and become king of the gods. Sound familiar?

IN THIS LETTER: 1. U.N. Recognizes a Sovereign Palestinian State 2. Burmese Translation of Sabbath booklet almost ready to print. Dear Friends and Fellow Laborers, Palestine is one giant step closer to being recognized by the United Nations as a sovereign member state.
In a vote by the U.N. General Assembly on November 29, by an overwhelming margin, Palestine entered the U.N.

APRIL-MAY 2019 – Dear Brethren and Fellow Laborers, We arrived back home in Chiang Mai on the 29thof April. The Passover and Days of Unleavened Bread went very well and all was truly blessed in every way. This is the dry season and we had soaring daily heat (41-43Cor 105F+/-). The heat, the bumpy bridge, and dirt pathway prevented Leon getting to the church compound. Though water levels are low at the church compound, the “miracle well” still produces daily water. We have many pictures to show, but first we want to share…