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Manna News for September 2007
We are home safely after a wonderful visit to North Myrtle Beach.
We spent a week at the Maritime Beach Club where our daughter, Jeanette and family own several time- shares. They spend the 3rd week of August on the beach and made it possible for us to have our own little condo for that same week. It was a lot of fun!.
What a welcome our North Myrtle Beach Church family gave us! What a joy to meet old friends again - some not looking a day older! And many new ones who graciously signed on to our e-mail list to receive the monthly "Manna News."
Fred had the privilege of displaying books in the Welcome Center both Sunday mornings we were there, and explaining to those who
stopped by some of the exciting things God is doing for Manna Publications all over the world.
Some of our friends gathered around Fred after the Sunday service while both pastors prayed and anointed him for God's special touch. As the Psalmist reminds us "our times are in His hands," and we would not have it otherwise. He will keep us here as long as He can use us.
Others blessed us with wonderful fellowship around the table.
We are in the process of forming an officially recognized Board and hope three or four from OD will join us as soon as things all come together.
Publishers are anxious to publish the children's stories in Kosovo. An Armenian pastor in England is anxious to have translations done for
Armenia. We believe Noah stepped out of the Ark into the soft mud of Eastern Armenia. Most Armenian Christians were massacred during World War 1. Eastern Europe seems to be desperate for the gospel story and sound Biblical teaching.
A missionary who served in Japan in the 50"s (same time as we did) has a son in Malawi who is the Director of a children's orphanage. They have already printed 4000 of our READ AND COLOR books and now anxious for the Christmas Story for children. God led us to a young Graphic Artist and his talented wife, Matthew and Leah. Both have a passion for missions. Matthew has the know-how to manipulate even my
'art' on the computer! They took the Christmas Story which is being asked for- and waited for by many.
God found an artist for us at Ocean Drive Presbyterian Church too! She said she would try!!! Pray for Joanne that she will see God's Hand guiding hers when she finds the time to "doodle." Lorna has mailed our some Children's Bible Story outlines to two or three potential
artists since getting back to Harrisonburg.
There were 80+ e-mails waiting for Fred to attend to and a huge pile of snail mail as well. Dr. Radi Atalla, Presbyterian pastor in Alexandria,
Egypt had five beautifully bound volumes of Fred's Ezekiel Commentary, in Arabic, in that huge pile of snail mail. What excitement!! Another of God's special servants Fred met at Eastern Mennonite University here in Harrisonburg.
Funds were sent via Western Union to Zambia this week. Leonard Chibende, one of our most faithful distributors in Africa recently published Fred's Ms on the Wedding Supper of the Lamb. He called it a "Wedding in Heaven." When the people saw that title - A Wedding in Heaven he could not keep it on the shelves!
Pray for Lohnath Manaen. Loh (as we called him) had a heart attack soon after returning to Nepal in April. Doctor put him to bed for a month then put in a stint. Last report he was feeling better. Pray for complete healing for this dear man. Pray he will have the Prophets published soon.
God bless you all,
Fred and Lorna
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