Dear family, brethren, and friends,

I left my hotel in Manila at 7:30 AM Tuesday and by the mercies of God arrived at my home in Shepherdsville, KY Tuesday at 10:45 PM (Wednesday 11:45 AM in the Philippines).  This 27 hours of travel included a few bumpy segments when the pilot required everyone to be sure our seat belts were fastened, and there were a couple of delays along the way, but God blessed us with safe travel and it is good to be home again.

It was an uplifting experience for my faith, hope, and love as I worked with Filipino saints on this 65^th trip, as it always is.  The faith and resilience of these saints was evident as we traveled and preached in provinces still struggling to recover from super-typhoon Lawin last October.  I hope the hearts of our brethren were uplifted as we studied “Take Job for an Example” and “Rejoice in the Lord Always.”   It was a joy to work with Rody and Tessie Gumpad — I had asked him to help with travel logistics and to be my guide in reaching as many brethren affected by the typhoon as possible.  It was a joy to work with so many brethren in the provinces who are pressing forward by faith in God.

I will send a final report as soon as possible.  Meanwhile, I apologize because many emails have gone unanswered and I do not know when I can catch up reading and responding to them.  Thank you for your patience and understanding.

May God bless us all to follow the footsteps of men of faith such as Job and Paul in spite of all the trials of life.  Heaven will surely be worth it all!

In Christian love,
Ron Halbrook

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