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| Dr. Lito Cruz and his wife Lynne are long-time readers of Ichabod. He is also a certified Lutheran pastor in Australia. They are from the Philippines. |
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| Dr. Cruz told me about Pastor Palangyos' Philippine mission. By the way, Dr. Cruz taught baby Andrea's mother's best friend. Glen Kotten traveled to the Philippines to help with the mission, teaching and taking a box of our books - Luther's Sermons, etc. |
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| Baby Andrea was born in the Philippines when her mother Ivy went there to visit family. Andrea was premature, very weak; we prayed for her every day and at church on Sunday. My wife and I skype with Andrea and her Mom, who are back in California. |
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| Glen Kotten is a lawyer in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, near New Ulm, where we used to live. He proved to be very astute about Biblical theology and translations. He sponsored the Making Disciples booklet we print and give away. He is also our congregation's attorney. |
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| Glen Kotten brought all these books to the Philippines. I suggested a blog to communicate their work, and they soon launched on - Lutheran Cowboys Philippines. It is listed on the upper left among my favorite blogs and links. |
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| Today, March 31, 2019, I discussed Dr. Greg Jackson's Gems Mined from Luther's Sermons. Thanks to Dr. Greg Jackson's generosity in donating us his books. We now have materials for our discipleship classes. GJ - The design is from Norma A. Boeckler. The Gems were selected by Virginia Roberts, Christina Jackson, and I. Many people helped in editing and supporting Luther's Sermons. |
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| That is a long trip from Wittenberg to the Philippines. The Word of God cannot be silenced. |
