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Update from MRc - August, 2016

8/23/2016

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This story begins with a request from a missionary couple (coming home for approximately 6 months for the birth of their first grandchild) to help them find and furnish an apartment in Chapel Hill!
This was a new experience for MRC but we were willing to try and the Lord provided in wonderful ways!!!
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Linn helped find an affordable apartment real close to their daughter and son-in-law.
Then the two month search was on for furniture, bedding, kitchen items, lamps, rugs, etc..  Hello North Raleigh Thrift Shoppe (they were a tremendous help!), Goodwill, yard sales, donations.  
Thank you to all who gave or loaned items!

Moving Day Arrived!!!
Thank you Linda Craft & Team, Realtors for being willing to lend your trucks to non-profit organizations at no cost!

Thank you Dustin and Rob for helping to load the truck!

Look at the amazing finished product!!

Dear John and Linn,
 

We cannot thank you enough for your wise and sacrificial labor of love on behalf of our grandparent-nest.  We really did feel like we received instant home comfort in a box, and on our first night were able to go to sleep in our own bed, in a basically furnished apartment, thanks to your excellent advance work.  As you may imagine, we have lived in a wide range of habitats in three decades of cross-cultural wanderings, mostly in Asia and the former Soviet Union, so we were delighted to find the furnishings you had hunted up for us were tasteful and in good condition.  Without question, you have been a great blessing to us.  Thank you so much for all you have done for us.
 
Yours in Christ,

K and G
Thank you for making this kind of ministry possible through your regular support of MRC.
John & Linn
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UPDATE FROM MRC - JULY 2016

8/19/2016

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Praise For Finances
Last month we asked you to pray because we were behind on our budget.  PTL!!!  
You prayed and the Lord answered!  We received several significant gifts along with many other donations and we are now headed in the right direction!   
We praise the Lord and thank you for praying and giving!  Please continue to ask the Lord to supply all of the resources we need  to carry on these vital ministries for the missionaries the Lord sends our way.
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Update On MRC's Cars
​​As we’ve said before, the most frequent request we get from missionaries is for a car to use during their stay in the states. MRC owns three vehicles and they are almost always on the road.  Even so, we receive many requests we are not able to fulfill.

Our vehicles are all older with lots of miles but we try to keep them in good condition.  A few weeks ago a veteran missionary who has served many years in Africa and was driving our 1995 Volvo Station Wagon wrote:
 

 “Thx again, dear John. The Volvo is running ultra fine. PTL. At times it feels like I am riding on a Cadillac, bless your heart, Ruth 2:12.”
 
About a year ago someone gave us a 2003 Honda Odyssey van.  Up until that time,  we did not have a vehicle which would accommodate a family of six.  Since then at least 3 different families have used it, each having 4 children.  Last week one of those families from Southeast Asia purchased a new set of good quality tires and also paid for a couple of other repairs as a gift to MRC valued at  over $600.  Praise the Lord!  Our vehicles are very much appreciated!

We are also very thankful for a local auto repair shop which has done major repairs for MRC but has charged very little for labor. 

We are asking the Lord to give us creative ideas to care for the general maintenance, ie. inspections and oil changes, for the vehicles. This tends to require quite a commitment of time.  If you know of anyone in our local area who would like to minister to missionaries by helping to maintain MRC's vehicles, let us know!
Insurance
Please pray for wisdom as we pursue insurance for our fleet of cars.  We are a unique client and we need to find the right company who will provide the protection that is required for our type of ministry.
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Another Great Debrief
​Last week Linn and I spent nearly five days with a missionary who served in Asia and had been through some very rough times.  

What a privilege it is for us to spend  time with these precious servants of the Lord and help them process and unpack what they've been through and then to see the Lord meet and encourage them!

Relaxing on the water was very therapeutic for the gal we debriefed!
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