MISSION ADVENTURES PANAMA 2008… was a huge success! Although we didn’t receive the number of participants we had expected, those who came were profoundly impacted. They left with a newfound burden for the nations and a realization that they too could go and carry the light of the Gospel to the unreached.
One special night really impacted me personally. About 20 of the YWAM staff dressed up in ethnic clothes representing all different nations. They were all holding an un-lit candle. Then, one by one, the participants came forward and lit the candle of one of the represented nations. We then had one of the most intense times of intercession for the nations that I have ever been a part of. We prayed for the spiritual bondages of Islam to be broken while symbolically laying our hands on a veiled middle-eastern women, we prayed for disease and spiritual darkness to be lifted off of a traditionally dressed African man. Something was being broken in the spiritual world. God’s hand was being moved.
Kristina and I had the privilege to lead worship twice a day during the training phase of the camp. We had many unforgettable times of leading these passionate youth into the presence of God. During the outreach phase, 13 different teams went out into the central part of Panama and evangelized for 4 days. There were over 350 people who came to know Christ as their personal Savior as a result of these outreaches. Praise God and thank you for your prayers.ALWAYS BUSY As we’ve mentioned in past newsletters, it seems that there is never any real “down time” around the YWAM Panama office. No sooner had the Mission Adventures camp ended that we had begun preparation for the new Doulos Christian Academy that God has led YWAM Panama to start. The vision is to not just run a Christian School, but for it to be an open door in which we can minister to the mostly unreached Chinese community of Panama that represents 10% of the national population. Education is very important to the Chinese as they see the public schools as below par. This is just one way that we are beginning to reach out to the Chinese in Panama. The school will also serve the Indigenous Home Program, as well as missionary kids. So Kristina and I joke saying that Natalie will grow up learning English, Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin Chinese, Haka Chinese, Emberá, Wou Meu, and Buglere (Indigenous languages).
SOUNDS OF THE JUNGLE Since the song-writing workshops that took place in October and January, Indigenous Christians and even Mission agencies have been almost begging us to do “one of those things” or “something like you did in Piriatí” with them. We
would like to solicit your prayers as to the direction and next step that we should take with this ministry that appears to be being blessed by God in an awesome way. Right now we are planning on printing lyrics and labels for the CD’s recorded in January, and then distribute the CD’s in the Darien Jungle where the majority of the Emberá people live. There is also a strong possibility that we will do a similar work with the Wounaan people group, a close cousin to the Emberá. Thank you so much for your prayers and support of the ministry.
HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY NATALIE! On March 12th we celebrate our beautiful daughter’s very first birthday. I feel so grateful to all of you who, one year ago helped us financially in the hospital costs for the C-section delivery. We are also thankful for all of you who have sent baby gifts and encouraging advice as we were/are growing as unsure, first-time parents. I only regret that many of you have not had the pleasure of meeting her yet.
Well, in addition to celebrating the completion of her first year, we are celebrating the fact that she took her FIRST STEPS on Feb 29th! We are so proud! We are also celebrating that her grandparents (Kristina’s parents) have come to visit for the
month of March. We look forward to showing them more of Panama and spending long nights together playing Mexican train dominoes. We’ll send cake-face pictures of Natalie after her birthday.
May God bless you all and have a happy March. Please know that none of what we do would be possible without your sacrificial prayers and giving. Thank you.
Your friends,
John, Kristina, and Natalie Henry
would like to solicit your prayers as to the direction and next step that we should take with this ministry that appears to be being blessed by God in an awesome way. Right now we are planning on printing lyrics and labels for the CD’s recorded in January, and then distribute the CD’s in the Darien Jungle where the majority of the Emberá people live. There is also a strong possibility that we will do a similar work with the Wounaan people group, a close cousin to the Emberá. Thank you so much for your prayers and support of the ministry.HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY NATALIE! On March 12th we celebrate our beautiful daughter’s very first birthday. I feel so grateful to all of you who, one year ago helped us financially in the hospital costs for the C-section delivery. We are also thankful for all of you who have sent baby gifts and encouraging advice as we were/are growing as unsure, first-time parents. I only regret that many of you have not had the pleasure of meeting her yet.
Well, in addition to celebrating the completion of her first year, we are celebrating the fact that she took her FIRST STEPS on Feb 29th! We are so proud! We are also celebrating that her grandparents (Kristina’s parents) have come to visit for the
month of March. We look forward to showing them more of Panama and spending long nights together playing Mexican train dominoes. We’ll send cake-face pictures of Natalie after her birthday.May God bless you all and have a happy March. Please know that none of what we do would be possible without your sacrificial prayers and giving. Thank you.
Your friends,
John, Kristina, and Natalie Henry
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