News from the
Rosses in Indonesia
December 2003
Dear Pastor and Praying friends, We wish each of you
a very happy and blessed Christmas, and a wonderful New Year full of Gods
blessings. Thanks so much for the part you have in our ministry here
in Indonesia.
December was full of special times to share the sweet
story of the birth of Christ!
Dec. is the one time of the year that we have a real
open opportunity to present the Gospel ,as there are many Christmas
programs, dramas etc. taking place throughout the entire month and often
into the New Year.
On the 4th of December we had a graduation at our Bible
Institute in Purworejo with four students graduating, one from the
school in Bali, one from the school in Solo, and two from the school in
Purworejo. It was a blessing for both of us to be able to take part in
the graduation ceremony. At that time, Bp Tony ( one of the
graduates and a former student of ours) invited us to come to Bali and
speak for their Christmas program. We prayed much about this,
and the Lord enabled us to go. On the 25th of December, after a church
service in Jogya, we departed for Bali. We drove straight through both
coming and going, and only had 3 nights there in Bali, but it was a blessed
time, and we were so proud and happy to see the great work that Tony, his
wife and Brother John & Marge Malanowski are doing there in Bali.
On the 16th of December, our school in Purworejo had a
very big Christmas party with all of the neighbors being invited, and once
again the precious story of the birth of Christ was presented.
We returned from Bali on the 30th of December, and on the
31st had two New Years Eve services, then on the 1st day of our new
year, we drove from Jogya to Klaten for a special service with Pastor
Yohanes Ngadiman. We have some counseling sessions this week, plus
need to prepare for our trip to Bogor where the National pastors and their
wives as well as the missionaries will gather on the 16th of January.
This Sunday there will be a baptism at the church in
Kaligising. Praise the Lord.
May God bless and keep each of us safe in our brand
new year as we strive to serve Him better
Thanks so much to each of you that sent us a card or a
gift during the holidays. It made home a lot closer. Even with
all of the activities going on, we really miss our children and
grandchildren, and other loved ones at this time of year.
Listening for the trump, Dave and Carole Ross, Indonesia
P.S. Happy Birthday to our grandson Benji who
turned 7 on Dec 3rd, and to our son Steve whose birthday was on Dec 27th.