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Dear Pastor and Church, May - June 2008We mentioned Na-bu-see in our last prayer letter. The doctors had said there was nothing they could do so they sent her home to die. She was bed ridden. Well, she is still around and walks to church faithfully. We praise the Lord for His grace. Some of the villagers are scared of her because they believe she has a ghoul/spirit that comes out at night and sucks blood from chicken's heads. Also, Na-taw, another elderly lady in the church, is believed to be a Pe-gra-su (spirit that floats out at night - just the head and intestines). These types of rumors make the children afraid of Christians.Last month we drove one of the teens from our village to the hospital after Sunday morning services. He had drunk a cap of weed killer two days before. He had been throwing up and had first told his parents he had eaten some bad fruit. He passed away the next day without Christ. He had stolen from the school and was afraid his parents were going to find out. Teen suicide happens every year in our village but usually is drug related. Vacation Bible School '08' went very well. For two days in a row 118 kids got the opportunity to learn about Jesus and His good news. Our theme was "I told you so!" It was about what God says happens. The games were set up as boot camp with each team having an animal as their insignia. We even had a time where they were given a piece of meat to eat and asked to guess what it was. We had goat, rabbit, crocodile, fish, squid, pork, and chicken. We had a great time as the kids enjoyed the games and teaching. VBS has another benefit as it helps the kids dismiss the rumors as they get to know us better. Thomas and Kannika Tucker
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