(our latest steps): “You’re the reason we’re singing!”

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What a wonderful week in Oregon!
The children loved being able to play on all the lush green grass!
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Donaldson, MSA, and David just hanging around…

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…so is Kuri! 🙂
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“Jesus said to her, ‘Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again,
but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never
be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him
a spring of water welling up to eternal life.'”
John 4:13-14
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“You’re the reason we’re here
You’re the reason we’re singing!”
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The children encouraged churches in Oregon this week
to be a light in “their little corner” of the world.
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Auntie Christa ministering and singing along with the children.
“And every step every breath you are there.”
Not For A Moment by Meredith Andrews

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This amazing group of people from Portland, Oregon,
came to visit Jessica and hear her sing!  They and their church
sponsor the children’s home she is a part of in India!
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Enjoying the Evergreen Aviation and space museum!
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Thank you to all our host homes for always making our time
with you so special!
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Uncle Mikey, Kima and Donaldson at the Portland Timbers
Professional Soccer game!
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Silly laughs at the Sage Center!
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The girls swinging on a giant tire. How fun!
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Biruk and David at a farm museum in Heppner, Oregon.
What a neat model T!
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The boys by the Heppner Dam.
What a sight!
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Host home play time with His Little Feet!
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Hanging out in the team RV!
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The kids on top of a bluff in Hermiston, Oregon!
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Performing at the Sage Center in Hermiston!

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The drive through the Columbia River Gorge!
Beautiful!
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The team got to spend a day with Uncle Bob and Aunt Noelle!
Thank you, Uncle Bob, for all you do with Compassion International!
You are loved and cherished by each of us!
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Laia and MSA boating on the Columbia River!
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The morning essentials for each of our staff…
the Word and coffee! Thank you, tour staff, for serving our ministry so diligently!

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Heppner, Oregon!
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On top of the butte in Hermiston, Oregon!
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“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.
Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be
burdened again by a yoke of slavery.”
Galatians 5:3