Pray BFF Letter #205
Saturday, March 16, 2012
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The Lord Helps Them
"But the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD;
He is their strength in time of trouble. And the LORD helps them, and delivers them;
He delivers them from the wicked, and saves them, Because they take refuge in Him"
(Psalm 37:39-40 (NASB)).
"But the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD;
He is their strength in time of trouble. And the LORD helps them, and delivers them;
He delivers them from the wicked, and saves them, Because they take refuge in Him"
(Psalm 37:39-40 (NASB)).
Dear Prayer Partners,
A Short Update
I leave in three days (very early Monday, March 19th). Destination: Lilongwe. The next day I travel the long country of Malawi southward to Blantyre for our first seminar. BFF will hold 3 seminars in Malawi before flying to Addis Ababa in Ethiopia for our last seminar. More than expected Christian leaders are signing up. They should be great opportunities to equip God's people to more effectively serve.
Click here for video on a scene from last year's Ethiopian training!
God's Help
I was praying that I would not forget anything. One morning my host coordinator asked if my housing was booked in Ethiopia. I told him it was several months back but figured I will double check. Lo and behold, I had made bookings in a related missionary housing in Nairobi. That is in a different county! By God's grace I could cancel that and have now been notified of firm bookings in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Lord has mercy.
God has helped me a lot in terms of preparations. Handouts, slides, reading, review material, books, and travel notes are almost already to go.
Praise God for Providing!
I am also glad to share with you that our support for the trip has more than doubled. By Sunday we should receive $6,800. (Updated to $7600). That is great news. Just two weeks ago, we had nothing. We are still looking for another $3,000 hopefully before I go, but afterwards will also work.
I also want to remind you that BFF can quickly process credit card donations through phone (412-761-3508), when you see me, or Paypal us via a donation online from our store page. 
Just remember though, if you want to be sure to receive a tax deductible receipt, write a check to PCCO, mark BFF STM in the memo and send it to us or place in the offering box at PCCO (Pittsburgh Chinese Church).
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Praise God!
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Praise for creating a Chichewa Library with mp3 training recordings that I can distribute while in Malawi.
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Thank the Lord for grace to prepare.
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Sunday's preaching and teaching went well.
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Doubled the income in one week!
Pray!
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Paul speaks once more on Sunday, on the Faithfulness of God.
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Paul leaves very early morning Monday, March 19th. Good connections.
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Remaining provision around $3500.
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Extra grace for Paul with his heavy preparation load for the four seminars.
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Care and protection for Paul, Linda, family and possession before, during and after STM.
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Paul
Rev. Paul J. Bucknell, President and Instructor
Biblical Foundations for Freedom
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Email: pb@foundationsforfreedom.net
Phone: (+01) 412-398-4559
3276 Bainton St., Pittsburgh, PA 15212 USA
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