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Have you ever stopped to consider the absolutes of life? For MKs, the world around us is changing continually. Friends change from year to year. School changes from year to year. The church we attend may even change from year to year—that is IF we attend any one church. We live very migratory lives! That is what makes the question “Where are you from?” so funny! Have you ever stopped to consider what the constants are in your life? Take away school, friends, church, country, and what do you have?

The two constants that we have are our families and God. Even in those two constants, we all have different opinions and thoughts about them. As I grow older (just had another birthday), my relationship with God continues to grow and develop. How I perceive Him is constantly changing. However, there are some

things that don’t change. I know that Jesus Christ is Lord. I know that He died for me. I know that I have a relationship with the Father through the Son. I know that He has filled me with His Holy Spirit.

These are all constants! It is important for us to sit down every once in a while and write down our “constants.” Have you ever considered what beliefs you hold “fundamental?” I would challenge you to sit down and write down the constants (absolutes) that God represents in your life. What does God mean to you? What do you believe about the Bible? The Assemblies of God has its’ constants. They are called the 16 Fundamental Truths.

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Featuring Adrianne, an MK to Eurasia

Bwana Chad: What do you do for fun in your country?Adrianne: I hang out with my friends. I will miss all my friends here when I leave. Being a MK means constant transition, but fi ve years from now, I’ll understand and see the value of it all and the purpose of it.

Bwana Chad: What is your least favorite thing about your country?Adrianne: We have to be homeschooled here, and I don’t have a whole lot of friends.Bwana Chad: What have you gained from your experience as an MK?Adrianne: I’ve grown stronger. As humans, we try to do easy things or what we think will make us happy. But being an MK puts us through the hard stuff, which makes us stronger. James 1:3 says “You know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.” Don’t try to take stuff into your own hands, because it’s all planned out for you by God, and it is best, because He knows what is best, even if it doesn’t feel good.Bwana Chad: What is the hardest thing about being an MK?Adrianne: It’s so hard being back [in the United States] for a whole year. Sometimes, friendships last, but sometimes it feels like a waste of a whole year. You get attached, and it makes going home harder. But I see the opportunities of being in the U.S., like getting to be in a youth group or play sports.

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You are Beautiful Jesus, I will always love you. You have broken my sin, I will forever live in Freedom. You hold my shattered Heart, I can feel the warmth of yours. You are always holding me, I have nothing to fear in theses arms. You are the source of life, I live because of you. You are my reward, I will be forever thankful. You are mine, I am Yours. You are my hope, I am your Joy. You are everything, I cannot even begin to comprehend this. You are here, I need you. You are my friend, I am your prize. You Heal, I receive. Your heart is open, I now come in. You are mine, I am Yours.

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Hi MKs! My name is Sarah Wiseman and I am the newest member of the MK Offi ce staff.

I am so excited to be working in

the offi ce again after being gone for almost

four years. Just to tell you a bit about myself: I graduated from Western Illinois University in 2009 with my Bachelor of Social Work degree. I was born and raised in Illinois and left when I was 18 to complete a two year Missionary Associate

assignment in Vienna, Austria. I have a passion for missions and I have been called to be a missionary since I was 8 years old. Currently I have the opportunity to work with MKs and support missionary families all over our globe!Here’s what I do at the MK Offi ce: I develop the Communiques that are sent out about 4 times a year. I also help organize our special gifts, Christmas, and birthday cards from our offi ce. I help with ordering special products to be sold in Bwana’s Bazaar. Please let me know if you ever have a fun idea that you would like to see in a Communiqué or on a T-shirt!

When I was a kid on the China-Tibetan

border, my Dad went out on a horseback

evangelism mission to the Tibetans. At that

time, they lived out on the high plateaus in

black Yak hair tents. Arriving at a particular

tent encampment, Dad was welcomed by the

chief and told he could distribute his Gospel

literature. Dad should have paid attention to

the fact that the chief had not given him the

traditional scarf extended to a guest. That

action always indicated the visitor would

have protection while visiting. Dad did notice

something different when they had tsamba (a

mixture of oats, tea, and butter) in the chief’s

tent. Dad was served fresh butter. The fresher

the butter, the less honored the guest.

When the visit drew to a close, the chief

invited him to stay, but Dad sensed something

was wrong. With his Chinese co-evangelist

they got back on their horses and rode away

at that evening. Dad began to be violently ill.

They made camp for the night and Dad began

vomiting the worst green bile. He knew he

had been poisoned and became so weak. He

attempted to break the crystal of his watch to

let my Mom know what time he had died.

Meanwhile, back home, my Mom was

awakened and felt the urging of the Holy Spirit

to intercede in prayer for Dad. She spent the

night in prayer and when the burden lifted, she

quit praying. A week later my Dad arrived back

home. Mom usually made him de-louse before

he entered the house (Tibetans believed in

reincarnation and lice could be dead relatives

so you picked up lice when you were with

them). But this time she had him come right on

in. She asked what happened. He told her. It

turned out that the night he was at death’s door

was the same time she had been awakened to

pray for him. About a month later some of these

Tibetan tribesmen were in town getting

supplies. Dad saw them in the market place.

They came to him. They told him they had

given him enough poison to kill 10 men, and

his God must be very strong and they wanted

to hear more about Him.

One of my memories as a child is that

these same Tibetans would come and stay

in our courtyard when they were in town and

listen to the Gospel.

At age 65— more than 25 years later—

Dad was having stomach problems. He went

in for surgery and had 83% of his stomach

removed. The Jewish surgeon said to Dad,

“I’ve been doing stomach surgery for over 30

years and have never seen a stomach like

yours. You had hundreds and hundreds of

polyps, and normally a person with more than

3 or 4 polyps has cancer, but you don’t have

any cancer. Was there ever a time when there

was some kind of shock to your system that

could have generated this?”

Dad had a chance to witness to his

doctor about the time he had been poisoned

and the Lord spared his life through intercessory

prayer.

Dr. George O. Wood is the General

Superintendent of the Assemblies of God

and an MK! The Wood family served as

missionaries to China from 1932-1938 and

from 1947-1949.

When I was a kid on the China-Tibetan

border, my Dad went out on a horseback Meanwhile, back home, my Mom was

awakened and felt the urging of the Holy Spirit

Healing in Tibetby Dr. George O. Wood