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WINTER NEWS

“No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him.” 1 Corinthians 2:9

Workers Gathering: January 3-6

 We started the year joining the YWAM Norway Workers Gathering in Grimerud base. It was a great start to worship the Lord and hear from Him as YWAM.
We have also met Filipinos during the program when they called our country. We are not that many but 4 is a good number :) Also, to Benjie’s surprise, he also met Antonio from Mexico. They met sometime ago in  YWAM Philippines. When you are in YWAM, the world seems smaller :)

When we came back from Grimerud, the base seems so empty since all the DTS are on their outreach but it didn’t last that long. There were 2 weekends. We invite the base’ Partners to come and fellowship with us. As staff, we all worked together, prepare rooms for them, make good food and welcome them with a grateful heart. They have been partnering the ministry here for a long time.

January seems a bit calm.  We joined (and still join) some of the Mission Adventures Team Activity like Reading the Bible in a coffee shop in town where we read it loud (enough) and then discuss it afterwards. We truly believed this will bring such a great atmosphere in that place. Our heart is for people to go back to God. We continue doing our normal ministry in town as well. 

In February 17-28, Benjie joined the Mission Adventures Trip to the West Coast of Norway where they travel to visit different schools and Christian Youth Groups to take part in their Bible Study and Devotions and also they share about YWAM and DTS. They have been driving almost 2,000 km. With a lot of good people to meet, very beautiful sceneries in the West Coast and great opportunities to share the Word of God, they really had so much fun.

This is Benjie sharing on a morning devotion in one of the schools they have visited.

He shared from 1 Timothy 2:8 saying, “I desire, then, that in every place the men should pray lifting up holy hands without anger or argument.”

 KIC Bible Group

Teaching How to Study the Bible

 We had the opportunity to share a certain tool we learned from YWAM to Kristiansand International Church. Benjie did most of it and Christina continued some of it. It was a good team work. We really cannot limit how the Lord can work.

No matter how much knowledge of the Bible we have, if we fail to apply it - its useless!

Are you assured of your visa to heaven?

VISA seems to be a common challenge for many people working in Missions. Its so great that our VISA to HEAVEN doesn’t have to be approved by anyone else but GOD and JESUS paid it all, what an amazing truth!

VISA SITUATION in January, we got stressed of the news that we have to pay for our visa (again!). We have paid before we arrived here in August 2012 and its suppose to be good for 1 year. They started giving this ID which I think is new. We saw that the validity is only to March 2013, we asked about it before they even print it and they said, we can go back to the Embassy  1 month before it expires so to that understanding, we thought that’s just what we have to do. When we called them in January, they are requiring us to pay the same amount for extension which will costs us 6,000 kr (about 1000 usd/800 Euro). We sent our complain and they said to wait for 1 month, and now 1 month after, it seems that we complain for nothing because we still have to pay. We don’t feel its right, but we have to pay. Its still cheaper compare to buying a plane ticket in March.

Should you wish to help us, please keep in contact with us and may the Lord lead you. We are targeting to pay as soon as we can since its already March, we have sent our application and we’ll be schedule the 12th of March as soon soon as we have paid the fee.

Please include us in your prayers and May you continue to see and walk in God’s righteousness.

 

What's Next?

March 10 - Benjie’s 30th Birthday!!!!!!!

March 12 - Please pray for our visa interview

March 22 - Philippines will be the featured country for the “Verdens Middag” (International Dinner) in KIA (our partner in Ministry). This time, Benjie will be responsible to cook Filipino Food :)

Starting April - we will be responsible for the Kitchen (Cooking and Ordering) since our Cook will be gone by then for a YWAM School in Switzerland.

BENJAMIN & CHRISTINA BUSTOS

CONTACT INFORMATION:
+47 94479637 (C) +47 47948657 (B)

ACCOUNT INFORMATION:

Christina Bustos                            

Skandia Bank 9722.19.63621

Benjamin Bustos                                 

Bank of the Philippine Islands 

Account#4179195017

or you can send your help through paypal account benjiechris.bustos@gmail.com