Look out, here we come!

Howdy! Whew! How time does fly! I am still having a hard time accepting the fact that it is the year 2009, much less FEBRUARY 2009!!! Things have been going well for us here at the Bible Study Center. We are about to finish our first session of classes for 2009. Graduation is Saturday, February 21. Thank you for your prayers for our students.

Along with being the last week of classes for Session 1, this week is also the enrollment week for Session 2 of classes! When we began planning for our sessions during 2009, we saw that we had the opportunity to have seven sessions instead of the usual six. The only problem (which can be worked around) is that Sessions 1 & 2 are back to back, with no break in between them. We decided to push through and so, here we are, distributing fliers in the late afternoon and having our classes in the evenings. Fun, fun, fun!!! We have already had people come to the BSC and enroll for Session 2. Please pray for the interest of these new students and that we can interest more!

On January 16th we were blessed by an addition to our family. Andrew Dean Robinstein was born 8:59 PM, weighing 7 lbs. 8 oz. and is absolutely wonderful in the truest sense of the word. It’s amusing how caught up we all are with him. Rachael and Clint are having a great time being parents and I’m impressed with them both. Clint’s parents, Fred and Rhonda Robinstein, arrived early February 9th to visit their grandbaby. This is their first visit to the Philippines and they seem to be enjoying themselves. They will be returning to the U.S. early on the 23rd. Needless to say, Rach and Clint have been busy :). Please keep them in your prayers, as they adjust to the new roles they must play.

As far as babies go there is more news. Jon and Gina, who celebrated their 1 year anniversary February 16th, went to the doctor Wednesday for a checkup and sonogram and discovered that they are having a baby boy!!! There will be another Murrell to pass on the family name :). We all wouldn’t have cared any less whether it were a girl or boy, but are super excited for Jon and Gina. They are both extremely happy. They haven’t picked a name yet, but it could be any time now :). Please continue to pray for Gina and the baby during her pregnancy.

We have finalized tickets to the U.S. We will be leaving March 13th for the U.S. and we will return June 18th. Thank you for all your prayers in this matter. We look forward to visiting as much as we can during our three-month trip. When I look at the calendar now, I realize that we have 3 WEEKS left!!! Such a mixture of emotions! I am so excited! Please keep us and our safety in your prayers.

Thanks for your interest in my life! God bless!

In him,
Sara Murrell