Volume 9 Issue 12 101 N. Zeysing · P O Box 228 · Alma, MO 64001

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How sweet it is to move into a newhome and have more space to live in.These boys who are now occupyingDavid Anthony House of Refuge, arefull of smiles. Ten of the boys are attheir front door welcoming you to seetheir new abode. A few are lettingyou into their room to see where theywill sleep and spend some of their time sharing life and enjoying fellow-ship with one another. This home has mostly boys. A few of the boys have younger girl siblings who will besleeping in their own bedroom of girls. It brings them comfort to know that brother is nearby. As the number of boys we serve increases, changes will be made in the living arrangements. Eventually, this home will be an all boys home.Sometimes plans are interrupted or it becomes necessary to alter plans. Sowas the case with the mission tripscheduled for November 30 to PineRidge Indian Reservation. A team of seven were scheduled to leave earlyMonday morning, but Jeanie and DaleRitter were unable to make the tripuntil later in the week due to the

unexpected death of Jeanie’s mother

on the 28th.Five team members from KansasCity

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Tim Higgins, Nicholas Lange, Nick Swope, Rick Stangle, and WentBrown

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embarked for the reservation onthe 30th with donations of a trailer load of furniture, a trailer load of mattresses and box springs, five gallons of interior paintand a chain saw. They were also preparedto give of their talents and time to any-thing that would bring blessing and help tothe Lakota Sioux and our partners, TheABOUT Group. Nicholas and Nick went to work painting the interior of The ABOUTGroup mission base. Rick and Wentworked on several truck mainte-nance tasks for another localmission, Hands of Faith, who provided accommodations for theteam while there. Nicholas and Nick also helped prepare and serve mealsfor the homeless.On many occasions, the KansasCity men spent time praying and

sharing the “Good News” with the

homeless. Several homeless LakotaSioux Indians, who hang out on thestreets in front of the mission base,experienced a wonderful move of theHoly Spirit. There were two declarations

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Nicholas Lange painting inside the mission base.Top right

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Floyd, Hands of Faith chaplain, joining in pray-ing for the street people. Middle

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Nick Stangle repairing aHands of Faith mission vehicle that had been held to-gether by the hand of God. Parts fell off in his hand as heworked on it. He was amazed it was being driven in that shape. Bottom