tapé (tah PAY), n.

a way or path
(Guarani)

Many peoples will come and say, The Hagerman Family

"Come, let us go up to the Carapeguá, Paraguay
mountain of the LORD... He will
teach us his ways, so that we may
walk in his paths." Isaiah 2:3

September, 2010
Well, the time has come. We’ve almost got all our ducks in a row, and in a few short days, we’ll be boarding a plane for our first
home visit. It’s been almost two years here without a trip to the U.S., so we’re READY! To say that we are excited would be an
understatement. So your next newsletter will arrive from NORTH America, as we spend the next two months traveling around South
Carolina to speak about the work taking place in Paraguay. Check the calendar below to see when we’ll be near you, and swing on by.
Not all is written in stone, but this is a general idea of churches we’ll visit, and where we’ll sleep in between. (Upstate means we’ll be
with Ken’s family near Greenville, lowstate is Christie’s family near Moncks Corner.) We’d sure love to see you!!

October - November 2010

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Sep 28 Sep 29 Sep 30 1 2
Leave PY LAND IN US
upstate
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
AM- Carolina
Hgts upstate
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
AM-Smoaks
lowstate
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
AM-College Pk PM -Ware Shoals
PM-Conestee
upstate
24 25 26 27 28 29 FAMILY DAY 30
AM-Seneca
upstate lowstate
31 Nov 1 2 3 4 5 6
AM-Victory Couples Retreat
Bapt
lowstate
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Couples
Retreat lowstate
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
AM-Faith Youth Retreat
Renewed
OutreachCenter upstate
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Youth Thanksgiving
Retreat
upstate
28 29 30 Dec 1
AM-Metts FLY OUT Land in PY
St (Moncks
Corner)
 One of our favorite parts of mission work is being the “middle man,” so to speak. We love it
Prayer Focus when a need of someone here is met by someone (usually far away), and we get to have a
--Ken’s heart: His most recent
part in that. Most recently, this took place with a local pastor named Remigio.
appointments show that without Pastor Remigio is in his early 40's and lives a few towns away. He always seems to be at
the Lord’s intervention, surgery will whatever Christian function we're attending. We've passed him walking or riding his bicycle
be necessary soon. The doctors have more times than I can count, either attending pastoral meetings or church services, or out
set the date for December, but we’re visiting his people. We see him walking the bicycle sometimes because it's too wet or muddy
seeking God for a miracle before to ride it, or because he has other people with him and they don't fit. How many times did we
then. say we wished we could buy the guy a motorcycle?
--Physical strength and adaptability Recently, we found out about a program the Christian Motorcyclists Association has in
during our furlough trip, to the operation. They raise funds to provide needy Christian workers in various countries with
changes in climate, food, culture, motorcycles. Is that a great idea, or WHAT? I picture them having rallies and such, with folks
and general environment. participating that will never meet Pastor Remigio or the people blessed by his ministry. So we
--God’s providence in the time we’ll filled out an application for this pastor, held our breath, and HE WAS SELECTED!
spend sharing about the mission
The past couple of weeks, Ken and Saúl have
work, as well as provision for the
been running around with Pastor Remigio buying
expenses to maintain the work in
this motorcycle, getting all the needed paperwork,
Paraguay and traveling in the
and helping him get his very first DRIVERS
States. God’s protection over our
LICENSE! Next week, Saúl is planning to teach
home, and over the ministries that
will continue to operate in our
him to drive. We're very excited about the
absence.
difference the motorcycle will make in the life of
this dedicated man of God. Thank you, CMA, for
--Renters for our home in South getting this pastor off that bicycle and on
Carolina. something with a little more get-up-and-go, and
for letting us be a part of it!

If you look really closely at the picture on the left, you’ll

notice a small white goalpost. Ken made two of these from PVC pipes,
for the students of Loma Clavel. We had taken them a ball, but they
were cramming sticks in the dirt for goalposts. We had some pipe lying
around the house that did the trick. Now when their recess time has
ended, they can easily pick up the goals and take them in the classroom,
so that they don’t “disappear” overnight. We also did a school picture
project with them this month, taking a close-up shot of each child—just
like the ones you got in elementary school, but with the name of their
little school and the year at the bottom. School years here run February
to December, so it felt a little weird to write “Year 2010” instead of “Year 2010-11.” We are printing a copy to give to each
family as a reminder of their child’s school year, an accomplishment to be celebrated in a community where most have never
attended school. We also showed a short Christian cartoon, which had them glued to their chairs. The profesora told us that
most of them had not seen a tv, so projecting a show on the wall was quite exciting for them.

It’s hard to put into words what a dream-come-true it

is to be involved in world missions, but we are still
God bless you!
pinching ourselves to be sure we’re awake. Thank you ---Ken, Christie, Cami
so much for investing in our lives and the Kingdom
¡Dios le bendiga! (Spanish)
work in Paraguay with your prayers, your finances,
and your encouragement. You are a part of everything
Ñandejára tanderovasa! (Guarani)
we do here!

--Ken, Christie, Camille, and Caroline

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