The Man God Used To Lead Me To Christ

It was a blessing to see Dan Thompson, a close friend of our family, and the man who led both me and my dad to the Lord Jesus Christ. His mom also led my mom to the Lord. He and my dad were best friends in high school and our families were best friends for life! Friends are truly a gift from God.

Cindy's Health

Hi everyone, some of you might know already and some might not. Cindy's been having some strange numbness/tingling on the right side of her face from time to time. We took her to a doctor and they did an MRI. Then, she went to see a neurologist. Here's what we know: she has an 11 mm cyst on the left side of her brain. As most of you already know, she also has a cyst in her left eye. The cyst on her brain seems to be the cause of the numbness on the right side of her face. She will have another MRI on July 9th. Our insurance has been really good and we've met our deductible. The co-pays are now kicking in and so far, up to today, we have a bill to pay of about $800. I'm sure this will go up soon, as we'll doing another MRI. Can you help us with this medical bill? We sure would appreciate anything you can do.

Cindy will also be going into St. John's Sleep Treatment Center. The neurologist believes that she may have sleep apnea and there's a possible link to her other health problems. Please pray for Cindy.

Silver Dollar City

That's me in the middle and Kayla to my left. We were the only two "dumb enough" to get on that thing. It is a big giant swing. I thought I was going to die.
Never again!

From The Furlough Trail

Well, we've been up in Vermont, along the Quebec border for the past few days. It's been wonderful to visit dear friends. We went out to visit with our dairy farmer friend M. Kaiser. It's amazing how computerized farming has become! Even the big John Deere tractors and combines have GPS and can actually work the fields without a driver. That's right! They drive themselves!

Pictured below is my daughter standing on the John Deere. The next photo above is a group shot of our family and M. Kaiser and his son.

Montreal

We went into Montreal the other day and we met an actor that we've seen on various TV shows and movies. His name is Victor Garber. He is best known for his portrayal of Jack Bristow, a government agent on "Alias."

Cindy's Health

My wife Cindy recently began experiencing episodes of numbness and tingling in her lips, tongue, and sometimes her cheek. She gets nauseous along with these other symptoms. We took her to the doctor in Springfield. She had an MRI done and the doctor has referred her to a neurologist. There are no available appointments to see the neurologist until about a month from now. The MRI revealed that it's possible that she had a "mini-stroke" but they aren't sure. Please pray for her. We will have our 25th wedding anniversary on June 17. I love her and covet your prayers for her health. God bless you!

Please don't forget about doing what you can to help towards Leah's Romania mission trip in June. She needs to raise $3,000 and has $250 as of today. $2,750 to go! She'll be doing evangelistic ministry among the gypsies of Romania.

Also, we still lack about 1/2 of the $4500 we need to fix a serious plumbing problem in the orphanage. They cannot flush a single toilet on the property and have to shower with the water hose outside. Pray that we can get the funds to get this fixed.

Thank you for your love, prayers, and gifts!

Help Leah Go To Romania

This summer, our daughter Leah, age 16, will be going on a mission trip to the Eastern European country of Romania. She'll be going with a team of youth from International Bible Baptist in Miami, Florida. The ministry is called T.I.M.E. We hosted a T.I.M.E. team in Cambodia last year and it was great. Leah has been asked to go and she is thrilled! She'll be working with the Collico's, missionaries to the Gypsies for the past 13 years. Among the things she'll be doing is helping to present the Gospel through Christian evangelistic skits and dramas. They'll ministry to Gypsy children, teens and adults in Gypsy churches as well as at Camp Joy.

Leah needs to raise $3000 for this trip. Please help her get the money required to go on this mission. You can send funds to us through the missions office.

Instructions:

1. Make check payable to BBFI Missions.
2. Include a note or write on the memo field of the check that it's for "Haas/Leah/Romania"
3. Send to BBFI Mission Office, P.O. Box 191, Springfield, MO 65801.

This is a great opportunity to be a big blessing to an MK (missionary kid)! God bless you!