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My prayer for this journey:
Lord, in an act of my will, I place all my uncertainties in my heart upon your shoulders. Help me to remember that my circumstances are well within Your sovereign control and that You have offered me Your strength to endure every challenge that comes my way. In faith's confidence, I appropriate Your strength for this trip.

The words of John 10:27 became more real to me than ever before on a February Sunday of this year.

I have felt so blessed to be a part of God's work in the prisons for the past seven years and my desire is to serve my Lord and Savior with all my heart for the rest of my life. I know that the safest place to be is in the center of God's will. With a sincere heart I prayed this prayer that Sunday morning, "Lord, if there is anything else that you want me to do in your work please show me and with your guidance and strength I will follow your call."

My phone rang at 6:30 am the next morning and a missionary to the Philippines was on the other end. She began to share her heart and a request for me to come to the Philippines to work with the women missionaries in four different cities, teaching about prayer, faith, forgiveness and the great love of God.

John 10:27 became alive to my heart that morning, "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me." Jack and I feel that this is a very clear call. We began to pray for direction and the same love and compassion for the Philippine people as we have for inmates. I have found myself weeping for those people whom I have never met. Oh how I pray that God's love will radiate from us to them as we work among them for thirteen days.

With war on the horizon, terrorists working out of the Philippines, my husband's plant closing and not to mention, the fear of flying, Isaiah 41: 8-10 has given us peace that He will be with us. The greatest fear would be to stand before our Lord one day and He would say, "Why did you not go?" I feel that the day will come soon that we will not be able to go to these countries to share the gospel. Jack and I count it a privilege to be called in this day to share His great love.

We will fly on January 30, 2003 and return on February 12, 2003. Rev. Mark Marshall (our son in law) and Renee Biddy will accompany us on our trip. Mark Marshall and a Philippine missionary will minister in Dipolog City, Philippines during the stay.

To the right, you will find our itinerary of the work before us. We cherish your prayers for our safety and the divine presence of His Spirit to be upon us as we serve in the Philippines.

Until He Comes,
Jack and Scottie Barnes

Forgiven Ministry, Inc.
PO Box 117
Taylorsville, NC 28681
PH: 828-632-0215
EMAIL: scottie@forgivenministry.org

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Itinerary
Philippine Missions Trip - 2003
January 31
 Arrive in Manila
February 2 Speak to members and visitors of Joy Student Fellowship
February 3 Travel to Davao City. Pastor Arnel Tan will interview Jack and I on Far East Broadcasting. He is the pastor of the Chinese Baptist Church. The inteview will be for an hour and there will be a time for the listeners to call in. Pastor Tan has other speaking engagements in Davao City for us.
February 5 Travel to Cebu. Speak to Mercy Project family members on their anniversary celebration. This is a human needs project through the IMB for urban poor families. Many are there due to their Dad or Mom being in prison. Many of these people were living on the streets before.
Speak to Metropolitan Christian Felowship Church, young professionals.
February
7 - 8 - 9		 Travel to Dipolog City to speak at the Fifth Anniversary of Dipolog Christian Fellowship. These are mostly professional and business people of the Philippines. Also speak at a Cebuano congregation. I will share with a group of Philippine ladies in Dipolog City. Bina Lim owns a hotel there and has requested that I work with her friends while in the city.
February 10 Rest and prepare to leave for Manila on the 11th. We will fly from Manila to the USA on the February 12th.