the Centrist

Life is not about avoiding the storms, it is about learning to live with the rain.

Dear friends and family;

And it looks like the Lord has covered me with mercy… THE BIOPSY WAS NEGATIVE… and even though … nobody gets through life without a storm or two, the Lord has determined, at least for the time being, it will not be this storm at this time. I choose to believe that it was your prayers that made the difference, thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Dr B

From the blog:

Blogger Bud…Do you remember 1987…….
Thought you might be interested in this forgotten bit of information………
It was 1987! At a lecture the other day they were playing an old news video of
Lt. Col. Oliver North testifying at the Iran-Contra hearings during the Reagan
Administration.
There was Ollie in front of God and country getting the third degree, but what he said was stunning!
He was being drilled by a senator; ‘Did you not recently spend close to $60,000 for a home security system?’
Ollie replied, ‘Yes, I did, Sir.’
The senator continued, trying to get a laugh out of the audience, ‘Isn’t that just a little excessive?’
‘No, sir,’ continued Ollie.
‘No? And why not?’ the senator asked.
‘Because the lives of my family and I were threatened, sir.’
‘Threatened? By whom?’ the senator questioned.
‘By a terrorist, sir’ Ollie answered.
‘Terrorist? What terrorist could possibly scare you that much?’
‘His name is Osama bin Laden, sir’ Ollie replied.
At this point the senator tried to repeat the name, but couldn’t pronounce it, which most people back then probably couldn’t. A couple of people laughed at the attempt.. Then the senator continued. Why are you so afraid of this man?’ the senator asked.
‘Because, sir, he is the most evil person alive that I know of’, Ollie answered.
‘And what do you recommend we do about him?’ asked the senator.
‘Well, sir, if it was up to me, I would recommend that an assassin team be formed to eliminate him and his men from the face of the earth.’
The senator disagreed with this approach, and that was all that was shown of the clip. By the way, that senator was Al Gore!
Terrorist pilot Mohammad Atta blew up a bus in Israel in 1986. The Israelis captured, tried and imprisoned him. As part of the Oslo agreement with the Palestinians in 1993, Israel had to agree to release so-called ‘political prisoners.’ However, the Israelis would not release any with blood on their hands, The American President at the time, Bill Clinton, and his Secretary of State, Warren Christopher, ‘insisted’ that all prisoners be released.
Thus Mohammad Atta was freed and eventually thanked us by flying an airplane into Tower One of the World Trade Center. This was reported by many of the American TV networks at the time that the terrorists were first identified.
It was censored in the US from all later reports.

From Norma:
The movie Corpus Christi is due to be released this June to August.
This disgusting film is set to appear in America later this year and it depicts
Jesus and his disciples as homosexuals! As a play, this has already been in
theatres for a while. It’s called Corpus Christi ‘ which means ‘The Christ
Body.’ It’s a revolting mockery of our Lord. But we can make a difference.
That’s why I am sending this e-mail to you. If you do send this around, we may
be able to prevent this film from showing in America and South Africa
Apparently, some regions in Europe have already banned the film. We need a lot
of prayers and a lot of e-mails. As a Christian I want to take a stand in what I believe in and stop the mockery of Jesus Christ our Savior.

Marilyn Whittaker updates us on the Curtis Bergman family with a letter from him:
Dear Family and Friends,
Life can be very difficult, and God can show us mercy or justice… I was shown mercy today, or at least told by Him that my mission on this side is not complete. There are many things that happen that I may never understand, i.e. answered prayer and mercy… but God does understand and He loves me (and you), so that has to be enough. 2 Cor 5:7 says, “For we walk by faith, not by sight:” This is never easy for me to do right now, but I know that all God desires of me is to trust Him and keep going. Having said that, I’d like to thank all of you for praying for us during this very tough time. Thanks also for the many gifts, cards and flowers! I’m grateful to not have to worry about money at a time like this.
Many of you have asked what we’ll do next, and I’ve been wondering that too! For now I’d like to not close any doors that God hasn’t closed. I went to the interview today for Permanent Residence (Green Card) here in USA. I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect, I knew it was possible the whole application could be denied. So I asked the Lord to show me what to do next. To my surprise the application was approved today, so I am now officially a permanent resident here! So for now at least we’ll plan on living here in NH with Joanna’s parents (who are a big help with the kids).
I’d still appreciate your prayers about whether I should stay with the mission and look for a ministry that would work for our new family, or whether I should get a job here in NH and step out of NTM for now.
For those of you in NS, we are planning on coming up for a couple weeks in August, so we hope to see many of you soon!
Once again, thanks for praying, it is good to know that we have been brought before God over and over,

Curtis for Natalie, Reuben & Kaylie Bergman

From Tricia: Pastor Steve leaves Monday to be with his
mother. She has stage four kidney disease (first anyone knew of a
problem) and has elected not to do dialysis. Don’t know how long she hasbut she is in the Lord’s hands. (sent over the weekend)
Cousin Pastor Sam had his surgery the same day that I had my biopsy (last Thursday). He came through the ordeal with no complications
Prayer Update and Requests:
Praise: I thank you for your prayers! The news could not have been better… benign… what a wonderful word. Was the test, 95%, wrong, or did the Lord answer your prayers… I choose the latter, but remember, He would have answered them if He took me home… my mission on this side is not yet completed. Continue to pray for God’s Will in my life…

Please pray for one of our grandsons who was rushed to the hospital with a dangerously high temperature.
Please continue to pray for the family of Ann Thurber (Pastor Thurber and family) … she passed onto salvation two weeks ago and the funeral was last Friday.
Please pray for my sister Jane. She has had an acute exacerbation of her MS. She is responding to medication but is still tired and has developed a bacterial infection. Jane is improving but still very tired.
Continue to pray for missionary Curtis and his children Natalie, Reuben, & Kaylie Bergman as they lost their wife and mother two weeks ago (see above).
Cousin Pastor Sam (Prostate Cancer) and his Mom (broken ankle); Sam’s wife Debra (loss of mother), and sister Donna (heart catherization and hernia). Sam will have surgery for prostate cancer in August (see above).
Maria – diabetes is critical. She had a skin and muscle biopsy and suspect small nerve neuropathy. Please continue to pray no change in her condition.
Clint: to find his son in Viet Nam and have the opportunity to present salvation to him
Pastor Neil S. (long time close friend) pray for God’s Will in his ministry.
Niece Rhonda is still weak but continues to work… continue to pray for strength and healing.
Brother Les is about the same, but gets disheartened. The burden is heavy and he has lost about 40 lbs. Please keep both Val and Les in prayer.
Transplants: Good Friend Keith – liver, Brother Pat – liver (see above); Good Friend Jim – kidney … please keep praying for their well being.
Sister Jane, Cousins Janet, and Karen for strength… all are suffering from MS. Janet is now in a nursing facility.
Unity for our family
Tolerance, Christ’s Love, and Understanding for our families, friends, and enemies
Bonnie Erbie (author accusing Christians of being knuckle draggers), prayer for salvation.
Pray for wisdom and spiritual guidance in rearing children for our family as well as the renewal of the nuclear family; pray that marriage stays as one man, one woman, but rights are extended to same gender unions.
Pray for truth in education… i.e. AIDS, abortion, evolution, and American History
Pray for our troops each evening at 9:00 pm. every night … pray that America wakes up to evil before it is too late
Nephews John and Ryan – Navy and grandson Scott a Marine.
Pray for healthy babies: Son David/Deanna – due in Oct.; Grandson Scot and Chelsea – due in Nov; Patty C (close friend-sue this month).
Prayer partners John and Ron and family. For my dear friend Bill’s family (Bill went home to the Lord in May)… for strength and blessings
Please continue to pray for health issues for five of our nieces and Marilyn.
Pastors: Dan, John, Tom, Lyell, Steve D, Ben, Estes, Gail, Sam, Whittikers, Neil, and Steve T for their ministries, ease of stress, and courage to spread the gospel; wisdom for all leadership at Yates, Greater Toledo 1st Baptist, Clermont First Baptist.

Clermont Sunday School Prayer Requests:
Prayer Requests:
Prayer Requests:
Debbie H – eye problems.
Wanda’s brother Milton recently lost his wife and even before that happened he had been given only six months to live because of cancer.
Wanda’s cousin Louree is having headaches and is undergoing tests to find the cause.
Cassie A has a large and fast-growing mass – cancer. She is the single mother of two teenagers. She will have surgery at Vanderbilt on August 18.
Jobs for the many who need them.
Ken L wants to start a Genesis/Creation ministry at our church. Pray that he will be able to do this.
Bill Bellavia is undergoing tests for possible prostate cancer (BIOPSY NEGATIVE!).
Thom and Twila for traveling mercies as they travel by train August 12 – 21.
Amber H is a newlywed who is having a mastectomy Wednesday in Atlanta. Pray for her and her family.
Vicki’s niece Nikki – cancer/chemo.
Vicki and Ken’s son Kevin is on vacation from Afghanistan.
Ken’s dad John has severe emphysema.

Yates Sunday School
Deedee’s Mom is improving
Pastor Thurber and family for loss of wife Ann
Roger B retinal problems
Military and our nation
Dr B for negative biopsy… or treatable solution… ANSWERED PRAYER!
Be Blessed and Be a Blessing,
Dr. B

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