Dear friends and family,

It is with great sadness that I want to tell you that our beloved president of the Board, Terry Thompson, went to be with our Lord yesterday morning at John Muir Hospital. Terry faithfully served the Lord and The Macedonian Outreach from the beginning of this ministry.
He will be greatly missed.

We will remember him with gratitude always,

Vula

As we celebrate Christmas, I am wishing all of you a blessed Christmas but at the same time I am reminded of the rest of the story! Jesus came and lived among people for 33 years and then He paid the ultimate sacrifice! He gave His life by dying on the cross for all of us. However, praise His name, He was resurrected on the 3rd day. He died so that whoever believes in Him will never die but have everlasting life. I am so grateful for this eternal gift. The Macedonian Outreach, for the last 34 years has pledged to bring this truth to many that do not know Him. This Christmas I am praying for all of us to boldly tell HIS whole story to those that have not as yet heard. Have a blessed Christmas!

Dear friends and family:

As Thanksgiving Day approaches, I want to thank all of you for your prayers and for supporting The Macedonian Outreach so that the good news of the Gospel can reach people who have not heard yet. God bless you and yours!

In Jesus’ love, Vula

Dear Friends,

Paul and I have just returned from a week in Bulgaria and 2 weeks with Vula in Greece. We are grateful for the opportunity to be able to return and see our friends Gopi and Reni and also assist Vula with her widespread ministry in Greece and beyond.

It was a gift to see all the progress and near completion of the 14 houses in Pamukchi, Bulgaria. We are thankful for Gopi’s oversight in this large undertaking. Before it began there was no water or electricity and the families live in chicken coops. Now these families will have both safe homes and utilities! Besides overseeing the construction project Gopi along with Reni have been pastoring the church in Yastrebovo. It was good to spend time in the village and see some of the people we have come to know as family over the years. While we were there we were able to unpack some of the boxes that had arrived from Danville and also purchase school supplies for sponsored children. Thank you to the team who sorts and packs donated clothing each week. There were baby clothes this time that were perfect for a new baby that had just arrived this summer to one of the ladies in the village.

While in Greece we were kept busy with helping Vula make meals, visiting a small village church, unpacking boxes and distributing clothes. Vula continues to serve far and wide. One highlight was to visit a Roma village to distribute candy to the children. Their faces showed that they felt loved by this gesture with huge smiles. It amazes us to see how she remembers everything and keeps going! As a bonus the fig trees in the area were all ripening so I learned to make fig jam! Vula had many requests for fig jam while we were there!

Thank you Vula for letting us join you in Greece and partner with you in Ministry.

Barb and Paul VanMaanen

Volunteer teacher Christina with one of the students

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