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Originally Posted by Sam
What a great report!!
Who were the missionaries?
Were they from the Burton family by chance?
Jim Burton and his wife Martha took their sons (I think there were 5 of them) to Venezuela many years ago. They were from the (only) UPC church here in Cincinnati. That church has since split (in 1968) and some of the Burtons are back here and going to the UPC church that split off the other UPC church in 1968.
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Bro. Sam,
This missionary was Lonnie Burton. He was about 32 yrs. I believe. His
wife is Venzuelan and such a beautiful lady. For the sake of the many
spanish speaking people we had this morning, she gave her testimony and
her husband interpeted it.
This brother said he did not want to be a missionary but God had other
ideas. He is a fireball for God. Plays the keyboard and sang. His little boy,
6 yrs. old sang with him in Spanish. They also have a five month old baby
daughter.
He had photos on the DVD of his grandfather, James Burton and wife. Also
his dad and mom. and then he and his wife and children. Generation after
generation of truth being passed on. That is the same with our family. I
thank God for my heritage.
My dad served in WWII in the Phillipeans and in Japan in 1944-45. He
returned home with a terrific burden for missions. The church here has
always been a very mission-minded church. God allowed my dad to see
the sacrifices of this church he had pastored for over 30 yrs., receive
the honour of being recognized as being No. 3, in worldwide giving, per
capita, in 1988, one year before he traveled out of our sight. He wasn't
able to attend to receive this honour, but his son, who was assisting at
at the time received it in his place.
God bless every one of our foreign missionaries and home missionaries,
and their families and congregations, in Jesus Name!!
Falla39