GIFTS

Every good thing bestowed and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation, or shifting shadow. James 1:17

Dear Family and Friends,

“Every perfect gift is…from the Father.” As we enter this season of celebrating God’s gift of Himself to us and consider like Him what good gifts to give others, Julie and I as well as the entire Tyrannus and Lydia Hall Board thank you for the good gifts you have already given toward us and the ministry of “making disciples of all nations.”

Your good gift-giving over the last 3 years has enabled the purchase of 2 permanent facilities: the Cambodia Tyrannus Hall and the Cambodia Lydia Hall. With the $3360 given toward the matching grant and the expectation of two other gifts still in the process of coming, we will exceed the needed $117,000 by a few thousand (which will go toward the next permanent facility). Yesterday, I received the message from Phnom Penh, “all cash in Hand, paper works are done” and “the transfer of the name in house paper [will be]…on the 20th of this month….[the] house owner just wanted a few more days before they cleaned and cleared their stuff.” The Cambodia Lydia Hall girls and staff can now look forward to their new home upon returning from their Christmas break. Thank you for making this a reality!

And, your good gift-giving over the last 30+ years has ensured the establishment of many more permanent discipleship communities. When I joined the TLH Board in 1990, there were only 3 permanent facilities for making disciples: Tokyo (Japan), Chittagong Hills (Bangladesh) and Shillong (India). Today TLH has 20 permanent facilities in 9 countries…17 new ones coming into existence due to your giving. These indeed are good gifts that continue to bear eternal fruit!!

Blessed along with you to be part of an eternal family of good gift-givers, a family that has inherited our Father’s perfect gift-giving nature,

Steve and Julie