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JANUARY 2002

MESSAGES FROM MARY & BERT

been difficult for him, in addi

BUREROS FAMILY

Link Care Center in Fresno,

tion to our other family prob

lems, but he is making prog
ress. Pray that he can find
and
adjust
good
friends
quickly, as he will be enrolling

California to Oregon.

in another new school.

At the time of this writing the

Bureros family is a bit unset
tled.

We have moved from

We are

unsure at this moment where

we will be living in Oregon. The

joy in all of this is knowing that
God is with us, working in us.

To our Dear Friends,

"If you, O Lord, kept a record

of sins, O Lord, who could
stand? But with you there is
forgiveness; therefore you

are feared." "O Israel, put

your hope in the Lord, for
with the Lord is unfailing

and as a result we will be bet

ter servants of His and closer

to Him. If you need to contact

us, you can do so through our
forwarding sgep*",

I want to express our grateful

ness to all who made it possi

I, Mary, am looking for a place

to

live

and

also

continued

counseling. Pray for wisdom in

ail of this and for the Lord's

continued provision of funds for

counseling.

CVCH CHRISTMAS

He himself will

ble for us to be at Link Care

Center to receive their coun

redeem Israel from all their

seling and help. 1 praise the

sins."

Lord for Link Care Center and

Thank you to all of you who

sent money for the children's
Christmas. It was very hard for
us to be away from them, but
they continued with many of

for the Christian love. care, and

the traditions which were made

love and with him is full re

demption.

Psalm 130:3&4; 7&8

The Lord did redeem us from

all our sins through His Son.

Jesus, whose birth we have

just celebrated.
By sending
Jesus, who grew to be a man,
an

innocent

man

who

was

killed on the cross for our sins,

and whom God raised from the

dead, we can have our sins

concern given us by the staff.

Although not all of our time
there was easy, it was a great
help, and the Lord was with us
continuously. At this point, all is
not as we had hoped it would
be in our family, but we ask
that you continue to pray for
us. Bert is still in the Philip

possible by your help - cookie

baking, a gift for each child,
and a nice dinner to share with

some of their poorest neigh

bors. Because of your gifts the
children learn how to share and

give, and also have joy in what

is possible because of your
generosity.

pines but will be returning to

the States in late January.

forgiven! No matter how great

or small the sin, God's grace,
shown through His Son, is big
enough to forgive it.
How
wonderful to know His grace
and to be a recipient of it! His
grace is shown to us in so
many ways - forgiveness daily
for all confessed sin, wisdom
given to us as we walk in this
life, peace, comfort, provision
for our needs, and godliness.
Praise God for the Holy Spirit
He gives to us to help us walk
in that grace and to reap its

Jacob has been adjusting to a

new culture and life-style. He

benefits.

has never lived in the States

PARTNERS IN MINISTRY

Jordan, after some difficulties,

is now living at Crossroad

Christian Ministry located in

Sunny Valley, Oregon. This is
a home for teen-age boys
where they receive help and
guidance as well as prepara
tion for life. Jordan will be living
there for one year. This won
derful place is a godsend for
Jordan.

for this long, or been enrolled

in

American schools.

It

has

Thank you to all of you who

support the Home so it can
continue to operate. We know

that many of you are sacrificing

to give support for the Home.
We praise the Lord for our
partners in this ministry. It is
very hard to be away from it for
so long, but we are thankful
that we have such good staff
who continues to lead in our
absence. Bert has been there

off-and-on, has helped them

work through some problems.

and they are doing fine. Keep

them in your prayers.

come to visit and serve on a

WEDDING BELLS

Other exciting news is that

Norman Paat, who graduated

PRAY FOR CHURCH

last March as an electrician

and has been in the Home

The church that meets at the

since he was four years old, is

getting married in January!
Norman has been doing con
struction at the Campground in
Cebu, and also holding activi

Home has had

and is making
Please keep
prayers. This

some problems
some changes.
them in your
is very vital, as

this is where our children are

ties

trained. Pray for the leaders,

their decisions, and for proper
change.

young people in that area. He

has found a special young lady
and we ask that you pray for
them as they start their new life
together.

and

devotions

with

the

yearly or bi-yearly basis have

cancelled due to the

uncer

tainty of things. We have not

been in danger or threatened in
our areas of work, but there are

known terrorist organizations

operating in the Philippines.
The terrorist attacks have also

affected the economy, but we

praise God that you, His peo
ple, continue to be faithful in
your support of this ministry.

GENEROSITY & LOVE

NEWS FROM THE HOME

We are thankful for wonderful

Two

friends who have given us a

laptop computer and printer to

new

children

have

CEBU

joined the CVCH famiiy. They

are two years and three years

At the Aivin Ray Carlson

Christian Camp, construction

old. Their mother was not able

to care for them after their fa
ther had died. We thank the

and maintenance continues, as

designated funds are available.

Lord they came before their

use! I know several of you

have been praying for this
need and have expressed your
hopes that it be met.

The children in the Cebu Sat

malnutrition was severe.

ellite Home are participating in

school, devotions, and every
day activities.

Erwin Piano, with leukemia, is

doing well. We have one staff

member designated for his
care. Pray that he will stay in
remission.

The outreach to the Agta is on

going. Sponsorship for chil
dren to go to school is coming
in, making it possible to keep
them in the boarding houses

In Solano, Betsheba, 2 years

old, has gone to live with her
relatives who plan to adopt her.
Francis, one year old, is going

and

classes.

The

children

continue to be taught the Word

of God in the boarding houses.
Other
designated
support
makes it possible for us to con
tinue to give honorarium to the
part-time pastors to the Agta.

to a foster home which Intends

to adopt him. They are just

waiting for completion of the
paperwork. This leaves few
small children in the Home,

A video of our work going on in

the Philippines is now available
for churches and groups to bor
row for missions functions and

AGTA MINISTRY

SATELLITE HGP.1E

VIDEO AVAILABLE

presentations. Please contact

the forwarding agents if you
are interested.

THANK YOU

Thank you for your continued

trust and faithfulness even in

this time of change. May the

Lord return upon you 100 fold
for all your prayers and sup
port.

In Christ,

and not many referrals are

coming in.
Kay Davidson,
manager, is looking into other
outreach possibilities. As time
goes by, needs change and we
certainly want to meet those

CHANGE OF PLANS

The September 11 terrorist

attacks have brought about
some changes in activities this

needs in the love of Christ.

year.

Praises

For the Lord's love & care

For a very good place for Jordan

For the computer
For the counseling & your support
For Enwin's improvement
For God's family

Several

Bert & Mary

groups that
Prayers

For the changes in the church

For Jordan's continued growth & healing
For the Lord's continued provision of all our needs
For continued funds for our counseling & needs
For the staff as they lead in our absence.
For Norman & his new wife

Stateside Contacts:

Bobby &Jean Pruitt, PO Box 5625, Grants Pass, OR 97527 e-mail: bjpruitt@terragon.com
Doug & Hoiiy Addington, PO Box 5625, Grants Pass, OR 97527 e-mail: hugdolly@usa.net
Field Address:

Bert & Mary Bureros, PO Box 49, Aparri, 3515 Cagayan, Philippines

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CVCH NEWSLETTER

vide some stability and means

of counseling and personal

To our Dear Friends,

"But because of his great
love for us, God, who is rich
in mercy, made us alive with
Christ even when we were

dead in transgressions-it is
by grace you have been
saved." Ephesians 2:4&5

Since celebrating this Easter

season, I am once again in
awe of God's grace. What love,
that caused Him to send His
son to die for our sins! We do
not deserve this kind of love.

growth in the Lord for our boys,

ages 17 and 15. This is a cru
cial time period in their devel
opment into Christian young
men. The boys and I have re
ceived much help from profes
family. Jordan, in response to
our problems, had gotten him

departure are hard on the chil

self into trouble with the law,

them with the safety and secu

rity of continuity in their lives in
the Home. I am asking the
Lord to strongly call those
who will replace us. Remem
ber that He does not always

and has been remanded to a

year at a Christian boy's ranch

in place of jail time. He has
been there 5 "

*'is now, and

came to the States because of

Church. He has made some

problems in our family. Part of

our problems were related to
the busy lifestyle of our ministry
and the time and energy that it

positive changes in his life

also. He loves the youth pastor
and his family, who are former

demanded of us.

certainly put us in the right

place for this time. Bert has
said he will be returning to the
Philippines, but not to work at
the Home in any capacity.
Please keep him in your pray
ers that he may seek and re
spond to the Lord's will in all of

you that we were moving, but

did not know where. We are

Most stem

from relational problems and

the subsequent dysfunction
that has taken control of our

whole family. This condition

does not honor the Lord or

bless His work. Our primary

responsibility at this time must
be to seek healing for the sake

of our ability to proclaim by

word

and

action

the

life-

changing and sustaining power

of God's love. For this pur
pose, I have taken two steps:
1. Because Bert has refused to

consider change or to accept

the help provided for us here in
the States in the way of coun
seling, I have asked for sepa
ration from him in order to pro

God working in the Children's

Home. These events and our

now living in Portland, Oregon.

As many of you know, we

In the last newsletter I informed

and we will continue to see

sional counselors and Christian

we are pra'
ird for his
growth in "mecord and
changes of attitude and action.
On Easter Sunday, Jordan
made a public stand for the
Lord and was re-baptized!
Jacob is living with me, at
tending Milwaukie High School,
and is involved in the youth
group at Milwaukie Christian

BUREROS FAMILY

financial means as you have

done in the past. The staff is
continuing to carry on the work,
you will continue to receive the
newsletter,
the
fonwarding
agents will continue in their job,

missionaries.

The

Lord

has

his life.

call the equipped,

but

He

equips those He has called.

GOD'S PROTECTION

We praise the Lord that all

seems to be going well in the
Philippines and that everyone
is safe. There has not been

any activity in the area that

would endanger anyone. The
true danger is Satan and his
attacks, so pray for the
strength and protection of the
staff and the kids from Satan's

attacks. Pray for the staff as

they carry on without us.
GRADUATES

The end of March was gradua

tion and closing of all the
schools. Our school had five

2. Bert and I have resigned as

directors of CVCH, but the
ministry of the Home will con
tinue on. It is well established,
it is the Lord's work, and He will
continue

dren of CVCH. Please comfort

to

use

it

to

reach

young people, families, and the

Agta tribal people with His
Word and love. I ask that you
continue to support this minis
try through prayer and through

6th grade graduates: Eivy

Quiiino, Joseph Mansaiapuz
Jomark Marcelino, Joey Gal'
izo, and Marites Mapiii
Please pray for them as the\
make the next big step Intc
high school in June. High
school graduates were iar
Bubod, Jaypee Marceiinc
and Teresa Pablo. If funds are

available they would like to gc

on to college. There are othen

^ attending college as well, even

,

though funds have been tight.

Not all who wanted were able

to go, but they are patiently

waiting and helping at the
Home in the mean time. Arce-

nio Ouges finished his course

in Criminology earlier this year
and is helping at the Home as
one of the representatives to
the Executive Working Com
mittee (the group that makes
the decisions and works to

gether to run the Home), and

also in an advisory capacity to
the younger children. This
summer there will be teacher

training, as well as some of the

teachers working on up
grading their degrees.

1996 when he came with a

group from YWAM (Youth With

a Mission). It has taken them a
year to get Paula's fiance visa.
Please pray for this young
couple as they embark on their
new life together in Texas.
SUMMER FUN

Be praying for the children and

the staff, as they are involved
in many summer activities.
There are Bible camps. Vaca
tion Bible Schools, conven

tions, and other activities going

on throughout the summer.

THANK YOU, RVCC!

I want to express a personal
thank you to the Elders and the

Mission Board of the Rogue

Valley Christian Church for
their faithful support, encour
agement, and help through
these last few months, as well
as all our years in the field.
They have been so patient and

helpful. The congregation also

has been a steady and firm
foundation for us. They have
faithfully backed us spiritually
-and financially since they first
sent me to the Philippines in

Some of the older children are

1977. We thank the Lord for all

of them.

BACK HOME

working for the summer. It can

be a busy time, but also a time
for fellowship, growing, and
sharing. Pray for the staff, as
all the children are home the

Twins Nicole and Novie Juan

entire day.

Thank you so much for your

faithful support for the Home

(1 yr.) recently returned to their

family. Their parents were
struggling financially and could

AGTA CONVENTION

our family. May the Lord con

tinue to bless all of you as you

The Agta Christian Conven

tion will be held during the
summer. Many children who
have received help to attend
school are now old enough to
take part in leadership roles
and help with this convention,

continue

not care for them, but are now

ready and able to take on the

responsibility of their twins.
Pray for the girls, that their
parents will continue to raise
them in the Lord. We are also

pieced to inform you that Erwln (with Leukemia) continues

and its ministries, and also for

to do well.

as well as the Vacation Bible

schools held in different vil

SOLANO HOME

lages.
It is our desire that
through academic knowledge
these children will grow to be

Two new children have joined

the Solano family. Precious
Mary (10 days old) and Charal
Malla-ao (lyr.), whose mother
died in childbirth. Her father is

caring for his other four chil

dren. The ringing of wedding
bells can be heard from So

lano, also. Paula de la Paz will

TO ALL OF YOU

come

the

leaders

of

to

bless

His

through your prayers and sup

port. It is truly wonderful to be
in the family of God and have a
God that we can depend on
and whose love draws us all

close together.
In Christ,

Mary Bureros

their

communities, to be able to get

jobs and support themselves,
and most importantly become
leaders in the Agta churches.

Mailing address:
Mary Bureros

We are thankful for the leaders

10433 S.E. Cook Ct. #237

we

Portland, OR 97222

have,

both

work

llocano and

Agta, but pray for the day when

all their preachers can be Agta.

be leaving for Hawaii on May

10th to be married on May 25
to Eric Frisk. Paula met Eric in
Praises

PTayers

For the Lord's work in Jordan's life

For faithful support &encouragement for our family

For the good staff at the Home & Lloyd Selby's help

For continued growth & protection from Satan

For our family; adjustments, healing, etc.
For wisdom & strength for the staff & board

For RVCC & Milwaukie Christian Church

For Jacob's spiritual growth & influence on friends

For the Lord's constant care &strength

For wonderful forwarding agents

For getting on our feet &getting jobs & needs met

For continuation of the work & support of CVCH

Stateside Contacts:

Bobby &Jean Pruitt, PO Box 5625, Grants Pass, OR 97527 e-mail:bjpnjitt@terragon.com

Doug &Holly Addln0on, PO Box5625, Grants Pass, OR 97527 e-mail: hugdolly@usa.net
Field Address:

Cagayan Valley Children's Home, PO Box49, Aparri, 3515 Cagayan, Philippines

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In doing God's work here in the

Home, love is the only founda
tion that will hold us together. It
is the heart of God impressed
in our hearts, and so It gives us
the passion and vision for the
Lord's ministry. Everything will
hold no meaning when done by

are Lovely Jove (14), Eric

Sumait (11), Tessie Tumbali

(10), Romeo Antonio (6), and

Ronald Victory (1). Ruby
Maricris Costales (13) and
Jaime Viloria (3) were de
clared abandoned and they
have now been released for

adoption as well.

Christian Leaders for a Brighter

Future". Arcenio is one of our

own kids who grew up in the

Home, had a successful col
lege education, and is now
working on the CVCH staff as
Guidance Counselor.

He is an

example and inspiration to the

children here to keep reaching
for their dreams and work hard

mere human effort so we strive

to do all things in the power of

Jesus name. The enemy con
tinues to hurl stumbling blocks,
doubts, and disunity among us,
but Satan is powerless before
God. It is our hope to con
stantly be reminded of God's

There were three new admis

to have a bright and stable fu

sions to the Home in April for

temporary care: Shane Bais
(15), Sherwin Bais (12), and
SaldyBais (10).

ture. Pastor John Parsons,

will for all of us, that our. ..

HEALTH

national chairman for YWAM

(Youth With A Mission) Philip

pines, was the guest speaker
for our Awards Banquet Pro

gram. The theme for our ban-

ouet was "Bright Future for Our

Children in the 21st Century".

"Love must be sincere. Hate

what is evil; cling to what is

good. Be devoted to one an
other
above
yourselves.
Never be lacking in zeal, but
keep your spiritual fervor,
serving the Lord. Be joyful
in hope, patient in affliction,
faithful in prayer." Romansi2:9-i2
We ask you to continue praying
for us. Pray for more faith and
God's salvation from the trials

that come our way.

CVCH LIST

At present there are 105 chil

dren housed in the Cagayan
Valley Children's Home; 5 in
the nursery, 22 toddlers, 38
school age kids (6-12 years
old), 31 teenagers (13-19 years
old), and 9 college age kids.

Ofelia Raranan, now 18 years

old, will go to the U.S. in Sep
tember for her female hormone

treatment.
She is showing
progress and has grown into a
strong, healthy, and normal
teenage girl.
Our leukemia patient Erwin
Piano is now six years old. He
is responding well to his medi
cation

and

stronger.

has

become

Erwin will have an

other chemotherapy appoint

ment in April, and his Intratheccal (IT) and Bone Marrow
treatments in June.

We need

your prayers for God's healing

power. Erwin's family has not
come to know the Lord and we

need your intercession that

they will open their hearts to
receive Jesus' salvation.

Holly

O'Neal

Grumbo

of

and

Peace

Tina
Cores

Philippines as part of their in

valuable service in this region.
The

proposed

high

school

room, which is a wide and spa

cious hall adjacent to the li

brary, is almost finished. The
floor Is tiled and electricity is
installed. It will soon be ready
to accommodate high school
classes. Meanwhile, the hall is
used as venue for holding
the area.

JCLC MINISTRY

Seven children are ready for

adoption; five of these children
are listed in the Inter-Country
Adoption Board (ICAB). They

wall of the library-computer

room is painted with a huge
world map. This map-making
project done by the Level-6
students was supervised by

conferences and seminars in

(Jurisdiccion Christian Learning Center)

ADOPTION STATUS

Our new school building's li

brary is completed and fur
nished with many books. One

We were proud to have Arcenio Ogues, Jr. as our guest

speaker for JCLC's graduation
exercises

on

March

27.

He

spoke on the theme "Building

Fencing of the CVCH com

pound and the school grounds

is improved and completed as
required by the Department of
Education Culture and Sports

(DECS) for the accreditation of

JCLC. Hence, at present, the

school is recognized by DECS

for its operation and for the
quality education it offers.

LIVESTOCK

The farming and livestock re

sources of the Home were de

veloped and maintained as a

source of produce for the
Home's consumption.
This

helps lighten the budget for

food. There were 176 sacks of

rice harvested in this year's

first quarter. One sack has an
average content of 37 kilo
grams and one kilo is P9.00
(pesos) in the market. We are

also blessed with a big vegeta

ble harvest. Seventeen cows
and three calves are raised on

the CVCH farm, while six fe

brethren are in much need of

our help and are blessed by

the Lord's ministry.
In Cagayan region, Agta settlements
are blessed with services pro
vided by the CVCH. Fifty-one
(51) Agta children from the set
tlement areas are sent to
school under the Home's edu

cational program through the

sponsorship and assistance of
CEDAR (Christian Education
Development
and
Relief)
Funds in Hong Kong. To date,

AGTA OUTREACH

Aid to the Agta community

continues. These indigenous
Prayer Concerns

Since the EWC is a

recently organized body, diffi

culties in decision-making are

Convention. There were 450

We need to be united in the

registered delegates, not in

cluding the many visitors who

Lord, to labor in love, be pa

tient in affliction, and to keep
hoping in prayer to defeat the

by the words of God.

Church, Mherieen Agluba.

are

your prayers in this aspect.

Five new members were added

pastor for the CVCH Junior

problems

The month of April marked the

10th Annual Agta Christian

This gathering is always much

awaited by all of the Agta
brethren because many are
blessed by the fellowship and

Salipnget, RSW, and a new

area and actions are taken re

avoided.

ment areas in Ganzano, Gatta-

to the CVCH working staff in

February.
Jasmine Past,
caregiver in the nursery, Doro
thy Lobos, communication
analyst
and
researcher,
Melinda Gorospe, Registered
Social Worker (RSW), Jane

aged by the EWC (Executive

Working Committee), com
posed of an Officer-!n-Charge
together with eight members
representing the various de
partments or areas of ministry
in the Home. Attention is given
to every concern from each

privileged to enjoy this bless

ing.

classes during the convention.

STAFF AND CREW

tivities in the Home are man

spectively so

are raised in one of the settle

ran.

In the meantime, the daily ac

there are 19 children who are

came to sit in and the children

from the area who had Bible

male goats and one male goat

the Home. Please pray for eve

ryone's smooth adjustment.

OTHER UPDATES

Bert and Mary Bureros re

signed from the CVCH direc
torship in March. This decision
has greatly affected the chil

often encountered.

We need

schemes and distractions of

the enemy.

THANK YOU

We never cease praising the

Lord and giving thanks to Him
for the support, love, and pray
ers that you selflessly extend to
the Christian Home ministry.
Without God's provision, we
could not stand this long, en
joying His blessings everyday.
You are a big part of God's

dren and all the staff and crew

in the home. We are saddened

work here.

by this change but continue to

pray for zeal and passion to
serve God and carry on in His
work. Moreover, we pray for

Submitted by;

Aladino Jove, Officer in Charge

Executive Working Committee

new directors to be sent to lead

The opening of secondary education (high school) in JCLC.

-#Thanksgiving forthefournew staff members.

To encourage involvement of CVCH youth in thecommunity, especially in the activities that will develop them.
To develop and improve the "Listening Ministry" in the Home through counseling, where the children would have
confidence in sharing their thoughts, fears, feelings, and opening up their problems to adults they cantrust.

More unity, teamwork, trust, and humbleness in the staff.

New directors to lead the Home

Stateside Contacts:

Bobby &Jean Pniitt, PO Box 5625, GrantsPass, OR 97527e-mail: bjpnjltt@terr8gon.com

Doug &Holly Addington, POBox 5625, Grants Pass, OR 97527 e-mail: hugdolly@usa.net
Field Address:

Cagayan Valley Children's Home, PO Box 49,Aparri, 3515Cagayan, Philippines