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Happy New Year 2012!

From my family to yours, Happy New Year, 2012!  As I am sitted in my home office reflecting on the past year, one thing that stands out for me is the generosity of God.  Yes, the Prophet Jonah was right in his (absurd) lament: "Ah, LORD, was not this what I said when I was still in my country?...for I knew that You are a gracious and merciful God, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, One who relents from doing harm." Like Jonah, I am totally blown away by the generosity of God.  But unlike him, I am elated that God is a generous God.  Jonah forgot that he, like the Ninevites, was a benefactor of God's abundant mercy.   I am grateful for the things which Christ has done in my life and in the lives of thousands of others around the world as we reached out to proclaim His love, grace and mercy.    I am grateful for the hundreds of our partners that participated with us to make it a reality.  Here is what we accomplished in 2011: Ministered to an estimated