Celebration!
This weekend we celebrated the completion of our first full school year teaching refugee students at FTNRO. It was rich! So much more than we could have ever expected. It has been a time of reflection on just how much God has done. And just because our journey hasn’t turned out the way we thought it would, doesn’t mean the future can’t be better than we ever imagined. The students in our classes worked exceedingly hard and learned a lot, but we are certain that we learned much more from them. |
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From Lori:
It was very encouraging to see my students bonded together by the end of the year, and sharing stories of loss, crying with one another, laughing with one another, encouraging one another. They text often with questions or encouraging words. They have become my friends as well as my students. It’s Monday and I miss them already. |
From Tim:
Our students are the best. They are all in the middle of hard transitions - learning language and culture, applying for citizenship, making sure their children are in the right schools, getting and keeping jobs. Through it all, it is rare to hear a complaint. They are just the best. |
We’d love to share some pictures from the past year. We now have SO many stories of our new friends and would love to share with you over dinner or coffee.
Thank you for partnering with us on this journey through your prayers and financial support. Please pray for us as we continue to deepen relationships and have more open doors to share about the hope we have in Christ. We praise God that some new financial partners have joined with us recently. We still have a way to go, our goal is to add an additional $1,500 per month from new partners this summer.
Thank you for partnering with us on this journey through your prayers and financial support. Please pray for us as we continue to deepen relationships and have more open doors to share about the hope we have in Christ. We praise God that some new financial partners have joined with us recently. We still have a way to go, our goal is to add an additional $1,500 per month from new partners this summer.
Praise God with us as we are thankful for ....
Also, if you are not already, please pray about financially partnering with us and FTNRO on a monthly basis. We would love to meet up with you and let you know more about it.
- each of you who faithfully partner with us in prayer and/or financially.
- our wonderful kids and grandkids who bring a real joy into our lives
- our church and its leaders who continually challenge us in our faith
- For the Nations which has become such a great place for us
- plenty of volunteers to join us this summer for ESL Conversation classes (more information to follow)
- one of Lori's students who is having deep financial trouble, that we would know how to help without doing further harm
- several students who are having significant health problems, that we might help them navigate the medical system in a foreign place
- our students to make good decisions regarding housing, education for their kids, jobs and life in general.
- new finanical partners to join our team this summer allowing us to continue on in this important ministry
Also, if you are not already, please pray about financially partnering with us and FTNRO on a monthly basis. We would love to meet up with you and let you know more about it.
As always, we can not thank God enough for you!
We praise him for your love and friendship!
We praise him for your prayers!
We praise him for your financial support which helps us help refugees!
Even though it is God we give the praise to, please know ...
YOU are each appreciated!
Please let us know via email or text message how we can be praying for you!
timandlori@ftnro.org
Tim: (214) 940-3328
Lori: (214) 940-3330
Mailing Address:
Tim and Lori Ford
10218 San Juan Avenue
Dallas, TX 75228
timandlori@ftnro.org
Tim: (214) 940-3328
Lori: (214) 940-3330
Mailing Address:
Tim and Lori Ford
10218 San Juan Avenue
Dallas, TX 75228