Welcome to the Bates family blog! Gil and Kelly have been married since 1987 and have nineteen children. Twelve of their children have been married. One of their children are in a courtship. They have twenty-eight grandchildren with four on the way. They have four children and eight grandchildren in heaven.
Saturday, July 29, 2023
Isaiah's 1st mission trip
Today marked the beginning of an answer to prayer (& really a whole series of miracles) for Isaiah!
He’s embarked on his very 1st missions trip as he headed to NY this past Thursday evening, & then on to the Philippines, where he’ll be staying for 3 weeks before beginning his sophomore year in college. He just safely landed with Nathan & Esther in Manila just a few hours ago. They’ll spend a few days together working in Cebu, & then Isaiah will separately fly to the city of Tacloban, where he’ll be staying the majority of the trip with our dear Pastor friend, Jerry Tanawan. Pastor Jerry is going to keep him very busy, & we couldn’t be more grateful for Pastor Jerry’s enthusiasm, his love for the Lord, & for his testimony! So many prayers were answered in this trip coming together, from working out details for flights & passport to friends sweetly showing their love to Isaiah through prayers & gifts. He’s been overwhelmed to see God’s hand through all of it! He’s certainly got a humble heart & such a sweet spirit; I can only imagine that this trip will have a great impact on his life & future! ❤️ We’d appreciate your continued prayers as he’s away! 🙏
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That's lovely, hopefully he has a good time and experiences new things
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