Dear brothers and sisters in Christ:

I trust you have had a wonderful Christmas season with family and church celebrating God's wonderful Grace in making us his children through our Savior Jesus Christ.

Family: We enjoyed getting together with the Lutz's in Philadelphia for Christmas and the Cranes here for New Years. My mother is doing well and it is good to be able to see her often while here in Lancaster. Keep praying for her as she struggles with times of loneliness as is most natural. Susana (freshman) and Janette (senior) are both back at Covenant College, after enjoying a good break here with the family. Daniel has adjusted very well to US schooling getting A's in all his subjects and enjoying soccer even into the night at a local indoor field. Robyn and I are exercising every morning to try to take off the extra pounds those Christmas goodies put on us.

This winter and spring I am traveling to our supporting churches quite extensively, reporting on our work in Chile over the past years, and what God is calling us to do in this new season of ministry. Our Itineration schedule, so far, is the following:
January 25 Heritage Presbytery Glasgow, DE
January 26 Murrysville Community and Calvin PCA in Pittsburgh
Jan. 31-Feb 2 Calvary PCA Missions Conference, Willow Grove, PA
February 9 New Life, Dresher in Philadelphia, PA
February 15 New Jersey Presbytery
February 16 Evangelical PCA, Mount Laurel, NJ
February 19-23 Village Seven (Miss.Conf.) PCA, Colorado Springs, CO
February 23 pm Grace PCA, Colorado Springs, CO
March 2 Westminster PCA, Newburgh, NY
March 9-13 New Life, Dresher (Miss.Conf) Philadelphia, PA
March 14-16 First Baptist Church, Brewster, NY (miss.conf.)
March 16 pm Lansdale PCA Lansdale, PA
March 28-30 Christian Reformed Church National Hispanic Conference in the
Poconos. I have been asked to give two talks related to the family to
Hispanic pastors and leaders
April 7-13 Cuba. I will teach an intensive course in Pastoral Psychology
to approximately 150 students enrolled in the Logoi-Flet Christian College
and Seminary by extension with whom I will be working. On the weekend I
will preach at a couple of churches.
April 27 New Covenant Fellowship, Harrisburg, PA
April 28-May 4 Coral Ridge PCA, Ft. Lauderdale, Fl (miss.conf.)
May 18 Stony Point PCA, Richmond, VA
June 7 Hope PCA, Lawrenceville, NJ (Saturday miss. conf)

During the week of March 3 we expect to go to Miami and look for housing, test and interview Daniel at a Christian school there, and have some talks with Logoi-Flet about my trip to Cuba and the work ahead. I also expect to look for housing around the dates of my trip to Cuba in April.

Prayer Requests:

1. That Robyn and I enjoy very special times of prayer and feeding on God's Word together. We have enjoyed this period of time to read some good books.
2. Pray for the Christian formation of our children. That academic excellence will accompany godliness.
3. For safety in my travels and enjoyment and excitement as I interact with you our supporters, about our future ministry.
4. That we may find the right house for us in Miami, and that our transition their may go smoothly.
5. For greater understanding of Hispanics in this country as I prepare my talks for March 28. And that I may organize and prepare the intensive course for Cuba so as to give clear and helpful classes. That God will empower me to stir their hearts with the gospel.
6. That I may be productive in advancing the Third Millenium Project and the Sunday School Project.
7. That the Cristo Rey Church in Santiago, Chile may be kept from evil and that they may find the pastor that they need so desperately.

Thank you very much for your faithfulness in prayer and in financial support. Our new prayer cards have been printed and you may request them from Mission to the World. Don't forget to check our web page.

In His Grip
Richard Crane and family

Richard Crane
662 Patriot Drive
Lancaster PA 17601
phone: 717 397 9955 cell phone: 717 201 8649
Web page: http://mtwla.org/people/rcrane.htm