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Update December
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Update
December 24 - Travel Arrangements for Attending Funeral
The Robinsons' Herald for
December 2005
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2005
The Robinsons’ Herald for August
2005
Update on
Hurricane Emily Aftermath
Update for
March 29, 2005 - Thanks for Praying for Jeshua
Update for March
27, 2005 - Requesting Prayer for Jeshua
The Robinsons’ Herald for March
2005
Update December
25, 2006
Last Email from the Robinson Until I get my
laptop back or until we return to Carriacou
Thanks again for your prayers.
We had a good service this
morning with good attendance. Everyone seems happy and most raised their
hands to show that they will be attending services held by Pastor John
McPherson at Open Door Independent Baptist in our absence. We are thankful
for that response and thankful to Pastor John for his servant heart and
desire to help.
Linda is doing well, but
exhausted as I am. Her family members sound upbeat and strong as well.
However, the difficult time will be on Thursday, the day of the funeral. The
wake is scheduled for noon and the funeral will follow at 1:00 PM.
One of the sacrifices
missionaries make is knowing they will not be able to be around close family
while away on the field. We accept that and God provide sufficient grace.
Yet, we also know it is just as difficult for us as anyone else when the
separation occurs. This is true whether it is saying good-bye to children
who are going away to further their education, or loved ones crossing
through the final door into the afterlife. Thankfully, for those who know
the Lord, is it usually not “good-bye” forever, but more like, “I’ll see ya
later on a better day and in a better place.” PRAISE GOD for such a promise
and comfort!
We are finally busy packing and
trying to get everything in place so we can leave Carriacou. Please keep us
in your prayers as we are scheduled to travel tomorrow (Monday, December
26), Lord willing. Our itinerary and contact information to reach us in the
States were posted in our previous email.
This will likely be the last
email you will get from us until I get my laptop back from HP. Lord willing,
I am hoping to take it to FedX, early Tuesday morning. Pray that I will get
it back by Friday. Normally, my extended 3-day express service agreement
insures a three-day pickup, service, and return. However, because of the
holidays I was informed that it could take seven to eight days or longer! I
have been as proactive as I can by bringing my case before an HP Quality
Care Manager. She seemed to be eager to help and assured me that she is
going to watch it from the time FedX issues a tracking number for me. Now
all we need is people praying for “all things to work together for good” in
this case.
In any case, I plan to email
everyone with another update as soon as I can. Thanks again for your prayers
up until now, and thanks ahead of time for those of you that bring us and
our needs before the throne of mercy and power in the days ahead.
All the best as we continue to
look up for Him,
Walter Robinson II
Update
December 24, 2006
Travel arrangements for Funeral
Dear Friends,
Thanks very much for praying! I
believe it is nothing less than a miracle that we could find open seats
available to get us stateside in time for the funeral. I am equally amazed
and thankful that the cost for the fare is about what we normally pay when
we have weeks to months lead-time. Thanks for petitioning the merciful and
gracious God of heaven on our behalf in this matter. I am sure these travel
arrangements came about directly as a result of the prayers of many.
We would appreciate your prayers
for each leg of our travel, which is enumerated as follows -We are scheduled
to fly out of Carriacou to the mainland of Grenada between 8:00 AM and 9:00
AM, Monday, December 26, 2005 (20 minute flight). We are then scheduled to
leave for Barbados at 10:55 AM and arrive 11:45 AM. Next, we are to depart
Barbados at 4:00 PM and arrive in Charlotte, NC at 7:50 PM. Lastly, we are
to leave Charlotte at 9:50 PM and arrive in Charleston at 10:55 PM. Of
course, all of this is “Lord willing.”
Tabitha and her family are
planning to meet us in Charleston and take us to my mother’s home in
Beckley. The telephone number there is 304-252-1027. Jeshua’s Cell phone
number is 304-222-2577. He has an old prepaid cell phone that belongs to us
that I hope to use when we are there. That number is 304-541-5773.
A fellow missionary here, John
McPherson, Pastor of Open Door Independent Baptist Church, has volunteered
to pick up as many of our folks that are willing and take them to their
services in our absence. I appreciate this very much. John is a friend, and
a man I respect as a man of God. I believe he has the respect of the people
here as well. Pray that our folks will be faithful in attending his services
in our absence.
Since some have asked, I will
share the following. Cross Lanes Bible Church (CLBC) was gracious enough to
pay for the tickets over the phone. Holy Mount is going to advance the money
to enable us to reimburse CLBC. We are looking to the Lord to supply the
funds to cover the approximate $1,900.00 for our air travel expenses.
Right now, Linda’s mom is
planning to schedule the funeral for Thursday of next week, December 29. She
held up finalizing the plans until we could tell her when we would be
arriving. Linda has eight brothers and sisters, with many nieces, nephews,
uncles and aunts, and cousins that are already making their way to Beckley.
Please pray for their safety as they travel -- especially as the roads could
become dangerous due to snow or ice at any time.
In addition to attending the
funeral and being with family, there are several other things we need to do
while are stateside. We are hoping to see a doctor about our eyes, as both
of us are having trouble seeing at times. Our eyeglass prescriptions likely
need updating. In addition, we need to see a dentist for routine cleaning
and filling replacement. Also, I must send my laptop in to HP to have it
serviced. It has been needing service for several months, but I was waiting
for furlough. It would be better to have it repaired now as I use it daily.
Thankfully, it is under a service contract and is not supposed to cost me
anything. Please pray that repairs will go quickly and I will get it back
before we return on January 9, 2006.
We hope to see as many of you as
possible while we are stateside. We look forward to the fellowship and
getting caught up as we have time.
Thanks again for praying and all
the best as ...
We continue to look up for Him,
Walter
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Update for
July 15, 2005
The Robinsons are safe, but weary
after being blasted by Hurricane Emily
Dear Friends of the Robinsons on Carriacou,
Please forgive me for not corresponding until now, but we have been
unbelievably busy for the last week or two.
If you have not heard by now, Carriacou was blasted by Hurricane Emily
early on Wednesday morning. From our perspective, it was worse than
Hurricane Ivan! We suffered more damage in our home and in many villages
around Carriacou.
There was a team of fourteen teenagers and adults in our home when the
storm struck. A college student, Matt Templeton, has also been here with us
since the end of May to work with us as he does his internship. He is
planning to enter his senior year at Bob Jones University this coming fall.
I am sorry that all of them were here to experience this difficult and
very trying time. However, I am glad they were all here to help us get
trough the night and began recovering. They were a Godsend!
We lost power about two A.M., and the wind was much worse that I had
anticipated. Some of our windows were broken, and we lost some 14 or 15
pieces of our roofing material. The water poured into half of the top floor
and seeped into the basement where most were hunkered down to ride out the
storm. We were thankful to have part of the basement kept dry so that we all
were also able to keep dry. Also, Windward Bible Church lost all the
galvanize roofing that was installed back in October or November of last
year! Half of our sanctuary has standing water in it. We will not be able to
hold services there again until a new roof is installed.
We are safe, and with the help of the team, we have covered the holes and
cleaned up most of the mess. We still have much to do.
We saw the team off today (Friday) as they left on the Osprey Sea Ferry,
they are to stay in a motel on the mainland overnight, then fly out early
Saturday morning back to Charleston, WV.
I will write more as I have time. Our power is still out, and I am trying
to keep our old standby generator running 4 to 6 hours a day to keep our
meat and other perishables from going bad. But, the worn out generator (made
in the 1960s) is straining and the only gas station here can not pump gas
because they do not have power (and they do not have a backup generator!).
Pray for our ongoing safety, for strength, for weariness, and for
spiritual and emotional victories as we endure the stress that comes from
going through and recovering from our second serious hurricane in less than
a year.
Thanks for the notes and prayer from each of you, and I plan to respond
personally to each one when I have the time and energy.
In addition to the obvious needs and struggles described above, I would
like you to remember several team members and Matt who are suffering from
sunburn. (Some blistered!) I would also like you to ask the Lord to give me
grace and healing from back pain that has been nagging me for several weeks.
We have also had to spend money we did not have to prepare for the storm and
make repairs in its wake.
Lastly, we now have an internet phone system that makes it possible for
us to make and receive call very economically. Incoming calls are unlimited
and FREE to us, and also free for any one that is in the Charleston, WV
calling area. If you phone us from an exchange outside the Charleston
calling area, you will pay whatever you usually pay to phone long distance
within the United States. It only cost us two cents (US) per minute to phone
anywhere in the United States.
This system only works when I have our network turned on and connected
into our broadband internet service, which is usually 10:00 AM to about
11:00 PM. If my network is off or not working, you will have a chance to
leave a free voice mail for us, and we will in turn be notified by email, or
when we turn on our network. The number is 304-513-4184. Call as often as
you like. We would love to hear from you.
All the best and I
keep looking up for Him,
Walter for all the
Robinsons and Matt Templeton here on Carriacou
Update for
March 29, 2005
Thanks for Praying for Jeshua
Dear Friends of the Robinsons,
Thanks very much for praying. Jeshua began feeling better late Sunday
night after service. Monday morning he still has some discomfort, but we
gave him 400 mgs of ibuprofen every six hours as the doctor has prescribed,
and it truly seemed to help. This Tuesday he says that he is now feeling
fine and has no more discomfort or pain. He mentioned that his left arm
still seems to feel just a bit weaker than his other right now. (Thus,
please keep mentioning him in prayer.) We are convinced that he had somehow
twisted his back and pinched a nerve or strained a muscle.
Thanks to those of you that phoned and wrote to encourage him by the
assurance of your prayers. Thanks also for those that shared with him how
you too had experienced the exact same symptoms when you had strained
muscles or pinched nerves. I believe that helped him to "relax" more, which
was something he truly needed to do to help him get through the worst of it
and begin to recover.
I am reminded of 2 Corinthians 1:3-4:
Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father
of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our
tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble,
by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
From personal experience, I know that it is not pleasant when we are
going to difficult times -- including frightening physical discomfort. Yet,
it is good to know that the Lord will at times use such as a means to
encourage and comfort others who are going through the same suffering in the
future. Thanks again for taking the time to minister to Jeshua by praying
and sharing your experiences to comfort him. I plan to respond to each that
sent notes to me in the days ahead.
In hindsight, I believe our family was under an intense spiritual attack
this past weekend. Let me explain.
Just as we had planned, we had special services this past Resurrection
Sunday. We had to make two trips in our bus. It is the only vehicle we have
to transport our folks to and from services right now. We had planned on
beginning at 11:00 AM, but could not begin until noon. As I shared on
Sunday, Jeshua had begun to feel so bad and had begun to have such alarming
symptoms that I almost took him to the hospital before giving the message.
However, trusted the Lord, prayed for Jeshua, and gave a message on the Need
and Purpose of the Resurrection. It was a fairly short message as I had
difficulty keeping my mind focused on the topic and materials. However, the
Lord was merciful and gave grace.
After the service, we got our folks started on our Resurrection
Fellowship meal. Some had prepared dishes and drinks so that we could have a
special time of fellowship on that day. Once we got a couple of ladies from
our congregation to begin preparing the plates for the meals, I took Jeshua
and Linda with me to the hospital where the doctor could look Jeshua over as
I explained on Sunday. Linda then returned to Windward Bible Church, and
then transported our folks back home after the meal and fellowship was over.
She then picked Jeshua and me up at the hospital and we all went back to the
house and grabbed something to eat.
A couple of hours later we picked up our folks and returned to Windward
Bible Church for our special Sunday night service. This was a special
service because we showed the first in a series of movies we plan to show
for the new few weeks. This past Sunday night we showed Mark IV's, "A Thief
in the Night." I introduced it with a reading of scripture that deals
specifically with the Lord's pre-tribulational "catching away" (or Rature)
of the church and the second stage of the resurrection that began with
Jesus' resurrection nearly two thousand years ago. I thought this would be
appropriate for a resurrection Sunday.
After the movie, I recapped and talked some about new developments in
global politics and new technology. Especially dealing with the latter, I
shared information about the relatively new "VeriChip." (http://www.4verichip.com/verichip.htm)
This is an implantable device about the size of an uncooked grain of rice.
It uses RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology. Beginning almost
two years ago, it has already been implanted in increasing numbers of
people. (For example see the following link if your do not have Adobe's Free
reader installed.
"http://www.forbes.com/home_asia/personaltech/2005/03/03/cx_de_0303toyboxhalamka.html"
(Link is between the quotes and should not be broken with line) This about a
Harvard medical CIO who had the VeriChip Implanted.
This device allows people to become a walking check cards, credit cards,
and digital database that enables them to make purchases and enter hospitals
in scanner-equipped facilities without the need to produce cash, credit
cards, or ID. I said that I do not believe this to be the mark of the beast
spoken of in Revelation 13, but I had shared information about it to show
how the technology is already developed and in use that would allow the
literal fulfillment of that part of Revelation.
"And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the
image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not
worship the image of the beast should be killed. And he causeth all, both
small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their
right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save
he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the
beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred
threescore and six." (Revelation 13:15-18)
In any case, I closed the service by sharing the gospel. There were four
adults visiting, a young lady from the town Hillsborough, and a couple and a
single lady from the village of Windward. Three of them raised their hands
to show that they had prayed to receive the Lord Jesus that night! The
other, the wife of the couple from Windward was also present, but had made a
profession of faith in our home when we had visited her a couple of years
back. We had visited them often over the last few weeks and prayed with and
for them as they have both had some health problem. She had not been coming
often, and even continues to visit the Catholic Church in Windward most of
the time. However, this night she came and her husband came with her, and he
was one of those that made a profession! I had shared the gospel with this
man in his home two or three weeks back, but he had not seemed very
interested at the time.
A lady from Windward present made a profession also. She had visited our
services on the previous two Sunday nights as she had been attending a
"Spiritual Baptist" church on Sunday mornings. Windward Bible Church is
indeed spiritual and Baptist by tradition and organization, but we are
nothing like the Spiritual Baptist Churches located here in the West Indies
and in other places throughout the world. The other person is from the
village of Hillsborough. She had attended several Sunday night over the last
few weeks. She too made a profession! We are so thankful and were refreshed
by such a difficult day. Pray with us as we visit each of these and follow
up. It necessary to make sure they properly understood. Pray that each will
have a desire to go on an follow the Lord as a disciple, beginning with
water baptism to publicly identify with the death, burial, and resurrection
of our soon coming Lord Jesus.
The above is why I am convinced that the devil did not want that service
to take place and that movie to be shown. I am ashamed to admit it, but I
almost cancelled the evening service. We were all so stressed and worn out
from being at the hospital until nearly midnight the previous Saturday
night. We were also stressed from being at the hospital again on Sunday and
from Jeshua's alarming symptoms that even concerned the doctor. Jeshua was
also still feeling very bad. I even wanted him to stay home, but he really
wanted to go, which he did. Thus, I am thrilled and happy to report that the
Lord got the victory through it all. After the service, I told Linda that it
would not surprise me at all if Jeshua began to feel better that Sunday
night, and he did!
So, those of you that prayed for us had entered into spiritual warfare
with us as "fellow-soldiers" in the battle (Philippians 2:25 and Philemon
2:2). I don't know about you all as you prayed, but the battle here was
almost palpable. Thanks again for praying and helping us in this battle.
Looking up for Him,
Walter for Linda
and Jeshua on Carriacou.
Update for March
27, 2005
Requesting Prayer for Jeshua
Dear Friends of the Robinsons.
I am requesting prayer for my son, Jeshua. Yesterday (Saturday), about
6:00 PM, Jeshua was reaching upward and to the left when he suddenly felt a
sharp pain radiating from his chest and around to his back. The pain
increased until he was so uncomfortable that we took him to the hospital
last night around 10:30 PM.
We told the doctor about his pain and explained how Jeshua had complained
of off and on dizziness for the last two week. The doctor examined him and
found that his blood pressure, pulse rate, and temperature are fine. The
doctor listened to his heart and said that it also sounded fine. They gave
him two injections, one for pain, and an half and hour later they gave him
another one as an anti-acid. About thirty after the anti-acid injection, he
began feeling a little better and we took him home around 12:00 AM.
This morning on our way to church, he began looking bad and complained
that his chest was hurting worse than last night. He also complained about
his left arm hurting. Later, he mentioned that his left leg is also
bothering him. Right after our special service, we took him back the doctor
at the hospital, which examined him once more and gave him an ECG
(Electrocardiogram). The ECG is perfectly normal. Praise the Lord!
The doctor believes he may have pulled a muscle. He prescribed more pain
kilter (ibuprofen) and two anti-acids. He told us to try this for four days.
If Jeshua has not improved by then, he wants us to take him to the mainland
to get an X-Ray of his left chest.
I too tend to believe that Jeshua has likely pulled a muscle. But, his
symptoms has alarmed him and us to varying degrees. Please pray for Jeshua
to be able to put his health needs fully in the Lord's hands and not worry.
Pray that he will also have peace as he goes through this difficult time. Of
course, please pray that Jeshua will be made completely well soon.
Lastly, please pray for his mom and dad as we try to comfort and care for
him. Pray also that we will be supplied with any necessary funds we would
need to take Jeshua to the mainland to have further diagnostics done if the
Lord sees fit to allow Jeshua to go through this difficult time beyond this
coming Thursday.
Thanks ahead of time
for your prayers.
Looking up for Him,
Walter for Linda
and Jeshua on Carriacou
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