Serving in East Hartford Since 1983	December 2014
Lanyon Family Homeland Est 1988
Greetings from Connecticut
A Nation Still Under God: America,2014

Deu 4:8 And what great nation is there that has such statutes and righteous judgments as are in all this law which I set before you this day?

Dear Beloved Family,

...And friends, we greet you in the lovely name of Jesus as we celebrate our Thankfulness and Jesus' Birth. There was a beautiful story on the radio relating to the first Thanksgiving celebrated in Massachusetts in 1623. In a dire prospect of certain starvation after welcoming 35 new pilgrim settlers to their already struggling settlement, rations were cut again in half to survive the winter. A day of fasting and humiliation before God was proclaimed because without His favor that year, starvation was certain. God answered this day, and because of the answer, they were compelled to celebrate His gracious provision. We need an American nation to realize the famine facing us of our starving faith from coast-to-coast in the same way! For this reason...

Based on the declines in
America over the past 6 years, and over the last two years Pat has increased his nursing home ministry frequency: Both are now being done weekly. And at Riverside Health Care Center on Thursday evenings in April 2013, Pat began teaching on American History, first with material from David Barton. Then in April, 2014, he began Sunday afternoons, instead, a program of school-room like materials covering our U.S. Constitution and the founding of America. On the first Sunday each month he still preaches (for 26 years now)but relates it to the other weekly lessons.

The course is from the National Center for Constitution Studies and his purpose is to make the regular attenders understand the reason America is drifting quickly away from the very concepts that have made 'US' exceptional. Some of our material is documented at www.aprayernotebook.net/pray/

America: Take the top link to the: [Pray4America Project(p4ap.htm)]

The material is exciting and is redefining the way we pray for America for us all.

He ministers also every Tuesday evening for his "Bible Study" at Westside Care Center begun after the conversion of Bernie Meisler (1918-2008) in Manchester, October 19, 2003. We just finished Victory Over the Darkness – N. Anderson

book about spiritual Bible issues.

Our Middle Ages Medical

In January after numerous warnings to us over-60'ers Pat asked a Gastroenterologist client to perform two recommended procedures at one time. It was an educational experience, and though it cost us thousands of dollars, the information and experience has been mission critical to begin to help solve some of Pat's digestive problems now surfacing. It also made us more aware of how our health newsletter organization works. Since a self-arranged ENT Dr. Visit in April 2013 Pat believes he has Laryngopharyngeal or what's called 'Silent' Reflux, similar to Acid Reflux but less detectable until it has become severe. He believes it has been caused by eating just before bedtime nightly for over 30 years, because of his Hypoglycemia diet.

So we are learning to "Drop Acid" in our diet to heal recent voice-
box/throat issues and the potential of the deadly esophageal cancer. An article revealed 80M of an estimated 100M Americans have this! Take a quiz @RefluxCenter@ www.voiceinstituteofnewyork.com

People in Our Sphere

We are thankful for the two way encouragement afforded by these dear ones God has for us.

Joseph Picard Family – TBC member host's our family at his holiday events

Barbie Williams – Christine's Bahamas friend is Professor @ ECSU, and instructs faculty now

Walt Grisevich – TBC visitor we eat weekly, and David sleeps there as a live-in overnight caretaker

Jayne Cowl – TBC member now in Adult Rest Facility we encourage

Marge Grynkiewicz – TBC member now in Adult Rest Facility we encourage

Joseph Streltsov – Former Westside Resident and Orthodox Jewish Friend – we bought a laptop for him to study, his chief pastime

Sophia Grice & Joshua – Caicos Pastor's Daughter & son now in RI

Stacia Phillips Lessard – Separated Lady with many health issues we helped move in late Oct

John Holmes – EH resident lost health, now back in his house.

Prayer Keys: Jewish Spir/Health Need Salv

David

In May, David and his Dad went to New Jersey to have him compete in a national taekwondo competition. He was awarded a bronze medal for his Black-belt routine FORM. We managed to get a video of his last practice run just before the testing and can be downloaded from his page in our family web. He will only have to attend one more tournament which will involve sparring against other Black-belt candidates to finally earn his actual "Black-Belt".
Hopefully that can happen some time soon in 2015.

Watch at: www.aprayernotebook.net/ ctlanyons/david/forms

In the meantime he cleans carpets and offices with us as our labor technician. When he is not doing taekwondo or cleaning you will find him doing his real vocational love: COMPUTER TECHNICAL SERVICE! www.glorycarpetcleaning.com/ david/computers.htm

We have even been allowed to restore a virus-eaten 6-computer lab resource center at Riverside where Pat ministers.

Joseph Enters Senior Year

Pensacola Christian College has been a great challenge for Joseph, and he is progressing through his Business Management major's highest level courses. But his breaks from college are thoroughly enjoyed and filled full with service to Church attenders and neighbors. Everyone is sorry to see him leave and grateful to have him return. He is always mowing yards, and especially fixing or selling used bikes to anyone who recognizes his gifted-ness in this vocation. He will most likely finish up school in January of 2015 and return for May Graduation Commencement.

Business Ministry

The privilege to clean inside CT homes still thrills us. Though the economy in our state is still depressed, and the state debt is seriously high, people still arrange carpet cleaning when push comes to shove. And we give our testimony to anyone willing to hear more. We do however come to clean and work hard in every home we clean, however, and few reject our testimony, for which we praise God.

Christine

Chris loves to meet the needs of others. She can be seen before and after each service delivering birthday and anniversary cards, and bags of clothes and other goodies which have been given to her previously. She is found serving in the nursery monthly, in her primary Sunday school class weekly, and at banquets and fellowships.

She really enjoys the monthly ladies' Bible Study, and God is greatly using her humble servant spirit in church and the Sunday school class.

She is also busy each day: cleaning jobs we have on our accounts, bookkeeping for a cleaning business, washing clothes, shopping for food for her family, and yes trying her hand at a garden that our weather and ground this year refused to cooperate! :(

With all this activity, attends the pains of growing older and the deterioration of joints in the body. But all is gratifying when the results come in. She is an irreplaceable component to our family, and everyone knows it.

The Conclusion

We are all very grateful for the opportunity to serve the Lord in CT at Truth Baptist Church. God has graciously allowed us to do what we love to do while serving Him in an excellent church and to raise our family here also.

We are blessed to be living in America, and our 'historic' study reminds us of the privilege it is to live here. And we are encouraging all we know to pray for God's merciful blessings to continue upon it.

We also wish you a Blessed Christmas season as we remember the Babe in a Manger who will one day rule as King of Kings and Lord of Lords in a 'nation' of peoples who know Him in perfect peace.

Isa 9:7 Of the increase of His government and peace

There will be no end,

Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom,

To order it and establish it with judgment and justice

From that time forward, even forever.

The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

We have included in some of our letters an excellent booklet from Answers In Genesis un-myth-ing a lot of Christmas traditions:

Answer True or False? For each statements

T F 1. Mary was in labor when she got into town, so Joseph had to take whatever lodging he could get.

T F 2. The Bible uses the Greek word kataluma translated "inn." Kataluma means "small hotel."

T F 3. The Bible says that Mary and Joseph spent the night in a stable.

T F 4. The innkeeper told Mary and Joseph there was no room for them in the inn.

T F 5. The innkeeper's wife brought water and towels to Mary and assisted in Jesus's birth.

T F 6. The Bible says there were three wisemen.

T F 7. The wisemen were present the night of Christ's birth.

Since all of these were probably false, you may want to get a copy from us online: (just right click pdf) http://aprayernotebook.net/ctlanyo
ns/nativity/ and "save as" to your computer.

Sincerely yours in our Blessed Lord,

Pat Christine David & Joseph

Lanyon

47 Long Hill Street

East Hartford, CT 06108-1436

860-528-7205

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Psalm 34:8

O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.