FRIEND DAY 2003
Our theme for this year's Friend Day Service was "Each One, Reach One!". We had many members who saw their family members come for the first time to our services. Ninteen teachers from Santolan High School, where we conduct our choir, came to our services, many of them for the first time. Overall, we had 950 in attendance with several accepting Christ as their personal savior.

UPDATE ON SBC-MAKATI
Our new church in Makati is continuing to do well.Please pray for this new church; they are averaging over 60 in attendance. On Friend Day, they had a high attendance of 153 with several saved. Pastor Jeff Aspacio and his wife, Jennie, are doing a great job; please continue to pray for them as they continue to work in this area. We continue to have people saved and baptized through this church every week.

UPDATE ON THE GOTCHERS
We have started our furlough and are getting settled in Springfield. We look forward to this time we can spend with our families and supporters. Please pray for Melanie; we are expecting our fourth child on March 1, 2004. So far, everything looks good for Melanie and the baby. Also, please pray for our church while we are gone; satan would want to see the work destroyed, but please pray for God's protection in our absence. We also ask you to pray for us as we are raising new support on this furlough. There are many needs we have in the ministry as well as personal needs such as our children's schooling; we are praying that God would lead us to the supporters He wants on our team. We are so thankful for allof you who have supported us faithfully during our first term. You have been a blessing to us and you have been involved in every ministry endeavor we have made. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

In Christ,
Lance, Melanie, Sydney, Brynn and Luke Gotcher