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Update on Pastor Tony’s Condition
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| Pastor Tony was in the hospital for four and a half days. They got him stabilized the first day and night and then put him in surgery the next morning. They were not able to complete the angioplasty at that time because they didn’t have the right stents to do the work. So they stopped in the middle of it and pulled out. But they were able to see right where his blockages were. The next morning, Thursday, they had received the right materials and went back in to do the angioplasty. They repaired one vein that was 100% blocked and three veins got new stents. His cardiologists are the best in Asia and were the same Doctors he had 15 years ago. They are so special to him and I believe he to them. The first time they worked on him in 2006 they waved their fees, this time they greatly reduced their fees. I know they had to charge something because of policies at the hospital. The Surgeon only charged about $400 for all that work. The anesthesiologist was 3-4 times that. All the professional fees and hospital bill all together ended up being just about $18,000. It was so much less than we were expecting. We had no insurance, so we had to pay that ourselves. Praise the Lord for an empty credit card!
Tony is like a new man, everything is doing better. It’s like God is getting him ready for the next phase. We are so grateful to the Lord for what He has done. The doctors both were abroad just before this happened both had returned and gone through quarantine shortly before Tony was admitted. Doctor Valencia made a comment to me that it was like a miracle that they were both back in the country to be there when Tony needed them. You could tell the Lord had orchestrated it all. They took such special care of him. I’m sure this surgery would have cost 15 times that amount in the states. “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” Romans 8:28 We have a lot to do and I’m so blessed God gave Tony a new Holy Ghost lease on life. I had been a little concerned about him for a while. I had actually not wanted to go back to the states last year because I was concerned. It had been over three years since he had been to see his cardiologist, I felt he needed an update before we got that far away from home. But now he’s got his energy and strength back. He’s doing better, but we have him kinda locked down for the next 2 weeks. He’s promised to keep up with his appointments. Krystel and I are going to continue to patrol his diet. He has done pretty good since we got back from the US. We both have dropped some weight since being home these last three months. Eating right was hard when we were on the road. We have received a total of $5,000 towards the bill. We had to put it on our American Express, so it’s not taken care of yet but we are believing for God’s provision to take care of it, so we can continue God’s work here unimpeded. Please feel free to call Tony at your convenience at 806-416-2313. If no answer just be sure to leave a message, he will call you back. God bless! Love, Calli |
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Kraken Unleashed!
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| Well folks, we had to cancel both the seminars planned for Dr. Ramon Redima in January! First Pastora Remy got sick and we had to cancel the one to Bicol, then I had a heart attack and ended up in the hospital which knocked out the other seminar. The devil may think he really did something right? Remember, “All things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” First, I’ve been slowing down and having less energy for quite some time now. Not realizing what was happening to me, I thought to myself, I’m just getting older. NOT!!!! I had 4 veins and arteries seriously blocked. So through this a miracle has happened. God has woke the Kraken to unleash on the kingdom of darkness! To kick the devils butt and all his disciples as we spread the Stealth Evangelism Program across the world in the coming years. The video program we are developing will be the catalyst used to spread the gospel to every nation, Praise His Mighty Name! So, what the enemy may have thought to be my demise has actually launched the next phase of our mission on earth, to reach the unreached across the world, using the body of Christ as the Army of God, sharing one on one to every person in every nation.
You can partner with this mighty move of God, by sowing monthly, yearly or anyway you choose to be a part of reaching the unreached for the rest of our lives! We welcome you to sow into God’s work. All of you know the devil does not want us to reach the lost, he wants all of us to get comfortable and think someone else is doing it. That is a bald face lie of the devil, convincing believers that there is enough being done, when only less than 10% of the world is Born Again! Wake up, day light is burning children of God. Lift up your eyes and see that the fields are white and ready for harvest and join us in reaching the world. What we do together will live on long after we are gone, we together will fill every nook and cranny of heaven! Love you all, Tony |
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How Qualified Charitable Deductions (QCD) Work
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By Dean Hudson DDS |
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| Many folks of our generation piled a lot of retirement money into qualified, tax-free investments such as 401K’s, IRA’s, 403b’s, etc. The money going in was before being taxed and the money growth was also not taxed—until withdrawn. When withdrawn it is all taxed at the ordinary income rate like a normal salary. When we turned 70 we were required to start withdrawing at a minimum amount prescribed by law— Required Minimum Distribution (RMD). But under the Trump tax law, we can opt for a direct pay-out of the RMD to a qualified charitable organization from the trustee of the investment so that we avoid all taxation and it lowers our ordinary income amount by that same amount. This is known as a Qualified Charitable Deduction (QCD) and requires a separate letter of acknowledgement, not to be confused with a normal itemized deduction statement. That about covers it. Your accountant especially needs to be thoroughly aware of this for sure! A boon to generosity!
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| “Win the Philippines! Win the World!” Let’s do it together! |
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