The story of our missionaries that lead TCLP is a faith filled one.
Byron and Joy Gary are the lead team of the Tribal Children's Literacy Program in the Philippines, and have been working with this ministry for the past fifteen years.
Ever since they relocated to the Philippines from Syracuse, New York in 1998, Byron and Joy faced challenges that would cause anyone with a less determined heart to turn back and never return.
Yet, return they did and stayed the course - and throughout that time, they saw the Lord God's hand, provision and grace abound in their lives and in the lives of the tribal people that they serve.
Byron and Joy primarily provide the cohesion among the management staff of TCLP to work together as a unified team.
They work with the staff of the Mt. Zion Tribal Training Center, in the province of Surigao, in the southern island of Mindanao. Byron oversees the maintenance of the buildings and other properties in Mt. Zion.
Joy closely coordinates with the TCLP field directors in Surigao, Agusan and Zamboanga and makes sure that records and rosters are maintained so reports for monitoring are generated. She also acts as a liaison, interpreter and go-between between the American missionaries and the Filipinos involved with the work of MCN and TCLP.
Their tasks and duties include a ministry of helps and hospitality, as most of the tribal pastors and workers arrive in Cebu for meetings and personal intentions, they act as hosts to the visiting workers and they make sure that they are well cared for while they are in Cebu - from meeting them at the pier or airport, attending to their stay at either the headquarters in Canduman or at their residence, as well as feeding them their own home cooked meals while coordinating their appointments in Cebu City.
Their 11-year-old girl, Faith Joy, is a miracle in herself - having been born prematurely with conditions that would have gone against her survival - not to mention the attendant financial challenges that went with putting her in intensive care during the early part of her fragile infancy.
By the grace of God, Faith Joy is a healthy, normal and bright child who brings great joy and happiness to the hearts of our missionary leaders.
God is good - and He has demonstrated His faithfulness greatly through the Garys.
To provide provide support for the Gary family, please click on this link - http://www.mcni.org/Missionaries-Gary.htm - where you will be taken to the MCN page to donate online.
Otherwise, you may send your check donations to this address:
MCN
PO Box 3684
Oakhurst, CA 93644
Please write on the check: for Byron and Joy Gary
You can communicate with Byron and Joy directly through this email address: byronjoygary at gmail dot com. (Please note that we refrained from making a direct link to avoid spammers.)
May the Lord God richly bless you all!
from the Garys - Byron, Joy and Faith Joy
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