Happy New Year Swap Shoppers!

Happy New Year from South Korea!  Doc Burkhart, Chief Admin of the Missouri Swap Shop, and Missionary to South Korea, joins with his wife Mia to wish you and your family many blessings as we enter an exciting New Year of 2013~!  May this be your best year EVER for you and yours!

Our January 2013 Ministry Newsletter is now available, please check it out just BY CLICKING HERE!

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Who Is Doc Burkhart? He is the chief administrator of the Missouri Swap Shop Network. He is also a full-time missionary, working primarily in the Asia/Pacific Region. Read his blog http://docburkhart.blogspot.com or visit his missions page on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/doc2korea/

Merry Christmas Swap Shoppers!

This is a just a short message to wish all the members on the swap shops in the Missouri Swap Shop Network a very MERRY CHRISTMAS!   Please don't forget the TRUE MEANING of Christmas!

The true meaning of Christmas is love. John 3:16-17 says, "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him." The true meaning of Christmas is the celebration of this incredible act of love.

The real Christmas story is the story of God's becoming a human being in the Person of Jesus Christ. Why did God do such a thing? Because He loves us! Why was Christmas necessary? Because we needed a Savior! Why does God love us so much? Because He is love itself (1 John 4:8). Why do we celebrate Christmas each year? Out of gratitude for what God did for us, we remember His birth by giving each other gifts, worshipping Him, and being especially conscious of the poor and less fortunate.

The true meaning of Christmas is love. God loved His own and provided a way—the only Way—for us to spend eternity with Him. He gave His only Son to take our punishment for our sins. He paid the price in full, and we are free from condemnation when we accept that free gift of love. "But God demonstrated His own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8).

Advertise on the Missouri Swap Shop Network JUST CLICK HERE!

Connect with all the counties in the MISSOURI SWAP SHOP NETWORK!! CLICK HERE!!

Who Is Doc Burkhart? He is the chief administrator of the Missouri Swap Shop Network. He is also a full-time missionary, working primarily in the Asia/Pacific Region. Read his blog http://docburkhart.blogspot.com or visit his missions page on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/doc2korea/

Lab Pups Available NOW!! Hurry!

Seven week old chocolate lab puppies. 2 males available. AKC registered. Parents on-site. Have had first shots and deworming. Available now! Located in Moberly. Please email Paula Burkhart at routeacountrystore@gmail.com

Advertise on the Missouri Swap Shop Network JUST CLICK HERE!

Connect with all the counties in the MISSOURI SWAP SHOP NETWORK!! CLICK HERE!!

Who Is Doc Burkhart? He is the chief administrator of the Missouri Swap Shop Network. He is also a full-time missionary, working primarily in the Asia/Pacific Region. Read his blog http://docburkhart.blogspot.com or visit his missions page on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/doc2korea/

Unusual Item: Engraved Silver Spoon from Union Pacific Railroad

Unique and unusual item!  An engraved silver spoon from the Union Pacific Railroad.  Age uncertain.  Now available for only $20, with shipping included.  Please contact Paula Burkhart at routacountrystore@gmail.com

Advertise on the Missouri Swap Shop Network JUST CLICK HERE!

Connect with all the counties in the MISSOURI SWAP SHOP NETWORK!! CLICK HERE!!

Who Is Doc Burkhart? He is the chief administrator of the Missouri Swap Shop Network. He is also a full-time missionary, working primarily in the Asia/Pacific Region. Read his blog http://docburkhart.blogspot.com or visit his missions page on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/doc2korea/

Missouri Swap Shop: Clean Up Time!

It's the weekend!  I know, I know, you hate the idea of cleaning on your days off, but could you do all your fellow swap shop friends a favor?

Please clean up your old posts.

The weekend is a great time to go back through and remove old posts and pictures.  This helps to reduce clutter on the swap shop, making it more fun and useful for everyone to use.

Dad told you to clean up after yourself, so let's get crackin'!  No dessert until you finish the job!

Have a great weekend!


Advertise on the Missouri Swap Shop Network JUST CLICK HERE!

Connect with all the counties in the MISSOURI SWAP SHOP NETWORK!! CLICK HERE!!

Who Is Doc Burkhart? He is the chief administrator of the Missouri Swap Shop Network. He is also a full-time missionary, working primarily in the Asia/Pacific Region. Read his blog http://docburkhart.blogspot.com or visit his missions page on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/doc2korea/

Update from Doc Burkhart, Swap Shop Admin

Many of you already know, but for those of you who are new to the swap shops here in our network, not only do I serve as chief admin and spam chaser, but I am also a full-time missionary to Korea.  I have been home a few months here in Missouri on furlough, going to school and raising support to return to the work I love.

If you would like to know more about this ministry, and the work being accomplished in Korea, then please check out the DECEMBER 2012 NEWSLETTER .

I would really appreciate your prayers for my wife and I.  We truly enjoy serving God in this capacity, and would like to be able to do more.  Your prayers would help with that a lot!

Please know that I will continue to be involved in the swap shops, as I was on my first missionary term.  I am looking forward to the continued growth of connections on the the swap shop, and I know it provides a unique service to my neighbors back home in Missouri.

Thank you so much for your friendship, and if I don't get a chance to tell you, MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

God bless,

Doc Burkhart

Advertise on the Missouri Swap Shop Network JUST CLICK HERE!

Connect with all the counties in the MISSOURI SWAP SHOP NETWORK!! CLICK HERE!!

Who Is Doc Burkhart? He is the chief administrator of the Missouri Swap Shop Network. He is also a full-time missionary, working primarily in the Asia/Pacific Region. Read his blog http://docburkhart.blogspot.com or visit his missions page on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/doc2korea/

Christmas and the Swap Shop

Hello Swap Shoppers, and MERRY CHRISTMAS!  This is our second Christmas with the Missouri Swap Shop, and there is no better place to find and make deals with neighbors and friends than RIGHT HERE!  Looking for that hard to find gift?  Want to make some extra cash to help out Santa?  The swap shop is the right place for you!

ANNNNNDD>>>> there is no better way to say "MERRY CHRISTMAS" than by adding a friend to swap shop!

Advertise on the Missouri Swap Shop Network JUST CLICK HERE!

Connect with all the counties in the MISSOURI SWAP SHOP NETWORK!! CLICK HERE!!

Who Is Doc Burkhart? He is the chief administrator of the Missouri Swap Shop Network. He is also a full-time missionary, working primarily in the Asia/Pacific Region. Read his blog http://docburkhart.blogspot.com or visit his missions page on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/doc2korea/

Member Approval Change Effective Dec 1st

In order to join any of the pages in the Missouri Swap Shop, you will need to be added by a friend who is a member, OR have friends already on the group!  This change is effective Dec 1st!

Thanks for using the swap shop, and be sure to tell all your friends!!

Advertise on the Missouri Swap Shop Network JUST CLICK HERE!

Connect with all the counties in the MISSOURI SWAP SHOP NETWORK!! CLICK HERE!!

Who Is Doc Burkhart? He is the chief administrator of the Missouri Swap Shop Network. He is also a full-time missionary, working primarily in the Asia/Pacific Region. Read his blog http://docburkhart.blogspot.com or visit his missions page on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/doc2korea/