Prayer Requests
September 1, 2010
CENTRAL AMERICA, HONDURAS, Matt and Dalita Goins. They give the following report and prayer needs, "When we first met A., he was a young man with no direction in life, living with his girlfriend and a child born outside of marriage, with no steady job and a drug and alcohol problem. By his own testimony, he said that he would assault people at night and steal their money and possessions, like a bicycle, and sell them to have money for drugs. After coming in contact with A. through door-to-door soul-winning, A. came to the services of Igleasia Bautista El Faro, heard the gospel and after a few months made a decision to trust Christ as personal Savior. We have seen a transformation in his life since he's been saved. In March, he indicated that he felt that God was calling him to preach. Recently he preached in our Wednesday night service for the first time. In five short years God has taken a former assailant and transformed him into a preacher of the gospel!"
They asked that you pray for the following:
• Building dedication on September 19
• Salvation: O., G., B., E. and O.
• Spiritual Growth: O., E., E., E., D., C. and Walter.
• Needs: lighting for building [$15,000], church van.
USA BIMI WORLD MISSION CENTER. Harrison, TN., Martha Kunberger. Martha was one of the missionaries in the beginning of BIMI back in the 60s. She served in the Congo, as well as Nicaragua. She lives on the WMC campus and serves as secretary to Dr. Bob Dayton. She writes and gives the following prayer needs, "I appreciate the opportunity to represent you and our dear Lord in the ministry where He had called me. Thank you for your faithful support and prayers." She then shares how busy the summer as been with all the activities at BIMI. She closes with the following prayer needs:
• Pray for new students of our Bible correspondence courses and the new Christians.
• Pray for Bibles of our students in the Bible correspondence courses.
• Continue to pray for L. Evans. She is in a nursing home.
• Pray for our nations and its leaders.
SOUTHEAST ASIA, SINGAPORE, Brian and Charity Collins. They write, "It was a blessing to see one of the young ladies come to the Lord recently. Her name is C. L., and she has been faithfully coming to church for some time. He mother was saved last year, but her father is still not a Christian. After Charity witnessed to her for about an hour, she said she was ready to be saved. The shy but bright smile on her face afterward warmed my heart and her new Father in heaven was rejoicing to see another lost one found."
We ask that you pray for Charity's health.
AFRICA, UGANDA, NGORA. Lawrence and Rebecca Lantz. They share the following news about their ministry and prayer needs. "We'd like to tell you about the new town that we've moved to. Ngora is a growing town, which is evidenced by the fact that the government has recently made Ngora into a new district (like a county). Ngora is basically divided by a main street. On one side of town is the hospital, prison, government buildings and many schools and churches. There is a large Catholic church building as well as a Church of Uganda [Anglican]. On the other side of town is the local market and more schools, but very few churches. We live on this side of town and have heard of only a few small churches that are Pentecostal. There are no Baptist churches in Ngora. Our plan is to start preaching points (regular evangelistic outreaches) to teach the basic of the Bible from the beginning to give the people a strong foundation and complete understanding of salvation."
They ask that you pray for the following:
• Good health and safety for our family.
• For those who have shared the gospel with to understand and accept Christ.
• For God's direction as we start the preaching points.
• Wisdom in creating and translating messages from English to the Ateso language.
• Safety during upcoming elections in February 2011, campaigning will start soon.
USA MINISTRIES, BOB AND JENNIFER LARSON. They write, "Thank you for praying for the summer church planting survey trip to the Northeastern United States. For eleven days during the month of July our group of eight men traveled over 3,700 miles by van. As we made stops in Washington, D.C., New York City, New England and Philadelphia, God burdened our hearts concerning the need for churches. Three of the men on the trip have expressed a desire to plant new works.
The late summer/fall schedule for us will include assisting in new church starts in Oklahoma and Connecticut. We also have a scheduled "jump start" for a church in Arkansas and a special church project in Tennessee." PRAY FOR THE LARSONS AS THEY ASSIST CHRUCHES ACROSS THE USA.
EUROPE, SCOTLAND, DUNFERMLINE. Arvin and Marsha Devers. The write, "We are currently taking steps to build a church in Cardenden. We ask for your prayers as we seek to win the souls of adult men and women. We are exploring new ways of reaching people with the changeless gospel of Jesus Christ. Pray that the Lord will give us souls for our labor.
CARRIBEAN, PUERTO RICO, AQUADILLA. Steve and Ann Buchanan. They write, "God has led us away from our bilingual services. At present we are totally Spanish in the morning and English in the evening service. Our prayer meeting on Wednesday night is Spanish as well as the youth on Friday night. We have already seen God work since we went to this new format. There are new people in the Spanish service as we as two military couples attending the English Service. I am happy to report that one of the new ladies in the Spanish service received Christ as her one and only Savior. Please pray for her husband, he is lost and so far has not been to church. There are two small children in the family that need a godly father."
WEST AFRICA, GHANA, ACCRA. Harold and Bridgette Holdbrook. They write the following, "During the first week of June, six of our students from the Ghana Baptist Theological Seminary graduated from our school. One of them, namely Pastor O. is now ministering in one of our village churches. Kindly remember him in prayer since the village ministries have got their own peculiar problems. Our evangelism at Adawso in the Eastern Region of Ghana is ongoing. We have kept on winning souls on one-on-one basis, but we have some needs. At the moment our urgent and pressing need is a meeting place where we can invite interested people and teach and preach the Word of God to them. We have located a 200 ft X 200 ft plot of land. The owner is asking $1950. Another option is to put a roof on an uncompleted building and occupy it and use it freely for several years to defray the cost of our completing it. Make these needs objects of prayer. We trust the Lord will supply these needs.
EUROPE, ENGLAND, CONGLETON. The Harry Stanley Family. They give the following testimony, "one of our ladies, who has been attending our church for some time shared that she was interested in church membership. She had been a good person all of her life and stayed away from the 'big sins.' This was a hurdle to get over in her mind. She has no problem seeing her goodness when she compared herself to others. However, when we emphasized how good she was compared to how good Jesus is, she recognized her 'badness' (sinfulness). She then prayed to receive Christ as her Savior too.
Please continue to pray for H., a man who has been coming to church and needs to be saved."
USA MILITARY, FORT BENNING, GEORGIA. Bob and Becky Ingram. They report that Ken Chupp, a pit crew member with NASCAR, who is allowed to travel as an ambassador and motivational speaker, was recently at Fort Benning and brought NASCAR equipment as well as a race car. He spoke to many of the service men and they give the following report, "In the first service the attendance was 718, the second service attendance 376, the third service attendance was 432, and in each service we were allowed to give a clear gospel presentation and an invitation. The Holy Spirit came down in a big way and at the end of the day we saw 63 soldiers respond to full and free salvation in Jesus Christ. A-MEN!
SOUTH AMERICA, BRAZIL. Garry and Pam Tyler. They give the following report and prayer needs, "In July Pam and I visited a single lady, I., who has been coming on Sunday nights. Her parents were at her house when we spent two hours sharing the gospel and explaining salvation. I. said that she had made a decision for Chris in her bedroom alone. Her mother and father said they were already saved, but her husband, J., immediately spoke up and said that he needed to be serious with God. After a while, I.s' mother, G., said that she was not saved but wanted to be. I asked her if she wanted to be saved right then and she said yes. We got down on our knees and she asked the Lord to be her Savior. I.s' father said he was not yet prepared and did not make a decision. So please pray for him. Praise the Lord, G. has come to church since then with her daughter. Here are some prayer requests at this time:
1. Our church needs to be registered in order to not get into trouble with the government. We need at least two faithful men to do this.
2. We need a place that can be ours. Rent right now is about US $700 a month for the building we are now using.
3. Pray for souls to be saved. Pray for God to convict hearts of sin, save souls and transform lives.
4. The Deaf Bible Institute has started. The Lord has given us three students this semester. Again this year the institute is in our home.
5. Oh what a need there is for men to stand for Biblical principles on music, true worship, soul winning and separation from the world and sin.
PRAY FOR THE TYLERS!
August 6, 2010
EAST AFRICA, UGANDA, KAMPLA. James and Cheryl Pridgen. They give the following report and prayer requests, "A few weeks ago Muslim terrorists bombed several places in Kampala killing 74 people. One of the places that was bombed is a restaurant that my wife and I have eaten at before and it is only about five miles from the church in Kampala. We praise the Lord that none of our people were hurt. It has been said that terrorists are planning more attacks so please pray for the safety of our people in Kampala. The Pridgens are on furlough and so please pray for their safety as they report to their churches.
SOUTH AMERICA, PARAGUAY, Ciudad Del Este. Clint and Rita Vernoy. The Vernoys have unpacked their things in the city where the Lord called them to go, Ciudad del Este! She described the city in a recent blog that was sent in their prayer letter. "This city, Ciudad Del Este is like the duckbill platypus of cities! As if God took all the left over fragments of societies and dumped them down here together on the edge of nowhere just to confound the rest of us!" They continue in their letter, "The Lord is allowing us to make contact among the different cultures and classes represented in this city and our prayer is that we might be like the angel of Revelation 14:6. . . Please pray with us for this city, for God's wisdom on where and how to start, and for the hearts of the people to be open to hear the everlasting gospel."
FAR EAST, PHILIPPINES, Laoag City. Dennis and Rose Pyles. The report the following, "We thank the Lord for ninety-two (92) Deaf people who attended the deaf camp in Baguio this year from Bible Believing Baptist Church. Of the new deaf people that went, there were sixteen (16) decisions for Jesus Christ. Of those who already know the Lord there were twenty-six (26) decisions concerning their walk with the Lord. We are so thankful for your prayers and giving, and grateful to the Lord for safety and guidance for all those involved.
We thank the Lord for those who have given already for the scholarships for the deaf students. There are several sixth graders who still need their tuition paid. A one-time gift of $180 will pay the tuition for the YEAR for a sixth grade student. If the Lord leads you to give, please send your gift to BIMI - Dennis Pyle #347 - Deaf Tuition."
SOUTHEAST ASIA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. Jim and Carol Stackhouse. They write, "God continues to bless the Haven of Rest Baptist Church with a burden and a vision for PNG. The church does local market and street evangelism twice a week as well as bringing the Gospel to the sick and needy in the local hospital every week. We are also reaching young people by holding Bible classes in three major public schools in the nearby city of Lac. We have baptized 28 more new Christians so far this year and God is saving souls in nearly every Sunday worship service." Their daughter, Sara has been accepted as a student at Bob Jones University and they ask for your prayers for her as she adjusts to college life as well as an entirely new culture.
EUROPE, UKRAINE, STARY PETROVTSI. The Matthew Hudson Family. The give the following report and prayer needs, "On July 6-9, we were able to host a VBS at our church. The Lord blessed every day with excellent weather and a tremendous spirit amongst the young people. The attendance grew daily, with a high of 54 young people attending on Friday. Many of the parents also came during the week and listened to the lessons and stories.
At least 12 young people prayed to receive Christ as their Saviour. Of course, the devil doesn't like to see people getting saved and he tried his best to disrupt everything. On Thursday and Friday, just as soon as we started the message, our neighbors turned on the rock music as loudly as they possible could. Our van also broke down twice during the week, but each time we were able to fix it quickly and keep on rolling. Praise the Lord!
WEST AFRICA, COTE D 'IVOIRE, Bingerville. Kristine McLaughlin. Kristine is working as a RN using it as a tool for church planting. She writes the following, "We are presently in a planning phase in two of our ministries-the village outreach and the evangelistic clinic. We are in contact with the 'chief of the chiefs' of the villages in our area according to the tribal system. On Monday, July 19 we will be having a lunch meeting at my home with representatives from both the clinic and our church. The weight of these meetings cannot be underestimated as they have a part in determining the direction that we take. We are praying for the Lord to give us that wisdom. Our heart is for reaching souls. Please pray that the Lord would open up just the right doors for both of these ministries."
CARRIBEAN, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, Jeff and Traci Garrison. They write the following, "We had our VBS July 13, 14, and 15 with an average of 93 children each day. We are very thankful for the group from Wisconsin that helped us in this venture. Our church people did a great job running the VBS, directing the games, and teaching the lessons. We had a little girl who fell during a game and broke her arm in two places. Although this could have been a bad situation, the Lord used this to help us reach and minister to her family, and they promised to be in church this coming Sunday (July 18). It is so exciting to listen to the kids quoting their Bible verses and retelling the stories they learned each day. There prayer requests include the following:
• Jeff's health-appointment with a liver specialist in September.
• The little girl who broke her arm. Pray for her parents.
• New church van-or a good used one!
• Youth Camp
• Haitian relief efforts
• Dominican family having marital problems.
• Growth in the Dominican and Haitian churches.
CENTRAL AMERICA, COSTA RICA, San Rafael de Heredia. Andy and Michelle Shinaberry. They give the following report and prayer needs, "We had a really good time when a group from Temple Baptist Church in VA came down in June. The Temple Teens helped us kick off a weekly youth meeting. The youth meetings that we had generated interest and led us to a greater awareness of this need in our area. We are going to place more emphasis on winning and training our youth of Costa Rica in the following months. The Temple group also helped us with Sunday school and singing in our church. We went soul winning and saw 16 people make profession of faith in a week. The group also went to a church in Siquirres and had a lot of fun on the zip lines." Please pray for their support lever which is about $400 per month under what they need.
BRAZIL, SOUTH AMERICA, JUNDIAI. Larry & Lydabelle Barrett. They write, "Every month we continue covering various sections of the city with a Gospel message and an invitation to our services. At the same time that we have church wide visitation, we have different teams that are responsible for a Children's Bible Club, and finally, we finish up the day with a youth meeting! Our emphasis is on all ages serving the Lord and giving Him their all!
As I sit writing this letter, I am waiting for a lady who called and asked to meet with us. She visited our church a couple of weeks ago and the Lord spoke to her heart concerning her great spiritual need. She and her husband are Mormons, but they are not happy. We, of course, will be giving her the true Gospel and our prayer is that she and her husband will be saved! We need your prayers so much as Satan has filled Brazil with another gospel that cannot save! We continue to hold forth the Word of Life!"
USA MINISTRIES TO DEAF, TENNESSEE, FAYETTEVILLE, Willie Rowans. They write, "Please continue to pray for Charles. His dad, who had throat cancer, died. We had picked up Charles that Sunday morning. His mom mentioned that she wanted to talk to us. She said that the time was near (of her husband's passing). We tried to give here comfort as her husband was a child of God. After the morning church service, we received a call on my cell phone as we were seated in my car. (We have at least three Deaf that we transport regularly). The call was to tell us that Charles' dad had just passed away. God is faithful as I told Charles of his dad's death. I told him that his dad is not dead (only the body died). I told him that his dad no longer is in great pain. He is pain-free in heaven. Charles calmly received the good news. Our blessing to others is to share the good news of Jesus Christ."
USA MINISTRIES, NEW YORK, BRONX. Alan & Sabrina Davis. They give the following account of E. M.'s salvation experience, "After the service one Sunday morning, E. told me that he had lied to me. The man who had been seeing demon spirits was not his friend but himself. So I told him we would visit him on Saturday. Sabrina and I did visit E. that Saturday and he went into a lengthy explanation of his problem. Since it did not appear he was demon possessed, we shared with him the simple Gospel message of Jesus Christ. He then received Christ as his personal Savior, praying the sinner's prayer. The next day, Sunday, he came to church. Afterwards, I asked him, 'Do you feel better?' He said, 'Yes.' I do pray he fell on good ground."
EUROPE, ESTONIA. Rob and Angela Willoughby. They give the following report and prayer needs. "We continue to fan the Gospel flames in our English Bible study group. We can see God working in the heart of the Chinese girl who comes faithfully to our meetings. She has so many questions and doubts about God's goodness, but she seems to be making progress towards a life of faith and blessing. Please pray for her and her boyfriend from Belarus, whom we are trying to reach.
My language studies have transitioned from formal classroom instruction to real life experiences. I still meet with a private teacher once or twice a week, but I have been putting myself into Estonian language environment as well. In June, I helped out at a local soup kitchen where I spoke entirely in Estonian except for about 20 minutes. I cannot tell you how rewarding it is to see the fruits of so many hours of study! Continue praying that the Gospel flames would be kindled in Estonia so that we can see the Good News catch fire across this land."
USA MILITARY, GERMANY, HERRIEDEN. Doug and Michelle Cook. They write, "Our expansion project is finished. The Church office and the three new class rooms are being used for Sunday school. We trust the Lord to help us grow to the point that all rooms will be needed during our Worship service by fall. We praise the Lord for His goodness and provisions for His people.
Please remember that our men and women in uniform are fighting to defend our freedoms and we must do all we can to help them by defending them and their families against the attacks of Satan. Some of our church families and many others in the area are expecting their loved ones to return from Iraq and Afghanistan this year. These families need your prayers as they go through reintegration and readjust as a family after being gone for a year or more."
SOUTH AMERICA, BOLIVIA, SANTA CRUZ. Tony and Sarah Henderson. They write, "Recently a university student from our church talked to me about his girlfriend that he met in college. For the past year he has been bringing her to church. As far as we knew she was a Christian. Her actions and attitudes gave every indication that she was saved. Three weeks ago he asked Sarah to speak to her about her salvation. She indicated to Sarah that she had never really been saved. Sarah had the honor of leading her to Christ." Please pray for this new child of God!
On May the 28 the Lord allowed the Hendersons the privilege to adopt a 19 month Bolivian girl. Noelia is her name and her two big brothers, Ryan and Tyler welcome her into their home. July 8, 2010
HARRISON, TN. WORLD MISSION CENTER. Dan and Sharon Daugherty. The Daughertys are vital part of the World Mission Center in that Dan is in charge of all the campus grounds of the WMC. The beauty of the grounds is a testimony of the faithfulness of Dan and Sharon Daugherty. Dan works tirelessly along with his wife Sharon, who works in the WMC office in the morning and works with Dan in the afternoon.
Please pray for this great couple. Dan was recently diagnosed with a "mysterious infection and a low white blood cell count." He is doing some better at this time. PRAY FOR THEM!
SOUTHEAST ASIA, AUSTRALIA & OCEANIA. Tim and Bonnie Meyer. They write, "This week we had to make the decision to sell our church building, we were not able to keep up with the mortgage payments. It was a hard decision to make, we had put so much time and work and prayer into having the building, and it certainly has been a blessing. I battled in my heart for weeks over this. It really didn't make sense to me that God had given us the building and we had been through so much to get it and now it was being taken away. . . We just have to wait and see what God has for us. Please pray for us as we seek to remain faithful."
SOUTH AMERICA, VENEZUELA, BARQUISIMETO, LARA. Carlos & Susan Arce. They write giving the following the report and prayer needs, I would like you to pray for us as we are organizing two camps for children, camp for young teens and a camp for older youth and a camp for ladies. I know that the Lord will once more do great things. Children and youth will get saved and many with get their lives right with the Lord. Others will consecrate their lives to serve the Lord and many homes will get fixed. Pray that God will give us wisdom to prepare well the classes and messages and the programs for this year's camps.
We had 27 people get baptized last week. Praise the Lord!!! He continues to transform lives."
WEST AFRICA, IVORY COAST. Danny and Janice Flowers. They write the following, "Y. O. embraced the truth of the Gospel immediately. Raised in a home of devout Free Masons, his life was filled with doubt and questions. He had never lived with any measure of hope or peace. After his salvation though, he was a new man! He went 'full speed ahead' into sixteen discipleship lessons, finished them and was presented with a Bible by the church. He read the new Bible from cover to cover in 10 days! There are some, however, who are enraged by his decision: his family. They are putting immense pressure on him to renounce his faith in Christ. He has made it clear to them that he will never return to his old life. Please pray for him."
"...Please for our efforts to reach souls in Ivory Coast. Though the reactions of people are mixed, the Gospel of Jesus Christ is going forth and that is-by far-the most important thing."
CENTRAL AMERICA, HONDURAS, TONCONTIN, O COMAYAGUELA. ALAN AND BECKY JACKSON. They write, "Earlier this month we were invited to a youth event with several other Baptist churches. God moved during the service and three teenagers accepted Christ as their personal Saviour. Many others came to the altars desiring to be changed and live more for Christ.
God has done some amazing things in the military ministry. God opened the door to talk with the second in command in the Presidential Guard. We became friends that day. Two weeks later, when I returned, there was a pulpit, all the guard was present as well as he himself, listening to the Word of God. I am praying for him that God will give me more opportunities to speak to him about salvation."
CARRIBEAN, WEST INDIES, TRINIDAD. Ken and Nancy Guth. They write, "With the return of BIMI missionaries John and Brenda Gossett, our ministry has shifted to helping them prepare the leadership of the church for assuming the ministry in a few years. More people have been saved, but it remains difficult to get them to come to church.
Pray with us concerning some ministries of our churches in Trinidad. Several VBS's will be held along with Junior and Senior camps."
TIAWAN AND CHINA, Jon and April Flowers. They write. "About two months ago on a Wednesday afternoon, a young mother and her daughter walked through the doors of our church for our Kids' Bible Club. I greeted them and immediately the mother began to tell me that I was the one who gave them information about the church. She said that one Saturday she saw me give a Gospel tract to her mother-in-law. She was curious, so she asked her mother-in-law for the tract. The next Wednesday she brought her daughter to our Kids' Bible Club. Please pray for C. and her family to be saved. Every week she is under the teaching of God's Word. I believe that she will be saved soon."
USA MINISTRIES, CHATTANOOGA, TN. Bob and Jennifer Larson. They give the following report and prayer needs, "May and June saw us involved in two Scripture distributions, one in Oklahoma and the other in Georgia. It was exciting to see several churches join us in efforts to reach communities for Christ. Thank the Lord for two people who were saved during May distribution in Oklahoma and for the good number of visitors who have already attended the services there.
Please pray for our summer 2010 church planting survey trip coming up July 8 through July 18 to the Northeastern United States. Stops are scheduled in Washington, D.C., New York City, New England and the Philadelphia regions. The Northeast is a vast region in need of New Testament Baptist Churches. Eight men are signed up with room for two more men to travel on this history/church planting trip."
EAST AFRICA, TANZANIA, MOSHI. The Greg Wagoner Family. The write, "34 seemed to be the number of providence during the first week back in Tanzania.
Not only were 34 students present for the first week of LVBC, but . . . 34 precious souls made a first time profession of faith in the LORD Jesus Christ during the morning services at the Independent Baptist Church, Igoma, where Gervas Bugabola is the pastor. What a sweet time it was sharing my testimony with the young people (ages 11- 24) who were in attendance and then having the privilege of dealing with each of them, individually, in regards to placing faith in Christ for salvation. Please pray for Pastor Gervas and the church as they seek to disciple these little lambs."
CARRIBEAN, WEST INDIES, JAMAICA, ST CATHERINE. Swante and Linda Lindquist. The Lindquists have been on a short furlough, and as of June 11th, they are back in Jamaica. They write, "Returning to Jamaica on June 11th, we found things mostly normal except for some parts of Kingston which is still being searched by the police for the missing drug-lord. The downtown area is still much unsettled and somewhat tense after the running gun-battles in May, when for two days 80% of all businesses in Kingston had been shut down due to the violence. Most of the island was on alert but not physically affected. Here in Portmore, bordering Kingston, it is mostly quiet but still necessary to use caution. It is still a question as to the prudence of going out to witness in these neighborhoods, but I will go under God's direction. There is such a great need for the Gospel to be preached in every place here. We are thankful to be laborers together with you in this ministry."
SOUTHEAST ASIA, SAMOA, SAVAII, ASU. Jim and Emi Civale. They write, "Since we wrote last month, Asua Baptist Church started its fifth month and saw four more baptized and added (three adults and one child). We also bid farewell to a couple and child who have move to the island of Upolu. As we write this letter, the church has 62 members and another 14 children who regularly attend with their parents.
Please pray for two men in the church who have gone back to the bottle. Two dismal statistics speak to the nature of our field. Samoa has the highest per capita alcohol consumption rate and the highest per capita suicide rate. Almost every man in our church was a drunkard who gave up the bottle and took up Christ. In fact, for better or for worse, our church now has the reputation in the village as the place to go when you are ready to stop drinking. Most of our men have found victory and have walked in that victory, but two have fallen back. They are dear men and I ask for your prayers for them."
EUROPE, UKRAINE, ODESSA. John and Dawn Spillman. They write, "We are thankful for how the Lord is working in various ministries of the church. One pastor recently mentioned that literature we printed for his ministry has resulted in about 10 more people coming to church, some of whom have professed salvation. Lord willing, we will be buying a glue book binder by the end of the summer. Sword of the Lord Publishers has given us permission to translate and print three of their booklets, which should be a great help to parents and to witnessing. In an attempt to fill a need for international students, as well as open doors of ministry to new groups of people, our church has started conducting services in English on Sunday evenings. We have begun with me preaching a series of messages, beginning with a sermon on the Bible being our spiritual foundation, and then following a chronological timeline through the Old Testament to Christ's death, burial and resurrection. To my surprise, there were well over 20 people (besides my family) at the first service. Many calls have been made this week about this, which makes me think there could be many more that want to come. Please pray for God's leading, blessing, and provision for each of these ministries."
CENTRAL AMERICA, MEXICO, TULTEPEC. David and Johann Hyde. They write, "Recently, we witnessed once again the miracle of the new birth in the lives of five young people. They received their Bibles and have been faithful to come to every Bible Club since and every Sunday service. Please pray for their families as we see to reach out to them. Saturday Bible Club continues to be a testimony to the parents and families of those who attend and also the neighbors as they watch the kids during game time. God is at work! He continues to exalt His Name in Tultepec. Please pray for the kids as they receive discipleship."
EUROPE, ENGLAND, COUGLETON. The Harry Stanley Family, They write, "A few weeks ago, I went to visit an elderly lady in our church who had been out for a few Sundays due to sickness. When I went to read Scripture and pray with her, her daughter, A.a came by to check on her. A. sat down and had some questions. After answering her questions, I proceeded to share the gospel. She could quote John 3:16 with me. The first time she quoted it was from her head, but as it sunk in and hit her heart she realized it meant her. She starting crying and understood that God sent Jesus to die for her personally. That day she received Christ as her Savior. Something that was very interesting is that A. is a direct descendant of John Bunyan, the author of the Christian Classic, Pilgrim's Progress."
FAR EAST, JAPAN, OKINAWA CITY. Paul and Jan Fischer. They write, "We were blessed to hear that one of our ladies, M. K., was able to lead her sister to the Lord. Please pray for her as she needs to grow in faith and her Christian walk.
Please also pray for the work in Okinawa. There will be translators for the Wednesday and Sunday evening services. Please pray that the summertime will see and increase in attendance, with members inviting friends and family to hear the gospel." The Fischers are on a short furlough reporting to supporting churches and visiting with family. Pray for them as they travel.
EUROPE, GERMANY, SALZ. Dan and Tricia Dubbe. They write the following, "Pastor Janz told me last Sunday we need to order more chairs again. New families are visiting and God is working in lives here. It is wonderful to hear people asking the question, 'What must I do to be saved?' A recent marriage seminar was a great encouragement to the church, as well as visiting speakers from the U.S. Another house meeting has started, and we are looking into starting another one in the town of Bad Bruckenau. Our building where we moved over two years ago is almost filled to capacity on Sundays. The church is actively seeking to reach out into other towns and start branch works, and we are seeking God's guidance and wisdom."
USA MILITARY, GERMANY, Joe and Laura Passaro. They give the following report and prayer needs, "An activity of our church is sending boxes down range to our members. We have four soldiers down range in Afghanistan. One is unsaved, but his wife, who attends our services, is saved but currently back in Missouri. The boxes are filled with goodies, magazines, and cards in each box signed by the people of the church. The soldiers truly appreciate this type of kindness and seen emails acknowledging their thankful spirits.
I'll close by asking our churches who support us, our friends, and many others who we know personally to pray for the new tracts we just received last week. Our hope is that they will bring visitors to Harvest Baptist Church and fruit will remain."
LATIN AMERICAN MINISTRIES, Roy and Carol Ackerle. They write, "We praise the Lord for three new prisoner students enrolled in the Bible Doctrines correspondence course, but most of all praise Him for the one student this week who accepted Christ as Saviour as he indicated on the decision card.
The Lord continues to open doors of outreach for the radio ministry; we have acquired two new stations-one in Sucre, Bolivia and the other in Lima, Peru. These represent over two million new listeners. The potential here is limitless for new correspondence Bible course students, and always the emphasis is on preaching a clear message of salvation through faith in Christ plus nothing."
June 1, 2010
Please pray for the 50th Anniversary Celebration to be held at the World Mission Center of BIMI on June 8, 2010! We are anticipating a large gathering for this memorable occasion.
SOUTHEAST ASIA, AUSTRALIA, VICTORIA, Mildura. Steven and Christy Maldoff. They write, "One of the big events of the church calendar is our annual Ladies Day. It is an evangelistic effort towards ladies of our community. This year, we had a great crowd of women, with both Christians and non-Christians in attendance. The gospel was very clearly presented. The day was a great blessing to some Christian women from small, remote communities who traveled up to 3 hours for the teaching and fellowship. . . we are going to have a young man who will be assisting us in the ministry for a few months. This gentleman traveled out to us for two weeks in 2009 and felt the Lord leading him back to assist."
SOUTHEAST ASIA, SAMOA, SAVAII. Jim and Emi Civale. They give the following report and prayer needs, "Friends, we have filled our church building to capacity and must now seat people on the floor and outside. We covet your prayers for the Lord's provision for a church building. I fear that the overcrowding will soon discourage visitors and hinder the gospel. Our new believers continue to give toward the need, but very few have steady incomes as they live off the land and the sea. As an infant church in a third world country, we must rely on the assistance of those in established churches to get started. We do not need or wish to build an elaborate church building as one would see in a developed country (that would actually hinder rather than advance the goal of establishing an indigenous church), but we do need a simply building that is large enough for us to meet in now and to continue to grow. The church here has its own land that church members have cleared. We now need to build. The total budget for the project is $75,000. Between our local giving and overseas offerings, we have a little less than $5,000 so far. Please pray with us for this important need and let us marvel together as God answers our prayers."
USA CLAIM MINISTRIES, CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE. Joe and Linda Leleaux. They give the following report, "In the midst of trials there are blessings as well. Our oldest son is getting married on July 31, 2010. We thank the Lord for the Godly lady the Lord has placed in his life and for the faithful family that she comes from. As you recall from our last letter, Matt got right with the Lord in December. What a man of God he has become in the past six months!
Our daughter has surrendered her life to serve in missions and is going back to school. She has been accepted at West Coast Baptist College where she will begin her sophomore year this fall.
Finally, the project in Rapid City, South Dakota, went better than expected as we not only re-plumbed and renovated the restrooms, we were able also to install and finish new kitchen cabinets and countertops in the fellowship hall. While there I was able to stay with a family that I pastored in Germany 20 years ago. What a sweet time of fellowship we had. Please remember us as you pray and thank you for your faithful care for us."
EAST AFRICA, UGANDA, KAMPALA. James and Cheryl Pridgen. They write, "Things are going well in Uganda. On our last Sunday before we left for furlough, we had about 10 adults and 57 children. We also had one person saved in the service and eight were baptized. Our PIT crew is doing well (Preachers in Training). We have seven teenage boys who are starting to preach, and we also have 5 men who are teaching and preaching in the church. On our last Sunday Bro. James preached his first sermon in the 8:00 Luganda service. Bro. James is a former Presidential Candidate, and he is now one of the most popular talk show hosts in the capital city. We had 11 students in the college this past semester and this coming semester it looks like we will have a few more students. So things are going very well and we are excited about all the Lord is doing. It is truly a privilege to serve the Lord."
EUROPE, HUNGARY, TAT. Marc and Charin Patton. They give the following report and prayer needs, "In March I had the privilege to preach for two Hungarian church planters our church supports. Gedeion Olah was trained by missionary Jim Knies. He has started a church in Nagykanizsa, Hungary. I spent a full weekend with them. I did a marriage seminar on Friday and Saturday and then preached in both Sunday services.
We have supported Lajos Racz from the very beginning of his church planting project in Bicske, Hungary. He has had some hard times as of late, but he has been faithful and the Lord has given them a good church with about 50-60 in attendance on Sundays. I preached for him on Sunday morning March 28. It is a joy to see how the Lord is using these men . . ."
I've had several people approach me recently interested in baptism. One 14-year-ole boy gave a clear testimony of salvation. His family just began attending this past fall, and we are pleased to see him give his heart to the Lord. We also have a lady in her mid-40s who has been coming faithfully for the past 6-8 months. She grew up in a Pentecostal home in Romania, but moved to Hungary about 20 years ago. She married an unsaved man and has been out of church ever since. Her doctrinal foundation was a bit shaky, but she has been attending my seekers class faithfully and has many questions. I believe she now has a clear understanding of salvation and a true desire to serve the Lord. Both of them are planning to get baptized at our baptismal service in June."
BRAZIL, SAO CARLOS. Kevin and Mary Beth Hickok. They write, "We are involved in several different areas of work. Beth is teaching children and I am helping Pr. Fernando with discipleship, evangelism, playing the keyboard, leading the church choral group and making visits with him. He and his wife are so glad to have us help. Please pray that we can be a blessing in this new work and that souls will be saved. We still have a goal of starting a Bible Institute to train nationals."
SOUTH AMERICA, BOLIVIA, SANTA CRUZ. Tony and Sarah Henderson. They write, "Several weeks ago a lady from our church asked me to accompany her to visit her unsaved brother. Joyfully this man came to Christ at 49 years of age. A few days later he was hospitalized from a liver disease due to years of drunkenness. We were told that previously when he had no money to buy drink, he would drink straight rubbing alcohol. After being hospitalized for three weeks he was sent home to die. He passed away two weeks ago. His unsaved family has invited us to preach in their home this coming week. We rejoice in his salvation but think often of how he waited until the end of his life to come to Christ!"
EUROPE, ENGLAND, LINCOLNSHIIRE, SPALDING. Glen and Charlotte Palmer. They write, "These two months have been full of activity along with 'longsuffering' as we endeavored with the Lord's help to keep all the normal church ministries and handle all the paperwork for the church building the Lord has provided. There have been meetings to attend, property to be surveyed for insurance purposes and a 70-page lease agreement to filter through. Hopefully, we have now sent in all the necessary paper work. Just this morning, I was informed this paperwork now goes to a lawyer to approve the changes and that a possible date for occupying the building will be the middle of June. So we wait for God's timing on this matter. We are so excited and trust we can have our 25th anniversary (July, 2010) of the church in the building."
FAR NORTH, CANADA, QUEBEC, St. Hyacinthe. The Jean Rousseau family. They write, "Interestingly, the Lord has allowed me to start training two men for the ministry, As Paul told Timothy, 'And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also" (2 Timothy 2:2). I have started to teach one man from our church and a man from the church in Drummondville. Both confess a call to the ministry, though they have no formal training for such a ministry. One of them does not understand English at all. This means that all the material has to be in French to train him.
Please pray for these two men that the Lord might help me in teaching them sound doctrine, and for them to grow in the conviction of their calling. Pray also that they might be ready at some point to preach the Word of God and to lead God's work."
CENTRAL AMERICA, HONDURAS. The Tate Family. They give the following praise and prayer needs:
1. Praise for the 35 professions of faith in the last two months!
2. Pray for $8,000 for the property in Los Jutes.
3. Pray for $6,000 for a small bus for the church in Ojojona.
4. Pray for our men as they begin preaching on a regular basis.
CENTRAL AMERICA, HONDURAS, Matt and Dalita Goins. They give the following report and prayer needs, "When we first met A., he was a young man with no direction in life, living with his girlfriend and a child born outside of marriage, with no steady job and a drug and alcohol problem. By his own testimony, he said that he would assault people at night and steal their money and possessions, like a bicycle, and sell them to have money for drugs. After coming in contact with A. through door-to-door soul-winning, A. came to the services of Igleasia Bautista El Faro, heard the gospel and after a few months made a decision to trust Christ as personal Savior. We have seen a transformation in his life since he's been saved. In March, he indicated that he felt that God was calling him to preach. Recently he preached in our Wednesday night service for the first time. In five short years God has taken a former assailant and transformed him into a preacher of the gospel!"
They asked that you pray for the following:
• Building dedication on September 19
• Salvation: O., G., B., E. and O.
• Spiritual Growth: O., E., E., E., D., C. and Walter.
• Needs: lighting for building [$15,000], church van.
USA BIMI WORLD MISSION CENTER. Harrison, TN., Martha Kunberger. Martha was one of the missionaries in the beginning of BIMI back in the 60s. She served in the Congo, as well as Nicaragua. She lives on the WMC campus and serves as secretary to Dr. Bob Dayton. She writes and gives the following prayer needs, "I appreciate the opportunity to represent you and our dear Lord in the ministry where He had called me. Thank you for your faithful support and prayers." She then shares how busy the summer as been with all the activities at BIMI. She closes with the following prayer needs:
• Pray for new students of our Bible correspondence courses and the new Christians.
• Pray for Bibles of our students in the Bible correspondence courses.
• Continue to pray for L. Evans. She is in a nursing home.
• Pray for our nations and its leaders.
SOUTHEAST ASIA, SINGAPORE, Brian and Charity Collins. They write, "It was a blessing to see one of the young ladies come to the Lord recently. Her name is C. L., and she has been faithfully coming to church for some time. He mother was saved last year, but her father is still not a Christian. After Charity witnessed to her for about an hour, she said she was ready to be saved. The shy but bright smile on her face afterward warmed my heart and her new Father in heaven was rejoicing to see another lost one found."
We ask that you pray for Charity's health.
AFRICA, UGANDA, NGORA. Lawrence and Rebecca Lantz. They share the following news about their ministry and prayer needs. "We'd like to tell you about the new town that we've moved to. Ngora is a growing town, which is evidenced by the fact that the government has recently made Ngora into a new district (like a county). Ngora is basically divided by a main street. On one side of town is the hospital, prison, government buildings and many schools and churches. There is a large Catholic church building as well as a Church of Uganda [Anglican]. On the other side of town is the local market and more schools, but very few churches. We live on this side of town and have heard of only a few small churches that are Pentecostal. There are no Baptist churches in Ngora. Our plan is to start preaching points (regular evangelistic outreaches) to teach the basic of the Bible from the beginning to give the people a strong foundation and complete understanding of salvation."
They ask that you pray for the following:
• Good health and safety for our family.
• For those who have shared the gospel with to understand and accept Christ.
• For God's direction as we start the preaching points.
• Wisdom in creating and translating messages from English to the Ateso language.
• Safety during upcoming elections in February 2011, campaigning will start soon.
USA MINISTRIES, BOB AND JENNIFER LARSON. They write, "Thank you for praying for the summer church planting survey trip to the Northeastern United States. For eleven days during the month of July our group of eight men traveled over 3,700 miles by van. As we made stops in Washington, D.C., New York City, New England and Philadelphia, God burdened our hearts concerning the need for churches. Three of the men on the trip have expressed a desire to plant new works.
The late summer/fall schedule for us will include assisting in new church starts in Oklahoma and Connecticut. We also have a scheduled "jump start" for a church in Arkansas and a special church project in Tennessee." PRAY FOR THE LARSONS AS THEY ASSIST CHRUCHES ACROSS THE USA.
EUROPE, SCOTLAND, DUNFERMLINE. Arvin and Marsha Devers. The write, "We are currently taking steps to build a church in Cardenden. We ask for your prayers as we seek to win the souls of adult men and women. We are exploring new ways of reaching people with the changeless gospel of Jesus Christ. Pray that the Lord will give us souls for our labor.
CARRIBEAN, PUERTO RICO, AQUADILLA. Steve and Ann Buchanan. They write, "God has led us away from our bilingual services. At present we are totally Spanish in the morning and English in the evening service. Our prayer meeting on Wednesday night is Spanish as well as the youth on Friday night. We have already seen God work since we went to this new format. There are new people in the Spanish service as we as two military couples attending the English Service. I am happy to report that one of the new ladies in the Spanish service received Christ as her one and only Savior. Please pray for her husband, he is lost and so far has not been to church. There are two small children in the family that need a godly father."
WEST AFRICA, GHANA, ACCRA. Harold and Bridgette Holdbrook. They write the following, "During the first week of June, six of our students from the Ghana Baptist Theological Seminary graduated from our school. One of them, namely Pastor O. is now ministering in one of our village churches. Kindly remember him in prayer since the village ministries have got their own peculiar problems. Our evangelism at Adawso in the Eastern Region of Ghana is ongoing. We have kept on winning souls on one-on-one basis, but we have some needs. At the moment our urgent and pressing need is a meeting place where we can invite interested people and teach and preach the Word of God to them. We have located a 200 ft X 200 ft plot of land. The owner is asking $1950. Another option is to put a roof on an uncompleted building and occupy it and use it freely for several years to defray the cost of our completing it. Make these needs objects of prayer. We trust the Lord will supply these needs.
EUROPE, ENGLAND, CONGLETON. The Harry Stanley Family. They give the following testimony, "one of our ladies, who has been attending our church for some time shared that she was interested in church membership. She had been a good person all of her life and stayed away from the 'big sins.' This was a hurdle to get over in her mind. She has no problem seeing her goodness when she compared herself to others. However, when we emphasized how good she was compared to how good Jesus is, she recognized her 'badness' (sinfulness). She then prayed to receive Christ as her Savior too.
Please continue to pray for H., a man who has been coming to church and needs to be saved."
USA MILITARY, FORT BENNING, GEORGIA. Bob and Becky Ingram. They report that Ken Chupp, a pit crew member with NASCAR, who is allowed to travel as an ambassador and motivational speaker, was recently at Fort Benning and brought NASCAR equipment as well as a race car. He spoke to many of the service men and they give the following report, "In the first service the attendance was 718, the second service attendance 376, the third service attendance was 432, and in each service we were allowed to give a clear gospel presentation and an invitation. The Holy Spirit came down in a big way and at the end of the day we saw 63 soldiers respond to full and free salvation in Jesus Christ. A-MEN!
SOUTH AMERICA, BRAZIL. Garry and Pam Tyler. They give the following report and prayer needs, "In July Pam and I visited a single lady, I., who has been coming on Sunday nights. Her parents were at her house when we spent two hours sharing the gospel and explaining salvation. I. said that she had made a decision for Chris in her bedroom alone. Her mother and father said they were already saved, but her husband, J., immediately spoke up and said that he needed to be serious with God. After a while, I.s' mother, G., said that she was not saved but wanted to be. I asked her if she wanted to be saved right then and she said yes. We got down on our knees and she asked the Lord to be her Savior. I.s' father said he was not yet prepared and did not make a decision. So please pray for him. Praise the Lord, G. has come to church since then with her daughter. Here are some prayer requests at this time:
1. Our church needs to be registered in order to not get into trouble with the government. We need at least two faithful men to do this.
2. We need a place that can be ours. Rent right now is about US $700 a month for the building we are now using.
3. Pray for souls to be saved. Pray for God to convict hearts of sin, save souls and transform lives.
4. The Deaf Bible Institute has started. The Lord has given us three students this semester. Again this year the institute is in our home.
5. Oh what a need there is for men to stand for Biblical principles on music, true worship, soul winning and separation from the world and sin.
PRAY FOR THE TYLERS!
August 6, 2010
EAST AFRICA, UGANDA, KAMPLA. James and Cheryl Pridgen. They give the following report and prayer requests, "A few weeks ago Muslim terrorists bombed several places in Kampala killing 74 people. One of the places that was bombed is a restaurant that my wife and I have eaten at before and it is only about five miles from the church in Kampala. We praise the Lord that none of our people were hurt. It has been said that terrorists are planning more attacks so please pray for the safety of our people in Kampala. The Pridgens are on furlough and so please pray for their safety as they report to their churches.
SOUTH AMERICA, PARAGUAY, Ciudad Del Este. Clint and Rita Vernoy. The Vernoys have unpacked their things in the city where the Lord called them to go, Ciudad del Este! She described the city in a recent blog that was sent in their prayer letter. "This city, Ciudad Del Este is like the duckbill platypus of cities! As if God took all the left over fragments of societies and dumped them down here together on the edge of nowhere just to confound the rest of us!" They continue in their letter, "The Lord is allowing us to make contact among the different cultures and classes represented in this city and our prayer is that we might be like the angel of Revelation 14:6. . . Please pray with us for this city, for God's wisdom on where and how to start, and for the hearts of the people to be open to hear the everlasting gospel."
FAR EAST, PHILIPPINES, Laoag City. Dennis and Rose Pyles. The report the following, "We thank the Lord for ninety-two (92) Deaf people who attended the deaf camp in Baguio this year from Bible Believing Baptist Church. Of the new deaf people that went, there were sixteen (16) decisions for Jesus Christ. Of those who already know the Lord there were twenty-six (26) decisions concerning their walk with the Lord. We are so thankful for your prayers and giving, and grateful to the Lord for safety and guidance for all those involved.
We thank the Lord for those who have given already for the scholarships for the deaf students. There are several sixth graders who still need their tuition paid. A one-time gift of $180 will pay the tuition for the YEAR for a sixth grade student. If the Lord leads you to give, please send your gift to BIMI - Dennis Pyle #347 - Deaf Tuition."
SOUTHEAST ASIA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. Jim and Carol Stackhouse. They write, "God continues to bless the Haven of Rest Baptist Church with a burden and a vision for PNG. The church does local market and street evangelism twice a week as well as bringing the Gospel to the sick and needy in the local hospital every week. We are also reaching young people by holding Bible classes in three major public schools in the nearby city of Lac. We have baptized 28 more new Christians so far this year and God is saving souls in nearly every Sunday worship service." Their daughter, Sara has been accepted as a student at Bob Jones University and they ask for your prayers for her as she adjusts to college life as well as an entirely new culture.
EUROPE, UKRAINE, STARY PETROVTSI. The Matthew Hudson Family. The give the following report and prayer needs, "On July 6-9, we were able to host a VBS at our church. The Lord blessed every day with excellent weather and a tremendous spirit amongst the young people. The attendance grew daily, with a high of 54 young people attending on Friday. Many of the parents also came during the week and listened to the lessons and stories.
At least 12 young people prayed to receive Christ as their Saviour. Of course, the devil doesn't like to see people getting saved and he tried his best to disrupt everything. On Thursday and Friday, just as soon as we started the message, our neighbors turned on the rock music as loudly as they possible could. Our van also broke down twice during the week, but each time we were able to fix it quickly and keep on rolling. Praise the Lord!
WEST AFRICA, COTE D 'IVOIRE, Bingerville. Kristine McLaughlin. Kristine is working as a RN using it as a tool for church planting. She writes the following, "We are presently in a planning phase in two of our ministries-the village outreach and the evangelistic clinic. We are in contact with the 'chief of the chiefs' of the villages in our area according to the tribal system. On Monday, July 19 we will be having a lunch meeting at my home with representatives from both the clinic and our church. The weight of these meetings cannot be underestimated as they have a part in determining the direction that we take. We are praying for the Lord to give us that wisdom. Our heart is for reaching souls. Please pray that the Lord would open up just the right doors for both of these ministries."
CARRIBEAN, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, Jeff and Traci Garrison. They write the following, "We had our VBS July 13, 14, and 15 with an average of 93 children each day. We are very thankful for the group from Wisconsin that helped us in this venture. Our church people did a great job running the VBS, directing the games, and teaching the lessons. We had a little girl who fell during a game and broke her arm in two places. Although this could have been a bad situation, the Lord used this to help us reach and minister to her family, and they promised to be in church this coming Sunday (July 18). It is so exciting to listen to the kids quoting their Bible verses and retelling the stories they learned each day. There prayer requests include the following:
• Jeff's health-appointment with a liver specialist in September.
• The little girl who broke her arm. Pray for her parents.
• New church van-or a good used one!
• Youth Camp
• Haitian relief efforts
• Dominican family having marital problems.
• Growth in the Dominican and Haitian churches.
CENTRAL AMERICA, COSTA RICA, San Rafael de Heredia. Andy and Michelle Shinaberry. They give the following report and prayer needs, "We had a really good time when a group from Temple Baptist Church in VA came down in June. The Temple Teens helped us kick off a weekly youth meeting. The youth meetings that we had generated interest and led us to a greater awareness of this need in our area. We are going to place more emphasis on winning and training our youth of Costa Rica in the following months. The Temple group also helped us with Sunday school and singing in our church. We went soul winning and saw 16 people make profession of faith in a week. The group also went to a church in Siquirres and had a lot of fun on the zip lines." Please pray for their support lever which is about $400 per month under what they need.
BRAZIL, SOUTH AMERICA, JUNDIAI. Larry & Lydabelle Barrett. They write, "Every month we continue covering various sections of the city with a Gospel message and an invitation to our services. At the same time that we have church wide visitation, we have different teams that are responsible for a Children's Bible Club, and finally, we finish up the day with a youth meeting! Our emphasis is on all ages serving the Lord and giving Him their all!
As I sit writing this letter, I am waiting for a lady who called and asked to meet with us. She visited our church a couple of weeks ago and the Lord spoke to her heart concerning her great spiritual need. She and her husband are Mormons, but they are not happy. We, of course, will be giving her the true Gospel and our prayer is that she and her husband will be saved! We need your prayers so much as Satan has filled Brazil with another gospel that cannot save! We continue to hold forth the Word of Life!"
USA MINISTRIES TO DEAF, TENNESSEE, FAYETTEVILLE, Willie Rowans. They write, "Please continue to pray for Charles. His dad, who had throat cancer, died. We had picked up Charles that Sunday morning. His mom mentioned that she wanted to talk to us. She said that the time was near (of her husband's passing). We tried to give here comfort as her husband was a child of God. After the morning church service, we received a call on my cell phone as we were seated in my car. (We have at least three Deaf that we transport regularly). The call was to tell us that Charles' dad had just passed away. God is faithful as I told Charles of his dad's death. I told him that his dad is not dead (only the body died). I told him that his dad no longer is in great pain. He is pain-free in heaven. Charles calmly received the good news. Our blessing to others is to share the good news of Jesus Christ."
USA MINISTRIES, NEW YORK, BRONX. Alan & Sabrina Davis. They give the following account of E. M.'s salvation experience, "After the service one Sunday morning, E. told me that he had lied to me. The man who had been seeing demon spirits was not his friend but himself. So I told him we would visit him on Saturday. Sabrina and I did visit E. that Saturday and he went into a lengthy explanation of his problem. Since it did not appear he was demon possessed, we shared with him the simple Gospel message of Jesus Christ. He then received Christ as his personal Savior, praying the sinner's prayer. The next day, Sunday, he came to church. Afterwards, I asked him, 'Do you feel better?' He said, 'Yes.' I do pray he fell on good ground."
EUROPE, ESTONIA. Rob and Angela Willoughby. They give the following report and prayer needs. "We continue to fan the Gospel flames in our English Bible study group. We can see God working in the heart of the Chinese girl who comes faithfully to our meetings. She has so many questions and doubts about God's goodness, but she seems to be making progress towards a life of faith and blessing. Please pray for her and her boyfriend from Belarus, whom we are trying to reach.
My language studies have transitioned from formal classroom instruction to real life experiences. I still meet with a private teacher once or twice a week, but I have been putting myself into Estonian language environment as well. In June, I helped out at a local soup kitchen where I spoke entirely in Estonian except for about 20 minutes. I cannot tell you how rewarding it is to see the fruits of so many hours of study! Continue praying that the Gospel flames would be kindled in Estonia so that we can see the Good News catch fire across this land."
USA MILITARY, GERMANY, HERRIEDEN. Doug and Michelle Cook. They write, "Our expansion project is finished. The Church office and the three new class rooms are being used for Sunday school. We trust the Lord to help us grow to the point that all rooms will be needed during our Worship service by fall. We praise the Lord for His goodness and provisions for His people.
Please remember that our men and women in uniform are fighting to defend our freedoms and we must do all we can to help them by defending them and their families against the attacks of Satan. Some of our church families and many others in the area are expecting their loved ones to return from Iraq and Afghanistan this year. These families need your prayers as they go through reintegration and readjust as a family after being gone for a year or more."
SOUTH AMERICA, BOLIVIA, SANTA CRUZ. Tony and Sarah Henderson. They write, "Recently a university student from our church talked to me about his girlfriend that he met in college. For the past year he has been bringing her to church. As far as we knew she was a Christian. Her actions and attitudes gave every indication that she was saved. Three weeks ago he asked Sarah to speak to her about her salvation. She indicated to Sarah that she had never really been saved. Sarah had the honor of leading her to Christ." Please pray for this new child of God!
On May the 28 the Lord allowed the Hendersons the privilege to adopt a 19 month Bolivian girl. Noelia is her name and her two big brothers, Ryan and Tyler welcome her into their home. July 8, 2010
HARRISON, TN. WORLD MISSION CENTER. Dan and Sharon Daugherty. The Daughertys are vital part of the World Mission Center in that Dan is in charge of all the campus grounds of the WMC. The beauty of the grounds is a testimony of the faithfulness of Dan and Sharon Daugherty. Dan works tirelessly along with his wife Sharon, who works in the WMC office in the morning and works with Dan in the afternoon.
Please pray for this great couple. Dan was recently diagnosed with a "mysterious infection and a low white blood cell count." He is doing some better at this time. PRAY FOR THEM!
SOUTHEAST ASIA, AUSTRALIA & OCEANIA. Tim and Bonnie Meyer. They write, "This week we had to make the decision to sell our church building, we were not able to keep up with the mortgage payments. It was a hard decision to make, we had put so much time and work and prayer into having the building, and it certainly has been a blessing. I battled in my heart for weeks over this. It really didn't make sense to me that God had given us the building and we had been through so much to get it and now it was being taken away. . . We just have to wait and see what God has for us. Please pray for us as we seek to remain faithful."
SOUTH AMERICA, VENEZUELA, BARQUISIMETO, LARA. Carlos & Susan Arce. They write giving the following the report and prayer needs, I would like you to pray for us as we are organizing two camps for children, camp for young teens and a camp for older youth and a camp for ladies. I know that the Lord will once more do great things. Children and youth will get saved and many with get their lives right with the Lord. Others will consecrate their lives to serve the Lord and many homes will get fixed. Pray that God will give us wisdom to prepare well the classes and messages and the programs for this year's camps.
We had 27 people get baptized last week. Praise the Lord!!! He continues to transform lives."
WEST AFRICA, IVORY COAST. Danny and Janice Flowers. They write the following, "Y. O. embraced the truth of the Gospel immediately. Raised in a home of devout Free Masons, his life was filled with doubt and questions. He had never lived with any measure of hope or peace. After his salvation though, he was a new man! He went 'full speed ahead' into sixteen discipleship lessons, finished them and was presented with a Bible by the church. He read the new Bible from cover to cover in 10 days! There are some, however, who are enraged by his decision: his family. They are putting immense pressure on him to renounce his faith in Christ. He has made it clear to them that he will never return to his old life. Please pray for him."
"...Please for our efforts to reach souls in Ivory Coast. Though the reactions of people are mixed, the Gospel of Jesus Christ is going forth and that is-by far-the most important thing."
CENTRAL AMERICA, HONDURAS, TONCONTIN, O COMAYAGUELA. ALAN AND BECKY JACKSON. They write, "Earlier this month we were invited to a youth event with several other Baptist churches. God moved during the service and three teenagers accepted Christ as their personal Saviour. Many others came to the altars desiring to be changed and live more for Christ.
God has done some amazing things in the military ministry. God opened the door to talk with the second in command in the Presidential Guard. We became friends that day. Two weeks later, when I returned, there was a pulpit, all the guard was present as well as he himself, listening to the Word of God. I am praying for him that God will give me more opportunities to speak to him about salvation."
CARRIBEAN, WEST INDIES, TRINIDAD. Ken and Nancy Guth. They write, "With the return of BIMI missionaries John and Brenda Gossett, our ministry has shifted to helping them prepare the leadership of the church for assuming the ministry in a few years. More people have been saved, but it remains difficult to get them to come to church.
Pray with us concerning some ministries of our churches in Trinidad. Several VBS's will be held along with Junior and Senior camps."
TIAWAN AND CHINA, Jon and April Flowers. They write. "About two months ago on a Wednesday afternoon, a young mother and her daughter walked through the doors of our church for our Kids' Bible Club. I greeted them and immediately the mother began to tell me that I was the one who gave them information about the church. She said that one Saturday she saw me give a Gospel tract to her mother-in-law. She was curious, so she asked her mother-in-law for the tract. The next Wednesday she brought her daughter to our Kids' Bible Club. Please pray for C. and her family to be saved. Every week she is under the teaching of God's Word. I believe that she will be saved soon."
USA MINISTRIES, CHATTANOOGA, TN. Bob and Jennifer Larson. They give the following report and prayer needs, "May and June saw us involved in two Scripture distributions, one in Oklahoma and the other in Georgia. It was exciting to see several churches join us in efforts to reach communities for Christ. Thank the Lord for two people who were saved during May distribution in Oklahoma and for the good number of visitors who have already attended the services there.
Please pray for our summer 2010 church planting survey trip coming up July 8 through July 18 to the Northeastern United States. Stops are scheduled in Washington, D.C., New York City, New England and the Philadelphia regions. The Northeast is a vast region in need of New Testament Baptist Churches. Eight men are signed up with room for two more men to travel on this history/church planting trip."
EAST AFRICA, TANZANIA, MOSHI. The Greg Wagoner Family. The write, "34 seemed to be the number of providence during the first week back in Tanzania.
Not only were 34 students present for the first week of LVBC, but . . . 34 precious souls made a first time profession of faith in the LORD Jesus Christ during the morning services at the Independent Baptist Church, Igoma, where Gervas Bugabola is the pastor. What a sweet time it was sharing my testimony with the young people (ages 11- 24) who were in attendance and then having the privilege of dealing with each of them, individually, in regards to placing faith in Christ for salvation. Please pray for Pastor Gervas and the church as they seek to disciple these little lambs."
CARRIBEAN, WEST INDIES, JAMAICA, ST CATHERINE. Swante and Linda Lindquist. The Lindquists have been on a short furlough, and as of June 11th, they are back in Jamaica. They write, "Returning to Jamaica on June 11th, we found things mostly normal except for some parts of Kingston which is still being searched by the police for the missing drug-lord. The downtown area is still much unsettled and somewhat tense after the running gun-battles in May, when for two days 80% of all businesses in Kingston had been shut down due to the violence. Most of the island was on alert but not physically affected. Here in Portmore, bordering Kingston, it is mostly quiet but still necessary to use caution. It is still a question as to the prudence of going out to witness in these neighborhoods, but I will go under God's direction. There is such a great need for the Gospel to be preached in every place here. We are thankful to be laborers together with you in this ministry."
SOUTHEAST ASIA, SAMOA, SAVAII, ASU. Jim and Emi Civale. They write, "Since we wrote last month, Asua Baptist Church started its fifth month and saw four more baptized and added (three adults and one child). We also bid farewell to a couple and child who have move to the island of Upolu. As we write this letter, the church has 62 members and another 14 children who regularly attend with their parents.
Please pray for two men in the church who have gone back to the bottle. Two dismal statistics speak to the nature of our field. Samoa has the highest per capita alcohol consumption rate and the highest per capita suicide rate. Almost every man in our church was a drunkard who gave up the bottle and took up Christ. In fact, for better or for worse, our church now has the reputation in the village as the place to go when you are ready to stop drinking. Most of our men have found victory and have walked in that victory, but two have fallen back. They are dear men and I ask for your prayers for them."
EUROPE, UKRAINE, ODESSA. John and Dawn Spillman. They write, "We are thankful for how the Lord is working in various ministries of the church. One pastor recently mentioned that literature we printed for his ministry has resulted in about 10 more people coming to church, some of whom have professed salvation. Lord willing, we will be buying a glue book binder by the end of the summer. Sword of the Lord Publishers has given us permission to translate and print three of their booklets, which should be a great help to parents and to witnessing. In an attempt to fill a need for international students, as well as open doors of ministry to new groups of people, our church has started conducting services in English on Sunday evenings. We have begun with me preaching a series of messages, beginning with a sermon on the Bible being our spiritual foundation, and then following a chronological timeline through the Old Testament to Christ's death, burial and resurrection. To my surprise, there were well over 20 people (besides my family) at the first service. Many calls have been made this week about this, which makes me think there could be many more that want to come. Please pray for God's leading, blessing, and provision for each of these ministries."
CENTRAL AMERICA, MEXICO, TULTEPEC. David and Johann Hyde. They write, "Recently, we witnessed once again the miracle of the new birth in the lives of five young people. They received their Bibles and have been faithful to come to every Bible Club since and every Sunday service. Please pray for their families as we see to reach out to them. Saturday Bible Club continues to be a testimony to the parents and families of those who attend and also the neighbors as they watch the kids during game time. God is at work! He continues to exalt His Name in Tultepec. Please pray for the kids as they receive discipleship."
EUROPE, ENGLAND, COUGLETON. The Harry Stanley Family, They write, "A few weeks ago, I went to visit an elderly lady in our church who had been out for a few Sundays due to sickness. When I went to read Scripture and pray with her, her daughter, A.a came by to check on her. A. sat down and had some questions. After answering her questions, I proceeded to share the gospel. She could quote John 3:16 with me. The first time she quoted it was from her head, but as it sunk in and hit her heart she realized it meant her. She starting crying and understood that God sent Jesus to die for her personally. That day she received Christ as her Savior. Something that was very interesting is that A. is a direct descendant of John Bunyan, the author of the Christian Classic, Pilgrim's Progress."
FAR EAST, JAPAN, OKINAWA CITY. Paul and Jan Fischer. They write, "We were blessed to hear that one of our ladies, M. K., was able to lead her sister to the Lord. Please pray for her as she needs to grow in faith and her Christian walk.
Please also pray for the work in Okinawa. There will be translators for the Wednesday and Sunday evening services. Please pray that the summertime will see and increase in attendance, with members inviting friends and family to hear the gospel." The Fischers are on a short furlough reporting to supporting churches and visiting with family. Pray for them as they travel.
EUROPE, GERMANY, SALZ. Dan and Tricia Dubbe. They write the following, "Pastor Janz told me last Sunday we need to order more chairs again. New families are visiting and God is working in lives here. It is wonderful to hear people asking the question, 'What must I do to be saved?' A recent marriage seminar was a great encouragement to the church, as well as visiting speakers from the U.S. Another house meeting has started, and we are looking into starting another one in the town of Bad Bruckenau. Our building where we moved over two years ago is almost filled to capacity on Sundays. The church is actively seeking to reach out into other towns and start branch works, and we are seeking God's guidance and wisdom."
USA MILITARY, GERMANY, Joe and Laura Passaro. They give the following report and prayer needs, "An activity of our church is sending boxes down range to our members. We have four soldiers down range in Afghanistan. One is unsaved, but his wife, who attends our services, is saved but currently back in Missouri. The boxes are filled with goodies, magazines, and cards in each box signed by the people of the church. The soldiers truly appreciate this type of kindness and seen emails acknowledging their thankful spirits.
I'll close by asking our churches who support us, our friends, and many others who we know personally to pray for the new tracts we just received last week. Our hope is that they will bring visitors to Harvest Baptist Church and fruit will remain."
LATIN AMERICAN MINISTRIES, Roy and Carol Ackerle. They write, "We praise the Lord for three new prisoner students enrolled in the Bible Doctrines correspondence course, but most of all praise Him for the one student this week who accepted Christ as Saviour as he indicated on the decision card.
The Lord continues to open doors of outreach for the radio ministry; we have acquired two new stations-one in Sucre, Bolivia and the other in Lima, Peru. These represent over two million new listeners. The potential here is limitless for new correspondence Bible course students, and always the emphasis is on preaching a clear message of salvation through faith in Christ plus nothing."
June 1, 2010
Please pray for the 50th Anniversary Celebration to be held at the World Mission Center of BIMI on June 8, 2010! We are anticipating a large gathering for this memorable occasion.
SOUTHEAST ASIA, AUSTRALIA, VICTORIA, Mildura. Steven and Christy Maldoff. They write, "One of the big events of the church calendar is our annual Ladies Day. It is an evangelistic effort towards ladies of our community. This year, we had a great crowd of women, with both Christians and non-Christians in attendance. The gospel was very clearly presented. The day was a great blessing to some Christian women from small, remote communities who traveled up to 3 hours for the teaching and fellowship. . . we are going to have a young man who will be assisting us in the ministry for a few months. This gentleman traveled out to us for two weeks in 2009 and felt the Lord leading him back to assist."
SOUTHEAST ASIA, SAMOA, SAVAII. Jim and Emi Civale. They give the following report and prayer needs, "Friends, we have filled our church building to capacity and must now seat people on the floor and outside. We covet your prayers for the Lord's provision for a church building. I fear that the overcrowding will soon discourage visitors and hinder the gospel. Our new believers continue to give toward the need, but very few have steady incomes as they live off the land and the sea. As an infant church in a third world country, we must rely on the assistance of those in established churches to get started. We do not need or wish to build an elaborate church building as one would see in a developed country (that would actually hinder rather than advance the goal of establishing an indigenous church), but we do need a simply building that is large enough for us to meet in now and to continue to grow. The church here has its own land that church members have cleared. We now need to build. The total budget for the project is $75,000. Between our local giving and overseas offerings, we have a little less than $5,000 so far. Please pray with us for this important need and let us marvel together as God answers our prayers."
USA CLAIM MINISTRIES, CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE. Joe and Linda Leleaux. They give the following report, "In the midst of trials there are blessings as well. Our oldest son is getting married on July 31, 2010. We thank the Lord for the Godly lady the Lord has placed in his life and for the faithful family that she comes from. As you recall from our last letter, Matt got right with the Lord in December. What a man of God he has become in the past six months!
Our daughter has surrendered her life to serve in missions and is going back to school. She has been accepted at West Coast Baptist College where she will begin her sophomore year this fall.
Finally, the project in Rapid City, South Dakota, went better than expected as we not only re-plumbed and renovated the restrooms, we were able also to install and finish new kitchen cabinets and countertops in the fellowship hall. While there I was able to stay with a family that I pastored in Germany 20 years ago. What a sweet time of fellowship we had. Please remember us as you pray and thank you for your faithful care for us."
EAST AFRICA, UGANDA, KAMPALA. James and Cheryl Pridgen. They write, "Things are going well in Uganda. On our last Sunday before we left for furlough, we had about 10 adults and 57 children. We also had one person saved in the service and eight were baptized. Our PIT crew is doing well (Preachers in Training). We have seven teenage boys who are starting to preach, and we also have 5 men who are teaching and preaching in the church. On our last Sunday Bro. James preached his first sermon in the 8:00 Luganda service. Bro. James is a former Presidential Candidate, and he is now one of the most popular talk show hosts in the capital city. We had 11 students in the college this past semester and this coming semester it looks like we will have a few more students. So things are going very well and we are excited about all the Lord is doing. It is truly a privilege to serve the Lord."
EUROPE, HUNGARY, TAT. Marc and Charin Patton. They give the following report and prayer needs, "In March I had the privilege to preach for two Hungarian church planters our church supports. Gedeion Olah was trained by missionary Jim Knies. He has started a church in Nagykanizsa, Hungary. I spent a full weekend with them. I did a marriage seminar on Friday and Saturday and then preached in both Sunday services.
We have supported Lajos Racz from the very beginning of his church planting project in Bicske, Hungary. He has had some hard times as of late, but he has been faithful and the Lord has given them a good church with about 50-60 in attendance on Sundays. I preached for him on Sunday morning March 28. It is a joy to see how the Lord is using these men . . ."
I've had several people approach me recently interested in baptism. One 14-year-ole boy gave a clear testimony of salvation. His family just began attending this past fall, and we are pleased to see him give his heart to the Lord. We also have a lady in her mid-40s who has been coming faithfully for the past 6-8 months. She grew up in a Pentecostal home in Romania, but moved to Hungary about 20 years ago. She married an unsaved man and has been out of church ever since. Her doctrinal foundation was a bit shaky, but she has been attending my seekers class faithfully and has many questions. I believe she now has a clear understanding of salvation and a true desire to serve the Lord. Both of them are planning to get baptized at our baptismal service in June."
BRAZIL, SAO CARLOS. Kevin and Mary Beth Hickok. They write, "We are involved in several different areas of work. Beth is teaching children and I am helping Pr. Fernando with discipleship, evangelism, playing the keyboard, leading the church choral group and making visits with him. He and his wife are so glad to have us help. Please pray that we can be a blessing in this new work and that souls will be saved. We still have a goal of starting a Bible Institute to train nationals."
SOUTH AMERICA, BOLIVIA, SANTA CRUZ. Tony and Sarah Henderson. They write, "Several weeks ago a lady from our church asked me to accompany her to visit her unsaved brother. Joyfully this man came to Christ at 49 years of age. A few days later he was hospitalized from a liver disease due to years of drunkenness. We were told that previously when he had no money to buy drink, he would drink straight rubbing alcohol. After being hospitalized for three weeks he was sent home to die. He passed away two weeks ago. His unsaved family has invited us to preach in their home this coming week. We rejoice in his salvation but think often of how he waited until the end of his life to come to Christ!"
EUROPE, ENGLAND, LINCOLNSHIIRE, SPALDING. Glen and Charlotte Palmer. They write, "These two months have been full of activity along with 'longsuffering' as we endeavored with the Lord's help to keep all the normal church ministries and handle all the paperwork for the church building the Lord has provided. There have been meetings to attend, property to be surveyed for insurance purposes and a 70-page lease agreement to filter through. Hopefully, we have now sent in all the necessary paper work. Just this morning, I was informed this paperwork now goes to a lawyer to approve the changes and that a possible date for occupying the building will be the middle of June. So we wait for God's timing on this matter. We are so excited and trust we can have our 25th anniversary (July, 2010) of the church in the building."
FAR NORTH, CANADA, QUEBEC, St. Hyacinthe. The Jean Rousseau family. They write, "Interestingly, the Lord has allowed me to start training two men for the ministry, As Paul told Timothy, 'And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also" (2 Timothy 2:2). I have started to teach one man from our church and a man from the church in Drummondville. Both confess a call to the ministry, though they have no formal training for such a ministry. One of them does not understand English at all. This means that all the material has to be in French to train him.
Please pray for these two men that the Lord might help me in teaching them sound doctrine, and for them to grow in the conviction of their calling. Pray also that they might be ready at some point to preach the Word of God and to lead God's work."
CENTRAL AMERICA, HONDURAS. The Tate Family. They give the following praise and prayer needs:
1. Praise for the 35 professions of faith in the last two months!
2. Pray for $8,000 for the property in Los Jutes.
3. Pray for $6,000 for a small bus for the church in Ojojona.
4. Pray for our men as they begin preaching on a regular basis.
Missionaries of the Day
Thursday, September 2, 2010
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Justin & Grace Hayes - SPAIN
C Duane & Bonnie Hearron II - RUSSIA
Robert & Jean Heath - MILITARY - EDUCATION COORDINATOR & RELIEF
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Justin & Grace Hayes - SPAIN
C Duane & Bonnie Hearron II - RUSSIA
Robert & Jean Heath - MILITARY - EDUCATION COORDINATOR & RELIEF
PRAYER PROMISE
But unto thee have I cried, O Lord; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee. Psalm 88:13
PRAY FOR WORLD LEADERS
“I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men: For kings, and for all that are in authority: that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.” (1 Timothy 2:1-2). Please pray today for President Jose ‘Pepe" Mujica Cordano of Uruguay [southeastern South America].
Updates
BIMI WORLD Magazine Vol. 2, 2010 →50th Anniversary Service Pictures →
December Candidate School →
Europe Magazine Vol. 1, 2010 →
Reseeding America Newsletter Vol. 2, 2009 →
GI Banner Vol. 2, 2009 →
Soundings Newsletter Volume 1, 2009 →
Islander Magazine Vol. 3, 2009 →
CAMPBIMI ENCOURAGER → Vol. 1, 2009 →
