Emphasis on Missions March 2014

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Refreshing ailyin Gods Word

Emphasis on

Missions


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Encouragement

March 1

Bible Reading: II Timothy 1:7-18Key Verse: Verse 16 - The Lord give mercy unto thehouse of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, andwas not ashamed of my chain:

Key Words:for he oft refreshed me

The ollo!ing is an e"cer#t rom Missionary KenBoard$s ne!sletter% Brother Board is a long-time missionaryin &a#an%

'My (nesi#hor)s In his *irst +#istle to Timothy ,a)l!rote $The .ord gi/e mercy )nto the ho)se o (nesi#hor)s0or he ot rereshed me%$ Recently my (nesi#hor)s Michael*essenden a member o herry 2treet Ba#tist h)rch in2#ringield Misso)ri came to reresh me% 3e s#o4e at theKo4)ra ch)rch ga/e his testimony and sang at three other

ch)rches and #assed o)t tracts !ith me% 3e$s an e"cellentcoo4 so beore he let he coo4ed )# some ood or meincl)ding a big #ot o macaroni and cheese my a/orite ood%I !as greatly enco)raged by the #recio)s ello!shi# !ithBrother Michael%'

We all need that enco)ragement rom time to time%

B2 5e!s anchor an Rather admits he !as al!aysascinated by the s#ort o bo"ing e/en tho)gh he !as ne/er

good at it% 'In bo"ing yo)$re on yo)r o!n0 there$s no #lace tohide' he says% 't the end o the match only one bo"er has hishand )#% That$s it% 3e has no one to credit or to blame e"ce#thimsel%' Rather !ho bo"ed in high school says his coach$sgreatest goal !as to teach his bo"ers that they absol)tely#ositi/ely !itho)t )estion had to be 'get )#' ighters% 'Iyo)$re in a ring 9)st once in yo)r lie--com#letely on yo)ro!n--and yo) get 4noc4ed do!n b)t yo) get bac4 )# again

it$s a ne/er-to-be-orgotten e"#erience% o)r sense oachie/ement is distinct and )ni)e% nd sometimes the onlything ma4ing yo) get )# is someone in yo)r cornerenco)raging yo) on%'


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Than4 the .ord or missionaries li4e Bro% Ken Board%Kee# )# the good !or4 my brother;

What to do:+nco)rage a missionary today !ith a tho)ght)lemail%


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the 8 teachers in/ol/ed% ,lease #ray or the ollo!-)# onthese most im#ortant decisions;'

The )4e o Wellington the British military leader!ho deeated 5a#oleon at Waterloo !as not an easy man toser/e )nder% 3e !as brilliant demanding and not one tosho!er his s)bordinates !ith com#liments% et e/enWellington reali?ed that his methods let something to bedesired% In his old age a yo)ng lady as4ed him !hat ianything he !o)ld do dierently i he had his lie to li/e o/eragain% Wellington tho)ght or a moment then re#lied% 'I$dgi/e more #raise' he said%

I do reali?e that Wellington had the #raise o man in

mind and !e sho)ld #raise man !hen #raise is d)e0 b)t !esho)ld also ollo! the Booth$s e"am#le and #raise Dod or!hat 3e is doing as !ell%

What to do:2to# and relect on !hat Dod has done thro)gh yo)and or yo)%%%and then #raise 3im;


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ch)rch #astors in &an)ary or #lanning% We are as4ing the.ord in ho#e and aith to allo! )s to reach tens o tho)sandso Mala!ians or hrist in =G1>% Det behind )s in #rayer thisyear% +/en tho)gh !e !or4 in the #oorest co)ntry in ricaMala!ians are /ery o#en to the Dos#el%

'We closed o)t the school in Moldo/a beore !e letor rica last month% The !or4 in Moldo/a is in great hands0#lease #ray or +d!ard Mihai and Victor as they lead theministry in my absence% The st)dent body has ne/er beenmore ired )# and energi?ed or ministry as they are this year%They are r)nning day cam#s ater hristmas #ray or #o!erto reach the yo)th rom ten /illages% We are #lanning to ta4e

a team to 2iberia again in the s)mmer o =G1> and loo4ing toe"#and into Mongolia soon% ()r /ision is limited only by o)rh)man sight i !e )nderstand ho! big o)r Dod is and !hat3e !ants rom )s !e can dream greater dreams o ser/ice tothe King o Kings%'

bo)t ECG years ago a shi#load o tra/elers landed onthe northeast coast o merica% The irst year they establisheda to!n site% The ne"t year they elected a to!n go/ernment%

The third year the to!n go/ernment #lanned to b)ild a roadi/e miles !est!ard into the !ilderness%In the o)rth year the #eo#le tried to im#each their

to!n go/ernment beca)se they tho)ght it !as a !aste o#)blic )nds to b)ild a road i/e miles !est!ard into a!ilderness% Who needed to go there any!ayH

3ere !ere #eo#le !ho had the /ision to see threetho)sand miles across an ocean and o/ercome great hardshi#s

to get there% B)t in 9)st a e! years they !ere not able to seee/en i/e miles o)t o to!n% They had lost their #ioneering/ision% With a clear /ision o !hat !e can become in hrist noocean o diic)lty is too great% Witho)t it !e rarely mo/ebeyond o)r c)rrent bo)ndaries%

It is im#ortant as o)r dear missionary says to)nderstand ho! big o)r Dod is%

What to do:


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on$t let yo)r /ision be limited by yo)r h)mansight%

ThanksgivingMarch >

Bible Reading: ,salm 1GC:1-1CKey Verse: Verse 1 - ( gi/e than4s )nto the .(R0call )#on his name: ma4e 4no!n his deeds among the#eo#le%

Key Words: O give thanks unto the LORD

oleman Dabbard missionary to 5e! ealand !rites:'Than4sgi/ing is a #rayer o e"#ressing gratit)de to Dod orthe many blessings 3e besto!s )#on )s day ater day% This#rayer letter is not the )s)al !ith #rayer re)ests b)t is athan4sgi/ing #rayer letter% We are so /ery than4)l or theministry Dod has gi/en )s in hristch)rch 5e! ealand andor the sal/ation o so)ls to the .ord !on o/er the many years%We are than4)l or the li/es and hearts !e ha/e to)ched and

or the li/es !ho ha/e to)ched o)r hearts% We are so /ery/ery than4)l or yo) o)r s)##orting ,astors and *riends!hose #rayers inancial s)##ort lo/e oerings andenco)ragement ha/e s)stained )s thro)gh both the good andthe bad times% We than4 Dod or 3is !onder)l #rotection#ro/ision and most im#ortantly or the sacriice o 3is#recio)s 2on !hose blood shed on al/ary #ro/ides sal/ationto all !ho !ill recei/e it% We than4 3im or o)r *amily and

*riends !ho lo/e )s and bring 9oy into o)r li/es% nd !ethan4 Dod or the lie 3e has gi/en )s% The list co)ld go onore/er%'

B)t !ith many than4)lness seems to be a lost arttoday% Warren Wiersbe ill)strated this #roblem in hiscommentary on olossians% 3e told abo)t a ministerialst)dent in +/anston Illinois !ho !as #art o a lie-sa/ings)ad% In 186G a shi# !ent agro)nd on the shore o .a4e

Michigan near +/anston and +d!ard 2#encer !aded againand again into the rigid !aters to resc)e 17 #assengers% In the#rocess his health !as #ermanently damaged% 2ome yearslater at his )neral it !as noted that not one o the #eo#le heresc)ed e/er than4ed him%


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What to do: on$t let this day or any day #ass !itho)t saying

than4 yo) to the .ord or 3is !onder)l blessings toyo)%


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The story goes that a &e!ish man co)ldnt slee# onenight% 3e tossed and t)rned into the !ee ho)rs o themorning% *inally his !ie t)rned to him and said bey!hats !rong !ith yo)HL 3e e"#lained to his !ie that heo!ed I4ey J6GGG on a note and the note !o)ld be d)eTh)rsday% 3e )rther e"#lained he didnt ha/e the J6GGG to#ay% The !ie said bey get )# and dress% Do o/er to I4eysho)se and get him o)t o bed% Tell I4ey yo) reali?e the note isd)e on Th)rsday and yo) dont ha/e the money to #ay him%Then yo) come bac4 home and go to slee# !hile I4ey stays )#and !orries%L

The #oint is that !e sho)ld #ray and not !orry%

What to do: ,ray !ith the enisi$s abo)t their #rayer re)ests%


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to .ittle Ro)nd To# to e/ent)ally assist in !inning the Battleo Dettysb)rg setting the 2o)th on an irre/ersible #ath todeeat% Regardless o !hat side yo) ta4e in the i/il War it is)ndeniable that it !as this cry rom hamberlain to $2tandirm$ that hel#ed the 5orth gain a tremendo)s /ictory% Thislast !ee4 I had the #ri/ilege o attending a ,lant and Rootonerence in Maine% The theme o this conerence !as$2tand *irm e Boys rom Maine;$ While the tho)ght ooreign missions is noble and the act is in obedience to Dod$scommand the )lilling o it is im#ossible i !e do not ha/ech)rches that are !illing to stand irm; ccording to a st)dydone by the Barna Dro)# bet!een ECGG and >GGG ch)rches

close in merica each year% W(W; What an eye o#ening act;s the #ro#het enco)raged the tribes o &)dah and Ben9aminin II hronicles 1C:7 $Be ye strong thereore and let not yo)rhands be !ea4: or yo)r !or4 shall be re!arded$ let meenco)rage yo) as ello! ser/ants in hrist to $Be strong$$2tand irm;$ The Dreat ommission $)nto the )ttermost #arto the earth$ !ill cease to be i !e don$t )lill the Dreatommission in o)r &er)salem and &)dea%'

What to do:s ello! ser/ants o hrist be strong%


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+laine 3a!4ins is the !ie o long-time missionary&oe 3a!4ins !ho has gone home to be !ith the .ord% B)t+laine has remained aith)l thro)gh the years% 2he !rites in

her ne!sletter in regard to a boo4 she is !riting: 'It is a big9ob beca)se it !ill be more or less a history o the !or4 o C>years in Bra?il% I am reading old #rayer letters to get somedates o interesting e/ents% 2omeho! my !or4 on thecom#)ter !as corr)#ted b)t Tim !as able to restore it Ait !as)ite a 9ob% &oe !as a man !ith /ision and the $get )# and go$that !as needed to bring it to #ass% ()r three sons and oldestda)ghter !ho ret)rned as missionaries and o)r t!o yo)nger

da)ghters all $made Aand are ma4ing their mar4$ in Dod$s3ar/est *ield% What a blessing they ha/e been; Tr)e hasbeen $holding the ort$ in Mana)s since May o last year%,rayers or him are deinitely in order or !isdom and grace%

'The Indian Bible Instit)tes contin)e to )nction andsome st)dents grad)ated at the end o 5o/ember% ,lease #rayor them as they !or4 in Indian ch)rches or hel# the Indianmissionaries on tri#s or in a Bible Instit)te% Their$s is a h)ge

tas4 and !ith ins)icient )nds e/en the necessities o lie attimes are scarce0 b)t they are tr)sting the .ord and orgingahead% They are my heroes%'

Well it$s #eo#le li4e +laine !ho contin)e to carry onor the glory o the .ord that sho)ld be o)r heroes% 2heindeed has been aith)l and !ill be I$m s)re )nto the end%

What to do:

,ray or o)r missionaries s)ch as +laine 3a!4ins!ho remains aith)l to the .ord%


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Working While We Can

March 8

Bible Reading: &ohn F:1-1=Key Verse: Verse > -' must work the works of himthat sent me, whie it is day: the night cometh, whenno man can work!

Key Words: the night cometh, when no man canwork

The &acobs are missionaries to ,a4istan% Bro% &acobsre#orts that 'Dod has enabled )s to !or4 here in Karachi orthe last t!el/e years% eence Ba#tist h)rch started t!el/eyears ago in an a#artment !here !e li/ed% Ten years ago !emo/ed into a b)ngalo! and )sed the gro)nd loor or thech)rch and the )#stairs or residence% h)rch /ans bring#eo#le rom si" dierent neighborhoods o Karachi% Thecombined #o#)lation o these neighborhoods is o/er onemillion% There are atholic nglican and ,entecostalch)rches !ith big b)ildings in these areas0 ho!e/er there areno Ba#tist ch)rches at all%'

,eo#le !or4 or dierent reasons% *or e"am#le aretired riend became interested in the constr)ction o anaddition to a sho##ing mall% (bser/ing the acti/ity reg)larlyhe !as es#ecially im#ressed by the conscientio)s o#erator o alarge #iece o e)i#ment% The day inally came !hen myriend had a chance to tell this man ho! m)ch hed en9oyed!atching his scr)#)lo)s !or4% .oo4ing astonished theo#erator re#lied o)re not the s)#er/isorHL

,raise the .ord or #eo#le li4e the &acobs !ho !or4or the right reasons%

What to do:Remember it$s not 9)st !hat yo) do b)t !hy yo) doit%


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Concerned But Fixed

March F

Bible Reading: ,salm C7Key Verse: Verse 7 - (y heart is fi)ed, O God, myheart is fi)ed: ' wi sing and give praise!

Key Words:(y heart is fi)ed

Kedesh and 2tacey &erome are missionaries to the

#eo#le o the *rench West Indies%Kedesh !rites abo)t the !or4 Dod is doing in the ield

to !hich Dod has called them0 b)t he closes the letter !ith aconcern% 3e !rites: '2tacey has de/elo#ed a serio)s case ohy#othyroidism% We are /ery concerned abo)t her heart#al#itation% It can be /ery scary at times or )s% ,leaseremember her in yo)r #rayers% lso contin)e to #ray or o)r#a#er !or4 #rocesses that it !ill go smoothly so !e !on$t

ha/e to lea/e the island e/ery ninety days% It is /ery costly%B)t as the #salmist says in ,salm C7:7 $My heart is i"ed (Dod my heart is i"ed: I !ill sing and gi/e #raise%$'

&)st as4ing )s to #ray or his !ie re/eals Kedesh$sconcern%

I read recently abo)t Mamie dams !ho al!ays !entto a branch #ost oice in her to!n beca)se the #ostalem#loyees !ere riendly% 2he !ent there to b)y stam#s 9)st

beore hristmas one year and the lines !ere #artic)larlylong% 2omeone #ointed o)t that there !as no need to !ait inline beca)se there !as a stam# machine in the lobby% 'I4no!' said Mamie 'b)t the machine !on$t as4 me abo)t myarthritis%'

I 4no! the &eromes and I 4no! they are sincere !henthey say 'My heart is i"ed ( Dod my heart is i"ed: I !illsing and gi/e #raise%'

What to do:


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,ray or the &eromes in #artic)lar or 2tacey$shealth%

The Good and Trying Times of

inistryMarch 1G

Bible Reading: I ,eter C:7-1>Key Verse: Verse 7 - *asting a your care upon him;for he careth for you!

Key Words: *asting a your care upon him

The &oneses A*ran4 and &oan are long-timemissionaries in Me"ico% They share !ith )s both the good andtrying times o the ministry%

't the end o (ctober !e had o)r ann)al *allello!shi#% +/ery #erson #resent #artici#ated in re#resenting/ario)s Bible characters% )ring the #rogram !e en9oyed theinter/ie!s that too4 #lace !ith each character% It !as a m)ch-antici#ated time o ello!shi# and #reaching%

'In early (ctober !e !ent thro)gh a time o sorro!!ith a amily that has been close riends to )s since coming to2altillo% In the Wednesday #rayer meeting Rodrigo$s a)ntas4ed )s to #ray or him since he hadn$t elt !ell sinceMonday% 3is mom had 9)st ta4en him to the hos#ital% ter alosing battle nine-year-old Rodrigo died se/en days later%The diagnostic Og)ess by the attending #hysicians !as that atic4 had cra!led into his ear and !ent to his li/er% oes thatso)nd li4e a reasonable diagnosis to yo)H We !ere alsocono)nded es#ecially since the tic4 !as ne/er act)ally seenby anyone incl)ding the doctors% We accom#anied the amilyall d)ring the hos#ital stay and )ntil Rodrigo !as b)ried%This is a /ery large amily% 2ince the )neral many memberso the e"tended amily ha/e become aith)l%'

Ministering to others is a 9oy and something that eacho )s can do% Thin4 abo)t this%n elderly !ido! restricted in her acti/ities !as eager

to ser/e hrist% ter #raying abo)t this she reali?ed that sheco)ld bring blessing to others by #laying the #iano% The ne"t


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day she #laced this small ad in the (a4land Trib)ne: ',ianist!ill #lay hymns by #hone daily or those !ho are sic4 anddes#ondent--the ser/ice is ree%' The notice incl)ded then)mber to dial% When #eo#le called she !o)ld as4 'Whathymn !o)ld yo) li4e to hearH' Within a e! months her#laying had bro)ght cheer to se/eral h)ndred #eo#le% Many othem reely #o)red o)t their hearts to her and she !as able tohel# and enco)rage them%

What to do:When yo) thin4 abo)t the &oneses in Me"ico thin4ministry;;


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,raise the .ord; We had =C children in children$s ch)rch ae! !ee4s ago and this isn$t co)nting the toddler ch)rch orthe n)rsery% $The .ord is good )nto them that !ait or him tothe so)l that see4eth him%$ .amentations E:=C%'

Tr)e e"citement ne/er comes )ntil !e ta4e the oc)so )s and #)t it on others% id yo) notice that on si"occasions .isa mentioned the childrenH 3er oc)s is onothers%

Most o yo) ha/e seen the !onder)l images rom the3)bble 2#ace Telesco#e% *rom the ar reaches o s#ace !e$reable to see Dod$s most breathta4ing creations% o yo)remember that in the beginning the 3)bble 2#ace Telesco#e

!as not the !onder)l machine that it is todayH ter lots oe"citement the telesco#e !as la)nched se/eral years ago andthe irst images !ere bl)rry% There !as a la! in the mirror% It!as a terrible disa##ointment% That #roblem !as latercorrected b)t at the time there !as a 9o4e ma4ing the ro)ndsthat said the only thing 52 learned rom the 3)bbleTelesco#e !as to ne/er name a #ro9ect that rhymed !ith'tro)ble%' It !as a h)ge embarrassment%

The sel-centered lie is 9)st li4e the early years o the3)bble 2#ace Telesco#e% It ma4es e/erything o)t o oc)s sothat yo) don$t see tr)th and reality -- yo) 9)st see a bl)rryimage o it% The sel-centered lie ma4es yo) thin4 that yo)are the most im#ortant thing in the )ni/erse -- b)t yo)$re not%

What to do: .earn rom .isa that the 9oy o lie comes as !eser/e Dod or others%


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!uick Fire Church

March 1=

Bible Reading: Matthe! 16:C-=GKey Verse: Verse 18 -+nd ' say aso unto thee, Thatthou art eter, and upon this rock ' wi #uid mychurch; and the gates of he sha not prevai againstit!Key Words: upon this rock ' wi #uid my church

Ko4o) .o4o missionary to Togo rica hits a homer)n !hen he !rites abo)t )ic4 ire ch)rches% Bro% .o4o says:'nytime that /ette and I get a chance to come to merica!e )se the o##ort)nity to reload o)r s#irit)al g)ns or a betters#irit)al battle in Togo% We seldom as4 things oro)rsel/es%%%all !e as4 or is to!ard e)i##ing )s and o)r#eo#le to ight the good ight% 2o do not gro! tired o )s

!hen !e are as4ing too m)ch or the ministry%'Beore I say anything abo)t this costly item !e need

or the ministry #lease allo! me to ma4e this bold statementas a challenge: $We need to knock do"n old traditional

"ays of doing missions that do no longer "ork#$ Whyis it that missionaries !o)ld go on the ield and !o)ld b)ildgreat ch)rches !ith big n)mbers o #roessions o aith andthen a e! years later !hen they let or died those ch)rchescr)mbledH What$s the #roblemH I am araid that many o )sha/e been b)ilding !hat I call $P)ic4 *ire h)rches - P*$!ith great n)mbers b)t sad to say !ith little or nos)stainability% It is not by starting many ch)rches on theield !atching them gro! s#eedily in n)mbers or i/e yearsand then gi/ing those ch)rches a so-called $inde#endence$ ona #iece o #a#er that ma4es those ch)rches tr)ly inde#endentand s)stainable% In act that is one o the old traditional !ayso doing missions that needs to go% In rica es#ecially inTogo !here the #o/erty le/el is so high it re)ires a lot oeort and sacriice or a ch)rch to become tr)ly s)stainable%2o a ne! strategy that !e are im#lementing to!ard reaching


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that goal consists o three main ste#s: 1 Train the national#astors and ch)rch leaders in the Word and be !illing toin/est time and money into this% = +)i# and train the#astors and their ch)rches !ith hands-on acti/ities so thatthey become s)stainable in o)r to i/e years% ,a)l the #ostle!as a tent ma4er and that !as #rimarily ho! he made hisli/ing% This can be done by #)rchasing a #lot and b)ilding ashelter or ch)rch gatherings and acti/ities% ,)rchase aarming land !here the #astor and his congregation co)ldarm raise chic4ens so that the ol4s !o)ld ha/e means tos)##ort themsel/es and their #astor%%%or consider others)stainable #ro9ects to hel# the ch)rch get and remain on its

eet% We missionaries lo/e to tell stories abo)t ho! needynationals are%%%and ho! they !o)ld bring to ch)rch one egg orone yam or a e! #ean)ts or tithes and oerings% I am sorrythat is good b)t one egg or a e! #ean)ts co)ld not b)ild as)stainable ch)rch% E 2end them to !or4 and !or4alongside #rogressi/ely to!ard mat)rity and s)stainability%That 4ind o ch)rch is the one that !o)ld last )ntil hristret)rns%'

men and amen;;

What to do: Be a #art o a ch)rch !ith a irm o)ndation% ,rayor the .o4o$s%


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Key Words: it sha not return unto me void

Missionary Tom Rooney to +ngland !rites abo)t theo##ort)nity to !itness to some indi/id)als and to gi/e them

Dod$s Word%'The .ord has allo!ed me to ma4e se/eral ne!contacts in the #ast month% We ha/e had t!o ladies /isit theser/ices and I ha/e had in-de#th con/ersations !ith threemen% ,lease #ray that I !ill contin)e to ha/e o##ort)nities to!or4 !ith these indi/id)als and that the .ord !ill )se 3isWord to mo/e in their li/es%'

Isn$t it great to 4no! that Dod$s Word !ill not ret)rn

/oidH I I$m headed to do!nto!n Birmingham by !ay o theinterstate then do!nto!n is my intended goal and theinterstate is my ro)te% B)t i I begin ma4ing my !ay todo!nto!n and the high!ay is bac4ed )# d)e to constr)ctionor an accident the bac4)# intereres !ith me reaching mygoal% Thats no #roblem% I can e"it the ree!ay and ta4e analternate ro)te do!nto!n% It may ta4e me a little o)t o the

!ay or ta4e a bit longer b)t I can still )se the alternate ro)teto get me to my goal% The accident may ha/e interered !ithmy #reerred ro)te b)t it does not interere !ith my goal%+/en i I get bloc4ed on my alternate ro)te I still ha/e yetanother ro)te that I can ta4e to get to my same destination%Dods com#rehensi/e !ill means that !hen 3es goingdo!nto!n and !hen 3e has determined 3is )ltimate goal 3e!ill al!ays reach that goal% I h)man beings or the e/il

himsel create a bloc4 in Dods #lan Dod is ne/er limited toone high!ay% 3e is ne/er limited to one ro)te% 5o! yo)4no! !hy thats good ne!s abo)t the !ill o DodH That meansol4s cant sto# the !ill o Dod or yo)%

Dod$s Word !ill al!ays reach the intendeddestination%%%e/ery time;

What to do:Di/e o)t Dod$s Word% It can$t be sto##ed rom itsintended destination%


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%el&ing 'thers

March 1>

Bible Reading: II orinthians 1:11-=>Key Verse: Verse => -.ot for that we have dominionover your faith, #ut are hepers of your /oy: for #yfaith ye stand!Key Words: hepers of your /oy

The ,inni" amily missionaries to las4a tells )s:

'Winter has already met )s !ith some challenges b)t Dod hasgi/en #ro/ision or each one% We s#ent the early #art o!inter trying to get the Mal#ass amily ready or !inter inManley 3ot 2#rings !ith better ins)lation more ire!oodelectricity and !ater beore it got too cold% .ately it has beeno/er >G B+.(W ?ero or se/eral days% We met all o o)r goalsgetting them ready or !inter b)t !e lost the battle !ithr)nning !ater% +"tra ins)lation heat ta#es a)"iliary heatand other #re/enti/e meas)res !ere not in #lace )ic4lyeno)gh and the e"treme tem#erat)res ro?e and r)ined the!ater idea% The last tri# o)t to the b)sh !e /isited and s#entall day on 2)nday !ith them% They seemed /ery enco)ragedand had thirty-eight #eo#le in the ser/ice% I$m glad to seetheir )ndying lo/e or the #eo#le in and aro)nd their /illage;'

nd I am than4)l that there are #eo#le li4e the ,inni"amily !ho are al!ays !illing to hel#;

,eo#le need #eo#le% .a)rie !as abo)t three !hen onenight she re)ested my aid in getting )ndressed% I !asdo!nstairs and she !as )#stairs and%%%!ell% 'o) 4no! ho!to )ndress yo)rsel' I reminded her% 'es' she e"#lained'b)t sometimes #eo#le need #eo#le any!ay e/en i they do4no! ho! to do things by themsel/es%'

What to do: Be a blessing by hel#ing someone today%


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She Trusted Christ

March 1C

Bible Reading: Isaiah 6>Key Verse: Verse 6 -$ut we are a as an unceanthing, and a our righteousnesses are as fithy rags;and we a do fade as a eaf; and our ini%uities, ikethe wind, have taken us away!

Key Words:$ut we are a as an uncean thing

The Velas)e? amily missionaries to 2#ain !rites:'We ha/e been re)esting #rayer or a 2#anish lady armen!ho has been coming to o)r ch)rch in ,arla since #ril o=G1E% 2he !as aith)l in coming to all ser/ices b)t still hadnot made her decision or hrist% We recei/ed !ord that onthe 1st o &an)ary she came to ch)rch and anno)nced aterthe ser/ice that she !as con/inced that !hat she has beenlearning rom the Word o Dod is the Tr)th and she hastr)sted hrist as her #ersonal 2a/ior%'

The 4ey statement that the Velas)e?$s ma4e is 'shetr)sted hrist%' It$s the only !ay to be sa/ed%

We !ill ne/er be good eno)gh to earn o)r sal/ation orto be !or4ing or sal/ation% ()r eorts !ill contaminateDod$s #lan or sal/ation%

.et$s say yo) crac4 an egg #)t it in the s4illet andstart to ry it only to disco/er its a rotten egg% The egg isrotten% o) can smell it0 yo) can see it% It is ob/io)sly a badegg%

.ets say that yo) then decide to o/ercome the rottenegg by rying i/e more good eggs !ith it% 2o yo) crac4 i/eeggs that are healthy and resh and #)t them in the s4illet!ith the idea that the goodness o the i/e !ill o/erride thebadness o the one%

I/e got bad ne!s or yo)% It is not the righteo)s eggsthat !ill o/ercome the diseased one0 it is the diseased one that!ill #enetrate the good ones contaminating e/en the goodand ma4ing yo) sic4% The reason !hy being the best #erson


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yo) can be does not satisy Dod is that the sin that is therecontaminates the righteo)sness%

It$s not abo)t !hat yo) can do0 it$s abo)t !hat &es)shas done;

What to do:

Tr)st hrist% ,raise the .ord armen did;


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Then the dogs come right bac4 to the masters eet% shee#dog !o)ld al!ays #ray0 that is he !o)ld al!ays indhimsel at the masters eet ready or the ne"t instr)ction%Thats #rayer% ,rayer is that abiding relationshi# !herebelie/ers stay at the masters eet%

2o let me enco)rage yo) to #ray or others%

What to do:Remember #raying or yo)r missionaries isbeneicial or yo) as !ell%


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'Tr)st the .ord is blessing each o yo) and yo)r ne!year =G1> !ill be yo)r best year in ser/ing the .ord%

'Many than4s to each o yo) or sharing !ith )s in the.ord$s !or4 here in Me"ico% Witho)t yo)r #rayers andinancial hel# !e co)ldn$t do the !or40 so than4 yo) or yo)rlo/e and concern in sharing the Dos#el aro)nd the !orld%'

The 2trongs remind )s that !e al!ays ha/e a reason tobe than4)l%

2cottish minister le"ander Whyte !as 4no!n or his)#liting #rayers in the #)l#it% 3e al!ays o)nd somethingor !hich to be grate)l% (ne 2)nday morning the !eather!as so gloomy that one ch)rch member tho)ght to himsel

'ertainly the #reacher !on$t thin4 o anything or !hich tothan4 the .ord on a !retched day li4e this%' M)ch to hiss)r#rise ho!e/er Whyte began by #raying 'We than4 Thee( Dod that it is not al!ays li4e this%L

Be than4)l;;

What to do: e/elo# an attit)de o gratit)de%


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The 2chmidt$s Walt and &ac4ie are re#lacementmissionaries illing in or missionaries !ho ha/e to lea/e theield or )rlo)gh sic4ness etc%

The 2chmidt$s !rite: 'We ha/e all o)r re#lacementsor ne"t year and are loo4ing or!ard to getting bac4 on themission ield% We ha/e three re#lacements in =G1>% In theNnited 2tates Ireland and anada% We are e"cited as the.ord lets )s contin)e ser/ing 3im% It !ill be a b)sy year b)t agood year% We tr)st !e !ill be a blessing to the missionariesand their ch)rches%'

The 2chmidt$s !here/er they go desire to be ablessing% Reminds me o a story I read recently%

t age 16 ndor *oldes !as already a s4illed #ianistb)t he !as e"#eriencing a tro)bled year% In the midst o theyo)ng 3)ngarian$s #ersonal str)ggles one o the mostreno!ned #ianists o the day came to B)da#est% +mil /on2a)er !as amo)s not only or his abilities0 he !as also thelast s)r/i/ing #)#il o the great *ran? .is?t% Von 2a)erre)ested that *oldes #lay or him% *oldes obliged !ith someo the most diic)lt !or4s o Bach Beetho/en and

2ch)mann%When he inished /on 2a)er !al4ed o/er to him and4issed him on the orehead% 'My son' he said '!hen I !asyo)r age I became a st)dent o .is?t% 3e 4issed me on theorehead ater my irst lesson saying $Ta4e good care o this4iss--it comes rom Beetho/en !ho ga/e it to me aterhearing me #lay%$ I ha/e !aited or years to #ass on this sacredheritage b)t no! I eel yo) deser/e it%'

I yo)$/e recei/ed a blessing rom others #ass it on%The 2chmidt$s do%

What to do:

on$t b)ry yo)r blessings% ,ass them on%


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*e+oicing 'ver Those Saved

March 1F

Bible Reading: .)4e 1C:1-1GKey Verse: Verse 1G -Likewise, ' say unto you, thereis /oy in the presence of the anges of God over onesinner that repenteth!

Key Words: over one sinner that repenteth

The ,iatts missionaries to &a#an tell )s abo)t t!oad)lts !ho !ere sa/ed% 'Miss 5a4ahashi has been going to2andy$s meeting at (nshinryo a go/ernment-r)n acility or#eo#le !ith no #lace to go or a month or t!o% 2he came toch)rch or the irst time and ater the aternoon ser/ice shetr)sted hrist as her 2a/ior% Mr% Maeda has !itnessed to hisriend many times b)t he ne/er tr)sted in hrist% In &)neMr% (4a?a4i came to ch)rch or the irst time% month laterhe tr)sted in hrist to sa/e him% 3e is C1 years old and hasbeen to ch)rch e/ery 2)nday since he !as sa/ed% Recently hestarted coming to o)r Wednesday ser/ice%'

It$s al!ays e"citing to hear o others !ho ha/e come to4no! &es)s hrist as #ersonal 2a/ior%

n )n4no!n a)thor !rote .ongello! co)ld ta4e a

sheet o #a#er !rite a #oem on it and ma4e it !orth si"tytho)sand dollars% That is talent% Roc4eeller co)ld sign a #ieceo #a#er and ma4e it !orth millions% That is ca#ital% seamstress can ta4e material !orth JC and ma4e it intoclothing !orth JCG% That is s4ill% merchant can b)y anarticle or eighty cents #)t it on his co)nter and sell it or adollar% That is b)siness% B)t Dod can ta4e a !orthless sin)llie !ash it cleanse it #)t his 3oly 2#irit !ithin it and ma4e

it a blessing to all h)manity% That is sal/ation% ndthat sal/ation is a/ailable or all !ho choose to acce#t it%L,raise Dod or the ree git o sal/ation%


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What to do: 2hare Dod$s Word !ith others% o) may not changethe !orld b)t yo) !ill change a lie%


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or the time being% Kristen$s doctor recommended at least at!o month #eriod o !ellness to g)ard against a rela#sethat co)ld occ)r d)e to s)ch a stress)l change% This decision!as not made lightly as !e !ere orced to lose /ery costlytic4ets%

'We !ere let !ith the r)g #)lled o)t rom )nderneath)s% Dod had called o)r amily to ser/e so !hy the delayH Im)st admit that I s#ent a e! days rather de#ressed )ntil Ireali?ed the tr)th o Isaiah CC: 8-F that Dod is still in control3e had this already #lanned #erectly or )s and that in histime 3e !o)ld direct o)r ne"t ste#% Kristen$s mosttro)blesome #roblem since (ctober has been her eyes and on

&an)ary 1E she has an a##ointment !ith an o#hthalmologists#ecialist% We are #raying or )rther ans!ers% We as4 thatyo) contin)e to #ray or o)r amily d)ring this time that Dod!ill bring com#lete healing to Kristen%

's Kristen$s health allo!s !e ha/e been /isiting oro)r ch)rch !ith a oc)s on beginning a 2#anish !or4% Dod didnot delay )s so that !e be idle% 2o ar it has been slo! !ithlittle res#onse b)t !e are tr)sting and lea/ing the res)lts to

the .ord%'

What to do: ,ray or the Dali$s es#ecially Mrs% Kristen Dali$shealth iss)es%


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Ron &ones missionary to India !rites: 'Than4s to allo yo) !ho ha/e been #raying or )s d)ring these last e!!ee4s% We ha/e certainly been do!n an )ne"#ected road yetthe .ord has been e/er so aith)l%

'*or those !ho are not a!are o !hat !e ha/e beengoing thro)gh my !ie .oretta !as diagnosed on 2e#temberEG !ith three meningioma brain t)mors% These t)mors arebenign #raise the .ord;; .oretta !as ha/ing headaches anddi??iness so !e too4 her to her doctor and he reerred )s toha/e an MRI% This sho!ed )s these t)mors% We are than4)lto the .ord or gi/ing her doctor !isdom to choose this ro)te

so )ic4ly% Within the ollo!ing !ee4 she began to lose someo her s#eech% bo)t a !ee4 later she had a grand malsei?)re% This !as /ery scary or o)r amily b)t !e 4ne! !hoto call on to get the $#eace that #asseth )nderstanding%$.oretta !as sched)led to ha/e one o the t)mors remo/ed on*riday (ctober =C% 3er s)rgery !ent /ery !ell% The t)mor!as m)ch larger than the doctor had antici#ated Aabo)t thesi?e o a nectarine% .oretta !as reco/ering !ell and !e came

home on Monday (ctober =8% .oretta !as #rogressing !ellstill str)ggling !ith some s#eech #roblems b)t o/erall doing!ell% (n 5o/ember = she !as admitted bac4 into the hos#italbeca)se o ha/ing a series o abo)t t!enty sei?)res% 2heremained in the hos#ital or i/e days% 2he has been doingm)ch better since% We #ray that the sei?)res are behind herand !e #ray that the other t!o t)mors do not gro!% We are sothan4)l to the .ord or being !ith )s e/ery ste# o the !ay%

2he still has m)ch reco/ery ahead b)t !e are than4)l or!here !e are no!%'

What to do: ,ray or the &oneses missionaries to India% I yo)desire to hel# yo) may send a inancial git to

3eritage India Ministries ,% (% Bo" >EF 3enderson5 =7CE6 and mar4 'medical e"#enses or .oretta%'


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Praise the .ordMarch ==

Bible Reading: &ohn >:1-1C

Key Verse: Verse 1C - The woman saith unto him, ir,give me this water, that ' thirst not, neither comehither to draw!

Key Words: give me this water

The &acobs missionaries to ,a4istan tell )s in #art:'hrishan an older man in the /illage o Memon Doth a#rimarily 3ind) comm)nity said $2ince I heard the Bible and

acce#ted the message I thirst no more%$ 3e !as sa/ed a e!months bac4 and !as ba#ti?ed% 3is statement reminded meo this /erse in the Bible $Whosoe/er drin4eth o this !atershall thirst again: B)t !hosoe/er drin4eth o the !ater that Ishall gi/e him shall ne/er thirst%$ 3e no! has a b)rden or hisamily members and tries to bring them to the !ee4ly Bibleclasses%

' yo)ng man by the name o Ri?!an !ho has beenattending eence Ba#tist h)rch since !e started inallyacce#ted hrist and !ill be ba#ti?ed soon% 2atan had blindedhim and he al!ays !anted to become a better #erson and thenacce#t hrist% aniel a yo)ng man o eence Ba#tisth)rch had been !itnessing to him or )ite some time%aniel and him !ent to #)rchase some st) on a motorcycle%aniel !itnessed to him again as they rode together% They!ere sto##ed at g)n-#oint and both !ere robbed o their cash%They came bac4 home and #rayed and than4ed Dod or theirsaety% Ri?!an acce#ted hrist as his 2a/ior that night% 3istestimony !as that !hen they #ointed the g)n at him Ri?!anhe reali?ed that i he got 4illed he !o)ld go to hell% 3e e/en#rayed or the robbers% The robbery ended )# being ablessing to Ri?!an%'

What to do: ,ray or the &acobs as they minister in a dierent#lace and a dangero)s en/ironment%


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/ill %im "ith the Word

March =E

Bible Reading: cts 6:1-7Key Verse: Verse 7 -+nd the word of God increased;and the num#er of the discipes mutipied in0erusaem greaty; and a great company of thepriests were o#edient to the faith!

Key Words:+nd the "ord of God increased

The .)ndays missionaries to Bra?il tell abo)t an

interesting sit)ation%'Dod$s Word Being ,roclaimed; The thrill o missions

is !hen someone acce#ts hrist begins to gro! in grace andbecomes a disci#le o hrist% 2ince beginning the 2ao ,a)loch)rch eight years ago Dod has gi/en )s many men !ho ha/ebeen sa/ed disci#led trained and are no! #reaching theWord% Many o these ha/e no! ta4en the leadershi# o thech)rch ministries% We recently held a 5e! ears$ ser/ice!here se/en dierent men #reached% ,lease #ray that Dod!o)ld allo! )s to contin)ally see men sa/ed disci#ledtrained and sent o)t into the har/est ields or the )rtheranceo the Dos#el;

'Dod$s Word hanging .i/es; $I came to 2ao ,a)lo toget a g)n and 4ill the man !ho 4illed my ather$ !as one othe irst statements I heard rom Moacir% 2oon ater!itnessing the m)rder o his dad Moacir !as abandoned byhis mother% *orced to gro! )# )ic4ly !hile li/ing on thestreets he made his !ay rom northeast Bra?il to the big city%5ot long ater the 5e! .ie Ba#tist h)rch !as beg)n nearhis home% 3is $li/e-in girlriend$ arcilene came to ch)rchirst and later Moacir tr)sted hrist d)ring a conerence onthe amily% They !ere married ba#ti?ed and disci#led inDod$s Word% Recently Moacir tra/eled bac4 to his hometo!nin northeast Bra?il% 3e told me $,astor I !anted to ind theman !ho 4illed my ather% This time armed !ith not a g)nb)t !ith a s!ord Dod$s Word;$'men;

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What to do:

It #ays to tell others abo)t &es)s0 it literally sa/esli/es%


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!e #ray this may be o#en or another ch)rch #lant in the near)t)re%

'We started renting a room at a bigger ch)rch orser/ices% We had a great irst meeting there b)t then someonecom#lained abo)t ha/ing o)r +gy#tian meeting at the sametime as the merican meeting% We had to tem#orarily sto#meeting there and still meet at o)r home on *ridays and in alocal resta)rant or disci#leshi# and Bible st)dy on 2)ndays%,ray as !e desire a more stable arrangement or o)r !ee4lyser/ices% We meet so !e can gro! in the grace and 4no!ledgeo &es)s hrist% We 4no! this comes thro)gh 3is Word andby 3is 2#irit% 3is Word !ill not ret)rn /oid%'

What to do:

Be a #rayer !arrior or the Dates amily in +gy#t%


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$#erilo)s times$ !o)ld be as con)sed as the #ro/erbial$termite in a yoyo$ or as bem)sed as a long night !ith .arry)rly and Moe% Be enco)raged o)r $redem#tion dra!ethnigh$ A.)4e =1:=8;'

Brother T)rner also !rites Bible st)dy lessons or theinmates% (ne inmate !rites: 'I !o)ld li4e to say than4 yo) ors)ch an insight)l lesson saying $no! I see%$ I ha/e learned som)ch rom this lesson and thro)gh aith I tr)ly belie/e% I$mso delighted to get these lessons% I contin)e to read the boo4sater I inish the lesson and I #lan to st)dy !ith my amily!hen I am released%' men;

2ome time bac4 there !as a #o#)lar song entitled

',eo#le 5eed the .ord' and they do% a/e T)rner reminds)s that inmates are #eo#le too;

What to do:

,ray or the #rison ministry and Bro% a/e T)rner%


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mo)ntains and /ery bea)ti)l% The .ord is ama?ing in 3is!or4s o bea)ty% It is a #ri/ilege to be #art o it% We need toreb)ild some o the cabins and !or4 on the #lay area or thechildren%'

They go on to tell )s that they '#re#ared lyers to hando)t or hristmas% We are #raying or good attendance% Weha/e a s#ecial ch)rch meal e/ery hristmas that o)r #eo#lereally loo4 or!ard to attending% We lo/e yo)% May the .ordbe #leased !ith o)r ser/ice% &es)s is !onder)l beyonddescri#tion% We are yo)r riends in hrist%'

The raigs made an interesting statement !hen theysay 'May the .ord be #leased !ith o)r ser/ice%'

We tr)st that all o)r ser/ice is #leasing to the .ord;;

What to do:

*)lill I orinthians 1G:E1%


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eeble !or4s b)t on the basis o the absol)tely #erect holinesso &es)s% &)st as &es)s ga/e )s this great git so too !e canalso gi/e gits to men% The greatest git o all &es)s is being#reached in ,)erto Rico% May someone recei/e this great gitthis season is o)r #rayer;

' .oo4 Bac4: We ret)rned or o)r third term bac4 inthe month o &)ly% Time has so )ic4ly lo!n% In the irst e!!ee4s !e had only i/e #eo#le attending a small ch)rch herein the city o Manati -- the only inde#endent Ba#tist ch)rch inthis city% Dod has been so good to )s as !e ha/e seen se/eral/isitors come and become aith)l% The 2)nday 2chool classesha/e been a great enco)ragement% Kathy has had t!o ne!

girls come% The !ee4 o Than4sgi/ing !e had a dinner% Wehad a record attendance; My #astor ga/e his testimony andthe Dos#el !as #reached% It is e"citing to see Dod !or4ing onhearts%

' .oo4 head: We are e"cited as !e loo4 ahead to ane! year% Dod has been so good and so aith)l% We areantici#ating 3is great and !ondro)s !or4s% We do #ray ormore /isitors to come stay be aith)l and gro!% We #ray or

the sal/ation o so)ls and or the aith)lness and gro!th othose !ho attend%'

What to do: .oo4 bac4 !ith great re9oicing% .oo4 ahead !ith

great antici#ation%


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TO T23 4.5.O". GOD! "hom therefore yeignoranty worship, him decare ' unto you!

Key Words: the unknown God

Ken Board missionary to &a#an tells )s in #art:'Three times a month on *riday I teach three +nglish classesat the Ko4)ra h)rch% )rrently =C ad)lts attend the classes%ter e/ery class I gi/e them a Bible lesson to ta4e home andread% e! o them ha/e attended the 2)nday ser/ice%Recently Mrs% amam)ra began coming to class% *rom the/ery beginning she made it clear that she !as interested in+nglish and the Bible% 2he attends the 2)nday morning

ser/ice too% ,lease #ray or her sal/ation%',ray or &a#an$s s#irit)al condition% Isn$t it ama?ingho! the !orld thro)gh alse religion is missing o)t on man$sbest riendH

+d!in rlington Robinson !rote The !orld is a 4indo s#irit)al 4indergarten !here be!ildered inants are tryingto s#ell Dod !ith the !rong bloc4s%L

T!o men !ere tra/eling together by #lane% While one

na##ed the other remained b)sy !or4ing a cross!ord #)??le%3e n)dged his riend in the ribs and as4ed What is a !ord othree letters !ith the letter O in the middle meaning mansbest riendHL

3is riend m)mbled og%LB)t dog didnt it the #)??le% The man 4e#t !or4ing at

it and inally said The last letter isD!L B)t they ne/er didcome )# !ith the right ans!er that the irst letter !as G!

nd in the #)??les o lie many #eo#le ne/er reali?ethat their best riend is Dod%

What to do:

8 million gods 1=C million lost so)ls% ,ray or thelost so)ls in &a#an%


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T"enty 2ears .ater

March =F

Bible Reading: Isaiah CC:6-1EKey Verse: Verse 11 -o sha my word #e that goethforth out of my mouth: it sha not return unto mevoid, #ut it sha accompish that which ' pease, andit sha prosper in the thing whereto ' sent it!

Key Words: it sha not return unto me void

+nnis and Bec4y ,e##er missionaries to 2o)th rica!rite to )s a letter entitled 'T!enty ears .ater%' The letterreads:

'In the early years o o)r ministry !e began holdingyo)th meetings and the irst #eo#le to attend !ere the riendso)r sons made at school% It !as great% The ne! 4ids !ereha##y to eat $merican$ snac4s and they heard the Dos#elreadily% Many o them got sa/ed and !ere in/ol/ed !ith thech)rch on /ario)s le/els% 3o!e/er as is the case !ith many2o)th rican 4ids a large n)mber o them too4 !hat is4no!n as a ga# year to tra/el the !orld !hen they grad)atedrom high school and or some the ga# e"tended ar beyond ayear% &eremy is a good case in #oint%

'3e got sa/ed in one o o)r early yo)th meetings and!as e/ent)ally ba#ti?ed b)t once he grad)ated o to +nglandhe !ent% 3is #lan !as to st)dy get e"#erience sa/e some

money and ret)rn to 2o)th rica% ll o that ha##ened !ithone interesting t!ist% 3e met and married a /ery nice yo)nglady Rachel !ho at the time !as not a belie/er% When heret)rned to 2o)th rica almost 1C years later he came !ith!ie and children in to!% It !asn$t long ater his ret)rn thathe reali?ed he needed to be in ch)rch and he and I had a e!con/ersations abo)t that%

'Than4)lly he and the amily did begin attending

ser/ices and their 4ids no! $lo/e$ 2)nday 2chool% The bestne!s tho)gh is that Rachel is no! a belie/er% &eremy$sres#onse !hen she recei/ed hrist $the timing is #erect$made me reali?e that her sal/ation !asn$t late it !as 9)stlater% Than4s or #raying%'


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What to do:

5e/er gi/e )#; Where there is lie there is ho#e%


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6G Bible Instit)tes #lanted and ,astored by o)r grad)ates% llglory belongs to Dod;

'Than4 yo) or being a #artner !ith )s these manyyears% We contin)e in 3is ser/ice Otil 3e comes%'

What to do:

.oo4 aro)nd and #raise Dod or !hat 3e is doing%


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They ha/e been aith)l to go o)t so)l-!inning !ith )s each!ee4 and ha/e a great desire to ser/e the .ord; $Where Dodg)ides 3e tr)ly #ro/ides;$'

nd so 3e does; To Dod be the glory;;

What to do:.et Dod be yo)r D)ide% 3e !ill #ro/ide;;


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I deeply appreciate the help of

Mary Parsons

Glenda Myrick

And my lovely wife, Linda

Without God using these people to

help this devotional would not have

been possible.


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Dr. Mike Rouse

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