Reflections of 2008. It was a great year! I heard a quote recently from one of our leaders, Greg Mundis, which has us looking ahead!
No ministry has a future unless its dreams are bigger than the memories of the past. Convoy of Hope Europe along with Church Planting Initiative, Masters Commission Europe and European Church Revitalization are positioned for 2009 to be a banner year.
We currently have 17 outreaches planned for 11 countries. We are also prepared to expand upon those already scheduled and add more.
This year will be the most challenging, but potentially the most productive year in our missions experience. The potential to transform the spiritual destiny of thousands of people is before us. We are desperate for your prayers. We believe that financial provision will be overwhelming. We are convinced that those accepting Jesus Christ as their personal savior will be integrated into local churches, discipled and become valuable servants of God.
The first week of February, we will be traveling to Tirana Albania. COHEU is partnering with Calvary Church in Toledo to sponsor children who are not in school, live in extremely poor, rat infested conditions and do not have adequate food and clothing. We are taking a team of Masters Commission students from Holland and Spain to clean and exterminate the building where 30 children live with their parents. There are another 20 children in the neighborhood who will receive clothing, food, school supplies and school fees.
There will also be a food distribution in Moldova. Please pray that these two outreaches will bring long lasting results and rich rewards for those being ministered to.
To accomplish something worthwhile there is a cost. Would you consider a one time 200.00 gift or more? This would allow us to complete and accomplish four of the 17 outreaches in the coming year.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Miracles......the stage is set - From our missionaries in India
God is up to something...the stage is set and we sense we are on the verge of something wonderful!
Somewhat apart from our formalized planning God seems to be bringing together here in Siliguri a group of people to minister...all people who move in spiritual authority, prophetic and prayer ministry, the gifts of the Holy Spirit. What is God up to? What is he about to do?
SCPL
Next week, we will be having our SCPL (School of Church Planting and Leadership) seminar here in Siliguri. We are expecting to be about 55 people this time! We will be having teaching on Evangelism and Church planting, as well as prayer ministry, wonderful times of worship and what ever else God has on his heart for us. Workers are coming in from Bh*tan, Ch*na, Assam, West Bengal, Bangladesh and gathering. Please pray with us for an outpouring of God's presence and a mighty renewal and infilling of all of us as we gather for this time.
HOLY SPIRIT EMPHASIS
Immediately following the SCPL we will be having a special Holy Spirit emphasis in our local church plant or what we call "satsang" (contextual word for place of worship). We are asking God to fill each and every one of our believers with his Holy Spirit! Then, the next days after that, our speaker will be teaching on Ministering in the Power of the Holy Spirit in our School of Frontier Missions and at the same time we will be doing two medical camps in poor communities where we work. We are believing God for more than just medicines to be distributed. We want to also see God distribute miracles! Amen?
A MIRACLE FOR BABY GANESH
Speaking of medical miracles, please pray with us for a little boy named Ganesh. He is about a year old and has a herniation at the base of his skull and also on his lower back. He was just admitted to the hospital today and will be having surgery tomorrow or the following day. It is a very difficult operation, where they have to cut the brain and also restore the spinal cord nerve to its correct place. It is likely, without a miracle that he will loose the use of his legs. Please stand with us for a miracle and for God's guidance for the neurosurgeon. He has agreed to do the operation free of his costs, and has been great to work with, but we need God to anoint him as he operates!
Can you take just a moment, even now, to intercede for little baby Ganesh? And that through this miracle, his family and community will see the glory and love of God?
Breakthroughs of the kingdom of God! May his kingdom God and be demonstrated in Word and deed in Siliguri in these days.
God bless you and have a happy Valentines day too! We love you much!
Todd, Cindy, and family
Somewhat apart from our formalized planning God seems to be bringing together here in Siliguri a group of people to minister...all people who move in spiritual authority, prophetic and prayer ministry, the gifts of the Holy Spirit. What is God up to? What is he about to do?
SCPL
Next week, we will be having our SCPL (School of Church Planting and Leadership) seminar here in Siliguri. We are expecting to be about 55 people this time! We will be having teaching on Evangelism and Church planting, as well as prayer ministry, wonderful times of worship and what ever else God has on his heart for us. Workers are coming in from Bh*tan, Ch*na, Assam, West Bengal, Bangladesh and gathering. Please pray with us for an outpouring of God's presence and a mighty renewal and infilling of all of us as we gather for this time.
HOLY SPIRIT EMPHASIS
Immediately following the SCPL we will be having a special Holy Spirit emphasis in our local church plant or what we call "satsang" (contextual word for place of worship). We are asking God to fill each and every one of our believers with his Holy Spirit! Then, the next days after that, our speaker will be teaching on Ministering in the Power of the Holy Spirit in our School of Frontier Missions and at the same time we will be doing two medical camps in poor communities where we work. We are believing God for more than just medicines to be distributed. We want to also see God distribute miracles! Amen?
A MIRACLE FOR BABY GANESH
Speaking of medical miracles, please pray with us for a little boy named Ganesh. He is about a year old and has a herniation at the base of his skull and also on his lower back. He was just admitted to the hospital today and will be having surgery tomorrow or the following day. It is a very difficult operation, where they have to cut the brain and also restore the spinal cord nerve to its correct place. It is likely, without a miracle that he will loose the use of his legs. Please stand with us for a miracle and for God's guidance for the neurosurgeon. He has agreed to do the operation free of his costs, and has been great to work with, but we need God to anoint him as he operates!
Can you take just a moment, even now, to intercede for little baby Ganesh? And that through this miracle, his family and community will see the glory and love of God?
Breakthroughs of the kingdom of God! May his kingdom God and be demonstrated in Word and deed in Siliguri in these days.
God bless you and have a happy Valentines day too! We love you much!
Todd, Cindy, and family
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Glutting Prayer Letter - Chi Alpha Missionaries
Please pray for:
Rich and Monica Brubaker, missionaries to University of Oregon. Pray for favor and new monthly support (they are at 54% of their budget). Pray for physical health, they have 3 boys and all 5 of them have passed around a virus.
Scott and Rachel Shank, missionaries to Western Michigan University. Pray for favor and new monthly support (they are at 41% of their budget). Pray for peace of heart for his pre-schooler who is having difficulty with her Dad traveling, being away from home (as he goes out to speak at church sevices).
Bill and Debbie Seale, missionaries to Boise State University, ID. Pray for favor and new monthly support (they are at 14% of their budget). Pray for a "break-through" with Arizona pastors. Bill has pastored for the last 8 years in Tucson AZ, and as finances are tight in the economy, he needs to have doors opened with pastors he has gotten to know in the Tucson area.
Gregg and Erin Glutting, National Chi Alpha support raising coach. Pray for favor and new monthly support (they are at 94% of their budget). We are doing well, but we need to continue to reach 100% of our budget. Please also pray for Jordon with his school work and his emotional stability, especially at home.
Thank you for your prayer and financial support. The Lord bless you!!!
Love in Christ, Gregg & Erin
Rich and Monica Brubaker, missionaries to University of Oregon. Pray for favor and new monthly support (they are at 54% of their budget). Pray for physical health, they have 3 boys and all 5 of them have passed around a virus.
Scott and Rachel Shank, missionaries to Western Michigan University. Pray for favor and new monthly support (they are at 41% of their budget). Pray for peace of heart for his pre-schooler who is having difficulty with her Dad traveling, being away from home (as he goes out to speak at church sevices).
Bill and Debbie Seale, missionaries to Boise State University, ID. Pray for favor and new monthly support (they are at 14% of their budget). Pray for a "break-through" with Arizona pastors. Bill has pastored for the last 8 years in Tucson AZ, and as finances are tight in the economy, he needs to have doors opened with pastors he has gotten to know in the Tucson area.
Gregg and Erin Glutting, National Chi Alpha support raising coach. Pray for favor and new monthly support (they are at 94% of their budget). We are doing well, but we need to continue to reach 100% of our budget. Please also pray for Jordon with his school work and his emotional stability, especially at home.
Thank you for your prayer and financial support. The Lord bless you!!!
Love in Christ, Gregg & Erin
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Manna
“He (Jesus) called out to them, “Friends, haven’t you any fish?” “No,” they answered. He said, “Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.” When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish”
Dear Friends,
As you know, Tim is interim principal this term at the Mwanza Bible College and I am teaching a class. We have been praying about the financial situation of the Bible College since we were first asked to be interim principals; there is a long list of needs and a “0” bank account balance so we have really been praying!
On Friday, we had a meeting about the food situation for the students; we have about 70 students and they are scheduled to have meat three days a week. We discussed how much the meat was going to cost and was also reminded by the food manager that in a couple of days they were scheduled to have fish; the price of fish has gone up since last term. The faculty suggested that we buy “cow intestines” for the Saturday meal since they are less than half the price of beef and mix it with vegetables. I was horrified, but the staff assured me that most of the students and they themselves ate them from time to time and it would be fine. I was so glad that I was not going to be at the Bible College for the Saturday meal!
Saturday morning I was alone since Tim was away for some meetings on the opposite side of the country and I spent time praying about the finances of the college. I was told that in their “all night” prayers on Friday night that the faculty and students also prayed about the matter.
Sunday we received a text from our academic dean, Mollel. He said that they had been given some fish by a local church and they didn’t have room for it in their freezer. I contacted him and told him we would come and take some of it to our home and keep in our freezer.
As we drove onto the school campus, we saw the students busy cleaning fish; there were lots of fish! In fact, they had filled their big freezer full and they had more than two thirds of the fish remaining. We quickly called our friend, Seni, and it a short time we had made arrangements for a local business with large walk in freezers to take the fish; for a small fee they would freeze and store it for us. When they had weighed all of the fish, we had 1,500 pounds of fish! We have enough fish to feed the students three meals a week for 10 weeks, that takes us to the end of the term!!!
We are so thankful for this miracle that Godhas given us; truly it seems like manna from heaven.
Please continue to pray for the Mwanza Bible College for the following needs:
· We need tables and chairs for the dining hall – there are no tables at all.
· We need more dishes, bowls and cups; the students eat in shifts and then wash their plates for the next group.
· We need water in the faculty duplexes; currently they get it from an outside faucet.
· The school truck is out of commission; it will take about $500 to get it running, licensed and insured.
· The school copier is broken; it will take about $100 to fix it.
· We don’t have enough books for the students to have one in each of their classes; some classes don’t have student books at all.
· We don’t have all the textbooks for the teachers to use; some of the ones we have need to be translated into Swahili.
· We need basic cleaning supplies and tools for the buildings and property.
· We need our road fixed; taxis charge twice the normal rate if they have to go up to the Bible college because the road is so bad.
There are other needs but these are the most important and basic needs.
Thank you for your faithfulness; we are privileged to be here and we are grateful that you make it possible for us to stay.
Workers Together for the Harvest,
Tim and Joyce Jarvis
Missionaries to Tanzania
Dear Friends,
As you know, Tim is interim principal this term at the Mwanza Bible College and I am teaching a class. We have been praying about the financial situation of the Bible College since we were first asked to be interim principals; there is a long list of needs and a “0” bank account balance so we have really been praying!
On Friday, we had a meeting about the food situation for the students; we have about 70 students and they are scheduled to have meat three days a week. We discussed how much the meat was going to cost and was also reminded by the food manager that in a couple of days they were scheduled to have fish; the price of fish has gone up since last term. The faculty suggested that we buy “cow intestines” for the Saturday meal since they are less than half the price of beef and mix it with vegetables. I was horrified, but the staff assured me that most of the students and they themselves ate them from time to time and it would be fine. I was so glad that I was not going to be at the Bible College for the Saturday meal!
Saturday morning I was alone since Tim was away for some meetings on the opposite side of the country and I spent time praying about the finances of the college. I was told that in their “all night” prayers on Friday night that the faculty and students also prayed about the matter.
Sunday we received a text from our academic dean, Mollel. He said that they had been given some fish by a local church and they didn’t have room for it in their freezer. I contacted him and told him we would come and take some of it to our home and keep in our freezer.
As we drove onto the school campus, we saw the students busy cleaning fish; there were lots of fish! In fact, they had filled their big freezer full and they had more than two thirds of the fish remaining. We quickly called our friend, Seni, and it a short time we had made arrangements for a local business with large walk in freezers to take the fish; for a small fee they would freeze and store it for us. When they had weighed all of the fish, we had 1,500 pounds of fish! We have enough fish to feed the students three meals a week for 10 weeks, that takes us to the end of the term!!!
We are so thankful for this miracle that Godhas given us; truly it seems like manna from heaven.
Please continue to pray for the Mwanza Bible College for the following needs:
· We need tables and chairs for the dining hall – there are no tables at all.
· We need more dishes, bowls and cups; the students eat in shifts and then wash their plates for the next group.
· We need water in the faculty duplexes; currently they get it from an outside faucet.
· The school truck is out of commission; it will take about $500 to get it running, licensed and insured.
· The school copier is broken; it will take about $100 to fix it.
· We don’t have enough books for the students to have one in each of their classes; some classes don’t have student books at all.
· We don’t have all the textbooks for the teachers to use; some of the ones we have need to be translated into Swahili.
· We need basic cleaning supplies and tools for the buildings and property.
· We need our road fixed; taxis charge twice the normal rate if they have to go up to the Bible college because the road is so bad.
There are other needs but these are the most important and basic needs.
Thank you for your faithfulness; we are privileged to be here and we are grateful that you make it possible for us to stay.
Workers Together for the Harvest,
Tim and Joyce Jarvis
Missionaries to Tanzania
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Glutting Prayer Letter - Chi Alpha Missionaries
Greetings! Hope you had an awesome Christmas season!
We love and appreciate YOU!
TESTIMONIES
THANK YOU FOR PRAYING for additional support for us in Nov/December!!!
Wow, the Lord had blessed us in such a huge way! We had several checks given to us at the end of the year. Both requested and non-requested.
The funds were enough to cover ALL of our back expenses as well as pay for our conference expenses! And pay for our office rent for 4 months! Praise God!
Again, THANK YOU FOR PRAYING!!!
We are also at about 94% of our budget which is tremendous, considering we had almost $2800/month of support attrition over the last couple years. Our God is an awesome God! We are very excited about moving into 2009 and ministry for His Kingdom!
Prayer Requests:
1) *Moco (not his actual name) is an international students attending GVSU English classes from South Korea. He had arrived at our house last Sunday and will be living with us for minimally one month.
He'll stay longer at our house if he chooses to live with us or he may choose to live with other friends he meets on campus. He'll attend classes at GVSU for one year.
*He is open to the gospel, please pray for his salvation.
*Pray for the Lord's guidence & direction if he will be living with us after one month.
2) Please pray for the expansion of my coaching ministry throughout 2009.
*Please pray for direction and provision concerning additional staff ie part time or full time staff, or possibly a "coaching task force".
*Please pray about further development concerning coaching the next level of missionaries ie senior missionaries under budget and intern missionaries.
*Please pray that I'll be able to investigate and study more coaching materials.
* Please pray for the development of a coaching ministry in all U.S. missions departments. Pray for their development as a result of my continued work on the U.S. missions support raising task force.
Thank you and the Lord bless you!
Gregg and Erin
Chi Alpha Campus MinistriesSupport Coaching Specialist
*I generally use ficticious names of people when I report about their spiritual needs if they are not saved.
Prevost Update - Missionaries to Spain
Looking back on 2008, we are grateful for God's provision and blessing in our lives and ministry!
Through open air evangelism at Kilometer Zero, this past year thousands of people received gospel literature and heard the gospel preached; many people had encounters with Jesus Christ; and hundreds of evangelizers were trained in ministry.
At Evangelical Christian Academy, students not only learned grammar, literature, and writing skills through Karen's English classes, but through the youth group, they also learned how to preach illustrated messages, give personal testimonies, and share the gospel one-on-one. Teams of students evangelized in the streets of Madrid, as well as Alcala de Henares.
We are thankful to GOD and to YOU for your faithful financial support and your prayers that enable us to minister in Spain! We count it a privilege to work together to reach the lost for Jesus.
Pray for Literature Distribution
A law was recently passed in Madrid that bans the distribution of literature on the streets.
Since gospel literature is an important part of our ministry at Kilometer Zero, we are seeking permission from the government officials to be able to continue to distribute tracts and gospel portions.
Please PRAY for God's favor and continued open doors for His Word to be proclaimed unhindered.
Through open air evangelism at Kilometer Zero, this past year thousands of people received gospel literature and heard the gospel preached; many people had encounters with Jesus Christ; and hundreds of evangelizers were trained in ministry.
At Evangelical Christian Academy, students not only learned grammar, literature, and writing skills through Karen's English classes, but through the youth group, they also learned how to preach illustrated messages, give personal testimonies, and share the gospel one-on-one. Teams of students evangelized in the streets of Madrid, as well as Alcala de Henares.
We are thankful to GOD and to YOU for your faithful financial support and your prayers that enable us to minister in Spain! We count it a privilege to work together to reach the lost for Jesus.
Pray for Literature Distribution
A law was recently passed in Madrid that bans the distribution of literature on the streets.
Since gospel literature is an important part of our ministry at Kilometer Zero, we are seeking permission from the government officials to be able to continue to distribute tracts and gospel portions.
Please PRAY for God's favor and continued open doors for His Word to be proclaimed unhindered.
Hoskins' Praise & Prayer Update - Missionaries to Kenya
Dale will be in Nigeria from January 2-27 for the 2nd workshop in the series. There are 856,000 speakers of the 12 language communities represented. We’ll begin translation training with easier passages in Luke.
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May God be gracious to us and bless us; look on us with favor so that Your way may be known on earth, Your salvation among all nations. Let the peoples praise You, God; let all the peoples praise You.
(Ps 67.1-3 HCSB)
Praise & thanksgiving for:
• the cessation of rioting in Jos, Nigeria, and the safe completion of another workshop held nearby at the time.
Specific prayer for:
• the Nigerian Christians to see the perpetrators through God’s eyes, and God’s peace be known and He be praised.
• the January workshop. Pray all the advisors and Nigerian participants arrive safely, and we enjoy health, peace & security, smooth operations, and effective training.
• God to be gracious and bless us and our partners during these economically challenging times.
Some have needed to reduce or suspend their giving.
• Carole & the boys during Dale’s travels.
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May God be gracious to us and bless us; look on us with favor so that Your way may be known on earth, Your salvation among all nations. Let the peoples praise You, God; let all the peoples praise You.
(Ps 67.1-3 HCSB)
Praise & thanksgiving for:
• the cessation of rioting in Jos, Nigeria, and the safe completion of another workshop held nearby at the time.
Specific prayer for:
• the Nigerian Christians to see the perpetrators through God’s eyes, and God’s peace be known and He be praised.
• the January workshop. Pray all the advisors and Nigerian participants arrive safely, and we enjoy health, peace & security, smooth operations, and effective training.
• God to be gracious and bless us and our partners during these economically challenging times.
Some have needed to reduce or suspend their giving.
• Carole & the boys during Dale’s travels.
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