Sunday, August 09, 2009

Some Recent Happenings

Praise be to our Lord and Savior Christ Jesus! He has made the following possible:

1) The missions team has been able to assists individuals hoping to go to Romania, and Chicago for short-term trips. We also provided help to a family from Zimbabwe now living here in the U.S.

2) CRAM has a new team member. "Thomas" has joined the ranks of this great ministry. We were able to assist with the "Jacob" fund. Also "Gabriel's" flashlights are providing a new way to share the Light of the World in NK.

3) Our friends with PBT our finally residents in Vanuatu. Pray they received their work permits.

4) Our partners in Southwest India hosted a VBS for over 1500 students. Also God has added to their numbers in both people and physical structures.

5) Our friends from PCES will be visiting with us in November. I will be representing them in Owensville in October. Pray for me and pray for the persecuted church in Pakistan.

6) Work continues on the school in Haiti with our partners at Living Water.

7) We hope to strengthen the ministry efforts of Mid-India through capital campaign contributions.

8) Our friends in Italy and Albania hosted a wonderful VBS for children in Albania.

9) We continue to experience success in our efforts to plan for a visit to the Ukraine in 2010.

10) God has provided many educational opportunities for his people at Mt. Carmel. The National Missionary Convention is in November. Urban Missions Conference in December. Perspectives Classes this fall and spring. Lake James Mission Camp in July of next year.

11) Individuals hoping to get involved in missions locally at Mt. Carmel may do so through a Samaritan's Purse outreach, person to person ministries, and by becoming a missionary partnership champion. Contact me for more information about any of these.