Steve and Lois Donley
Missionaries to the Indigenous people in Arctic Canada.
Steve and Lois have been involved in Arctic missions since 1989. All but 3 of those years have been in actual Arctic residence. They have raised three children in the Canadian Arctic and all are adults now serving the Lord in various capacities.
Both Steve and Lois are from Ohio and were raised in Christian homes. Lois’ father has been a Pastor for over 40 years and Steve’s family have been faithful in local church since he was a child. Coming from such wonderful Christian homes made leaving the familiarity of home and family for the rigors of Arctic life a doubly difficult adjustment. But through God’s help they have made the Arctic their home and eventually added Canadian Citizenship to the passionate love of their American heritage and citizenship.
The verse they use to promote their ministry is Psalms 147:17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold? This question is obviously answered through the lives of Steve and Lois. Whomever God enables or allows can stand before the bone chilling cold of the Arctic. Steve and Lois have been doing just that for two decades. In a day and age where commitment and faithfulness are uncommon, it is refreshing to see dedicated missionaries still on the job for God’s honor and glory.
Minus40 Report
Newsletter of Steve and Lois Donley
Missionaries to the indigenous people of the Arctic
June 2018
Three days in April changed my life forever.
A medical Doctor with little tact asked me how my diabetes was coming along? The words weren’t coming out my mouth but, in my mind, verbiage was rapid fire and curt. “What do you mean? I don’t have diabetes. Did you even look at my medical records?” After some unintelligible noise and grunts I think I denied I was diabetic. With zero tact he argued like a fifth grade kid and said, “Yes you do!” Before the visit was over I was the new owner of a type 2 diabetes diagnosis and high blood pressure and high cholesterol and need to have an ECG to see if any of those issues had damaged my heart. Three days later, the nurse operating the ECG machine ripped off the heartbeat printout and announced she’d be right back. After a couple puzzling minutes, the same Doctor from three days ago popped in and blurted out, “So when did you have a heart attack?” My response was wordless head wagging. I finally managed to speak actual words and denied I ever had a heart attack. Doctor Fifth Grade said, “Yes you did. It was what we call a silent heart attack.”
Thus, began the lifestyle changes. Lois and I discussed and prayed and decided with confidence to cancel our summer traveling ministry plans. For the first time in around 10 years we were staying home and working in our Arctic ministry right here. No Bible Camp, no Mission Camp, no Mission Candidate School, no visiting our family in the US, but just stay on the mission field and adjust to our new normal. As of this letter I am down over 30 pounds and have gotten control of the diabetes and cholesterol thing with medication and a complete dietary overhaul and exercise. The heart issue is the only thing outstanding, and I am expecting Cardiologist appointment before June ends.
The ITH, (Inuvik - Tuktoyaktuk Highway), was closed for several weeks this spring. The mud was extremely thick and made the road impassible. Since its opening the gravel road has many soft spots and travel is rough and slow. But we navigate the road and drive over two hours one way for weekly church services. Attendance varies but most weeks there are usually a couple of visitors. Lois is not doing well traveling the road since it had become torn up by the spring thaw. Her neurological issues are triggered by the bouncy, rough road. She still tries to come as often as possible. As always there are maintenance issues to be dealt with on the building and church grounds and I am addressing them every trip.
On June 9th Lois and I hosted a small private fellowship at our house. The celebration was to commemorate a milestone of sorts. On that particular day, Lois and I had officially spent 1/2 our lives in the Arctic! It was a typical Arctic day as well. It sleeted, snowed, rained, and then got sunny and nice for a while!
At the risk of overloading you with too much personal news, please allow me to announce another milestone that will come along on September first. Lois and I will celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary! I’m announcing September news, because as usual, this will be my last newsletter until mid to late September. The short summer is upon us and the we are extremely busy with ministry and various maintenance opportunities that can only be done in the summer. So, I have my nose to the grindstone and going non-stop until the weather slows us down. You can keep up with us by our personal Facebook pages or the Tuktoyaktuk Baptist Church Facebook page. Emails are always welcome as are texts and the ancient form of communication known as a “phone call.”
Thank you for your faithful support, love and prayer throughout the years.
Steve and Lois Donley began serving The Lord in the Arctic in 1989. Their grown children arc all serving The Lord. The Donley's ministry has been mainly in the Western Canadian Arctic with considerable time in Alaska.
Psalm 147:17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?
Sending Church: Columbiana Baptist Church - 330-482-9571
Assisted through: Points North Baptist Mission. 330-339-7326 US address: PO Box 977 New Philadelphia OH 44663 USA 
www.pnbm.org
Canadian support address: 163 Pine Valley Dr. Unit 16 London ON N6J4R1 Canada 867-777-3360
Field address: PO Box 1707 Inuvik NT X0E0T0 Canada 876-777-2580
iceroadpreacher.ca
Facebook: Tuktoyaktuk Baptist Church
Fellowship Tract League
The Fellowship Tract League is a local church ministry of the Fellowship Baptist Church in Lebanon, Ohio. We believe the world can be reached for Christ through the printed page. Our purpose is to provide the material that is needed for God's people all around the world to fulfill His command.
We began operation in one room of the church basement with a single sheet-fed press. The ministry now occupies a separate 16,300 square foot building, and operates two presses. Our newest press is capable of printing in full-color, and prints twice as many tracts per hour as the presses we had in the past. The building and equipment are debt free! To God be the Glory!
Since the ministry began in 1978, our Lord has allowed us to print and ship over 4 billion Gospel tracts into more than 200 countries. Every tract printed by this ministry has been given away free of charge. At the present time, we are printing in over 85 different languages.
The Fellowship Tract League could not exist without the faithful members of Fellowship Baptist Church. For many years, volunteers have gathered every Tuesday morning for several hours to break, band, and box a week's run of tracts in preparation for shipping. Their prayers, labor and financial sacrifices have made the ministry possible.
Please pray for us, prayer is our single most important need. Our workers meet every morning for an hour of Bible reading and prayer before the day begins. The ministry's birth and growth have been in answer to prayer.
Paper is our single greatest expense. We order each truckload of paper by faith, trusting the Lord to provide. By helping to pay for paper to print God's Word, you will be laying up treasures in heaven. Many pastors have led their churches to include the Fellowship Tract League in their mission budgets. Many individuals give money to pay for a 500-pound roll of paper ($265) which will provide enough paper (this represents the cost of paper alone. Ink and other printing expenses are not included in this price) to reach 125,000 precious souls with a Gospel tract.
GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY
"As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country." Proverbs 25:25
PERU: Peace beloved brethren of the Lord We are missionaries and we received your blessed materials, and also shared a little of the material with a Peruvian brother who evangelizes within a taxi. it’s a brother who is invoked with evangelism and is often used by God. Thanks for your support.
Simone H.
ISRAEL: Slalom Brethren in the name of our Saviour. I just received the box of Gospel tracts that you sent Thank you so much for your investment in the harvest here in Israel the apple of God's eye. Your labors are not in van May the Lord richly bless you.
Robert H.
NIGERIA: l wish to thank you for the tracts you sent me some time ago. By God's grace they were used for the purpose of winning souls for the Lord. I have very few left. I will be very grateful if you could send me some more in large quantities Thanks for your wonderful work.
Chukwuneke I.
SOUTH AFRICA: We just wanted to write you a note to thank you for sending out the tracts so quickly for South Africa. Our friend in Indiana received them and has them packed and ready to bring to us this next week. We really appreciate this and know that you n making a difference for eternity
Stewart & Judy O.
SOUTH AFRICA: When i lived in the USA I had donated ad ordered from Fellowship Tract League. My last order for tracts was made on September of 2013. I remember making an order before moving from the country but did not think the order would reach me in time. I am now living in South Africa and I have just received tie order I made in 2013. As a matter of fact the envelope post mark is dated 9/1S/20I3. My old address from when I lived in Washington DC is still marked on the envelope however there isn’t a forward address or my new address here in South Africa. I didn't even fill out an address change form at the post office in DC. I am curious to know how this mail reached me? Many thanks and God bless you guys for the work you do in spreading the Gospel all over the world.
Tebogo M.
PHILIPPINES: Hello. I am Pastor Noel, from the Philippines. I just made an order of Gospel tracts. These tracts will be a great help for us to fulfil the great commission. I strongly believe that Gospel tract distribution is one of the easiest ways to spreading the Gospel. We are permitted to teach Bible classes in five public schools this school year. Thank you very much for taking my order. Our church will appreciate it very much should you send us these tracts.
Pastor Noel M.
Second Quarter SHIPMENTS
FRIB Shipments: 34 Countries, 73 Boxes, 227,800 Tracts
USPS 'Flat Rate International Boxes' shipping costs –
(3,500 tracts - $62.95, 5,000 tracts - $81.95)
Australia - 8,000
Bahamas - 3,500
Brazil - 4.100
Canada - 39,400
Chili - 3,500
Costa Rica - 10,000
Cyprus - 6,500
Denmark - 3,500
Dominican Republic - 5,000
France - 5,000
Haiti - 3,500
India - 12,000
Israel - 3,500
Italy - 600
Korea - 600
Mauritius - 3,500
Netherlands - 5,000
Nigeria - 17.300
Norway - 500
Pakistan - 5.000
Papua New Guinea - 14.500
Philippines - 28.000
Portugal - 500
Russia – 500
Scotland - 3.500
Singapore - 3.500
Spain - 12,000
Saint Vincent - 3.500
Tanzania - 3.500
Trinidad - 3.500
United Kingdom - 8,100
Venezuela - 500
Vietnam - 500
Zambia - 5.000
LARGE SHIPMENTS
April 2 2015 - 100,000 to Zimbabwe
May 4 2015 - 500.300 to Mexico
May 19 2015 - 10.500 to India
June 4 2015 - 80.000 to Ghana
June 4 2015 - 530.000 to Mail Center
June9 20I5 - 1.660.000 to Mail Center
June 9 2015 558,000 to Mexico
TRACT TOTALS
April -2,037,951
May -12,813,100
June -3,682,871*
Year to date – 44,570,163*
Ministry to date - 4,402,026,895*
*As of 6/10/1015
My name is Zack Gerwitz. I am an independent fundamental Baptist, church-planting missionary to Brazil. I am sent under the authority of Madison Baptist Church in Madison Alabama, and my pastor Dr. Mike Allison. We are currently at 84.3% of our support, and we are asking the Lord to provide us with enough partnerships with churches to allow us to be on the field by July 2018.
Our main focus and fundamental goal for our ministry in Brazil is very simple: To reach the unreachable and to evangelize the unevangelized by planting local New Testament churches in areas of Brazil’s interior that have absolutely no Gospel presence whatsoever. We will be working long-term with missionaries Nate and Kate Nichols who are also sent out of our church.
I would encourage you to visit our website at www.gospeltobrazil.com. There you’ll find our video presentation, info packet, prayer card, doctrinal statement (both concise and exhaustive), recommendations, goals, and family bios.
Mat 28:18-20 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. v19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: v20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Our mission in Brazil is very simple: To plant local New Testament churches in the interior of Brazil. That’s the basics. I’d like to take a bit of time to outline for you a few specifics regarding how we will fulfil this calling.
The first step that Christ laid out for us in Matthew 28:18-20 is to go and “teach all nations” which is winning lost souls for Jesus Christ. Our desire is not to simply go, plant a church with the support we’ve raised, and hope the church fills with members. It’s our responsibility to go out and reach them and to compel them to come in (Luke 14:23). The area of Brazil that we’re targeting is a very friendly and open area of the country. The Brazilians there are open to at least hear the Gospel, and it’s often surprising at how receptive they are of it. They simply need someone to go and tell them. So I will.
The second step is to baptize them.
The last and final step is to “teach them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you.” This is discipleship. The fact of the matter is that I cannot possibly reach the entire country of Brazil alone. The Biblical method that allows the Gospel to make the greatest impact is to duplicate ourselves and our ministry. We will establish a Bible Institute with rigorous training to prepare nationals not only to take over the work that we’ve established, but also to go out and begin new works throughout Brazil.
Our target area of Brazil is the interior. The best way to describe where I will be would be the southern Amazon. I understand that the cities of millions and 100's of thousands offer the greatest opportunity numerically. And although the vast majority of Brazil’s population resides within 300km of the coast (in cities such as Sao Paulo, Rio De Janeiro), there is still a great multitude of people in Brazil’s interior whose voices cry out because very few are reaching them. Often throughout the Gospels we see Christ being moved with compassion when He sees a multitude. This multitude of people in Brazil's interior, although smaller in number, are the people for whom the Lord has moved us with a great compassion.
We will be working alongside missionaries Nate and Kate Nichols (www.nateandkatetobrazil.com) who are also sent out of Madison Baptist Church. Given the rural and rugged location of our ministry, it is wise for me to have a partner in the ministry, as well as for our wives to have a companion on the field. We also see this example in the mission work recorded in the New Testament. Bro. Nichols and I plan to start many small works in rural areas throughout Brazil’s countryside, which may require us to be away from home for extended periods of time. It will be crucial to have someone in whom I can trust and rely on to share the load of such a ministry.
We are greatly looking forward to arriving in Brazil, starting language school, and getting busy for the Lord. Our target departure date is the end of 2018, so I’d like to ask that you would prayerful consider partnering with me and my family as we impact Brazil with the Gospel. May the Lord bless you this year!
In Christ,
Zack Gerwitz.
August 2018
On August 15th, 2018, at around 10:30pm local time we arrived at our final destination of Carmo do Rio Claro, Minas Gerais, Brazil! I'm simply in awe at all that the Lord has done for us. I want to thank you all for praying for our layover situation in Recife. In my last prayer letter, I mentioned that we only had 1 % hours to get through customs and recheck our luggage before boarding our last flight. This process usually takes much longer. However, our flight into Recife ended up arriving almost 30 minutes earlier, which was EXACTLY how much extra time we needed! Had our flight arrived on time, we wouldn't have made it. In my mind's eye I can see an angel pushing our plane through the sky a bit faster, getting us to Recife early enough to get through customs. I had been looking forward to seeing how the Lord would answer this prayer, and what a sight it was!
The midweek service for Igreja Batista em Carmo do Rio Claro is on Thursday nights, so last Thursday was our first service here at the church planted by Bro. Charles Nichols. A little over 3 years ago, before any of our children were born, Stephanie and I came to Brazil on our survey trip and stayed with the Nichols family for almost a month. During that time, we visited this town with Bro. Charlie as he was prayerfully considering where the Lord would direct him to start a church. Little did we know at that time that 3 years and 3 children later, we’d be living in this very town! For all we know, we may have driven past our new home. It is truly amazing to see all that God has accomplished here in this small city over the last 3 years, and what a joy it is to be back!
The coming weeks will be incredibly important to our future. We will be heading out this week to begin looking at where the Lord would have us go for language studies.
Furthermore, we will be looking at purchasing a vehicle which will prove quite difficult without the Lord's grace. Vehicles here are incredibly expensive, and there are not a lot of options for larger families such as ours. Pray that the Lord would direct our steps to the right vehicle at the right time.
Also, do continue to pray that the Lord would grant us power to learn Portuguese quickly and efficiently. I've been asking that the Holy Spirit would fill us with the power to quickly learn Portuguese so that we can be effective soul winners. We want to speak it fluently and coherently, retaining what we see and hear every day so that we can begin to influence the lives of Brazilians with the precious Gospel of Christ. It is a daunting task no doubt, but with God is it trivial at best. Please pray with us.
Thank you all so very much for your prayers and generous support! Please note, my USA number has been disconnected. If you’d like to contact us, you can do so either via email or WhatsApp: +55 35 9898-8839. We look forward to representing you here on the mission field of Brazil. God bless!
In Christ,
The Gerwitz Family
Contact Info: Zack, Stephanie, Kaitlyn, & Remington [email protected] 224.688.8839 www.gospeltobrazil.com
Sending Church & Mission Board: Madison Baptist Church Madison Baptist Church World Missions Pastor Mike Allison 840 Balch Rd. Madison AL 35758 256-830-6224 www.madisonbaptist.com
Sylvester and Beverly Greene
have been with IGM since 1995. Reverend Green has been preaching since 1966 and is currently the pastor of two churches, Sellington Independent Baptist Church in Fyffes Pen, and Rockcliffe Independent Baptist Church in Giddy Hall, both rural areas of St. Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica.Greetings from the Greene family.
Dear Financial and Prayer Partners,
Greetings, and I do trust that you had a quiet, peaceful, and holy Easter. We pause to say thank you for another year's support which helped us in the ministry in 2017. God's blessing upon you for 2018 as you continue to give to His cause, not only in Jamaica, but wherever He directs you.
2017 was a very challenging year as we faced different issues that confronted us including migration from the communities, death - at Sellington, two of our faithful men went home to be with the Lord, and the deteriorating health of the members. However, praise be to God that His Word in Ephesians 6:10 kept us trusting in Him and His Word.
Despite the challenges, God has blessed us in many ways.
Rockcliffe Baptist Church
1. Two backsliders recommitted their lives to the Lord in January of this year.
2. Three persons applied to receive the right hand of fellowship.
3. Three individuals are in candidate's class awaiting baptism.
Sellington Baptist Church
In 2017, we were able to construct a men's restroom. Only the tiling and painting remains to be done.
In 2018, we are aiming to secure the property by lifting the height of the walls and columns, having them rendered and painted, enclosing the back section, and installing two gates at the front.
Please continue to pray for good health and strength to carry on in service to our awesome God.
Also, help us pray for the following things:
1. Funds to complete our projects
2. God's direction in regards to the mini-bus. it has not been operating since mid-October 2017. It needs a transmission.
Thanks again for your continued support. May God continue to provide for and bless you in 2018.
In Christ,
Pastor Greene
Pete & Julie Heisey
missionaries to the Gypsys in Timisoara Romania.I was born on August 1, 1954 and born again by the grace of God through faith alone in Jesus Christ alone on August 1, 1972. At the age of 3 months I was adopted by my parents, who reared me in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. I believed all the gospel truths in my head, but had never made the personal decision to trust Christ alone to be saved from hell and to have eternal life in heaven.
On August 1, 1972 (my 18th birthday) I received Jesus Christ as my personal Saviour after being given a gospel tract. About one year later, God called me to be a preacher using Psalm 25:4-5 and Romans 12:1-2ff. I pastored churches in the United States for 22 years.
Then in the spring of 1998, God called me (using Romans 15:20-21, but especially v. 21) to be a church planter among the ethnic Gypsies (the Roma), and especially the ones in Romania. I resigned the church I was pastoring and we went on our support raising journey. We arrived in Romania in April of 1999 and have been able to plant 3 churches so far. It is our goal for each church to be self-governing, self-supporting, and self-propagating. With God's help, we hope to see more Gypsies saved and more indigenous, New Testament churches started and growing.
Str. Aurcl Cozma nr 40/A.Apt- 2 * Mosnita Veche 307287 * Jud.Timis * Romania * [email protected]gmail.com *
(011).40.744.792.866
Report on Ministry and Family
Dear Friends,
June has been very beautiful, cool nights {40’s!) and nice breezy days in the 70's and 80’s. It may not last but we are enjoying it while we have it. We’ve gotten rain when we need it and gardens are looking great. We had our last day of school for the non-schooled children. We had 15 who graduated and were very faithful—3 came every week from December till June.
This has been another opportunity to get to know and teach these little ones. Tomorrow we will allow all the school age children to come. We are expecting close to 40. Please pray for this time together, that the children would learn and would trust Christ for salvation.
Our children's classes art also going well. We had around 30 Sunday night. They were pretty attentive and some left but all in all it was a good time. Please pray for Alina. She has always been very interested in spiritual things and has said several times she wants to be saved, but till the end of the service she has forgotten, she is very smart and I believe she will be saved soon.
We rejoice that Lusi has come with her son Emanuel. Pray for her husband Adi to also come and grow in the Lord.
Pray as we prepare for Bible school in August.
Services with the adults are encouraging. We are meeting outside so our ‘neighbors’ listen every week. One week a man named Adi came and was very attentive. This is the first time he’s come in to our services—he even brought his own chair! Praise the Lord!
Please pray for the Heisey family!
1. For spiritual wisdom
2. For safety
3. For physical health
4. For fruitful ministry
5. For souls to saved
Your servants for Jesus' sake and for the sake of the dear Gypsies,
Pete and Julie and Larisa Heisey
We are Aaron, Lesli, Lydia, Sara & Emily Jenkins.
Our sending church is Elmira Baptist Church in which we have been actively serving since August 2005. I surrendered to preach in April of 2010. Our family surrendered to the mission field August 2014.
We are currently on deputation raising the support needed to do what God has called us to do, and we are excited for all God is doing.
Ireland is an island just slightly bigger than West Virginia. It is divided into two parts: the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland which is a province of the UK. The Republic of Ireland has a population of 4.6 million people. The Republic is divided into 26 counties, most of which have no gospel witness.
Ireland is a predominately Catholic nation. In the most recent census it was reported that 85% were Catholic, 3% Church of Ireland (Anglican), 7.5% no religion, 1% Muslim, 4.5% other. It s a sad fact that most Irish will never hear a clear presentation of the gospel.
One of the other things Ireland is best known for is drinking. Pubs are the local gathering place in communities across Ireland. 80% of Irish drink regularly, most of which drink a lot. Binge drinking is becoming a serious problem. There’s about 7500 pubs in Ireland which is 1 pub for every 630 people. By contrast there are about 25 Fundamental Baptist works in Ireland. That’s about 1 for every 184,000!
Please pray for us and consider supporting our family in our endeavor to win Ireland to Christ.
https://winningirelandtochrist.com/
"Winning Ireland to Christ"
Dear Praying Friends,
Greetings from snowy Ireland! January and February have been an adventure, and God, with his sense of humor, decided we needed a blizzard to finish it off. As we often stated during deputation, Ireland rarely sees snow or temperatures below freezing. This winter has been the exception to the rule, and we have enjoyed the experience. The country is quite unprepared for such an event and is almost entirely shut down when it snows. The break was welcome as some places received over a foot of snow, and things came to a standstill.
As stated in our previous update, we began the year house hunting. We are thankful that we were able to get out of our lease a month early, and it gave us a chance to utilize the slow period at the beginning of the year to take care of this important task. When we began searching for a house in or near Longford Town, there were very few possibilities, and as we continued to search, the market became increasingly sparse. During this time, God opened an opportunity we hadn't previously considered. We viewed the house, prayed about it, and decided to quickly put in an offer before it too disappeared from the market. A couple days later, the owner decided they no longer were interested in renting the house. We were back to the beginning. As we continued praying and searching, we still were stuck on this house, and couldn't figure out why. After a few more days went by, we received another call from the realtor telling us the owners had decided to rent the house after all. In looking back over the situation, everything worked together. We were able to have extra time to pray and receive assurance of God's direction while we didn't have to worry about competition in the tight rental market. It also kept us from making a hasty decision, helped to establish a relationship with the realtor, and caused us to push for a longer contract that would give us greater security. We signed the contract on February 1st and used the first half of the month to move from Mullingar to our new house just outside of Longford Town, and the last half trying to get settled in.
In the midst of all the moving, Lesli and I were able to take the driving test to receive an Irish learner's permit. We thank all those who have prayed about this. We now must complete twelve driving lessons and take a skills test to receive a full Irish license. Your prayers are appreciated as we continue to navigate "the system".
In our last update we also asked for prayers regarding our application for an extension with immigration. We had expected this to be a quick and almost painless process but have had a couple unexpected speed bumps along the way. We have seen God take care of so many things already and have no doubt he will take care of this as well, but we still greatly appreciate your prayers regarding this situation.
Thank you once again for taking the time to keep up with us as we minister in Ireland. We appreciate your prayers, and never take them lightly. We also thank all those who have given financially so we can endeavor to reach the lost here in Ireland with the Gospel.
Winning Ireland to Christ,
Aaron Jenkins
Phone: +353892214220
Field address:
13 Deraverra Delvin Rd.
Mullingar, Westmeath, IE.
www.winningireiandtochrist.com
Phone: 304-644-5995
3914 Chapel Road
Gassaway, WV 26624
Ulrick Jospeh
Salvation testimony: “I was born into a Christian family but did not make my own decision to become a Christian until one day when I was about 14. During a class devotion, I received the call of God to salvation. I was later baptized at Victory Baptist Church in Pierre-Payen.”
Call to ministry: “God called me to the ministry when I was a young boy. I came to Victory Baptist Church where the late Jacsene Orelus was the pastor. He saw this call of God in my life and asked me to work closely with him. I am now the pastor of Victory Baptist Church in Pierre-Payen.”
Ulrick is married to Elide Achemen. She was saved during a spiritual wake-up at the Baptist Church of Mission Possible. Ulrick and Elide have 5 children.
Good Evening Supporters,
I greet you in the Name of our Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:58 says, "Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord."
May God deign to bestow His blessings upon us in sufficient quantity to be able to help others who are in need.
Pray for my family and for my ministry.
Pray for the construction which remains a challenge for us but we know with Jesus, we will make progress.
God bless you.
Ulrick Joseph
Henry and Jeanne Lantang
are missionaries serving in their native country of Indonesia. After receiving his training from Dallas Theological Seminary, Henry returned to Indonesia to plant churches and train leaders. He is the founder of Missio Dei Bible Institute, a ministry that has produced hundreds of Christian leaders who planted churches throughout the islands of Indonesia. His vision is to teach and train Christian leaders who are biblically sound and passionate to reach the people of Indonesia for Christ.Dear Praying Friends,
HAPPY RESSURECTION DAY
“O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.”
We greet you in the wonderful name of our Lord Jesus Christ from Indonesia. Jeanne and I trust this letter finds each of you well and busy in the service of our wonderful Lord. It is a great privilege for me to give an update of what the Lord is doing through us.
The past few months have been very busy and full of the manifold blessings of God. We continue to enjoy the thousands of Facebook friends as we share the Gospel to them. God has opened doors of entrance for the Word to be challenged and fed. My main task during weekdays is to share Christ and His Word via to Facebook friends. What a joy to share His Word every day to 5000 friends. Various comments kept pouring in, mostly are so encouraging. As a result of that we were reminded yet again of the worlds of greatest need, which is the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.
We were glad to teach the Word of God to the Bible School students. The students are preparing to go to small islands to lead men and women to personal faith in Jesus Christ and to teach believers the Word of God so that they may serve Christ effectively. Therefore we continue to go, to pray and to give so that other souls might be reached for Christ before is eternally too late.
Please join us in praying that God would raise up laborers for His harvest. Truly the night is coming when no man can work.
Finally we are currently at about 75 % of our needed support. We look forward to the day when we are fully supported so we can do more effectively what God has called us to do. In the meantime, we thank you again for your prayers and financial partnership. Truly we thank God for you and your fellowship as we continue to labor together to reach the world with the glorious Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Sincerely in Christ,
Henry and Jeanne Lantang
“Be happy when God answers your prayers, but be more thankful when God makes you the answer to someone else’s prayer.”
David, Julie & Jocelyn Loop
In 2001, after two years of deputation, we left for Portugal to begin our first term. After arriving on the field, we began with language studies, literature distribution, witnessing and inviting people to church. Though the country of Portugal is highly steeped in Catholicism, God has given us the privilege to lead several people to Christ and to see the transformation of lives. He has also given us the opportunity to see a small group of people form what is now Igreja Baptista de Esgueira. The church was officially organized in 2008. Since then we have seen the church grow spiritually and numerically. It our desire and prayer to see this church pastored by a national. With God's help, we hope to see more Portuguese people reached with the gospel, saved, baptized and serving the Lord in a local church.
Missionaries to Portugal
email: [email protected]
Dear praying friends,
We are well into the summer months here in Portugal, and the weather has not been as hot as usual. At this time last year, Portugal suffered perhaps its worst year of forest fires due to an unusually dry summer. There has been more rain this year which has kept the temperature at bay for which we are thankful.
July was a busy month at our church. It began with Pastor’s Day where the church showed their appreciation for David. The children did a great job with their presentation. We are encouraged to see the people show their love for their pastor which is a strong indication of how they will support and pray for the future national pastor.
The church people look forward to our picnic every year in July. One of the highlights of the picnic is the grilled sardines which are about 6-8 inches long. Around 30 sardines were grilled this year. If you haven’t had grilled sardines before, you are really missing out on something delicious! We always invite a neighboring church of like precious faith to join us. There is definitely no shortage of food and the fellowship is always enjoyed.
During the last week of July, David was able to spend a few days at summer camp in the interior part of the country. Though the number of campers was lower this year than previous years, there was a good spirit among the young people. The western theme for the week was entitled “Wanted By God” with the emphasis on salvation and the need to follow God’s will for our lives. One young person accepted the Lord as Savior and others renewed their walk with God. It’s a blessing and a privilege to invest in the lives of young people especially since they are bombarded daily by the influence of the world and friends.
At the end of February one of our relatives sent us a package in the mail. Two weeks later we received a letter from Customs requesting a document regarding the contents of the package. David filled out the required document and sent it back within the allotted time of 30 days. Weeks and months passed. After exchanging many emails and making phone calls, Customs decided to return the package to the United States after holding it for over four months. Many people here are having the same problem with Customs. We would suggest that any further packages not be sent through the normal mail service. We are looking into other companies to receive packages from the United States. Thank you again for your prayers and support.
Your missionaries in Portugal,
David, and Julie Loop
Mark 10:45
sent by: Dry Run Independent Baptist Church P.O. Box 242, Duncansville, PA 16635 sent through: All Points Baptist Mission P.O. Box 498, New Philadelphia, OH 4466
field address: Rua Capitao Lebre, N° 56 1Dir. Tras. Verdemilho 3810-384 Aveiro Portugal
Kouami & Afi Midekor
The Midekors serve in Togo (a country in West Africa) planting churches. Kouami was born on Jan 1, 1963, in Togo, Africa. In early 1972, he received the Lord Jesus as his personal Savior and was baptized by immersion in April, 1972.
“I was born in an animistic family where my grandparents were both witch doctors. We sacrificed animals to idols as we lived and were fed by these practices. God, in His majesty and glory, touched our family through one of my uncles, who was seriously ill and not able to be healed by his father’s idols. He was saved through an ambulant minister in our homeland. As a child, I used to follow him to church and listen to the preaching of the Word of God. My uncle told me one day about Christ and His love for me. He shared John 3:16 and basically went through the Romans Road, concluding with Romans 5:8. I then accepted Christ as my personal Savior in April, 1972. I was ridiculed by my friends and school mates. However, God put His love in my heart and I started to tell people about Christ. My desire now is to start a national work and train people to go into villages and towns to start independent local churches.”
Kouami came to the United States to get his Bible training. He graduated from the former Spurgeon Baptist Bible College, in Mulberry, FL, with a BA degree; then, he also graduated from New Orleans Baptist Seminary, LA, with an MA. He was officially accepted as a missionary with IGM on February 6, 1999. He is sent out by Faith Baptist Church, State College, PA. He raised his full support and left for the field of Togo in January, 2001. Since going back to Togo, he has trained many men; 5 are now also with IGM. Pastor Midekor currently oversees 16 churches and runs a TV station, among other ministries for the glory of God. He is currently developing plans for a Bible College in northern Togo.
Dear Friends and Supporters,
We would like to take this occasion to give you an update on the ministry.
The Lord has allowed us to be able to organize a Bible Institute throughout the month of March.
1. We are currently studying the major doctrines of the Bible with Dr. Tony Kessinger from Melbourne. He will finish this week with us.
2. The second and the third week also would see two different teachers from the US as well.
A. Please pray for good health for the pastors who are attending the Institute. Some of the pastors have left their families for the entire 3 weeks.
B. Pray also for the 2 other teachers who are coming next week.
God bless you all as you serve Him.
In Him,
Kouami Midekor
Lome, Togo
I came to know the Lord two years after moving to Wallingford in the fall of 1973 at the age of twelve. I was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised a Catholic. Pastor Bob Alter came and started the Faith Baptist Church in the summer of 1973. My friend Curtis Swires received Christ through the witness of Bill Alter, the pastor’s oldest son. Curtis witnessed to me and I received Christ at a Wednesday night Bible study in the home of Pastor Alter at 421 South Elm Street. He led me to Christ in the dining room and was encouraged thereafter to attend the Sunday services, which I did at Moses Y. Beach School on North Main St. I attended there until the fall of 1979.
Through the early years of my Christian life I was impressed by the Lord to surrender my life to full time service. I can’t say that the call came at one specific time to me. I never fought His call; it only seemed to be my “reasonable service” to give my whole life to Him. I believe it came many times and consistently through my teenage years into my twenties. I had two strong impressions that I recall. One that comes to mind are at the 1975 Youth Conference at First Baptist Church, Hammond, Indiana under the preaching of Dave Hyles and the other was in the fall of 1979 at First Baptist Church under the preaching of Jack Hyles. The text that Bro. Hyles used on a Sunday night was from Acts 13:36.
“For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God,
fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption.”
I “felt” the call of God on me strongly that night and went forward to declare it publicly. I thought at that time that it would be the pastorate. It seemed logical since I wanted to do what I believed would serve my generation best. I was attending Hyles-Anderson College at the time and after my transfer to Maranatha Baptist Bible College I believe I went through a period of doubt about the call to be a pastor specifically. I had trouble staying at Bible College because of finances. I never doubted however during this period, that God had called me to “full-time” ministry. I came to realize however that God was the One who called and that He will enable me. I wanted to continue to be sensitive to the Spirit of God and be sure about the specifics of His call. I needed to know what abilities God has already given me and be patient about His leading. I needed to mature mentally as well as spiritually. Coming from a broken home and without my father in my life, I struggled with insecurities and maturity.
What I could not receive at Bible College because of lack of money I received by working in the ministry at Heritage Baptist Church under Pastor Stephen Baker and Tom Bish. Through the “work of the ministry”, God has shown me many areas of my life that needed changed as well as the needs of people. As I have served here on the pastoral staff in the Spanish department, music ministry and Christian school in the past 10 years under Pastor Tom Bish, this experience has helped make clearer to me the specific areas of ministry that I believe the Lord has given me ability to serve. God opened many areas of service that include soul-winning, preaching, deacon, choir and congregational song leading, special music, bus ministry, Sunday School teacher, youth ministry, Christian school, Spanish ministry, and janitorial work. All of these ministries have worked to make me more effective in the “work of the ministry”. I was placed by God in a pastoral position in the Spanish department in 1995. I was an extension of my pastor, Pastor Tom Bish, doing the work of a pastor. By His grace, in the last 10 years I’ve worked on our pastoral staff to help get our Spanish department started and have seen God save souls and grow in the Lord. Now I’m serving as interim Spanish pastor as we seek God’s will and trusting Him to take our Spanish brethren to greater heights for Christ, reaching our Hispanic community.
God’s call on my life comes from His Word. The verse that would accompany the signature of Pastor Alter in my Bible became one of the key verses as to my call to the ministry and it is Romans 12:1, 2. His leading has been unmistakable and sure in the past and by God’s grace I want to be open to God’s leading for the future days ahead. I am so thankful and amazed that God, in His mercy would use the wretched man that I am.
Raul Pinto, Jr.
Sending Church:
Franklin Road Baptist Church
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Pastor Mike Norris
Spanish Pastor Jesse Zuniga
www.laespada.org
Our Mission Is The Great Commission
La Espada seeks to motivate, equip and train pastors and churches to fulfill the Great Commission in their Jerusalem and then to reproduce that success by sending preacher boys to repeat the process by starting churches in Judea, Samaria and to the rest of the world.
La Espada Evangelistic Materials:
La Espada believes in the every creature Gospel telling plan Christ commands in Scripture. Every year over 1,000,000 people receive the Gospel from a soul winner using the La Espada evangelistic materials.
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With over 400 titles in print La Espada produces and promotes materials designed to edify and strengthen Christians. In addition the La Espada Magazine and the La Espada Newspaper circulate in every country in the Spanish speaking world.
La Espada Conferences:
Every year La Espada Evangelists preach to over 60,000 people conducting over 100 La Espada Conferences around the world. Every month we are seeing over 100 young men surrender to preach in the La Espada Conferences as well as many young ladies dedicate themselves to full time Christian service.
www.laespada.org
Dear Pastor and church family,
Greetings! As this summer closes this week I'm humbled as I think that God has allowed me to have a part to work with the team of "La Espada". In the latter part of last May, I had the opportunity to meet with our director/evangelist, Dan Garlick in our "new" central office in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Dr. Shelton of the "Sword of the Lord" has graciously allowed us one whole floor of one of their buildings to use for meetings, printings and offices! After my meeting with him, I went to one of our major conferences in Jonesboro, Georgia to assist Bro. Garlick in our Spanish conference there. It was a great week of spiritual renewal, challenge and surrender as the Spanish brethren came to hear the preaching of God's Word. On the Wednesday night of the conference, Pastor Joe Arthur preached as Bro. Garlick translated for him. It's wonderful to see English speaking churches realizing the need to reach Spanish speaking people in their "Jerusalem". I appreciate that the Harvest Baptist Church family and Pastor Joe Arthur have committed themselves to get the gospel to all regardless of the language spoken! I had the opportunity to preach for Pastor Francisco Jimenez at the Mont Sinai Baptist Church in Marion, North Carolina. I was excited to see the church house full of Spanish brethren on a Friday night ready to hear and respond to Bible preaching! More opportunities came my way to provide special music in churches in Virginia and Connecticut. I had the blessing of leading the music portion of the tent meeting in Jackman, Maine for Pastor David Bowman of the First Baptist Church in mid-June. I also had an invitation to speak at the annual Men's retreat held by the South Gardiner Baptist Church up in Baxter State Park in the last week of June. We had four days of enjoying the great outdoors and spent time in God's Word every morning.
The "La Espada" conference at Gospel Light Baptist Church in Walkertown, North Carolina this year was awesome! It was the best conference we've had there since I've joined the team. We had at least 500 attend the first night and close to 800 by the end of the conference. We sensed God's Spirit working in hearts as the Word was preached each night. Our last night we saw God's people respond to the call to surrender to God's will to do whatever He had planned for them. Over 60 came down the aisles from young to older saints! There was no doubt in our minds that the Lord met with us!! More opportunities presented themselves to me to speak in two new English churches and present the ministry of "La Espada" in one new church in Goldsboro, North Carolina. I continue to use my abilities in leading singing and preaching to help my home church and my preacher when I'm not traveling for "La Espada". It's always a blessing to help in leading the congregational singing and preach the Word of God in my home church! My bilingual ministry has grown a little bit and I'm grateful! I'm also praising the Lord for having another church take me on for support this summer! I would appreciate prayer that my support will continue to increase and for more contacts. I have been in two preacher fellowship meetings last week for spiritual growth and to meet new pastors. I'm currently following up on those contacts.
I will be in a couple of Spanish and English churches in the fall! Thank you, pastor and church family for the support you've been sending! I appreciate your prayer support for me as well as our •» director, Evangelist Dan Garlick and his family as they head up the ministry of "La Espada". Bro.Garlick has been currently recovering from clots in his lung, please pray for him!! Have a great and productive fall as you serve our Lord!!
In His service,
Evangelist Raul Pinto Jr.
LA ESPADA
I regret to inform you that yesterday approximately 538 men, women, and children passed into eternity, living in the country of Russia. You did not hear about this in the news because this happens every day. Each one of those people will be hopelessly in Hell tonight and every night. Because of the vast number of people compared to the number of missionaries in Russia, it could be easily averaged that not a single one of those people ever heard the Gospel and learned about the Jesus Who could save them from their sin.
God desires that each soul in the Russian Federation be saved and that cannot be accomplished until there are enough people praying, going, and sending. We are sent from our local church in Greenville, Pennsylvania to reach across the Atlantic to a people with a foreign culture and who are foreign to salvation by grace through faith We are going as ambassadors for our Lord. We wish to offer you a part in the incredible task at hand of fulfilling the Great Commission in the Russian Federation. But before investing in God's work, you should know a little about us.
We are both graduates from Heartland Baptist Bible College where I have received a Bachelors degree in Biblical Studies (majoring in both Pastoral and in Missions) and she a Bachelors degree in Elementary Education (with a minor in Music). My wife and I both have attended some language school already and hope to include into our first term more studies while working underneath a well-seasoned, already-established missionary named John O'Brien. My wife, Katrina, grew up on the foreign mission field of Ukraine, very close to the Russian border. Having traveled to both Russia and Ukraine more than once, I have seen a large portion of Russia and have already been exposed to some of the culture shock that we will face. No matter the difficulties or the differences, we have a God that is able and willing to help.
Currently, we are seeking faithful spiritual and financial supporters to pray for us and give to the work. Perhaps you and your church could consider the possibility of joining us in this task and sharing the rewards for the labor.
for God's glory,
Jonathan, Katrina, Vivian & Cherith Skean
Dear Supporting Pastor and Church,
We are excited to celebrate a milestone on our missionary journey. On July 7th, it will be one year since we left the United States and flew over to Ukraine! In the past twelve months we have taken part in a local VBS outreach, the DORCAS ministry to orphans, intense language study and active evangelism in our area and to those we have come in contact with. “Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name...” Please take a moment and rejoice with us!
Since coming to the mission field our support level has reached 100% and we thank our Heavenly Father for providing us with such a strong and reliable financial base.
Knowing that churches are behind us not in word only but in deed is a huge blessing that we do not take for granted. Thank you for faithfully supporting our family.
One of our main purposes for working in Ukraine is to study the Russian language and culture in a country more open than Russia is at this time. Praise the Lord that as of June 22nd, we have taken all of our language exams for the year and thus finished this first year of language study. Lord-willing, Jonathan plans to pursue his language studies again this fall. It is imperative for us to speak Russian, thereby being equipped to clearly communicate the Gospel of Christ in Ukraine and Russia.
Despite the language and cultural barriers, this past year our family has seen multiple visitors come to the local church plant that we are attending - most of them are students like Jonathan. Due to the large percentage of students from the Middle East, Jonathan purchased Bibles in Farsi and gave several of them to young men who promised to read their first copy of God’s Word. We look forward to following up with these contacts in the year to come and continue to witness to them about God’s plan of salvation.
It is not possible to know all that next year holds, but we do know Who holds the future. More in-depth culture and language learning will be ahead, along with countless opportunities to share the Gospel with the one million souls living in our city. Who knows what doors of ministry the Lord will open next? As God leads, we follow His will for our family. We ask that you please keep us in prayer for wisdom, strength, and boldness to proclaim Christ amongst people who are blinded by sin and need to hear the Good News of the Saviour.
With much appreciation,
Jonathan, Katrina, Vivian & Cherith Skean
https://www.facebook.com/grace2russia
Mailing Address: Skean Family PO Box 670 Greenville, PA 16125
Sending Church: Grace Baptist Church 101 Donation Road Greenville, PA 16125 724-588-5520
Support Through: All Points Baptist Mission PO Box 977 New Philadelphia, OH 44663
Chris and Carole Shull
[email protected] Sent By: Victory Baptist Church - Pastor Mike Gangemella ~ 100 Bracken Ave - Wilmington, DE 19805 ~ 302-998-2066' Support Info: Points North Baptist Mission ~ PO Box 977 ~ New Philadelphia, OH 44663 - 330-339-7362 -
www.pnbm.orgWright on Time
It is with great joy and excitement that we announce to you that we will no longer be the only Baptist missionaries in the country of Greenland! The Wright family is scheduled to arrive this Thursday at midnight to join us as co-laborers here on this pioneer mission field!
After being alone for over a decade, we cannot describe how grateful we are that God has provided us with this family. For years, we have longed for someone to share the ministry with, both the joys and the heartaches. We look forward to fellowshipping, praying and laboring together with the Wrights to see this country reached for Christ.
Please pray that the Wrights will find suitable housing at an affordable price. All the houses that we have enquired about over the last several months have fallen through. Thankfully, they can camp out in the church building until something comes available. After living out of suitcases for a couple of years, we're sure they are ready to get settled.
There is a lot involved in moving to a foreign country. For the first few days, they will be busy with paperwork & getting set up as residents here.
MK’s
JR & Cheryl still have three children at home. They are leaving everything they have ever known, to come to a land they have never seen, to minister to a people they have never met. Pray as they adjust to this huge change in their lives. They will immediately be met by the midnight sun and hordes of mosquitos.
The Wright children have been in contact with our children and are very excited about all the adventures awaiting them in Greenland. I wish you could see into the hearts of our kids at this moment. Our children have grown up on the mission field without family & friends. We have never seen our children this excited about anything. I wholeheartedly believe that missions should be team work, when at all possible.
Boat Ministry
Pray as we make plans to get the boat ready for the water. Bro. Steve Nissley will be arriving in a few weeks to once again assist in this ministry. We are putting the boat in a little later this year in order to give the Wrights some time to get their bearings. The bay has been too full of ice that it would have been unsafe to sail, so God's timing is perfect. Pray for God's protection & blessing in this summer ministry.
Another open door
Several months ago, the US Embassy in Denmark contacted me about a new opportunity. I have been asked to serve as the liaison in Greenland between the US Embassy and Americans living in or visiting Greenland. This position is strictly volunteer, yet it may require traveling to other towns in Greenland when the need arises. I look at this as another open door and another way of deepening our roots here in Greenland. Tentatively, I have been asked to travel to Nuuk for a Consular meeting and potentially a meeting with the US Ambassador to Denmark. The opportunities are endless on this pioneer mission field.
Visit us in Greenland by going to: www.arctic-adventures.blogspot.com/
Thank you for Holding the Ropes!
The Shull Family Chris, Carole Ann, Christopher Jr., Anna, Emilia, Jonathan & Mattaliina
For those of you who have asked for pictures of the boat... We're just so excited about what God is doing in Greenland! We can't wait to get this boat on the water and reaching other towns and villages with The Gospel!
This is an excerpt from Steve Nissley, The Captain. "This is the First Baptist Church of Greenland's Gospel boat. We are getting ready to remove the plywood top, shrink wrap it and send it to Greenland. We are going to letter it before it goes. It will have the church logo on the sides and Ilulissat Greenland on the back".
G
urappa & Elizabeth Tatagiri
Dr. Gurappa and Dr. Elizabeth Tatagiri joined IGM in 1993. Dr. Tatagiri is the founder and chairman of the Christian Hospital. His main aim is to present the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the non-Christians under the umbrella of free medical services. In the present situation in India, Christians are under a lot of persecution. Dr. Tatagiri feels that this is the safe way of reaching the people for Christ, showing the love of Jesus to the unsaved. The Tatagiris’ ministry also includes the New Life Christian Church, an extensive orphan ministry and free medical camps.
Dr. Gurappa 'John Paul' & Dr. Elizabeth Tatagiri
National Church Planter and Medical Missions
Karnataka District, India
Dear Prayer Partners and Supporters,
Greetings to you in His Holy Name. By the grace of our Lord, we are doing well. Thank you very much for your kind and loving prayer and financial support. I am very sorry for not being able to write you about our medical and Gospel ministry in our area because of the persecution we are facing all the time. At the same time, my computer has not been working well for the last six months. When I try, many times it stops in the middle and sometimes it’s says that my computer is not properly secured and that many people are opening my mail.
Because the ministry we have is medical service to the poorest of the poor, it is not easy to shift this ministry to a safer place. Many highly qualified doctors, under whom I have performed most of the major and minor surgeries, have asked us to go to their Christian mission hospitals to help them. But we cannot go such long distances to unknown places where they are also facing continuous persecution.
About 35 years ago, before we started this hospital, we were supposed to go to another hospital in the state of Odisha, North India, where the poor people did not have any proper medical service. Because we had four young girls and one boy, we could not go such a long distance where the people are very poor and the Christians were facing difficulties. So, we started the ministry in the present place and, by the grace of our Lord, we joined IGM and our God has provided many very loving brothers and sisters in Christ and all of them have been loving us so much and praying for us. Praise the Lord.
Now, the present situation in this place is not good for this type of service. Just one month ago, our brothers in Christ, who are highly qualified in medicine and who started the charitable medical services in Northern India, asked us to pray for their needs, especially since they were badly in need of an ambulance and some surgical instruments which we were not using because of the trouble we have here from the people. We were praying for them and our Lord guided us to give them the ambulance and the surgical instruments which we were not using because of the problems we are facing.
So, just a week back, we sent the ambulance and all the operating room equipment to that hospital which is located in Orissa/Odisa in the northern part of India where Pastor Grahamstain and his son were burned to death. The name of that hospital is Ashakiran Hospital, Lamtaput, Orissa. Almost a week ago, they sent two drivers to take the vehicle. They are very happy. The present value of the ambulance and the equipment I sent to them freely is about USD $10,000.00. Many wanted to buy those things by paying money. But, these things belong to our Lord Jesus Christ and should go to His own children who are badly in need of them. We were very happy to give them these things.
Now, in these days, we are not involving much in medical service to the poor and needy, but involved a very little in Gospel work. Kindly pray for our health, financial needs and mainly for our safety in this jungle. Kindly pray for our future ministry. We are planning to come to the USA to meet all our loving Lord's children who have been helping us with their prayer and financial support.
Our humble request is, please continue to support us with your prayer and financial support as long as we were able to serve our Father in Heaven in this old age.
Thanking you, our dear friends.
Yours in His Service,
Tatagiri, Elizabeth and Cindy Goldameir
DAVID & ELIZABETH WILT
Currently serving with 'Baptist Mission to Forgotten Peoples' in Staten Island, NY
My Family
My wife Elizabeth and I were married in July 4, 2008 and have one child, Hezekiah. We are answering the call of God to start a Bible believing, Bible preaching, independent Baptist church in the St. George area of Staten Island, New York.
David
I praise the Lord for saving me and I know He will guide me and enable me as I serve Him for His glory. During my earlier years of schooling, I learned many worldly and Godless styles of life, which influenced me toward a period of rebellion. Thinking that I was saved yet not truly knowing the Lord, I was not able to be at peace concerning my own salvation. Desiring to preach the Word of God, I sought training at Ambassador Baptist College. It was at this time, September 30, 2004, that I repented of my sinfulness and received Christ as my personal Savior. I was baptized at my home church the following summer. The Lord has given me a burden to plant churches in the inner cities of the U.S. I plan to do this faithfully by His grace until I see Him at His coming or in glory.
Elizabeth
I was born and reared in a Christian environment and attended a Christian school my entire education. I pretended to be a Christian until I was thirteen. Finally realizing that I needed Jesus Christ as my personal Savior, I asked Him into my heart on September 13th, 1998, and then was baptized the following service. Since then, I surrendered my life to serve Christ for full-time service and God led me to Ambassador Baptist College for my training. There I met my husband and God has directed us to plant churches in the U.S. beginning with Staten Island, New York. I praise the Lord for all that He has done in my life and for what He will do in the lives of others as we serve Him.
Training
I completed my formal Bible training at Ambassador Baptist College in Lattimore, North Carolina. I received a degree in Pastoral Theology in May of 2010. My wife completed the requirements for two degrees, receiving a Church Ministries and an Elementary Education degree. We were able to serve at our sending church, Tri-City Baptist Church for two years before God put a desire for our family to pursue His will to start a church in Staten Island.
My desire is that your heart be open to the Bible and open to examining your relationship with the God Who loves you. The Lord has a plan and purpose for everyone in this life. Our supreme desire is that we can serve you in any way we can.
Our Purpose
To faithfully preach and teach the truths and doctrines of God's Word, for the spiritual benefit of believers. It is our desire that Christians grow in the Lord toward maturity and live a victorious Christian life, that they might effectively witness to and win the unsaved, seeking to extend the gospel to the ends of the earth. We lovingly welcome all who enter our church!
Pastor and prayer warriors,
WE THANK GOD AND OUR SUPPORTING CHURCHES AND FRIENDS for allowing God to work through you to pray for us and supply all the needs for our bigger building. As I had sent out the last letter with the mention of our bigger space God provided and the needs that would come with that space your support has blessed us and provided many items and finances we needed to get the job done.
We want to thank Mountain View Baptist Church, Yates Thaggard Baptist Church, Calvary Baptist Church, Grace Independent Baptist Church, New Grace Baptist Church, Mr. Dave McKracken, Ms. Laura, Francine, Terry Snow and the Calvary Quartet and many more we may have forgot to mention. God has supplied even certain items or money for other things that we needed for decoration, beautification and to make our space useable for God’s glory!
We also want to specifically thank Pastor Ken Mason and his crew of guys along with a crew from several churches in Hagerstown for coming up to Staten Island to help us, paint, lay carpet, do bathroom work, install electric needs, build a welcome desk, build a platform and frame out doors and install walls. God is truly GOOD TO US!
Liberty View Baptist Church has also seen first time visitors for 8 weeks straight. We have had many follow up visits and good contacts from our new guests. We are planning to baptize two this Sunday and expect to see more saved, discipled and baptized for the glory of God. We also saw a record high for attendance on Easter Sunday at 44 people. We are praying and expecting 50 at the 4-year anniversary which we are calling the new building grand opening service on May 27th. May the Lord richly bless your churches as you serve Him!
Thank you everyone once again for your prayer and support!
1. Signage (a corner awning) - 4,000 – GOD SUPPLIED
2. Chairs (70) - 3,000 – We will use these chairs all over the building not only for the auditorium – GOD SUPPLIED (We ended up only getting 30 more which ended up being cheaper)
3. Welcome Desk – 600 – We will also need someone to build it for us – GOD SUPPLIED
4. Windows and Blinds - 500
5. SS/Coffee Area - 1,000 – GOD SUPPLIED
6. Office Teen Area (this space has not been completed in the renovation like the other areas. We would need flooring, baseboard molding, paint, décor, and a kitchenette) - 3,000 – GOD SUPPLIED
7. Tracts/John and Romans and other printed material - 1,000 – GOD SUPPLIED
8. Church Alter/Stage (we would need to completely build an alter, we have an upright piano {praise the Lord}, we would need to build in or figure out how to use our horse trough baptistery, and various other needs for the alter) - 2,000 – GOD SUPPLIED
9. Paint and Décor – 500 – GOD SUPPLIED
10. Portable Baptistry – we can finally baptize inside as soon as we get one!!!
We have two options:
1. https://brandonacox.com/portable-baptistry/ - 500 (It is actually a portable hot tub)
2. https://www.churchproducts.com/church-baptistries-portable-baptistries.html - 2000
11. One month rent/security deposit/brokers fee - 12,000 – So far we have collected 5,000 toward this goal (God is Good!) – GOD SUPPLIED most of this. We only have 1,000 dollars left which is 1/3 of the broker fee. Our new realtor is very gracious
Pastor David Wilt
Romans 8:28
Liberty View Baptist Church
