Thursday, April 9, 2009

Changing Lives: One at a Time

Impact Asia Camps Have Begun!
Student Camps began January 19, 2009 and God has blown the doors wide open. As of March 24--30,058 students have heard the gospel and 13,493 have received Christ as their Saviour!

The Catalyst
Impact Asia Camps (part of the Impact World Camps) began January 19, 2009. Each camp consists of 2-3 days of intentional and strategic planning which allows students to be exposed to the Gospel, to hear the Truth and to receive Christ. The Lord is blessing and out of the 30,058 students who have attended, 13,493 have received Christ as their personal Saviour! These new believers need to be grounded in the faith, discipled and mentored to become mature believers.

The Next Step
These souls that have been rescued and are beginning the journey of a personal relationship with Christ need a church. Not a building to go to each week, but to be a member of the body of Christ, meeting with other believers. As camp has continued to expand, we are now reaching into areas of Manila where there is no local church.

The Non-Facility Dependent Church (NFD) model was started in 2007. Sixteen million people live in Metro Manila. Real estate to purchase and build a local church building is not affordable. Following the NFD model, the church meets in various locations and rents space by the hour. We're building churches without walls.

This is the model that have been used to plant seven churches in the last 18 months and we will be using this plan for the five church plants projected for 2009. This is the model we will use once we are on the field. Our primary aim is to join a Filipino pastor in a new church plant soon after our arrival. Would you pray for us?

Prayer Requests
Impact Asia Camp Funds-only $21 per student
Opportunities to share our ministry and vision
Safety while traveling
Financial support

Visit our Website: www.impactingasia.org

An account has been established with the Central Missionary Clearinghouse to receive funds. You can send support for Luke and Kelly to the following:

Central Missionary Clearinghouse
PO Box 219228
Houston, TX 77218-9228

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