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
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Update - Fire at Word of Life Ukraine
Dear friends of Word of Life Ukraine:
Last fall we shared with you that a fire completely destroyed the house on the Word of Life property where our missionaries, the Radziwiluk family, lived.
When we wrote you in November, we asked you to do two things: to pray for the ministry in the Ukraine to move forward unhindered, and to ask the Lord how you could help with the rebuilding of the house and replacing furnishings.
We are writing now to give you an update on the ministry and the rebuilding of the house.
In 2008, the Lord surely blessed the ministry in the Ukraine. There were more than 16,700 people who heard the Gospel with 877 recorded salvation decisions. There were 1,480 young people who attended camp and 69 students at the Bible Institute. We praise the Lord that the work has continued to move forward for his glory!
Thanks to the response of many friends like you, the rebuilding project began almost immediately after the fire.
Recently, we received the following note:
We praise the Lord for His provision in times of trial, as we look back to November 19, 2008 and we see that house in flames. Today we see a miracle in front of us that is still hard to believe. Right now, we are almost done with the rough framing and are starting the finish work. Now the tiles are being laid and the electricity and the heating system are being installed. Soon we will start drywall. -Juan Carlos Radziwiluk
Two teams of staff and volunteers from America have helped with this project. We are grateful to God and to you, ans as you can see from this note much has already been accomplished!
Because reliable insurance was not available in Ukraine, we have asked friends like you to help with the cost of rebuilding. Already gifts totaling $59,565 have been received.
To finish this project which includes rebuilding the house and replacing furnishings, another $65,435 is needed to meet the goal.
We realize these are challenging economic times but praise the Lord His Truth keeps marching on. God desires to accomplish His work through His people regardless of the state of the economy.
Would you prayerfully consider a gift to help finish this worth while project? I know it would be a great encouragement to this ministry team. If you have already given, thank you so very much!
Thank you for your ongoing and faithful interest and support.
In His Service,
Don Lough, Jr., Director
Word of Life Fellowship
More information, as well as construction photos and an online giving option, are available at www.wol.org/giving/ukrainefire.php
Last fall we shared with you that a fire completely destroyed the house on the Word of Life property where our missionaries, the Radziwiluk family, lived.
When we wrote you in November, we asked you to do two things: to pray for the ministry in the Ukraine to move forward unhindered, and to ask the Lord how you could help with the rebuilding of the house and replacing furnishings.
We are writing now to give you an update on the ministry and the rebuilding of the house.
In 2008, the Lord surely blessed the ministry in the Ukraine. There were more than 16,700 people who heard the Gospel with 877 recorded salvation decisions. There were 1,480 young people who attended camp and 69 students at the Bible Institute. We praise the Lord that the work has continued to move forward for his glory!
Thanks to the response of many friends like you, the rebuilding project began almost immediately after the fire.
Recently, we received the following note:
We praise the Lord for His provision in times of trial, as we look back to November 19, 2008 and we see that house in flames. Today we see a miracle in front of us that is still hard to believe. Right now, we are almost done with the rough framing and are starting the finish work. Now the tiles are being laid and the electricity and the heating system are being installed. Soon we will start drywall. -Juan Carlos Radziwiluk
Two teams of staff and volunteers from America have helped with this project. We are grateful to God and to you, ans as you can see from this note much has already been accomplished!
Because reliable insurance was not available in Ukraine, we have asked friends like you to help with the cost of rebuilding. Already gifts totaling $59,565 have been received.
To finish this project which includes rebuilding the house and replacing furnishings, another $65,435 is needed to meet the goal.
We realize these are challenging economic times but praise the Lord His Truth keeps marching on. God desires to accomplish His work through His people regardless of the state of the economy.
Would you prayerfully consider a gift to help finish this worth while project? I know it would be a great encouragement to this ministry team. If you have already given, thank you so very much!
Thank you for your ongoing and faithful interest and support.
In His Service,
Don Lough, Jr., Director
Word of Life Fellowship
More information, as well as construction photos and an online giving option, are available at www.wol.org/giving/ukrainefire.php
Larry and Millie Brown
Dear Friends at Victory,
A sincere thank you for your recent gift of financial support. It really helps with needs and is a blessing! In spite of the economy, god faithfully supplies through caring friends as you.
Larry continues to "retread" instead of retiring! We praise Him for health and strength and continue teaching the "chronological series" to another new group, discipling another and taking meeting opportunities at a church several towns away.
May God bless and use you as you make yourselves available to Him.
Blessed Easter!
Larry and Millie Brown
A sincere thank you for your recent gift of financial support. It really helps with needs and is a blessing! In spite of the economy, god faithfully supplies through caring friends as you.
Larry continues to "retread" instead of retiring! We praise Him for health and strength and continue teaching the "chronological series" to another new group, discipling another and taking meeting opportunities at a church several towns away.
May God bless and use you as you make yourselves available to Him.
Blessed Easter!
Larry and Millie Brown
Taking the Light of the Gospel to Macedonia
March 31, 2009
As we said hello to 2009 and the prospects of a new year we hit a detour caused by some health issues. Those issues have now been diagnosed and a plan of action has begun.
On February 9th a golf ball sized tumor was removed from my bladder. Not long after the surgery a biopsy indicated the cancer spread to a nearby lymph node. Surgery is planned for April 1st at which time they will remove that lymph node along with several others which are close by. Three to four weeks following the surgery, a regimen of radiation therapy coupled with simultaneous chemo therapy will begin and last for 7 1/2 weeks.
Thank you for your prayer on my behalf. God has given me confidence that all will end to His glory and that He isn't yet through with me. Like the Lord's message to Paul in Acts 23:11 about Rome, He has assured me "as you have testified for Me in (the U.S.), so you must also bear witness in (Macedonia)." Knowing that He has called me to this ministry has solidified my faith in Him even more.
Thank you for praying for my physical health. If you will, please pray for our financial needs at this time too. Just as we were beginning to raise our monthly support, we had to stop to address these health issues. You can understand, I'm sure, not only are the usual bills we are faced with not going to stop, now we are faced with the enormous cost of surgery, etc. with no health insurance. Many of our friends and past partners in ministry have already begun supporting our ministry and for that we are eternally grateful.
If you, or your church, have plans to take us on for support is it possible for you to start now? If you had not plans to support us, will you consider picking us up even though we have not been able to visit you face to face? Due to obvious circumstances I will not be able to travel until sometime in August at the very earliest, but will be glad to schedule a meeting with you as soon as I know I am physically able to keep my commitment. If monthly support is not possible, a one time offering would be very helpful. I'm sorry to be so direct in my appeal, but I don't know where else I should go, but to my friends and partners in ministry.
God has opened "a great door of opportunity for effective ministry" in Macedonia and the Balkan States. If He is going to use us to this great ministry it is going to require faith. As I consider what He is doing in my life, I understand that He is building that great faith through this trial. I have made myself available, and I am not withdrawing because of this adversary.
Thank you for standing with us in this difficult time.
In Christ's care,
Lou Hill
Balkan State Ministries
PO Box 3124
Nampa, ID 83683
Email: lou@louhill.com
www.balkanstatesministries.org
As we said hello to 2009 and the prospects of a new year we hit a detour caused by some health issues. Those issues have now been diagnosed and a plan of action has begun.
On February 9th a golf ball sized tumor was removed from my bladder. Not long after the surgery a biopsy indicated the cancer spread to a nearby lymph node. Surgery is planned for April 1st at which time they will remove that lymph node along with several others which are close by. Three to four weeks following the surgery, a regimen of radiation therapy coupled with simultaneous chemo therapy will begin and last for 7 1/2 weeks.
Thank you for your prayer on my behalf. God has given me confidence that all will end to His glory and that He isn't yet through with me. Like the Lord's message to Paul in Acts 23:11 about Rome, He has assured me "as you have testified for Me in (the U.S.), so you must also bear witness in (Macedonia)." Knowing that He has called me to this ministry has solidified my faith in Him even more.
Thank you for praying for my physical health. If you will, please pray for our financial needs at this time too. Just as we were beginning to raise our monthly support, we had to stop to address these health issues. You can understand, I'm sure, not only are the usual bills we are faced with not going to stop, now we are faced with the enormous cost of surgery, etc. with no health insurance. Many of our friends and past partners in ministry have already begun supporting our ministry and for that we are eternally grateful.
If you, or your church, have plans to take us on for support is it possible for you to start now? If you had not plans to support us, will you consider picking us up even though we have not been able to visit you face to face? Due to obvious circumstances I will not be able to travel until sometime in August at the very earliest, but will be glad to schedule a meeting with you as soon as I know I am physically able to keep my commitment. If monthly support is not possible, a one time offering would be very helpful. I'm sorry to be so direct in my appeal, but I don't know where else I should go, but to my friends and partners in ministry.
God has opened "a great door of opportunity for effective ministry" in Macedonia and the Balkan States. If He is going to use us to this great ministry it is going to require faith. As I consider what He is doing in my life, I understand that He is building that great faith through this trial. I have made myself available, and I am not withdrawing because of this adversary.
Thank you for standing with us in this difficult time.
In Christ's care,
Lou Hill
Balkan State Ministries
PO Box 3124
Nampa, ID 83683
Email: lou@louhill.com
www.balkanstatesministries.org
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