SCHEDULE FOR 2012
JANUARY 16-26 – ETHIOPIA
FEBRUARY 15-25 – INDONESIA
MARCH – BIOLA Missions Conference – Palm Ave.
Missions Conference – WMA Missions Conference
MAY 21-31 – CHINA, QINGDAO
JUNE 8-24 BUTARE, RWANDA
JULY 22-AUGUST 4 PHILIPPINES
SEPTEMBER 4-14 – EGYPT
Dear partners in reaching the world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ! When I think of this it is overwhelming. And when I am there among the people it is even more of a challenge. You see all of the poverty, beggars, filth, cows, cars, scooters, motorcycles, buses, trucks, carts, bicycles and people everywhere. And you wonder “Where do I begin? Father, help me know what to do to love these people in the name of Jesus.” Jesus had compassion on the people, touched them, prayed for them, ministered to them and I want to do the same. And he is faithful to help us. We ministered to over 100 children where they had blocked off a street. After we shared and prayed with them we gave them something to eat. They were so blessed. One day we had over 300 children pressed into a room, sang and preached and then gave everyone a bible in their language called Telagu. Isaiah 55 says that God’s word will go out and accomplish what He purposes and it will not return to Him void. Praise God for the power of the word and it is being spread all over India even in the face of persecution. These children will answer the call. On this mission I went back to Orissa where I was four years ago. The Communists had killed a Hindu Swami and blamed it on the Christians and the Hindus started killing Christians. By August of 2008 they had killed 42 Christians, burned buildings and personal property. Over 700 people left their village and found safety in the YMCA of the main city of Babhaneswar. We were there at that time and ministered to about 300 of those people with prayer and encouragement. I met Ajmad Missal, a young pastor who was reaching out to the poor in the slums. He had been doing this for 8 years, walking for miles through the city to help the people. We have talked to each other for the past four years and he appealed for me to come visit. I did! Wow what an eye opener. I was able to give blankets to old women and widows to help them keep warm. Ajmad and his wife have adopted 12 little boys who have no parents or family. They feed, house and cloth them and help them go to school. Dear Ones, how I wished for more money to help Ajmad and his little wife in their ministry. Pray for them; they are so faithful. They want me to come back—and I want to. We stood at the back of his house and prayed over a piece of property that could be used to build a multi-use facility that could touch and minister to thousands of people. PRAY AND BELIEVE WITH US, OKAY. I KNOW THAT GOD HAS ALL OF THE RESOURCES; MAY HE RELEASE THEM TO US SO WE CAN BLESS THE PEOPLE. PLEASE HELP US GET THERE TO REACH THE LOST! 2 COR. 5:9-21 SOME OF YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO GO WITH US THIS YEAR. DO IT!!
-Marty
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