November 2014 - Evangelistic Faith Missions

N O V E M BE R 2014
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Volume 101
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N u m b e r 11
A publication of EVANGELISTIC FAITH MISSIONS
EFM’S USA
HISPANIC WORK
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PETITION AND PRAISE Page 2
EFM SHARPENS FOCUS—PART 4 Page 3
NEWS AND NOTES FROM EGYPT Page 5
MISSIONARIES’ CONTACT INFORMATION Page 9
PETITION AND PRAISE
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began my years of Christian service
in pastoral ministry at a wonderful
church. Across the thirteen years that
I pastored that congregation we practiced a delightful annual tradition as
the Thanksgiving season drew near.
The mid-week prayer service
directly before Thanksgiving Day
became a special meeting for all
those who attended. Instead of
taking prayer requests as we typically
did, we comprised a list of “praise
requests,” or notes of thanksgiving,
from everyone present. Then we
purposed not to ask God for anything
during that particular prayer time.
Our collective prayers were to only
include praise and thanksgiving to
God for His character and redemptive
activity in our lives.
As you might imagine, those
prayer times blossomed into sweet
moments of communion with the
Lord as we narrowed our focus on
giving thanks. We shouldn’t have been
surprised at the joy we experienced
in those meetings. After all, the Bible
declares, “God inhabits the praises of
His people” (Psalms 22:3).
I recall a personal experience
during one such prayer meeting.
The congregation had just gathered
around the front of the church as I began to pray, “Heavenly Father, I thank
You today for the privilege of coming
to You in prayer. I praise You for who
You are and glorify You for all that You
have done. Lord, I ask that You would
. . . .” I caught myself and inwardly
cringed as I realized what I had done.
So I continued, “Lord, I ask that You
MISSIONARY HERALD
would . . . help me to keep praising You
during this prayer!”
That occasion became pivotal for
me as I recognized how much more
prone I was to petition than to praise. It
was my instinct to ask, seek and knock,
all of them biblical imperatives, yet I
was slow to mix those requests with
generous amounts of thanksgiving for
all of the blessings from God’s gracious
and giving hand.
Are we wrong to present God with
regular petitions? Absolutely not! In
fact, the Bible encourages us to come
before God with our needs. The Apostle Paul wrote, “Be anxious for nothing; but in everything by prayer and
supplication with thanksgiving let your
requests be made known unto God”
(Philippians 4:6). But did you catch
the two words sandwiched between
“supplication” and “requests?” We are
to present our petitions with thanksgiving! What a difference praise can
make in our circumstances! It might
mean the difference between victory
and defeat for us.
“Praise the Lord, He can work
through those who praise Him
Praise the Lord, for our God inhabits
praise
Praise the Lord, for the chains that
seem to bind you
Serve only to remind you
That they drop powerless behind you
When you praise Him.” —Michael
Hudson
During this season of the year, I
invite you to join with me in giving
thanks to God for his unspeakable
gifts!
Marc Sankey
Vice President
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ABOUT THE COVER PHOTO
District Board President David
López stands in front of other board
members. They represent EFM’s
Hispanic churches in the northeast.
EFM SHARPENS FOCUS
PART 4
Evangelistic Faith Missions is a conservative holiness organization that seeks to glorify God by
planting the church where it does not yet exist and by partnering with national believers in training, facilitating, and motivating them to fulfill the Great Commission in their culture and beyond.
EFM MISSION STATEMENT, JANUARY 10, 2014
Steven E. Hight
President
Part 1, August: New EFM mission statement
Part 2, September: Implementing the mission statement
Part 3, October: Existing fields and the mission statement
vangelistic Faith Missions’ new
mission statement is helping
sharpen our focus. We’re in a time
when funds are more limited,
expectations more demanding,
and many obstacles to the gospel
more daunting, than in previous
decades – an epoch in which we
want to make our time, money,
and efforts count as much as possible. The new mission statement
helps us do that.
We seek to glorify God. This
is a primary aim of true believers.
We want to do what pleases Him in
ways that please Him. Paul wrote
to the Philippians about “being
filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ,
unto the glory and praise of God”
(1:11). Do a word search in the Bible
and see how often God says that
He wants us to glorify Him!
We seek to plant the church
where it doesn’t exist. One thing
that pleases God greatly is the
declaring of His name and the
offering of His salvation. In Matthew 16:18 Jesus declared, “upon
this rock I will build my church;
and the gates of hell shall not
prevail against it.” Too often we
see in this verse a vision of hellish
forces attacking the church, but
that isn’t the picture here. Rather,
the church is assaulting the gates
of hell, seeking to advance God’s
kingdom, and Jesus says that He
will cause His church to prevail.
Often in the Old Testament
God expressed His desire that the
world know Him. “Look unto me,
and be ye saved, all the ends of the
earth” (Isaiah 45:22). The Apostle
Paul makes a notable plea in Romans 10:8-15, ending with, “How
beautiful are the feet of them that
preach the gospel of peace, and
bring glad tidings of good things!”
Our calling is not to stay in a
few places and coddle the churches we’ve planted. Rather, we are
to reach into new areas, taking the
salvation message where it hasn’t
yet been preached.
We seek to partner with
national believers to help them
fulfill the Great Commission.
God has not called just the American church to preach the gospel;
He has also tasked the Egyptians
(our Faith Church now has 61 congregations), the Eritreans (our people minister to over 5,000 students
daily, even though their churches
are closed!), the Hondurans (our
national church has more than 50
churches and seeks to plant one
in every department [state] of the
nation), the Guatemalans (who
have more than 100 churches and
preaching points and are reaching
into the neighboring country of
Belize), and others.
“Training, facilitating, and motivating” will take different forms.
We want to help national churches
know and do God’s will and enable
them to accomplish the task God
gives to them, but we don’t want
to make them dependent upon
us. The three participles used in
our mission statement intend to
convey the idea that we want to
help local and national churches
stand on their own feet through
trust in God.
Perhaps we will challenge
them with matching fund offers
as a way of teaching them to give.
Probably we will send people to
train them in new ministries or
provide ongoing education to help
them rise to new levels of service.
We will likely identify ministries
that are vital to the development
of the church, but which they
cannot support in the early stages,
such as Bible institutes.
Whatever EFM’s future holds,
we pray that God’s direction and
our mission statement’s guidance
will help us keep the sharp focus
that enables us to please the Author of the Great Commission.
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NEWS AND NOTES FROM EGYPT
SAIED IBRAHIM | NATIONAL LEADER
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Worshipers waiting to enter the new church building at Prayer
Mountain in Egypt.
People joyously worshiping God in the Prayer Mountain church.
One of the newly purchased buildings in Cairo (L) is right next
to the entrance to our main church (R).
This newly purchased building is six stories tall. The second newly purchased
building is across the street
from the church entrance.
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e praise the Lord that we now have sixty-one Faith
Churches in Egypt.
During this past summer we held about twenty-nine
conferences for Sunday school, youth, and family groups.
Approximately 820 people were saved during these special
services and they are now in discipleship programs to establish
them in the faith. In addition, many people were healed of various sicknesses.
Throughout 2014 we have been working especially with
fifteen of our churches to strengthen them by training their
pastors, elders, and others who serve in various ways. In early
October we held a special prayer conference for about 120 leaders from these churches. Next year we plan to choose another
fifteen churches and do the same thing.
Faith Bible College, located in the city of Cairo, graduated
fifteen students in July 2014. To date we have graduated 175
young men and women. Enrollment for this semester totals
twenty-four. God is helping us!
We have many building programs going on. Construction
in Egypt is expensive and the current economy, following much
unrest over the last several months, works against us. One of the
new constructions is the beautiful church at Prayer Mountain.
What is Prayer Mountain? It is a place that we have established, and are still developing, to which believers from all
Christian churches can come and pray. They can seek God’s
face away from the distractions of the city. People can come
to pray individually and churches can hold prayer conferences for several hundred followers. Prayer Mountain is also
a place where people can come for training in church leadership and evangelism.
In Cairo we have completed the purchase of two buildings
near our main church. They will not only provide a buffer around
our church edifice, but will also house several growing ministries.
You can help us by praying for:
—The hard situation we are facing in Egypt, spiritually, economically, and politically, which affects our churches in many ways;
—More pastors and workers, for the work continues to grow in
spite of the difficult situation;
—Finances to enable our churches to finish their building projects and new congregations to have their own church buildings.
We would also be happy for you to give so that our work in
Egypt can have the finances it needs to continue to grow.
Thank God for what He is doing in Egypt! Let’s pull together
to see still greater things accomplished.
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The group meeting in this Windsor, NJ, church
building would like to purchase it
Our Hispanic congregation in Hyde
Park, MA, meets each week in this
Presbyterian church
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MISSIONARY HERALD
The Stamford, CT, congregation met in
the kitchen of one of the members because the lights were out at the church.
EFM’s USA Hispanic Work
DAV I D A N D M A R I LY N M I D D L E T O N
e are grateful for the privilege of getting to visit the
EFM Hispanic churches in the northeastern USA.
Having read reports and heard about them, we were
happy to see them for ourselves and meet their Christians.
We left home in late August and had pretty weather for
traveling.
Our first visit was to the Trenton, NJ, church, which
has a large sanctuary. Rent is costly and they must share
the building with another group. We were so happy that
a nice young couple invited us to stay in their home for
several days. They went beyond what was necessary to
assure our comfort.
Most of the church is composed of Guatemalans.
Many of the men do some form of landscaping, so they
work long, hard hours. We appreciated the fact that most
of the young mothers are homemakers and are concerned
that they care for their own children rather than leaving
them with strangers.
While in the Trenton area we also visited the Windsor church. The small building has an apartment on the
second floor for the pastor and his family. They had to do
much remodeling to make it adequate for their use. This
congregation’s “rent” is much more reasonable – they
simply pay the utilities. We were with them on a Sunday
morning and a Tuesday evening. Someone worked hard
and prepared a delicious meal for all who attended on
Sunday morning. We took our dessert of pumpkin pie upstairs and visited with the pastor awhile. We were happy
to meet these folk.
We moved on to Spring Valley, NY, where EFM has
another work and a very special couple serving as pastors.
The husband works at landscaping and meets people from
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Spring Valley, NY: David Middleton
dedicates the pastor’s baby before
preaching.
all walks of life. One is an influential Jewish man, who talks
about spiritual matters with the pastor. He was anxious to
meet others from EFM, so the pastor arranged for a Sunday
afternoon meeting. We went to the synagogue to meet
Moses and we had an interesting visit. Dave testified of his
conversion before parting and Moses said that is exactly
how he feels after the annual Day of Atonement, when
they fast and pray for 24 hours.
The pastor told us about some times of serious illness
since his coming to the USA. During one bout he promised
God that he would serve Him no matter what lasting debilities he might have because of the afflictions. The Lord
heard and touched him. It was exciting to listen to his testimony. Dave had the privilege of dedicating the pastor’s
new little daughter, Genesis Mishall. The Lord blessed that
service with several seekers at the end of the message.
The Spring Valley congregation is working on a building that they won’t have to share with any other group, so
we worshiped in a back room of a Latin restaurant called
The Manna. We had a back entrance and parking, making
it a nice quiet place to worship.
When we moved on to Stamford, CT, the electrical
service was turned off for some reason at the church
building they share with a Haitian congregation. We
met in a good-sized kitchen in a third-floor apartment
belonging to one of their Christian families. Somehow
word reached all their people and many were there on
time for the service. At the close of the message several
came forward to pray, giving encouragement to the
current pastor.
On the last weekend we were with the congregation of Hyde Park, MA, a suburb of Boston. Folks from
the other Hispanic churches came to give support in
this weekend revival meeting. Some were members
of the District Board and they had a time of meeting
together. We were happy to see them making changes
in some areas and showing interest in keeping to the
old paths and the way of holiness. They have chosen a
new board president and are united in working together
to see churches established in new areas. Many spoke
of cell groups, where they hold Bible studies and invite
neighbors to join them as a means of winning them to
the Lord. Others are passing out tracts in new areas
to see what interest there might be in starting a new
work. Some showed willingness to leave their homes
and move to another state as missionaries to a group of
workers to get a new church established.
These folk have their battles to confront. Some are in
the United States alone, trying to begin anew in a strange
country, having left spouse and/or children back in their
homeland. Many of these people have less than desirable
living situations, being at the mercy of uncaring landlords or
demanding employers who take advantage of them. One
lady sobbed terribly because her sister had run off from her
family, leaving three young children with their father. She
helps care for the children, making extra work for her, but
she is concerned about the future of these little ones.
Pray for our Christians in these churches. They are
more aggressive than many Americans in witnessing and
inviting others to church and then continuing to follow up
on their contacts. May the Lord help them to see fruit for
their labors and answers to their prayers.
LEFT: Steven Hight teaching
a class session in the holiness
seminar.
RIGHT: Philip Burch prays for
people seeking God at the
close of the seminar’s evening
service.
Holiness Seminar
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he last weekend in September marked the beginning of a new level of support for ministry in Hispanic
churches in the northeastern region of our nation. Almost
eighty adults from six Hispanic congregations gathered at
the God’s Missionary Church in Lebanon, PA, for a day of
study, fellowship, and worship.
Philip Burch, pastor of the Iglesia Evangélica de
Santidad in Lebanon, gave two class sessions on Steps in
Holiness from I Thessalonians. Rex McDowell I and Steven
Hight, EFM president, each taught a class. Local ladies
worked together to provide a delicious lunch that was a
mix of traditional Mexican foods and American desserts.
In the evening Steven Hight preached in the closing
service from Hebrews 12:14, “Follow peace with all men,
The seminar participants sang joyfully in the evening service.
and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord.”
God blessed the preaching with His anointing and with a
dozen people seeking Him at the close of the service.
Reactions from those who attended have been very
positive. “Let’s do it again,” has been the common refrain,
with some people asking for an entire weekend.
Plans are in the making for future gatherings such as
this. We have at least two motives for these meetings. One
is the need for fellowship; they need to be encouraged by
fellow believers. The second is that our Hispanic leaders
need training in both doctrine and practical church matters. The work among Hispanics in America is growing and
they want our help.
May God make us a blessing to them!
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STEVEN E. HIGHT
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Watch for a
full report
of the 2014
Matching
Fund challenge in the
December issue of the
Missionary Herald.
A note about year-end giving…
If you want your tax-deductible offering
to count for 2014 you must:
For checks: (1) Date your check no later than December
31, 2014; and, (2) make sure the envelope is postmarked
no later than December 31, 2014, and send it to Evangelistic Faith Missions, P. O. Box 609, Bedford, IN 47421-0609.
For credit/debit card donations: (1) Call us at 877-8647480 before 11:30am EST on December 31, 2014; or, (2)
visit www.efm-missions.org and make your donation
before midnight.
“CHRISTMAS WITH THE YANCEYS” is a collection of Yuletide music
that you will appreciate for its spiritual emphasis. The first and last
songs are nicely sung familiar carols – “O Holy Night” is a resounding
close for this CD. Other songs are less familiar, but have a wonderful
message. “Reaching” – His love reached me where I was. “I’ve Been
to Heaven” – Simeon’s testimony when Jesus was presented in the
temple. Enjoy a blessed Christmas as you listen to these carols.
1. O Come, O Come Emmanuel
2. Reaching
3. In The Manger Lay The King
4. A Night To Be Remembered
5. Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
6. Happy Birthday Jesus
7. Redeeming Love
8. I’ve Been To Heaven
9. He’s The Reason
10. O Holy Night
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MISSIONARIES’ ADDRESSES, BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES
Because many of you like to remember our missionaries with cards or letters at Christmas, we have listed the most recent addresses available. Check with postal
authorities concerning postage rates and mailing deadlines. Christmas cards and letters must be sent directly to the missionaries, not to the Bedford office.
Please do not send gifts of money to the field, because they may not reach the missionaries. Such gifts should be sent to Evangelistic Faith Missions, PO Box 609,
Bedford IN 47421 and designated “personal gift for (missionary’s name).” We will securely forward all gifts to them. Remember that such gifts are not tax deductible.
MISSIONARY NAME
FIELD
ADDRESS
EMAIL
BIRTHDAY
ANNIVERSARY
Elverne & Olive Asbury
China/Deputation
315 S Third St
Elwood, IN 46036
[email protected]
Elverne: 12/06
Olive: 06/06
Emeline: 12/16/92
Lorraine: 07/01/95
06/06
Faith Hemmeter
Prayer Ministry
PO Box 609
Bedford, IN 47421
[email protected]
Faith: 08/03
Steven E. & Kathy Hight
President
515 Heltonville Rd E
Bedford, IN 47421
[email protected]
Steven: 02/20
Kathy: 02/03
Irene Maurer
Prayer Ministry
PO Box 609
Bedford, IN 47421
[email protected]
Irene: 08/23
Rex & Hannah McDowell
On Call
PO Box 970
Penns Creek, PA 17862
[email protected]
Rex: 07/29
Hannah: 05/05
Jeffrey: 12/15/94
07/04
Daniel & Tiffany Melton
Honduras
C/O Aerocasillas #SAP 6947
6703 NW 7th St
Miami, FL 33126
[email protected]
Daniel: 10/09
Tiffany: 09/10
Kendrick 12/24/02
Kaleb: 12/14/05
Kenton: 08/07/08
Kaden: 08/10/13
10/17
David & Marilyn Middleton
Domincan Republic, Bolivia, Cuba
1130 Beechwood Rd
Salem, OH 44460
[email protected]
David: 03/07
Marilyn: 01/04
06/29
Lee & Sharen Rickenbach
Guatemala
4-24 Calle Transito Rojas “A”
Zona 6, Jalapa
Jalapa, Guatemala
[email protected]
Lee: 09/28
Sharen: 06/28
06/05
Zack & Sarah Robberts
Administrative Assistant
2419 J St
Bedford, IN 47421
[email protected]
Zack: 05/25
Sarah: 01/05
Larissa: 08/27/06
Eleyna: 08/10/08
Nathaniel: 11/22/13
06/05
Marc & Melodie Sankey
Vice President
217 16th St
Bedford, IN 47421
[email protected]
Marc: 03/03
Melodie: 01/08
Jordan: 03/15/95
Cameron: 06/17/97
Logan: 02/08/99
06/20
Keith & Crystal Schaper
Guatemala
201 S West St
Ochelata, OK 74051
[email protected]
Keith: 11/20
Crystal: 09/18
Kristyn: 06/14/04
Owen: 02/13/06
Megan: 11/07/07
Jeren: 07/06/09
Ashlyn: 11/18/10
07/29
Donald & Bessie Smith
Director of Medical Missions/
Board Chairman
1503 Bryantsville Rd
Mitchell, IN 47446
[email protected]
Donald: 12/23
Bessie: 03/30
Elizabeth: 05/22/92
Erin: 08/31/94
12/18
Andrew & Morgan Street
Asia
Home address:
21769 Bowman Rd
Defiance, OH 43512
[email protected]
Andrew: 10/27
Morgan: 06/11
Amos: 04/20/10
Justice: 05/20/12
Josiah: 11/12/13
06/07
Amy Weddle
Honduras
c/o Aerocasillas #SAP 6947
6703 NW 7th St
Miami, FL 33126
Home address:
6526 Rogers Ln
Burlington, KY 41005
[email protected]
Amy: 07/20
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MUST ONE HAVE A MISSIONS CALL TO BE A MISSIONARY?
Steven A. Mowery
Marc Sankey
Stephen Gibson
To correct a big misconception, not
everyone is a missionary. Biblically, we
are all witnesses. Thus, every Christian
must find his/her role within the Great
Commission—no exceptions. So, must
one be called to be a missionary? From
my perspective, one’s level of commitment to missions means more than if
one declares himself to be “called.” I know
different people who are “called to missions” who are not currently on the field
for one reason or another. I also know
some people doing missions who are not
specifically called to be missionaries, but
have a deep commitment to and passion
for mission work. Herbert Kane, a great
missions teacher from yesteryear, stated
that the phrase “missionary call” should
never have been coined. I agree with
him. Where is it in the Bible? Some would
point to the “Macedonian Call.” No, that
was provided for guidance and direction,
as Paul was already a missionary. Think
about it!
Why did Jesus ask His disciples to pray
that “the Lord of the harvest would send
forth laborers?” I believe it was because He
foreknew the lukewarm and languishing
state of His Church in the age to come—
our age to be precise.
Why does one need a call when all
have been commanded by Christ to make
disciples of all nations? Does an authentic
Christ-follower really need a “call” to keep
him from muddling through a mediocre
Christian life in our hedonistic and materialistic culture if he is gripped upon knowing, for instance, that there are 1.2 million
Bedouins in Algeria who have never heard
the gospel?
I gladly echo this sentiment of Jim
Elliot: “Our young men are going into
the professional fields because they
don’t ‘feel called’ to the mission field. We
don’t need a call; we need a kick in the
pants.”
There is a special call that comes to
some, leading them to devote themselves
full-time to the work of missions, either
lifelong or for a specific period. Most other
people are working to establish their lives
and families somewhere, unconsciously
giving material things most of their attention, and justifying their lifestyles with the
words, “I don’t have a call to ministry.” It is a
sad reality that it is almost impossible that
such a person would ever hear a call. If the
thought ever entered his mind he would
dismiss it immediately. In the meantime,
he falls far short of what he could be doing
for missions. There is a shortage of people
with a call, but there is a greater shortage of
people with a heart in tune with the heart
of God.
THERE’S MORE… from David Fry, Steven Hight, and Eric Himelick.
To read the responses of all six writers, go to www.efm-missions.org/MissionSpeak
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From
Miss Faith Hemmeter
Leroy & Myrtle Adams
P. Helen & Robert Bitner
Jenkins Care Community
Geneva Lee
Edward H. & Betty J. Johansen
Geneva Lee
Teresa Lee
Keith & Crystal Schaper & family
The Hobelman Family
Mrs. Saundra McBryant
Philip & Jean Davolt
Mr. Charles Ginter
Martha Gordon
Mr. Ira Lewis
Our Bolivian believers
Miss Irene Maurer
Charles & Dorothy Maurer
Miss Irene Maurer
Our Eritrean believers
Miss Irene Maurer
Rev. & Mrs. Kenneth Stetler
Miss Irene Maurer
Our Egyptian believers
Miss Irene Maurer
Miss Irene Maurer
Irene Maurer
My wife, Maggie
Rev. & Mrs. Omar Lee
Deborah McGugan
Earl Maurer
Mrs. Lydia Moser
William Schmidt
Mrs. Lydia Moser
Our Loved Ones
Mrs. Mary Moyer
Frank B. Schmidt
Mrs. Lydia Moser
Jewell M. Massey
Rev. D. L. Patton
Virginia Nottingham
Smith Reunion Group
Geneva Lee
Lewis Smith Family
James F. Steele
Pauline J. Steele
Rev. Guy Troyer
Mrs. Dana Troyer
Rev. Guy Troyer
Mr. Charles Troyer
Elbert R. Vaughan
Ben & Neda Turney
Faye Shelly
Mrs. Mabel Patton
Geneva Lee
Rev. & Mrs. Raymond Rice
Anita Brechbill
Rev. & Mrs. Arnold Van Horn
Joy Vaughan
Carolyn Walters
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Babies, Bullets, and Bee Stings, a book
by Hannah McDowell describing
her ministry as a nurse and midwife.
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November 2014
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EFM
NEWS and NOTES
“I am the vine, ye are the branches; He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth
much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing”
JOHN 15:5
GUATEMALA
ASIA
Andrew Street has reported that there
It was so good to have Mikah Litchfield
campus where they have been living.
She was a blessing to students and staff.
is an outbreak of dengue fever on the
assisting at Hope Bilingual Academy.
Ask for God’s hand of protection as the
Pray for the staff as they are on their
Street family moves and settles into
‘summer’ break and preparing for the
their new housing.
new school year which begins in Janu-
BOLIVIA
Steven Hight will be visiting Bolivia
This trio provides music for the Hyde Park
Hispanic congregation in Massachusetts.
Middletons are there. Pray for his safe
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
the first part of this month while the
trip and that his visit will be an encouragement to the people.
The church people planned to join
together in evangelizing the entire community and surrounding areas of the
CHINA
Let’s pray for those underground
church leaders with whom Elverne
Asbury works while visiting China.
Praise God for the ministry that is still
being done.
K-32 church, but hard rains made this
impossible. Instead of being defeated,
the ones who came held a service in the
sanctuary which lasted for an extended
time and all left rejoicing.
EGYPT
COSTA RICA
Rev. Leshaa Morice pastors Malawy
church who remain faithful to the truth.
a very big project. He purchased a
We are thankful for the brethren in the
Pray for several families with whom we
desire to start Bible studies and those
mothers and children who attend the
Saturday Bible Club.
CUBA
Praise God for those churches who still
church in Minia province. He has
ary, 2015.
HONDURAS
The Chicken Project is a big success!
Daniel Melton was able to purchase
1,000 chickens with the idea of sell-
ing eggs in the community. The ones
working with the chickens are hoping
to collect around 850 eggs per day. Pray
that God will protect and prosper this
project, as well as the others, in order
to help make the ministry in Honduras
self-supporting.
USA HISPANIC MINISTRIES
Our Hispanic congregations enjoyed
a holiness convention the last week-
large piece of land and needs to build
end in September with Steven Hight
biggest churches in the city with more
will provide the pastors needed for
and his project.
Trenton, NJ.
and finish it. His church is one of the
and others. Continue to pray that God
than one thousand people. Pray for him
our churches in Stamford, CT, and
ERITREA/SUDAN
HOMELAND
have an interest in the holiness way.
The church in Sudan now has three
Keith and Crystal Schaper spent two
David Middletons to make another
istrator, they have two evangelists. A
a short orientation. They are actively do-
of January.
for going to Guatemala in January.
Pray that God will make a way for the
visit to Cuba and give liberty to preach
where they’ve been invited.
workers. Besides Nathan Simon, admin-
and a half days in the Bedford office for
revival is being planned for the month
ing their deputation work in preparation
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