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Acts 13:22 "'I've searched the land and found this David, son of Jesse. He's a man whose heart beats to my heart, a man who will do what I tell him.'
Scripture of the month: Ephesians 3:7-9. (NIV Bible)
I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God's grace given me through the working of his power. Although I am less than the least of all God's people, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things.
Ephesians 3: 14-21. A Prayer for the Ephesians
(Let’s pray this prayer for the Yadav people)
I kneel before the Father, from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
Remember and proclaim last months words…
Every Yadav is created
to know God
and to make Him known!
The Yadav people group profile movie script is ready but…
The filming sessions are postponed. Filming will start on August 20th and we believe that’s good as this gives us more time to contact and motivate people and also Bihar (where most of the filming will take place) will be flooded and that is also something we like to bring in the picture.
Postponed is not cancelled… all things work for the good and are in Gods hand!
Pray for a possible new partnership…
While you read this I hope to be in Switzerland (July 14th -16th) to have a time of fellowship with an organisation that considers partnering with us in Bihar.
Bihar is homeland for about 13 million Yadav people.
Bihar comes every year in the news because of the floods that kill hundreds and renders millions homeless. Please pray with us!
Scripture of the month: Ephesians 3:7-9. (NIV Bible)
I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God's grace given me through the working of his power. Although I am less than the least of all God's people, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things.
Ephesians 3: 14-21. A Prayer for the Ephesians
(Let’s pray this prayer for the Yadav people)
I kneel before the Father, from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
Remember and proclaim last months words…
Every Yadav is created
to know God
and to make Him known!
The Yadav people group profile movie script is ready but…
The filming sessions are postponed. Filming will start on August 20th and we believe that’s good as this gives us more time to contact and motivate people and also Bihar (where most of the filming will take place) will be flooded and that is also something we like to bring in the picture.
Postponed is not cancelled… all things work for the good and are in Gods hand!
Pray for a possible new partnership…
While you read this I hope to be in Switzerland (July 14th -16th) to have a time of fellowship with an organisation that considers partnering with us in Bihar.
Bihar is homeland for about 13 million Yadav people.
Bihar comes every year in the news because of the floods that kill hundreds and renders millions homeless. Please pray with us!
Scripture of the month: Ephesians 3:7-9. (NIV Bible)
I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God's grace given me through the working of his power. Although I am less than the least of all God's people, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things.
Ephesians 3: 14-21. A Prayer for the Ephesians
(Let’s pray this prayer for the Yadav people)
I kneel before the Father, from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
Remember and proclaim last months words…
Every Yadav is created
to know God
and to make Him known!
The Yadav people group profile movie script is ready but…
The filming sessions are postponed. Filming will start on August 20th and we believe that’s good as this gives us more time to contact and motivate people and also Bihar (where most of the filming will take place) will be flooded and that is also something we like to bring in the picture.
Postponed is not cancelled… all things work for the good and are in Gods hand!
Pray for a possible new partnership…
While you read this I hope to be in Switzerland (July 14th -16th) to have a time of fellowship with an organisation that considers partnering with us in Bihar.
Bihar is homeland for about 13 million Yadav people.
Bihar comes every year in the news because of the floods that kill hundreds and renders millions homeless. Please pray with us!
As we prepare to head to Mexico I want to draw your attention to the effectiveness of both spoken and written prayer. Having been long term missionaries we know that we know the value of an effective prayer covering and this is why we have asked for it. We have experienced missions and mission trips that did not have effective prayer covering and it suffices to say that it is not only essential to go out with prayer covering but to do otherwise can be down right dangerous and a dereliction of our duties.
As Christians we are all engaged in spiritual warfare and we need to recognize this fact daily. A Christian's spiritual struggle is not waged against any earthly opponent, but against the spiritual evil that fills the world. Some Bible translations refer to these evil spiritual forces as "principalities." The world wages war with guns and violence, but Christians wage their "spiritual war" much differently. Christians engage the minds and hearts of other people with the Gospel message, and will see victory when those hearts choose to serve Christ.
Ephesians 6:12 (KJV) For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
2 Corinthians 10:3-5 (New International Version)
3For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. 4The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
We know the value of a strong prayer covering and we value it highly. We have asked for and desired your prayers because we know that they are essential to bringing glory to God. Let me just remind you of a few things from this year.
When I was on mission in Thailand in June of this year my mother became ill, entered the hospital, went on life support, died, was waked and buried while I was away on mission to Thailand. Yet the Lord said, "Peace be still" giving the calm understanding that she went from "life to life without tasting death" and that I was right where He wanted me on mission surrounded by Thai orphans.
When I returned from Thailand and prepared for a Brazilian mission trip in August of this year I developed a plantar's wart on my foot that quickly spread to both feet and numbering over 11 plantar's warts. I had never had them before and the doctor said that he could not do surgery to remove them because I would not heal in time for the Brazil mission trip. We set people to pray including "25 barefoot pastors" in India and others around the world. One day prior to leaving my feet were restored.
When I was preparing for this mission trip to Mexico I began to experience an accelerated hearing loss and part of it occurred or became apparent when I was teaching a 10 week series on "Walking In The Holy Spirit" The audiologist reported a 50% hearing loss in both ears and said that I was speaking like a deaf person. We set people to pray globally and we also moved to find a way to purchase the doctor recommended hearing aides that cost over $4,500 dollars. The Lord made it possible from our belittled savings and we moved to do this because we cannot effectively engage people or teach without hearing.
*In El Salvador we went to help with a 6.5 earthquake relief effort directed towards Christians and one month later found ourselves caught in a second 6.6 earthquake that killed thousands in a matter of seconds. As we rushed around trying to help we forgot to pray... Can you guess what happened? That's right... we were hit by a bus! How did you know? We were traveling in a micro bus a mini mini go cart type bus and when the driver accidentally pulled into the path of a quickly approaching fully loaded commuter bus. With seconds to spare and not way to escape my mind and heart said the following in a matter of fact fashion: "So this is how you are going to die on the mission field, in the midst of an earthquake and killed by a commuter bus. Why didn't you pray?" Geez a very hard way to learn the lessons of an effective prayer covering. We were hit...all 4 tires blew out and all of the glass window were smashed but we did not die but we lived unscathed. Then I thought...I am so grateful others were praying. We need you to pray.
When we travel from one region of the Earth to another, we understand that we enter and exit different principalities and different dominions. These are spiritual dominions that we have to have prayer cover for in order to find the people that God has prepared unto himself. We need prayer covering for angels to go ahead of us, around us and behind us doing the absolute bidding of God. This is why we invite you to pray with us, for us and for those who will be touched with what the Lord is about to do. Christ defeated Satan and judgment is set but we as sons of God still have to struggle with Satan and his dominions and principalities while on earth. We dare not do this lightly.
The following are written prayers that have been offered up already for this mission trip. Pray them through also as you read what others have prayed. At the end we will share one more passage and a glimpse into what the Lord is already doing.
Store houses are being opened @M300Ministries as prayers go up, leading comes down, people blessed by helping and Lord Glorified. Amenabout 3 hours agofrom web
Will look at @M300Ministries website-ref advise 2 enhance ur visitor's experience-Any changes we suggest will be our gift 2 you-Christmasabout 3 hours agofrom web
@M300Ministries Sing with a voice of triump! Declare His Good News to those prepared. En su propia idioma y cultura comparta el amor de Diosabout 3 hours agofrom web
Shalom Wayne We are keeping you & @M300Ministries in prayer that the Lord bless all of you in all outreach ministries 2 the nations. Amenabout 3 hours agofrom web
@M300Ministries Surround them with Your waring angles as they walk into the enemy's camp to claim those You have called. In Jesus Name AMENabout 3 hours agofrom web
@M300Ministries Fill their mouths with the wisdom that comes from Your Holy Spirit. Grant them safety & success in all they put hands on.about 4 hours agofrom web
@M300Ministries May they become "Jesus with skin" on those that they come into contact with. May they be your voice, hands, feet and heart.about 4 hours agofrom web
@M300Ministries Lord we bring Wayne before Your throne of grace. I ask that You would pour out blessing on these teams of believers & othersabout 4 hours agofrom web
May your Holy Spirit cover those who minister @M300Ministries & enlighten those who hear & receive. And may you bring many lost souls 2 you,about 4 hours agofrom web
In Mexico, Bangladesh, Kenya & Pakistan--Lord we pray protection, provision, & great power 4 worker @M300Ministries this Christmas seasonabout 4 hours agofrom web
RT @M300Ministries: Heavenly Father,I pray 4 Wayne,his family,& ministry that Uprotect &guide them in their missions 2other countries 4Jesusabout 18 hours agofrom TweetDeckRetweeted by you
When you recognize the value of this prayer covering then with spiritual eyes you will also recognize how the story of Gideon in Judges 7 is also our story for Mexico and where ever God causes our feet to tread. Not by our might but by His Spirit.
Judges 7
Gideon Defeats the Midianites
1 Early in the morning, Jerub-Baal (that is, Gideon) and all his men camped at the spring of Harod. The camp of Midian was north of them in the valley near the hill of Moreh. 2 The LORD said to Gideon, "You have too many men for me to deliver Midian into their hands. In order that Israel may not boast against me that her own strength has saved her, 3 announce now to the people, 'Anyone who trembles with fear may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.' " So twenty-two thousand men left, while ten thousand remained.
4 But the LORD said to Gideon, "There are still too many men. Take them down to the water, and I will sift them for you there. If I say, 'This one shall go with you,' he shall go; but if I say, 'This one shall not go with you,' he shall not go."
5 So Gideon took the men down to the water. There the LORD told him, "Separate those who lap the water with their tongues like a dog from those who kneel down to drink." 6 Three hundred men lapped with their hands to their mouths. All the rest got down on their knees to drink.
7 The LORD said to Gideon, "With the three hundred men that lapped I will save you and give the Midianites into your hands. Let all the other men go, each to his own place." 8 So Gideon sent the rest of the Israelites to their tents but kept the three hundred, who took over the provisions and trumpets of the others.
Now the camp of Midian lay below him in the valley. 9 During that night the LORD said to Gideon, "Get up, go down against the camp, because I am going to give it into your hands. 10 If you are afraid to attack, go down to the camp with your servant Purah 11 and listen to what they are saying. Afterward, you will be encouraged to attack the camp." So he and Purah his servant went down to the outposts of the camp. 12 The Midianites, the Amalekites and all the other eastern peoples had settled in the valley, thick as locusts. Their camels could no more be counted than the sand on the seashore.
13 Gideon arrived just as a man was telling a friend his dream. "I had a dream," he was saying. "A round loaf of barley bread came tumbling into the Midianite camp. It struck the tent with such force that the tent overturned and collapsed."
14 His friend responded, "This can be nothing other than the sword of Gideon son of Joash, the Israelite. God has given the Midianites and the whole camp into his hands."
15 When Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation, he worshiped God. He returned to the camp of Israel and called out, "Get up! The LORD has given the Midianite camp into your hands." 16 Dividing the three hundred men into three companies, he placed trumpets and empty jars in the hands of all of them, with torches inside.
17 "Watch me," he told them. "Follow my lead. When I get to the edge of the camp, do exactly as I do. 18 When I and all who are with me blow our trumpets, then from all around the camp blow yours and shout, 'For the LORD and for Gideon.' "
19 Gideon and the hundred men with him reached the edge of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, just after they had changed the guard. They blew their trumpets and broke the jars that were in their hands. 20 The three companies blew the trumpets and smashed the jars. Grasping the torches in their left hands and holding in their right hands the trumpets they were to blow, they shouted, "A sword for the LORD and for Gideon!" 21 While each man held his position around the camp, all the Midianites ran, crying out as they fled.
22 When the three hundred trumpets sounded, the LORD caused the men throughout the camp to turn on each other with their swords. The army fled to Beth Shittah toward Zererah as far as the border of Abel Meholah near Tabbath.
Your prayers fill the empty jars and when they are shattered upon principalities and dominions along with the Torch (The Light) and the Sword (The Word) then it is then that your prayers become an effective and powerful prayer covering over us. We are small in number but we tread according to God's word. God recently gave a vision and a word for M300 Ministries and it is contained in this note:
December 1, 2009
Dear Brother Wayne, greetings to you in the name of our lord. Thank you my Brother I have received money , my heart was full of joy, not for this money the God has open his windows to the M300 Ministries and the Holy God has shown me in the vision the God is going to open His blessings on your ministry. Yes within the short period this miracle will took place not few ministries but the M300 is going to help many many ministries. Amen.
Brother I have informed to our pastors to pray for your mission trip to Mexico in14th of this Month, we have decided coming Friday and Saturday two days we are going to pray for your mission trip. We strongly believe may the Holy God has been taking care of your mission trip and the God is going to uses you in different way and you may harvest many souls in Mexico. Yes this is the will of the Holy God he will give you full strength and protection. After the prayers section I will write you more things how the Holy God has shown the results in your mission trip. Once again thanks to God for this help and thanks my Brother the God has given you this love and concern on our ministry. May God bless you.
Your brother from INDIA
Rao
And in this word:
December 7, 2009,
My dear Brother Wayne, greetings to you in the name of our Almighty Lord. By the grace of God we have successfully completed our 2 days pasting prayers, all our 25 pastors and34 believers has participated in this pasting prayers. We shared the word of God and worshiped the lord for His help in this year and we praised and glory his name for coming year.
Brother we spend most of our time and requested the lord for the future help of M 300Ministries. The Holy God has led us in powerful way and he took the place and filled with Holy god. All our pastors and believers have cried with the power of the Holy God. The God is going to bless M300 Ministries in the coming years. And the Almighty God has shown me this vision. I begged the Lord about the M300 Ministries the Lord has given this word from Joshua 1:3. Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses.
I have clearly seen this promise from our God, so wherever you go the Holy God is working before you reach that place and he will prepare their minds and hearts of the people to harvest the souls for the glory of the God. And another vision I saw, very few people are stood on the high level place they are carrying the Holy Bibles when they suddenly these few people have lookdown and they saw the thousands of the people are rising their hands and calling come and help us we are in the darkness show us the way to overcome from this dark place.
But we have good time in this prayer sections, we offered our heart full thanks to God for his help and protection during these 11 Months and I strongly believe May God is going to expand his boundaries and resources for M 300Ministries.
Brother I have paid your contribution to all our Pastors to buy new cloths for the Christmas they are very happy and they cried in the presence of the God we raised our hands and prayed for your help and cooperation. May God bless you and your ministries, Brother we will continue our prayers for your 14th trip May god will full fill his promise Joshua 1:3. Amen.
Your Brother from INDIA
Rao
These words are from men who at the risk of their own lives serve to share the Gospel in India. When they fast and pray they actually fast and pray. These men are the "25 barefoot pastors" that we serve with India.
Continue to pray for us and for Randy and Donna Denton of Spirit and Wind Ministries who have been leading mission efforts in this area for over 27 years.
See how prayer is already at work:
Donna Gammel DentonOnly 7 more days to our Missions Adventure Camp. It is going to be awesome! Feeding children in the mornings and passing out toys in the afternoon/evening. If you have never been on a missions trip you are missing out!!! There is nothing like putting a nice new toy in the hands of a child who has nothing and probably w...
Donna Gammel DentonURGENT PRAYER REQUEST: 6 days until our Missions Adventure Camp begins. We are loaded and about to take into Mexico a really large load. Please pray for our safety and for favor to get all these toys in without hassels and taxes!!
Just crossed back over in to our wonderful country.... For all of you who understand this "we got a green light at the border" and was able to cross right over without any hassels or taxes!! Woohoooo!!! Thank you for all your prayers!!
Donna Gammel DentonJust crossed back over in to our wonderful country.... For all of you who understand this "we got a green light at the border" and was able to cross right over with a really large load of toys without any hassels or taxes!! Woohoooo!!! Thank you for all your prayers!!
thats great and I do know what you mean Mark, Saralisbeth and I are leaving in the morning. We are praying for green light also. We are pulling a trailer filled our truck is also full. The rest are coming at the end of the week.
Donna Gammel DentonHeading over to Mexico for the second time today. Please pray for our safety and for favor to get this load of toys and food into Mexico. Pray for a green "light"!! :)
Can't beat green lights...they rarely happen without prayer...it is being done..along with thousands of others
Randy DentonI'm off to Mexico to take over 1000 shoe boxes in preparation for the huge toy distribution coming up December 14-18. By the way there are still spaces left if you would like to get in on a great hands-on missions experience. We call it Missions Adventure Camp - Christmas.
Randy DentonThere's still time to get in on the drive to help needy children in Mexico receive toys this Christmas. From the following link you can catch the latest on what we're doing to help families during this season of giving, and then you can donate directly from the site. Change somebody's world today! http://hosted.vertica...lresponse.com/386669/a783c21588/TEST/TEST/
Be a blessing today by praying first and then finding out how God can use you in His ministry.
As we prepare to head to Mexico I want to draw your attention to the effectiveness of both spoken and written prayer. Having been long term missionaries we know that we know the value of an effective prayer covering and this is why we have asked for it. We have experienced missions and mission trips that did not have effective prayer covering and it suffices to say that it is not only essential to go out with prayer covering but to do otherwise can be down right dangerous and a dereliction of our duties.
As Christians we are all engaged in spiritual warfare and we need to recognize this fact daily. A Christian's spiritual struggle is not waged against any earthly opponent, but against the spiritual evil that fills the world. Some Bible translations refer to these evil spiritual forces as "principalities." The world wages war with guns and violence, but Christians wage their "spiritual war" much differently. Christians engage the minds and hearts of other people with the Gospel message, and will see victory when those hearts choose to serve Christ.
Ephesians 6:12 (KJV) For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
2 Corinthians 10:3-5 (New International Version)
3For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. 4The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
We know the value of a strong prayer covering and we value it highly. We have asked for and desired your prayers because we know that they are essential to bringing glory to God. Let me just remind you of a few things from this year.
When I was on mission in Thailand in June of this year my mother became ill, entered the hospital, went on life support, died, was waked and buried while I was away on mission to Thailand. Yet the Lord said, "Peace be still" giving the calm understanding that she went from "life to life without tasting death" and that I was right where He wanted me on mission surrounded by Thai orphans.
When I returned from Thailand and prepared for a Brazilian mission trip in August of this year I developed a plantar's wart on my foot that quickly spread to both feet and numbering over 11 plantar's warts. I had never had them before and the doctor said that he could not do surgery to remove them because I would not heal in time for the Brazil mission trip. We set people to pray including "25 barefoot pastors" in India and others around the world. One day prior to leaving my feet were restored.
When I was preparing for this mission trip to Mexico I began to experience an accelerated hearing loss and part of it occurred or became apparent when I was teaching a 10 week series on "Walking In The Holy Spirit" The audiologist reported a 50% hearing loss in both ears and said that I was speaking like a deaf person. We set people to pray globally and we also moved to find a way to purchase the doctor recommended hearing aides that cost over $4,500 dollars. The Lord made it possible from our belittled savings and we moved to do this because we cannot effectively engage people or teach without hearing.
*In El Salvador we went to help with a 6.5 earthquake relief effort directed towards Christians and one month later found ourselves caught in a second 6.6 earthquake that killed thousands in a matter of seconds. As we rushed around trying to help we forgot to pray... Can you guess what happened? That's right... we were hit by a bus! How did you know? We were traveling in a micro bus a mini mini go cart type bus and when the driver accidentally pulled into the path of a quickly approaching fully loaded commuter bus. With seconds to spare and not way to escape my mind and heart said the following in a matter of fact fashion: "So this is how you are going to die on the mission field, in the midst of an earthquake and killed by a commuter bus. Why didn't you pray?" Geez a very hard way to learn the lessons of an effective prayer covering. We were hit...all 4 tires blew out and all of the glass window were smashed but we did not die but we lived unscathed. Then I thought...I am so grateful others were praying. We need you to pray.
When we travel from one region of the Earth to another, we understand that we enter and exit different principalities and different dominions. These are spiritual dominions that we have to have prayer cover for in order to find the people that God has prepared unto himself. We need prayer covering for angels to go ahead of us, around us and behind us doing the absolute bidding of God. This is why we invite you to pray with us, for us and for those who will be touched with what the Lord is about to do. Christ defeated Satan and judgment is set but we as sons of God still have to struggle with Satan and his dominions and principalities while on earth. We dare not do this lightly.
The following are written prayers that have been offered up already for this mission trip. Pray them through also as you read what others have prayed. At the end we will share one more passage and a glimpse into what the Lord is already doing.
Store houses are being opened @M300Ministries as prayers go up, leading comes down, people blessed by helping and Lord Glorified. Amenabout 3 hours agofrom web
Will look at @M300Ministries website-ref advise 2 enhance ur visitor's experience-Any changes we suggest will be our gift 2 you-Christmasabout 3 hours agofrom web
@M300Ministries Sing with a voice of triump! Declare His Good News to those prepared. En su propia idioma y cultura comparta el amor de Diosabout 3 hours agofrom web
Shalom Wayne We are keeping you & @M300Ministries in prayer that the Lord bless all of you in all outreach ministries 2 the nations. Amenabout 3 hours agofrom web
@M300Ministries Surround them with Your waring angles as they walk into the enemy's camp to claim those You have called. In Jesus Name AMENabout 3 hours agofrom web
@M300Ministries Fill their mouths with the wisdom that comes from Your Holy Spirit. Grant them safety & success in all they put hands on.about 4 hours agofrom web
@M300Ministries May they become "Jesus with skin" on those that they come into contact with. May they be your voice, hands, feet and heart.about 4 hours agofrom web
@M300Ministries Lord we bring Wayne before Your throne of grace. I ask that You would pour out blessing on these teams of believers & othersabout 4 hours agofrom web
May your Holy Spirit cover those who minister @M300Ministries & enlighten those who hear & receive. And may you bring many lost souls 2 you,about 4 hours agofrom web
In Mexico, Bangladesh, Kenya & Pakistan--Lord we pray protection, provision, & great power 4 worker @M300Ministries this Christmas seasonabout 4 hours agofrom web
RT @M300Ministries: Heavenly Father,I pray 4 Wayne,his family,& ministry that Uprotect &guide them in their missions 2other countries 4Jesusabout 18 hours agofrom TweetDeckRetweeted by you
When you recognize the value of this prayer covering then with spiritual eyes you will also recognize how the story of Gideon in Judges 7 is also our story for Mexico and where ever God causes our feet to tread. Not by our might but by His Spirit.
Judges 7
Gideon Defeats the Midianites
1 Early in the morning, Jerub-Baal (that is, Gideon) and all his men camped at the spring of Harod. The camp of Midian was north of them in the valley near the hill of Moreh. 2 The LORD said to Gideon, "You have too many men for me to deliver Midian into their hands. In order that Israel may not boast against me that her own strength has saved her, 3 announce now to the people, 'Anyone who trembles with fear may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.' " So twenty-two thousand men left, while ten thousand remained.
4 But the LORD said to Gideon, "There are still too many men. Take them down to the water, and I will sift them for you there. If I say, 'This one shall go with you,' he shall go; but if I say, 'This one shall not go with you,' he shall not go."
5 So Gideon took the men down to the water. There the LORD told him, "Separate those who lap the water with their tongues like a dog from those who kneel down to drink." 6 Three hundred men lapped with their hands to their mouths. All the rest got down on their knees to drink.
7 The LORD said to Gideon, "With the three hundred men that lapped I will save you and give the Midianites into your hands. Let all the other men go, each to his own place." 8 So Gideon sent the rest of the Israelites to their tents but kept the three hundred, who took over the provisions and trumpets of the others.
Now the camp of Midian lay below him in the valley. 9 During that night the LORD said to Gideon, "Get up, go down against the camp, because I am going to give it into your hands. 10 If you are afraid to attack, go down to the camp with your servant Purah 11 and listen to what they are saying. Afterward, you will be encouraged to attack the camp." So he and Purah his servant went down to the outposts of the camp. 12 The Midianites, the Amalekites and all the other eastern peoples had settled in the valley, thick as locusts. Their camels could no more be counted than the sand on the seashore.
13 Gideon arrived just as a man was telling a friend his dream. "I had a dream," he was saying. "A round loaf of barley bread came tumbling into the Midianite camp. It struck the tent with such force that the tent overturned and collapsed."
14 His friend responded, "This can be nothing other than the sword of Gideon son of Joash, the Israelite. God has given the Midianites and the whole camp into his hands."
15 When Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation, he worshiped God. He returned to the camp of Israel and called out, "Get up! The LORD has given the Midianite camp into your hands." 16 Dividing the three hundred men into three companies, he placed trumpets and empty jars in the hands of all of them, with torches inside.
17 "Watch me," he told them. "Follow my lead. When I get to the edge of the camp, do exactly as I do. 18 When I and all who are with me blow our trumpets, then from all around the camp blow yours and shout, 'For the LORD and for Gideon.' "
19 Gideon and the hundred men with him reached the edge of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, just after they had changed the guard. They blew their trumpets and broke the jars that were in their hands. 20 The three companies blew the trumpets and smashed the jars. Grasping the torches in their left hands and holding in their right hands the trumpets they were to blow, they shouted, "A sword for the LORD and for Gideon!" 21 While each man held his position around the camp, all the Midianites ran, crying out as they fled.
22 When the three hundred trumpets sounded, the LORD caused the men throughout the camp to turn on each other with their swords. The army fled to Beth Shittah toward Zererah as far as the border of Abel Meholah near Tabbath.
Your prayers fill the empty jars and when they are shattered upon principalities and dominions along with the Torch (The Light) and the Sword (The Word) then it is then that your prayers become an effective and powerful prayer covering over us. We are small in number but we tread according to God's word. God recently gave a vision and a word for M300 Ministries and it is contained in this note:
December 1, 2009
Dear Brother Wayne, greetings to you in the name of our lord. Thank you my Brother I have received money , my heart was full of joy, not for this money the God has open his windows to the M300 Ministries and the Holy God has shown me in the vision the God is going to open His blessings on your ministry. Yes within the short period this miracle will took place not few ministries but the M300 is going to help many many ministries. Amen.
Brother I have informed to our pastors to pray for your mission trip to Mexico in14th of this Month, we have decided coming Friday and Saturday two days we are going to pray for your mission trip. We strongly believe may the Holy God has been taking care of your mission trip and the God is going to uses you in different way and you may harvest many souls in Mexico. Yes this is the will of the Holy God he will give you full strength and protection. After the prayers section I will write you more things how the Holy God has shown the results in your mission trip. Once again thanks to God for this help and thanks my Brother the God has given you this love and concern on our ministry. May God bless you.
Your brother from INDIA
Rao
And in this word:
December 7, 2009,
My dear Brother Wayne, greetings to you in the name of our Almighty Lord. By the grace of God we have successfully completed our 2 days pasting prayers, all our 25 pastors and34 believers has participated in this pasting prayers. We shared the word of God and worshiped the lord for His help in this year and we praised and glory his name for coming year.
Brother we spend most of our time and requested the lord for the future help of M 300Ministries. The Holy God has led us in powerful way and he took the place and filled with Holy god. All our pastors and believers have cried with the power of the Holy God. The God is going to bless M300 Ministries in the coming years. And the Almighty God has shown me this vision. I begged the Lord about the M300 Ministries the Lord has given this word from Joshua 1:3. Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses.
I have clearly seen this promise from our God, so wherever you go the Holy God is working before you reach that place and he will prepare their minds and hearts of the people to harvest the souls for the glory of the God. And another vision I saw, very few people are stood on the high level place they are carrying the Holy Bibles when they suddenly these few people have lookdown and they saw the thousands of the people are rising their hands and calling come and help us we are in the darkness show us the way to overcome from this dark place.
But we have good time in this prayer sections, we offered our heart full thanks to God for his help and protection during these 11 Months and I strongly believe May God is going to expand his boundaries and resources for M 300Ministries.
Brother I have paid your contribution to all our Pastors to buy new cloths for the Christmas they are very happy and they cried in the presence of the God we raised our hands and prayed for your help and cooperation. May God bless you and your ministries, Brother we will continue our prayers for your 14th trip May god will full fill his promise Joshua 1:3. Amen.
Your Brother from INDIA
Rao
These words are from men who at the risk of their own lives serve to share the Gospel in India. When they fast and pray they actually fast and pray. These men are the "25 barefoot pastors" that we serve with India.
Continue to pray for us and for Randy and Donna Denton of Spirit and Wind Ministries who have been leading mission efforts in this area for over 27 years.
See how prayer is already at work:
Donna Gammel DentonOnly 7 more days to our Missions Adventure Camp. It is going to be awesome! Feeding children in the mornings and passing out toys in the afternoon/evening. If you have never been on a missions trip you are missing out!!! There is nothing like putting a nice new toy in the hands of a child who has nothing and probably w...
Donna Gammel DentonURGENT PRAYER REQUEST: 6 days until our Missions Adventure Camp begins. We are loaded and about to take into Mexico a really large load. Please pray for our safety and for favor to get all these toys in without hassels and taxes!!
Just crossed back over in to our wonderful country.... For all of you who understand this "we got a green light at the border" and was able to cross right over without any hassels or taxes!! Woohoooo!!! Thank you for all your prayers!!
Donna Gammel DentonJust crossed back over in to our wonderful country.... For all of you who understand this "we got a green light at the border" and was able to cross right over with a really large load of toys without any hassels or taxes!! Woohoooo!!! Thank you for all your prayers!!
thats great and I do know what you mean Mark, Saralisbeth and I are leaving in the morning. We are praying for green light also. We are pulling a trailer filled our truck is also full. The rest are coming at the end of the week.
Donna Gammel DentonHeading over to Mexico for the second time today. Please pray for our safety and for favor to get this load of toys and food into Mexico. Pray for a green "light"!! :)
Can't beat green lights...they rarely happen without prayer...it is being done..along with thousands of others
Randy DentonI'm off to Mexico to take over 1000 shoe boxes in preparation for the huge toy distribution coming up December 14-18. By the way there are still spaces left if you would like to get in on a great hands-on missions experience. We call it Missions Adventure Camp - Christmas.
Randy DentonThere's still time to get in on the drive to help needy children in Mexico receive toys this Christmas. From the following link you can catch the latest on what we're doing to help families during this season of giving, and then you can donate directly from the site. Change somebody's world today! http://hosted.vertica...lresponse.com/386669/a783c21588/TEST/TEST/
Be a blessing today by praying first and then finding out how God can use you in His ministry.
As we prepare to head to Mexico I want to draw your attention to the effectiveness of both spoken and written prayer. Having been long term missionaries we know that we know the value of an effective prayer covering and this is why we have asked for it. We have experienced missions and mission trips that did not have effective prayer covering and it suffices to say that it is not only essential to go out with prayer covering but to do otherwise can be down right dangerous and a dereliction of our duties.
As Christians we are all engaged in spiritual warfare and we need to recognize this fact daily. A Christian's spiritual struggle is not waged against any earthly opponent, but against the spiritual evil that fills the world. Some Bible translations refer to these evil spiritual forces as "principalities." The world wages war with guns and violence, but Christians wage their "spiritual war" much differently. Christians engage the minds and hearts of other people with the Gospel message, and will see victory when those hearts choose to serve Christ.
Ephesians 6:12 (KJV) For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
2 Corinthians 10:3-5 (New International Version)
3For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. 4The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
We know the value of a strong prayer covering and we value it highly. We have asked for and desired your prayers because we know that they are essential to bringing glory to God. Let me just remind you of a few things from this year.
When I was on mission in Thailand in June of this year my mother became ill, entered the hospital, went on life support, died, was waked and buried while I was away on mission to Thailand. Yet the Lord said, "Peace be still" giving the calm understanding that she went from "life to life without tasting death" and that I was right where He wanted me on mission surrounded by Thai orphans.
When I returned from Thailand and prepared for a Brazilian mission trip in August of this year I developed a plantar's wart on my foot that quickly spread to both feet and numbering over 11 plantar's warts. I had never had them before and the doctor said that he could not do surgery to remove them because I would not heal in time for the Brazil mission trip. We set people to pray including "25 barefoot pastors" in India and others around the world. One day prior to leaving my feet were restored.
When I was preparing for this mission trip to Mexico I began to experience an accelerated hearing loss and part of it occurred or became apparent when I was teaching a 10 week series on "Walking In The Holy Spirit" The audiologist reported a 50% hearing loss in both ears and said that I was speaking like a deaf person. We set people to pray globally and we also moved to find a way to purchase the doctor recommended hearing aides that cost over $4,500 dollars. The Lord made it possible from our belittled savings and we moved to do this because we cannot effectively engage people or teach without hearing.
*In El Salvador we went to help with a 6.5 earthquake relief effort directed towards Christians and one month later found ourselves caught in a second 6.6 earthquake that killed thousands in a matter of seconds. As we rushed around trying to help we forgot to pray... Can you guess what happened? That's right... we were hit by a bus! How did you know? We were traveling in a micro bus a mini mini go cart type bus and when the driver accidentally pulled into the path of a quickly approaching fully loaded commuter bus. With seconds to spare and not way to escape my mind and heart said the following in a matter of fact fashion: "So this is how you are going to die on the mission field, in the midst of an earthquake and killed by a commuter bus. Why didn't you pray?" Geez a very hard way to learn the lessons of an effective prayer covering. We were hit...all 4 tires blew out and all of the glass window were smashed but we did not die but we lived unscathed. Then I thought...I am so grateful others were praying. We need you to pray.
When we travel from one region of the Earth to another, we understand that we enter and exit different principalities and different dominions. These are spiritual dominions that we have to have prayer cover for in order to find the people that God has prepared unto himself. We need prayer covering for angels to go ahead of us, around us and behind us doing the absolute bidding of God. This is why we invite you to pray with us, for us and for those who will be touched with what the Lord is about to do. Christ defeated Satan and judgment is set but we as sons of God still have to struggle with Satan and his dominions and principalities while on earth. We dare not do this lightly.
The following are written prayers that have been offered up already for this mission trip. Pray them through also as you read what others have prayed. At the end we will share one more passage and a glimpse into what the Lord is already doing.
Store houses are being opened @M300Ministries as prayers go up, leading comes down, people blessed by helping and Lord Glorified. Amenabout 3 hours agofrom web
Will look at @M300Ministries website-ref advise 2 enhance ur visitor's experience-Any changes we suggest will be our gift 2 you-Christmasabout 3 hours agofrom web
@M300Ministries Sing with a voice of triump! Declare His Good News to those prepared. En su propia idioma y cultura comparta el amor de Diosabout 3 hours agofrom web
Shalom Wayne We are keeping you & @M300Ministries in prayer that the Lord bless all of you in all outreach ministries 2 the nations. Amenabout 3 hours agofrom web
@M300Ministries Surround them with Your waring angles as they walk into the enemy's camp to claim those You have called. In Jesus Name AMENabout 3 hours agofrom web
@M300Ministries Fill their mouths with the wisdom that comes from Your Holy Spirit. Grant them safety & success in all they put hands on.about 4 hours agofrom web
@M300Ministries May they become "Jesus with skin" on those that they come into contact with. May they be your voice, hands, feet and heart.about 4 hours agofrom web
@M300Ministries Lord we bring Wayne before Your throne of grace. I ask that You would pour out blessing on these teams of believers & othersabout 4 hours agofrom web
May your Holy Spirit cover those who minister @M300Ministries & enlighten those who hear & receive. And may you bring many lost souls 2 you,about 4 hours agofrom web
In Mexico, Bangladesh, Kenya & Pakistan--Lord we pray protection, provision, & great power 4 worker @M300Ministries this Christmas seasonabout 4 hours agofrom web
RT @M300Ministries: Heavenly Father,I pray 4 Wayne,his family,& ministry that Uprotect &guide them in their missions 2other countries 4Jesusabout 18 hours agofrom TweetDeckRetweeted by you
When you recognize the value of this prayer covering then with spiritual eyes you will also recognize how the story of Gideon in Judges 7 is also our story for Mexico and where ever God causes our feet to tread. Not by our might but by His Spirit.
Judges 7
Gideon Defeats the Midianites
1 Early in the morning, Jerub-Baal (that is, Gideon) and all his men camped at the spring of Harod. The camp of Midian was north of them in the valley near the hill of Moreh. 2 The LORD said to Gideon, "You have too many men for me to deliver Midian into their hands. In order that Israel may not boast against me that her own strength has saved her, 3 announce now to the people, 'Anyone who trembles with fear may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.' " So twenty-two thousand men left, while ten thousand remained.
4 But the LORD said to Gideon, "There are still too many men. Take them down to the water, and I will sift them for you there. If I say, 'This one shall go with you,' he shall go; but if I say, 'This one shall not go with you,' he shall not go."
5 So Gideon took the men down to the water. There the LORD told him, "Separate those who lap the water with their tongues like a dog from those who kneel down to drink." 6 Three hundred men lapped with their hands to their mouths. All the rest got down on their knees to drink.
7 The LORD said to Gideon, "With the three hundred men that lapped I will save you and give the Midianites into your hands. Let all the other men go, each to his own place." 8 So Gideon sent the rest of the Israelites to their tents but kept the three hundred, who took over the provisions and trumpets of the others.
Now the camp of Midian lay below him in the valley. 9 During that night the LORD said to Gideon, "Get up, go down against the camp, because I am going to give it into your hands. 10 If you are afraid to attack, go down to the camp with your servant Purah 11 and listen to what they are saying. Afterward, you will be encouraged to attack the camp." So he and Purah his servant went down to the outposts of the camp. 12 The Midianites, the Amalekites and all the other eastern peoples had settled in the valley, thick as locusts. Their camels could no more be counted than the sand on the seashore.
13 Gideon arrived just as a man was telling a friend his dream. "I had a dream," he was saying. "A round loaf of barley bread came tumbling into the Midianite camp. It struck the tent with such force that the tent overturned and collapsed."
14 His friend responded, "This can be nothing other than the sword of Gideon son of Joash, the Israelite. God has given the Midianites and the whole camp into his hands."
15 When Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation, he worshiped God. He returned to the camp of Israel and called out, "Get up! The LORD has given the Midianite camp into your hands." 16 Dividing the three hundred men into three companies, he placed trumpets and empty jars in the hands of all of them, with torches inside.
17 "Watch me," he told them. "Follow my lead. When I get to the edge of the camp, do exactly as I do. 18 When I and all who are with me blow our trumpets, then from all around the camp blow yours and shout, 'For the LORD and for Gideon.' "
19 Gideon and the hundred men with him reached the edge of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, just after they had changed the guard. They blew their trumpets and broke the jars that were in their hands. 20 The three companies blew the trumpets and smashed the jars. Grasping the torches in their left hands and holding in their right hands the trumpets they were to blow, they shouted, "A sword for the LORD and for Gideon!" 21 While each man held his position around the camp, all the Midianites ran, crying out as they fled.
22 When the three hundred trumpets sounded, the LORD caused the men throughout the camp to turn on each other with their swords. The army fled to Beth Shittah toward Zererah as far as the border of Abel Meholah near Tabbath.
Your prayers fill the empty jars and when they are shattered upon principalities and dominions along with the Torch (The Light) and the Sword (The Word) then it is then that your prayers become an effective and powerful prayer covering over us. We are small in number but we tread according to God's word. God recently gave a vision and a word for M300 Ministries and it is contained in this note:
December 1, 2009
Dear Brother Wayne, greetings to you in the name of our lord. Thank you my Brother I have received money , my heart was full of joy, not for this money the God has open his windows to the M300 Ministries and the Holy God has shown me in the vision the God is going to open His blessings on your ministry. Yes within the short period this miracle will took place not few ministries but the M300 is going to help many many ministries. Amen.
Brother I have informed to our pastors to pray for your mission trip to Mexico in14th of this Month, we have decided coming Friday and Saturday two days we are going to pray for your mission trip. We strongly believe may the Holy God has been taking care of your mission trip and the God is going to uses you in different way and you may harvest many souls in Mexico. Yes this is the will of the Holy God he will give you full strength and protection. After the prayers section I will write you more things how the Holy God has shown the results in your mission trip. Once again thanks to God for this help and thanks my Brother the God has given you this love and concern on our ministry. May God bless you.
Your brother from INDIA
Rao
And in this word:
December 7, 2009,
My dear Brother Wayne, greetings to you in the name of our Almighty Lord. By the grace of God we have successfully completed our 2 days pasting prayers, all our 25 pastors and34 believers has participated in this pasting prayers. We shared the word of God and worshiped the lord for His help in this year and we praised and glory his name for coming year.
Brother we spend most of our time and requested the lord for the future help of M 300Ministries. The Holy God has led us in powerful way and he took the place and filled with Holy god. All our pastors and believers have cried with the power of the Holy God. The God is going to bless M300 Ministries in the coming years. And the Almighty God has shown me this vision. I begged the Lord about the M300 Ministries the Lord has given this word from Joshua 1:3. Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses.
I have clearly seen this promise from our God, so wherever you go the Holy God is working before you reach that place and he will prepare their minds and hearts of the people to harvest the souls for the glory of the God. And another vision I saw, very few people are stood on the high level place they are carrying the Holy Bibles when they suddenly these few people have lookdown and they saw the thousands of the people are rising their hands and calling come and help us we are in the darkness show us the way to overcome from this dark place.
But we have good time in this prayer sections, we offered our heart full thanks to God for his help and protection during these 11 Months and I strongly believe May God is going to expand his boundaries and resources for M 300Ministries.
Brother I have paid your contribution to all our Pastors to buy new cloths for the Christmas they are very happy and they cried in the presence of the God we raised our hands and prayed for your help and cooperation. May God bless you and your ministries, Brother we will continue our prayers for your 14th trip May god will full fill his promise Joshua 1:3. Amen.
Your Brother from INDIA
Rao
These words are from men who at the risk of their own lives serve to share the Gospel in India. When they fast and pray they actually fast and pray. These men are the "25 barefoot pastors" that we serve with India.
Continue to pray for us and for Randy and Donna Denton of Spirit and Wind Ministries who have been leading mission efforts in this area for over 27 years.
See how prayer is already at work:
Donna Gammel DentonOnly 7 more days to our Missions Adventure Camp. It is going to be awesome! Feeding children in the mornings and passing out toys in the afternoon/evening. If you have never been on a missions trip you are missing out!!! There is nothing like putting a nice new toy in the hands of a child who has nothing and probably w...
Donna Gammel DentonURGENT PRAYER REQUEST: 6 days until our Missions Adventure Camp begins. We are loaded and about to take into Mexico a really large load. Please pray for our safety and for favor to get all these toys in without hassels and taxes!!
Just crossed back over in to our wonderful country.... For all of you who understand this "we got a green light at the border" and was able to cross right over without any hassels or taxes!! Woohoooo!!! Thank you for all your prayers!!
Donna Gammel DentonJust crossed back over in to our wonderful country.... For all of you who understand this "we got a green light at the border" and was able to cross right over with a really large load of toys without any hassels or taxes!! Woohoooo!!! Thank you for all your prayers!!
thats great and I do know what you mean Mark, Saralisbeth and I are leaving in the morning. We are praying for green light also. We are pulling a trailer filled our truck is also full. The rest are coming at the end of the week.
Donna Gammel DentonHeading over to Mexico for the second time today. Please pray for our safety and for favor to get this load of toys and food into Mexico. Pray for a green "light"!! :)
Can't beat green lights...they rarely happen without prayer...it is being done..along with thousands of others
Randy DentonI'm off to Mexico to take over 1000 shoe boxes in preparation for the huge toy distribution coming up December 14-18. By the way there are still spaces left if you would like to get in on a great hands-on missions experience. We call it Missions Adventure Camp - Christmas.
Randy DentonThere's still time to get in on the drive to help needy children in Mexico receive toys this Christmas. From the following link you can catch the latest on what we're doing to help families during this season of giving, and then you can donate directly from the site. Change somebody's world today! http://hosted.vertica...lresponse.com/386669/a783c21588/TEST/TEST/
Be a blessing today by praying first and then finding out how God can use you in His ministry.
Myanmar: "Impending regional famine with the flowering of bamboo"
Dear Prayer Warrior and M300 Ministries USA,
Please pray for us as what is happening in Chin State,Burma (Myanmar) is getting worse every day.If you have a friend please forward this prayer request.We believe in everything whether it is worse or bad God has always a greater plan for us.Please pray that God's presence and encouragement word in the midst of famine.
A report from our mission Pastor
Famine in Chin State
People in Chin state are living in perpetual fear of an impending famine with the flowering of bamboo. The military regime has taken no steps either to create awareness or prevent famine. Flowering of bamboo leads to rats multiplying rapidly and the rodents eat crops in rural areas like Tonzang, Tedim, Falam, Thantlang, Matupi and Paletwa township in Chin state causing famine. Rats are now everywhere in the region and have started eating paddy plants and other crops in farms. Even paddy kept in storehouses is not safe. But the military authorities have done nothing to kill the rats and prevent a famine. "The rats not only eat rice but also bite children at night and the numbers are going up by the day," said our mission Pastor. "The more they (rats) eat bamboo flowers, the more they multiply. As a result, it can lead to famine because the rats are eating all the crops and paddy in farm," he added.
The authorities have reportedly acknowledged the problem the villagers face but are yet to provide help to eliminate the threat from rats. The locals therefore are using their own technique by beating the rats to death for self preservation. Bamboos are said to bloom, flower and bear fruits once in 50 years. It is called the end of the life cycle of bamboo.
The same thing happens in Mizoram state in India which shares a border with Chin state of Myanmar and in Bangladesh. (READ MORE) But the Mizoram government has taken preventive measures to stop multiplication of rats. It is also into a public awareness campaign regarding possible famine. In Chin state,there are no preparations or preventive measures adopted by the military regime. As a result, famine is likely the following year. In a bid to avoid the famine caused by rats, most Chin people are beginning the shift to Mizoram state.
In the area where two of our mission Pastors work thousands of people need emergency food supplies. They are crying with hunger. Their rice crops have been destroyed by rats. In this area approximately 50% of farmers got 10% of their expected rice harvest, 30% of farmers got 5% and another 20% of farmers did not get anything. The military regime is obstructing relief to the famine-affected areas. It just happened four years ago but this year is the worsen year we faced as the rats scattering in everywhere.Christian associations have given rice but the Burma Army camp officers have not allowed those donations through to villagers in many areas.They has not helped the farmers whose fields were eaten by rats.We have small team in our Church has gone directly into villages and distributed rice to famine-affected villagers.But we were not able to give them much and yet the Army officers reportedly got angry with us and then warned and intimidated villagers, saying things like, "one day you must vomit up that rice."
Another report from our mission Pastor
Famine in Chin State, Burma The people who are dwelling in the region of Paletwa Township, Matupi Township, and Thatlang Township, Chin State, Myanmar, have been badly struck by a terrible famine since last year, 2007. But this year 2010 is the best worse ever happened.The region is bordered by India to the northwest and Bangladesh to southwest. The people are known as the Mara, Khumi, and Lemro tribes. They are different ethnic tribes living together in the region for ages. The region is occupied by serrated mountains and separated by deep valleys. Most of the villages are built on the summits of mountains. Very narrow lanes and paths connect the villages and one can travel only on bare foot for days carrying everything needed on back loads. Because of the mountainous and rugged nature of the region during the rainy season even animals find difficult to move from one place to another. The outsiders may wonder why the forefathers of these tribes must have chosen this region for their homeland. The forefathers were moving from one place to another before settling down in the present region. One of the reasons for choosing the present abode might be its bamboo jungle. For ages, bamboo jungle has been known as a fertile and productive land. Among the Chin people rice is considered a superior food and it is highly valued till today. To the people bamboo jungle means "rice bowl". From time immemorial, slash and burn shifting hill-side cultivation is the only means for their survival. Lives mainly depend upon the monsoon and upon the bamboo jungle. In the past the dwellers in the region, in fact, have had little interest in moving to other regions - "after all, if you live in the jungle of bamboo why go elsewhere?" Bamboo indeed is almost everything to the people. Most of the houses are built with bamboo leaves roofing, matted floors and often double layered split bamboo walling. Bamboo shoot is their favorite side dish. Basket and some containers are made with bamboo. Bamboo jungle is their rice bowl. It is rightly noted that bamboo is not just a poor mans timber, but it is a life blood of the people dwelling in this particular region. For them the dying of bamboo indicates the end of life in this region. Bamboo jungle covers more than half area of the region. The flowering and withering of the bamboo has been known to recur periodically at an interval of fifty years. Elders of the tribes have recorded them as having taken place in the years 1862, 1911, 1952. The people have for ages dreaded withering of bamboo because it had led to terrible famine in the past. Sad is the time, the dreadful disaster repeats again among the people as the flowering of bamboo has begun in last year, 2007. It is invariably followed by an unprecedented increase in the rat population throughout the region, and which, in turn, wreaks havoc on the standing crops leading ultimately to terrible famine throughout the region. It is reported by two of our mission Pastors that last year in October, 2007 at the village called Sulotla, Paletwa Township, the rat ate and destroyed all the crops overnight and the rice fields were left empty. In the next morning all the villagers had to leave from their village and crossed to the India border in search of food. A huge number of rats still destroying every crops stored in the farm houses.I had never expected things were going very badly until I received from both of our mission Pastors and told me in details of the crisis in the land where they minister to the people.
According to Mara Social Welfare and Development Committee assessment and scientific data collected so far, within the Chinland 47490 people of 8856 families are now badly affected by the famine. This number includes 1151 pregnant women, 11983 children below the age of five, 156 handicapped, and 4045 women feeding babies. The number will soon be added from the people of Khumi and Lemro.Read previous reports here.
Scarcity of food and clean drinking water directly resulted in many families to be in starvation, and caused increase of diarrhea, malaria and other diseases among children and young people. Hundreds of people have left from their respective villages and slipped into the India border. Another hundreds of young men and women are moving to the nearby towns and cities without having proper skills for work.
Some part of Mizoram State India also has affected by famine. The Indian centre government, Mizoram state government, and other NGOs have a long well planned to combat the disaster. Hundreds of crores of money and thousands of tones of rice have been released to the people of the effected region although the State estimates that an additional 5,740 tonnes of rice will be needed over the next two months to feed the people according to the ActionAid.
Sadly, more people in Chin state have to go bed hungry. They hardly have a simple rice to feed their starved children. It is only the beginning of the tragic story of the people who are suffering silently. Sad is the time that the suffering ones, their cry, and their groan are hitherto unseen and unheard of. Those unfortunate and starved people need someone who could speak out on their behalves because they are voiceless ones. They need simple rice just for their survival because they are hungry and they have no brighter future. Women and children need somebody who cares for them because they are ill-fed. To help better with this crisis, the biggest team in the famine affected region have formed a Joint Relief Committee. The committee is comprised of Pastors and leaders in the Churches under the initiative taken by two of our mission Chruch planters and Pastors in that areas.I can’t do much help but I wanted you to be in join hand in one accord and seek the face of God with us in prayer and His mercy and protection be upon them.If the Lord touch your heart to help them the relief assistant it would be such an encouragement to them.
APPEAL TO CHIN COMMUNITY AROUND THE WORLD
To effectively respond this dreadful disaster in Chinland, we would like to request you to
contribute whatever amount in cash or in kind convenient toward the Joint Relief Committee Relief Fund. To the Chin organization and Churches, we request your support and cooperation in dealing with this national crisis.We beg our brothers and sisters in abroad to take action and pray for God’s great mercy to be upon this land in times of their troubles.
APPEAL TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, CHURCHES, AND FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD:
We request your deeper acknowledgment of the situation and the urgent need of emergency assistance. We ask your generous contributions and a helping hand to those helpless and hunger people that are badly hit by a dreadful natural calamity.
We urge every concerned individuals and parties across the world to help the victims of drought in Chin State.Our team is committed to assist and cooperate with any organization that is delivering any assistance and help to the victims affected by the famine.
On behalf of the relief assistant team, Your unworthy servant,
Serving our Lord in the hardest to reach places on earth.
Late last year I was headed on a mission trip and at an airport connection I came across this precious little girl who had placed her whole self in the "carry on" baggage measuring device. At the time I thought that it was a cute photo and asked her mom if I could take the photo. Her mom agreed that I could take the innocent childhood photo. Now nearly a year later I reflect back on this photo and I see a message from God. On airplanes we have to follow airline packing instructions and weight limits or pay heavy penalties. We also have to follow particular rules when it comes to "carry on baggage". The standing rule is that the bag has to fit size restriction requirements and safety requirements and be limited to just one bag. Yet in our personal lives and our lives in Christ we often over burden ourselves with heavy luggage and we pay stiff penalties in our lives for this. Even after we have followed the instructions of Jesus to "cast our burdens upon Him", we more often than not keep a "carry on" bag of burdens for ourselves. This little girl is the perfect illustration of what we who are in the Lord should do when following Jesus' instruction on casting our burdens upon Him who is meek and lowly. Just as this little girl positioned herself inside of this carry on baggage measuring device so should we position ourselves before the Lord our God saying, "Here I am Lord, all of me for all of you. Lord I give you myself and all of my burdens". We get into this "carry on baggage measuring device" most easily by fasting prayers which touch the very heart of God. Read Isaiah 58 about what God sees as True Fasting.
I along with some others are in fasting prayers for this entire month of September. We appreciate all of you who entered into fasting prayers with us for the first three days of this month and some of you have reported how the Lord blessed your gatherings with a strong anointing and His powerful presence. Yet others we have not heard back from you as of yet. Some of you expressed a desire or leading to continue fasting for the entire month of September so with those of you who had that leading we continue the balance of the month in a Daniel fast. We are seeking God's face in fasting prayers for "change". We need change in the resource level of M300 Ministries and we are asking the Lord to consider our faithfulness to His calling and those that He has gathered to us in order to bless all that our hands come into contact with that it might produce glory for His name. I know that many of you are walking in great sacrifices for the Lord as you preach Jesus serving the orphans and the widows. We share in this with you and we make known to you that we as well walk as living sacrifices unto the Lord and His people. Few are givers to the things of the Lord in these latter days so we find great challenge in being able to help you all many times in economic ways, yet at times we are able to help economically, yet at other times we help in prayer, fellowship, fasting and friendship in the Lord. Which is greater the former or the latter? We think we see so much wisdom in God's design to have us partnered together in the strong bonds of fellowship and suffering with the always living intention to be of help when the Lord enables. We ask therefore that you pray for the Lord to work His will as He pleases in our lives and in yours so that we might be found faithful and obedient to His leading.
I want to share a word with each of you about "faith". I was reading with great interest the story of Jesus and Peter when Jesus told Peter that Satan had desired to sift him like wheat and that Jesus himself has prayed for him that his faith would not fail him. The question arose in my heart and mind as to whether a man's faith can fail him? I am not sure what you think of this? Can a man's faith fail him? Sometimes it feels like my faith may indeed fail me. I share this not so that you will find doubt or fault in me but that you might consider your own walk in the Lord and your own faith. I stand here today as a man who was given a vision by the Lord as "one called to serve in the trenches as a cornerstone to a new thing that the Lord is doing in the earth." I was told that a "cornerstone" has to be tested and tried so that it will not fail under pressure. The Lord told me that if the cornerstone fails then the foundation fails and if the foundation fails then the wall fails and if the wall fails then the roof falls in. The Lord was clear in saying that testing and trials were part of the process of being found tried and tested before the Lord. Today I can speak two years into this time of testing and trials to say that testing and trials can hurt and sometimes to the point of the "fleeting thought" that perhaps "a man's faith can indeed fail him". I want to know your thoughts on this and I want your prayers that my faith will not fail me. I ask the Chief Cornerstone to help me in this hour of need and testing so that His house and His glory be forever lifted up and exalted. Has your faith been tested like this? Have you seen death face to face? Have you walked fully where few men have considered even going? Have you had your life threatened and your needs go unmet for a season? Did your fail ever fail you? Jesus told Peter that after he had returned that he was to encourage his brothers. If you have any word of encouragement for me in the Lord then send it along to me. Faith is a power from the Lord that we walk in to do His bidding. He has taught that faith in action is what He can most easily bless. He has told me, "I don't reward the kind of faith that won't move for me". The Lord put His own faith into action on the cross of Calvary for all of us. He was the cornerstone rejected by the builders that became the "chief cornerstone" or "keystone". God is working a work in all of us and He told me two years ago that in this new addition to what He is doing in our latter days that I would not be the only cornerstone but that God already had others who were in different corners of the world who were also cornerstones being tested tried and made ready to be of use. Who would have guessed that He would ask us to be cornerstones because after the building is built no one sees the cornerstones. God said these very cornerstones are hand selected by me and they must be tried and tested so that when I build my house they will not fail. I have alluded to some of this if you have read the M300 Ministries website but it is today that I wanted to share this more clearly with each of you. We are not a ministry with great reserves of funds or great support in terms of finances yet we have the Lord on our side and He is the master builder, architect and engineer of His own house. He has called many of us to suffer, endure and stand firm under great pressure. Some days my chest heaves with the pressure. Other days I rejoice in it. Then yet other days I shed so many tears as I walk out this calling. Some days I feel like I want to run away but there is no running from God's calling upon our lives. I mean where could we run or where could we hide from the Lord's call? God knows that He will not cause us to suffer more than we can handle and that He alone is our source for all of our daily needs. I am greatly encouraged when some of you tell me that you had a need for example with a sick orphan and you sold your table and chairs to pay the medical bill. Or you walked 8 hours to get to the internet to answer a email about your ministry and to send us a report. I am greatly encouraged when some of you walked away from your former lives to fully serve the Lord. Indeed we are gathered into a Mighty Band of Warriors for the Lord of host. Since He is for us let us not be dismayed at the times of trouble that want to stand in our way. If we are poor then we are poor in the Lord. If we are rich then we are rich in the Lord. If we are alive then we are alive in the Lord and if we die then we die in the Lord. The matter of this being that we are His, He is ours and we do not waiver in the face of daunting challenges and needs because He who went before us was able and said that those of us who are in Him will do greater works than he did if we will just believe. With this being said let us commit to pray for each other and to lift each other up in the Lord for this is greatly pleasing to the Lord from where our help comes from.
I pray for you, for your family, for your ministry, for those who are with you, those that Lord will bring to stand with you, for the orphans and widows that you serve and ....that your faith will not fail you for we serve an awesome God who stands with us, for us, in us and through us to bless His creation with grace and mercy until His day of coming and reckoning. He indeed is Able. Praise the Lord who loves to rescue. Give all honor and praise to Him. Lift up your hands in worship and magnify His name. Bless His name and stand with His people. Honor the Lord in all that you do and He will bless your days upon this earth. He is Able.
Founder/Director
Tel/Fax 706-219-4151 - P.O. Box 2613 - Cleveland, Ga. 30528 501c3 Not For Profit Ministry EIN: 721202161 Click logo to donate
An outreach ministry of MdC. Giving is tax deductible at M300 Ministries!
"Building Movement from the Life of Christ" Mighty300 Ministries Bangladesh Monthly report of August 2010
Thanks God for helping us to spread His Mighty name in this land of Bangladesh through Mighty300 Ministries Welfare Trust Bangladesh, M300 Ministries USA, our sponsors and our local ministry team.
M300 Ministries Bangladesh House of Prayer and offices under construction....
We truly praise the Lord for His kindness, for His grace and His provision upon Bangladesh. He is truly "All in All" and an All Mighty God, Thanks to God for working through His appointed ministry and through His anointed people. We are already very grateful to all of you who are praying for Bangladesh and for our ministry in this Muslim land.
See our new ministry video where Christian Music Artist Brandy Michelle is partnering with M300 Ministries in Bangldesh. Here her newly released song off of her "Waterfall" CD called "If You Believe" It is a great message and encouragement for our ministry and for you. Believe with us for greater things yet to come in Jesus name.
I do believe this ministry is a direct answer of your prayers. Our God is faithful to us whenever we ask in
His name faithfully . He hears all of our faithful prayers... Amen. We have held a 10 day outreach for this month in two different occasions. Thanks to God for all of His faithful protection and safety during our journey.
I arranged an opportunity to show a few video shows on “Jesus Loves” among the people through my my new laptop. I thank God for those who gave for this blessing of the laptop and I thank God for answered prayers. This is a testimony to all of His people that God is faithful. The people enjoyed and got an opportunity to pray to Christ directly through this program and the use of this laptop. It is a great blessing to use technology as a force multiplier for missions.
I arranged 4 shows in different areas in the Southern part of Bangladesh during my outreach this month. It is wonderful and the people are already blessed to meet with Jesus Christ through this means. There are over 400 people who saw this movie about the Love of Jesus and 150 of them have prayed to Christ and raised their hand to the Lord to claim Him as Savior. We praise and thank God for touching their hearts. Please pray for those people who have received Christ through their faithful prayer prayer. Please pray for their salvation and that we can disciple them to be more like Jesus in their daily lives. It would be more helpful to share Jesus Christ if we were able to obtain a multimedia projector and we are praying for this equipment for my ministry.
We conducted a special prayer meeting with 50 people who had already received Christ and we spent whole day in prayers and fasting and the people have praised and worshiped the Lord. We prayed together and we spent time with Christ. We want to thank God for having brought them together in front Him. I do believe that God has already answered many of our faithful prayers. He is working His work in this modern age through His people. Please pray for us so that we might be able to spread His Mighty name on this land.
We arranged a great gathering to share the gospel and provided some food for the poor children. More than 300 of the poorest children came to this camp and enjoyed a time together eating and learning about Jesus. We have distributed some food among them after this great fellowship. Thanks to our Mighty God for His protection and safety and for bringing these children to sit together to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ.
We have visited house to house and prayed for people and some of them requested to pray for their healing from disease and illnesses and they expressed their gratefulness to the Lord and prayed for His kindness and grace upon them. People are practicing how to pray to Christ every day and before they
go to their bed at night. Their children are learning through the parents to give thanks to God for touching their hearts for Christ and for bringing them from the kingdom of darkness to the Kingdom of Light in Jesus Christ. Please pray for their faithfulness and their salvation.
Please pray for the “House of Prayer“ that is being built by the Lord for Mighty 300 Ministries Bangladesh. The work is moving forward quickly and it is coming up to the time for a roof, but I do not have much funds for the completion of this house. I have already spent all of my
savings and my little support to purchase bricks, cement and iron. I did not pay the labor cost and I do not know from where and how this needs will come but I fully trust on Christ and He will must provide my all needs to build His house and complete it to glorify His name on this land. I speak out in the name of Jesus Christ and call those things that are not as though they were! Please pray for my all needs to complete this “ House of Prayer” and office for M300 Ministries Welfare Trust Bangladesh.
You are requested to send your kind support to build up this house and this Mighty Ministry of the Lord. If you find any means to support these ministry needs it would most appreciated in ministry right now. Please send your kind support to the E-giving account for Mighty 300 Ministry Bangladesh or use our Chip In Funds for each purpose. I am sending my Web Site Link where you may obtain your own E-giving Account. Please just see my page at: http://www.m300ministries.org/bangladesh_pastor_suku
You will find my Account at E-giving where your donations are tax deductible if you are a U.S. Citizen.
Please lift up this ministry in your daily prayers because your prayer support would be very helpful in our ministry and will fully encourage us as we seek to serve the Lord effectively.
Thanks again for spending your valuable time to reading my ministry’s report ,
God bless you.
yours in Christ
Suku Ranjon
M300 Ministries Welfare Trust of Bangladesh
M300 MINISTRIES WELCOMES
CHRISTIAN MUSIC ARTIST
"BRANDY MICHELLE"
The Lord showed great favor to M300 Ministries and to Christian Music Artist Brandy Michelle. The Lord crossed our paths and created favor in both of us who had been praying and seeking the Lord's guidance in our ministries. We welcome the ministry of Christian Music Artist Brandy Michelle as both a friend and a ministry partner.
Both Brittany Michelle and M300 Ministries Founder/Director Wayne Gaines are bi-lingual and bi-cultural in the Spanish language and Hispanic culture and both use that giftedness in ministry and outreach. Brandy learned her Spanish while a missions intern to Mexico where she met and married her wonderful husband. Wayne was a missionary in Honduras where he met and married his wife Rosemary. Both Brittany Michelle and her husband along with Wayne Gaines and his wife have a passion and a gifting to lead and serve in missions ministry. Brittany Michelle loves to support mission work and work among orphans and widows though her praise and worship ministry.
After hours of discussion the Lord made a way for them to work together. We welcome the Ministry of Christian Music Artist Brandy Michelle as a Mighty Ministry partnering with M300 Ministries to globally share "Who is the Christ?" in different languages, cultures and countries while serving the needy. Brandy will be serving as a Spokesperson for M300 Ministries while Wayne Gaines has agreed to serve as her Booking Manager through a mutually formed Booking Agency called "HIS HANDS ENTERTAINMENT".
The Lord will be honored in all things and together this powerful partnership will provide connections and resources to bless the nations and the people who will be drawn closer to the Lord.
Christian Music Artist Brandy Michelle is currently on her "WATERFALL TOUR" which coincides with the release of her 12 song CD entitled "WATERFALL". Both Wayne and Brandy have discussed and found great indications of the Lord's leading and providing the open doors for this ministry connection. Brandy Michelle's CD has 10 songs in English as well as 2 songs in Spanish. She is currently producing an all Spanish Language Worship CD and is touring the country performing at concerts, churches, retreats, and conferences. If you would like to learn more about Christian Music Artist Brandy Nicole go to her page here.
Since we will be working together very closely you will be sure to hear plenty of updates about the great and wonderful things that the Lord is doing. Be sure to look up Brandy Michelle on Facebook, You Tube, Twitter and other social venues.
Give the Lord a great and awesome praise for opening doors that no man can shut! Door through which the nations of the world will be blessed by His glorious mercy and grace.
Founder/Director
Tel/Fax 706-219-4151 - P.O. Box 2613 - Cleveland, Ga. 30528 501c3 Not For Profit Ministry EIN: 721202161 Click logo to donate
An outreach ministry of MdC. Giving is tax deductible at M300 Ministries!
Update from Valiant Warrior Thuang at M300 Ministries Myanmar
Dear M300 Ministries in USA,
Greeting on the other side of the world.How are things going with you?Hope that you are doing well by God's grace.We are doing fine too.
The ministry and the preaching of the Gospel here in Myanmar is progressive.More and more people responding to the word of God each year.We have seen the invisible mighty and helping hand of God moving in the midst of the heathen.We have never thought of people like U Hla Win who once was our best enemy and giving us so much troubles in witnessing Christ. We have just only crying and shout out in prayer to God to speak the truth in his heart. He finally made the decision to follow Christ just two weeks ago and just last Sunday he had expressed his willing heart to follow the Lord in water baptism.He is so humble and very faithful in attendance after he got saved.We praise the Lord for what is happening in the lives of this man.Please continue to pray for his spiritual growth and the rest of the family.He still waiting for the Lord's timing to move in the heart of his wife and the rest of his sons and daughters.Please pray for the rest of his unbelievers family and relatives.He is now dealing a great battle with the rest of his family.Pray that he will stand always in the presence of God as he is facing the trials every day with his family.
I would like to thank to all of the people who are working with the knees and interceding on our behalf and begging the face of God to shine upon us.Folks,you cannot fully understand how powerful your prayer is. We can't move and carry on the ministry without your prayer and support. May you please continue to pray for us so that we may be joyful and fruitful in our labor for the Lord here in Myanmar.
People groups,I’m glad to present you the following people groups that we are praying this year to
reach them with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The major nationals are Burmese and
Kaya and Rakhine. We have four faithful servants in our Church like , Bro.Aung
Shwe,Peng Lian and Boy Ling. We are ready to send them as our own missionaries to
preach the Gospel among Muin who believes in Animism through the prayer of
God's people in our Church.
UPDATE FROM M300 VALIANT WARRIOR PASTOR AMING'A KENYA
Dear Cherished Wayne and M300 Ministries USA,
Agapelove greetings in the name ofour sovereign and awesome Lord Jesus Christ who voluntarily become a substitutions and our sinsbearer for the universal mankindfor being crucifixionby Roman’s executioner’s hands atthe hottest torture o n the wooden crossbeam.
Thank you for your wonderful and blissful exceedingly perfect love letter received in a heart beat and I was truly flushed with excitements and seraphic ally happyfilled me and enveloped fully myheart from the bottom of my heart , my euphoric mood could not even easily finished
In the weightier of the facts , your feedback augmented unexplainablehopes of dispersing or proclaimingthe gospel through your auspices of your vividly and fervently prayers on all my wish list, and prayer God to modifies a and transform the our brother’s and sister’s lost souls from the junk prison of the devil to jewel in God’s ministry or Manson.
‘’ When God is in control – that God, at the center of life , canbring richness and peace to daily life when we lean on Him ‘’ Jeremy29:11
Be glued fully attentions and kindly initiatives to prayfor us to get roofing iron sheets to enable our believers to be in secure from rainy and sunny problems to scent us for more souls to be drawn into daily worship
Greet us , your preciousfamily , your beloved wife, children and brothers and sisters saints.
Lamentations : 3:25-26- The lord is good to those who wait for Him , to the souls who seek Him. It’s good that one should hope and wait quietly for the salvation of the lord.
Thank youand I wait from you.
Always under His mightier wings and looking for the beautiful home JERUSAM descending –Rev 21:1-27 and the church in Heaven Rev. 7:9-17 – AMEN !!!!
In His service,
Pastor John
N/B: Rev. 22:12, Behold I come quickly and my rewards is with me to give every man according to his work shall be ‘’……………
Greetings in Jesus' Name. We are very much glad to read your web page whereby we were moved with your teachings and touched to tears since I got what I have been praying and looking for long time. May the grace and peace be with you all. We shall go in the mountain for three days to ask God to guide and lead us for what we have got in your ministry.
God is so good all the time to his people.We are in dependent young fellowship with no affiliation to any ministry. We are very new to the gospel. We need good ground from you pertaining on how God will lead you. We need prayer support to our community as there are many here who are hating the gospel seed of Jesus of Jesus Christ. We hope to hear from you soon,
Last year I was personally blessed to participate in Christmas Camp Mexico with the Randy & Donna Denton Family and a great group of people from Louisiana. This is a wonderful lifelong ministry and outreach to the people of Northern Mexico. Northern Mexico is increasingly becoming one of the hardest to reach places on earth. Violence levels and death in the border regions of Mexico was recently compared by news services to be equal to violence levels and death inside of Iraq. We stand with the Denton Family and Spirit and Truth Ministries. We have stood in the flooded church building and ate in the flooded kitchen that feeds hundreds or impoverished kids a daily meal. Commit in your heart to help make the vision of rebuilding a reality by praying for it and by giving towards it.
Property Must be Raised and Church Completely Rebuilt
It doesn’t seem that long ago that we first stepped foot on an abandoned corn field and established the first Spirit and Truth Church in Rio Bravo, Mexico. Lots were being sold for literally dirt cheap. Because that’s all there was……dirt. No water, no electric, no streets — nothing. We bought a lot and started building. Click to read more...
Jared Commissioned at Missions Conference
He enters missions training this fall at a university near Dallas
Any year in July you can find us at a missions conference in Leesville, Louisiana. We’ve been making the trip to Family Worship Center each summer for more than a decade. Over the 3-day event the congregation there gives dozens of us missionaries the red carpet treatment as they raise funds to support missions.
This year was extra special. During one service, time was set aside to have Jared prayed over and commissioned into missions service. As you may know, he is to begin classes this fall at Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Waxahachie, Texas. He will train for missions and as an added bonus, he will get to play baseball for the Lions. He’s excited as he begins this new chapter in life.
Jared is prayed over at the conference by missionaries from many countries around the world
(continued from "Church Flooding" above)
Back then there were trails throughout the neighborhood that would eventually become streets. When it rained, everything turned to quagmire. The trails became impassable and the water would stand for weeks because there was no drainage. We brought in several loads of dirt and built the lot up about 3 feet. We were good to go. We were on higher ground than any other building in the neighborhood. But things were about to change.
That’s not dust that a staffer is sweeping up in our STM church kitchen in Rio Bravo. The ceiling is coming down and those kitchen cabinets have definitely seen better days. Hint: It wasn’t an earthquake. Continue reading to see what happened and why it’s not a simple fix.
Not long after we constructed the church and it was thriving, along comes an unexpected flash flood. A nearby canal overflowed its banks and poured into the neighborhood. Our church fell victim to the flooding even though we were on “high” ground. Imagine how much water all the other houses took on. It was a bad situation.
The city of Rio Bravo took action and began hauling tons and tons of dirt into the neighborhood “streets,” building them up to get above flood stage. Property owners were forced to acquire dirt to raise their properties. They tore down their rickety shacks, hauled in dirt and rebuilt.
Jump ahead to the current day, and you’ll find that much progress has been made since those early days. There is water, sewer and electric. Curbs are in place in anticipation of paved streets — streets that are now higher than our property; property that was built on a concrete slab. And every time it rains, guess what? Water drains into the church. A two-inch rainfall can mean a foot of water inside the building. Mold, mildew and rotten boards are everywhere. We have no choice but to tear the church down, haul in dirt (which we’ve already started to do) and rebuild. There are no suitable properties in the area available for purchase.
The church is now about a foot lower than the street. At left is fill dirt we’ve started hauling in.
This is a great task and we can certainly use your help. The project will cost about $30,000 to complete. We are doing what we can as finances become available. We ask you to pray for us and this situation. Perhaps the Lord will put it in your heart to help us. This is our main church and the one in which the president of our association pastors. The congregation is working hard to get through this. They have a big heart but few resources.
If you would like to make a donation to help us get this church back on dry ground, click here or on the Donate button at the top of this newsletter. You can contribute by credit card, debit card or checking account. You do not need a PayPal account. Or if you prefer to send your gift by mail, you may mail it to: STM * PO Box 2635 * Mission, TX 78573-0044.
Thank you for your help and may God bless you.
To send a contribution by mail please print and complete the donation form and send it with your check to: STM * PO Box 2635 * Mission, TX 78573-0044
It's all about people, people helping people, working together,
Changing lives, seeing the world through Jesus' eyes.
WHILE THERE IS LIFE, THERE IS OPPORTUNITY TO DELIVER IT TO THE LORD!
In the ministry that the Lord has entrusted to his servants there are people who come to the Lord and it causes great admiration of the Lord's hand at work. On Thursday, August 5, in the city of San Salvador, during the first week of this month, the communities celebrated the festivals of Catholics, which motivates people to take rest during that week in cities that make up the Great San Salvador region. Protestant churches always take advantage of this holiday time in the best way possible. In our brotherhood we develop special activities for those free days.
On Thursday, The Church in Quezaltepeque, met starting at 2: 00 PM and we had a study of God's Word, and then the sisters prepared some typical dishes. The surprise of the day was that Mr. JOSÉ SEGUNDO RÁMOS, 52 years old,decided to receive the Lord and be baptized. Brother Segundo attended church meetings for many years where he always forced his heart away from the call to repentance at the end of each sermon. He had a powerful reason for many years because his largest impediment was alcoholic beverages of which he was reluctant to leave them. Prior to his repentance and his baptism I talked about this very issue extensively with him. He confirmed to me that his repentance was strong, and his willingness to leave this defect was really serious and this is why this chronicle is entitled it: "As long as there is life, there is opportunity to deliver it to the Lord...!" This is the reason why I chose to call it this and I ask you all to pray fervently to God for our brother Segundo, so that he does not again become a victim of this terrible scourge. With yours prayers, by the strength of the Spirit of God, his own strength of will, and mainly, by the strengthening of the Redeemer, brother Segundo will not again follow the Prince of darkness or be controlled by the desires of his own flesh. It is our prayer that brother Segundo be led of God's Spirit.
Brother Segundo is the husband of Sister Leticia, father of Krissia and Karla, 21 and 19 years old respectively, all of them are faithful Christians. One of the valuable skills of brother Segundo is that he is a Carpenter of fine furniture in delicate wood. We hope and we trust that this ability can be used for God's glory and the local Church.
The honor and glory keep for our Heavenly Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!
For the cause of Jesus Christ,
Alexander and Silvia Castellanos
Missionaries - Valiant Warriors
El Salvador, Central America
(503) 7856-0542 (Cell)
(503) 2278-8350 (Home)
alexsil@telesal.net
*SPECIAL NOTICE: Please consider supporting the Castellanos family in ministry. They are veteran 25 year missionaries to the country of El Salvador where they have served faithfully and with honor for the Lord. They currently have no means of support as their supporting church opted to work in a different country. Your prayers and financial gifts would be a great blessing to the Castellanos. You can find their E-giving account below.
SPANISH VERSION BELOW / VERSION EN ESPANOL ABAJO
¡MIENTRAS HAY VIDA, HAY OPORTUNIDAD DE ENTREGARLA AL SEÑOR!
Viernes, 13 de agosto de 2010
En el ministerio que el Señor ha encargado a sus siervos, suceden conversiones que causan impresión. El jueves 5 de Agosto, en la ciudad de San Salvador, durante la primera semana de este mes, se celebran las fiestas patronales de los católicos, lo cual motiva que haya asueto durante esa semana en las ciudades que integran el Gran Salvador. La iglesia siempre toma ventaja de ese tiempo vacacional,programa actividades especiales en vista de que la hermandad en general tiene días libres.
Ese día jueves, la Iglesia en Quezaltepeque, se reunió desde la 2:00 PM, tuvimos estudio de la Palabra de Dios, luego las hermanas prepararon algunos platos de comida típica. La sorpresa de ese día fue que el Sr. JOSÉ SEGUNDO RÁMOS, de 52 años de edad, decidió bautizarse para perdón de sus pecados. El hermano Segundo asistió a las reuniones de la iglesia durante muchos años, siempre endurecía su corazón ante el llamado al arrepentimiento al finalizar cada sermón. Había una razón poderosa para él, por largos años, su mayor impedimento fue las bebidas alcohólicas a las cuales se resistía dejarlas. Previo a su bautismo, yo hablé extensamente con él, me confirmó que su arrepentimiento era firme, y que estaba dispuesto a dejar ese vicio, es por eso que esta crónica la he titulado: “¡Mientras hay vida, hay oportunidad de entregarla al Señor…! Razón por la cual, les ruego a todos ustedes que oren fervientemente al Señor por nuestro hermano Segundo, a fin de que él no vuelva a ser víctima de ese terrible flagelo. Con sus oraciones, su propia fuerza de voluntad, y principalmente, por el fortalecimiento del Redentor, el hermano Segundo no le volverá a dar cabida al príncipe de las tinieblas.
El hermano Segundo es el esposo de la hermana Leticia, sus hijas Krissia y Karla, de 21 y 19 años respectivamente, también son fieles cristianas. Una de las valiosas habilidades del hermano Segundo es que él es un Carpintero que fabrica muebles muy finos en delicadas maderas. Esperamos y confiamos que este don lo pueda usar para el bienestar de la iglesia.
¡La honra y gloria continúen siendo para nuestro Padre Celestial y el Señor Jesucristo!
Hello M300 Ministries USA, (And brother Wayne Gaines)
Thank you very much for your gift! This is a sign that our time in prayer spent knocking at God's door has been well received.
We will continue to knock on the door of heaven asking our Lord to give to us all that we need in our mission and ministry in Rwanda, the Congo and Somalia.
Thank you because you understood us well. We know that we are in the poorest countries of Africa but we inform you that we are among the richest in the Spirit of God! We know that when our Lord provides support to us we shall open the door for many people to enter in God's church.
We know many people are desperate in this world of darkness and those people need us, they need the direction of God from the men of God. We continue to give thanks to God that your are willing to stand with us in this mission. Stand with us we shall transform the world through the Word and the Spirit of God.
I shall provide to you a report on how these funds were used in the Lord's ministry. We have sent these funds to the victims and family members of the accident in the Congo (click link for detailed report) In this very sad accident 114 or our church members and 386 community members were accidentally burned to death. Pray for the great sadness that is there along with many orphans, widows and fathers lost.
In Jesus name,
Pastor Shinga Jeremie
M300 Ministries Rwanda/ Congo/ Somalia
Heritage Ministries
Email: heritageministriesjesus@yahoo.fr
REACHING THE HARDEST TO REACH PLACES ON EARTH WITH THE MESSAGE OF "WHO IS THE CHRIST?" WHILE SERVING THE NEEDY!
*Warning: THERE IS ONE DISTURBING IMAGE INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT ABOUT MIDWAY
SOMETIMES THINGS ARE EXCEEDINGLY HARD IN THE CONGO
Recently while I was away in Honduras on a mission trip one of our Valiant Warriors, Pastor Shinga, who ministers in Rwanda, Congo and Somalia contacted me with an urgent request for prayer. In the picture above, which I had held back from posting due to the graphic nature of it, you will note that there are hundreds of dead and burnt bodies from an accident that happened at the end of July in the Congo. Pastor Shinga has worked in this area for many years with his own leading at Heritage Ministries. There were many Christian families who died in this tragic accident and many children were left as orphans. The accident occurred deep in the Congo when a delivery truck full of cooking oil was attempting to make a delivery in this region. The very large delivery truck accidentally crashed and turned over. Since it was a very remote region where people cook with cooking oil and wood the people living in the area took note that no one was coming to clean up the crash site so they gathered in large crowds to collect some of the cooking oil and the wooden rails off of the truck to use for cooking in their homes. No one quite knows how it occurred but a fire started and quickly engulfed all of the hundred of people who were in the crowd gathering cooking oil. Pastor Shinga reported the incident to us for prayer and help in the following report:
"Hello. Thank you for took time to send the letter to me. We have not happy because in this accident of lorry in Congo in this village of Sange we preached and we have many members of our mission in Congo.
We inform you that it was a lorry (delivery truck) that came from Tanzania and it carried oil but it had an accident near the village of Sange. People because of poverty came to took oil from this lorry. All people took oil in this time for their cooking fires. People don't know where this fire came from. I inform that this people they making fire wood for their homes. We have lost many Christians in this accident and many local people who live in the area. There are many orphans and widows left without resources. Pray for them because many children be came orphans and many women became widows pray for them. We inform you that they have not any support be blessed."
OF THE 400 PEOPLE WHO DIED... 117 WERE CHRISTIANS ASSOCIATED DIRECTLY WITH PASTOR SHINGA'S MINISTRY WORK IN THIS AREA OF THE CONGO.
After sending some aid to Pastor Shinga he wrote back the following message today:
"We also have great needs but because this people met accident we sent that money from M300 Ministries yesterday directly to them. We know that is a little help for those people because they have great problems. Because this gift is a gift from heaven we sent it directly to them. We believe that with this gift God will open the door for them. Please pray for my wife who is now sick. Thank you very much for understood people they met accident."
Pastor Shinga continued to describe the hardship of living in this region and ministering to the people who ar afflicted on all sides...
Dear friend and founder of M300 Ministries,
Sure God was with me in the Journeys, I have seen God's hand on me even if I have seen the things which affected my Heart and my Mind which is beyond a Human understanding and I walked a long journeys with feet without a Car or any other helper but I was too happy to meet with those people who was in Problems and share with them their Sorrow with me.
Sure it was too hard to them to tell me all what they have passed through, many times I met with them in different prevent place and they tell me what happened to them. Because it's they cultures do not tell any body what happened to them if any body knows they can reject them from they society. all they have forced to have sex by force by solders These are those who have accepted me to take photos from them but they those who have refused . one women was forced to have sex with three to twelve solders in the same time.
Let me give you a testimony of 6 different people
One of those women who have 46 years old the took her in last month of February on 2nd it was in evening time while he was from field to work, he was having the wood on her head ,she met with 6 solders they greet her after that they told her to put down the wood she was having after that they told her to have sex with them and she told them that it's impossible they told her that we also having the wives but we have left them at our home and come here to fighting , within that time they took here by force and raped here directly. She remember only the first one but after that she lost the Mind what comes later she did not know because she lost her mind . in Mid night it's when Her husband went to search her and he found where she fall down and she took on Month on bed without going out she was telling other that she was sick from back even now she can not do any thing because of that. She is still very weak.
Other is a daughter of 14 years old they found here in river, it was on 7th January 2010 they were 3 solders and they raped her all three in the same times and she was affected too much because she was still small ,she was in first year of secondary school but she is not able to go to school but her Parents has refused to me to take a photos from here that her daughter will be known to every body and she will not get the man who will married here because of that they have refused .
Other one with her children, she is a widow, she has lost her husband in 1998 by war. in 2009 those solders came to her house it was 1h of night and they took here by force and raped here and they have used more than one .even than to walk is problem to her and she can not do anything she was the one who feeding her family.
Other one is a women of 27 years of old she has three Children , that solders found her at night at 2 while she was sleeping with her Husband they entered in the house and they were 7 soilders , they removed the husband on the bed and told him that if you say anything we will kill you after that they raped her one by one up to the last one ,she is affected also so much even now she is not having the sex with her own husband because of that .
The other one she is having 32 years old, she has 6 Children, they took here on Sunday while she was from the Church to pray, she met with three solders in the way and raped more than one. After that they reject her in the way while other people was passing they found her in the way in bad condition.
There is other man who told me that they have raped her wives while she was from market it was evening time , she met with solders they raped her after rapping her they kill her immediately , she left 3 children and that happened within this year .
Now all of them they have the same testimony, I met with 22 people, these are those are those who have accepted me to talk with them but the things which affected me in my heart all that Women they do not know if they have Affected by HIV AIDS because that in that whole area there is no hospital which can help them and even with they culture which does not allow them to be revealed. Now I have tried to organize haw they can meet and pray together and I took a teach who can teach them how to read and write , they need Bibles and the book of songs, they need hospital in that area which can helps them to check if they have affected by those sickness. they need the things which can help them in they daily life, they need prayers also . According to them they have requested me to visit them many times.
Now those people needs your prayer, please continue to remember them and ask God to protect them and provides to them. let us join our prayers together and see what God will do for them ,God can make the way where it seems no way.
Pastor
Shinga Jeremie
Valiant Warrior M300 Ministries Rwanda
Heritage Ministries
DISCIPLESHIP SCHOOL STARTS AT M300 MINISTRIES MYANMAR
Hi Brother Wayne & M300 Ministries,
How are you today?
We have successfully started our Saturday Bible study ( Leadership Training). We began last week. We have 8 students who are enrolled with us for now. We have word that another 4 or 5 new disciples will also join us starting this coming Saturday.
One unbeliever who joined us was very interested to learn more about Christ and Salvation. She also came to be with us last Sunday at our normal church gathering. She was touched by the Holy Spirit. Please pray for her that she will confess Jesus as her personal savior and Lord soon.
Sincerely in Him,
Pastor "Bob"
M300 Ministries Myanmar
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I just finally came back from 15 days outreach in the South of Bangladesh. We have alot of exciting news to share and we have received many answers of our faithful prayers during this time. I would like to draw your kind attention to my ministry’s excitement regarding our out reach for this month from 22nd of July to the 5th August . We are already grateful to you for your kind prayer support during this time. We are blessed through His anointed and faithful servants.
I reached my ministry’s working area in South Bangladesh at 10 pm. Thanks to God I was able to quickly meet with my leadership team on the same night and we started our mission that we were led to call by these names. LIFE2LIFE MISSIONS and FAMILY2FAMILY MISSIONS. We were blessed to visit and connect with the people where we spoke life to them and shared "Who is the Christ?". We also held two fellowships and discipleship times with our new believers according our plan and schedule for this exceedingly great outreach.
On the 23rd of July we prayed together before starting our FAMILY2FAMILY MISSION of visiting some new families for Christ in Southern Bangladesh. Many of them accepted our visits and were friendly and they requested that we pray for their family and some who were sick asked for prayers. We have visited 35 new families on this day and we tried to encourage some of the little children who already started their Bible studies with our M300 Ministries volunteers. They are already encouraged as a team and are ensuring this service for the poor children. The parents of these children are happy for this educational support as well because they see their children trying to learn about Love of Christ and how He loves the children. Every Sunday they are coming to Sunday School and they are learning Praise and Worship Songs. There are 20 poor children who have already joined with this primary school. Praise the Lord! He is good all the time!
And our M300 Ministries volunteers are trying to help them learn how to pray to God. I am really so glad and inspired to see their faith and belief in Jesus Christ. Their parents are coming to join with weekly prayer meetings. Thank God for building a very strong spiritual movement inside of Bangladesh through your support and the help of M300 Ministries.
We have arranged a big fellowship with over 250 women and children on the 24th of July and for some of them this was their first time to join with us to hear about Jesus. God is helping us to win the souls who never did not get any opportunity to hear this Good News of Jesus Christ. Amen! I shared about our ministry and our vision and I introduced our Jesus Christ among them. And we prayed for sick people and most of them expressed their prayer requests and wanted prayer support for their families and the expressed a desire for a peaceful life. I am already grateful to God for bringing these people and God is helping us to see His grace and increasing the outreach of M300 Ministries each and every month. We are overjoyed that some of the new believers are sharing and bringing even more people to hear "Who is the Christ?" I firmly believe that the Lord is helping us daily to spread His Mighty Name through M300 Ministries.
I have attended a local church for Sunday service on July 25th. I met with many people and met some of the pastors of this church. Ministry among this church and the pastor of this church invited me to share with them some little things about Mighty 300 Ministries and the calling and vision that we have to share "Who is the Christ?" and to serve the needy. I have cordially invited them to visit with me and our team. They prayed for our ministry and appreciated our mission and outreach among the non-believers and they were greatly encouraged to hear about Mighty 300 Ministries. On the 26th and 27th of July I have worked with a few locals to build a little bamboo bridge over a little canal for the villagers. The people of this area benefited through this bamboo bridge. Water is coming up and most of the low land has already gone under water in that area. It is the danger for little children who don’t know how to swim. I hope this bridge will help for the villagers and the children to cross this canal by this bridge. This is one way that we love to serve the people and to show the love of Jesus Christ by putting our faith into action and working with them to improve their spiritual and physical lives.
We have arranged another prayer meeting with 150 people at the date of 28th July. We have spent time with God by praise and worship and pray together for this area and our ministry. We prayed for Mighty 300 Ministry’s office and a prayer house at my native village. We have distributed some sweets and cakes after the meeting as a blessing to the people and the children. After this day on the 29th of July we called a special meeting with the M300 Ministries local leadership team where we discussed many things about our ministry and it’s place in the community and we felt led to build an office and prayer house. We took a decision to build a foundation and to lay a cornerstone for M300 Ministries Bangladesh. We have invited most of the local leaders of this area to pray for ground opening for this house of prayer and office building.
Though we are all very poor economically, by the grace of God and by the power of prayer we have collected Ten Thousand bricks and 40 bags of cement and in 100% faith we have hired some laborers to start this mighty work. On the 30th of July early in the morning we worked and invited all of the people to come together and to stand and to pray and praise and worship and we blessed this area praying to keep all things to the Mighty hand of God for His glory. Though I don’t know how it will completed, I do believe fully that Lord will provide for the needs for His house and the people of this region will come here pray together and to learn about Jesus Christ. Thanks to God for all things. He is really great and He loves His people unconditionally. Praise Him and I do believe that the Lord will glorify himself through His M300 Ministries here in Bangladesh and around the world.
Please pray for all of us who are led to minister through M300 Ministries around the world. We need your prayer support for Bangladesh to complete this house for His glory. He is our all in all provider and I fully trusting in Him. God has done many great and wonderful things upon Bangladesh through His M300 Ministries. Amen. I am already grateful to God for given His provision, thanks to God for bring His people to stand behind us to proclaim His gospel among the people who have never had the opportunity to hear His sweet name.
We joined in 3 days of fasting and prayers with M300 Ministries globally along with my local team and some local people from the 1rst to the 3rd of August. It was a great time for us and we spent 3 days with God. We brought many prayer request in front of our God. We have received many things during this time and we prayed together several times every day by little groups. God has given His power to accomplish His Great Commission and spread His Mighty name among the non- believers around the world and in Bangladesh. We believe God is helping all of us (who is spending their time for Christ with us ) to introduce our Jesus Christ with more lost hearts. Thanks be to God for touching their heart for Christ and for the people who are coming up to Christ.
We don't want for you to imagine that this great work of God is without resistance. We face problems from some bad people who have been trying to make a trap against our ministry work in this area. One of them has been in jail in Bangladesh for 30 years for his crimes. I gave never seen this person before but he is leading this threatening group and he has threatened us before but I did not meet with this person before. Our God is our mighty fortress and this evil doer was caught by the local people after he finally had authorized his bad plan against us. The local people tried to bite him for his bad plan, as is a practice here. I forgave him and tried to make him understand about the nature of our ministry work sharing Christ and serving the people. He promised to us that he will not attempt again to carry out evil against us or the ministry. We prayed for these people and we thanked God for safety and because He gave His power of the Holy Spirit to control this situation. I am sanding His picture that was taken during that time when people the people caught him. This picture of them is included here only that you may know and pray for them more effectively. We don’t know what is next for us in this area but we trust in God fully. Please pray for our safety and our every footstep. We are praying for God’s direction and His leading in this matter. Please pray with us. Also consider joining M300 Ministries in fasting prayers every first 3 days monthly. You will be blessed and you will be a great blessing. TO LEARN ABOUT FASTING PRAYERS AT M300 MINISTRIES BE SURE TO CLICK THIS LINK.
Please pray for these men who intended harm and evil. Lord touch their hearts for your kingdom.
Thanks to God our Father for having given to us this opportunity to carry His gospel into this Muslim and Hindu land. God is good and He is our only God, our Father and our Savior and Lord. Thanks to our God for granting us a successful outreach for Christ. Amen!! As David said, "If God would not have been with us when they came against us then surely we would have been overrun". But our God was with us and He remains with His Mighty servants and humble Valiant Warriors. To learn more about M300 Ministries globally and in Bangladesh see this link: LEARN MORE ABOUT M300 MINISTRIES
SPECIAL NOTE:I wish to thank God for those who supported my prayer and the ministry need for a replacement laptop computer. After many months we have now purchased this replacement computer in Bangladesh. We are now praying for a projector so that we can show videos and Bible stories to these people in their native languages. If you care to help please donate to the TECHNOLOGY FUNDS at this link. Also be in special prayers and concern for two other matters. Our Founder/Director has been faithfully serving M300 Ministries for 2 years with no support while using all of his personal savings to walk in God's calling. He needs your help in prayers and in your financial giving in order to continue forwards speaking life and leading M300 Ministries globally.Please consider helping his support need for he has no financial support. Also I myself Suku Ranjon am in need of monthly financial support. Bless you for praying about these matters and for having a willing heart to help. Use the E-giving link below to help now!
We greet you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. We are well in Christ.
In our time of FASTING PRAYERS (See Video) we prayed for many people and especially for the orphans and widows in Congo because they have bad life. For them situation is too bad for they have not food nor medicines. We prayed in fasting prayers asking God to open the door for them to get the support from God. We believe that our Lord will open the door for them.
We prayed for all ministers of God in the world to get support for God’s ministry. Especially in the areas where have they have many problems and it is difficult to share God’s word.
We prayed in the Spirit asking God send missionaries of all races and nationalities out to preach the Gospel.
We prayed for God to open the door for us to preach the Gospel to the people from Somalia. While I was in Uganda last month I met two people from Somalia and became friends with them. It is not easy to preach to them because they are a long way away from us and from God. We pray for them and we ask God to please open the door and for them to continue to welcome me. We ask God to open the door the them to understand our noble purpose in bringing teaching the about "Who is the Christ?".
Brother Wayne Gaines we prayed for you very much and we know that you are working big in God’s work around the world. It is because of the fasting prayers of the saints here that we believe that our God will open the door to you to get support for God’s mission here in Rwanda, the Congo and perhaps into Somalia.
We believe that God will open the door to you because He has called you for His purposes.
God gave to us the word of encouragement in the book of Luke.
Luke 11: 5-8
5And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;
6For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?
7And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.
8I say unto you, though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.
This is our prayer for you that those who have the Lord's resources will be motivated by our Lord to get up and open the door giving us all that is needed to minister in the hardest to reach places on earth.
Greetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
I am extremely sorry for this late reply, you are well known about my daughter is suffering with Cancer, she was operated and taking chemotherapy for 6 times each cycle is 22 days, after taking this she has been suffering with several side effects. Now she is going to take 6th cycle this is last cycle for this treatment. Please kindly remember in your prayers. They are living at Bangalore it is more than 900KM from our town.
And why I am not able to write letters during this period is, the Holy God has been telling and forcing me to spend 50 days in prayers. I have been postponing this for the past several Months. But the Holy God is appeared and commanded me to do it, I clearly hear His voice. I have decided to start this prayer in our town, but everyday several people are coming to meet me and I am doing this prayer but after few days again I hear the voice you go far away from this place and pray for your people and ministry. So I have decided if I am here it is not possible to spend more time with God and the Holy God has been forcing me to go out.
I asked God where shall I go, you believe or not he sown me the place that place is nearby the river Krishna that is small island very few families are lining and they depending on the fishing making small very small huts no electricity no drinking water no toilets just it is island. I was wondered and again I asked God you want to go this places this place? How can I stay no electricity no drinking water no proper food how can I go that place? The Holy God said you must go and spend your days on this place. So went to this place more than 15 fishermen families are living on this small island, I met the elder and requested to his to permit to stay 50 days on this place. He felt very happy and he told me sir we will provide food what we ate. They have given me small hut, kerosene lamp, small bed and one pot for drinking water; they boiled the River water and supplied me for these 50 days.
So my Brother how can I share this experiences with you? I don’t have the words to write, the entire day I was in prayer spending totally time with the Lord, reading God’s word, singing, prying and speaking with the Lord. And in this night time very few people are coming and asking me Pastor you have everything why you are left that place and spending days with us? Here there is no facilities no fan, no Air condition, no toilets no food why are you staying with us. I said, the God has shown me to spend some days on this place and I need to spend much time with God and I want to speak with him.
So by the grace of God the days are going every day I have personally experienced with the power of the Holy God and I am getting new power and the Holy God has been purifying my mind, soul and body and gaining new power several times my body was burning with the power of the Holy God.
The God has given me more burden and concern on our people, because they have been running to hell the evil has been attracting in many ways to kill these people. And the Holy God said you need more strength to do more things for me. So I am spending my days without any relations with this world (in this society) only I have 15 families. They are also away on the day time and they will comeback in the evening time.
After 3 weeks the leader came and asked me sir have you spoken with your God? I said yes my God is living God he has been always with me. How your God is able to speak, he will speak with us. I said yes he loves you. I shared the good news with this leader, he went to home. He is so nice person and he has been providing all the facilities and taking care of me.
After few days his daughter is suffering with high fever they are worshiping River God, they laid this girl in the presence of the River God and praying. I noticed and I requested him to take that girl to my hut I will pray for her my living God will heal her. They came to my home I spend more than1/2 hour and blessed the Oil. Praise the Lord and our God the next day she was normal. He came and told me she was normal. I offered my heart full thanks to God for this healing.
So on that day onwards he is coming and hearing the good news and asking several questions about our God, slowly I sharing the good news, love of the God how he created the world and he crucified on cross, I noticed the Holy God has speaking with him, he told me sir I want to accept this lord as my personal savior, I was praised the God for His plans, after few days the entire family members had accepted the lord and I baptized in the River. Praise the Lord and our God the entire family was saved.
Brother I came to my place on this Saturday 3oth of June, you believe or not the Holy God has purified me with His Holy Spirit and given me new strength new vision and more burdens on our people. Once again thanks for your prayers.
Yours in HIM,
Pastor Rao
M300 Ministries India (BMI)
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“I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have preserved my life.” Psalm 119:93
The following are a series of 10 questions that we asked of Brother Thaung after he was recently released from prison in Myanmar. You will see how God used him for this moment in time to reach people in one of the absolutely hardest places in the world! Brother Thaung preached to police, prison guards and prisoners inside of a prison in Myanmar. To read Brother Thaung's original report please see the link below:
1. What did they say to you when they beat you?
They had beaten me because when I preach to them they said to me that I did not respect them. What did you think of us? We are with our authority can do what we want to do,one police said. Then they beat me very badly on three different occasions.
2. Did they beat you in front of others or alone?
They were beating me alone.
3. Were you tied when they beat you?
No. I just stood there.
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4. Did you speak the Gospel to those jailers before, during or after they beat you?
After they beat me and put me in side the jail I preached to the jailers with boldness/without fear because I believe God's power and claimed (2Tim 1:7) For God has not give us the Spirit of fear, but of power,and of love and of a sound mind. I preached to the jailers with love and compassion or else my preaching will be in vain or not be effected to them if I preached not with God's love and compassion. But as I preached with God's power five jailers got saved. I have a sweet....fellowship with them in side there in prison. Glory to God!
5. Did you forgive them at that time?
I did not only forgive them but love them so much because they did not know what I am doing for the Lord. I had such a compassion upon them. I'm even praying that one of this day I will be able to go there and preach to them who beat me about God's greatest love that He died for them also.
6. With what did they choose to beat you?
They choose to beat me because they didn't like me preaching them.
7. Did they make you reveal anything about the church or it's members in the providence?
No,they only asked me how long have been started there?I just told them just few years ago.It was never been like before strict as this.
8. Why are Bibles and song books not allowed in this area but are allow in others?
Because this areas were the place where many Burmese people go to try to escape to the country of Thailand to join the refugee camps. The same time this place is very strict at this time as they are preparing for their election day on Oct 10,2010. That's why all over neighboring borders were closed and strictly prohibited to pass the other side which is Thailand. But I told them that I will not be passing the other side and I am a pastor and preacher of the Word. They just mocked at me which I did not mind. It has never been like this before when I went here. Now these areas will be very difficult to travel for sure until the election in Oct is over.
9. Was this an area where people from Myanmar go to flee the country?
This area is a place that many Burmese use to flee the country. They jump out of here to Thailand.
10. Were you traveling alone? The Lord sent His own disciples out in pairs...wisdom?
I was traveling alone because when I am absent my assistant remains behind to preach for me and to care for the church.
Thank you for the opportunity to answer questions. Please pray for us to be able to stand stronger and stronger in the Lord. We are thankful for every prayer that you have made for us. We pray that we will all indeed remain faithful unto the Lord.
In Jesus,
Thaung & Family
* Note from editor: Are you willing to pray on a regular basis for brother Thaung and his family who are 100% faith based native missionaries serving in Myanmar. His wife would like your prayers for protection and mercy. Consider sending a gift for them. Are you willing?
We would like to take a brief moment to extend a blessing and a welcome to Mrs. Rachel G. Scott, her delightful family and her ministry, "BIRTHING GOD'S MIGHTY WARRIORS".
Mrs. Rachel G. Scott
Rachel communicated the following to M300 Ministries recently, "I would like to partner with you, Nancy at "Revive our Hearts" is one of my friends, she and I speak out about family issues. I'd like my site to be listed on your directory if possible."
Rachel speaks of this vision on her own website in the following quote:
The Vision
For the Hope of this Generation of children…
I must begin by sharing with you a vision that the Lord has given me about a special generation who will walk the earth before the Lord returns. This generation is coming to prepare the way of the Lord. Some of these people are already here, but many more must come.
“Let this be written for a future generation that a people not yet born may praise the Lord”
(Psalm 102:18).
* You can view the "BIRTHING GOD'S MIGHTY WARRIORS" ministry here on the MIGHTY MINISTRIES
Photo Credit: Antonin Kratochvil, Czech Republic, VII for The New York Times Magazine, Myanmar prison
"MAKE ME TWICE AS FRUITFUL IN THE LAND OF MY SUFFERING"
I want to share with you a report in today from our one of our Valiant Warriors who is serving with M300 Ministries in Myanmar (Burma). This is his first report about a recent incident where he was thrown in jail for three days and beaten repeatedly. In his own words you will find how God made brother him fruitful in the land of his suffering. (According to his instructions we are using his first name only)
July 2010
Dear Faithful Praying M300 Ministries,
Greetings from the land of Myanmar! It is our prayer that you all are in good health and enjoying the Lord’s blessings. Thank you so much for your faithfulness in keeping us in your prayers and for your kindness in supporting us. We are generally in good health and are very thankful that we are able to keep on in the ministry the Lord has entrusted to us here in Myanmar.
Please allow me to share with you my experience in the ministry so that you can pray for us more effectively. I recently traveled to a province to visit one of my preachers who has been used mightily by the Lord to share the Gospel as a result one Church had been born in that province through our ministry. He has faithfully and without wavering of faith witnessed to the people. Lives are changing and believers are being edified and new believers have been added to the Church daily. The harvest is truly plentiful.
While visiting my preacher there I had been encountering with the attack of Satan greatly. I bought some hymn books and Burmese Bibles with me in my backpack for our Church in that province. But at one checkpoint the police began looking at my backpack and saw those song books and and Bibles. They kept asking me "Why did I bring those books with me?" I just told them, "They are for the use for our Church in this province and that I had bought them". They told me that it is illegal to bring those books into this place saying, "So you better throw these things away or else you won't be allowed to pass through this gate". So I kept not turning back but I kept moving forward with those books in my backpack until I reached the Church.
The leader of the police for this area told me, "Unless you leave or unless those books are thrown away you cannot pass through this gate with these Bibles". I told to the police, "Until you let me pass I will stay here". And then another police came to me and said, "You better go away before I arrest you". I said, "No! I won't go away!"
Then finally they arrested me when I preached the Gospel to the police station. I was put in jail for three days. I was beaten very strongly on three different occasions on my rear on the first day I enter inside the jail.
The pain was so much that I still can't even sit properly with this pain. But I am still happy and contented with my cup which is runneth over and which is much superior than theirs.
The Lord had been so good to me in giving me much more grace, which enabling and giving me such encouragement to communicate the jailers with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Before I entered inside the jail I was also able to share the Gospel to three soldiers on guard at that gate. This was possible because I was there waiting for four hours, staying in that place.
Praise the Lord, Five jailers responded very well and got saved by the preaching of the Gospel which made me such a special blessing. Although I was with so much pain in jail. At times we never fully understand or fully know God's will in our lives. In the details we keep wondering, "Why it happened such thing like this?" We have a lot of questions until we really understand what God's will really is! God's will for my life in that moment is just to stay there for three days and to preach the good news of salvation to the jailers and as a result five souls got saved. If I were not there, no one on this planet would be able to go there and preach the gospel so that these five jailers would hear the message and be saved. That's what God planned in my life! God has a greater plan than we can imagine! Let us keep proclaiming God's greatest commandment(Matt 28:18-20). Let us remain faithful.
Thank you so much for all you do to help us be able to continue serving the Lord as we serve the poor Burmese people. We are so blessed for your trust in allowing us to be your representatives here in Myanmar. We pray that the Lord will continue to bless you and enlarge you to be His channels of blessings to many more people. Please keep praying for us and the ministry and continue to financially support us. If it were not for your brotherly kindness...it is possible that we would actually starve.
Yours for Burmese souls,
Thaung and Family
We pray that brother Thuang will be made twice as fruitful in his land of suffering. We pray that those who serve with him and those who serve with us in these hardest to reach places on earth will be made twice as fruitful in their suffering. Brother Thaung has a plan in his heart to share the gospel with those guards who were charged with beating him while in prison. We ask that you begin to pray for this stirring of the Holy Spirit to testify of God's goodness to those who would inflict pain and harm upon him.
We pray for their families and we invite you to enter into regular fasting prayers with us. We enter fasting prayers often but as a preset time M300 Ministries around the world enters into fasting prayers on the first three days of each month. Consider joining us for fasting prayers monthly. See this video to learn more: INVITATION TO FASTING PRAYERS AT M300 MINISTRIES
The second son he named Ephraim and said, "It is because God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering."
My goodness do we see what Joseph was saying to God. Let's make it simple so that all can see... "God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering." Not that God has made me happy and given me all of life's comforts. Not that God answered my prayer for all of the things that I perhaps selfishly want, but that God made me fruitful. God made me bear fruit!
Returning back to our text this is by the way the same Joseph who's brothers wanted to kill him. The same Joseph that was sold to the Ismaelites (Arabs) and then traded into slavery at Egypt. The same Joseph who was separated from his family. The same Joseph who's father thought he was dead. The same Joseph who was thrown into Pharoh's prison. The same Joseph who ran from the temptress. The same Joseph with the coat of man colors. The same Joseph that God had given a vision to for which his brothers sought to kill him. Did Joseph suffer? Of course he did. Do we suffer? Many of us do...but some of our brethern are hand chosen to suffer much for God's glorifcation. Brother Thaung was chosen in this instance to suffer much for our Lord in the country of Myanmar. We pray that Brother Thaung, those serving with him and others who serve with us will be made fruitful in the land of their suffering.
Let's look closer:
Genesis 41:51-53 (New International Version)
51 Joseph named his firstborn Manasseh and said, "It is because God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father's household." 52 The second son he named Ephraim and said, "It is because God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering."
53 The seven years of abundance in Egypt came to an end,
Footnotes:
Genesis 41:51 Manasseh sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for forget .
Genesis 41:52 Ephraim sounds like the Hebrew for twice fruitful .
God raised up Joseph by equipping him with wisdom by His Holy Spirit. Notice the footnote on the name of Ephraim. TWICE FRUITFUL. Meaning that God gave the double blessing. The blessing of honor upon Joseph even in the midst of his suffering.
Genesis 41: 37-44
37 The plan seemed good to Pharaoh and to all his officials. 38 So Pharaoh asked them, "Can we find anyone like this man, one in whom is the spirit of God?"
39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one so discerning and wise as you. 40 You shall be in charge of my palace, and all my people are to submit to your orders. Only with respect to the throne will I be greater than you."
Joseph in Charge of Egypt
41 So Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I hereby put you in charge of the whole land of Egypt." 42 Then Pharaoh took his signet ring from his finger and put it on Joseph's finger. He dressed him in robes of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck. 43 He had him ride in a chariot as his second-in-command, and men shouted before him, "Make way!" Thus he put him in charge of the whole land of Egypt. 44 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I am Pharaoh, but without your word no one will lift hand or foot in all Egypt."
Joseph had the Spirit of God and people could see it. Joseph had knowledge, discernment and wisdom from God. All of these things being recognized by gentile men led to God's provision of authority over all of Egypt at the hands of Joseph. God made Joseph fruitful, even twice fruitful even in the midst of his suffering.
Our plea and position before God while in suffering should be a similar plea saying, "God make me twice as fruitful in my suffering!" God we ask that since brother Thaung and others have suffered faithfully that you make them at least twice as fruitful in their suffering. Your Word does not return void so we ask in confidence that your Word deliver fruitfulness among your suffering servants. (Click for video)
One of our Valiant Warriors serving in Bangladesh reports on suffering for the cause of Christ from his country of Bangladesh. My mind centered in for some reasons on a matter of fact portion of his report where he casually reported 2 incidents under the title of Persecution that led to God's blessings. Allow me to share a summary of each event with you. This may surprise you but God can make us twice as fruitful in the midst of our suffering.
#1 While working with community showing community development movies the mission team showed two movies and was going to wrap up with the Jesus Film. 2 Evils as they called them, stood up and protested that Jesus should not be shown. The workers responded that Jesus was about community and about serving others. The 2 Evils said, "We will bite you". Odd right? But then the 2 Evils left and the film was shown. On the way back to their own village after the film the Jesus Film workers were viciously attacked by a large group of radical Muslims who viciously bit them, scratched them and kicked them. Local police came to their aid when it was reported but they had to be hospitalized due to the viciousness of the bites and attack. Those involved said casually, "They persecuted us however they wanted to but God was glorified".
#2 A young man from a Muslim background became a Christian and he shared his faith with others. One person, a shop owner was upset when he found that this person had forsaken Islam for Christ. When the young man was walking alone on a street he was attacked by a group of radicals who hung him from an electric pole. For 2 hours no one came to help him. Then a ranking police official came and cut him down. He survived and the policeman said to him. "The work that you and your group are doing is too valuable. Every time that you go out come to the police station and we will assign a police escort to you. The reputation of good works from your group and you are well known."
No frills, no glaring report...just a quarterly report from M300 Valiant Warriors serving in the hardest to reach places on earth. They casually share details on sufferings that are often buried in a report. These details testify to the times that we live in and how God has appointed people to places where they will indeed suffer at the hands of unrighteous men, but in that suffering they will be twice as fruitful and ultimately greatly blessed with knowledge, wisdom and honor by God's Holy and righteous Spirit that lives in them.
Blessed be the name of the Lord and blessings to those who endure till the end!
I want to give each of you an opportunity to express your willingness to give to the things of God. Each of the pastors who work with M300 Ministries are faith based. We have over 100 native pastors and lay workers who serve with us in the hardest to reach places on the earth. Most of them have many orphans and widows under their care and in their homes. We do the best that we can for them. Most often we have either no resources or only meager resources to share with them. We implore you by the mercies of God that you allow your faith to follow your heart so that you consider helping us at M300 Ministries. God's willing people need to stand up and even more so as the hour approaches and draws near. M300 Ministries needs your support in all areas including your fasting prayers, your supplication prayers, your giving and your sharing of this ministry with others. Consider signing up for an E-Giving Account with M300 Ministries today! If you are in the USA your giving is tax deductible and you will be truly hard pressed to find a more faithful and reliable ministry to entrust your giving to. Help us help those suffering servants, orphans and widows. Use this link to express your support for M300 Ministries and the ministry work that we are called to around the world.
Use this E-Giving Link anywhere you find it. Even if you can't give today please go ahead and sign up for an E-Giving Account with M300 Ministries so that you will be ready when the Lord enables you to partner with us economically for God's glory.
M300 PASTOR & ORPHANS STARVING IN KENYA- PASTOR'S WIFE IS ILL
Dear Wayne and M300 Ministries USA,
I hope you are fine with your family. How was your mission trips to Honduras? I hope was safe and life transforming.
Nowadays you do not write often I do not know why.I am fine with the children. It is only my wife Alice who is ill. I have no funds to take her for a medical checkup. Due to the illness I do not have a chance to go and look for funds or opportunity to buy food.
We are dying of hunger.The orphans and we stays hungry. We drink only water to survive. The orphans can't sit for their assessment tests on Tuesday without school fees completion.
Please pray for us and help us where you can. You told me that you will pay for me to train online. I am waiting from you. I am too late.
I desire to complete the online course and get a ministerial certificate.
(Note: We are personally sending Pastor Vincent a contribution from our family. If God moves you to help him and the orphans you can donate to his E-giving account with M300 Ministries at this link:
Hope to hear from you, Pastor Vincent Ogutu M300 Ministries Kenya
RESPONSE FROM M300 Ministries DIRECTOR:
Dear Brother Vincent,
I thank you for writing to me. I share with you again that I have been out of the country and have had limited access to the internet for the last month. I was on a mission trip to Honduras where time and lack of good internet access has prevented me from being able to communicate on a regular basis. I am praying for your wife Alice, her illness, the medical funds needed. I am also very aware that your need for assistance for yourself, but also for the orphans who are with you. My intention is always to be a help to you and the other pastors. I need for you to understand with me that people often do not give any funds. I cannot comprehend how people cannot be moved in their hearts to help other than God has clearly said that in these last days the hearts of men would wax cold and they would be self conceited glorifying in themselves rather than giving God the glory. When people don't or won't give then we still have to find ways, with the Lord's help, to be of assistance. God's blessing must be upon you because the Lord has presented a way to help you today. We received a medical reimbursement check in the mail today that was not expected and our family is able to give to you a portion of that check. This is often how the Lord works as he provides in many ways to meet the needs of His servants. I will be sending you some funds today. Please glorify the Lord for His blessings upon you. I pray that you will be refreshed with this word from the Lord and with the bit of of help that is now own it's way to you.
Psalm 113
1 Praise the LORD.
Praise, O servants of the LORD,
praise the name of the LORD. 2 Let the name of the LORD be praised,
both now and forevermore. 3 From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets,
the name of the LORD is to be praised. 4 The LORD is exalted over all the nations,
his glory above the heavens. 5 Who is like the LORD our God,
the One who sits enthroned on high, 6 who stoops down to look
on the heavens and the earth? 7 He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the ash heap; 8 he seats them with princes,
with the princes of their people. 9 He settles the barren woman in her home
as a happy mother of children.
Praise the LORD.
Brother I will send a second email with a MTCN number for you to claim the funds that I will be sending in a little while. May the Lord lift you up and reward you for your faithful work among men and among the orphans. I am blessed to call you brother.
Founder/Director
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Malachi 1:10
"Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would not light useless fires on my altar! I am not pleased with you," says the LORD Almighty, "and I will accept no offering from your hands.
In the book of Malachi we find a desperate situation where the LORD is disappointed and angered at his own priest because of several very important reasons. The priest of the Lord, who were supposed to represent Him, had fostered an attitude that clearly said, "2nd best is ok for my God". The priest of the LORD were accepting "less than the best" from the people as offerings for God. The priest accepted and offered on God´s altar animals that were known to be stolen, sick, lame, and defective animals. The prevailing attitude was like this, "If it´s sick give it to the Lord!". "If it´s lame, give it to the LORD". "If we don´t have an offering it´s ok to steal one and to give it to the LORD".
God is God and no one should dare take His glory lightly. God told His priest that they might as well get up and close the door to the temple because they were lighting useless fires on God´s altar. If we today are not giving God our very best then our offerings will likely not be acceptable to the Lord.
Who's altar was it? It was God´s sacred altar with which He had decreeded specific ways that offerings were to be made in His honor. It was not a decision simply left up to the priest of God, but was decreeded by God himself. When the priest began to accept and to encouragae and instill an attitude of "2nd best is ok for our God" then the LORD himself stepped in and said that even the secular governors of the land would not accept such unaccetable offerings. God said, ""Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would not light useless fires on my altar! I am not pleased with you," says the LORD Almighty, "and I will accept no offering from your hands." Does the Lord accept the offerings that come from your hands and from your heart? Is the LORD most often angered and disappointed that there is a prevailing lack of willingness to make acceptable offerings to Him.
The Lord Jesus spoke of doors that would be opened and doors that would be closed, but he also spoke of who is known to him and who is not. Look at what the book of Luke has to say...
Luke 13: 22-30
The Narrow Door
22Then Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he made his way to Jerusalem. 23Someone asked him, "Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?"
He said to them, 24"Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to. 25Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, 'Sir, open the door for us.'
"But he will answer, 'I don't know you or where you come from.'
26"Then you will say, 'We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.'
27"But he will reply, 'I don't know you or where you come from. Away from me, all you evildoers!'
28"There will be weeping there, and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves thrown out. 29People will come from east and west and north and south, and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God. 30Indeed there are those who are last who will be first, and first who will be last."
In effect Jesus is saying that there are many who claim to know Him, but they choose to not honor him with their lives or with their willingness and their offerings. Once the doors are closed they will not be opened for those who gave the Lord only their "2nd best"! You are encouraged to give the LORD you absolute best all of the time, with both a willing and a faithful heart. Are you willing to give Him your best offerings?
Nearly 300,000 people have visited this ministry`s website and many are frequently "entertained", but very few are actual givers to the Lord. The time for games has long since passed and the Lord is seeking willing givers for His ministry. The Lord truly does not need your gifts or your sacrifices but He ask them of you as a way that you express your honor for Him. Will you honor Him today with your firstfruit and best offering?
2 Corinthians 8:11-12
11Now finish the work, so that your eager willingness to do it may be matched by your completion of it, according to your means. 12For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.
This passage is so much like the Lord. The Lord wants His ministry finished. The Lord is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentence. The Lord seeks those who are eager and willing to complete the work. Verse 12 says that "if willingness is there, the gift is acceptable". The truth of the matter is that the Lord seeks willingness first and foremost and then the gift itself is acceptable if willingness is present according to what one has and not what one does not have. When we harden our hearts to the Lord then we begin to think that it is ok to either not give Him any offering or it's ok to give Him ¨2nd best".
The Lord expects for you to be a giver of your very best to Him and His ministry in accordance with your means. The Lord is not however honored with 2nd best offerings or no offerings at all. Always give the Lord you best and honor Him with your very best. If you are in ministry then you should always accept only the absolute best for our Lord who is either honored or dishonored in our offerings. As one of God´s leaders you have God´s mandate to teach the people of God to only offer up to God what is the absolute best in accordance with each one´s means but to also be always found willing!
If you would like to give to this global ministry please use this link: Mighty 300 Ministries
I am sharing a PFH Food Help eRport among some Muslims people who are followers of "Saint Qalandar". I am so happy to show them the love of Jesus and to learn more about them.
See the video below for part of this outreach to these needy Muslim families. Use these resources to learn more about them.
Lal Shahbaz Qalander - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar (1177 - 1274) (Sindhi: لال شھباز قلندر), a Afghan Sufi saint, philosopher, poet, and qalandar, was born as Syed Usman Shah ...
Life - In poetry and prose - Legends and Stories - Shrine
Lal Shahbaz Qalandar's real name was Muhammad Uthman, who was born in 1143 in Marand, near Tabraiz, Iran. He was the direct descendent of Imam Jafar ...
PLEDGE PRAYER FOR FOUNDER/DIRECTOR AT M300 MINISTRIES
We need a CONSTANT and AWESOME prayer covering seasoned with praise for the Lord! Today M300 Ministries Valiant Warrior Pastor Suku Ranjon shared a written prayer for my role as Founder/Director at M300 Ministries. The Lord spoke to Pastor Suku and he felt led to share it with me.
Little did he know that it was at a time such as this when I had been seeking a refreshing from the Lord. I felt a thirst for a fresh anointing and had been up all night praying and having others pray for me literally from all corners of the globe. I was seeking something from the Lord and expecting for Him to show up. See how it relates to Exodus 17.
Exodus 17
Water From the Rock
1 The whole Israelite community set out from the Desert of Sin, traveling from place to place as the LORD commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. 2 So they quarreled with Moses and said, "Give us water to drink."
Moses replied, "Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you put the LORD to the test?"
3 But the people were thirsty for water there, and they grumbled against Moses. They said, "Why did you bring us up out of Egypt to make us and our children and livestock die of thirst?"
4 Then Moses cried out to the LORD, "What am I to do with these people? They are almost ready to stone me."
5 The LORD answered Moses, "Walk on ahead of the people. Take with you some of the elders of Israel and take in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go. 6 I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. Strike the rock, and water will come out of it for the people to drink." So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel. 7 And he called the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled and because they tested the LORD saying, "Is the LORD among us or not?"
In my own way, whether right or wrong I know not but I was seeking to know that God was still with us as Mighty 300 Ministries. I was asking for "water from a rock" because I been feeling like this picture:
I felt like a tree growing and hanging on in a very hard place. We are surely blessed to be alive yet without financial support for life and ministry. We are blessed that we have roots that won't give up and they run deep seeking the water of life yet times get tough. We are blessed to receive sunshine yet we endure great storms. We stand firm yet hard pressed on every side concerning resources for ministry and life itself. We know this is where God has planted us and it is for a reason. The main reason is that you might see how God indeed provides for His servants who depend upon Him fully.
The note below is how God often works among us by speaking into the spirit and dreams of those we work the closest with on the other side of the world. See Pastor Suku's note that sprung forth like water from a rock in a time of great thirst.
Pastor Suku's note to me at the Lord's leading:
"For I have called you and I will do it declares the Living God!....look not to your right hand or your left hand, but look to me!....I am alive and real!....Do not lean into the help of man!...as you seek Me with all of your heart, you shall find me, ….For I am not a God that is afar off, but I AM at hand....yes even in your very mouth!
Open your mouth and I will fill it with Myself...I am the living God that inhabits the praises of my people.....as you praise, you still the avenger....as you praise, my life and light confuses and confounds the enemy!......the light of My life in you shines in the darkness and the darkness cannot overcome it, the darkness cannot overcome Me, says Jesus Christ alive from the dead!...My life in you is greater than anything in this age –greater than anything you are going through – greater than your present
circumstances!...
Who is a man that you should fear him, and that you forget Me your Maker?....For you did not choose me, but I have chosen you and ordained you...I have called you and I will also perform it....I have drawn you with the cords of My love and disciplined you with the rod of My correction that you might know me as your Father!...I will not leave you!...You are mine!...I will not forsake you, but will complete and accomplish that which I have ordained for you!...I have purposed to bring for the Life of my Son through you, says the Living God!
I have wounded and I will make whole!...I have broken your reliance upon the power of your flesh!....Behold it is I and not another!...I lift you into myself....I fill you with the grace and ability to walk with Me as you
take My yoke upon you!...I am meek and restore you from your brokenness!...In My presence is the fullness of your life....you were created for Me....you are My glory in the earth!....have not I said that you are my witness? – that through you the world may know and understand that there is no other God?!....behold darkness shall cover all the peoples of the earth, yes, gross darkness, but it shall not be upon you says the Living God, the Creator of the ends of the earth!.....my glory shall arise upon and within you and you shall be called the redeemed of the Lord! I have called you by my name!
Only look to Me and know that I am for you and not against you!...I have set you as one that is among snakes and scorpions....and yet, fear not...Behold, I give you power to trample snakes and scorpions....for you shall go to all that I send you to, and shall speak My Words!...say not that you are not able, for I will give you a mouth and such wisdom that your adversaries will not be able to resist!
Come into Me as I come into you, says the Redeemer of your soul!!...We are one- and I will keep you!..I will hide you in My secret pavilion and keep you from the strife of tongues....only look to Me says the Lord that redeems your life...I will cause you to ride in the high places says the Judge of the whole earth!....for promotion doesn't come from the east, or west, or south, but I alone lift one up and put down another!......
Behold it is I and not another!....I prepare a table before you in the midst of your enemies!...I am with you and I will hold your hand1...I will not leave you –only be bold and be strong....receive My life and let the strength of My Word live in you....I have prepared you in the secret place and because you have set your love upon me, I will exalt you,
I will deliver you and set you on high....I alone will lift you up! Be you lifted up oh you gates!....be lifted up you everlasting doors and the King of Glory shall come in!....Who is this king of glory??....the Lord!...the
Lord Strong and Mighty.....Your God that stands with you and says that you shall reign with me!...fear not the reproach of men – only look to Me and you will see that I am your present help in this time of trouble!"
Do you know what follows in Exodus 17 after the water flows from the rock? Take a look and it is exactly what happened to me today...
Exodus 17:8-16
The Amalekites Defeated
8 The Amalekites came and attacked the Israelites at Rephidim. 9 Moses said to Joshua, "Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on top of the hill with the staff of God in my hands."
10 So Joshua fought the Amalekites as Moses had ordered, and Moses, Aaron and Hur went to the top of the hill. 11 As long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites were winning, but whenever he lowered his hands, the Amalekites were winning. 12 When Moses' hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands up—one on one side, one on the other—so that his hands remained steady till sunset. 13 So Joshua overcame the Amalekite army with the sword.
14 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Write this on a scroll as something to be remembered and make sure that Joshua hears it, because I will completely blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven."
15 Moses built an altar and called it The LORD is my Banner. 16 He said, "For hands were lifted up to the throne of the LORD. The LORD will be at war against the Amalekites from generation to generation."
These Valiant Warriors that God Himself has chosen are now holding up my right and left hand while others Valiant Warriors like unto Joshua are battling the enemy. The LORD is indeed our Banner and our hands will be lifted up to the throne of the Lord from generation to generation as He give victory over the attacks of the enemy.
I thank God for Valiant Warriors and friends in the hardest to reach places on Earth. Places like Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Africa, Myanmar, Indonesia and other places where men serve surely at the risk of their own blood.
As founder/director at M300 Ministries, I spent some time this morning with a broken heart and tears after receiving a ministry report from Kenya and then one from Myanmar. Later in the afternoon I thanked God that I can still be broken hearted over things like 5 pieces of tin roofing and the needs or orphans and widows in the hardest to reach places on earth.
See the letter below from Pastor John Aming'a serving with M300 Ministries in Kenya. The willing donor mentioned Pastor Aming'a letter is another Kenyan who at one time did not know the Lord but now fully lives in Him. What broke my heart was the fact that there are so many millions of people who could have helped from all around the world yet they choose to not lift a finger. God roams the face of the earth seeking those who are willing to do His will and God found willingness inside of Kenya that He found no where else. I ask you who will be blessed? Will it be those who could have helped but stood idly by or the one with willingness who gave out of her own poverty and need with 5 sheets of tin to help the Lord's church?
Dear Beloved Brother Wayne,
Calvarygreetings in the awesome Living God , almighty Father. Who is the creator of the universe, and He is good for His mercy endured forever.
I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine , making request for you all with joy for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now being confident of this very thing that He who has begun a good work in you will completeit until the day of Jesus Christ.
Thank you inexpressibly for your kind efforts and struggling to see that my believers have well secured from this critical situations of severe rainy or sunny climates which befalls upon us.
Yesterday Afternoon at 3:.35 pm Monday , surprisingly, God opened another blessing door based from your fervent and true prayers also your Free Chapel saints for us.
Some one called MAGADALENEFROM NAIROBI I would kindly nameas A BLESSING DOVE FROM HEAVEN phoned me when I was in my prayer room, She requesting to talk with pastor Aminga
I immediately responded ……… her first question was that, Do I know m300 ministries ?
Ianswered CAPITAL YES.
And gave me abit short message that you talked with her about my needs and she promised to assist 5 iron sheets ………….praise thehighest God !!!!!!
Honestly as per our discussion of this morningat 11:35am, it has adduced confidence and hope that we are going to have them because she is finding the appropriate this iron sheet will reach me soon either by M-Pesa or the buses coming to my area.. God bless the giving hand.
We this Morning my all congregation fall down- knees prayers for you, your m300 ministry and Magdalena of bread celebration center.
By faith and hope we depend only God to continue opening His heavenly opulent treasuresto this vital issues. …………palms 25:1-22 ‘’ To you O, Lord , I lift my Soul…’’
Greetusyour kind and precious family and you Free Chapel Saints in blood-Love,
You can assist with the roof for this church building in Kenya by donating here:
In His Blood-Covenant ministry,
Pastor John Aming'a
Valiant Warrior
M300 Ministries Kenya This is Magadalene's response:
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Donna Gammel Denton Just crossed back over in to our wonderful country.... For all of you who understand this "we got a green light at the border" and was able to cross right over with a really large load of toys without any hassels or taxes!! Woohoooo!!! Thank you for all your prayers!!
Donna Gammel Denton Heading over to Mexico for the second time today. Please pray for our safety and for favor to get this load of toys and food into Mexico. Pray for a green "light"!! :)
Randy Denton I'm off to Mexico to take over 1000 shoe boxes in preparation for the huge toy distribution coming up December 14-18. By the way there are still spaces left if you would like to get in on a great hands-on missions experience. We call it Missions Adventure Camp - Christmas.
Randy Denton There's still time to get in on the drive to help needy children in Mexico receive toys this Christmas. From the following link you can catch the latest on what we're doing to help families during this season of giving, and then you can donate directly from the site. Change somebody's world today! http://hosted.vertica...lresponse.com/386669/a783c21588/TEST/TES
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