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ASA (missions) NEWSLETTER

© Jo DiStefano Kapus February 2, 2007

VISITING MISSIONARIES The following missionary couples have planned to be in the States, beginning in February, visiting churches and groups in an effort to enlist the aid of more partners in ministry with them:

Bernard and Trish Cohen, of G.M.O., Guatemala, are recently "retired" in Florida, but still active in G.M.O. Bernard plans to lead several short-term mission teams to G.M.O. in Panimaquin each year. In addition, he and Trish are waiting on the Lord to lead them into a ministry in Florida. They will be in New Jersey Monday, February 5, while visiting eastern states.

Mike and Dottie Clark, of Casa Para Niños Aleluya in Guatemala, just arrived in Louisiana and will be visiting southern states. Mike reported that the past four months have been extremely stressful for them, outfitting hundreds of children for school, renovating dorms, replacing faulty equipment, etc.

T. M. and Rebecca Onkar, of Faith Calvary Ministry in Gujarat, India, plan to be in the States from February to May. They are expecting their third child in March. In India, they conduct a pastoral support program, supervise schools, churches, a Bible college and children's home.

Sunday's Guest Reverend Heather Stemberg, Pastor of Reformation Lutheran Church in Galloway Township, will be the guest missionary on America's Silent Ambassadors this Sunday, February 4, at 2 p.m., on station WIBG, 1020AM radio dial. This will be a repeat of Reverend Stemberg's November 5, 2006 ASA program, wherein she describes her experiences in Namibia, in southwestern Africa, where she taught English to high school boys and girls from 1998 to 2000. Well informed and articulate, she provides much encouragement to those looking forward to serving in Africa.

SHORT-TERM MISSIONARIES ABROAD

Pastor Kyle Huber and Jeff Galupo, of Greentree Church, are currently in Belarus where Pastor Kyle has been teaching at the Minsk Bible College and Jeff has been assisting him with Small Group Conferences. E-mails from Pastor Kyle have been filled with information of their crowded daily schedules.

Tower of Hope Team plans to leave this month for Uganda, Africa. More about this will appear in later newsletters.

PLEASE PRAY for Les and Yvonne Parr, who, for the past ten months have been serving in Rwanda, Africa, under the umbrella of Elim Fellowship International Ministries in Lima, New York. (They appeared on ASA on November 20, 2005.) In a recent e-mail, Yvonne wrote: ..."A man came to the house to tell us how God moved in his heart. He said he was ready to forgive the people who killed his two children during the genocide. He and his wife survived but his children did not. What made it more difficult is, his neighbor is the one who killed them and he sees his neighbor everyday. He sees the children of his neighbor living and growing and they were the same age as his children. He now has four more children, but it is still difficult because he knew his children were killed by this person. ...The man knelt for prayer for God to help him forgive. ...How do you pray a prayer like this?..." Les and Yvonne are being used mightily by the Lord. Please pray for them.