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ASA (missions) NEWSLETTER

© 2007 Jo DiStefano Kapus April 13, 2007

SUNDAY'S GUEST Rebecca Enslin Glancey, of Friendship Bible Protestant Church on Ocean Heights Avenue, Egg Harbor Township, will be the guest on America's Silent Ambassadors this Sunday, April 15, at 2 p.m., on station WIBG, 1020AM radio dial.

Originally aired on Sunday, January 21, this broadcast is being repeated because of the great response it received for its subject matter. Rebecca speaks about the ministry her church conducts for people who have suffered the loss of a loved one. Called the Marah Ministry, it was named for her eighth child, her infant daughter Marah, who died suddenly at age seven months. While ASA focuses primarily on overseas missions, this program is a home missions feature that not only spreads the Word of God, but also His love and compassion. Listen simultaneously online: www.wibg.com

PLEASE PRAY

1. Trish Cohen, of Guatemalan Mission Outreach (GMO), Panimaquin, Guatemala, has asked for prayer. She, Bernard and little daughter Sarah are now living in Florida, but are not retired from GMO. They have moved into a large house that will accommodate them and her daughter Lisa (victim of MS) and her family. From there, they will continue their GMO ministry. Trish has asked us to pray that Lisa's huband will receive a job transfer near their new location. The Cohens are in need of prayer for GMO finances. On the bright side, Trish wrote that Diana Sidebotham, from Seminole Christian Fellowship, is now part of GMO full-time in Panimaquin. "We are so happy to have her joining us in the vision for our village," Trish added.

2. Please pray for safe journey mercies for Greentree Church's S.T.A.M.P. team of 16 teens and five adults, all from Greentree, who went to Guatemala to assist in John and Sharon Harvey's ASELSI Missions. They left Monday, April 9, and should return home this Sunday, April 15. Please pray also that the experience will enrich their lives with a greater purpose in serving our Lord.

HEADS UP! RE-CHRISTIANIZING THE CONTINENT

In his article, KEEPING THE FAITH, which appeared in "The New York Times Magazine" dated April 8, 2007, author Russell Shorto listed this disturbing information. He wrote: "Comparing survey data on church attendance in Europe and the United States is doubly revealing. In Western Europe as a whole, fewer than 20 percent of people say they go to church (Catholic or Protestant) twice a month or more; in some countries the figure is below 5 percent. In England, fewer than 8 percent go to church on Sundays. In the U.S., by contrast, 63 percent say they are a member of a church or synagogue, and 43 percent of respondents to a 2006 Gallup Poll said they attended services weekly or almost weekly. ..... 'Americans think religion is a good thing and tend to feel guilty that they aren't religious enough. In Europe, they think being religious is bad, and they actually feel guilty about being too religious'."

Do you wonder why missionaries go to Western Europe to evangelize?