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ASA (missions) NEWSLETTER

© 2007 Jo DiStefano Kapus (e-mail: supak@worldnet.att.net) May 25, 2007

SUNDAY'S GUESTS: Bob and Heidi Winslow, currently serving as full-time missionaries in France, will be the guests on America's Silent Ambassadors this Sunday, May 27, at 1:30 p.m., on station WIBG, 1020AM radio dial. It will be a repeat of their April 30, 2006, radio broadcast, which detailed their entry into the Lord's service in the late 1990s and how the Lord continued to lead them. I am repeating this program for the benefit of those who might have missed it last year. The Winslows appear from time to time in this newsletter asking for your prayers as they minister in France, a country that prohibits by law the wearing of conspicuous religious symbols, claiming it threatens the country's secular identity! The Winslows are a young couple, with three young children, who face crushing atheistic forces daily in their ministry. Please continue to pray for them.

You can listen simultaneously online: www.wibg.com

PRAISE!

Word has been received that Greentree's Pat Tedeschi and Eric Huber, who left May 18 for Guatemala to help in John and Sharon Harvey's ASELSI Ministry, have been blessed in their efforts to teach and serve in the northwestern highlands. Please pray for them as they continue their harvesting, and for safe journey mercies when they return home Monday, May 28. Also, please pray for the Gospel Outbound team, also currently serving with ASELSI, and for their safe return home.

Onkar and Rebecca, after a fruitful sojourn in the States, returned to their Faith Calvary Ministry in Gujarat, India, this past Wednesday. After thanking all who were so kind to them while here, Rebecca wrote: "Once we get back it will be busy busy busy as you can imagine. Onkar is really going to have a lot on his plate -- solving problems, etc.. We also have our first Bible College graduation three weeks after we return and school starts right after that. Talk about hectic! We would really apreciate your prayers. ... Don't forget to check out my blog:

www.allthelittledetails.blogspot.com to keep up to date with what is going on.."

NOW HEAR THIS !

As many of you know, my hubby Bob has been a permanent resident in a nursing home for more than a year. This has resulted in my having to downsize my place of domicile and, Praise the Lord!, I shall be moving from my home of almost 42 years into a single mobile home unit. Needless to say, it's a very real anxious time for me. Trust in the Lord is a way of life for all Christians. He has led willing Christian brothers and sisters to my aid. He has helped me to let go of cherished personal and household items without rancor by turning the house sale to Tower of Hope short-term missionary friends, who will conduct the sale at a near future date and use the proceeds for their evangical, medical and construction work with their homeless and destitute children in Uganda. You can help. Come to the sale and find bargains. I'll keep you posted! PRAISE!

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ASA (missions) NEWSLETTER

© 2007 Jo DiStefano Kapus (e-mail: supak@worldnet.att.net) May 18, 2007

FLASH -- REMINDER !

Beginning this Sunday, May 20, 2007, America's Silent Ambassadors will air at 1:30 p.m., on WIBG, 1020AM radio dial.

APOLOGIES ! Last week's announced program (a repeat) was not presented due to technical difficulties with the disc. My sincere apologies to everyone, especially the David Hawn family. The previous week's program, featuring Yvonne Parr, was aired again.

SUNDAY'S GUESTS: Rebecca Weidner Onkar and Suresh Sawant will be the guests on America's Silent Ambassadors this Sunday, May 20, at 1:30 p.m., on station WIBG, 1020AM radio dial. Rebecca and her husband, T. M. Onkar, have been the directors of Faith Calvary Ministry (FCM) in Gujarat, India, since 1999. Suresh Sawant, Mission Director, has been a friend of Onkar since boyhood. He speaks about his work with great passion and love for Jesus Christ. Rebecca presents a vivid picture of her role in their work, which includes a Bible College, Karuna Children's Home, Faith Calvary Schools and Faith Calvary Church. Of special interest is their exciting "20/20 goal." India, with a population of more than 1 billion people, is only 2.3% Christian. It is their goal that by the year 2020, India will be 20% Christian!

You can listen simultaneously online at www.wibg.com

PRAISE !

Barbara Schwartz has been faithfully keeping us up to date with news from Jill, whose PC was on strike. Jill's husband, Tony, was able to return home earlier this week after surgery at Jefferson Hospital. Praise!

PRAY! PRAY! PRAY!

Update: Mike Clark reports from Guatemala that Genesis, a little 8 year-old girl at Casa, will be ready for a kidney transplant by the end of this month. To date, there is no donor! Please PRAY for this little one!

Les Parr reported from Rwanda that under the seemingly peaceful surface, people still struggle deeply with genocide memories, even after 13 years of post-genocide reconstruction. Please pray for the people of Rwanda, especially the young. According to Les, a sudden flashback can trigger a student to go into trauma, a "spark that seems to light and the trauma spreads to many other students."

Special Request: Please pray that the ASA radio ministry will bless those who venture forth into the mission field. It has been my intention from day one to let people know what ordinary folks do to spread the Good News about Jesus Christ. Please join me in prayer for each and everyone of them. Be blessed!

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ASA (missions) NEWSLETTER

© 2007 Jo DiStefano Kapus (e-mail: supak@worldnet.att.net) May 11, 2007

FLASH !

Just a reminder: Due to changes in programming at WIBG, America's Silent Ambassadors will be broadcast from 1:30 to 2:00 p.m., beginning Sunday, May 20.

SUNDAY'S GUESTS : David, Sheri and Josh Hawn will be the guest missionaries on America's Silent Ambassadors this Sunday, May 13, at 2 p.m., on station WIBG, 1020AM radio dial. As some of you know, they are Harvey and Lilo Hawn's son, daughter-in-law and grandson. This is a repeat of their program that aired on December 17, 2006, wherein they discuss their trip to ASELSI the previous October with the team from the United Methodist Church of Absecon. I chose to repeat this program this coming Sunday, Mother's Day, because Sheri presents her testimony from the heart of a mother.

You can listen simultaneously online at: www.wibg.com

PRAISE!

Richard Walton, SEND International missionary to Bulgaria, wrote in his latest (May 2007) "The Balkan Bulletin": "The school year is soon to finish. Students at the Resident Program in Sofia will finish with exams and many will get involved in summer ministry with churches and mission projects." Praise!

Mike Clark e-mailed me to say that his book is almost finished. No publishing date has been set as yet. Please pray that this work will touch hearts and further God's Kingdom. Since 1989, Mike and Dottie Clark have run a home for hundreds of homeless, neglected and abused children, and planted 100 rural churches in Guatemala. Praise!

PLEASE, PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY

Tony Mascena, Jill's hubby, underwent surgery Friday, May 11, at Jefferson Hospital. Please continue to pray for him and the family.

Genesis, a little 8 year-old girl, who is a resident at Mike and Dottie Clark's Casa, is gravely ill. She has only 10% kidney function and is on a waiting list for a kidney transplant, her only hope for survival.

A REMINDER

T. M. and Rebecca Onkar, India missionaries, are in the States on furlough. Gospel Outbound is hosting a reception for them at the home of Robert and Roni Breunig, 20 Tyler Road, Greenfield, NJ, (390-0121) this Saturday, May 12, at 7 p.m. You are all cordially invited to come and hear how their ministry has been blessed. They are the parents of three beautiful children! Refreshments will be served.

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ASA (missions) NEWSLETTER

© 2007 Jo DiStefano Kapus (e-mail: supak@worldnet.att.net) May 4, 2007

TODAY, URGENT PRAYER REQUEST!

John Harvey, of Aselsi Missions, Guatemala, has issued an urgent prayer request for THE BIG WEEKEND. John requested prayer all day today (Friday, May 4, and half day Saturday, May 5). Wrote John: "People are coming from all over Guatemala and Mexico. We have never had such a response. [Please pray] that God would continue to favor us with His presence. We are having seven international speakers, who all have a heart for these humble, dedicated brothers and sisters. They have suffered so much in the past. The refreshing and healing balm of the Holy Spirit is a blessing they all hunger for. Pray for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on all flesh. They will go back and minister to thousands more with this refreshing. I just wish you all could be here!"

FLASH ! On the move at WIBG !

Due to changes being planned for the station's Sunday programming, America's Silent Ambassadors will be moved up a half hour to air each Sunday from 1:30 to 2:00 p.m., beginning ca. May 20.

SUNDAY'S GUEST

Yvonne Parr, on furlough from Rwanda, Africa, where she is a full-time missionary with her husband, Les, will be the guest on America's Silent Ambassadors this Sunday, May 6, at 2 p.m., on station WIBG, 1020AM radio dial. Yvonne's excitement and passion for their work comes through loud and clear as she describes their year in Rwanda. Hear her describe the biggest surprising challenge they had to overcome. The Parrs' home church is Praise Tabernacle in Egg Harbor Township, and they are in Rwanda under the umbrella of Elim Fellowship. Please pray for Yvonne and Les that the Lord will guide and strengthen them as they willingly and selflessly do His work. Remember, if you live outside the broadcast area, you can listen simultaneously online at: www.wibg.com

PRAISE! Brian Wheaton, President of Gospel Outbound, received an e-mail from N. J. Varughese, thanking him for G.O.'s donation of $2,000 to "All India Mission" for a micro-finance project that empowers Christians with a few goats and consequently the church. Wrote Brian, "As the goats multiply, each family is to give two or three goats to another Christian family and the new family reciprocates and so on, and each family that receives goats is to give one goat to the Pastor of the church. Prayerfully, the goats will continue to multiply blessing family after family and growing the church as well." In his e-mail, Varughese included photos of some of the families who received goats through G.O.'s gift.

REMINDER: Gospel Outbound invites you to a reception for India missionaries Onkar and Rebecca, Saturday, May 12, at 7:00 p.m. at the R. Breunig homestead, 20 Tyler Road, Greenfield, N.J., (390-0121) Refreshments served. Please come!

ASA (missions) NEWSLETTER

© 2007 Jo DiStefano Kapus (e-mail: supak@worldnet.att.net) May 4, 2007

TODAY, URGENT PRAYER REQUEST!

John Harvey, of Aselsi Missions, Guatemala, has issued an urgent prayer request for THE BIG WEEKEND. John requested prayer all day today (Friday, May 4, and half day Saturday, May 5). Wrote John: "People are coming from all over Guatemala and Mexico. We have never had such a response. [Please pray] that God would continue to favor us with His presence. We are having seven international speakers, who all have a heart for these humble, dedicated brothers and sisters. They have suffered so much in the past. The refreshing and healing balm of the Holy Spirit is a blessing they all hunger for. Pray for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on all flesh. They will go back and minister to thousands more with this refreshing. I just wish you all could be here!"

FLASH ! On the move at WIBG !

Due to changes being planned for the station's Sunday programming, America's Silent Ambassadors will be moved up a half hour to air each Sunday from 1:30 to 2:00 p.m., beginning ca. May 20.

SUNDAY'S GUEST

Yvonne Parr, on furlough from Rwanda, Africa, where she is a full-time missionary with her husband, Les, will be the guest on America's Silent Ambassadors this Sunday, May 6, at 2 p.m., on station WIBG, 1020AM radio dial. Yvonne's excitement and passion for their work comes through loud and clear as she describes their year in Rwanda. Hear her describe the biggest surprising challenge they had to overcome. The Parrs' home church is Praise Tabernacle in Egg Harbor Township, and they are in Rwanda under the umbrella of Elim Fellowship. Please pray for Yvonne and Les that the Lord will guide and strengthen them as they willingly and selflessly do His work. Remember, if you live outside the broadcast area, you can listen simultaneously online at: www.wibg.com

PRAISE! Brian Wheaton, President of Gospel Outbound, received an e-mail from N. J. Varughese, thanking him for G.O.'s donation of $2,000 to "All India Mission" for a micro-finance project that empowers Christians with a few goats and consequently the church. Wrote Brian, "As the goats multiply, each family is to give two or three goats to another Christian family and the new family reciprocates and so on, and each family that receives goats is to give one goat to the Pastor of the church. Prayerfully, the goats will continue to multiply blessing family after family and growing the church as well." In his e-mail, Varughese included photos of some of the families who received goats through G.O.'s gift.

REMINDER: Gospel Outbound invites you to a reception for India missionaries Onkar and Rebecca, Saturday, May 12, at 7:00 p.m. at the R. Breunig homestead, 20 Tyler Road, Greenfield, N.J., (390-0121) Refreshments served. Please come!