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ASA (missions) NEWSLETTER

© 2007 Jo DiStefano Kapus (e-mail: supak@worldnet.att.net) June 16, 2007

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HOUSE CONTENTS SALE! IN NORTHFIELD -- Saturday, June 23, 9-3, 113 Davis Avenue. Ethan Allen bedroom furniture, small hutch, chairs, lamps, books, office furniture, tools, jewelry, clothing, household items and much MORE! Yours truly is MOVING -- EVERYTHING MUST GO! Sale will benefit Tower of Hope, missionary-aid society for Uganda orphans. This is the only way I could part with what has meant so much in my life. I shall not pine, but take joy that I do something for those who have been far less fortunate! Please come to the sale -- ENJOY!

SUNDAY'S GUEST -- For those who missed America's Silent Ambassadors last Sunday, June 10, Pat Tedeschi's broadcast will be repeated this Sunday, Father's Day, June 17, at 1:30 p.m., on station WIBG, 1020AM radio dial. Remember, you can listen simultaneously online: www.wibg.com

PLEASE PRAY !!

While going for tests because of a new cataract, Trish Cohen, Guatemala GMO missionary now living in Florida with her family, was discovered to have a rare type of renal cancer. In her e-mail update, Trish wrote, "I thank you for your prayers for me and my family." Her appointment with the surgeon has been scheduled for this Monday, June 18, at 2:30 p.m. Please, please pray! Trish's e-mail address is: annatrish@gmail.com

UPDATES:

From John and Sharon Harvey -- excerpts of an update on Pastor Manuel Mateo: "The village has calmed down and there are no apparent risks at this time. Manuel has just returned home again and is very nervous at all the rumors circulating. .... "

Please pray!

From Mike Clark, director of Casa: No further news about Genesis, who is waiting for a kidney transplant -- this after three hours in the Children's Hospital, which is actually the Cancer Center for children. NOTE: Mike and Dottie Clark plan to be in the US in September. They are currently scheduling speaking engagements in churches -- still dates open. Contact secretary Debbie Hyatt at 337/855-1286.

PRAISE !

From Rebecca Onkar, Faith Calvary Mission in India, "Graduation is over and God is good. Thank you for praying. Keep praying for the graduates. ..." Praise!

From Yvonne Parr, wife of Les Parr, (missionary couple in Rwanda), returning to the field after her 6-week stay in the US: "From the depths of my heart, I know God wants us in Rwanda. ... He wants us to live by example. ... Thanks again for all your prayers."

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Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Apologies for no ASA (missions) Newsletter this week. Yours truly covets your prayers as she is overwhelmed by the business of moving after 42 years in the same home. Wow! Talk about possessions owning you.

PAT TEDESCHI, Pastor of Outreach and Discipleship at Greentree Church, EHT, will be the guest on America's Silent Ambassadors this Sunday, June 10, at 1:30 p.m., on station WIBG, 1020AM radio dial.

Pastor Pat gives an excellent report of his recent trip with Eric Huber to ASELSI (John and Sharon Harvey's mission compound in Chichicastenango, Guatemala). Of special interest is Pat's narrative concerning their role in teaching locals to lead and pastor churches, and visiting new churches, and how it became a learning experience for them -- which will be of great help in the future.

Please pray for:

Pastor Manuel Mateo -- friend of the Harvey's in Guatemala, for safety for his family, and that God will protect him from the forces of evil which threaten him at this time.

Mike Clark, who, as you know, runs a home for hundreds of neglected and abused children in Guatemala, has been plagued with armed gunmen. Wrote Mike recently, "It was such a feeling of security to return home today from the bank with two armed men inside and outside the gate. It is costly but there can be no price on the lives of children and staff."

Rebecca Onkar -- that she will enjoy a most pleasant visit from her Dad and niece who flew there from the U.S. last Monday. Also, please pray for their first Graduation of Faith Calvary Theological Seminary, which will be held June 8-10th with the main graduation taking place on Saturday, June 9th.

And please continue to pray for all God's harvesters, who faithfully preach His Word.

Be blessed. Jo

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ASA (missions) NEWSLETTER

© 2007 Jo DiStefano Kapus (e-mail: supak@worldnet.att.net) June 1, 2007

SUNDAY'S GUEST: Tiffany Mills, 22 year-old student at Philadelphia Bible University, will be the guest on America's Silent Ambassadors this Sunday, June 3, 2007, at 1:30 p.m., on station WIBG, 1020AM radio dial. Tiffany first appeared on our program July 2, 2006, when she talked about her short-term mission trips to the Dominican Republic, Morocco and Algieria.

THIS SUNDAY, she speaks candidly about her recent trip during Spring break when she returned to the Dominican Republic and spent much time with street children. During her first trip there, Tiffany was so deeply touched by the homeless children that she couldn't wait to return. Hear how she is planning for her next trip to the Dominican Republic hoping to take her three younger sisters with her. Hear how she is seeking the Lord's blessing and guidance that she will be able to become a full-time missionary in that country and open a home for the street children.

Note: For those of our readers who feel a call to minister to street children in a foreign land, Tiffany recommends reading "A Cry from the Streets," by Jeanette Lukasse, published 2002 by YWAM Publishing. The book is mainly a dramatic story of rescue and restoration to which God called a young Dutch couple living among the hunted street children of Brazil.

You can listen simultaneously online: www.wibg.com Beginning June 1st, the program will also be aired online at 1:30 a.m. our time.

PRAISE ! Rick Springsteen, Team Leader of Gospel Outbound's recent medical mission team's trip to Guatemala, reported that the trip was a great success! "I arrived home at 2 o'clock this past Sunday morning," said Rick. "The trip was a wonderful success and we saw over 500 patients at our free clinics. The weather was beautiful." Rick went on to explain that Dr. Robert Smith, dermatologist and dermatopathologist, did not conduct his usual seminar this year. He volunteered his services half a day at a government clinic in Chichicastenango, working with patients with skin diseases. Praise!

Last night, I had the pleasure of talking on the phone with Renee Boyd, who is a staff member at Mike and Dottie Clark's Casa Para Niños Aleluya, a home for hundreds of neglected and abused children in Guatemala. Renee, who is the home's abuela, sewing teacher and librarian, is on vacation in the States. Although I met her briefly in November 2004 as a member of Gospel Outbound's Survey Team, I feel especially close to her. God called me to the mission field at age 71, and I think Renee was about that age when she was called. But she has served full-time overseas! We talked about not wanting to set a time limit on our service to the Lord. Next year, we'll be 80. It's just a number. Praise!