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© 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!

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© 2007 Jo DiStefano Kapus (e-mail: supak@worldnet.att.net) April 28, 2007

SUNDAY'S GUEST Rick Springsteen is a special guest on America's Silent Ambassadors, this Sunday, April 29, at 2 p.m., on station WIBG, 1020AM radio dial. Rick was the guest on ASA on May 1, 2005, which launched the program on the air. This Sunday, he launches ASA's third year on WIBG! Rick, who is the Chaplain at Barnabas House in Wildwood, a halfway house of the Atlantic City Rescue Mission; a pastoral care minister at Greentree Church, and CEO of Gospel Outbound, talks about his many short-term mission trips to ASELSI in Guatemala. He is scheduled to repeat those trips in May and August this year -- one with Gospel Outbound and one with Greentree's STAMP team. Thank you, Rick, for your faithful service to our Lord!

ATTENTION, PRAYER WARRIORS!

This past week, I received the following requests for urgent prayer:

From Jill Mascena: (a) Please pray for her husband, Tony, who will undergo surgery for his Crohn's disease on May 11 at Jefferson Hospital. (Also, please pray that he will end up on Joyce Stout's floor!) (b) Jill, who is an RN, has joined the Health Ministry Team of the Migrant Worker Ministry as a volunteer to work with the South Jersey Family Medical Center (SJFMC) in Hammonton during the blueberry picking season. They are in need of more RN's and LPN's and any extra people or students who speak Spanish. You should be available to do health screening and teaching on the blueberry farms one night a week from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, during June and July, (whenever the berries are ripe). If you can help, please call Melinda Lamb (428-3325), or Jill (428-7342).

From Bob and Heidi Winslow, missionaries in Albertville, France: Pray for their "carte de sejour" application. This is the second step in obtaining long-term residency (similar to a green card in the U.S.). Please pray for favor with the Prefecture.

From Bernard and Trish Cohen, GMO missionaries, Panimaquin, Guatemala, now residing in Florida from where they continue their ministry: Please pray for their family and for needed financial aid to continue their work. Trish turned 70 this past Thursday!

From Les and Yvonne Parr, missionaries in Rwanda, Africa: "Please continue to pray for us as we continually ask God what have we done wrong, what have we done right, search our hearts, let us not offend, let us be builders not destroyers -- help us, Oh God!" Les and Yvonne's home church is Praise Tabernacle in Egg Harbor Twp. They have just completed one year in Rwanda.

PRAISE! PRAISE! PRAISE! Yvonne Parr, was in our area this past week on furlough from Rwanda. She took time out to come to my home and record a program for ASA which will be aired Sunday, May 6, at 2 p.m., on WIBG. Please pray for her and Les, and their ministry. They do a lot of work with children.

"If God so loved us, we ought also to love one another." I John 4:11

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ASA (missions) NEWSLETTER

© 2007 Jo DiStefano Kapus April 21, 2007

PRAISE! PRAISE! PRAISE!

America's Silent Ambassadors, first aired on the air on radio station WIBG, 1020AM, at 2 p.m., Sunday, May 1, 2005. Rick Brancadora, General Manager of WIBG, liked the focus of the program: contemporary mission experiences of our neighbors. Each week, long or short-term Christian missionaries would recount their experiences of their service to God overseas. They would be an encouragement to others to go forth into the world and spread the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ -- Matt. 28:19,20. PRAISE THE LORD!, with God's blessings, we shall soon begin our third year.

Many thanks to those who prayed for the safety of Greentree's STAMP team of 16 teens and five adults. They returned safely (despite the bad weather last weekend) from Guatemala, where they assisted at ASELSI Missions. PRAISE!

SUNDAY'S GUEST Alecia Brennan, will be our guest this Sunday, April 22, at 2 p.m., on station WIBG, 1020AM radio dial. It will be a repeat of the March 4, 2007, program, wherein Alecia, a Cape May County social worker, will speak about her experiences as a short-term missionary to Israel. Her story will be of great interest to those who are burdened with the conversion of Israel. Remember, you can listen simultaneously online at www.wibg.com

BETWEEN YOU AND ME I don't know how much longer I can continue my radio program. God will make that decision. I praise and thank Him with awe that He has allowed me to continue my work in missions in old age. That said, I would like to say to the readers of this newsletter that regardless of what the future will bring, I pray that you will remain in the Lord's service in missions, especially as prayer warriors. There is some great information on the web. For one, try Missionary-Blogs.com

BBC NEWS -- VIRGINIA HERO IS BURIED IN ISRAEL Since Israel is the featured country in this Sunday's ASA program, I share the following information which was excerpted from the above BBC (web) article:

Romanian-born Holocaust survivor, 76-year-old professor Liviu Librescu, was hailed a hero while protecting his students during [this past week's] Virginia Tech shooting. He was an aeronautics engineer and Virginia Tech lecturer for 20 years and was one of the 32 victims killed.

According to his family, as a boy during the Nazi era, he was sent to a labour camp and then to a ghetto in eastern Romania. He emigrated to Israel in 1978 after refusing to give allegiance to the communist regime of Nicolae Ceausescu and began teaching at Virginia Tech in 1985.

Professor Librescu is thought to have saved the lives of a number of students by using his body to barricade a classroom door before he was gunned down by Cho Seung-hui.

"Greater love hath no man ..." -- Jesus Christ, Jewish Messiah

John 15:13

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© 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?

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© 2007 Jo DiStefano Kapus April 6, 2007

SUNDAY'S GUESTS HOWARD HUETTL and JOHN TUDOR return as guests on America's Silent Ambassadors this Easter Sunday, April 8, at 2 p.m., on station WIBG, 1020AM radio dial. When you hear this Sunday's program, you will know that Jesus is alive!

Howard and John were part of the Tower of Hope team that went to Uganda this past February 16-28. There were 18 on this evangelist/medical/construction team and both men were involved with the construction work. Hear Howard tell about the work on the clinic that Tower of Hope is building for the needy of two poor villages, and how the native men taught them how to build on that land. Your heart will be touched when Howard relates how enraptured the young boys were when he taught them how to build a big toy airplane, all the while sharing the Word of God with them!

Hear John tell how blessed they were while conducting men's conferences for hundreds of villagers hungry to hear about Jesus. This was a team that not only gave blessed compassionate aid, but spiritual benediction as well.

Uganda is an eastern African nation, smaller than our state of Oregon, with 27 million people who, on an average, live less than 46 years. AIDS, disease, lack of clean water and malnutrition are the most notorious killers.

PRAISE THE LORD! The Lord has blessed this radio ministry. May 1st marks the beginning of our third year. God willing, Rick Springsteen, who helped me launch the first broadcast on May 1, 2005, will help launch our third year. At this time, I want to thank radio station WIBG for the opportunity to tell the man on the street what extraordinary deeds ordinary people can accomplish when serving our Saviour JESUS CHRIST.

YOUR PRAYERS ARE REQUESTED!

Before He ascended into Heaven, Jesus commanded His disciples to go everywhere and teach everyone to obey everything He had commanded them. Please take the time to pray this Easter for the following full-time missionaries, who have appeared on ASA, and who are obediently serving (or have served) overseas:

Renee Boyd, Guatemala Rev. Mary Materniak, Ecuador,etc.

Mike Clark, Guatemala Rev. Dan & Jean Olsen, Africa

Pastor Bernard & Trish Cohen, Guatemala Rebecca & T. M. Onkar, India

Rev. John & Sharon Harvey, Central America Les & Yvonne Parr, Rwanda

Bob Helwer, Guatemala Ellen Pfirman, Africa

Rev. Terry & Patti Jones, Southeast Asia Rev.Rich.& Gerry Walton, Bulgaria

Father Leonard [Carrieri], missionary priest Lisa Whitaker, Central East.Europe

Allen & Joan Timkins Lovekin, Africa Bob & Heidi Winslow, France

"Walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called." --Eph.4:1

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© 2007 Jo DiStefano Kapus March 30, 2007

SUNDAY'S GUESTS John and Sharon Harvey, of ASELSI Ministries in Guatemala, will be the guests on America's Silent Ambassadors this Sunday, April 1, at 2 p.m., on station WIBG, 1020AM radio dial. At the time the program was recorded, the Harveys were winding up their visit to this area, having been conference guests at Greentree Church's World Missions Conference, March 11-18. They have served 15 years as missionaries in Central America.

An ordained minister, who did his Master's work at the Nazarene Theological Seminary, John heads the educational branches of ASELSI (Association for "Equipping the Saints International"). It provides quality Bible education to leaders and pastors of rural communities at its permanent Bible training center and in extension centers in more remote areas in Central America.

Sharon, who is the sister of Harvey Hawn, co-founder of Gospel Outbound, Inc., grew up and attended school in Pleasantville, NJ. After high school, she earned her RN at the West Jersey Hospital School of Nursing in Camden, NJ. She runs the free Father's Heart Clinic/pharmacy at the ASELSI compound (as well as free pharmacy/clinics in remote villages), serving thousands of people annually, who would not otherwise be able to receive care and medicine. The clinic provides examinations, pre- and post-natal care, eye clinics, health education, a pharmacy stocked by donations from the states, the Milk Program, and most recently, physical therapy for the physically challenged. Too, the Word of God is lovingly shared at all times.

Remember, if you live outside the broadcast area, you can listen simultaneously online at www.wibg.com

PRAISE THE LORD! Dorothy Marketto, founder of Omie's Home for Children, (named for her mother, Oma), now has a website: www.omieshomeforchildren.com Some of the web is still under construction, but there is enough information there that will touch your heart. It all started in a rural suburb of Secunderabad, a city in southern India in the state of Andhra Pradesh when Rev. Mani R. Nadava found 10 children living on the streets of a village where he and a team were evangelizing and digging a water bore well. He contacted Dottie, a short-term missionary to India, and asked if she could help. Dottie, who lives in Vineland, NJ, brought the need to her family and friends and the rest is history. Omie's Home for Children in Secunderabad, India, is now "home for 26 children in need of God's love and care." PRAISE!

Yvonne Parr and her husband Les are missionaries in Rwanda under the umbrella of Elim Fellowship International Ministries, Lima, NY. Yesterday I received a very special e-mail from Yvonne, who wrote: "Today marks a special day for us. A landmark day since it has been one year today we disembarked off the plane and began our new life in Rwanda in which we now call home...." Yvonne will be here on furlough later this Spring. Please pray that she will be able to be on ASA at that time.

Also, please pray that Bible college student Tiffany Mills, who went on a short-term mission trip to the Dominican Republic during her spring break this year, will also be able to be on ASA soon. PRAISE THE LORD FOR HIS SAINTS!

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© Jo DiStefano Kapus March 23, 2007

PRAISE THE LORD!

T. M. and Rebecca Onkar, founding missionaries of Faith Calvary Ministry (FCM) in India, were blessed with a new baby girl, Genevieve Hanna, born March 15, 2007. Proud grandmom, Joan Weidner, told me that mother and baby are doing fine. The Onkars have two other daughters and the family is here in the States until mid-May. They are available for speaking engagements in churches, small groups and individually during this time. For more information, you can contact their NJ office at (856) 663-6668.

FCM in India is a flourishing ministry involved in Pastor support and training, Bible College, Children's Home, Churches, Cell groups. House churches, English schools, Leadership training and Relief work.

SUNDAY'S GUEST

FATHER LEONARD CARRIERI, of the Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, will be the guest missionary on America's Silent Ambassadors this Sunday, March 25, at 2 p.m., on station WIBG, 1020AM radio dial. The day marks Father Leonard's 93d birthday! A scholar with a doctorate in Theology, he clings to Biblical belief that salvation comes only through Jesus Christ. Hear his thoughts about Lent - they might surprise you. A Roman Catholic priest for more than 70 years, his poignant answer to the question, "Any regrets?" will touch your heart.

If you live outside the broadcast area, listen simultaneously online www.wibg.com

YOUR PRAYERS ARE REQUESTED

Bob and Heidi Winslow, a young missionary couple with three small children, appeared on ASA on April 30 last year when they were home on furlough. They are currently serving in France, a nation whose government maintains that the wearing of conspicuous religious symbols threatens the country's secular identity.

A couple of days ago, Heidi wrote: "I write you all asking for prayer this morning because we have a battle to fight for the heart and purity of our children and for France." She went on to explain that each day, her husband and their little girl are forced to walk by a certain convenience store, on the way to the child's school, that displays a very inappropriate poster/advertisement in front. Although Heidi does not describe the poster, she added, "It is quite offensive because you feel like they have violated your kids with such a blatant display (but this is the sin-sickness of the whole culture because no one seems to care about children seeing sexual images."

Heidi went on to say that she intended to see the store's owner that day to ask the owner to please take down the poster. If that didn't work, she thought she would approach the mayor about it. Please pray for Heidi and Bob and the children, as they seek to serve the Lord in a country that, although many believe is Christian, is in reality atheistic.

Also, please pray for Mike Clark, founder/director of Casa Para Niños Aleluya, a home for hundreds of abandoned, abused and homeless children. He is asking anyone in the pharmaceutical/medical field, who can help, to please donate the following meds for one of the home's little girls scheduled for a kidney transplant in mid-April: Prograft, Cell Cept and Prednisone -- (for post-operative long-term care).

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© 2007 Jo DiStefano Kapus March 16, 2007

SUNDAY'S GUEST SHARON TUDOR, Township of Hamilton resident and member of the Tower of Hope short-term mission team that served in Uganda, Africa, last February 16 - 28, will be the guest on America's Silent Ambassadors this Sunday, March 18, at 2 p.m., on station WIBG, 1020AM radio dial. Sharon has appeared several times on ASA, and always shares her experiences in a candid, articulate manner.

Sharon has a heart for the people of Uganda, a country devastated by poverty, war and AIDS, and where life expectancy is 45. Hear how Tower of Hope is building a home and clinic for many desolate, homeless children, how they conducted free pharmacy/medical clinics in small villages, how there is a hunger for the Word of God, and how she and her husband, John, who also went on the team (as one of the construction workers), have been dedicating themselves to fulfilling the Great Commission in Uganda.

PRAISE THE LORD! Greentree Church's World Missions Conference is in full swing! A record number of women attended Girls' Night Out on Thursday, March 15, to hear Sharon Harvey, R.N., of ASELSI Ministries in Guatemala. She shared her years of experience as founder and director of The Father's Heart Clinic, where she has saved hundreds of at-risk babies from malnutrition, birth defects and disease.

Also on the program was Lucinda Wills, who served as a missionary with her husband, Robert. She brought with her their adorable adopted 20-month-old toddler, Jaden, an African baby boy abandoned by his tribe. The stories of these two women touched many hearts.

Sharon's husband, John Harvey, co-founder of ASELSI Ministries and Director of ILIO (Equipping the Saints, International), which offers a degree program in Bible to Guatemalan men and women so they can return to their villages as pastors/leaders, will join the Men's Breakfast on Saturday, March 17, 8:30 a.m. at Greentree's Zion Hall. He will also be the guest speaker at the church's Sunday morning (8:45 and 10:30) worship services.

Rev. Terrol (Terry) W. Jones' book, "Extreme Adventure - Experiencing the Word of God," is now available. Terry, a missionary, educator and pastor, has dedicated the book to the youth and young adults of South Jersey. IT IS A BOOK FOR EVERYONE!

(See the March 9, 2007 ASA Newsletter.)

YOUR PRAYERS ARE REQUESTED Alan Bender, who has been a guest on ASA with reports of his evangelistic work overseas, and home prison ministry, called to ask for prayer. Said Alan, "A friend of mine is coming from Portland, Oregon, and staying from March 29 through the beginning of April. We're going to try to go to prisons in Camden and Philadelphia. Please pray that doors will be open and that God will bless our efforts in this ministry."

"...I was in prison, and ye came unto me. ...Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me." Matt. 25:36,40

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© Jo DiStefano Kapus March 9, 2007

Heads Up!

SUNDAY'S GUEST Rev. Terrol (Terry) W. Jones, who has a Master's Degree in Theology and is a missionary with International Missions Network, out of Dallas, Texas, will be the guest on America's Silent Ambassadors this Sunday, March 11, at 2 p.m., on station WIBG, 1020AM radio dial. When he is home from the missions field, Terry is Assistant Pastor of Covenant Life Christian Fellowship in Seaville, NJ, and a substitute teacher in our public school system. His first appearance on ASA was in May 2005.

Terry relates his experiences in northern India and also in Sri Lanka, where he serves at the evangelical Lanka Bible College in Peradeniya, Kandy.

Most exciting will be Terry's introduction of his book, "EXTREME ADVENTURE - Experiencing the Word of God," which he has dedicated to the youth and young adults of South Jersey in memory of Covenant Life Christian Fellowship's Pastor Andrew Surace's son. The book should be available in book stores and on the web in about two weeks. Terry, a missionary, educator and pastor, whose undergraduate work was in Education, History and Social Sciences, is married and a father, and well qualified for a work of this depth and magnitude. THINK! It is between the years of 18 and 30 that we all make our most important decisions in life -- those which not only impact our own lives, but those of our parents, spouse, children and grandchildren. THIS IS A BOOK FOR EVERYONE!

(See Terry's website: www.impactasiaministries.com)

PRAISE THE LORD! Alan Bender, former Philadelphia electrician, who has dedicated his life to spreading the Gospel, called me last Saturday, March 3. He had just returned from Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, and in his usual ebullient way, shouted "Jo, you now have 2,000 more brothers and sisters in the Lord!" PRAISE!

"You just don't get this kind of information anywhere else!" .. "I enjoy listening to your program!" These are the two most frequent comments I receive from listeners. I ask all missionaries, long or short-term (overseas or home missions), to please share your experiences on our program so that you can inform, educate and encourage others to walk with the Lord. This May 1, we shall begin our third year of broadcasting on WIBG. PRAISE!

YOUR PRAYERS ARE REQUESTED Would you believe? According to "CLC Heartbeat", Winter 2006 edition, a bookmobile is becoming a reality in Burma! The population in Burma (Myanmar according to the ruling military junta) is about 50 million, 89% of whom are Buddhist and 6% Christian. The bookmobile will be used to deliver books and Bibles to previously unreachable areas. CLC began its work in Burma 15 years ago with a Christian bookstore, and have now published over 100 books in Burmese. Currently there are 75,000 Burmese Bibles waiting at the border to be shipped in, as well as over 20,000 books. PLEASE PRAY FOR THEIR SAFE PASSAGE. They are desperately needed, but must be prayed in!

World Missions Conference March 11-18, 2007, Greentree Church, EHT, NJ

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© Jo DiStefano Kapus March 2, 2007

SUNDAY'S GUEST Alecia Brennan, who has been a missionary to Israel, will be the guest on America's Silent Ambassadors, this Sunday, March 4, at 2 p.m., on station WIBG, 1020AM radio dial. Remember, you can listen simultaneously online at www.wibg.com if you live outside the broadcast area.

Heads Up!

Alecia, a Cape May County social worker, will be of enormous interest to those who are burdened with the conversion of Israel. You may be more than a little surprised at her candor when she speaks about her experiences there. Even more riveting is her admission that she disobeyed the two rules missionaries must never break, and how she survived.

Of special note is Alecia's interest in Messianic Judaism, citing New York Times best-selling author ("The Last Days" and "The Last Jihad") Joel C. Rosenberg's non-fiction book, "Epicenter: Why The Current Rumblings In The Middle East Will Change Your Future," published 2006.

PRAISE THE LORD! John and Sharon Harvey, of ASELSI Ministry in Guatemala, Mexico and Ecuador, will be featured at Greentree's World Missions Conference that will run from Sunday, March 11, through Sunday, March 18, 2007. Also featured will be missionary Lucinda Wills, plus special presentations and events. Conference schedule brochures are available at Greentree Church.

This past December and January, the Father's Heart Clinic, run by Sharon Harvey, RN, was able to help seven of their Milk Program children (more than 260 were seen each month last year) with "one of the greatest Christmas Gifts of all -- a fixed lip or a new palate." The cost of running the clinic last year, not including medications or vitamins given, was $27,096.

YOUR PRAYERS ARE REQUESTED We look forward to the safe return of the Tower of Hope evangelism/medical/construction mission team that went to Uganda last month. Please pray that their efforts are blessed and that they will have many inspirational moments to share with us. Praise!

Yvonne Parr is overjoyed that her sister will visit with her and Les very soon. Yvonne reported that their H.E.L.P. program in war-torn Rwanda, Africa, now has 53 students in the program. They were anticipating only 24 and, needless to say, they are short of supplies. Please pray that the Lord will supply the needed finances for supplies.

Richard Walton, of SEND International, returned home last month after his recent trip to Bulgaria to teach Missions at the United Theological Faculty program in Sofia and Varna. He has asked for prayer for the staff at UTF "as they carry on the program and see the students develop for effective ministry in Bulgaria, the Balkans and Beyond."

"...Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me." Matt. 25:40

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© 2007 Jo DiStefano Kapus February 23, 2007

SUNDAY'S GUEST Alan Bender, 60, will be the guest this Sunday, February 25, at 2 p.m., on station WIBG, 1020AM radio dial. A former electrician, Alan, who hails from Philadelphia, dedicated his life to the Lord shortly after the loss of six beloved members of his family. For the past four years, he has committed his life to evangelize overseas. He first appeared on America's Silent Ambassadors on October 2, 2005, when he spoke about his trips to various countries in South America, etc.

Under the umbrella of Champions for Life, Alan has also continued his prison ministry overseas. (Over the years, he has ministered in 160 prisons, bringing the Word of God to hundreds of prisoners, calling it his "motorcycle ministry" here in the States.)

This Sunday, Alan will speak about his trip last month to Ecuador, in northwestern South America. Alan gives a vivid account of this trip, particularly in the dense rain forest area where Steve Saint's father, Nate Saint ("End of the Spear") was one of the five missionaries martyred on January 8, 1956.

Three days after recording this latest broadcast, Alan left for Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic to continue his work in evangelism.

YOUR PRAYERS ARE REQUESTED Please continue to pray for the 17-member Tower of Hope mission team in Uganda as they continue to evangelize and conduct free clinic/pharmacy visits to local churches and schools there. They are also helping to build a facility for hundreds of homeless children.

Also, please continue to pray for Les and Yvonne Parr. This is their first year as full-time missionaries in Rwanda, a country devastated by war, genocide, poverty, AIDS and broken lives. They recently wrote: "God keeps confirming to us we are to continue to love the people of Rwanda and to desire to live a simple life with them, keeping our eyes and ears open for what God would have us do in these lives." I was touched by the account they gave when they recently took out bubbles at recreation time for very young children. The Parrs thought there would be a riot! Children who never saw a bubble before screamed wildly as they tried chasing them. The game had to be stopped so the kids wouldn't trample each other.

Last, but not least, please pray for Mike and Dottie Clark as they travel through southern states, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, etc., visiting groups and churches for partners in their ministry. They are the founders (in 1989) and directors of Casa Para Niños Aleluya, a home for hundreds of homeless, abused and neglected children in Guatemala. It has to be difficult for the Clarks, who are now in their 60s, to visit older family members only once every two years here in the States. Please pray for safe journey mercies for them and that the Lord will bless their efforts to continue their work.

"Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me; for of such is the kingdom of heaven." -- Matt. 19:14

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© 2007 Jo DiStefano Kapus February 16, 2007

SUNDAY'S GUEST Trish Cohen, of Guatemalan Mission Outreach (GMO), in Panimaquin, Guatemala, will be the guest this Sunday, February 18, at 2 p.m., on station WIBG, 1020AM radio dial. A retired registered nurse, Trish and her husband, Bernard, a building contractor, were widowed (both hail from Pennsylvania) when they married in later life, moved to Florida where they served in home ministry, and ended up in the tiny mountaintop village of Panimaquin where they served as missionaries from 1996. With Sarah, now age 4, a Mayan Indian girl they adopted as a brand new infant, they "retired" to Florida at the end of last year.

Actually, the Cohens are far from retired. Trish gives a vivid account of their work in the village -- how they grew from a one-room church to a compound with a fellowship hall, kitchen, school, factory, soccer field, etc., and a well that provides water for the entire village! She and Bernard plan to follow up on the work they began, with Bernard leading short-term mission teams there several times a year. A retired pastor friend, who has been leading mission teams there, will continue to do so, also. Trish is excited that in addition they have planned for a retired Guatemalan doctor to conduct a clinic in the village each month. The Cohens have also begun on plans for a ministry in Florida. Praise!

Remember: You can listen to the program simultaneously online at www.wibg.com

VISITING MISSIONARIES John and Sharon Harvey, of ASELSI Missions in Guatemala, Mexico and Ecuador, will be in the area next month. Friends of Gospel Outbound and ASELSI are invited to attend a reception for them on Friday, March 9, at 7 p.m. at the home of Bob and Roni Breunig, 20 Tyler Road, Greenfield, NJ. Please RSVP before March 5 to Lilo Hawn at 609/926-4538 to let her know how many will be attending. If no answer, kindly leave a message.

YOUR PRAYERS ARE REQUESTED A Tower of Hope Team of 17 members, including three nurses, left this week for Uganda, Africa, to evangelize and conduct free clinic/pharmacy visits to local churches and schools and to help build a clinic facility for 800 homeless children.

Greentree's Linda Swartz, R.N., has asked for prayer that the clinics go smoothly --"we'll be living out of boxes of medicine". This is the first time Linda will be conducting a clinic in Uganda, and will be depending heavily on what she learned from Sharon Harvey while in Guatemala. Hey, she had a good teacher!

Added Linda, "Please pray that we have enough needed medication and that we are able to attend to all the people who come to us. We will be going to different villages and homeless areas."

APPLAUSE! to Gospel Outbound for its generous support for the above effort!

From "Over the Next Hill & Still Rolling": Grandchildren don't make a man feel old; it's the knowledge that he's married to a grandmother.

ASA (missions) NEWSLETTER

© 2007 Jo DiStefano Kapus February 16, 2007

SUNDAY'S GUEST Trish Cohen, of Guatemalan Mission Outreach (GMO), in Panimaquin, Guatemala, will be the guest this Sunday, February 18, at 2 p.m., on station WIBG, 1020AM radio dial. A retired registered nurse, Trish and her husband, Bernard, a building contractor, were widowed (both hail from Pennsylvania) when they married in later life, moved to Florida where they served in home ministry, and ended up in the tiny mountaintop village of Panimaquin where they served as missionaries from 1996. With Sarah, now age 4, a Mayan Indian girl they adopted as a brand new infant, they "retired" to Florida at the end of last year.

Actually, the Cohens are far from retired. Trish gives a vivid account of their work in the village -- how they grew from a one-room church to a compound with a fellowship hall, kitchen, school, factory, soccer field, etc., and a well that provides water for the entire village! She and Bernard plan to follow up on the work they began, with Bernard leading short-term mission teams there several times a year. A retired pastor friend, who has been leading mission teams there, will continue to do so, also. Trish is excited that in addition they have planned for a retired Guatemalan doctor to conduct a clinic in the village each month. The Cohens have also begun on plans for a ministry in Florida. Praise!

Remember: You can listen to the program simultaneously online at www.wibg.com

VISITING MISSIONARIES John and Sharon Harvey, of ASELSI Missions in Guatemala, Mexico and Ecuador, will be in the area next month. Friends of Gospel Outbound and ASELSI are invited to attend a reception for them on Friday, March 9, at 7 p.m. at the home of Bob and Roni Breunig, 20 Tyler Road, Greenfield, NJ. Please RSVP before March 5 to Lilo Hawn at 609/926-4538 to let her know how many will be attending. If no answer, kindly leave a message.

YOUR PRAYERS ARE REQUESTED A Tower of Hope Team of 17 members, including three nurses, left this week for Uganda, Africa, to evangelize and conduct free clinic/pharmacy visits to local churches and schools and to help build a clinic facility for 800 homeless children.

Greentree's Linda Swartz, R.N., has asked for prayer that the clinics go smoothly --"we'll be living out of boxes of medicine". This is the first time Linda will be conducting a clinic in Uganda, and will be depending heavily on what she learned from Sharon Harvey while in Guatemala. Hey, she had a good teacher!

Added Linda, "Please pray that we have enough needed medication and that we are able to attend to all the people who come to us. We will be going to different villages and homeless areas."

APPLAUSE! to Gospel Outbound for its generous support for the above effort!

From "Over the Next Hill & Still Rolling": Grandchildren don't make a man feel old; it's the knowledge that he's married to a grandmother.

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© 2007 Jo DiStefano Kapus February 9, 2007

PRAISE THE LORD! As a result of WIBG's new programming expansion, America's Silent Ambassadors is touching new listeners' hearts and renewing their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. This from Rick Brancadora, WIBG's General Manager, in an inspiring e-mail last Monday. Rick has often heard me say that were it not for him and the opportunity he has given us, the "man in the street" would never hear first-hand what ordinary people do in obedience to God's Word to spread the Gospel. Praise!

SUNDAY'S GUEST Pastor Andrew P. Surace, founder and senior pastor of Covenant Life Christian Fellowship in Seaville, NJ, will be the guest on America's Silent Ambassadors this Sunday, February 11, at 2 p.m., on station WIBG, 1020AM radio dial. Pastor Andy is a graduate of Valley Forge Christian College and is ordained with MorningStar Ministries.

This will be another program focused on home missions outreach, and Pastor Andy has been very busy! Hear about his passion for church planting, and how those who attend Covenant Life are a family, rather than a congregation. Interesting, too, is his explanation of the difference between a spirit-filled church and a charismatic one. He is the author of two weekly devotionals, "Power Points from the Word" and "Stepping Stones Along the Path of Life," published in 2004 and 2005, respectively, by MorningStar Publications. A third publication is currently in the works.

Remember, you can listen online at: www.wibg.com

VISITING MISSIONARIES John and Sharon Harvey, Directors of ASELSI (Asociacion "Equipando a los Santos" Internacional) or [Equipping the Saints International] Ministries in El Quiché, Guatemala, plan to visit New Jersey in March. John heads the educational branches of ASELSI, and Sharon, an RN, runs the clinic/pharmacy at ASELSI. To date, they have sent more than 480 students, who have graduated from their course, to be pastors/leaders in their own village churches and communities. Sharon's clinic, through her milk program, has saved hundreds of babies whose lives were at risk from malnutrition. They are praying for new partners to help them with the growth and vision they have to disciple the nations. Visit them at their website: ASELSI.org

If you would like to have the Harveys visit your church, ask your pastors about it. If they wish, they can contact them directly by e-mail at jharvey@itelgua.com

PLEASE PRAY for safe journey mercies for Pastor Kyle Huber and Jeff Galupo, of Greentree Church, who are scheduled to come home today. In his final e-mail from Belarus, Pastor Kyle wrote, "...This has definitely been my best trip." Praise!

Also, please pray for Lisa Whitaker, YWAM missionary, whose mother, Doris, went back to the hospital while Lisa was still on furlough. Doris was to be transferred to Absecon Manor for rehab. Lisa wrote that she would try to get to Sarajevo to tend to some details and hopes to return home to be with Mom before her next trip to the mission field in May. Pray for wisdom and strength as Lisa makes decisions in light of her Mom's health.

P.S. With her heart dedicated to serving our Lord, our own Jill Mascena, RN, is doing health screenings at a Hispanic church in Vineland. Please pray for the Lord's leading.

THE LORD CONTINUALLY BLESS YOU

Dear brothers and sisters,

I just had to share this good news from the owner of the WIBG radio station with you, with my deepest gratitude for your faithful support and encouragement. What a blessing you have been! All In His Love and for His Glory -- Jo

----- Original Message -----

From: Rick Brancadora

To: supak@worldnet.att.net

Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 9:59 PM

Subject: THE LORD CONTINUALLY BLESS YOU

Dearest Jo:

Greetings to you in the name and for the sake of our Wonderful Lord Jesus Christ! Just a note to let you know what a blessing your program continues to be. Your program last week was especially meaningful with tremendous strength in the Word. And I absolutely loved the message and testimony from Rebecca Glancey. What glory.. Glory to God! Thanks for partnering with us. Your program is such an uplift. I have had scores of people, INCLUDING SEVERAL HIGH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS tell me that while they were drawn to WIBG1020 because of Harry Hurley, they stay throughout the day, and several have indicated their renewed faith as a result of our programs, including yours!!!!! Now that is putting legs on the Gospel! The Lord is using this ministry, Harry as the hook, but ever so many folks coming to a knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ because of America's Silent Ambassadors.

Breaking through the glass ceiling, albeit sometimes in a religious garb, and being real with people, has far greater impact for the Kingdom, and you are living proof!.. Thanks for being with us. I realize now that the Lords timing was perfect. You indeed, are such a blessing to the more than 1 million listeners on air and on line, and the Sunday afternoon block numbers are very healthy as well. If you will, please provide for me a clean photo of yourself as we are preparing a series of external promotions, including TV spots and magazine ads.

The Lord continually bless you

Rick Brancadora

General Manager/Broadcast Licensee

WIBG1020 LifeRadio

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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.

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© Jo DiStefano Kapus January 27, 2007

WIBG EXPANDS WIBG 1020AM Life Radio's big signal can be heard clearly in 4 states, including all of South Jersey. A family radio station, it now has a growing lineup of local talk radio programs: Harry Hurley in the Morning, Monday - Friday 7 a.m. to 11 a.m.; Josh Hennig's Drive Time Show, Monday through Friday, 3 to 5 p.m.; Dan Klein's South Jersey Insider Radio Show, Saturday, 1 to 3 p.m.; Chuck Betson's The Betson Connection, Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Sunday has a lineup of Christian broadcasts, America's Silent Ambassadors, hosted by yours truly, airing from 2 to 2:30 p.m. The program now includes home mission ministries.

SUNDAY'S GUEST Rev. Kwame Rubadiri, Missions Director of the Second Baptist Church in Atlantic City, will repeat his much acclaimed December 3, 2006 program on WIBG. Reverend Kwame was born in Malawi, Africa, educated in Uganda, and worked extensively in Kenya and other African countries. He has been in the U.S. for 10 years, is extremely knowledgeable of the needs in Africa, and shares priceless information for those interested in doing work there.

PRAISE THE LORD! Pastor Kyle Huber and Jeff Galupo, of Greentree Church, are currently in Belarus. Wrote Pastor Kyle in his latest e-mail: "Throughout this trip my time is scheduled more toward spending time in meeting with pastors instead of preaching in villages as in past years. .....I believe this is a more strategic use of my limited time in Belarus, and it will have a far wider effect." Please keep them in your prayers that God will bless their efforts and keep them safe and well. Praise!

Dottie Marketto, who recently returned from her short-term mission trip to India, reported that last Sunday, January 21, the Vineland Christian & Missionary Alliance held a successful missions fair, where everyone learned about upcoming summer missions projects. There will be a followup this week for those who could not attend last Sunday. E-mail her: darya52@msn.com Praise!

On January 22, Richard Walton of SEND International, sent New Year Greetings from United Theological Faculty - Bulgarian Evangelical Theological Institute. Wrote Richard Walton: I am teaching Missions these first two weeks here in Sofia and will go to Varna on February 4 to teach the same course in the program there. I have 11 first and second year students who are eager to learn and are participating with a lively spirit in the classes." Please keep him in your prayers. Praise!

PLEASE PRAY for Renee Boyd and her family. Renee's son, Patrick, 44, was killed in a fiery accident this week in Chicago. She returned home to attend his funeral, which was held yesterday. You will recall that Renee is my friend, who is on Mike Clark's staff at Casa Para Niños Aleluya in Guatemala. Mike described her as a Godly woman, a vital part of their ministry.

Also, please pray for Lisa Whitaker, of YWAM, who returns to the mission field this coming week. Please also pray for healing for her Mom, Doris.

Flash News -- ASA

Dear brothers and sisters,

May the Lord bless you as you have blessed me by asking me to continue sending you news about America's Silent Ambassadors!

In His Service, Jo

ASA (missions) NEWSLETTER

© 2007 Jo DiStefano Kapus January 19, 2007

Flash News Ever since the combined ASA and Atlantic City Rescue Mission (ACRM) broadcast aired on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve, I have been inspired to add home mission ministries to the ASA program. Many local church groups and/or individuals are deeply committed to spreading the Word of God in diverse ways throughout their community. This would be an opportunity for them to achieve greater outreach. The program this coming Sunday will be a home missions feature. The experiences of overseas long/short-term local missionaries will continue on ASA.

SUNDAY'S GUEST Rebecca Enslin Glancey, wife of Deacon William Glancey of Friendship Bible Protestant Church on Ocean Heights Avenue, Egg Harbor Towhship, will be the guest on America's Silent Ambassadors this Sunday, January 21, at 2 p.m., on station WIBG, 1020AM radio dial. Rebecca is the youngest daughter of the well-known late Rev. Robert G. Enslin, who pastored the aforementioned church more than 30 years, and who taught in the Township's public schools for 32 years, even as principal. I met Rebecca recently when she and her husband led the church service at the Meadowview Nursing Home in Northfield. Her testimony as she described the recent sudden death of infant Marah, her eighth child, moved me to ask her to share her experience on ASA. She will tell how the tragedy led her to form Marah Ministry, a support group open to the public, for anyone who has lost a loved one, and which meets at the church every third Thursday at 7 p.m.

Remember, you can listen simultaneously online: www.wibg.com

PRAISE THE LORD! Mike Clark, founder and director of the home for about 500 neglected and abused children in Guatemala, recently reported that he now has more than 85 children registered in university or career studies. Remember, these students will be educated men and women, the future of Guatemala, our neighbors in our own backyard. O, that missionaries would be given the world-wide credit they deserve for educating the poor and illiterate to walk in harmony with God and be self-sufficient, with no need to cross our borders illegally or point weapons at us.

PLEASE PRAY for Pastor Kyle Huber, Senior Pastor, and Jeff Galupo, Director of Small Groups, at Greentree Church in Egg Harbor Township, as they leave for their Minsk, Belarus, ministry trip on Monday, January 22. Pastor Kyle will be teaching at the Minsk Bible College again this year, and Jeff will assist him with a Small Group Conference in a local church.

ATTENTION!! Changes have occurred at the WIBG radio station. Our station's technician, Josh Hennig, now has his own radio program which currently airs Monday through Friday, from 3 to 5 p.m. Congratulations, Josh! This means that the schedule for recording ASA programs at the WIBG station, 33d Street and Simpson Avenue, Ocean City, will be as follows: Mondays, between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Sundays, between 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m.

Please e-mail me for appointment.