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Calvary Chapel Pacific Coast Missionary Update – September 2015
Missions Prayer Group meets monthly.
For information, please contact Pastor Robert Benoun at 714-893-4141.
When providing financial support to any missionary, please make check payable to financial support organization and enclose separate slip with missionary’s name.
Ed and Denise Aulie (Mexico) – July 2015
Please pray for the health, marriage, finance and ministry.
Financial Support: Last Frontiers, P.O. Box 31663, Chicago, IL 60631
Correspondence: Eduardo y Denise Aulie, APDO 142, Cholula, Puebla 72760 Mexico
Email: [email protected] Jon and Marilyn Beard (Honduras) – August 2015
PRAISE: Life @ the new property is wonderful, but it doesn't come without a new series of challenges. Much work is left
to be finished on our home and the ministry house, including running water in our home.
PRAY for wisdom & know-how to wrap up important projects before our soon furlough departure, as well as God's
provision for bigger projects, including our staff housing.
PRAISE: We've hosted two amazing large teams this summer.
The first group hailed from Morgantown, West Virginia with Calvary Chapel Morgantown. These guys focused on work
projects, including the round pen for the horses and miscellaneous projects in the homes & barn. They also assisted in
leading Bible studies in our weekly outreaches. Bien hecho, hermanos!
The second team arrived from Valley Creek Church in suburban Dallas, Texas. These guys finished out the riding ring
for the horses and also lead our first VBS outreach in the new community.
We were blessed to host both teams and are PRAYERFUL that God will continue to minister in their lives State-side!
Each church has partnered with us over the last four years! Gracias, hermanos!
We continue to PRAY for our US non-profit status to be recognized in Honduras. According to the latest report from our
lawyer we are less than two months away from being official! PTL! The final step also includes a final deposit of ~$800.
(With this in hand, we can then proceed to import our 15-passenger van!) Also, continue to PRAY for the finalization our
electrical project; we are still waiting on our meter.
PRAY also for the Lord's provision for a new Ranch vehicle. The Durango is in the shop, again. This time with a $900
transmission repair waiting to happen. We'd like to sell the Durango and get a pick-up. (My understanding is that with the
non-profit status in place, we can import a truck tax free!)
Lucinda has returned to the US with our three oldest children, Naomi, Tabitha and Tobias. They will be staying in the
same town, but with Marillyn's parents, Wayne & Brooke Goranson. (FYI - Wayne had his hip replacement surgery on
July 10th and is recovering wonderfully... thanks to your PRAYERS!)
Ilsy is well, but is slowly recovering from a motorcycle accident while traveling with her brother and daughter.
With only one property to watch, we've let Jose Felix go and have tried to find a young man to come alongside Oscar, but
haven't had much success. PRAY for Jonathan, one of the soccer boys to follow through.Â
We still have our night guards, Kelvin, Ilsy's brother (M-F) and Anastacio, Oscar's uncle (Sat-Sun), so PRAY for their
protection and strength. Finally, Dunia & Keyla have been faithfully helping around the Ranch, but have been spending
much time with their ailing grandmother.
PRAY for the Theyel family! We met Kurt, Rebecca and their two girls, Jianna & Samara, years ago in Wisconsin and
have hosted them while coming down with short-term missions teams. However, this time they have come as a family for
the month with a heart for missions. They've been a great help with a variety of Ranch tasks and outreaches. PRAY for
them as they seek the Lord's direction for their family and missions, as well as wisdom in making it through all of the
cultural adjustments while living in Honduras! (FYI - our other team scheduled for August canceled.)
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PRAY for God to send us the right ministry partners. We're processing/praying through some applications now and are
hoping to meet some potential partners during the furlough travels
PRAY for God's protection over our Honduran staff and property as we return to the States in August.
PRAY for our furlough to be filled with Divine appointments with new and faithful support team members and times of
refreshing for the Beards. We've been in Central America for seven years and are feeling more "burned-out" then ever
before. This verse was brought to my attention recently while listening to a message on my bike ride:
Financial Support: Rancho Oasis for Youth, P.O. Box 1, Britt, IA 50423 or see Website.
Contact info: [email protected]
Web: www.ro4y.org Blog: http://ro4y.blogspot.com/
Marillyn’s Blog and Recipe Book: http://just-making-noise.blogspot.com/
David and Michelle Bonsell (Los Mochis, Mexico) – August 2015
We are leaving for our six week journey. We are going to be traveling to Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Tennessee, Ohio, Minnesota, Colorado, California.
Please pray for us:
Safe travel.
Car ( Will be putting many miles during our travel. Need it to get us where we need to go and back home.)
Health
Finance
As we share with different churches about our ministry.
Financial Support: CHS Inc., c/o CCV, P.O. Box 6219, Visilia, CA 93290
Correspondence: apdo. 1585, Los Mochis, Sinaloa, c.p. 81200 Mexico
Email: [email protected] (David) [email protected] (Michelle) [email protected] (Ministry) Website: www.handsattheplow.org
John and Mari Lou David (Philippines) – August 2015 Prayer requests:
Please continue to pray for my son Christian that he would receive the conviction of the Holy Spirit and repent of
his sins and that he would return to his family.
Pray for wisdom and strength for Alyssa in raising Caleb.
Pray for the upcoming ladies retreat that all the ladies will be blessed. It will be a Q&A time. Also pray for the
men's bible study as we will resume next month from a long layoff.
Pray for Alfha as she has stepped away from the Lord.
Pray for Rodel, Sonny and Robert that they would truly follow the Lord. They don't come to church on a regular
basis to hear the word. They also still practice bad habits from the past.
Pray for guidance on what to do with the youth group. Rui had to step down from leadership as his job
responsibilities have taken time from preparing studies. His replacement, Arnold, is being forced to work overtime
(yes, forced to) that he could not make it to midweek studies. He might also be moving soon to Manila for a better
job opportunity.
The sanctuary ceiling hasn't leaked with all the rain we've been getting. Praise God.
Praise God for all the faithful ones who come to hear the word of God day in and day out... rain or sunshine
Financial Support: Calvary Chapel Bisbee, P.O. Box 1383, Bisbee, AZ 85603 memo: David Missionary Support
Correspondence: 9-28 Abordo St., Holy Angel Village (Phase 1), City of San Fernando, Pampanga 2000, Philippines
Email: [email protected] Website – www.calvarysanfernando.com Jim and Shonda Davis (Pastoral Training of Asia) – September 2015 Thank you for your faithfulness in praying, it is so very important to us.
Please pray for:
We need more missionaries in the Philippines and all the other Asian countries we work in. Workers are so few and the harvest is so great. Many, literally millions have never heard of Jesus.
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Please pray for Shonda eyes, they are getting worse.
Please pray Leah (our married daughter) in the Philippines as she is having some health problems.
Please pray that the Lord provides funding for our Missionary House Project, we are 1/2 funded.
Correspondence/Financial Support: Pastoral Training of Asia, PO Box 1136, San Clemente, CA. 92674-1136.
PTA Office: 1000 South El Camino Real, Unit B, San Clemente, CA. 92672
Phone: 949-348-1808 Email: [email protected] Blog: originalshondadavis.blogspot.com
Cars, boats, motorcycles, land, jewelry, etc. can be donated and a tax-deduction provided. Visit our web site and
Shonda’s blog [email protected]. Everett Family (Rancho Sordo Mudo, Mexico)
Rancho Sordo Mudo is a free home/school for deaf children in Mexico. Ed and Margaret Everett, the founders of
RSM, believe that deaf children can be taught how to read and write, to communicate in sign language, and to learn a
trade for their future. More importantly, the goal of the ministry is to teach the children of God’s love for them and give
them a hope and future. This has been the work of the ranch for almost 40 years.
Financial Support: Berea Baptist Missions (Rancho Sordo Mudo), P.O. Box 1376, Chula Vista, CA 91912
Phone: 011-52-646-155-2201 Email: [email protected]
Web: www.ranchosordomudo.org Blog: www.ranchosordomudo.blogspot.com Dan and Debbie Finfrock (Intensive Care Ministries) – July 2015
Please pray for our staff in Africa, Russia, Pakistan, Philippines and South America. Pray they will train participants well
in the IBS
Pray for participants I taught in Iraq. Many are suffering greatly. Pray they will use what they learned in the seminar.
Pray for more provision to conduct seminars in Pakistan. We have had to limit training because of shortages.
Pray for my upcoming seminar in Mexico.
Financial Support: Intensive Care Ministries, P.O. Box 109, Mentone, CA 92359-0109
Designate what funds are for: General Fund, Pastors seminars, etc.
Correspondence: Same
Phone: 909-798-0451 Fax: 909-335-3615
Website – www.icmbible.org Email: (Dan and Debbie) [email protected]
Theresa Frazier (Dumaguete, Philippines) – September 2015
I pray this finds each of you well and living in the victory Christ gives us to the glory of our God and King.
As most of you are aware, my mom went home to be with the Lord September 3rd, 2014. After settling her estate, I
returned to the Philippines to continue my ministry of teaching English & the Bible to 6th graders. However, after
prayerfully seeking the Lord for His direction and receiving some godly counsel for my future, I have decided to return to
Orange County. Being on the mission field for 9 years (7.5 in the Philippines and 1.5 in Romania), the Lord is closing this
chapter in my life.
I plan to return to the U.S. in October, but don't yet have a set date. I must first sell my car as I will need those funds to
live on until I can find work. PTA will continue to receive donations up to 6 months after I arrive back in California which
would be thru April 2016. I appreciate your continued support as long as you can give.
Correspondence and/or other love gifts (ie, gift cards) can be sent to this address:
1914 S. Parton Street, Santa Ana, CA 92707
I am very grateful for this experience as well as my growth in the Lord from being here. I thank God for each of you for
your faithfulness in praying, encouraging and financial giving. I know the Lord has great rewards for you in heaven.
Upon my return to Orange County, I will take a few weeks of rest to readjust to life in the U.S. After all, being 7-1/2 years
here I've adapted to the Filipino lifestyle. I need and appreciate your prayers for this time of transition. Prayer Requests:
Please pray God will send the right buyer for my car, and it will all go smoothly.
Please pray for a room to stay in until I can save for an apartment. I am also available to house sit.
Please pray for a job and keep me in mind if you know anyone who is hiring.
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Please pray as I prepare to leave this country... beloved friends; for packing and shipping, and for a new adventure in the
Lord back in the U.S.
You can reach me anytime via email or on my U.S. cell #:Â 714-515-0160Â once I'm in Orange County
Financial Support: Pastoral Training of Asia, P.O. Box 1136, San Clemente, CA. 92674-1136. 949-348-1808
Correspondence: P.O. Box 182, Dumaguete City, Philippines, Negros Oriental 6200
Cell Phone: 011 + 63 + 9266401686 Magic Jack Phone: 714-729-4490 SKYPE: tre4jesus
Email: [email protected] Keith and Cherie Fresonke (Truth Ministry, Bulgaria) – September 2015 Prayer Requests:
Rock Wall #1: One of our rock walls fell down this week. They are dry built. The problem was no footing and part of the
lower portion of the fence was acting as a retaining wall with no concrete or rebar. We found a worker to rebuild it. He is
doing a footing and building the lower portion as a retaining wall faced with the cool rock. Bummer is our insurance didn't
cover it. Please pray that he does a great job.
Rock Wall #2: We have another rock wall that is in worse shape than the one which fell down. It too is acting as a
retaining wall, but when the ground freezes in the winter it pushes out the bottom. So this wall has the leans. It is a much
longer fence. So please pray that we can find a way to secure it (in a safe and great looking way) so it doesn't fall over. It
costs about 35 dollars a square meter plus materials to rebuild. So if this one goes it would be about 3 thousand USD to
rebuild. More importantly, we wouldn't want anyone to get hurt!
Kitchen: Keith is working on our kitchen in our little house. So close but still so far away! :-) Monday we have a friend
coming to help with the electrical since it is different than in the States. Pray for us to persevere in the midst of all we still
have to do. And that I would look at what we have accomplished (which is a LOT) and not on the pile of things that still
need to be done. I know that someday our little house will feel like a home.
Hornets: We have a hornet's nest in our chimney. Big, ugly, European Hornets. Do a google search and you will see
how big and ugly they are. They are pretty mad right now since Keith lit a fire to smoke them out. We are not sure how to
get rid of them. We are planning to replace our fireplace before winter since the one in our little house is way too big for
the space and difficult to work. Pray that we can find a fireplace worker who will clean the chimney flute, replace the
fireplace and make sure our fireplace is safe before winter. We never used the fireplace in the little house last winter
since at that point we were living in the Guest House.
Sunday August 23: I've been asked to teach the Sunday service since Pastor Miro and his family are on vacation.
Please pray! I'm always super honored that they would ask a woman to teach. This church is VERY conservative so this
is definitely God's favor with this church.
CCM Team: We have a construction team coming from Calvary Chapel Murrieta in September. They are going to build
this cool fire pit for us to use at our retreats. Here is a link if you want to see what it's going to look
like. http://www.diyncrafts.com/2122/homemade/fantastic-summer-diy-project-build-swings-around-a -campfire Keith
and I have been shopping to find everything we need. Please pray for the finding of everything, for the weather to be
great while the team is here and for anything else the Lord puts on your hearts to pray for the team.
Thanks everyone for your prayers. We couldn't do this work without you. We totally love it here (except for missing our
family, friends and especially our grandkids like crazy!!!!!). The Lord knows our hearts and so He has truly blessed us
with great neighbors who all helped us when the fence fell down.
Financial Support: Calvary Chapel Murrieta, 24225 Monroe Ave., Murrieta, CA 92562. On memo line of check, please specify “Truth & Hope Foundation” or “Fresonke”
Correspondence: The Truth Ministry, P.O. Box 813, Seal Beach, CA 90740.
Email: [email protected] Blog: www.sunflowerpress.net/blog
Web: www.truthandhope.net and www.sunflowerpress.net and www.cheriefresonke.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/cherie.fresonke Twitter: www.twitter.com/CherieFresonke Wayne and Brooke Goranson (Water, Worship & the Word) – September 2015 Our thanks go out to all of you who have been praying for us through this long journey! We continue to be in awe of the Lord's faithfulness. Your prayers, calls, encouragement and support have sustained us.
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Monday I go back to the orthopedic surgeon in Rochester at the Mayo Clinic. They will take x-rays and determine if the
bone around the prosthesis has healed sufficiently for me to bare weight, thereby enabling me to begin walking and
physical therapy.
Please pray for good news so I can begin moving forward toward full recovery and for God's continued provision for all that involves!
Also, we have been praying about and contemplating our future. We want to continue to be used by the Lord where ever
He sees fit. In our mind there are several options, but everything hinges on the healing process with my leg and
obviously the Lord's will.Â
Please pray for His will and direction for us as 2016 approaches.
Our time with the grand kids has been filled with much laughter and activity. It has been good medicine for us! It is
amazing how the sin nature is passed from generation to generation. Not that I am amused by the sin of my grand kids
but I have to laugh because many of the things they say and do are just like the things I did at their age.Â
Please pray that each of them comes to know the Lord in an intimate way.
Brooke continues to be by my side caring for me and I am blessed by her strength and willingness to
serve me this way. It is not easy having to totally depend on another person and it is not easy being
that person, but she does it with the joy of the Lord.Â
Please pray for our marriage to grow stronger and deeper through this time.
If all goes well, we are praying about going to the Missions conference next January in Murrieta, CA.
There are also several churches we would love to stop and say hello to, so hopefully we will see
many of you then!
Financial Support: WW&W, P.O. Box 11, Britt, IA 50423-0011
Phone: 641-863-0225 or 641-843-8688
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://waterworshipword.blogspot.com/ http://goandprosper.org
Email: [email protected] [email protected]
Harvest Crusades (Southern California)
Pray for Harvest Crusade 2015, August 28 – 30.
“Knowing God and making Him known” through Crusades in the area and follow-up through CCPC.
Correspondence/Financial Support: Harvest Crusades, 6115 Arlington Ave., Riverside, CA 92504
Phone: 951-687-6595 Fax: 951-351-8240 Web: www.harvest.org/crusades Jason Holloway (Rancho Sordo Mudo, Mexico) – September 2015
Jason is in Washington State now in school.
Financial Support: GO Ministries (Acct #1310), P.O. Box 651, Norco Ca 92860
Donate online at go.ccnorco.org/donate.htm – missionary account #1310, donate once or set up a recurring monthly donation!
Correspondence: P.O. Box 340, Tecate, CA 91980
E-mail: [email protected] Blog site: bringdowntheglory.wordpress.com
Facebook – facebook.com/jasonlee.holloway Instagram: @jayhollo
KAIROS Prison Ministry
This ministry’s objective is to reach out to those who are incarcerated. A three day course to provide them an on-going
Christian relationship with God and establish a discipling group for them.
Each prison Kairos serves in typically has a once a month reunion (follow up) for all Kairos graduates. Pray for
Outside and Inside men to make these one day follow up meetings and prayer time.
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Pray inmates will meet weekly as encouraged for prayer and share groups and attend Sunday worship services.
Pray violence will dissolve as God’s Spirit moves in the hearts and minds of those that have received His Son.
Pray the families of the incarcerated will stay in contact with those who have received Christ and give loving support
and encouragement to them.
Financial Support: Kairos c/o Warnick, Maestas & Maroney, 4 Hutton Centre Drive, Suite 330, Santa Ana, CA 92707
Correspondence: same
Web: www.kairosprisonministry.org Scott and Danielle Key (Scotland) – September 2015
This is an exciting time of the year for Cornerstone. As the kids return to school we kick back into full gear, initiating new
ideas. We have the opportunity of meeting loads of new people, and there are loads of opportunities for people to get
involved.
We been doing a lot of personal discipleship/mentoring. This has been a great tool to see growth in
development in everyone, especially the young ones.
We have begun a new home bible study that has just started in a local village, Law village. This will
appeal to young adult aged people. We are hoping this will be a transition point for the teens that have been attending
Wednesday youth group.
The Emmersons have returned to the UK. They will be visiting Shotts this week to search for a new home.
Please pray for their transition back into Scotland from the mission field in South Africa.
It is our plan to give them loads of time to become re settled in Scotland before throwing too much at them.
One thing Dave Emmerson and I (Scott) are keen to do, as soon as possible, is to run a regular outreach event similar to
the artsy-coffee shop-open mic event that we had when you guys were out in 2013. It was very successful, there is a
lot of interest in something like this on a regular basis.
We are concerned about the Emerson children integrating with the whole church program here. Their youngest has a
possible learning disability that might prove difficult for the teachers and the leaders. As it stands we may need to have a
specialist ministry team to take care of the likes of him and our Myles and a few others who have been diagnosed with
autism. Thank God for my time working with special needs with the Church of Scotland. We also have other specialists,
nurses and teachers that have experience with these issues.
That said please pray for Myles. He struggled really bad through the summer break being out of his regular school
routine. Now that school is back in he is slightly easier to handle. The problem is that when he gets over stimulated or
overly tiered he starts to act aggressive. It usually started with sudden ear piercing screams that startles everyone. He
gets tiered really fast. We find that he needs to get out to burn energy, but only in 4 hour increments, as after that he
starts to get overly tiered and can start acting out.
Pray for Jed as we are always worried about him slipping through the cracks of our attention and care. He is a awesome
like boy who is truly blessed by God. He does struggle a little in school because he gets distracted real easy.
There have been some changes in the tax system that we have not been aware of and we are trying to sort things out.
This will cost us some amount of money. We are not sure how much yet, I have an accountant working on it just now. It
really depends on how far back they want us to assess. There will be more changes for those in ministry in the next
year. We are going to take a big hit so please pray for our finances. So far we believe that we owe around £2600 that
will be due at the end of January.
Please pray for our property. it is old, but lovely. It doe require a lot of maintenance which also costs. We used a roofer
a few months back that did a horrible job. We are praying that the roof will hold up through the winter or that we can find
another honest roofer. We have spent a lot on the flat with the loft conversion and fixing up a few rooms and some minor
decorating. As such, we really don't have much resources left at this time to do much else.
Please pray for our marriage.
Please pray for our health, well being, mental health, physical health, energy and focus. That we would have a balanced
life which also includes our spiritual health... so that we may continue to do God will for and long as we can.
Please pray as we look into our British Citizenship. It is probably a good time to act on this, as I will be harder and more
expensive if we put it off too long.
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Please pray for the long winter nights that are coming quickly. This summer was really poor and the forecast for winter is
just as poor. A poor winter can make things difficult and be very depressing.
If you’re interested on keeping up on the daily stuff Dani is on FB as Dani Key. GO Ministries (Acct. #1151), P.O. Box 651, Norco, CA 92860. (909) 272-9673 or (951) 272-9673
Correspondence: 20 Shottskirk Rd., Shotts, Scotland, ML7 4AB, United Kingdom
Email: [email protected] (Scott) Web: www.godsent2.com GO! Web: go.ccnorco.org
Facebook: “Cornerstone Christian Ministries Shotts”, please “like” our page for updates and news feeds. Tom Kramer (Malaysia) – September 2015 Prayer Request:
As you are praying this evening I will now of been 35th day of traveling and ministry. Please pray that I will finish strong
in health, in spirit, in emotions and in my relationships.
I’m still needing a closer intimacy with the Lord everyday. I’m easily distracted with being in a new place, meeting
people, teaching etc. I need to be intentional with my times with the Lord.
For favor with my relationships wherever I go. I want to be a blessing to the different ministries I’m at.
As I go back to Malaysia on August 31 for 2 weeks that it would be a refreshing time. That I would find joy in my daily life
there.
For my next trip to India that I would be full of the Holy Spirit, healthy and ready to give out.
For my health. I think I’m doing okay with my health. I need wisdom when and if I should go in for check ups.
For my family. My brother and his wife must make difficult decisions for my mom. I heard that she can no longer drive
due to her loss of memory. My brother needs wisdom on what must be done for my mom.
And for the salvation of my family. Praise Report:
I’m having a great time teaching in Bangladesh and India. God has been very gracious to me and is using me to bless the
students and ministries. I’ve stayed healthy!!!! All my travels (airlines, trains, buses, rickshaws etc.) have gone very well.
Thank you for standing with me!
Financial Support: YWAM, P.O. Box 61700, Honolulu, HI 96839
Cell Phone: 808-230-6021 Email: [email protected] Steve and Jan Lowe (Pacific Youth Correctional Ministries) – 2015
Please pray for their health, marriage, finance and ministry.
Financial Support: Pacific Youth Correctional Ministries (Gift #001), P.O. Box 8875, Redlands, CA 92375
Correspondence: Protestant Chaplaincy Ministry, 331 The City Drive South, Orange, CA 92868-3299
Phone: 714-935-6365 Email (Steve/Jan): [email protected] Web: www.pycm.org
Tom and Debbie McCulloch (Hope Academy, Adams, Tennessee) – June 2015
On Saturday, we announced to our students that we will be retiring from Parent Hope Ministries at the end of June 2016.
To us, retiring just means transitioning to serving the Lord in another capacity. We have ministered to at-risk girls since 2004
and we are ready to enter a new season of our lives. We have found this necessary because it is becoming increasingly
more difficult to find full-time help. Our part-time employees are excellent, but we are not able to take ample time off with
part-time help. In addition, the government continues to burden ministries with greater controls and regulations. We are
saturated with paperwork and expensive financial audits. More regulations are on the horizon for next year. The Health
Department tests our commercial dishwasher and refrigerator for temperatures and we have to endure restaurant standards
for cooling meals, etc. Our fire alarms had to be connected by an electrician and we had to provide a private refrigerator to
keep our dog food separate. We will see each student through to the end of our contracts. Our last student arrived Sunday.
We ask you to pray for us in this time of transition. We are fully committed to each of student’s success and will work with the
same diligence until our very last day.
In addition, we are praying about our next ministry. We are planning to take some serious time off to move, to rest and
consider what God wants us to do.
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Financial Support: Hope Academy, 3900 Dortch Road, Adams, TN 37010
Correspondence: Tom and Debbie McCulloch, 3900 Dortch Road, Adams, TN 37010
Phone: 615-696-1050 Email: [email protected] Web: www.parenthope.com
Dave and Nancy McDowell (Safe Harbor International Relief) – September 2015
Nancy and I would appreciate prayer as we are planning for a three week assessment trip in Kenya and Uganda which
may also include South Sudan in October. We have two important goals. One is to renew our ministry contacts with
police officials for our continued ministry of training officers with an emphasis on ethics and anti-corruption. We continue
to work with local pastors and provide a "Law Enforcement Appreciation" service at the end of our training sessions when
we bring a full team with us. This is our opportunity to present the Gospel to officers and their families. As an example to
show the need for assessment and renewal of contacts just this last year the Kenyan Police Department reassigned and
made changes from top to bottom with its personnel. We also plan to check on ongoing literacy programs that Safe
Harbor has sponsored in Nairobi.
Our second goal is to provide several opportunities for Nancy to network with local pastors, missionaries and church
leaders to plan for future Spiritual Retreats. Providing for the spiritual needs of Christian workers overseas is a much
needed ministry. Please pray for the right locations that will provide the right environment to allow future participants to
get away from their busy schedules to connect with the Lord and come away refreshed. Nancy currently ministers in
person and via Skype to several missionaries around the world.
We would appreciate your prayers for our current family situation and how it may impact our October departure. We
have accepted the responsibility of becoming temporary foster care parents for two of our three grandsons. This could
be a twelve month or more commitment while our youngest daughter here in Bend and her husband are attending
required classes to deal with addiction issues. We will leave the specifics as an unspoken request but we would
greatly appreciate your prayers for their long term recovery. We have needed boundaries in place but at this time felt the
Lord wanted us to reach out to our grandchildren through the State system
We are caring for our two year old grandson Grayson and his newborn brother Isaiah. Isaiah is now 12 weeks old and
has been with us just under two weeks. Isaiah was born premature and spent the first 10 weeks of his life in NICU where
he was later diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. After our training from the NICU nurses and doctors and because
Nancy is an RN we were allowed to take Isaiah home to join Grayson. While sleeping at night Isaiah is attached to
an oxygen and heart monitor. Due to a reflux condition which he should grow out of Isaiah will hold his breath to swallow
which can cause an apnea event. They are rare and so far have just required stimulating Isaiah to get his oxygen level
up but as you can imagine a great responsibility. He has been sleeping better at night and the "false alarms" have
slowed down which is when the alarm activates but Isaiah right away on his own gets back to proper breathing.
Needless to say this has been heartbreaking and stressful for us. We know and are completely confident that the Lord
is in control. I Corinthians 10:13 has become comforting these past days. Our six year old grandson Ethan has been
placed with his biological father also living in Bend. Our hope is that Ethan will soon be able to spend a few days a week
with us and his brothers
Please pray for a family that just moved about an hour and a half drive from Bend who are new foster parents. They
watched Grayson for the first two weeks during court hearings and are praying about providing respite for us in October.
Grayson loved this family who are former missionaries and the wife is a pediatric nurse. If they are not available pray for
a Christian couple that we know where the wife is a nurse or medically trained and could come and live in our home for
three weeks - ha. We need some miracles and of course we are aware that despite the airline ticket penalty (Emirates
Air was a half price special)Â we may need to postpone our October outreach.
We really appreciate so much those of you who have continued to pray for us and support us financially through this
season of our ministry. The Lord has a reason for all of this so we know he is preparing us.
Another specific request is connected to our website: www.PoliceOutreach.com. A dear brother in Seattle has hosted
this site at no cost for several years but due to a change in direction for him will not be able to continue past September.
I have renewed the hosting of the site with Start Logic but only have the old files I worked with before the current site was
developed. If anyone has some IT Web background that could look at the current site online and redevelop it back into
the "construction site" under Start Logics control panel I could put it up live when it was completed. I know enough to
stumble through or screw it up so I am hoping it is fairly cut and paste for someone that I can give the passwords to to
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access both sites. Call me at 541-390-2891 if that is something you could handle. By all means feel free to let me know
what we can reimburse for your time
If you have read this far you are a loyal friend and co-laborer. We are doing better each day but must tell you the past
few weeks have been exhausting. We are thankful for so many that have made it known that they want to help us. Just
having someone at our home with two year old Grayson for a time helps with the basics like having time to cut the lawn!
We love Grayson and Isaiah and look forward to seeing Ethan again as well. We are looking forward to the day to just
being grandparents again but know this is a tremendously worthwhile investment in their little lives right now. The Lord is
still in the business of restoring lives!
To all you young moms out there may we humbly bow and pay our respects for all you do. You are not thanked
enough. Yes TIRED but my wonderful wife is still a GREAT gramma (mom again for awhile)Â and nurse!
Our thanks again to Sandy Otsuji (Safe Harbor CEO) and Pastor Dan Gettemy (Safe Harbor Board Member) who drove
three hours each way together from Vancouver, WA to Bend, OR just to visit us for a few hours and pray for our family!
Financial Support: Safe Harbor International Relief, P.O. Box 80820, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
Correspondence: 61285 Mountain Breeze Ct., Bend, OR 97702
Phone: 541-390-2891 Email: [email protected]
Web: www.policeoutreach.com www.safeharbor.us Clint and Rhoda Pickens (Wales, United Kingdom) – September 2015
Thanks for your prayers. Rob, the ex-demonic possessed man has stabilized more so he is not so draining. Stress really
affects my heart condition. I had an appointment for consultation for my heart on October 10th, they moved it a month later
now.
Praise
Rob has stabilized, victory over attacks Prayer
More salvation's
Clint’s -heart artery 100% blocked- healing or surgery soon
Increase our financial support by $2,000 a month
Getting into another school assembly for September
Annual 2 weeks off in Sept- good family time & relax.
Sept 15 decision/vote from another church to use their building for our new outreach ministries
Financial Support: GO Ministries (Account #1123), P.O. Box 651, Norco, CA 92860
Correspondence: 16 Station Road, Grovesend, Swansea SA4 4GY Wales, U.K.
Phone: 011-44-1792-893-300 (8 hours ahead) Email: [email protected] ; [email protected]
Web: www.pillarcc.co.uk Financial Support: www.go-ministries.com Sheri Snyder (Pacific Youth Correctional Ministries) September 2015
September 6th Youth Outreach to St Andrews Presbyterian Church
September 7-13th
Stay-cation
September 14th Probation Religious Services Meeting
September 26th Missionary Breakfast at Calvary Chapel Nexus-Camarillo
Monday Juvenile Hall Girls Bible study with Meylang
Wednesday YGC Bible study with Chaplain Rick & Gina
Christ Before You (CBY) Urban Ministry VBS & Beach Trip – CBY’s first VBS had 50+ children and was a
tremendous success. Rob built a Time Machine as the children traveled back in time to learn about the Bible,
God, and Jesus Christ. I joined the group on the final day for a beach trip. The kids had a GREAT time super
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appreciative, and only coming out of the water long enough for lunch. Pray for the older kids (13-15 years)
who can be very challenging as they push the limits and can have a sense of entitlement. Please pray for Rob,
he has such a big heart for the children. I am continually amazed to see his gifts of patience and mercy in
action.
I want to connect more with the girls and build personal relationships. I have begun writing letters to the
girls as they prepare for release. I am also keeping track of birthdays for cards, and writing encouragement
cards as the Lord leads. Please pray I will persist in this as writing doesn’t come easy to me.
CP (JH) and I met shortly before her release. We talked about the wrong choices she was making and how
her family was impacted. C. affirmed her trust in Jesus so I challenged her regarding putting off her old life and
putting on her new life. She has a serious addiction. Pray she will find strength in trusting God and go to
church rather than running back to her friends and the drugs.
SS (JH) has much brokenness inside that only God can heal. She speaks of reincarnation... another
chance/life to do better pray she will know that Christ died ONCE for ALL.
SR (JH) amazes me most any question the other girls ask, she has the right answer straight from the Bible.
Pray she will live out the Truth inside of her.
DC (YGC) continues to struggle emotionally as she so desperately wants to break away from her old life. She
has a huge past to overcome. Please pray for the fierce battle raging for her very life and future. Financial Support: Pacific Youth Correctional Ministries (Gift #028), P.O. Box 8875, Redlands, CA 92375
Correspondence: Protestant Chaplaincy Ministry, 331 The City Drive South, Orange, CA 92868-3299
Phone: 714-935-6365 Email: [email protected] Web: sheri.pycm.org Carlos Suarez (Ensenada, Mexico)
Carlos is pastor to the deaf at Horizonte Capilla Calvario in Ensenada, Mexico.
Pray for CC Horizonte Deaf Ministry in Ensenada
The hearts of Deaf people are open the words of God through Jesus and they are compressions in the Holy Spirit.
Need interpreters in CC Horizonte for Deaf.
God give me in the Holy Spirit wisdom in how teach His Word Deaf.
CCH’s member speakers will have the desire to learn more about Deaf culture church. Some want to learn Mexican
Sign Language to communicate with us.
Pray for the Suarez family
My children (Leilani and Jeremias) in elementary school, and my niece (Victoria) in preschool.
Pray for financial support. I ask God for direction of a land for building home.
Financial Support: Angels of Love, Inc. P.O. Box 121754, Chula Vista, CA 91912
Phone: 011-52-646-136-9368
Email: [email protected] Jim and Debie Tucker (San Ignacio, Belize) – 2015
Please pray for health, marriage, finance and ministry.
Financial Support: Calvary Chapel Arroyo Grande, 1133 Maple Street, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420, 805-481-2320
Correspondence: Box 18, Spanish Look Out, Belize, Central America
Phone: 011-501-678-9791 (Jim), 011-501-670-6006 (Debie)
Email: [email protected] U-Turn for Christ
U-Turn for Christ is a two-month minimum residential comprehensive Discipleship Re-entry Program. The ministry provides
the teaching of Godly stewardship ethics and disciplines in conjunction with Godly principles, based on the Word of God and
Christian living skills, in a Ranch atmosphere and environment.
Financial Support: Calvary Chapel of Hemet, 26121 Hemet St., Hemet, CA 92544
Correspondence: 21070 Patterson, Perris, CA
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Phone: (951) 943-7097 Email: [email protected] Aaron Wilkins (Santa Catalina, Panama) June 2015
We place our focus on facilitating short term mission teams, supporting various ministries by demonstrating the love of
Jesus Christ through teaching, serving, and meeting physical, and spiritual needs.
We are also working in partnership with nationals constructing “Casa Paraiso” a mission’s base located near the
Panama Canal, where we will evangelize, train, and send missionaries throughout Panama.
Prayers:
I have been in the interior of panama, "off the grid" so unable to send or receive emails for some time. A recent back
injury has me back in Panama City getting physical therapy, while spending a lot of quiet/still time with God. I need
prayer for quick recovery as a team of engineers and builders will be here next week to build a 90ft pedestrian bridge.
Also pray I would be filled with the Holy Spirit and would be able to spiritually affect the team. Another high school group
from central California will be here the last week of June, so please pray for divine appointments, and just a overall
blessed trip. Thanks for your heart for missions. Thank you I covet your prayers.
Financial Support: CCPC/Sonrise, 6400 Westminster, Westminster, CA 92683
http://ccpc.org/resources/tithe_landing.php (Note: CCPC Sonrise)
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: “SONRISE PANAMA” where I post weekly prayer requests, updates, and photos. Don and Danka Zellmer (Campus Crusade for Christ – Colorado Springs, CO) – August 2015
He called me several nights ago - a sense of urgency was in his voice. Don, what is happening to the church
in America? Are we asleep? I believe prayer is the only answer! I first met Tunde on the metro in Moscow,
Russia, when we were living there in the early 90’s. He was a nineteen year old exchange student from Nigeria,
studying petroleum engineering, and fluent in several languages. We had him in our home often he loved Jesus
and we loved having him around. Long hours were spent in conversation. He has now been living in America for
over 12 years, working in his expertise down in Texas, along with his wife and 3 children. I find it interesting to
see different interpretations of the same painting on the canvas. Is there urgency in my voice? Am I praying?
It truly is my spiritual food duchowy pokarm. I am honest in saying that I can struggle to get that daily time
with the Lord to be alone and have my mind focused only on Him praying, seeking, desiring, wanting and yet I
know that I need His daily perspective. Reading Psalm 19 this morning gave me that vivid reminder. Danka and
I desire to stay fully engaged in the battle Here I am, Lord, use that our words and thoughts and actions would
be pleasing to Him.
The daily cycle of news we want to stay informed, to be current relevant knowledgeable as to the situation in
which we live. Do not lose heart be praying for our nation. Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the
Lord, Psalm 31:24.
Every year Class of 2015 dismissed! always around that 3rd week in May, we have the privilege of attending
the festivities surrounding the Air Force Academy graduation. Tributes and reminders and challenges and
accolades and many, many words and speeches. I smile a lot during that time there is reason to feel proud. We
do see some of the smartest and brightest come through. But always I have those moments of reminding
myself, unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it... Psalm 127:1. We are here for this
season. Lord, allow us to be used of You to be instruments in the lives of others. And allow us to be good
stewards of our time our talents our resources. Amen.
Megan and others commented with enthusiasm, about the opportunity to come into the Polish schools and
talk about their personal life and faith, and how they were integrated. This is exciting for us, because we do not
get this opportunity in our country. A very profound and telling statement of where we are at as a nation and the
direction we are heading. I recalled with them, how in the late 70’s with the Athletes in Action wrestling team, we
would go all over southern California, using the sport of wrestling, speaking in public venues, putting on
assemblies and clinics, and openly sharing our faith with young people and we could do it in the schools. The
times are rapidly changing.
Something is stirring in my heart and I am not sure how God wants to use it. I see tremendous openness
opportunity hunger need whenever I get out there, and especially when I travel beyond. Ultimately, the real and
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deepest human needs are going to be spiritual. On our recent trip to California, I constantly found myself
thinking and praying Lord, all these different gifted folks teachers, engineers, doctors, builders, faithful workers
and folks in business, whoever people from every stripe and color. They can be used to help change the
world!• Sure, we all reach that age of slowing down the pace. But would it not be exciting to get on a plane or
a boat, or even simply take a drive into the inner-city, and getting involved in an environment or a culture or a
world that is a little different than our own? Pray this simple prayer Here I am, God, use me! Amen.• Financial Support: Campus Crusade for Christ (Acct#0107493), P.O. Box 628222, Orlando FL 32862-8222
Correspondence: 8710 Ballantrae Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80920
Phone: (719) 330-5245 Email: [email protected]