Jesus said: "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in[a] the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.". Matthew 28: 19-20.
Those are some of Jesus' very last words before His ascension back into Heaven. Truly a Mission Challenge. Jesus is the Commissioner and we are the commissioned.
We have many opportunities to fulfill that Command. One very special way is to support our Missionaries through prayer and giving. Our Mission giving is running behind the budget. The following report is a small look into the service they are doing for us on the various Mission Fields. As you read this please pray for each one and ponder how you can fulfill the Command of Jesus.
Jeff & Marilyn German
Jim & Beth Hamson
Paul & Don Hoekstra
Dick & Donna Swart
David & Joy Zomer
Michael & Tina Bas
Apache Reformed Church - Jeffrey & Susan Taylor who have just accepted a call to this vital mission church in Oklahoma.
Jeff & Deb Feenstra are taking a leave from Mission work in Mexico for family concerns. We are hoping to replace their support by supporting Jeremy & Susan Beeboet in Niger. This is a great opportunity to witness in this mostly Muslim Country. We will have more information on this later.
Tom & Karen Richardson
Mark & Heather Overbeek
Luisa Pinto
Paul & Marilyn Gess
Dave & Char Alexander
All of the Missionaries have very special children also. We hope to write about their families at another time.
In addition to the persons who serve us we also support many ministries as listed below:
As a Mission Team we are asking that you pray for each of these very special people and ministries. We also ask that you remember to give to help us meet our Mission Budget.
Please remember the Mission Offering on the fourth Sunday of each month. If you should care to give a little extra to Missions in the next month or two it would be appreciated and you will be helping to fulfill the Command of Jesus to "Go into all the world "
Thank you for your faithfulness.
Submitted by your Mission Ministries Team
"Pray for us, so that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be glorified everywhere;"
-Paul, an early missionary, to his friends and supporters in Thessalonica (2 Thess. 3:1)
Don't wait for a crisis to emerge. Missionaries appreciate your prayers at all times. As a reminder, keep their photos in a prominent place.
Learn all you can about the missionaries you pray for. Requests profile sheets and ask to be placed on their mailings.
Pray for specific needs, with a missionary communication in front of you.
Your prayers will be more personal if you write your missionaries, support them with your gifts, and meet them when they are on home assignment.
Missionaries have many of the same family problems we have, but distance and separation can make these problems more difficult.
In addition to the illness and accidents we all experience, many missionaries must deal with diseases and health threats specific to their places of service.
Missionaries have personal friends and coworkers in their partner churches who also need your prayers.
Missionaries can become discouraged, lonely, irritable, and worried; they experience failures as well as successes,
Missionaries want you to share, in your prayers, their joys and triumphs.
From: RCA Mission Services
