April 30, 2004

Vol. 11 Issue 10

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EDITORIAL

Acts 20:35 I have showed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

Since we have received much we have the opportunity to be blessed much by giving. I am pleased to report that your giving to the Philippine mission through the years has paid great benefits. The Bible Holiness Church of God under the leadership of Bro. D. B. Luzan now has 34 congregations with over 1800 members. Pray for their continued success. Editor

WORLD MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP (WMF)

Annual meeting is set for Thursday July 15 @ 2:00 PM; Licking County Church of God Camp Meeting, Newark, Ohio

Continue to send offerings identified for specific missions to the Treasurer:
       World Missionary Fellowship
        C/O Bro. Steve Yoder
        P. O. Box 418
        Sugarcreek, OH 44681

I am available to visit congregations or groups to present needs and discuss WMF, Nigeria or the Philippines. Bro. Stanley J. Rexroth, Chairman.

NIGERIA

REPORTS FOR THE MONTH OF March:

Abam/Abala, Pastor Cyriacus Nwachukwu: Attendance = 63 to 78, We held 3 days fasting aimed at pulling down strong holds. Visiting to hospitals continues. Four days revival was held.

Umuahia, Pastor Christian Ogbuka: Attendance = 55 to 78; 3 souls saved. The month ushered in more blessings of spiritual growth among members, material and physical health. Souls were added to the church.

Calabar 1, Pastor Johnnie Austin: Attendance = 34 to 136; 2 souls saved; We conducted 3 day revival meeting, God blessed with special healings and the salvation of souls.

Calabar 2, Pastor Bassey Ekpe: Attendance = 12 to 17. 1 soul won. Evangelism within the church and tarry night was held.

Omoba Isiala Ngwa, Pastor Ronald Iheanacho: Attendance = 18 to 23; We had Bible study on Monday’s, prayer nights on Friday’s and conducted house-to-house evangelism.

Ikot Edibon, Pastor Okon Jim Ibok: Attendance = 21 to 26; Evangelism activities: 3 days revival, Fasting and prayer one day & House to house Evangelism.

Ikot Inyang Eti, Pastor Udobong Okon Essien: Attendance = 70 to 74; 5 souls saved; Evangelical activities: includes 4 days revival, 3 days fasting & prayer and tarry night.

Ehere, Aba, Pastor James Igbokwe: Attendance = 17 to 40. Evangelical report; Tuesdays: prayer meeting (mainly women), Thursday – waiting on the Lord, Saturday: Street preaching.

Eket Urban, Pastor E. David: Attendance = 20 to 31; 3 souls won. Evangelical activities: 3-day retreat.

Obinze Owerri, Imo State, Pastor Albert Emeh: Attendance = 6 to 8. Because of my living far away from this place, normal evangelistic activities have not commenced. Accommodation is our problem here. Where we were using was denied us. Pray for me, transport expenses is much considering my meager gift from National purse.

Evavalley Amafor Isingwu Umuahia, Pastor Albert Emeh: Attendance = 20 to 30. 2 souls saved. We held fasting and prayer for the progress of the work.

THE CHURCH OF GOD UNIVERSAL REVIVAL & CAMP MEETING REPORTS DECEMBER 26 -28, 2003

Camp Meeting was held at Ikot Esia. The camp was a time of self-examination, soul refreshing and strengthening as well as watchfulness & thanksgiving centered on the theme “The son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister and give His life a ransom for many”.

Revivals were held at Ikot Obio Odongo and at Ube Okobo. 5 souls were baptized. Many testified to God’s healing power; others to His grace on steadfastness; others thanked Him for His mercies that raised them from backsliding. To God be the glory. The house was filled with the glory of God.

Revival was held at Ikot Iko February 23 – 28.

PHILIPPINES

Bro. Tim Bash & I were privileged to attend Camp Meetings April 8 – 11 in Bannawag & April 15 – 18 in Baguio. The Lord blessed with His presence in the meetings. In all 19 converts were baptized.

The Lord continues to work among our Filipino brethren. New works are being raised up and the Pastor’s training school will start up again this June. Pray that the Lord will increase the support for this field. By the Editor.

INDIA

River Ministry and Good Friday

April 10, 2004

Precious greetings and hearty thanks to you all for all the benefits and blessings towards the India ministry. It is my pleasure to extend my humble thanks and gratitude's to all those personnel who are stretched their precious hands to put the Church of God in front line with their love offerings and prayers.

We never rest until the Gospel of JESUS preached to everybody in our borders. It is great pleasure to present the successful report of River Ministry. It is not a mean achievement for The Fellowship of the Church of God to brought the Gospel of Salvation into the River villages where the people are living under the Despair about their lives and Precious souls. This is all done only by your prayers and supporting help. We had successfully completed our 8th Missionary Trip. When we started our journey the unexpected cyclone also started. At the beginning the climate was very pleasant. On 6th Apr at 2 PM we started from T. P. Gudur by the Fe vehicle up to the Bank of River.

We took boat to cross the river, in the meanwhile the sky was covered with dark clouds. As our boat was sailing in the middle of the river, thunder and lighting made the climate very serious. By the power of wind the waters of the river was troubled like anything. The trouble was started and boat was fully in danger. We started to pray to Almighty God to protect us from the danger. Children Jennings and Keerthana were afraid by the dangerous situation. Their mother Jonse hugged them to made free. As pastor Bobby lift his eyes up to pray, he got a vision of Father and Mother Wood and all the saints of the WMF praying at the throne of the Grace. Their prayers uphold our boat safely. By this vision our hearts were encouraged and free from the danger, at the same movement the sky was very cleared and the river was calm and reached safely.

We entered into the village with singing and soon we made every thing ready to start the night meeting. Our saints from the village invited every one to the meeting. The Sunday school students began to sing songs the team also sang songs. Pastor Bobby and Paul shared the message. The people expressed their joy and great interest in the Truth. They said their hearts were revived by the songs and the messages. At the end of the meeting Sis Jonse gave an altar call by singing song. Meeting was closed at 10 PM. We finished supper and slept on the floor.

The next day early in the morning we got up and gave thanks to the Lord for the pleasant climate, went for the house visiting and visited a basket makers family, the children of this family were singing songs in the night meeting. The children are also experts in making baskets. The team helped the poor children.

On the 7th night we conducted a cottage meeting. The next day early in the morning we started our return journey. Bro Daweed was waited for the team other side of the bank with vehicle. We reached our homes and gave thanks to the Lord Jesus Christ who led us safely from the danger. It was written in the Newspaper, rain lashes Nellore and Tirupati. Heavy thundershowers, accompanied by gales, rocked the city on Tuesday evening, plunging it into total darkness. The heavy rain in Nellore caught the people by surprise and the mercury level took a sudden dip by afternoon. The high velocity winds uprooted many trees in the town and disrupted traffic. The power lines got snapped at many places, resulting in disruption of power supply in almost the entire town for a couple of hours. The sudden rain once again exposed lack of proper under ground Drainage system and sewage water overflowed on to the roads causing much hard ships to pedestrians. Praise the Lord who saved us from the danger.

Good Friday Program.

We had conducted a Good Friday program at K. M. Nagar church premises. Pastors preached on seven cries of suffering Christ. Sisters attended in a big number. Saints offered special prayers the unsaved also gathered in the meeting. Pastors John, Joseph, Paul, Jacob, Premnath, Akula and Bobby shared the messages. The Lord blessed all our ministry. Once again we are thankful and grateful to you for all your kindness and supporting help.

Your humble servant,
Bobby

April 12, 2004

Greetings in the precious name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

We happily say that our lord’s services are going very blessed day by day. As I have already informed you that I have sent V.P.Nagar church profile by AIR MAIL last week. I hope that you may receive the profile before 20th April that was sent by your home address.

Our gracious lord is guiding me day by day to be very trust worthy in all maters. I am very happily to send my monthly report for March. The first week we the team, pastors, Mrs. Lynda our evangelists joined in the arranging baptisms to 6 members. In deed it was very cheerful day to get these 6 new souls for the lord.

In the second week the saints and the pastors reached for gospel service to the P.cheruvu for street preaching. This is a very corner place. The people are drug addicts and dunkers. My lord Jesus helped us very much. We walked to there 3 K.M distance and distributed gospel booklets we the people of 15 in number met nearly 60 families’. . We first reached the place by evening 5 P.M. we first should by payer and divided into the two groups. One group started singing in the street and the other group started to the visit door to door; we visited 6 streets of the day. A widow that is blessed with four children first in visited us by giving a glass of water to all the members. We fist give the gospel to her house. Since we may have problems by the dunkers and drug addicts. We have decided to have place of prayer at the widow’s house. Praise the lord. That family accepted Jesus as their savior and attending to the Sunday worship service, few people came to the service to know the truth of our lord Jesus.

Generally we are conducting cottage prayers in every church saint’s house. The scheduled dates, names and time would be announced on Sunday worship service. This way we do concentrated even the new villages also. in the third week we visited “Chandamamavari palli which is hill tribal village. The village has 20 huts. Very small hut no doors only one should enter by bending entirely to the hut. On 20^th evening we visited the village all the people are illiterates living in the forest. They live only depending on the forest we distributed some biscuits to the hill tribe children when the gathered the children we made then to sit one place and prayed for the unity of the village. Then pastor k martin preached the gospel about the love of Jesus Christ, his death and resurrection and his second coming through the chart book. “ Rom 8:5”Bro Yesupadam who is a number of our team gave testimony to the village people the people received the testimony happily because he claimed from the same hill tribal caste’s and community. The village is near to the L.S nagar branch church pastor D.Daniel invited the hill tribes to join the Sunday worship service regularly.

In the fourth week I went to Nellore to met pastor bobby to receive the church building construction fund and return to Tirupati. I kept up myself busy in purchasing materials for the church; in the evening times we regularly take part in the cottage prayers.

We are also happy to say that my second daughter Gail olivia’s birth day takes place on 19^th April. Please remember her in your prayers and bless her to grow in the presence of the Lord and his guldens and good health. Please uphold these entire ministries in your prayers.

Thanking you

Yours son and Daughter
(K Martin and Linda)

Pastors Meeting Report

April 19, 2004

Precious greetings and Hearty thanks to you all in the Holy and Highly exalted name of Jesus the Lord. I am very encouraged with our Pastor's good report about the ministry in branch Churches in Pastors meeting held on 16th Apr 2005. I humbly submit the report as it is:

Chairman Words: "It is only wise decision to join Fellowship of the Church of God that made them stand ahead of more than 25 contenders of Truth. This result is the biggest testimonial of WMF, Father and Mother Jennings and Gail Wood and Missionary Team's dedication, personal attention and care towards every servant of the Lord. Where others talk of impossibility, they go ahead and achieve it. The Fellowship of the Church of God thanks every pastor for working hard, the noble missionaries faculty for their, special care to achieve the goal, who kept their promise in providing every need to extend the ministry with human touch. We encouraged by the tremendous response."

Pastor K. P. Sekhar; Preached in pastors meeting about "Take heed unto yourselves" Acts 20:28-29, Pastor Martin also participated in pastors meeting and preached the word of God," Heb. 5-4

The Lord anointed His servants with the word of God. All the Pastors were blessed in all aspects. The branch church pastors had given good report about Fe churches. Pastor Jacob, Thotapalli church: After the church was constructed the new souls added to the church and we had an opportunity to conduct weekly programs. By this the saints are encouraged and also other religious people also enjoy in hearing spiritual songs and word of God. Before the construction of church building we had gathered in a small hut belongs to one of the church member some people and saints not willing to come to the house but now through the supporting help the Lord enabled us to built a church. The villagers while they passed over the church they stand leave the shoes and with closed Eyes and pray. It make them to trust in God and latter on lead them to the Savior.

Levy Newton church: Pastor Solomon, The Lord blessed us with a beautiful church building, Roof of the church was covered with R. C. C slab, so it will be cool even in hot summer. We praised the Lord. We felt happy to be opened the church by Mother Gail Wood and missionary team. Before the construction of church we were gather in a corridor made with palm tree leaves. Only few people gathered worship meeting, now catholic people also coming to the church of God and twelve were saved and baptized.

River church report by Pastor James and Timothy: We are working very hard for the development of river ministry more over had done by pastor Bobby and team and also it was very great thing the precious missionary team should visit one of the village by the river side. People are very innocent and stubborn, living under the spiritual darkness but nothing is impossible to the God Almighty. As pastors team usually visited the Holy Spirit began to work of salvation in many villagers heart .Now the people came to know the truth the way and the life. We get a good response .We are conducting Sunday worship meeting in one village situated by the very side of the river. For now we gather under a corridor of a school building. A sister enthusiastically gave a land at free cost for the church construction. Please pray for the building. One more thing I would like to tell about the transportation to reach the river station. It is very difficult to reach the village in time. We should change two buses and catch the boat to sail across the river some times the bus comes very late by this we lost connection so that we miss the boat. By this hindrance some times we fail to conduct worship meeting it effects on those new souls who are very weak in God. We humbly request please pray to buy two wheel vehicle.

Pinapuram church: By pastor Akhula and Joel: The Lord blessed the congregation, now 25 to 30 people for Sunday service. Really we are blessed so much by the coming of the blessed team mother Wood and team We are very proud of Mother Wood and team to dedicated church hut it is very far away from my village and buses also not coming in proper time .To over come the hindrance we need to buy a two wheeler and also please pray for the permanent church building.

M. V. Palem: By K. Messiah: We are very thankful for the kind support we could able to purchase to construct a church. The Lord blessed with new souls, and some are ready to baptisms. We are thankful to WMF and all the saints of the community church of God. At the end of the meeting pastor Bobby distributed pastors monthly support .He sent monthly support by post those that were unable to attend the pastors meeting. There are some more pastors report which were blessed by the Lord. All the Glory goes to the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

Your servant, Bobby

YOUTH CORNER

It is hard to believe it is April already! Time is moving by very quickly, and I know a lot of you are feeling stressed right about now. In fact I have had a few stressful days in the last couple of weeks myself. You know I was just about ready to pull my hair out (I know, I don’t have much to pull) the other day when I noticed a picture of an eagle. Seeing the picture it reminded me of a Power Passage:

“He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint" (Isaiah 40:29-31 NIV)

I love that! If we wait on the Lord we will soar on wings like eagles. Now I don’t know much about eagles, but everything I have ever read or seen about eagles is that they always look like that they have got it together. They are mighty, strong, and they soar to the highest of heights. So whenever you are stressed, wait on the Lord. When your emotions are raging, wait on the Lord, and when your strength seems almost gone wait on the Lord and He will lift you up. I know it is difficult but when the stressful times come, find a quiet spot and give it to the Lord. I pray that you will be encouraged and lifted up. Well that is all for now. Take care and serve the Lord with all you’ve got!

If your youth group is doing something cool or exhibiting God’s love in an exciting way, please let me know. I would love to share it on the corner.

Living God Loud,
Brian Bridges
123 Lambert Drive
Manassas Park, VA, 20111
E-Mail Badleg@juno.com

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CAMP MEETING REPORT

Bro. Steve Williams was the evangelist at Rock Chapel, Granite Falls, North Carolina Camp Meeting April 12 – 16. He brought good sound messages on “Be A Gideon”, “Object of Soul Winning”, “Living Life Outside The Boat”, “A Polished Shaft”, & Zacchaeus Sought to See Jesus”. Other preachers were: Bro. George Sutherland, Bro. Lee Green, Bro. Jay Harmon and Bro. Tony Bartlette.

The meeting was well attended and the Lord blessed with His presence.

PASTOR NEEDED

The West Side Church of God in Lebanon, Missouri is in need of a pastor. Interested persons may contact Bro. Mike Griffin 417-532-4784

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