February 28, 2006

Vol. 13 Issue 8

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EDITORIAL

Philippians 4:15-19 ¹⁵Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but ye only. ¹⁶For even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my necessity. ¹⁷Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account. ¹⁸But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God. ¹⁹But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

God takes note of your giving as Paul praised the Philippians so God blesses you for your faithfulness. Your support to the Missions is greatly appreciated. Editor.

WORLD MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP (WMF)

WMF Executive Committee meeting is set for March 25. Members that have concerns to put on our agenda are requested to forward them to me.

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 January:

Abam/Abala, Pastor Cyriacus Nwachukwu: Attendance = 60 to 85. Evangelical Activities: Our church activities continues including our building project all is moving and we appeal to W.M.F to help us complete this long standing project, we need your assistance and we appreciate your effort in this regard as we know that you people have so many things to do.

Calabar 1, Pastor Johnnie Austin: Attendance = 69 to 125. There was normal house to house visitation and weekly program; we thank God for His love & kindness.

Calabar 2, Pastor Bassey Ekpe: NO REPORT

Umuahia, Pastor Christian Ogbuka: 51 to 63. 4 souls won. January saw us with many new developments. Our prayer in Jan attracted so many others after which a family of 4 made up their mind to worship with us. Our house to house brought in many more others, though not yet thought to be won to the church. Progress report of our church building is under way as we received more bags of cement from individual donors as we have blocks, we hired labor i.e. a bricklayer who has continued building. We are praying that hearts be touched to enable us level up the underground apartment.

Omoba Isiala Ngwa, Pastor Ronald Iheanacho: Attendance = 30 to 42. One (1) soul saved. Evangelical Activities: Every Mondays in the month are used for bible studies: Every Fridays for revival prayers (solution hour) every Wednesday are now used for house to house evangelical. We held two days open air preaching. Pastoral Visitation: four days.

MACEDONIAN CALL

Omoba branch is still beckoning to W.M.F for their problem of their hand, we need even if it is the half of the money needed for the land at least to commit the landowner so that the land will not forfeited. The pastor needs a megaphone, for street evangelism morning calls and market Evangelism. We are praying for W.M.F

Ikot Osom, Pastor Okon Jim Ibok: Attendance 16 to 20. Evangelical Activities: Fasting and prayer were conducted one day and House to house evangelism were visit every Saturday.

Ikot Edibon, Pastor Effiong Johnson Unah: Attendance = 14 to 30. (2) two souls saved. Evangelical Activities: Morning Prayers: Monday to Saturday, Holy Ghost Night Every Monday, Bible Studies Every Wednesday, Prayer Band Every Thursday, delivery Night Every Friday, Tarry Night 2nd Friday once a month. Pastor Visitation: Monday &

Saturday. This is done weekly. within the month. Youth - Every Saturday.

Ikot Inyang Eti, Pastor Udobong Okon Essien: Attendance: 82 to 84; (1) soul saved; (1) baptized. Evangelical Activities: includes youth fellowship, 4 days Revival, weekly prayer Band, weekly night prayer meetings, weekly evangelism, Bible Class, Tarry night Prayers, Seminar of one day for women fellowship, morning prayers from Monday to Saturday and Baptism.

10 Nze St., Aba, Pastor James Igbokwe: Attendance: 20 to 38. Ten (10) souls won. I report from Aba Abia State: God is blessing our effort as a Church, we teamed up with my elders for results I thank God for this faithfully I also use this letter for to thank God for attaching me to W.M.F who had this same mind at Christ. The dream of the very ministry without support of help from men who also love God may die in one. Please sir help me out to pay back to people who helped me when I was making the church building my landlord is worrying me for some balance. Activities: Open air meetings Tuesday and Saturday Thursday fasting and prayer.

Eket Urban, Pastor E. David: Attendance: 26 to 30. One (1) soul won. Evangelical Activities: Two weeks house to house preaching and teaching; theme: The Kingdom of God not of food and drink.

Evavalley Amafor Isingwu Umuahia, Pastor Albert Emeh: Attendance = 20 to 25. Evangelistic report: We thank the Lord for another New Year 2006 many thanks to Pastor Henry Marquis for the 8 translation in one volume Bible we received this month and also Gifts of books from PA Len Gongola. These are signs of good things to come this year we are grateful. Work on Iva Valley church by the land lord had been completed: Electrical fittings, glass work on doors available and painting of the house. The house is now beautiful. Our Evangelical work for the year has begun. We are earnestly hunting for souls. I did travel to Owerri for the Evangelical work and looking for opportunity.

AMAEFULA, C/O 270 OBOHIA PASTOR AMBROSE: Attendance: 22 to 44. On January we decided to paint the wall and write the name of the church on the wall church of God world missionary Fellowship. The youth have decided to meet for the progress this year hoping to involve the other youth of Abia state for youth program. They decided to contribute money for such program on Feb. 2006. Notice of death we lost Sister Mary Arukwe in January 2006 aged about 85yrs.

Port Harcourt, Pastor Sunday E. Etuk: We held three days prayer meetings and three days house to house evangelism. Three (3) souls were saved & baptized. On the 22^nd I traveled to Owerri Church of God and preached there. We held a seminar at Port Harcourt after which we went to the hospital and prayed for the sick. We thank God for His graces.

Living Grace Assembly, Ovom Street, Aba; Pastor Sampson Ikpe: Attendance: 14 to 42. We thank God for this grace and we thank God for joining us with WMF to be one body though Christ. In fact I want to thank God for Pastor Christian who introduced me to the leadership of WMF and this word of encouragement in the ministry I say may the name of the lord be praised in Jesus Name. Activities: Monday fasting and prayer, Wednesday Bible study, Friday tarry night, Saturday Evangelism and worker meeting Sunday normal Sunday service. Request: The hall we are worshipping the rent we paid have expire since Dec 2005 please we need you people to help us to meet up with payment of the church hall; (we paid #120.000) one hundred and twenty thousand naira only.

PHILIPPINES

January 5, 2006

Dear Bro. Rexroth & Saints,

Christian greetings and a prosperous Happy New Year 2006 to all of our dear beloved supporters in U. S. of the Philippine Mission. The year 2005 has passed another year has come to remind us of our personal responsibilities in the Kingdom of God.

The year 2005 is a memorable one because we’ve built a nice chapel in San Miguel, Surigao Del Sur and was able to renovate our first Tabernacle at Bannawag our mother church in the Philippine Mission. In addition to the church renovation we’re also able to prepare our old Pastor’s Training School wherein we transfer our God’s Bible College Seminary from Davao City to Bannawag for important reason. It is much cheaper here than in the city. Our enrolment was 14, 8 boys & 6 girls. Praise God.

This precious people who answered the call are praying much that they’ll be included in the adoption program of Bro. Yoder & Bro. Rexroth by those more privilege children of God in U. S. Church of God to help them in their food in the kitchen. At present the Pastor of Bannawag & congregation are the one feeding them. Editor’s Note: Actually three students have been adopted and have been supported since October by saints in the U. S.

Thank God our two district Youth Convention, Mindanao & Luzon district was very successful that encourage our hearts. There were 40 young people and adult that receive the ordinance of water baptism. Trust our national secretary, Sis. Noemi Esteban, has already sent you our Journal for you to read the whole coverage of that 2005 youth gathering.

In closing we are praying much and appealing to the depths of your heart to please continue remembering us in the Philippine work of the Lord because without your aid and support we can do just few things, but if we work together we can do more for Him. Please remember that the workers are increasing in the Philippine Mission and more love because of the good result of our Pastoral Training School.

Regards & Love to all our dear supporters.

Yours For His Cause,

Bro. & Sis. D. B. Luzan Jr.

INDIA

February 1, 2006

Dear Father & Mother Wood,

Precious greetings and hearty thanks for all your kind help & blessings to the Pastors of Fellowship of the Church of God. Through your support and valuable prayers the Fe committee has successfully completed its’ 24^th Pastors Meeting; It is not a mean thing to help all the pastors continuously and built 15+ 1 church buildings in different villages. We are reaching out to the untold millions in different & difficult parts of India.

Mother Wood started the pastor’s meetings in Nellore in a Bhavani residence Feb 9, 2004. It’s celebrating its’ 24^th month. By His grace, the work here is progressing well. We have regular gospel activities and we conduct Sunday services; the response is quite encouraging. The Lord has saved 50 precious souls.

With many prayers,

Your Humbly Servant,

Bobby

February 02, 2006

Dear Father and Mother Wood,

Precious greetings in the gracious name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Just now I came back from Temple city. Praise God the Lord's work had done successfully at Gandhi puramalias G.D Puram. I most humbly and sincerely submit the report of Gandhi Puram. The church dedication program is held with many blessings. The Lord's work has been done in this village since 2002.The local Pastor Eliezer is doing the Lord's ministry from four years onwards. He established a small congregation and conducted Sunday services there in a church elder's house approximately Twenty Five saints has been gathering for on every Sunday. Pastor Eliezer is from Pentecost back ground recently he was differed with the leaders of Pentecost Mission and doing the Lord's service independently when the help was stopped to him from the Mission, he is desperately searching for the helping hands. Meanwhile in an occasion pastor Martin met him. He told his total story to Martin and asked him about the Fellowship of the church of God. Then Pastor Martin vow to him to help. He is also willing to come out completely from the Past mission. After passed all these things the elders of the congregation Bro. Noah and John Wesly and Pastor Eliezer had discussed with pastor Martin for a church building. But the problem is a place for the church. Up till now they gathered in the elder John Wesly's house who is working in Telephone department. Now Bro. John Wesley he himself enthusiastically came forward and accepted to laid a temporary shed in his relatives place for conducting Sunday services. Pastor Martin, pastor Eliezer and elders gathered together to build the shed and completed within one month, Praise the Lord it is a good ministry to support them.

Pastor in Gandhi Puram is very poor; they are young couple had two children. They are suffering even for their daily bread. He asked me to pray for him and family. They came from other state (KARNATAKA STATE, This is also my mother Lalithamma’s Native place) to Temple City. This is not Pastor Martin's own ministry, but it is appreciable to invite him into the CHURCH OF GOD.

Pastor Premnath is participated and shared the Message, Dr. B. Jaya Raj, Bro Jay Rao and Bobby preached the Word of God. Bro. Chakravarthy had done the ending prayer. Pastor Paul form K.M.Nagar participated in the program Sister Linda prepared delicious dishes to all the attendants. There was a good gathering. I humbly request to remember in your prayers for Pastor Eliezer and family. I am accountable to God for this report of Gandhi Puram ministry.

Your servant,

Bobby

YOUTH CORNER

It is that time again to see what is going on in the youth corner. You know at this time of year, there is one word that kind of surrounds this month of February.

Can you guess what it is? I’ll give you a hint, it’s not groundhog. Have you guessed it yet? Go ahead, phone a friend if you have to, I’ll wait. . . . . . . . . .

Okay, I need your final answer. The word is LOVE

Many of the world is focusing on love, well what they think is love. You know so many people have a really weird idea of love. Some people throw that word around like it means nothing. I knew a young lady who “loved” everything. She loved her new purse, she loved your new hairstyle, she loved her shoes, she loved her parents and she loved the Lord, but she used the word so much, that I think she forgot what it meant. She would even say, that she just loved something to death. That is a really strong statement. To love something so much that you would be willing to die for it, that is a bold statement. It really makes me realize what Christ did for us on the cross. He really loved us to death. What a sobering thought, He died for us.

Power Verse: 1 John 4:10 “ Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.”

Power Surge: 1 Corinthians 13

If you have anything your youth group is doing to spread the love of God, please let me know so we can put it in the corner. Well that’s about it, for now, take care and remember to serve the Lord with all you got!

Bro. Brian Bridges
123 Lambert Drive
Manassas Park, VA 20111-1829
e-mail: badleg@juno.com
Phone: 703-368-0805

YOUTH PASTOR SOUGHT

Robinwood Church of God, located in Hagerstown, Maryland, is seeking a youth pastor with a love for God and a love for youth, together with strong leadership skills to direct our growing youth group currently from 20 to 40 members. This includes age 5 through 21. Initially, we are offering a part-time position, which we hope to expand into a full-time position in the future. Inquiries please send resume to Troy Cosner, President of the Board, 14219 Rockdale Road, Clearspring, MD 21722 or email at troy@intrepid.net or by phone at 301-582-3336

PASTORAL CALL – Oct. 2005

Church: Ezra Church of God
1345 Ezra Street
West Frankfort, Illinois 62896

Location: Southern Illinois

Just Off Interstate 57 at Exit 65 One Hour North Of Paducah, Kentucky

Minister of the Gospel to shepherd our congregation and administer our K-12 church-school ministry in an economically challenged community.
Divinely called into the ministry.
Intimate relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ.
Strong believer in the importance and power of prayer.
Genuine desire to see individuals born into the Kingdom of God and grow in their relationship with Jesus.
Burden for foreign missions.
Readiness to preach the Gospel to include weekly church-school chapel services.
Experience in K-12 Christian Education environment preferred.

If you believe God is leading you to pursue this position, please send your resume to:

Ezra Church of God
Pulpit Committee
c/o Mr. Bill Hopper
7093 Izaac Walton Road
Benton, Illinois 62812
Telephone: 618-724-9518
butler55@shawneelink.net

We request your earnest prayers as we seek God’s direction in this critical matter.

BI-VOCATIONAL PASTOR

Fort Valley Christian Outreach Church, 5700 Edinburg Gap Road, Fort Valley, Va. 22562. We are seeking a pastor with a Shepherd's heart. A man of integrity, who believes in and doesn't compromise the Word of God We welcome and enjoy traditional hymns and contemporary worship.

We are a small but growing church currently in the progress of finishing our new sanctuary and class rooms. If you believe God is leading you to pastor our church please send your resume to the above address, attention Jeanie Hull Chairman, Pastoral Committee.

CALENDAR:

March 1-3, 2006: 19^th Annual Meeting of Church of God Gospel Workers/Ministers: Host: Cumberland Valley Church of God, 611 Shippensburg Rd., Shippensburg, PA. Theme: Adjusting to Today’s Culture (Methods Change – Message Remains). Committee Members: Tom Hannold, Stanley & Martha Rexroth, Robert & Suzanne Rauch & Donald & Denise Curtis.

March 8-12, 2006: Revival Services with Pastor Chris Miller, Dunn Loring Community Church of God (near Washington, DC). For further information contact Pastor Glenn Dryden at 703-573-3444 or glenn.dryden@gmail.com

March 12, 2006, 3:00 PM, Installation Service for Pastor Glenn Dryden, Dunn Loring Community Church of God. For further information contact Sister Ann Webb at 703-971-8268 or anciewebb@aol.com

March 15-19, 2006: Revival, The Church of God of Cumberland Valley, Shippensburg, PA. Services: 7:30 pm each day & 10:30 am & 7:30 pm Sunday. Evangelist for Wednesday & Thursday: Henry Marquiss III, and for Friday – Sunday: Vern Allison. For information contact Pastor Stanley Rexroth: 717-423-6389; Church: 717-423-6988; Stanley@rexroth.net

April 17 - 20, 2006: Camp Meeting, Rock Chapel Church of God, 49 North Main St. Granite Falls, NC 28630. Free lodging, Affordable meals, two services daily 10 AM & 7 PM. Evangelists: M & W Eve: Garry Bates; Tue & Thr eve: Steve Rauch; Tue – Thr AM: Bill Neece; To make reservations please call 828-442-4450 or 828-396-5661

May 26-28, 2006: Youth Advance, Dunn Loring Community Church of God (near Washington, DC). For further information contact Pastor Glenn Dryden at 703-573-3444 or glenn.dryden@gmail.com or Brother Brian Bridges at (H) 703-368-0805, (C) 703-577-8168 or badleg@juno.com

June 25 – July 1, 2006: Camp Crossroads Youth Camp, Senior Week, Burnside, PA. For further information contact Brother Brian Bridges at (H) 703-368-0805, (C) 703-577-8168 or badleg@juno.com

July 2 – 8, 2006: Camp Crossroads Youth Camp, Junior Week, Burnside, PA. Contact Brother Brian Bridges as above.

July 9-16, 2006: Camp Meeting, Licking County Church of God, 2181 Riggs Road, Newark, Ohio. Made possible through the efforts of a group of cooperating Church of God congregations. For general information contact the Camp Meeting Committee, Phone: 740-345-7841. For lodging information contact: Chris or Sonia Lindner at 47 Spring Valley Dr., Newark, OH 43055-4089; Phone: 740-366-4089, Fax: 740-366-5890; Email: campmeeting@adelphia.net

October 21, 2006: Gospel Workers Seminar Led by Evangelist Larry Sauvageot, Dunn Loring Community Church of God (near Washington, DC). For further information contact Pastor Glenn Dryden at 703-573-3444 or glenn.dryden@gmail.com

October 22-25, 2006: Revival Services with Evangelist Larry Sauvageot, Dunn Loring Community Church of God. For further information contact Pastor Glenn Dryden at 703-573-3444 or glenn.dryden@gmail.com

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