November 30, 2006
Vol. 14 Issue 5
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EDITORIAL
2 Corinthians 9:7-9 7Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. 8And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work: 9(As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever.
In this season of giving remember that your Lord is looking for cheerful givers. The needs are great and we are not able to meet them all, however, we can give a little and pray a lot. Pray much for Bro. Luzan, his family and churches as he turns the leadership over to the next generation. Editor
WORLD MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP (WMF)
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
October:
Abam/Abala, Pastor Cyriacus Nwachukwu: Attendance = 65 to 75. One (1) soul won. A big work is going on now at Abam/Abalankmiri congregation in the process of finishing the church house, (all hands are on deck). Normal church activities continues. God bless W.M.F Church of God U.S.A for their aid.
Calabar 1, Pastor Johnnie Austin: Attendance = Not reported. There was normal visitation throughout the month. During the period, street corner preaching which we introduced equally yielded good dividend. We also conducted a 3 day revival and prayer meetings. These too, gave us good result. But our problem is lack of a permanent place of worship. We are therefore appealing for our WMF USA to please come to our aid and help us have a property in Calabar. Thanks.
Calabar 2, Pastor Bassey Ekpe: No Report
Umuahia, Pastor Christian Ogbuka: Attendance = 48 to 88. We thank God for this month. We had youth revival, children’s revival coupled with their children’s day which took place on the 29th wherein the children taught us in the Sunday school and also gave message.
Omoba Isiala Ngwa, Pastor Ronald Iheanacho: Attendance = 39 to 41. Mondays: Bible studies Wednesdays: House to House evangelism Fridays: Revival prayers. Friday 27th –Sunday 29th we conducted indoor revival. Pastoral Visit: 3rd, 11th, 24th, and 31st.
MACEDONIAN CALL
In church planting mostly in Nigeria, the priority is a permanent site, any church on a temporal ground may not boldly launch out for a crusade and to have church seminars as the case may be. Therefore Omoba brethren are still appealing to WMF brethren to speed up and pay for the land we have located. The owner of the land is now inquiring how long he will continue to wait for us please brethren may we know when our dreams shall come true, so as to know what to answer the landowners. We are still praying for WMF.
Ikot Osom, Pastor Okon Jim Ibok: Attendance: 16 to 22. One (1) soul saved. Activities included: 2 days fasting and prayer 4th /5th; 3 days revival prayer meeting. Every Wednesday is Pastor Visitation youth meeting were conducted on the 28th. Every Tuesday is our Bible class while Thursday is our prayer meeting. House to house evangelism were visit every Saturday.
Ikot Edibon, Pastor Effiong Johnson Unah: Attendance: 15 to 18. Evangelical Activities: Morning prayer: Monday – Saturday. Bible Studies: Tuesdays. Evangelism: Monday and Friday. Revival and tarry Night: once in a month. Project at hand: We are having the pastor’s kitchen building project at hand, we appeal for the mission to help us to complete this project. To mortar the wall: N5000 4 doors N6,500 each. = N26, 000 2 windows N3,000 = N6,000 Total N37, 000.
Ikot Inyang Eti, Pastor Udobong Okon Essien: Attendance: 86 to 87; One (1) soul saved. Evangelical activities includes, evangelism, weekly prayer band, bible class, house fellowship, visitation, 3 days seminar for woman fellowship and tarry night prayers. Brethren I thank you for your prayers because we witness spiritual growth in the church. May glory be to God. Please continue to pray for us. Thanks.
10 Nze St., Aba, Pastor James Igbokwe: Attendance: 40 to 45. 11 souls saved. We received our stipend when our secretary returned from USA. I am saying thanks to you and may the blessing of God continue to flow your ways. Pastors and Elders of W.M. F, Church of God Nig, enjoyed when Ogbuka detailed us at the meeting of his visit once again happy are we. Ehere Church had continued to grow and increasingly this time our weekly activities are teaching or seminars every Thursday and Sunday services. From August we maintained the same number of people to October as we pastor, I am strategizing to have proper increase, take this report as a coves to other report, I suppose to produce.
Eket Urban, Pastor E. David: Attendance: 26 to 34. Evangelical Activities: On the first Sunday of the month we held an open air preaching at the village square which attracted more than thirty hearers. Five (5) of them gave their lives to Christ. Though they have not yet come to register their names in the church but we are still following them up with the aim of drawing them to the church for sound teaching. Besides, we held our usual weekly night prayers, the rest of the weeks and we saw the mighty hand of God in fellowship. To God be the glory. Amen.
Evavalley Amafor Isingwu Umuahia, Pastor Albert Emeh: Attendance = 12 to 20. Evangelistic report: The 29th Children’s day celebration was a nice one. The children there used the occasion to invite their friends, and children from the village to come and witness their performances like Drama, recitations and love songs. After these the children gave special gifts to the church and the church in turn gave them gifts. Our weekly activities were well attended to this month. Thanks
AMAEFULA, C/O 270 OBOHIA PASTOR AMBROSE: Attendance = 32 to 38. One of the youth have been engaged for marriage for the month of November 2007 from one of the living group called All Believers Fellowship group Aba.
Port Harcourt, Pastor Sunday E. Etuk: No Report
Ogbor-Hill Assembly, Aba, Pastor Samson Ikpe: No Report
PHILIPPINES
October 18, 2006
Received Nov 2, 2006
Dear Bro. & Sis. Rexroth,
Christian greetings to you both and to all the members of WMF and in Cumberland Valley Church of God saints,
We have just come through many storms in Northern Luzon that destroys many houses, lives & many products to be harvested. This means life be more harder in addition to the high cost of education & basic commodities. Here also in Southern Mindanao continuous attack of terrorist in some cities & municipalities. Planted time bomb in crowded places that many died and hospitalized. This causes crime and policemen to be alert putting check points in the highways seeking time bomb to all vehicles that passes by. Nevertheless this is not new to us for we know this are just the fulfillment of the prophecy and the 2nd coming of Jesus Christ. Thank you for the August offering with the building fund for Antipolo that was deposited August and just withdraw yesterday & distributed to the coworkers, only the September offering is not yet in.
Brother I want to inform your good office that I temporarily transfer already the responsibility to Sis. Noemi Esteban as the new National Overseer. So when you receive & respond just send your letter to her. I suggest that our monthly mission support will be send to our National Conference treasurer, Sis. Juvy Luzan. Lord willing, tomorrow I’ll be going to my personal attorney to make the necessary papers for the new National Overseer.
Before closing, thank you for your prayers for my healing for I was hospitalized 10 days in Davao due to the tumor in my bladder. It seems no more hope for me and no money for my hospitalization. But thank God He marvelously supplied the needs. All my children came to Davao and now I’m resting waiting for my check-up after 10 days. Please pray for me that if I can still do something to assist my daughter He’ll lengthen yet my life but if not, for me heaven is sounding sweeter all the time.
Extending now my love & regards to all the members of the WMF and churches saints who are standing at our back for the establishment of the mission in the Far East. We love you. Keep me in the bottom of your heart, please.
In God’s Cause,
Bro. & Sis. D. B. Luzan Jr.
November 1, 2006 – Email
Dear Bro. Stanley & Sis. Martha,
Has already enchased the check you've sent for the Antipolo project. Thanks for the unique, sacrificial gift you offered to God for the Philippine labor. A belated wonderful and blessed Wedding Anniversary to you.
With the leading of Bro. Sam (now destined pastor in Antipolo), the construction of the needed chapel improvements is continued this week. It's good timing also as its one week school vacation. I'll be sending the specification of the expenses when the report of Sis. Juvy about the workers' offering arrives probably next week when no longer holiday and be given consideration to be enchased by the bank. So, it will be only one e-mail.
About Bro. Luzan, he is returned to the hospital and still there now till I don't know by God's mercy, as after few days of being sent home and one session chemotherapy he's back to his severe bleeding condition, difficulty of breathing & other complications. My prayer is for the Lord to help & provide the financial for his rising hospital bill.
Next mail again, God Bless!
Your servant in Phil. Mission,
Sis. Noemi
November 12, 2006 - Email
Kabacan, Cotabato
Dear Brother and Saints,
Christian Greetings...
Setting inside my room waiting for the total payment of my confinement for 26 days in the hospital and when i received it. the total four thousand four hundred dollar $4,400.00. I don’t know how to solve this. I have no insurance except my Philhealth and my Senior citizen. So, I was lead by the Holy Spirit to write you personally about my present personal problem...
Brother, if I have a part in your heart I ask your help and the whole congregation of Church of God. to help me please to pay my bill in the hospital. Dear Saints, any contribution or help for my hospital bill is much appreciated, and my God whom I serve for many number of years will be responsible to rebound you all one hundred times. How I appreciate your unceasing love, support for the mission work in the Philippines.
Your Co-worker and Servant of the Lord,
Diosdado B. Luzan Jr.
November 14, 2006 - Email
Dear Info Editor and Saints,
Deep thanks for the two months aid sent for Phil. Labor. Just encashed and distributed to the ministry.
Thanks also for continuously praying for my father. After His October surgery and a week at home, he was rushed back to the hospital for further treatment and confinement due to complications and worst pain. He asked to be brought home and stay out-patient knowing his bloated hospital bills (2 confinements) that reached about P277, 000.00 ($5, 618.66) already discounted and except outside medicines. Our present prayer requests: God will meet his financial accounts and if he wills, heal him completely so no often hospitalization that is so costly in Philippines. But if wants him already to pass, may in painless way. Thanks in advance for the concern.
In our semester break, the churches held different activities they perceive to be the urgent need of the local- revivals, joint fellowships, doctrines review, harvest festival and others. May God follow up the new converts. God willing, this November 30 to December 3 we’ll be in Nueva Ecija for the revival and doctrination. Please include in your prayers.
In the letter sent to you, foreign supporters by my father endorsing me with my Bro. Wesly to take his post as incharge of the Phil. Labor. I do not have a copy yet. If the Lord really wills, after our December church events, we’ll do unexpected visit of all churches to have a concrete view of the work and used as basis of future development plan.
Together with this e-mail, our submitted monthly financial report to the editor.
In Philippine Labor,
Sis Noemi for Bro. D.B Luzan Jr.
INDIA
November 4, 2006
Dear Pastor Glenn Dryden and all the saints of Community church of God,
So many thanks for your prayers to restore our lives form the cyclone. Again most humbly I request to continue to pray for us. Heavy rains remain great havoc in Nellore; T. P. Gudur areas. Several districts are badly affected by the
present cyclone. The name is given to the cyclone "Fire". Paddy and aqua farmers suffered extensive losses due to the cyclone in the coastal region.
Overflowing drain forces people to vacate houses in several villages. Surging flood waters have submerged 29 villages in the neighbor district of Nellore. In T. P. Gudur several villages are cut off from other areas. Due to overflowing creek forces, all the boats are cast anchors by this we lost contacts with our saints in River villages. Our pastors could not conducted last Sunday meeting in these villages. At the village of Pinapuram the Bachking Ham canal is overflowing its banks so we have also lost contacts with our people in that village.
The continuous rains disturbed so much to the common men lives, there is a heavy water logging in the roads due to the continuous downpour for the past few days in Nellore and T. P. Gudur. Our
saints and few pastors are troubled like anything by this cyclone. Two of the pastors and families affected very much. Heavy rains and winds damage their huts. For now temporarily they are sheltered in Herald Taylor English medium school. To day on 4th Nov the blazing sun is appeared in the sky for few hours but the weather reports said there is another cyclone may raised in the Bay of Bengal.
Most humbly I requested please continue to pray for the good climate and relief.
Your humble servant, Bobby,
Fellowship of the church of God.
YOUTH CORNER
No message this month.
Bro. Brian Bridges
123 Lambert Drive
Manassas Park, VA 20111-1829
Phone: 703-368-0805
REVIVAL REPORTS
We were privileged to attend revival at the Church of God in Portage, PA on October 30. Evangelist Bro. Steve Rauch preached “Building A Wall of Hope” from Nehemiah 1. The church today needs to provide a wall of hope. The people of our time will not find hope in sports or in entertainment but in the church. We, the church, need to remove the rubbish of religion and confess our wicked ways.
We were privileged to attend revival at Robinwood Church of God in Hagerstown, MD on November 2 & 3. Evangelist Bro. Tony Bartlette preached “Get Up – Get Out – Get Loose” from John 11 on Thursday evening. This is the time for God’s people to get up, get out & get loosed. Death is stalking us. The devil is looking for your weak areas.
Friday evening he preached “What Will it Take” from Matthew 11. For some it does not take much to turn away from God. Being touched by God is not being right with God. What happens when Jesus does not come through for us?
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
The congregation of the Ezra Church of God continues its search for a Pastor. Through turbulent waters the saints have sailed to the conclusion of their twenty-seventh year of church school ministry. Pray for this congregation and the community it has served for eighty-six years. A nearby Maytag plant is shutting down with a loss of 1,100 jobs! At least two families in the church are impacted.
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
We request your earnest prayers as we seek God’s direction in this critical matter.
BI-VOCATIONAL PASTOR
KINGS CROSSING-COMMUNITY CHURCH OF GOD 5700 Edinburg Gap Road, Fort Valley, VA. 22652. Pastor Jennings B. Wood.
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 are a small but growing church currently in the progress of finishingour new sanctuary and class rooms.If you believe God is leading you to pastor our church please send yourresume to the above address, attention Jeanie Hull Chairman, PastoralCommittee.
CALENDAR:
March 22-24, 2007: 20th Annual Meeting of Church of God Gospel Workers/Ministers: Host: Licking County Church of God, Newark, Ohio. Theme: Discipling New Converts; Committee Members: Tom Hannold, Stanley & Martha Rexroth, Karl & Yvonne Lohr & Donald & Denise Curtis.
April 18-22, 2007: Camp Meeting, Bible Holiness Church of God, Mindanao (by zone), Philippines. For information contact Pastor D. B. Luzan Jr., P. O. Box 115, Kabacan 9407, Philippines
April 26-29, 2007: Camp Meeting, Bible Holiness Church of God, Luzon (just one venue), Philippines, Contact same as above.
July 15-22, 2007: 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, Email: campmeeting@adelphia.net
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