Dear friends and family,
Please remember to pray for our new orphan home in India. The downpayment has been made, the first step taken, but now the real work has just begun as we have just under $60,000 left to go in just the next few months. Will God do this miracle? I believe beyond a doubt that He will. He would not start us into the Red Sea just to close it in again. Our God is strong and powerful and is able to do above and beyond what we can imagine. Israel says that the owner is wanting the next $20,000 by next week. Please pray that His will be done and that we will not only be able to pay it but that through all this His name will continue to be glorified and the children cared for.
Sabbath Celebration
Last weekend we were asked to help stream a live Sabbath Celebration from the backwoods of North Carolina, with speakers Ted Wilson, President of the G.C., Kenneth Cox, Ed Reid, Michael Hasel, and David Gates. We had live translation into 3 languages: Indonesian, Philippino, and Spanish. It was one of the hardest things I've ever done, logistically and physically. Late Friday afternoon I discovered that a very important componant was not working at all. I thought it was over, we'd been beat. We started driving and praying and He led us to a store in Georgia that had just the exact parts we needed. The results were amazing. People from over 130 countries tuned in during the broadcast. Many churches, both English and Spanished, projected the live event for their church service. We also uploaded higher quality files for our satellite networks in the Philippines and Indonesia to broadcast later.
Here's a Behind-the-scenes video of the event.
Thailand Studio
Pastor Phamor has a donor who is providing a matching grant to pay off the debt on the studio in Thailand so that we can then start buying equipment and putting it to use. So now every dollar donated will double and go twice as far. That means the $70,000 loan is only $35,000. Sounds like a lot of money, but I know of a church that recently built a bathroom/shower complex at a camp that they use once or twice a year that cost $110,000. This studio will be such a powerful tool in telling many of the good news of Jesus Christ who would not otherwise be able to hear it, since the majority of the people in Asia do not understand the English language nor the western culture. Please pray for this project.
Bible Worker's Need
You may have already seen this video but I thought I'd share it again in the youtube service which can be forwarded and shared. It shows what our Bible workers do on a daily basis. You can see the openness and hunger in the soul of the person that is hearing the Word. And yet our workers are not receiving full salary. Please make this a matter of daily prayer in your home circle.
September Itinerary
I will be going back to Asia for the month of September. First weekend is the Korean ASI meetings, then FaithCamp in the Philippines, FaithCamp Indonesia, and finally FaithCamp in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. I'm hoping to get over to India and get some photos of the new orphanage with the orphans in it before heading home to resume editing.
Many of you tell me you are praying for me, and the truth is that I can sense the difference. I am very much aware of the protection and guidance of God while traveling and ministering and I know it is because of your prayers. Thank you!
God bless you in your service to the Lord,
Jon
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Let the gospel message ring through our churches, summoning them to universal action. Let the members of the church have increased faith, gaining zeal from their unseen, heavenly allies, from a knowledge of their exhaustless resources, from the greatness of the enterprise in which they are engaged, and from the power of their Leader. Those who place themselves under God’s control, to be led and guided by Him, will catch the steady tread of the events ordained by Him to take place. Inspired with the Spirit of Him who gave His life for the life of the world, they will no longer stand still in impotency, pointing to what they cannot do. Putting on the armor of heaven, they will go forth to the warfare, willing to do and dare for God, knowing that His omnipotence will supply their need. {7T 14.2}
