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Join me - church
planting without a penny . .
Here is a good book in English and
other languages that you download free or get for almost free - Pioneer
Evangelism from Thomas Wade Akins E-mail. Website
about church planting through home churches, a perfect strategy if like
me you have no money. I started a church without a penny, about a month
ago in a poor area with plenty of drugs, sexual abuse, crime,
witchcraft and voodoo. We are using people's homes and garages to meet
in. I am training the people to become church leaders and to disciple
others.
Silvana Mara, Pousso Alegre - Brazil
mis-silvana @ hotmail.com
This week our
partner in India
has opened a sewing machine bank. . .
 
with 20 machines which will be paid
for from the family earnings. Pastor Daniel also gave paraffin lamps to
rural pastors which means they can hold meetings after dark, he gave
Bibles to children and this month he will be giving out cycles to
mission pastors so they can reach more remote villages with the gospel.
Les and Pilar
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Les
and Pilar
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Lakidas, a
14-year-old boy was almost dead . .
People brought him but his body was
cold and his limbs were curled. Villagers were preparing for his
funeral, when the missionary was invited to pray for him. The
missionary introduced Jesus as the one who can raise the dead and give
hope to the family. He prayed for Lakidas and the Lord who raises the
dead raised Lakidas from death. Now he is a living witness of the
resurrection power of Jesus.
Pastor
Daniel, Kerala, India
http://www.mercyhomes.org
So
impressed by a hunger and thirst for God's word
I know that this is the true meaning
of revival, when you see people with a genuine love for their Master
and His word. This Saturday the School of Mission will double and our
Banking for the Poor is about to help 5 girl students from very poor
families to run a study club for kids so that they may have income to
help their parents.
Yoppi
Margianto, Indonesia
http://www.pembela.org
Our
church for the poor has gained two witchdoctors . . .
They have denounced Satan's
activities when they became refugees and had to live by begging for
food and basic needs. We also have lame and crippled people, street
children, widows, the deaf and orphans. People like these have
collected their used clothes to be sent to other desperate people after
the floods hit Uganda. With the goats that were bought for us by a
young man in DCI Spain we selected refugee widows with two or more
orphans and each got one big female goat which will begin to lift them
out of poverty.
George showing Banking for the Poor
projects in Lira
Pastor
George Purkweri
with DCI since 1995, Lira-Uganda
purgeorge2000 @ yahoo.com
§ From Liberia in the west of Africa to
Uganda in the east we have e-mails coming in describing the damage done
by the continent-wide floods, and asking for help with rebuilding homes
and restoring lost possessions. Please help people where you can.
Les
and Pilar
Author
wants to tell the world about Burma . . .
I hope you know about
discriminations, persecutions and even sometimes tortures faced by
Christians in my country of Burma. As Christians, we have to take
action on this but in a peaceful, non-violent way. I have done the
research and written a book which if it could be distributed widely
concern for Christians and other minority groups will grow and people
could help us by pressing their governments to take more actions
against the military regime. I understand that without a penny, only a
very Good Samaritan could print and publish for us. But I promise, the
book is unique . .
ZLC,
Yangon (Name removed for security reasons)
Contact through this link
to us
What should I
do to register with you?
The Francophone Mission School in
Kinshasa has completed the Evangelisation, Mission and Basic
Discipleship modules. The students have been sent out to establish
churches for 3 months.
Pascal
Minzamba, Kinshasa - Congo
merenaministriesg12 @ yahoo.fr
§ Pascal, there is no formal procedure
to register with us. It will be enough to tell us all about
yourself first of all and then your School and its goals and projects.
Also tell us a little about your students and how and when you meet,
and what you are doing with the studies. A photo and a
confirmation that you have read the Leader's Manual and are broadly
following the advice in it adapted to your people and culture will be
always be welcome.
Les
Norman
15
days without be able to move . .
I had a sickness called
espondiloaltritis zero negative which attacked all my joints and was
destroying them causing me terrible pain and swelling. My kidneys got
infected as well so the doctor gave me a massive doses of steroids
which will work but have their after effects. Finally after I asked
everyone I knew to pray for me I began to recover but please keep
praying for me till I get over this completely.
Andy
Izquierdo Rodríguez, with DCI in Havana - Cuba
gnodarse @ infomed.sld.cu
DCI Schools of Mission growing in
Tanzania
In Mtwara Pastor Charles has
mobilised several pastors in order to cope with the big number of
students. In Dodoma Pastor Jackson told me that the numbers are
increasing and he is planning another class. His students truly enjoy
the lessons and they are practising what they are being taught so his
congregation is also increasing. Seymon Mwarabu has also started a
mission school in Manyoni.
Dastan
Mboera, Dodoma - Tanzania.
mboeradsk @ yahoo.com
It
seems that there is no more hope . . or is there?
Some portions of the church are
threatened by the so called prosperity doctrine and the drive for
titles like Bishops and Archbishops and the building of cathedrals. The
locusts have devastated the continent’s economy, and the
unwelcome consequences extend to every aspect of commercial, religious,
and national life. It seems there is no more hope; even the mighty men
of God have decided to migrate to the West, claiming the Lord gave them
a new vision of evangelizing Europe and America. I believe there are
still some seven thousand, as in the days of Elijah, who have refused
to bow to the prince of this world. We have those who go to the
West looking for knowledge, finances and resources; we have
some few groups who believe there is no need of going to the West; that
we should use the little we have to evangelize our continent. Where do
I fit in? I suggest, we merge the two groups and find a middle way.
Rev.
Andre Talla, Yaounde - Cameroon
Offering sponsored Master and Ph.D studies in Africa
revtalla @ yahoo.com
We
travel for days along rivers in the Peru jungles
We do this to get to many remote
villages that no-one ever visits, many missions people get as far as
Iquitos but go no further, but it out there that the people really need
to meet men and women of faith.
Pastor
Milvin Flores Urbina, 40, Iquitos - Peru
milvinflores @ hotmail.com
We
want to do missions together with you . .
Our vision is to send Latin American
missionaries to the unreached peoples and welcome American, European
and Asian missionaries to train and mobilise our people.
Dr.
Esteban Valverde, 34, Huacho - Peru
http://www.amhut.com.pe
president @ amhut.com.pe
Well
done Christian Medical and Dental Fellowship, Lilongwe . .
For taking the gospel and free
medical outreach to 350 orphans for a day.
Sent
in by George Mkandawire, 33, Lilongwe - Malawi
georgemka @ yahoo.co.uk
School
of Mission meets at my house in Lusaka
Last year we planted seven churches
about 700 kilometres from Lusaka. We are also providing skills training
in tailoring, knitting and carpentry to the underprivileged.
Jim
Malasha, Lusaka - Zambia
blessingccc @ yahoo.com
§ Jim, if you want to start a Bank for
the Poor scheme, take a good look at the criteria and procedures on our
website
and then write again. You will need some references to verify
your identity and testimony. You will be welcome.
Les
and Pilar
Can
you send me information about mission in Italy?
Please pray for the Lord to confirm
my call and the vision I have to serve there.
Ana
Maria Ruiz, 32, Caracas - Venezuela
principezza28 @ hotmail.com
Train
and serve in a really inhospitable place . .
We are a young ministry in Patagonia
– Chile, the end of the earth. Come and work with us. God is
using us to bring people to Jesus and see their lives change. We are
planting new churches where no-one wants to go, and we support others
doing the same. A new wind from God is blowing in Chile.
Pablo
Cesar Escobar Belmar, 31, Chile
http://www.patagoniaeda.es.tl
paulos-c @ hotmail.com
Free
to copy: Scripture colouring pages
In English, Spanish,
Indonesian/Malay and Tamil also universal pages to enter the language
of your choice.
Charles
White, 59, Topeka - USA
http://www.homeword.ws
word @ homeword.ws
Three
years doing mission through Handball
My heart's desire is to form an
adult team that will play in Division One and be a place where
believers can share their faith with other teams. I would like to hear
from other sports people who want to serve the Lord.
Fabian
Camaño Santander, 25, San Fernando - Chile
fec62 @ yahoo.com.ar
Called
to Tunisia and Turkey . .
Can people write me with information
about these countries.
Pasteur
Toutou, Libreville - Gabon
ecotel3 @ hotmail.com
§ Toutou, before people write to you, go to the French pages
of Wikipedia
do a <Rechercher> to find lots of background information
in French. Wikipedia is in English and lots of other languages as well.
Les
Somewhere to
stay for mission in Peru . .
A Peruvian Christian family offers
accommodation and hospitality for people coming on mission from
overseas. You will get a great cross-cultural experience by staying
with a family.
Fiorella
Arrieta, 32, Lima - Peru
fio_arrieta @ hotmail.com
Come
with a team to help us in Burkina Faso
We work in humanitarian aid and
development, see our website.
Pasteur
Samuel Sanou, Bobo-Dioulasso - Burkina Faso
http://samlouiseministere.blogspot.com
samlouisesa @ yahoo.fr
Do
you know any churches near Poznan, Poland?
I’m enquiring for a Polish
friend who has just come to the Lord to see if there are people to
support her in her country. Also her sister has just become a Christian.
Luc
Segura, Nimes-France
http://www.echosvx.lsj777.info
lucsj @ free.fr
Dreaming
of seeing Russia turn to Christ . . .
I would love to hear from people
with the same dream.
Freddy,
43, Santa Cruz - Bolivia
freddywells @ hotmail.com
New
Editor wanted for these news pages
The job involves choosing around 24
items of news from many incoming submissions in various languages, then
editing them in English to the smallest size possible without losing
the meaning. It is then a case of assembling the page and
sending it to our team of translators around the world who then return
the news in their own language ready for making into the next web page,
which is done in Indonesia. I have been doing this job for about six
years now with the great satisfaction of seeing people across the world
begin to work together in different ways, but it time for a new face
and a new style and a new vision. No-one in the DCI movement receives a
salary, not even me as the founder and director but we do take care of
each other as the Lord provides. You would need to be very familiar
with the atmosphere of our pages, who we are and what we are called to
do, and equally important what we do not do. If you would would like to
talk to me any more about this please e-mail me in English.
Les
Norman
Write to me here
Concerned by
Christianity without Christ in many churches
People like concerts and the
"blessing preachers" who put prophecies before God's Word but there is
no compassion, character changing or zeal for God. So here we are with
what God has called us to do, bringing people to see His love, love His
word and be His imitators. Next week we open another School of Mission
for 15 more young people.
Name removed
for security reasons, Indonesia
Can
you help us please?
Can you create and run a presence
for us on Facebook, You Tube or My Space? Can find us some laptop
computers to send with a team to the poor in South Africa next month to
set up IT skill training? Do you have a free or cheap 4x4 vehicle that
we can send to an orphanage in Zimbabwe please ? If you are in the UK
and have a holiday flat. mobile home or a caravan that people here
could use for bit of space and thinking time please let us know.
Les
and Pilar
Write to us here
We do not live
in a a closed universe
Tomorrow is not set in stone, fate is not for
the believer. Whatever the news is, it does not have to be that way
they say. Why not? Because prayer changes things.
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