Paul & Susan Hamilton – Missionaries to Moldova
Dear Bible Believing Pastors, Family and Friends;
Greetings from Moldova in the Name of the Lamb of God which taketh away the sins of the world! “The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.” Psalm 116:6
We are grateful and thankful to our Lord for His merciful hand and the touch of God on each one of our lives. We are in a “low time” for sure, but the Lord continues to help us in so many ways. Praise God, we are down, but not out! We can’t express with words just how much we appreciate your continued prayers and support for us during this most difficult time. God has shown and extended much grace to us for which we are thankful. PLEASE KEEP PRAYING.
Blake, Lindsay, Caraline and Calum Hamilton are going through many deep waters. We are happy to report to you that our grandson Calum was born healthy on March 17th. Upon delivery, they immediately did the genetic test for “Sanfilippo.” We praise the Lord he is only a carrier, doesn’t have the genetic disorder, and was born healthy. Thank you for each one of you who went to the throne of grace on our behalf. We can’t thank you enough. Caraline, who has the syndrome, continues to go through many tests. Our hearts are broken over this; but we know that God has a plan, and we continue to trust His perfect plan. Please continue to pray for healing, that Caroline wouldn’t digress, and that we could find a cure for the disorder.
The Road Home Orphanage
Since our last letter, five children in the orphanage trusted Jesus Christ as Savior! Please pray for Tania, Dima, Ana, Nicoleta, and Stas. Our orphanage ministry is in much need of your prayers. As you know, we work with children in the orphanage who are abandoned by their parents. Some are orphaned because of the war in Ukraine; though, most are Moldovan children who had parents, but for whatever reason have been rejected by them. Please pray as we work with these broken children. The last several months have been tragic. Three of the girls that were saved committed suicide. The last one, Ana, hung herself. We were in shock and never saw any signs of her going
in this direction. Many of the children simply hide behind their true feelings. Many of them have been hurt deeply because of being rejected. Please pray. Right now there is an on-going police investigation into why the children committed suicide. Please pray for us as we minister to them, and pray God would open our eyes to how we can help them through the Word of God.
Souls saved and Ukraine war update
Pastor Costya reports of souls saved in the villages of Slobodzia, Chorbachee, and Karangash. Please pray for Oscar, Angelina, Alena, Elena, Alina, Sasha, Christina, Evghenia, Violetta and Valeria. Pray these who have been saved will grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. Continue to pray for our church as we sow the seed of the Word of God in the streets of Chisinau, Balti, Tiraspol, Slobodzia and the Drochia regions of Moldova. Please also pray for Yura who got saved in our church in Balti. He has been faithful to every service and continues to grow in the word of God.
As bombing has escalated in the last month, God continues to allow our church here to have an effect on Ukraine. Our literature is now in 240 towns and cities. Please pray that souls will be saved, and believers would be encouraged to live for the Lord. In Kharkov, our church, through Vasya and Dima, have been able to buy wood and stoves for people without gas. We were also able to get much needed humanitarian supplies to those suffering in many of the nearby villages.
Purified Word Printing International and Summer Revival meetings
Since our last letter we have printed 19,950 books and 38,600 tracts. Pray for revival later in the summer here in the villages of Rekoria, Alonesh, and Ternava.
We appreciate all of you who go to work every day and sacrifice so we can serve the Lord here in Moldova. May the Lord richly bless you with souls for your labor.
In His Service,
Bro. Paul and Susan Hamilton
Colossians 3:3
Sent By:
Central Baptist Church
Pastor Randy Newcomer
4736 West Tuscarawas
Canton, Ohio 44735-5805
Phone: 330-477-3438
Fax: 330-477-6408
Field Address:
2019 Chisinau,
Str. Olimpica 12,
Paul Hamilton,
Republic of Moldova
Phone: 614-352-2819 (Vonage)
[email protected]
www.biblebaptistchurchmoldova.com
Mrs. Billie Sloan – Missionary to Mexico
Greetings from the beautiful city of Querétaro, México. My granddaughter, Debbie López and I are here with my daughter, Ruthie, and her husband Steven Miller. They invited me to speak at their ladies’ conference. Needless to say, I am also enjoying family time.
The months of January and February found me dealing with some health issues. But what a blessing it is to see the work in San Cristóbal going on, and growing. During the months of February and March, there were 300 souls saved in the different ministries: hospital, soul winning Thursday, bus visitation for the 5 bus routes Saturday, and church services. The Saturday morning Christian school now ministers to 60 children. We are in need of the construction of more classrooms. We also need another van for the routes.
Our first Ladies’ Prayer Breakfast of the year was on March 27. A lady in our Church works in the home of an American lady. Paty was concerned for the Salvation of the lady she works for. She invited her to our Prayer Breakfast. My daughter, Anna sat with her with her English Bible, and was able to witness to her. She said she had been baptized in a Baptist church. Please pray that if Penelope isn’t saved, she will be soon.
May the Lord bless you.
Thank you for your prayers.
Mrs. Billie Sloan
Nahum 1:7
Sending Church:
Higher Plain Baptist Church
6810 N.W. 122nd St
Oklahoma City, OK 73142
Pastor Tom Vineyard
405-702-7715
Field Address:
Apartado Postal 59
San Cristobal de las Casas,
Chiapas MEXICO 29200
Email:
[email protected]
Blog:
www.mimitomany.blogspot.com
Mexico Phone: 01152 (967) 678-1751
USA Cell: 817-487-5572
The Owens Family – Church Planters in Bulgaria
Dear pastor and friends,
Over the past two months we were able to get much work accomplished on our Sunday school and office building. We have completed the framing and the roof and have been working on the siding. Although there is still much work to be done, we are excited to be able to soon make use of the space even while we are still in the building process.
We have distributed over 20,000 tracts over the past few months in the apartment buildings close to the church. Although we have not seen any direct results, we know that God brings the increase, and we continue to push forward for Him.
Please continue to pray for the salvation of Roki and Anabel and for Yanko and Kotse, two teenage boys who have been faithful to our Sunday evening and Wednesday services but still have not been saved.
Thank you again for your prayers and faithful support of our ministry and family. It is very much appreciated.
Serving for Jesus,
The Owens Family
Support Address:
WB World Missions
PO Box 1147
Huntington, WV 25713
Sending Church:
Lighthouse Baptist Church
Pastor Dennis Morrello
2650 North Terrace
Huntington, WV 25705
304-412-4383
Mailing Address:
The Owens Family
Ulitsa “Prolet” 4
Studena 2344
Bulgaria
The Brian Roy George Family – Missionaries to Argentina
Dear Friends and Supporters:
During March, we made a 10-hour trip to Posadas, Misiones, to be with our son Benjamin. He is starting a new church! While we were there, our daughter Rose had her 15th birth-day. I took her to the Iguazu Falls to see the spectacular wonders of the falls!
During April, we had our annual Missions Conference here at Bethel Baptist Church. The church supports 28 missionaries serving in Argentina, Ecuador, Cuba, Venezuela, and the United States. Our people have giving hearts, and we were able to increase our giving by 200%. Praise the Lord! Our church just sent out our first foreign missionary to Chile. The Rodrigo Contreras family just left for Chile to start churches. We are super excited for this family that is living by faith. They need monthly support and a vehicle to do the work of the Lord. Please pray for this family!
Bethel Baptist Church is going strong! We have over 60 students in our Bible col-lege, and the church is full to overflowing every Sunday. We are working on start-ing new churches all over the northern area of Argentina. We are seeing growth and revival among our church plants. There is a need for chairs, benches, PA systems, megaphones, Bibles, baptisteries, vehicles, buses, etc. Our men have started to make benches out of pallet wood. Please pray for the urgent need for 1,000 plastic stackable chairs. Praise the Lord!
During the first week of July, I will be in Texas to visit my mother in a nursing home. She is 84 years old, and I would like to spend a few days with her. I will be in the U.S. for just one week. Pray that my travels will go smoothly and that I will be able to get some much-needed supplies into my suitcases and back to Argentina.
Thank you for your prayers and regular support! We are very grateful for all your help! May God richly bless you!
Here to serve,
Brian R. George and Family
Your Missionaries in Argentina since 1996!!
Contact:
(319) 331-4934 (temp while in USA)
+54-381-341-6333 (also WhatsApp Telegram #)
[email protected]
www.ByFaithLetsGoForward.org
www.Paypal.Me/GeorgesInArgentina
USA Mailing Address:
Brian R. George
P.O. Box 326
Washington, IA 52353
Sending Church:
Marion Avenue Baptist Church
Pastor Joseph Brown
215 South Marion Ave
Washington, IA 52353
[email protected]
855-825-4113
Sending Agency – (send support to this address):
FBMI
507 State Street
Hammond, IN 46320
219-228-2850
The Benjamin George Family – Missionaries to Argentina
Dear prayer partner,
During the last few weeks, fall set in, and it has gotten cold, but winter is very short here, praise the Lord! This past month, we did some door-to-door Soulwinning when the weather was favorable and had the opportunity to present the Gospel several times, along with getting a couple of contacts for a bible study. We have also seen consistent growth on Facebook and YouTube. Also, a few days ago, I had the opportunity to lead two men to Christ that found us on Facebook! We also enjoyed time with missionary Ricardo Portillo, a few hours north of here, for a weekend. He ordained a young man as pastor of a church he started, and we also visited another of his churches for a special day deep in the forest. It was a challenge to arrive driving on a muddy dirt road.
We pray that God will send us more laborers to serve here. I know it has not been popular for missionaries to work with others, but it is the biblical pattern. I also keep hearing success stories of churches growing extremely fast when they bring in more full-time staff. We desire to see God Glorified here and will do all we can to reach and train others to love God and His word! In the coming weeks, we will pick up my brother-in-law Pablo, and his family will join us full-time in July! To say we are excited to have them here is an understatement!
Finally, we have exciting plans to rent a facility to meet in, starting in August. We are praying for God’s guidance to lead us to the right place. If you would like to be a part of equipping that space for church use, your support would be invaluable. There will be a significant upfront cost, and we are grateful that God has already provided a portion of it. Your contribution, whether it’s financial or in the form of prayers, will play a crucial role in making this plan a reality. We are truly thankful for your continued support and partnership in our mission.
For His Service,
Benjamin and Bernice George
Contact:
(319) 499-7590
[email protected]
Sending Church:
Marion Avenue Baptist Church
Pastor Joseph Brown
215 South Marion Ave
Washington, IA 52353
[email protected]
855-825-4113
Josh & Alyse Szwarga – Missionaries to New Zealand
The theme of April and May has been visitors returning. Whether it is the church services or youth group, there is a consistency from the newer attendees for several months now. One couple had a memorable testimony while visiting them: “The two distinctions that set your church apart from all others we have visited is the authenticity of your people and the conviction in our hearts to change something after every message.” Another man appreciated the attention given to his spiritual needs as soon as he walked in to the fellowship of our church, having been left to figure it out on his own by previous churches.
If you recall, earlier this year the church transitioned from letterboxing (leaving church flyers in mailboxes) to doorknocking. There is an average involvement of 14 members each week. After only a few weeks, a member led an 89-year old woman to Christ and there have been visitors to church as well. One visitor from last Sunday had received a flyer in his mailbox. Pastor Fraser quickly learned that the man faithfully live-streams the services of North Valley Baptist Church in Santa Clara, one of our supporting churches! Coincidentally this happens to be Pastor Fraser’s usual go-to live stream. The man was shocked to hear of the connection, and equally enjoyable was to learn that Bentlee had put the flyer in his mailbox!
Also this month, we began services at a second retirement center. While my brother Joel was visiting in March, he and Pastor Fraser met an employee of this retirement center while soulwinning. Soulwinning doesn’t always just result in the direct salvation of souls! She requested us to hold a service as they were seeking a strong preacher. There were forty in attendance and a resounding excitement after the message with many noting this as the first time the gospel has been preached in this place.
This past week held exciting news for the nationwide John and Romans Project. The first shipment is officially en route, scheduled for arrival in August. Distribution is set for September and October throughout most of the North Island, prioritizing rural regions. This shipment will cover 22% of the country’s population that is reachable by this mail service, which equates to roughly 388,000 homes. Those that have followed this project closely will remember that the key to this distribution is the ability of the recipient to initiate a follow-up conversation with a counselor immediately via instant messenger. This will give us the opportunity to engage with those who are seeking but also to gauge the effectiveness of this method. If you are interested in assisting with this project, checks can be sent to our mission board address below with “Szwarga Project” in the memo line.
We are aware of many June ministries occurring in your churches and are in prayer for those camps, VBS, mission trips, and revivals.
Thank you for praying,
Josh, Alyse, Bentlee and Raelynn Szwarga
Updated Address:
51B Taniwha Place
Bethlehem, NZ 3176
[email protected]
Mailing Address:
Szwargas to New Zealand
9zn889 Nesler Rd
Elgin, IL 60124
The Akuokoh Family – Missionaries to Ghana, West Africa
Dear Praying Friends,
We thank God for the awesome privilege of witnessing His mighty power through answered prayers. It’s a blessing to watch all that He continues to accomplish in the lives of those He allows us to minister to. We are thrilled to bring you another great report about the work going on here in Sunyani, Ghana.
Over the last month we have really tried to drive the importance of soul winning and why it matters that the gospel be shared. We have had more and more people invited and have gained three adults who attend regularly as a result. During our Wednesday night prayer and Bible study, people often request that we pray for their spiritual growth as well as the church’s growth. It always encouraging to see them make the effort to invite people to church and see them asking thoughtful questions after our Bible studies. I recently had the opportunity to lead a young lady named Alberta to the Lord. I was also able to lead 24 year old Emmanuel to the Lord. Emmanuel is someone I spoke to about a year and a half ago. I tried to get him into church, but he was not interested at the time. Now he’s coming around. Please pray that he starts to attend church.
I have been teaching on the Doctrine of Tongues for the past month. If you didn’t know, this doctrine is something that many churches here place a special emphasis on, but their teaching is not biblically sound. I’ve spent much time using the Bible to break down years of false teachings taught to those in our church, and I trust that God is giving them understanding. I also recently taught on Apostleship and will be teaching on Prophets soon. These are titles that are heavily used here, but again, what is taught in Ghana has no proper scriptural base. Please pray that God gives me wisdom as I teach and gives understanding to the listeners.
Church Construction Project Update
Much progress continues to be made on our building project. Thanks to your prayers and donations we have been able to finish working on three buildings now; the office building, restrooms, and the auditorium. We have also constructed 3/4 of the property wall, put iron rods on the classroom building, casted it, casted the kitchen floor, put a roof on the kitchen, and constructed the water tower. I will include pictures in our next letter. Thank you for praying for us.
Sincerely,
Daniel, Raquel, & Ezekiel Akuokoh
CONTACT INFO
GHANA PHONE NUMBER: +233 544 975 591
EMAIL: [email protected]
MAILING ADDRESS: Stateside:
DANIEL AKUOKOH
P.O. Box 9
Harrison, TN 37341
Field Mailing Address: COMING SOON!
SENDING CHURCH
FREDERICK BAPTIST CHURCH
5305. ZION RD
FREDERICK, MD 21703
PASTOR JOHN Y. SEAY
(301) 473-8900
MISSION BOARD
BAPTIST INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS INC.
P.O. BOX 9
HARRISON, TN 37341
(423) 344-5050
Mike & Mary Wallace, Missionaries in Mexico City
Dear Pastors, Friends and Family,
Greetings in Jesus’ Name from Mexico City! Things are going well here. Thanks for your prayers and support. We took our teens to a youth conference in April. It was a big help to them spiritually and fun, too. A young 6-year-old boy in our church named Mateo has become a real witness for Christ. Both his parents abandoned him, but he comes to church regularly with others from his family. Recently he had the attention of all his classmates in public school and was witnessing to them all as a group. It was in between classes and the teacher came over and asked him what he was telling the others. He told her that he was telling them that only Jesus saves and without Jesus, they will go to Hell, but with Jesus, they can go to Heaven. He then asked the teacher, “And you; is Jesus your Savior? If not, you won’t go to Heaven.” Mary visited a Jewish lady recently and was able to give her a New Testament in Spanish and Hebrew. In return, the lady gave Mary a pendant from Jerusalem. Her daughter is in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and is involved in the Hamas conflict. We trust that in future meetings, Mary might be able to introduce her to the Jewish Messiah, Jesus, using that New Testament. I am designing a new gospel tract called “Believe the Prophets” to share with the Jews here that show the plan of salvation from the Old Testament. We met an old Jewish man named Eli a few months ago and had a long talk with him about 20 minutes from home where many Jews live. As we approached an older Jewish man from behind last month, Mary said “That’s Eli.” Sure enough, it was. Out of the many, many people here in Mexico City and the many Jews here, the Lord brought us across his path again. We said hello and he remembered us. Mary was wearing the Israel pendant on a chain necklace and when Eli saw it, he said in Spanish “You two are special to me.” Then he put his hand on Mary’s head and prayed a blessing upon her in Hebrew. He then had to leave, but I really hope we get another opportunity to see him and witness more to him.
I love witnessing to the Mexican people here because in general, they are not in a hurry, they are generally interested and they are honest when they are asked a quesiton. Mary was witnessing to a lady named Maria recently during the week when Maria told Mary to sit down as she was very interested. After sitting beside Maria for some time sharing the gospel, Maria trusted Christ as Savior. One Saturday last month I spent much time talking to Diego while out knocking doors. He was a very smart young man in his mid-20s, but he was surprised after being confronted with the truths of the Bible. He asked many questions, and after witnessing to him for a while, I sensed he might be close to ready to get saved. Then his friend showed up, but Diego told him to come back later because, he said, “We are talking about something very important, and I don’t want to be interrupted.” A few minutes later, Diego after hearing the gospel, trusted Christ as his Savior. We continue to see people not only saved but baptized and attend our church. Last month Mexico celebrated the holiday “Day of the Child.” We held a special event at a park for this day one Saturday. We then invited those and more to a special church service that night. All together we had many saved that day and 17 baptized. Many came back the following day for our Sunday church services. A lady in our church named Trinidad recently told me her husband’s health was failing and for that reason he couldn’t come to church anymore. He, Carlos, was saved at our church recently. Trinidad told me that Carlos wanted to get baptized but couldn’t sit through a church service to wait for the baptism, so we decided to do it as a single event on a Saturday. She then told me they had lived together for a very long time but were not married. So, the following week we had Carlos’ baptism, then I performed a small wedding ceremony for them. At the moment, we have a family from a supporting church visiting us. We had a big day with them and the orphans yesterday. Today we are having a one-day Bible Club.
Please keep praying for our health & safety. I got bit by a dog recently while knocking doors. A Sunday school teacher in our church named Nancy was recently kidnapped by a taxi driver. He held her captive in his car for a long time while he was driving her somewhere. Thankfully in a curve, she jumped out & ran, only suffering minor injuries. Mary & I plan to make a trip to the Texas border on Thursday (June 6th) to see our doctors, as well as to pick up tracts, Bibles and other ministry supplies. Please pray for this long trip, for safety and for our van to run well. We sure appreciate you all very much. Thanks for everything! We are “...your servants for Jesus’ sake.” 2 Corinthians 4:5
Cell: 330-419-0520
Email: [email protected]
Mail:
P.O. Box 908
Donna, TX 78537
www.mexico-missionaries.com
Support & Sending Church:
First Baptist Church of Kenmore
2330 East Avenue
Akron, OH 44314
330-745-3619
Pastor Joe Grimaldi
Dear Friends,
The United States must be filling up with immigrants. We are having many thousands passing through our church! Here is the great news: they are very reachable for Christ!
For example, Haens is from Haiti. He was steeped in voodoo worship and Satanic rituals. In just two weeks, he has trusted Christ, been baptized, and is now begging God to save his nation. He says, “Now I know God is greater than Satan!” We now have a large Haitian church, and this week we are starting services for Angolans from Africa. The charismatic churches are offering them food and clothing to attend, but they tell us that they want to come to our church because we preach the Bible.
Within a few services, they become great conservative Christians! They just have never been taught. Most are headed to the states. All we do is find some who speak Spanish and win them to Christ, and then ask them to translate for us. I greatly encourage you to do this in the USA. They will be a blessing or a curse depending on what we do. We are seeing hundreds of evil gang members from these countries getting saved and weeping, turning their lives around. The other day one of them defended us from a robbery.
In April, we had 205,697 Saved in preaching services and 3,276 Baptized.
Thank you for keeping us on the mission field! Because of your prayers and support, each soul saved is fruit for your account in heaven (Philippians 4:17).
We love and appreciate you!
The Wynnes – Missionaries to Mexico
Dear Friends,
The United States must be filling up with immigrants. We are having many thousands passing through our church! Here is the great news: they are very reachable for Christ!
For example, Haens is from Haiti. He was steeped in voodoo worship and Satanic rituals. In just two weeks, he has trusted Christ, been baptized, and is now begging God to save his nation. He says, “Now I know God is greater than Satan!” We now have a large Haitian church, and this week we are starting services for Angolans from Africa. The charismatic churches are offering them food and clothing to attend, but they tell us that they want to come to our church because we preach the Bible.
Within a few services, they become great conservative Christians! They just have never been taught. Most are headed to the states. All we do is find some who speak Spanish and win them to Christ, and then ask them to translate for us. I greatly encourage you to do this in the USA. They will be a blessing or a curse depending on what we do. We are seeing hundreds of evil gang members from these countries getting saved and weeping, turning their lives around. The other day one of them defended us from a robbery.
In April, we had 205,697 Saved in preaching services and 3,276 Baptized. Thank you for keeping us on the mission field! Because of your prayers and support, each soul saved is fruit for your account in heaven (Philippians 4:17).
We love and appreciate you!
In Christ,
Kevin Wynne
Mail address:
7421 Marbach Road
San Antonio, TX 78227-1701
Phone: 011-52 (55) 5632-6966
Email: [email protected]
Dear Bible Believing Pastors, Family and Friends;
Greetings from Moldova in the Name of the Lamb of God which taketh away the sins of the world! “The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.” Psalm 116:6
We are grateful and thankful to our Lord for His merciful hand and the touch of God on each one of our lives. We are in a “low time” for sure, but the Lord continues to help us in so many ways. Praise God, we are down, but not out! We can’t express with words just how much we appreciate your continued prayers and support for us during this most difficult time. God has shown and extended much grace to us for which we are thankful. PLEASE KEEP PRAYING.
Blake, Lindsay, Caraline and Calum Hamilton are going through many deep waters. We are happy to report to you that our grandson Calum was born healthy on March 17th. Upon delivery, they immediately did the genetic test for “Sanfilippo.” We praise the Lord he is only a carrier, doesn’t have the genetic disorder, and was born healthy. Thank you for each one of you who went to the throne of grace on our behalf. We can’t thank you enough. Caraline, who has the syndrome, continues to go through many tests. Our hearts are broken over this; but we know that God has a plan, and we continue to trust His perfect plan. Please continue to pray for healing, that Caroline wouldn’t digress, and that we could find a cure for the disorder.
The Road Home Orphanage
Since our last letter, five children in the orphanage trusted Jesus Christ as Savior! Please pray for Tania, Dima, Ana, Nicoleta, and Stas. Our orphanage ministry is in much need of your prayers. As you know, we work with children in the orphanage who are abandoned by their parents. Some are orphaned because of the war in Ukraine; though, most are Moldovan children who had parents, but for whatever reason have been rejected by them. Please pray as we work with these broken children. The last several months have been tragic. Three of the girls that were saved committed suicide. The last one, Ana, hung herself. We were in shock and never saw any signs of her going
in this direction. Many of the children simply hide behind their true feelings. Many of them have been hurt deeply because of being rejected. Please pray. Right now there is an on-going police investigation into why the children committed suicide. Please pray for us as we minister to them, and pray God would open our eyes to how we can help them through the Word of God.
Souls saved and Ukraine war update
Pastor Costya reports of souls saved in the villages of Slobodzia, Chorbachee, and Karangash. Please pray for Oscar, Angelina, Alena, Elena, Alina, Sasha, Christina, Evghenia, Violetta and Valeria. Pray these who have been saved will grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. Continue to pray for our church as we sow the seed of the Word of God in the streets of Chisinau, Balti, Tiraspol, Slobodzia and the Drochia regions of Moldova. Please also pray for Yura who got saved in our church in Balti. He has been faithful to every service and continues to grow in the word of God.
As bombing has escalated in the last month, God continues to allow our church here to have an effect on Ukraine. Our literature is now in 240 towns and cities. Please pray that souls will be saved, and believers would be encouraged to live for the Lord. In Kharkov, our church, through Vasya and Dima, have been able to buy wood and stoves for people without gas. We were also able to get much needed humanitarian supplies to those suffering in many of the nearby villages.
Purified Word Printing International and Summer Revival meetings
Since our last letter we have printed 19,950 books and 38,600 tracts. Pray for revival later in the summer here in the villages of Rekoria, Alonesh, and Ternava.
We appreciate all of you who go to work every day and sacrifice so we can serve the Lord here in Moldova. May the Lord richly bless you with souls for your labor.
In His Service,
Bro. Paul and Susan Hamilton
Colossians 3:3
Sent By:
Central Baptist Church
Pastor Randy Newcomer
4736 West Tuscarawas
Canton, Ohio 44735-5805
Phone: 330-477-3438
Fax: 330-477-6408
Field Address:
2019 Chisinau,
Str. Olimpica 12,
Paul Hamilton,
Republic of Moldova
Phone: 614-352-2819 (Vonage)
[email protected]
www.biblebaptistchurchmoldova.com
Mrs. Billie Sloan – Missionary to Mexico
Greetings from the beautiful city of Querétaro, México. My granddaughter, Debbie López and I are here with my daughter, Ruthie, and her husband Steven Miller. They invited me to speak at their ladies’ conference. Needless to say, I am also enjoying family time.
The months of January and February found me dealing with some health issues. But what a blessing it is to see the work in San Cristóbal going on, and growing. During the months of February and March, there were 300 souls saved in the different ministries: hospital, soul winning Thursday, bus visitation for the 5 bus routes Saturday, and church services. The Saturday morning Christian school now ministers to 60 children. We are in need of the construction of more classrooms. We also need another van for the routes.
Our first Ladies’ Prayer Breakfast of the year was on March 27. A lady in our Church works in the home of an American lady. Paty was concerned for the Salvation of the lady she works for. She invited her to our Prayer Breakfast. My daughter, Anna sat with her with her English Bible, and was able to witness to her. She said she had been baptized in a Baptist church. Please pray that if Penelope isn’t saved, she will be soon.
May the Lord bless you.
Thank you for your prayers.
Mrs. Billie Sloan
Nahum 1:7
Sending Church:
Higher Plain Baptist Church
6810 N.W. 122nd St
Oklahoma City, OK 73142
Pastor Tom Vineyard
405-702-7715
Field Address:
Apartado Postal 59
San Cristobal de las Casas,
Chiapas MEXICO 29200
Email:
[email protected]
Blog:
www.mimitomany.blogspot.com
Mexico Phone: 01152 (967) 678-1751
USA Cell: 817-487-5572
The Owens Family – Church Planters in Bulgaria
Dear pastor and friends,
Over the past two months we were able to get much work accomplished on our Sunday school and office building. We have completed the framing and the roof and have been working on the siding. Although there is still much work to be done, we are excited to be able to soon make use of the space even while we are still in the building process.
We have distributed over 20,000 tracts over the past few months in the apartment buildings close to the church. Although we have not seen any direct results, we know that God brings the increase, and we continue to push forward for Him.
Please continue to pray for the salvation of Roki and Anabel and for Yanko and Kotse, two teenage boys who have been faithful to our Sunday evening and Wednesday services but still have not been saved.
Thank you again for your prayers and faithful support of our ministry and family. It is very much appreciated.
Serving for Jesus,
The Owens Family
Support Address:
WB World Missions
PO Box 1147
Huntington, WV 25713
Sending Church:
Lighthouse Baptist Church
Pastor Dennis Morrello
2650 North Terrace
Huntington, WV 25705
304-412-4383
Mailing Address:
The Owens Family
Ulitsa “Prolet” 4
Studena 2344
Bulgaria
The Brian Roy George Family – Missionaries to Argentina
Dear Friends and Supporters:
During March, we made a 10-hour trip to Posadas, Misiones, to be with our son Benjamin. He is starting a new church! While we were there, our daughter Rose had her 15th birth-day. I took her to the Iguazu Falls to see the spectacular wonders of the falls!
During April, we had our annual Missions Conference here at Bethel Baptist Church. The church supports 28 missionaries serving in Argentina, Ecuador, Cuba, Venezuela, and the United States. Our people have giving hearts, and we were able to increase our giving by 200%. Praise the Lord! Our church just sent out our first foreign missionary to Chile. The Rodrigo Contreras family just left for Chile to start churches. We are super excited for this family that is living by faith. They need monthly support and a vehicle to do the work of the Lord. Please pray for this family!
Bethel Baptist Church is going strong! We have over 60 students in our Bible col-lege, and the church is full to overflowing every Sunday. We are working on start-ing new churches all over the northern area of Argentina. We are seeing growth and revival among our church plants. There is a need for chairs, benches, PA systems, megaphones, Bibles, baptisteries, vehicles, buses, etc. Our men have started to make benches out of pallet wood. Please pray for the urgent need for 1,000 plastic stackable chairs. Praise the Lord!
During the first week of July, I will be in Texas to visit my mother in a nursing home. She is 84 years old, and I would like to spend a few days with her. I will be in the U.S. for just one week. Pray that my travels will go smoothly and that I will be able to get some much-needed supplies into my suitcases and back to Argentina.
Thank you for your prayers and regular support! We are very grateful for all your help! May God richly bless you!
Here to serve,
Brian R. George and Family
Your Missionaries in Argentina since 1996!!
Contact:
(319) 331-4934 (temp while in USA)
+54-381-341-6333 (also WhatsApp Telegram #)
[email protected]
www.ByFaithLetsGoForward.org
www.Paypal.Me/GeorgesInArgentina
USA Mailing Address:
Brian R. George
P.O. Box 326
Washington, IA 52353
Sending Church:
Marion Avenue Baptist Church
Pastor Joseph Brown
215 South Marion Ave
Washington, IA 52353
[email protected]
855-825-4113
Sending Agency – (send support to this address):
FBMI
507 State Street
Hammond, IN 46320
219-228-2850
The Benjamin George Family – Missionaries to Argentina
Dear prayer partner,
During the last few weeks, fall set in, and it has gotten cold, but winter is very short here, praise the Lord! This past month, we did some door-to-door Soulwinning when the weather was favorable and had the opportunity to present the Gospel several times, along with getting a couple of contacts for a bible study. We have also seen consistent growth on Facebook and YouTube. Also, a few days ago, I had the opportunity to lead two men to Christ that found us on Facebook! We also enjoyed time with missionary Ricardo Portillo, a few hours north of here, for a weekend. He ordained a young man as pastor of a church he started, and we also visited another of his churches for a special day deep in the forest. It was a challenge to arrive driving on a muddy dirt road.
We pray that God will send us more laborers to serve here. I know it has not been popular for missionaries to work with others, but it is the biblical pattern. I also keep hearing success stories of churches growing extremely fast when they bring in more full-time staff. We desire to see God Glorified here and will do all we can to reach and train others to love God and His word! In the coming weeks, we will pick up my brother-in-law Pablo, and his family will join us full-time in July! To say we are excited to have them here is an understatement!
Finally, we have exciting plans to rent a facility to meet in, starting in August. We are praying for God’s guidance to lead us to the right place. If you would like to be a part of equipping that space for church use, your support would be invaluable. There will be a significant upfront cost, and we are grateful that God has already provided a portion of it. Your contribution, whether it’s financial or in the form of prayers, will play a crucial role in making this plan a reality. We are truly thankful for your continued support and partnership in our mission.
For His Service,
Benjamin and Bernice George
Contact:
(319) 499-7590
[email protected]
Sending Church:
Marion Avenue Baptist Church
Pastor Joseph Brown
215 South Marion Ave
Washington, IA 52353
[email protected]
855-825-4113
Josh & Alyse Szwarga – Missionaries to New Zealand
The theme of April and May has been visitors returning. Whether it is the church services or youth group, there is a consistency from the newer attendees for several months now. One couple had a memorable testimony while visiting them: “The two distinctions that set your church apart from all others we have visited is the authenticity of your people and the conviction in our hearts to change something after every message.” Another man appreciated the attention given to his spiritual needs as soon as he walked in to the fellowship of our church, having been left to figure it out on his own by previous churches.
If you recall, earlier this year the church transitioned from letterboxing (leaving church flyers in mailboxes) to doorknocking. There is an average involvement of 14 members each week. After only a few weeks, a member led an 89-year old woman to Christ and there have been visitors to church as well. One visitor from last Sunday had received a flyer in his mailbox. Pastor Fraser quickly learned that the man faithfully live-streams the services of North Valley Baptist Church in Santa Clara, one of our supporting churches! Coincidentally this happens to be Pastor Fraser’s usual go-to live stream. The man was shocked to hear of the connection, and equally enjoyable was to learn that Bentlee had put the flyer in his mailbox!
Also this month, we began services at a second retirement center. While my brother Joel was visiting in March, he and Pastor Fraser met an employee of this retirement center while soulwinning. Soulwinning doesn’t always just result in the direct salvation of souls! She requested us to hold a service as they were seeking a strong preacher. There were forty in attendance and a resounding excitement after the message with many noting this as the first time the gospel has been preached in this place.
This past week held exciting news for the nationwide John and Romans Project. The first shipment is officially en route, scheduled for arrival in August. Distribution is set for September and October throughout most of the North Island, prioritizing rural regions. This shipment will cover 22% of the country’s population that is reachable by this mail service, which equates to roughly 388,000 homes. Those that have followed this project closely will remember that the key to this distribution is the ability of the recipient to initiate a follow-up conversation with a counselor immediately via instant messenger. This will give us the opportunity to engage with those who are seeking but also to gauge the effectiveness of this method. If you are interested in assisting with this project, checks can be sent to our mission board address below with “Szwarga Project” in the memo line.
We are aware of many June ministries occurring in your churches and are in prayer for those camps, VBS, mission trips, and revivals.
Thank you for praying,
Josh, Alyse, Bentlee and Raelynn Szwarga
Updated Address:
51B Taniwha Place
Bethlehem, NZ 3176
[email protected]
Mailing Address:
Szwargas to New Zealand
9zn889 Nesler Rd
Elgin, IL 60124
The Akuokoh Family – Missionaries to Ghana, West Africa
Dear Praying Friends,
We thank God for the awesome privilege of witnessing His mighty power through answered prayers. It’s a blessing to watch all that He continues to accomplish in the lives of those He allows us to minister to. We are thrilled to bring you another great report about the work going on here in Sunyani, Ghana.
Over the last month we have really tried to drive the importance of soul winning and why it matters that the gospel be shared. We have had more and more people invited and have gained three adults who attend regularly as a result. During our Wednesday night prayer and Bible study, people often request that we pray for their spiritual growth as well as the church’s growth. It always encouraging to see them make the effort to invite people to church and see them asking thoughtful questions after our Bible studies. I recently had the opportunity to lead a young lady named Alberta to the Lord. I was also able to lead 24 year old Emmanuel to the Lord. Emmanuel is someone I spoke to about a year and a half ago. I tried to get him into church, but he was not interested at the time. Now he’s coming around. Please pray that he starts to attend church.
I have been teaching on the Doctrine of Tongues for the past month. If you didn’t know, this doctrine is something that many churches here place a special emphasis on, but their teaching is not biblically sound. I’ve spent much time using the Bible to break down years of false teachings taught to those in our church, and I trust that God is giving them understanding. I also recently taught on Apostleship and will be teaching on Prophets soon. These are titles that are heavily used here, but again, what is taught in Ghana has no proper scriptural base. Please pray that God gives me wisdom as I teach and gives understanding to the listeners.
Church Construction Project Update
Much progress continues to be made on our building project. Thanks to your prayers and donations we have been able to finish working on three buildings now; the office building, restrooms, and the auditorium. We have also constructed 3/4 of the property wall, put iron rods on the classroom building, casted it, casted the kitchen floor, put a roof on the kitchen, and constructed the water tower. I will include pictures in our next letter. Thank you for praying for us.
Sincerely,
Daniel, Raquel, & Ezekiel Akuokoh
CONTACT INFO
GHANA PHONE NUMBER: +233 544 975 591
EMAIL: [email protected]
MAILING ADDRESS: Stateside:
DANIEL AKUOKOH
P.O. Box 9
Harrison, TN 37341
Field Mailing Address: COMING SOON!
SENDING CHURCH
FREDERICK BAPTIST CHURCH
5305. ZION RD
FREDERICK, MD 21703
PASTOR JOHN Y. SEAY
(301) 473-8900
MISSION BOARD
BAPTIST INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS INC.
P.O. BOX 9
HARRISON, TN 37341
(423) 344-5050
Mike & Mary Wallace, Missionaries in Mexico City
Dear Pastors, Friends and Family,
Greetings in Jesus’ Name from Mexico City! Things are going well here. Thanks for your prayers and support. We took our teens to a youth conference in April. It was a big help to them spiritually and fun, too. A young 6-year-old boy in our church named Mateo has become a real witness for Christ. Both his parents abandoned him, but he comes to church regularly with others from his family. Recently he had the attention of all his classmates in public school and was witnessing to them all as a group. It was in between classes and the teacher came over and asked him what he was telling the others. He told her that he was telling them that only Jesus saves and without Jesus, they will go to Hell, but with Jesus, they can go to Heaven. He then asked the teacher, “And you; is Jesus your Savior? If not, you won’t go to Heaven.” Mary visited a Jewish lady recently and was able to give her a New Testament in Spanish and Hebrew. In return, the lady gave Mary a pendant from Jerusalem. Her daughter is in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and is involved in the Hamas conflict. We trust that in future meetings, Mary might be able to introduce her to the Jewish Messiah, Jesus, using that New Testament. I am designing a new gospel tract called “Believe the Prophets” to share with the Jews here that show the plan of salvation from the Old Testament. We met an old Jewish man named Eli a few months ago and had a long talk with him about 20 minutes from home where many Jews live. As we approached an older Jewish man from behind last month, Mary said “That’s Eli.” Sure enough, it was. Out of the many, many people here in Mexico City and the many Jews here, the Lord brought us across his path again. We said hello and he remembered us. Mary was wearing the Israel pendant on a chain necklace and when Eli saw it, he said in Spanish “You two are special to me.” Then he put his hand on Mary’s head and prayed a blessing upon her in Hebrew. He then had to leave, but I really hope we get another opportunity to see him and witness more to him.
I love witnessing to the Mexican people here because in general, they are not in a hurry, they are generally interested and they are honest when they are asked a quesiton. Mary was witnessing to a lady named Maria recently during the week when Maria told Mary to sit down as she was very interested. After sitting beside Maria for some time sharing the gospel, Maria trusted Christ as Savior. One Saturday last month I spent much time talking to Diego while out knocking doors. He was a very smart young man in his mid-20s, but he was surprised after being confronted with the truths of the Bible. He asked many questions, and after witnessing to him for a while, I sensed he might be close to ready to get saved. Then his friend showed up, but Diego told him to come back later because, he said, “We are talking about something very important, and I don’t want to be interrupted.” A few minutes later, Diego after hearing the gospel, trusted Christ as his Savior. We continue to see people not only saved but baptized and attend our church. Last month Mexico celebrated the holiday “Day of the Child.” We held a special event at a park for this day one Saturday. We then invited those and more to a special church service that night. All together we had many saved that day and 17 baptized. Many came back the following day for our Sunday church services. A lady in our church named Trinidad recently told me her husband’s health was failing and for that reason he couldn’t come to church anymore. He, Carlos, was saved at our church recently. Trinidad told me that Carlos wanted to get baptized but couldn’t sit through a church service to wait for the baptism, so we decided to do it as a single event on a Saturday. She then told me they had lived together for a very long time but were not married. So, the following week we had Carlos’ baptism, then I performed a small wedding ceremony for them. At the moment, we have a family from a supporting church visiting us. We had a big day with them and the orphans yesterday. Today we are having a one-day Bible Club.
Please keep praying for our health & safety. I got bit by a dog recently while knocking doors. A Sunday school teacher in our church named Nancy was recently kidnapped by a taxi driver. He held her captive in his car for a long time while he was driving her somewhere. Thankfully in a curve, she jumped out & ran, only suffering minor injuries. Mary & I plan to make a trip to the Texas border on Thursday (June 6th) to see our doctors, as well as to pick up tracts, Bibles and other ministry supplies. Please pray for this long trip, for safety and for our van to run well. We sure appreciate you all very much. Thanks for everything! We are “...your servants for Jesus’ sake.” 2 Corinthians 4:5
Cell: 330-419-0520
Email: [email protected]
Mail:
P.O. Box 908
Donna, TX 78537
www.mexico-missionaries.com
Support & Sending Church:
First Baptist Church of Kenmore
2330 East Avenue
Akron, OH 44314
330-745-3619
Pastor Joe Grimaldi
Dear Friends,
The United States must be filling up with immigrants. We are having many thousands passing through our church! Here is the great news: they are very reachable for Christ!
For example, Haens is from Haiti. He was steeped in voodoo worship and Satanic rituals. In just two weeks, he has trusted Christ, been baptized, and is now begging God to save his nation. He says, “Now I know God is greater than Satan!” We now have a large Haitian church, and this week we are starting services for Angolans from Africa. The charismatic churches are offering them food and clothing to attend, but they tell us that they want to come to our church because we preach the Bible.
Within a few services, they become great conservative Christians! They just have never been taught. Most are headed to the states. All we do is find some who speak Spanish and win them to Christ, and then ask them to translate for us. I greatly encourage you to do this in the USA. They will be a blessing or a curse depending on what we do. We are seeing hundreds of evil gang members from these countries getting saved and weeping, turning their lives around. The other day one of them defended us from a robbery.
In April, we had 205,697 Saved in preaching services and 3,276 Baptized.
Thank you for keeping us on the mission field! Because of your prayers and support, each soul saved is fruit for your account in heaven (Philippians 4:17).
We love and appreciate you!
The Wynnes – Missionaries to Mexico
Dear Friends,
The United States must be filling up with immigrants. We are having many thousands passing through our church! Here is the great news: they are very reachable for Christ!
For example, Haens is from Haiti. He was steeped in voodoo worship and Satanic rituals. In just two weeks, he has trusted Christ, been baptized, and is now begging God to save his nation. He says, “Now I know God is greater than Satan!” We now have a large Haitian church, and this week we are starting services for Angolans from Africa. The charismatic churches are offering them food and clothing to attend, but they tell us that they want to come to our church because we preach the Bible.
Within a few services, they become great conservative Christians! They just have never been taught. Most are headed to the states. All we do is find some who speak Spanish and win them to Christ, and then ask them to translate for us. I greatly encourage you to do this in the USA. They will be a blessing or a curse depending on what we do. We are seeing hundreds of evil gang members from these countries getting saved and weeping, turning their lives around. The other day one of them defended us from a robbery.
In April, we had 205,697 Saved in preaching services and 3,276 Baptized. Thank you for keeping us on the mission field! Because of your prayers and support, each soul saved is fruit for your account in heaven (Philippians 4:17).
We love and appreciate you!
In Christ,
Kevin Wynne
Mail address:
7421 Marbach Road
San Antonio, TX 78227-1701
Phone: 011-52 (55) 5632-6966
Email: [email protected]