Travels:
June 19 - To CHSC, near Dallas, for a board meeting and orientation of new medical missionaries
July 25 to August 5 - To Malawi?
Prayer and Praise:
1. Praise God that the International Wholistic Missions Conference and our Children's CHE/GameLife pre-conference went well. Thanks to all the speakers and all the organizers who worked hard on this.
2. We also had an enjoyable CHE Service Team retreat in the mountains of Arizona after that.
3. Greyson and Ruth have an amazing ministry in Malawi, rescuing 18 orphan children. They have asked us to give community health evangelism training to enhance their ministry. But Malawi is hard to get to, and costs are high, so we have struggled to meet the budget. Josephine and Sammy (and perhaps Rhodessa) may lead the training instead of me going. Please be praying.
4. Josephine has been coordinating the Kenya flood relief and also worked with the audio Bibles. She has marvelous ministry, working with women, children, and families with CHE ministries in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and several other countries. Jo and Ben also raise cows as a way to support their family and feed their neighbors. I thank God for Jo and Ben and their ministries!
5. Sammy describes his ministry: "Thank you for support in expanding God's kingdom in this part of the world. Because of your support the following major ministries milestones have been achieved as of today. In March, over 50 pastors were equipped on effective outreach to muslims here in East Africa. Likewise 50 Sunday school teachers were equipped for ministry and over 100 kids reached out for Christ. I could go on and on, but for now, I want to say a Big Thank You to God FOR YOU for obeying the call of God in your life and letting God use you in a special way."
6. Simon, who is living in the Kamuli district of Eastern Uganda and is married with four children, is serving God in Uganda in the hard-to-reach areas of Karamoja, Patongo, and around Lake Victoria, doing community health empowerment, Farming God's Way, stewardship training and Foundations of Faith training for local missionaries.
Simon is a key part of our Africa CHE teams, but he won't be traveling to Malawi this time. Pray for Simon't healing. He has hip and joint pain, and will be having an orthopedic evaluation and possibly surgery.
Please be praying for each of these ministries. Read more about their ministries at Palm Ministries.
¡Muchas gracias!
Many thanks to God for the gift of his Son. Praise God for the hope we have in Christ.
And thanks to you for your prayers, encouragement, and support! Let me know how I can be praying for you.
With love,
Jody