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Join us for our 2nd Annual Every Man for Christ (EMC) Retreat at Iowa Regular Baptist Camp in Clear Lake, Iowa Sept 14-15 Firday - Sat. The Cost for the Retreat is $30 (please make checks out to Saylorville Baptist Church). Our speaker this year is Philip DeCourcy from Toldeo, Ohio. This is a great event to meet new men and be challenged from God’s Word. There will be a Best Ball Golf Tournament before the retreat on Friday at Honey Creek Golf Course in Boone. The cost is $30 which includes 18 holes, cart, and bag lunch.
Sign up at SBC or send an email to office@saylorvillebaptist.com .
Family and Friends,
God is good and has taken both Christie and I on a journey these past several months that was unexpected and life changing in many ways. One way in Christie’s life is that both girls, Redeemed and Naomi, will be coming and and visiting her and her family for 6 months. I know that I forwarded the e-mail that Christie and her mom sent out and God has been using many people to answer the prayer for the money needed to purchase the 2 tickets for the girls. We still need about $600 more dollars before we are able to purchase the tickets. This has been a faith journey all the way and we want to trust God that He will provide this last bit of money. From the beginning of this trip, God cleared both our paths. It’s been truly amazing to see how God has proven that He can and will provide for His children. Especially the ones that are orphaned. We flew on His wings through all the appointments with the girls….passports, birth certificates, visas, and now the tickets. We have the tickets booked for the 19th of this month, which is this coming Sunday. Thanks to my mom and Mrs. Bigelow we are almost sure we will all be flying together. The best way I can think of to end the trip that Christie and I have been on these past months together…
Thank-you for your prayers and support. I know that my “family” extends to each and every one of you and I thank God for that. I look forward to seeing you all soon….it’s hard to even believe that soon means only a week.
Love you all,
Rachel
The tragedy which occurred up north on Interstate 35 the other day is a sober reminder to all of us of the things we take for granted and the brevity of life. Dr. Al Mohler, president of souther seminary, has written an excellent blog on the subject. Take a few moments to read it today. Also be praying for the effected families of this tragedy and the church that reach out to help them.
“Lest You Be Consumed” - The Tragedy in Minneapolis
by Dr Al Mohler
-Pastor Pat
Family and Friends-
I know I said that I would try and write sooner, but I’m sure none of you thought this soon. I try not to be too predictable…:) Christie and I had some letter’s that needed to be typed out before our meeting at the Embassy. My parent’s keep asking me how travel in rainy season is going, and up until today it had been going fine. I guess these past couple months the rains been just teasing us, but it’s getting serious about it’s work as of these past couple days. Our usual walk to the Market where we catch a bus was completely flooded. (Water up to our waist on our usual bridge crossing. Christie and i didn’t feel like wading through it since rumor has it a Boa snake and Croc often are seen fighting there…i can just see it…one month to go and i get eaten by a croc!…) We had to turn back, thinking our trip to town was over, but thankfully we caught a motor bike that took us to the bus junction. That ride consisted of getting off a couple times and wading through muddy water for a while. We knew we lived out in the bush, but now with transportation getting harder with the weather we are really feeling it. I guess all that is to say please pray that the rain won’t detour the big steps we have these next couple weeks. In the States it would be no problem, but here it’s a different matter. Monday and Tuesday it’s very important for us to be able to reach town…but God is all knowing and everything will work out in His perfect plan. We are trying to get everything ready for the meetings and so far it’s going smoothly. Pray that the man who’s supposed to work on the birth certificates is doing his job. I will keep you all informed on our next steps.
thanks for the prayers,
Rachel
Family and Friends-
I’m at a loss on how to catch you all up on the last events of the past couple months. The Lord has been faithful in so many ways and I know that is through the prayers of all of you. This e-mail is going to have to be brief, but I do want to be able to write soon and tell you all that is and has been on my heart.
Christie and I both have been on a journey these past serveral months…almost six as of now. We have experienced things that both of us hadn’t planned on..but thankfully God had. I know I was vague in my last e-mail on everthing that was going on at Dixville, and this e-mail probably won’t be any clearer, but I’m writing for a specific purpose and that is prayer. Christie and I wouldn’t be where we are right now if it weren’t for God and for all of your prayers. Pastor Mike (PM) is not acting as Director of the orphanage now. Praise God. ACFI wasn’t able to take legal action because there wasn’t any proof. We went to the Doctor 11 days after it had happened and by that time it was too late to get any proof, and all that the Doctor was able to say was that there was evidence that she had been raped. ACFI has been through a trying last few months, but I think God has placed some people that will be good staff. Alot of changes are taking place and I know God is doing a work.
Along with this e-mail, I am going to forward one that Christie sent out a few weeks ago. As you will read, God has put a special love in Christie’s heart for a particualar girl at the home, Redeemed. Christie was really trying to hear God’s voice in it and felt that God was speaking to her to have more of an impact in her life than just an acquointance for a few months. She is bordering the line of being too old to adopt, and so these past few months we’ve been trying to seek out different options. We are trying to get her a Visitor’s Visa and it’s amazing how God opened the door to pursue this avenue. The thing is we are against a time dead line. We are trying to get birth certificates done this week. (Also for another girl, Naomi) We have to have them done by Monday in order to get a passport. Our Visa appointment with both girls is this coming Tuesday. We are supposed to have both the birth certificate as well as the passport by then! With God all things are possible. We do have a secondary appointment at the Embassy just in case we don’t get the passports on time. The lady, Marcey, who want to help us with the Visa’s, is leaving at the end of this month. Please pray that we will be able to get everything worked out with her on this end before she leaves. It will be nothing short of a miracle if Redeemed is on the flight home with us. Pray for God’s favor in this. Continual favor from God, the Embassy, ACFI…etc..
God has done a work already in this trip and I know that He can do anything. The Visa interview dates will either be on the 19th of the 23rd of this month.
There is so much to say and I wish I could explain the whole situation to all of you in person instead of over e-mail. I will be able to soon!
Again, I just stress the need of prayer. I hope to keep you better updated in the future. Thank you for all your love and support.
Rachel
P.S.
A HUGE thanks to all of you who participated and helped send that package over to me….it was such a treat and i got it exactly on my b-
day. All the letters were such an encouragement…i was craving hand written letters and you should have seen my eyes when i pulled out a whole stack! Carlos, your puppet was a hit with the kids. Thank you. I don’t think i’ll be able to say thanks enough times. Your controbution was like a gift of love and came at a much needed time. (ya know..it had been like four months since I had had Hot Tamales….Africa is rough on me.) :):)
Dear Church Family,
Pastor wants to remind you that our missionaries to Portugal, Cal & Joyce Voelker, will be with us tonight during the prayer meeting. Please plan on coming to hear how the Lord has blessed them this year in their missionary field at their school.
We hope you are planning on coming this Sunday morning for the OUTDOOR CELEBRATION SERVICE AT 9:00. It will be followed with a brunch. We would like each family to bring a “brunch item” - whatever you like to eat at a brunch in the middle of the morning! Stu will have scrambled eggs, drinks, plates and silverware. Bring your food into the fellowship hall when you first come and then join the church family on the south lawn. If you have lawn chairs, please bring them or blankets on which you can sit and eat. Pray for wonderful weather and a great worship time together. There will not be any children’s church for the 1st through 3rd grade, but the other two younger groups will meet in the church.
There are no Sunday school or Community Groups or service Sunday night.
See you in the yard, Lord willing,
Judy
Greetings in our Wonderful SAVIOR´s name.
Thank you for praying. Thank you for giving.
This morning I had a great time with Esther in Bible study. This evening Suleima is coming for Bible study. Sometimes I am not sure Suleima is saved as she seems to have a great lack of understanding and continues to attend the church where she has gone. Pray that GOD´s Word will speak to her heart.
A few minutes ago I had a phone call from a lady who worked for my parents. She called to say thank you to me for talking to about the LORD. She especially was thankful to my parents because she heard GOD´s Word and they led her to accept Christ as her SAVIOR. She is attending Bible School. Both she, her husband and 3 of her 4 children are living for the LORD. They are helping to begin a new work on the out skirts of São Paulo. It is so exciting to hear of those who are faithful. Pray for Sandra and her family and the salvation of her son William and his wife Cleide.
Sandra´s Mom also worked for my parents and made a decision but was not living for the Lord for years. Praise GOD she is now and goes with Sandra. Pray for Sandra´s Dad, Geraldo´s salvation. He has a drinking problem.
Someone has given me a trip to MANAUS. I can hardly believe it. When I worked there, at one time I taught a Junior Hi. girls class and had the Jr. Hi youth group. No one in the church would take it. I had a wonderful time and those young people have wanted me to go back and visit and get to know their families. I leave for Manaus July 6th and return to São Paulo the 24th. Pray that GOD will accomplish HIS purpose in taking me there and use me as HE see´s fit. Pray about the opportunities to speak to Ladies groups.
I shall be staying with my former roommate Socorro and her teenage daughter. Socorro has gone through some real heartache lately.
Fabio and Nara were married here at Bet Sar Shalom. They have been living in a town 3 hours from São Paulo. He ran his Grandfather´s Hotel for several years. He has been representing the Hotel in São Paulo, going back and forth. Two weeks ago He and Nara moved to São Paulo with their 5 children. He has said for a few years that GOD wanted him to attrend Seminary. He hopes to start in August. Pray for them as they adjust to São Paulo. They attend Bet Sar Shalom so we hope we have some future helpers. Please pray for Nara to put GOD first in her life.
Thank you,
Delores Woods
serving with Baptist Mid-Missions in Messianic Ministries
São Paulo, Brazil, SA
Dear Praying Friends,
Greetings from Ohio. We arrived home on May 5, and the last month has
gone by very quickly. Sorry that we have not communicated earlier, but
we have been without a computer up until just two days ago. We have
wanted to keep you all updated on everything that is going on, but
without a computer it is sort of impossible to tell you all we do not
have a computer, if you know what I mean.
We praise the Lord for all that He has done and is doing in our lives,
especially for the opportunity to serve both Nate’s mom and dad during
this time. Mom is fading gradually day by day. Maam and I are helping
to take care of Mom, so that my dad can do his best at keeping up with
his own job requirements. It has been our honor to be able to serve in
this way.
As far as her condition goes, Mom is very weak and can no longer stand or
walk on her own, so we help her get around, help in feeding her meals as
well as whatever else she needs to do. The intense treatments that she
had and the heavy medications that she currently takes have affected her
ability to speak and her memory. She does very little talking now, but
there are many times that we can tell she would like to say something.
She cannot really get it out anymore.
We do appreciate your prayers on Mom’s behalf, and ask you to keep it up.
Please pray that God will continue to mold Maam and me, so that we can
be the encouragement to my parents that they need. Please continue to
pray for Dad also. We have been here for a month, while he has been
taking care of her at this level for close to a year now. Dad is
extremely tired in every way. Pray that God will watch over and protect
him. It is amazing how God gives His Amazing Grace just at the time we
need it most. It has definitely been God’s grace that has sustained Dad
during this time.
Originally we planned to leave Thailand at the end of July; so when the
call came to hurry home to be with Mom and Dad, we had to really get into
gear packing up our house, tying up loose ends, paying bills ahead for a
year, and turning the ministry back over to our coworkers, Ed and Darlene
Weber. It was one of those situations where when we sat down in our
seats on the plane we said to one another, “Hope we didn’t forget
anything.”
It was a blast filling in for the Webers in Kabinburi while they were on
furlough. God did a lot of great things during that time, and it was not
easy saying goodbye to people we love. Please continue to earnestly pray
for the new believers in Kabinburi. Pray for their growth and that God
will continue to do His work in that needy area.
Please also pray for the Webers. They are dealing with some overload.
After we left, our short termer, Amanda Simmers, also went home. Also
another Thai girl who worked with us in the ministry decided to leave.
The ministry went from having four teachers to having two teachers, Ed
and Darlene. Darlene is also pregnant with their third child, due in
September/October. I know they would appreciate your prayers.
Thank you for all you do for us. Please continue to pray for Maam and
me. We need it. Pray for strength . . . physical, emotional and
spiritual. We will continue to do our best to keep you informed on what
is going on.
Yours In Christ,
Nate and Maam Beckman
Baptist Mid-Missions, Thailand
Join us July 1st at 9:00 (before the heat) for a combined Outdoor Celebration Service. We will have one morning service on the south lawn of the church and no evening activities. CLICK HERE for pictures of last year’s event!
