Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Please join me in congratulating Mohan and Nihara Jayasekera on the wedding of their second daughter, Niranga, to Miland Warakaulle. Mohan and Nihara travelled to Sri Lanka for the event, where Mohan performed the ceremony.
The newlyweds are living in Sri Lanka and plan to move in the next year or so to Perth, Australia, where Mohan is Pastor. Mohan said: “It was a wonderful family occasion for us and I have attached some pictures to share with you this blessing we experienced.”
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Haiti
Thank you for your continued prayers for Haiti and for our GCI brothers and sisters there. None of our members were killed in the earthquake, and for that we are so deeply grateful to our Savior. Mission Director Charles Fleming and Pastor Joseph Franklin have asked that we wait until general order has been restored before we begin disbursing GCI disaster relief funds to them, so as to avoid the currently high prospect of theft or robbery. However, because of the outpouring of generous hearts, the fund stands ready to help as soon as the local leadership deems it safe to proceed with disbursement.
Los Angeles
From Church Multiplication Ministries (CMM):
On January 30 CMM trainers Heber Ticas and Lorenzo Arroyo met with a newly formed district team of five families to discuss plans for a new church plant in the Los Angeles area. The team worked on developing the plant’s core values, mission and vision and began mapping the demographics of their target area and developing a discipleship pathway strategy for making new contacts and reaching the community.
The plant team recently reached their goal of 100 prayer partners and requests your prayers as well. Their next meeting is scheduled for February 20.
South Africa
From Tim Maguire, National Director for South Africa:
On behalf of WCG South Africa I’d like to again thank the Red Deer and Crossfield, Alberta, congregations for their generous donation towards the 2009 SEP. As a result of their generosity, we were able to assist in sponsoring many deserving WCG children from the Moruleng tent church, as well as several other kids who could not afford the full fees. We were also able to purchase portable basketball posts and hoops, as Bekker School did not have these facilities, and basketball is always very popular among the kids.
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Camp was a huge success! It ran for nine days, December 13-22. Eighy-one teenagers, 40 pre-teens, and 27 young adult staff trainees participated in swimming, soccer, basketball, softball, volleyball, obstacle course, hiking, ballroom dancing, rock climbing, abseiling, handcrafts, Christian living and life skills classes. We were assisted by 40 dedicated volunteer staff members. Each morning we started the day with praise and worship and a devotional, and each evening we closed in worshipping God, who made it all possible. As always, many expressed their thanks for a life-changing experience that helped them develop on a personal level as well as being led into a closer relationship with God.
Estonia
From Carl Fredrik Aas:
We had been concerned about the future of the summer school project in Estonia because a new major took office in the town of Kallaste. But I have now been informed that the new major will support the summer school in the same way the former major has. So I would like to ask those who are interested in participating as teachers at the 2010 summer school, scheduled for the first week in August, to please contact me as soon as possible for more information. I will have to decide by the middle of March whether we have enough personnel to proceed.
This will be the fifth time we will have held this project, which I think has been very helpful for the youth of Kallaste and a unique experience for young adults in the church who were teachers. Several of the youth of Kallaste have contacted me hoping that we will come again this year.
Those interested in serving should contact Carl Fredrik Aas at: cfaas@online.no
I must remind you that this project is challenging work.
Prayer Requests and Updates
Curtis May sent his thanks for our prayers about his Moody Radio interview. He wrote: “Your prayers meant a lot. I thought the interview went well, and the host seemed pleased with it also. I hope we will have a copy to post on the ORM website once they edit it for airing.”
Remember that prayer is the battleground where we fight the good fight of faith. Let’s encourage everyone to join together in prayer, for we belong to Christ, and by the Spirit it is in Christ that we pray. Prayer and other spiritual activities help keep our hearts in tune with God and remind us of who we are in Christ. He is our all in all, and in him we are eternally beloved of the Father and blessed to share his good news with others.
Love from my family to yours,
Joseph Tkach
