How often do we talk and reason, blinded by our desires and disappointments, and miss the fact that Jesus is walking with us? Like the men on the road to Emmaus, things don’t turn out as we thought they would, so we can’t see God working out His will. We have to take time to fellowship with Him and look into His word so that we will remember that He is with us, He is working out His good and perfect will even when we don’t understand.
Pray for us as we wait on God and His perfect timing and will.
Jacob’s Russia trip update:
We flew into Moscow and then we got on a twenty hour train to Perm. When we got to Perm one of the missionaries there picked us up in a van and took us to the mission base where we would sleep and work. We worked on one of the many rooms they have. We put linoleum down and painted and we also helped with a kids’ club which they have once a week. Then we got back on the train to Moscow and walked to Red Square and saw St. Basil’s Cathedral and the Tomb of Lenin and the Kremlin Palace. The missionaries we worked with were there through Youth With a Mission. Our church hopes to go again next year and work in the orphanages, at the mission base and in an unreached village. Jacob
July 2009 Trip to Brazil
We are working on our plans for July 2-13. We plan to fly to Manaus and spend the day with our interpreter/friend, Nill, and then fly on to Santarem. Here we will stay at the house of our missionary friends, Jan and Scotty. If Amanda Smith has her visa renewed and is back in the country, she will travel on with us from there. We will go by boat to Obidos (the home of our hearts!) and do ministry in this area. We will save the details for when we return. Pray that the believers in the area will be encouraged, and many new souls will be added to the kingdom.
Nill at VBS in 2003.Nill is studying and working in Manaus. We will be paying all of his travel costs while he interprets for us. He has volunteered to interpret without pay. (“It would be an honor for me to interpret for you.”) We know though that he supports his mom and younger brother, so we want to pay him at least $500.
We also hope to spend a day on the river with Pastor Expedito. We will cover the expenses for his boat, and would like to reimburse him for his time also. We have a vision to set up a fund for the upkeep of the boat and also for the fuel as he continues his ministry on the river. The boat was donated to him by a church that Jan and Scotty work with.
Pastor Expedito is in the black shirt, Nill is in the white.
MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU
If you feel led to help with the expenses, and to be a blessing to Nill and Pastor Expedito, we have several ways you can help.
We are selling coffee. (Please check out this ministry at www.kerussocoffee.com.) Contact me for an order form. We are planning to start a coffee club, “Every Tribe” which will meet once a month to discuss and pray for missions around the world. We will taste coffee from the featured area, and it will be available to purchase also. Proceeds will go to the boat fund. Our first meeting will be June 11 at 6:00 PM.
On May 22 and 23 will be having a yard sale, at our house. You can help by donating items to sale, or by purchasing items. Proceeds will go to pay Nill, our interpreter.
On June 2nd at 6:00PM we are having a Pampered Chef party, again, at our house. You may also order online at www.pamperedchef.biz/DitchenInTheKitchen.
If you have any questions, or would like to help, our contact info is included below.
Phone: 765-242-2684 Email: fields.jody@gmail.com
Mailing address: 1355 Burlington Ave.
Frankfort, IN 46041
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