Hi! We survived out camping trip! Now to prepare for the heat...Most of you know that Curt Fields is planning a trip with the Olympic Bible Project. He will be in London July 27-August 4. He worked with this group handing out scripture and sharing the gospel at the Superbowl also. He needs prayer support, and still needs finacial support. If you feel led to help, you may make a donation on his sister, Maggie Fields, paypal site, using thelink below, or mail a check to 22394 Mulebarn Rd, Sheridan, IN 46069. Please join us in prayer for this opportunity to reach people from all over the world! https://www.paypal.com/​cgi-bin/​webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted​_button_id=CF8VAQWVURLMU

Curt and Outreach Bible Project

Hi! I hope that this letter finds you and your family well. I want to share with you a ministry opportunity God has presented to me. During July 27th – August 11th, 2012 I will be going to London, England for the 2012 Outreach Bible Project. The Outreach Bible Project began in 1984, at the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and has continued on through today, with the completion of the most recent project at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. In 1996 when the Olympics came to Atlanta, Georgia, Hillcrest Baptist Church was the sponsoring Church. Since then, Hillcrest Baptist Church has continued to be instrumental in promoting and supporting this ministry. We take the Bible and the Great Commission literally. Mark 16:15 commands us to go into all the world. And what better place to share the gospel with the world…then where all the world has assembled.

The Outreach Bible Project takes volunteers to the Olympics to distribute Bibles and tracts to the visitors who have come from all over the world. We do on the street evangelism and use our uniquely designed trading pins to share the gospel, one-on-one. We pray we will be able to see souls saved and lives changed in London, during the 2012 Olympics. This trip will also focus on allowing God to work in our lives through the personal enrichment that comes from this type of mission trip.

I’m excited about this opportunity and the experiences that lie ahead. I hope you see the value in what we will accomplish. As you can imagine, a trip like this requires financial support from a number of people. I need to raise $1,600 plus money for airfare by early 2012. This cost includes transportation, lodging, and food for one week. If you can support me in a financial way, I would be so grateful. But most importantly, I need your prayer support. Without prayers, nothing can be accomplished. Though the trip doesn't leave until July 2012, we have to buy tickets and make other preparations now, so we need your prayer and financial support now, as the Lord leads you. If you would like to be part of this ministry through your financial support, please send a check to:

Hillcrest Baptist Church, 6069 Woodstock Road, Acworth, GA 30102.
Make check payable to Outreach Bible Project. In the memo line put my name.

Thank you for letting me share with you what will be one of the most meaningful experiences of my life.


In His service,

Curt

Brave Diver

I just heard from my high school swim/diving coach after 30 yrs and he said, "Jody, you were a brave diver.". I told him I'm not sure that I've done anything exceptionally well, but I do think I've been brave. That could go on my tombstone, "She was a brave diver." I think I see a theme today. God is awesome!

Now, some borrowed thoughts to go along with this.
“In God's world, for those who are in earnest, there is no failure. No work truly done, no word earnestly spoken, no sacrifice freely made, was ever made in vain.”
~ Frederick W. Robertson

“If you have made mistakes , there is always another chance for you . You may have a fresh start any moment you choose , for this thing we call "failure " is not the falling down, but the staying down .” unknown

“If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative.” - Woody Allen

“None of this fazes us because Jesus loves us.” Romans 8:37 (The Message). We don't fight for victory; we fight from victory!

“Be of good courage,
And He shall strengthen your heart,
All you who hope in the LORD.”

Or in other words:
“Be brave. Be strong. Don't give up. Expect God to get here soon.”
Psalm 31:24

Hope this encourages you today.

urgent prayer request

Please be praying for Maggie and her team. They were crossing over into Mozambique, and were stopped and told to get off their bus. They were told their visas were only 30 day visas, and they had been in the country for 35 days. Their passports were confiscated and they were declared illegal aliens. They were getting their things off the bus, and Maggie's backpack with her laptop was on the top (double decker) and a man, who was angry because they were delaying the bus, threw it at her, hitting her in the nose. Her nose was bleeding and she hit her head on the railing. This man followed them off the bus, yelling and had to be chased away. They were in immigrations for 6 hours before YWAM got them out. They are now safe on a YWAM base, but are being told they have to pay $300 each in order to get their passports back, and leave the country. YWAM does have emergency funds to front them.

More updates from Maggie

Good morning! I just got an update from Maggie. She got 15 minutes at the internet cafe. They are safely in Maputo, Mozambique, at the YWAM base. There are 20 of them in a house, sharing 1 bathroom. They traveled one day in the back of a pick up truck, 42 people! It's 120 degrees. They are sharing the Gospel and seeing results. They plan to go to South Africa on the 22nd of January, return to Hawaii on March 6th, and then she should be back in Indiana on March 15. She is writing things down to share. Thanks for all you've done and please keep her in your prayers!

Update-Maggie in Mozambique

This is Jody. I hope you all had a fantastic Christmas! I pray for blessings for you for the New Year. I've included parts of an email I received from Maggie. Please continue to pray for her team as they minister in the heat, and for their plans to go to the YWAM base in Mamputo.
I got to check my email again!!...Christmas was nice here! We got up early to deliver presents to the kids and helped serve them lunch. In the evening I
organized a white elephant gift exchange and a letter exchange. It was
a lot of fun. I don't think I have ever been that homesick though...It was
good though. Now we are preparing for new years. We
are doing face painting and a whole bunch of other stuff. It's going
to be fun. We leave Iris Ministries base Wednesday morning and are
suppose to be staying at the YWAM base in Mamputo, the thing is that
they haven't been returning Brandon's emails and so as of right now we
don't have a place to go. Our bus tickets back to South Africa aren't
until January 24th so we are kind of in a pickle. So yeah be praying
that everything works out.
Where we are working right now is in the big city and the iris base is
really nice. So I haven't really seen how Africa really is, that is
until yesterday. Yesterday we went out into the bush bush and went
from house to hut praying for families and things there. It was sooo
sooo hot and I got sick once. Everyone was just because it was so hot
and we were hiking everywhere....It's been about 115 here the past
few days and next month it is suppose to be even hotter!! But it was
an amazing experience to see how the majority of Africa lives.
OH!!!! Something else so Paul came up to me a few days ago and told me
that when Hanson recorded their The Walk cd, the one that I got just
before I went to their concert, they came here and recorded with the
kids for the cd (remember how it had the Africa children singing?)
Well the whole group knows I am a Hanson fan, but when Paul came and
told me I thought he was just messing with me. So yesterday I went and
asked a missionary here and they confirmed it!!!! How awesome is
that. My life is now complete :)
Ok time is about up so I gotta go. Tell everyone that I love them and
pass along any updates! LOVE YOU!!!!

Update-Maggie

I pray you are having a very blessed Christmas season! I wanted to make sure you all knew that Maggie, as far as we know, is in Mozambique. We last heard from her Friday in Johannesburg. They had gotten their malaria medicine at a much cheaper cost than they had anticipated, and had received their visas in 20 minutes! God is paving the way. Ministry plans had changed and Maggie said she'd be involved in a music and dance ministry with children. If you know Maggie, this is a dream come true for her!! They split up duties for their time in Mozambique and Maggie is in charge of meals and worship. Again, this is a blessing for her! Please continue to pray.

Our church has been handling money for Maggie's YWAM training. Now that the tuition cost has been covered, any funds for her needs in Africa or continued support for her future mission work needs to be sent to LOVEM Ministries, C/O Don and Jody Fields, 22394 Mulebarn Rd., Sheridan, IN 46069. If you have any questions about this feel free to call Faith Family Ministries or Jody at 765-242-2684.

God bless you this season!