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Mike & Jude Kelly
ILOILO,
Philippines
We
had a great medical outreach 3 weekends ago.
We saw 291 Medical patients and 100 Dental patients. More information
and pictures are available on our Blog.
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We
were to go back to the mountains Saturday, July 31st, but we received
word in the middle of the night that the Army had discovered several
land mines on the road that we would be traveling on to get to the
mountain villages. The Army called off the medical mission. We are now
being trucked into the villages because during this rainy season the
choppers are not flying. Thanks to the Army and our Great Protector
Lord we are safe.
We'll be visiting the USA for a few weeks in September, including our
home church, Golden Triangle Church on the Rock, in Beaumont, TX during
the first two weeks of September. It will be great to see everyone!
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Ralph & Annie Dryden
Thailand
We are doing
great! God is moving here in Prakhonchai
as always. People are being saved every month and sometimes every
week. Two Sundays ago we had 16 people saved on Sunday morning.
Last Sunday we went evangelizing in a village of one of our members.
The afternoons are being very productive, with many things going on
each week, including planting rice, evangelizing, working on the radio
station, or working on different projects at the church.
There are many opportunities to serve God every Sunday at our church.
The great thing is we have almost everyone involved in serving. It is
such a privilege to serve God here in a church where we can see fruit
of our labor and serve such diligent members.
Starting
next Sunday I will begin another leader's class. We presently have
around 50 leaders working in the church. In the new class we have more
than 40 new leader prospects.
When the current leader's class is completed, we are making plans to
start another Bible School here in the church with all of the new
leaders.
It is going to be a busy time the remainder of this year and throughout
2011.
The
building of the radio station is still going strong. It has a
foundation, a floor, walls are going up and the roof should be finished
this week.
We are praying and believing that we will have the building completed
and ready to go in about 2 months. Please continue to pray for this
project. Any support would be welcomed.
I
am preparing to go to Nepal and visit our KE Resources ministry there.
Annie will be staying home on this trip and our son-in-law, Pastor Oong
will be going with me.
We will be officiating in the graduation ceremony for the Ministry
Bible Training Center there. We will also be preaching in the
church and teaching a leadership training seminar.
So please pray for us during this time. We will be there August 20th
through the 26th.
After
coming back from Nepal, we will have one week at home and then we all
will be going to a closed country for one week. Annie and the whole
family here will be going along with many of the students from the CBI
Bible School in Khon Kaen. I have a feeling this is going to be a very
productive trip for everyone going on this trip. Please pray for God to
move in and through of all of us.
I
have uploaded many new pictures to our blog site and to my FaceBook
site. Please go to either site and view them. I believe they will bless
you. The blog site is www.ralphdryden.com or you can
click this Facebook logo:  .
Please
pray for our financial support. We have lost some support over the last
two months due to the economic situation in America, so prayer is
needed in this area. Please pray for those who had to lower or stop
their support that God will bless them and bring increase in their
churches. Annie and I are trusting in the Lord as well during this
difficult time. God has called us to do more and go to more places and
we know He will provide, but we do ask for your prayers. Amen!
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Truth
for Today
In this
episode of Truth for Today, Pastor Mike Deasy shares insight in regard
to the
areas of sound, and praise and worship ministry in the church. His vast
professional experience is tapped into as he expounds on goals, as well
as the
accountability and function of music. You are sure to value his
perspective on
best positioning your church to reach the presence of God.
Truth for Today Links
for Video and Audio:
Hi/Broadband version of the video: Here
(or click on the "Click to Play" picture above)
Lo/dialup version version of the video: Here
Listen to the audio stream only: Here
Download the MP3 audio: Here
MAC / Quicktime Users: Here
For all previous Truth for Today Video and Audio, go to the Truth for
Today Web Page: Here
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Postcards from the Bible
with Pastor Ron
Hammonds
Television
Schedule
 Don't forget to view "Pastor Ron
Presents - Postcards From
the Bible," or the
upcoming series, "Only in Israel"
which is broadcast several times
each week on The Church Channel, carried by many of your local cable
and satellite networks, including Dish Network, Channel 258, Tuesdays
at 9:30 p.m. Central Standard Time. This program reaches a
potential 43 million households in the United States along with another
potential 2.3
billion people each week across the
globe.
Viewers from countries around the world have responded with prayer
requests and financial support. For viewing times in your local area
log on to ronhammonds.com and access the
broadcast
schedule. Also keep in mind that this television broadcast is both an
evangelistic outreach and a discipleship tool, making it good soil for
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Pastor Tej Rokka
SARA
COTR Churches,
Training Center and Children's Home
Nepal
 In
spite of various difficulties, the work
of God is increasing well and going faster. I
have not been feeling physically as well as I should be, and I have
been dealing with some difficult problems in our church and ministry
over the
last two months. I was under satan's attack,
but God gave me favor, and now things are getting better.
Here are a few brief reports regarding our different
ministry areas:
1. SARA Children's Home
By God's grace all of our children are doing well. Their school is
going well
and next week starts their first term exam. They are all growing fast!
One boy
is now studying in tenth grade and nine others are in grade nine!
One of
our children, Jitendra, had to be sent
back to his relatives because of his disabilities. The government did
not allow
us to keep him with us. We admitted one new child who from a
remote
village, from the Gurung tribe. Our new orphanage home is nearing
completion in
all aspects.
2. Training center
Our training is going well. We plan on 13 students
graduating later this month. The curriculum consists of Bible teaching,
prayer
and fasting, weekly outreaches, and preaching and teaching
practice.
Recently we divided the students into four groups and sent
them out to four locations for a week of internship ministry. It was a
fruitful
time of growth and ministry for the students.
We are looking forward to Pastor Ralph Dryden and Pastor
Oong coming from Thailand
as our special speakers during our graduation and conference time. We
know they
will have a anointed and timely word from God for all of us.
3. Field Report
During the last ten days I was in Eastern Nepal, in the ILLAM
district. Two of our Ministry Training
graduates are serving in this area. They started a new church, and also
built a
new church building on their own property!
I ordained them as deacons and gave them authority to conduct
continuing
ministry. We also shared the gospel while we were there and distributed
tracts
using the evangelism method RU100% Sure? in Nepali. One man received
Christ as Savior..
4. Advanced Ministry Education
Currently we have three sponsored students studying in India
at a Bible college. We also have a married couple and 2 others working
through a Masters
of Divinity course here in Kathmandu.
5. Devotional Book Translation Work
Dr. Ron Hammonds' devotional book is translated now into
Nepali. Now we are preparing for the printing of the book. God willing,
I want
to deliver these devotional messages on radio every day in 2011. Please
pray
that God will provide the resources needed.
I am thankful to all the sponsors of the Orphanage children.
We are so grateful for all our supporters, the Kingdom Expansion
Resources family,
and especially to Dr. Ron Hammonds for all the prayer and support.
Please pray for me. I need good health, and wisdom to
lead God's work.
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 I am so happy to give you a
report from our third Youth Camp. The Camp began on July 5th and finished
on July 9th.
The camp staff started the Camp with faith in the Lord Jesus and has finished
it with a
victory!
With limited funds but an overflow of God's grace and power we endured
all the challenges, and thank the Lord for th 110 kids that came to the
Camp. Although we wish more kids could have come, we praise God
for the work He did.
 The results from
the camp are as
follows:
13 Youth received Jesus for the first time!
97 Youth rededicated themselves
to the Lord Jesus!
A night
after the camp we held a youth rally downtown where over 150
youth made a commitment to serve the Lord and live
in purity!
I thank the
Lord for the camp
staff who put so much effort and strength into this
ministry. May the Lord Jesus bless them
with great reward on this earth and in Heaven!
Two weeks before the
Camp I was invited to preach in the retirement community. I was happy for the invitation
and was blessed to see those elderly as they worshiped the Lord. They
were all full
of joy and enthusiasm to worship God. At the end of my sermon I gave an
invitation to receive Christ Jesus
as Lord and Savior.
There were 15 elderly who lifted their hands and I led them in prayer to
invite the Lord Jesus to come into their heart. Every soul is precious
and Jesus loves
everyone. Amen & Praise the Lord for His salvation! |
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