Author: Dana

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Nobles’ Prayer Update mid-September

Dear praying friends,
Thank you for continuing to pray for us! Please continue to pray for the boys as they settle into their new school. It’s a great school, but it isn’t easy to adjust all over again to new friends, a new homework routine, etc. Nate’s in middle school now, which is an age with special challenges! Thankfully he made the Junior Varsity soccer team. As one of the younger players, he won’t get to play as much, but he gets to train with the Varsity team and an excellent coach. Pete made the elementary basketball team as he waits for his soccer season to start. Tim and I are so thankful for the Christian role models at school. Please pray the boys will respond spiritually.
Please pray for our travels; for the boys to continue enjoying going up to Tha Rua church on weekends so we can stay involved as a family; and for safety on the roads.
Because: things are happening!
With encouragement from Will and MengEn, the Pha Chi group is growing slowly. Please pray for the believers there, and for outreach to share God’s love with others who don’t know it.
Meanwhile, the Tha Rua church is growing and the sanctuary gets crowded on Sundays! When the children leave for Sunday School, the worship team needs their chairs so they can sit down to listen to the sermon.
More members of the Ban Rom family are coming. Matt and Pat’s wedding was a great witness. They have committed to coming to church regularly. Now Matt is playing with the worship team, and Pat is requesting baptism and sharing the gospel with co-workers. A family from Don Phut (mentioned last update) have met another Christian in their town, and together they have requested a monthly small group in their home. Tim and Tha Rua church members have gone several times, and are excited to see visitors join. We are praying that this will eventually become a church. Tha Rua church leaders have committed to leading a small group once a week, rotating between homes where they can help Christians witness to their community, hoping to see where other new churches can start.
This last Sunday, the “Youth” groups from Lopburi, Saraburi, Singburi and Tha Rua joined together for an outreach at the market in Don Phut! They put together some children’s activities, passed out tracts and sang songs and shared testimonies in the middle of the market. It was probably a bit overwhelming for such a small town (about 7000 people altogether in the district) to have such a large influx of Christians (about 50 altogether!) eager to tell about the hope we have in Jesus. While the group was singing one song, I went over to talk with a security guard who was watching everything and he gave me a “thumbs up”. May he and many others who heard the gospel turn their hearts toward Christ.
We are thrilled to be part of these new developments. Please pray as we’re discovering the most strategic part God wants us to play in what He is doing here!
Grace and Peace to all of you.
Tim and Brenda, with Nate and Pete
“By God’s Grace we aim to see a movement of biblical Thai Christian communities growing into churches, characterized by MISSION*, spreading throughout Ayutthaya and to the ends of the earth.”
*Maturing
   Interceding
   Servant-led
   Self-supporting
   Indigenous
   Outward-reaching
   Nurturing
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The Meaning of Memorial Day

U.S. Military Casualties of War, a partial list
War or Conflict Date Combat Deaths Other Total Deaths Wounded Total Dead & Wounded Missing
American Revolutionary War 1775–1783 17,000 25,000 25,000 50,000
War of 1812 1812–1815 2,260 ~17,000 ~20,000 4,505 ~25,000
Mexican–American War 1846–1848 1,733 11,550 13,283 4,152 17,435
Civil War: total 1861–1865 212,938 ~625,000
Union 140,414 224,097 364,511 281,881 646,392
Confederate 72,524 ~260,000
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Grafted into Isra’el

A Series on Practical Messianic Living and Apologetics (halakhah)

By Torah Teacher Ariel ben-Lyman HaNaviy

 

Grafted into Isra’el

A Short Commentary

 

(Note: all quotations are taken from the Complete Jewish Bible, translation by David H. Stern, Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc., unless otherwise noted)

*Updated: November 10, 2005

Nearly 1900 years ago, the Apostle Paul (a.k.a. Rav Sha’ul) found himself being challenged by the risen Yeshua on a most important mission.  Our LORD chose to commission this Pharisaic Jew with an urgent message to the Gentiles:

“However, to those of you who are Gentiles I say this: Continue reading →

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Dick Chanda/ZOE note

Last weekend’s Women’s Seminar was wonderful…and we believe that the Lord was glorified.

Among the 20+ attendees (Egyptian, Iraqi, Algerian, Tunisian,….), three salvations, Baptism of the Holy Spirit, several healings and many women set free from various bondages. Praise the Lord.

Always amusing, as well as amazing, to see how God works. Two of the salvations were men…at a women’s seminar, no less! The hotel manager and his wife’s brother, both Coptics, gave their lives to the Lord, joining the manager’s wife in the Kingdom. The third was a college-age student who came with her mother.

Two of the three new Kingdom members, Abanob, left, and Ellia(Isaiah)

Thank you to all who held this event up in prayer….we can all share in the “spoils” of victory!

Now for this next weekend!

blessings, dick and ginny

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Jesus

Jesus died over 2000 years ago.
Nobody has ever referred to him as the late Jesus,
Not even the heathens.
Nowhere in history.

Nowhere has He EVER been referred to in the past tense!
He is the Living God!

“May God Smile upon you today!!”

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Love Is Like A Lizard

Just out!

Love is a funny thing shaped like a lizard.  It climbs down your throat and grabs at your gizzard! 

Dr. Jerry Gibson

The autobiography of a Christian missionary and his work of mentoring in America.  by Dr. Jerry Gibson.  Published by Burning Daylight an imprint of Pearn and Associates.  For their submission guidelines pleas contact happypoet@hotmail.com.

Tax deductible contributions should go to World-Wide Missions Outreach, Dr. Jerry & Normadeene Gibson, 11108 East Quartet Ave., Mesa AZ  85212

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Great Kingdom service opportunity @ New Day

Every Wednesday with volunteer opportunities between 3:30PM until 7PM.

New Day Kitchen    http://www.newdayboulder.org/new-day-kitchen/

2801 Jay Road,  Boulder, Colorado 80301,  303-204-7441

New Day Kitchen is an ultra-efficient effort because all workers are volunteers, and the serving site and kitchen facilities are provided at no charge by New Day Covenant Church. The food is paid for by donations earmarked for New Day Kitchen. Contributions may be donated to “New Day Covenant Church” which is a tax-exempt 501(c) 3 organization.

New Day Kitchen Volunteer flyerThis outreach also provides volunteers with a fruitful opportunity to serve and demonstrate Christian love to the glory of God.

“…let your light shine before men that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven”– Matthew 5:16.

“You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.” – 2 Corinthians 9:11.

To find out more about New Day Kitchen, or to volunteer or make a donation, please contact Barbara Thomas at 303-204-7441 or email her at barbara@newdayboulder.org.
We wish to help all people in need within our Boulder community, but are hoping to reach the underserved, those who fall between the cracks, i.e., the working-poor who do not qualify for government programs, yet struggle to feed their families and pay normal living expenses. It is our hope that serving this segment of our community will multiply into these people getting on their feet and then becoming passionate about helping others, which will strengthen our community and fruitfully demonstrate Christian love.

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From Dick Chanda

Calling ALL ZOE’ITES!!!

Here we are in Spain already thinking about our time in Colorado in August….just 4 months away!

We believe you have already received a note from Kerri to put August 17,18 on your calendars for the ZOE seminar.  We are truly excited about this event, as we have sensed God’s precious anointing on what He has called us to do at this time.  We want to take this time to share with you, who have been a part of ZOE all these years and also to those who are new to our family!

Friday evening we will be sharing “What in the World is God Doing?”  We will have a time of worship and testimonies as well as presentation of the Word and ministry.

Saturday, will be a more intimate time of sharing how the Lord is expanding the ministry of ZOE, along with worship, workshops and testimonies.

Friday will be open to everyone, whereas Saturday will be more appropriate for those who have some working knowledge of ZOE and/or who have been involved in courses or…maybe just want to know more about ZOE and how the classes operate.

We would so enjoy seeing you for part or all of our time together!  Living in Spain has enlarged our hearts to see more clearly what God is doing globally.  We are sure you are aware that God is getting ready to move in a spectacular way, some say He is arranging and preparing His church for the end times.  Only He knows, but we are sure of one thing, it is exciting to be a part of His work!

So, please mark these dates on your calendars so we might have the privilege of seeing and reuniting our relationship with you!  We have been living in Spain for 4 years and every year when we visit the States, we wish we could spend quality time with each of you.

See you then!

For His Glory,

Dick and Ginny

Dick Chanda [dicknginny1027@earthlink.net]

Habakkuk 1:5 “Look around [you, Habakkuk, replied the Lord] among the nations and see! And be astonished! Astounded! For I am putting into effect a work in your days [such] that you would not believe it if it were told you.” AMP 

Check out Dick’s mission work at http://www.zoeministries.org/