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June
2010
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AN ETERNAL PERSPECTIVE
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 As a ministry we
want to see a whole generation mobilized. People say, "You
can't take anything with you when you go.", meaning that when we
die we have to leave everything on this earth. However we can
leave something on this earth of eternal value - we can leave
the next
generation.
We can leave a
generation who are serving the purposes of God in their
generation and
who will one day join us around the throne. We need to leave a
louder song of praise on this earth for Jesus than we gave Him
in our
lifetime. We want to leave this generation mobilized and
equipped
for the King, going to the furthest regions on earth and
declaring:
"Our God reigns!"
This is why we are
committed in our mission statement to: "Reconnect the
generations
and release them to have an uncompromising passion for Jesus
with a
heart for mission and evangelism."
We hope you will
be inspired to raise a generation that knows their God. Start
with
your own children and, with them, go to make disciples of every
child,
every young person and every adult in the nations - for Jesus
sake.
(Extract from: Born for Such a Time as This)
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Fire
For the Nations 1
July
16th
6:30pm - 9:30pm
July 17th
9:30am - 8:00pm
2010
New Hope
Christian Church
3300 Kirby Whitten PKY,
Bartlett, TN 38134
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Generation
2 Generation and partners are working together with others on
the frontlines as we advance the Kingdom by making Jesus' Name
famous.
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AN
EVENING WITH
THE KIRK'S
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Tuesday,
13th July 2010
New Hope Christian Church
A time for adults to come and get to know their hearts, passion,
and vision.
Please come ready to ask the questions you have always wanted to
ask.
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UPDATE FROM:
AMBER BARONE
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I am almost half-way through my internship and I have to
say it has been an amazing time so far. I have had the
privilege
recently of helping Fire For the Nations take place in La
Coruna, Spain for the first time. It was amazing. I have been
participated
in multiple FFNs in America, but this one was different. There
was
a challenge with the language and having interpreters, but
honestly
that didn't stop anything. God truly moved and I was even able
to
communicate with a couple of the ladies about their experience.
They
both expressed how God captured their heart through different
aspects
of the FFN. Even though there were times I couldn't understand
the
language, I understood the heart response. We cried, laughed and
hugged
a lot and in the end I was able to pray with both of them. I
think for me that was one of the most amazing things God did
that
weekend. He brought different cultures, languages and people
together.
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SPAIN: FIRE
FOR THE NATIONS 1
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 Never in our wildest
dreams did we think we would be holding Fire For the Nations
in a
Catholic monastery in Spain, yet this is exactly what
happened. It
was such a privilege to be in these surroundings and see all
generations impacted as they began to see something of what it
means
to be prepared "for such a time as this". The praise of
Jesus rang clearly - and the silence of the surroundings gave
unique
moments to experience the quietness of His presence.
We were invited by Roberto Reed, who is giving his
life to see the good news of Jesus spread through the vehicle
of
church planting, in a nation where less than 2% are
Christians.
People came from 400 miles away and during the weekend we saw
Jesus
give breakthrough after breakthrough in the young and old.
After this weekend our vision continues to be wide open
as to the doors that Jesus might open. We have been up the
Himalayas,
under armed guard in Indonesia, in mega churches in the USA,
in
nationwide leaders conferences, in the cold, cold winter of
Russia,
in the sweltering heat of Singapore, in the poverty of India
and so
the list goes on to May 2010 when we went to this amazing
Catholic
monastery. I love serving our God who opens doors that no man
can
shut and just asks that we walk with Him through them.
✩ ✩
✩
May 2010 -
Sobrado Monastery
Iglesia Vida Nueva - La Coruña, España
(Report
sent by Roberto Reed and people attending)
More than sixty people ages 2 through 70 from our Vida Nueva
Covenant
Church participated in our first Fire For the Nations training
on
evangelization and mission. We were motivated and challenged
to grow
in worship, prayer, and community where both young and old had
much
to give and receive. Our prayer was and is to have God's
heart
for people and for the nations. Four people from the "Palabras
de Vida" Covenant church in Valencia also joined
us.
TESTIMONIES OF THE IMPACT OF
FIRE FOR THE NATIONS:
"The teaching was excellent"
"I liked being together as a community and felt the love and
friendship"
"The time of 'washing the feet of the persecuted church'
deeply impacted me."
"I now want to find free time to read and study the Bible"
"I was impacted by feeling compassion for people that don´t
know
Jesus & that my daughter saw me cry for the first time"
"The videos helped me see the reality of the world and of my
life."
"The time of prayer for other countries with people that
suffer persecution."
"The innovation, creativity and how we were moved to faith -
to
really BELIEVE in Jesus, that He is with us, will return and
that we
can fulfill His mission together."
"Being together between generations - adults and kids sharing
together."
"I was given a burden for the nations."
"It brought great renewal to my life - It has changed the way I
look at things."
"It helped me rest and draw close to God and to my church,
Vida
Nueva."
"Thank you for helping us find Jesus - thank you for being a
great family for us. I give thanks to Jesus for the way He
placed you
in our lives."
"I want to do Fire For the Nations 2."
"I had a lot of fun."
"God has renewed my life, filled me with peace and changed my
way of thinking."
"It helped me recover my family."
"I liked being with the adults... and the manuals." (7 year
old boy)
"Now I see the possibilities in life and a have a much larger
vision."
"Now I want to spend time with my family... witness about
Jesus... be strengthened by God's word."
www.Gnation2gnation.com/FireFortheNations
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REPORT FROM:
MARCUS GARNER
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 This
was the first time I had been part of the G2g team with a
specific Church rather than being involved with running an FFN
course
and going to Indonesia with them. For me this was both
fantastic yet also extremely challenging.
Fantastic: as I was able to really connect with a few of the
young
lads during the Saturday FFN taster session, the following
day
at the Bible study, and again at the evening service taken by
the G2g team. The challenging side for me was sharing at the
evening
service as I am not often given the opportunity to share with
so
many people. It was wonderful to have a further insight into
how
powerfully God works through this ministry to help, support
and encourage, whilst being a part of allowing God to use
me to open the eyes of the local church to the amazing
possibilities and unlocking of individual potential through
the
reconnecting of the generations.
This was equally challenging to me on a personal level
as God really spoke to me about my involvement in my local
church and the young people I am responsible for there! I am
continually encouraged and challenged through my involvement
with
Generation 2 generation, and long may I be in this place!
I strongly believe that as followers in Christ we should
never
get to a point of complacency or a place where we are not
feeling
challenged in our journeys! Complacency would be far more
dangerous than any physical place on earth or in fact any
situations
in life I'm faced with!
God bless us....one and all!
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Mustard Seed
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Exciting News from
Japan!
Six months ago we launched Mustard Seed Christian Church not
knowing who
would show up – if anybody. Since that time we have had new people
come to church almost every week and have already celebrated 3
baptisms. And as you probably read in last month’s update, we have
now run out of space in our current location. Up till now, we have
been meeting in a sports bar that can seat 36 people, but this
past week
we had 48 people there! It’s a wonderful problem to have! So we
asked you to pray that God would provide a new place.
He has answered your
prayers! We have secured a new place to meet at
starting
from August 1st. The location is a dance studio that is
conveniently
located very close to our current location. You can see the
website
for the new location here. The new place will allow us to seat
around 100 people. We are very excited about this move and what it
will mean for the potential growth of God’s church in Japan. As
excited as we are about the growth and new location, we now have
new
financial needs that need to be met quickly, and we’re asking for
your help.
OUR CURRENT FACILITY
OUR NEW FACILITY
How You Can Help
Specifically, renting this new location is going to cost us about
$650
dollars more per month than what we were previously paying.
Moreover, our previous location already had the following items
that
we now need to buy:
- Projector
and projector stand
- Projector
screen
- Sound
board
- Power
amp and monitors
- Chairs
and tables
Recently,
we taught on the importance of giving at Mustard Seed Christian
Church.
It was amazing to see people respond to the message and begin to
give
regularly to the church. We want you to know that the church is
going to
be giving sacrificially to these expenses as well. We don't yet
have the
funds to cover the expenses of this move, but are completely maxed
out of
space. We are asking if you would consider partnering with the
church to
make sure there is room for more people to come hear the gospel
and join
God's family.
In total we have around $8,000 in new one time needs as well as
the
increased monthly costs to rent the new location. Would you please
make a special contribution or consider raising your regular
giving
to help meet these needs. Giving online is very easy to do by
clicking HERE.
Thank
you so much for your prayer, support and encouragement. I wish you
could tangibly see the way that your sacrifices really do go to
making a kingdom impact in Japan. Your gifts help make it possible
for this mustard seed to grow. Thank you!
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Impact Latino
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July 2-10 / Eric Duggins will be in Indianapolis for the NACC and IMPACTO Latino will have a booth at the convention. July 11 / Baptisms at Jubilee Church. There will be a fellowship dinner after the baptisms at the New Life Christian Church facilities. July 17-26 / Work Group – Washington Ave. Christian Church, [...] |
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Mustard Seed
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Praise! My visa has been approved.
Pray that God will continue to bring people to church, and that they will understand their need for the gospel.
Pray for continued endurance in language learning.
Pray that my upcoming move to Nagoya will go smoothly in terms of finding an apartment, etc. Also pray for wisdom in making the English school an effective outreach tool.
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Dear Brothers and Sisters,
This morning before church, I stood on the sidewalk outside our meeting place, waiting for some Japanese friends who were coming to church for the first time. I could hear the sound of the small gathering of believers upstairs, singing praises together. I thought about how six months ago, if someone had walked by “Strikers” bar on a Sunday morning, they could not have overheard praises being sung to God. Someone would not have an opportunity to go inside and hear about reconciliation to God, or how Jesus can bring healing to someone’s life. But today, there were 37 people worshipping together in that little room! As I stood there on the sidewalk, I could not help but offer prayers of gratitude for the work God is doing here in Japan. Thank you for your faithfulness in prayer and giving that has enabled this to happen!
God is working in Japan!
This last month has been yet another full one for Mustard Seed Christian Church. In addition to continuing full time language school, the other staff members and I attended a leadership conference with some church-planters from various other cities in Japan. Some were Japanese, some were Australian, some had large churches, some had small. But my teammates and I left that day refreshed with the realization that God is indeed working to build his church all over Japan!
Later in the month, MSCC had it’s first ever “church trip”! A group of 11 of us took the bullet train to Tokyo for the day to attend the Passion conference. (“Passion” is a Christian worship conference held every other year in major cities around the world..) In a country that is still less than 1% Christian, the experience of seeing three-thousand Japanese people worshipping together was profound, particularly for the Japanese believers in our church. We saw clearly that night, once again, that God is working in Japan.
In the next few months…
Many of you will remember that part of our strategy in planting a church here in Japan was for me to teach English to Japanese people as a means of connecting them to the church. The demand for English teaching continues to be very high. And as logistics have fallen readily into place for me to begin teaching, it looks like I will be soon moving from Okazaki to the city of Nagoya so I can begin teaching on a regular basis. While the exact dates of my move are not in place yet, I am excited for this upcoming change! I'm looking forward to the great possibilities for MSCC in terms of connecting with many more Japanese people via the language school.
With much love and thanks,
Brigette
P.S. Visa Update: Several minutes (literally) before I finished writing this update, I got a call saying that my religious worker’s visa has been APPROVED. Hooray! Thank you for all of your prayers for that!
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Mustard Seed
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PICTURES
Taisei being baptized.
Ryan Fletcher: new church planter headed to Osaka, Japan
PRAYER REQUESTS
Pray for God to continue to reveal his plan for MSGF and our future.
Pray for the following cities: Osaka, Tokyo, Tehran, Istanbul, Karachi, Bombay, Delhi, Calcutta, Dhaka, and Bangkok.
Pray for God to provide for our family and for the ministry of Mustard Seed Global Fellowship
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Greetings Friends and Supporters!
The past two months have been great months of productive ministry for Mustard Seed Global Fellowship. I am excited to fill you in on how things are going with our recent church plant in Nagoya as well as some future projects we are working towards.
Mustard Seed Christian Church in Nagoya
Our church plant in Nagoya continues to thrive with two recent baptisms as well as a young man, training for pastoral ministry. This young man, Taisei, became a Christian in Australia, but was recently baptized at the church and wants to become a minister of the gospel in the future. He has a long road ahead, but we are excited to be training up someone to help minister with us in Japan. The church is currently going through the book of Ephesians and there are a handful of people very close to making decisions to follow Jesus. God is at work! Keep praying.
New Church Planter & Team Heading to Osaka
We recently hired a new church planter to be a member of a new team we are building to plant a church in Osaka, Japan. Ryan Fletcher, is a graduate of Ozark Christian College who recently finished a preaching internship at College Heights Christian Church in Joplin, MO. Ryan said he joined Mustard Seed because, “The whole world needs an opportunity to hear about Jesus and the whole world needs Christ-centered churches. Planting a church in an unreached city it is a faithful thing to do with my life and I am glad to serve in this way.” We are excited to have Ryan on board and are in the process of adding to this new team. This summer, I am an taking Ryan through an extensive pre-field training program to help prepare him for effective ministry in Japan.
Prayer Requests
Please continue to pray for the following 10 cities:
- Osaka, Japan
- Tokyo, Japan
- Karachi, Pakistan,
- Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Mumbai, India
- Delhi, India
- Calcutta, India
- Tehran, Iran
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Istanbul, Turkey
These are the 10 largest, least-reached cities in the entire world and the places that MSGF wants to plant churches in the future. We are still seeking God’s direction for the best strategy to accomplish this goal and ask that you would join us in seeking his wisdom and asking him to raise up workers to plant new churches in these cities.
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MICO
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Click the link below to download
the latest newsletter from
Mempis Inner City Outreach
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Salvation Army
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The Salvation Army and Dress For Success Join Forces in Helping
Women in Need Get Back on Their Feet
Memphis, Tennessee, May 26, 2010 - On Tuesday, May
11, two local non-profit organizations came together in their efforts to
help women in need in our community build better futures. On Tuesday
night, Dress for Success donated business apparel and provided
professional guidance to the women in The Salvation Army’s Emergency
Family Shelter, a shelter that provides housing, meals and case
management for up to 57 homeless women and their children.
Dress for Success is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting
the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing
professional attire, a network of support and career development tools.
Twenty-three women at The Salvation Army’s Emergency Family Shelter were
fitted for a brand new suit and a pair of shoes to assist them in their
job searches.
“We started working with The Salvation Army in 2009, because they
have a number of women in the shelters who are searching for a job and
can benefit from our services,” said Denise Fultz, program coordinator
for Dress for Success Memphis. “Some of these women have never owned a
suit before. It’s important for us to reach out to these women and
provide them with a fresh look and different perspective.”
In addition to the clothing, Dress for Success gave the women tips on
how to apply make- up and how to prepare for an interview. The
organization donated additional clothing and shoes, and distributed
goody bags containing make-up and accessories.
“Our ladies are so grateful to benefit from the important mission of
Dress for Success,” said Joyce Waters, program director for the
Emergency Family Shelter. “This event helped the women develop
professional confidence, which is so important when applying for jobs.”
“It’s rewarding to help these women realize they are not just a
client or a mom, but they can be a professional too,” Fultz added. “It
is more than just clothes or make-up. It’s our way of boosting their
confidence and encouraging them to do whatever they desire.”
To learn more about Dress for Success, visit www.dressforsuccess.org/memphis.
For more information on the Emergency Family Shelter or The Salvation
Army in general, please visit the website at www.salvationarmymemphis.org.
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Salvation Army
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Six Memphis Men Organize Carnival for
Salvation Army Kids
MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 2, 2010 - On May 22,
members of the Organization, a group of six men dedicated to working
together for the betterment of the Memphis community, hosted a
carnival
for children at The Salvation Army’s Purdue Center of Hope.
The Organization provided the children in The Salvation Army’s
Emergency Family Shelter and Renewal Place program with food, games
and
prizes, making for a fun-filled afternoon. More than 40 children
jumped
on a moon bounce, enjoyed a hay ride, had their faces painted, danced
with Elmo, received balloon animals and played a variety of other
games
during the carnival.
“We’ve been working with the children at The Salvation Army for about
a year now,” said Ronnie Parker, president of the Organization. “We
believe children are our most valued commodity, and a lot of these
children have had a rough life. We owe it to the kids to let them
have a
good time. Plus, it’s important for the children to interact with
supportive men who can act as positive role models.”
“We are always so grateful for the men in the Organization for
getting involved with these kids,” said Joyce Waters, director of the
Emergency Family Shelter. “So many of these children are without
father
figures, and the men in the Organization have a positive impact on
them.
The kids had a blast at the carnival.”
For more information on The Salvation Army, please visit www.salvationarmymemphis.org.
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Johnson Bible College
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Read JBC's latest newletter
"Blue and White"
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Memphis Union Mission
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"I Didn't Need No Help"
Visit just about any city in America and James has been homeless
there.
He spent 10 years wandering from place to place, sleeping under
bridges, getting high.
But his mama was praying for him.
She had raised him with Christian values. "I knew Jesus," James says
today. "I knew who He was. I just didn't put my trust in Him."
When James came to Memphis, he found that he could be broke and
hungry and someone here at Memphis Union Mission would still love him.
We would take him in, feed him, give him a place to sleep, care for him.
He also knew the Mission had a program to help people break free from
addiction. But "I kept on thinking that I didn't need no program,"
James says, "that I didn't need no help, that I could do things on my
own ... I could do things on my own and didn't have God in my life."
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G2G
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Your Heart for the Bridegroom
“Keep and guard your heart with all vigilance and above all that you guard, for out of it flow the springs of life” - Proverbs 4: 23
Relationships are Gods vehicle for reflecting all that He has for us in community. As Father, Son and Holy Sprit enjoying each other in a perfect flow of relationship so He gave us each other to enjoy communion as reflection of what He enjoys. When this takes place nothing can compare with it – when relationships are broken and breakdown pain is the result. All of us know to some extent or another how painful it is when our hearts are hurting. some of those hurts seem to heal quickly and our lives move on with no awareness of scars or lingering pain. Others invade our lives daily, sometimes taking us by surprise, while at other times we brace ourselves for the ongoing hurt that seems to get no easier with the passing of time.
When this happens in a marriage, or a relationship that is intent on marriage the pain and consequences can not be expressed with words alone. Divorce can mean a lifetime of meeting the consequences of that breakdown and walking through its minefields. Sometimes it seems that the pain will never disappear and will inevitably be part of the future.
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