Sunday, August 19, 2018
Dear Friends,
India
We are very thankful
for Dr. John Paul’s selfless spirit to help the people of Kerala. His wife, Elizabeth, who is a dentist, will
be traveling with him. Their baby will
stay with Dr. John Paul’s father and mother.
Pray all will be safe.
The sad news is that
the brother in Christ, James, who sent an update published in the last email
cannot find his family members in Kerala.
They lived in one of the hardest impact areas of the flooding. Pray they will be found alive.
“Dear Uncle Jan,
Greetings; I thank and praise God for the initial help for the victims
of Kerala. Once again, I want to let you know that this will be an uncertain
period lasting for the relief work. I have worked in Kerala earlier and I know
the weather conditions. I am fully aware and am committed to judicious (use)
with the funds sent for the relief work.
…In the mean-time, we are making necessary arrangements, lists and a
proper route to get through. Apparently,
the roads are opening up. I am so
heart-broken to inform you that Brother James' parents and other family members
are missing. He has tried many possibilities and there has been no response. I
have promised him, that once we get to Trivandrum, we will go looking in the
relief camps as we minister to others as well.
The place where his family comes from is Idukki, where the maximum
devastation has occurred, and minimum help has reached. We will proceed to
cover Trivandrum, Ernakulam and Idukki; going by faith that God would provide
through all of this. I could arrange 400
copies of new testaments for distribution in Malayalam. Please be in prayer,
Yours sincerely in Christ, JP and Eliz.”
Dr. John Paul wrote
this in his last communication.
“The biggest fear now
is hygiene and disease outbreak. May God
have mercy. Many parts in the country is
reeling with floods. Orissa, Uttar Pradesh, Madya Pradesh, prediction for Goa
and Andra, Kerala already, and also Karnataka.”
ORH is sending
$2000.00 more for the ministry need. which is and will continue to be
great. ORH agreed with the 400 New
Testaments for distribution while working.
Thank God for those
already responding to the need. Thank
God for Dr. Patricia Catrow’s tender heart to God.
Pastor Brian Ernsberger and his church, Lincoln Park Baptist
Church, Wenatchee, WA, which is a real encouragement. Pastor Gordon Dickson and his church, Calvary
Baptist Church, Findlay, OH which is always strong in time of need.
Put the Medical Mission Summit on your calendar…
Medical
Mission Summit
Maranatha
Baptist University
Watertown,
WI
March
28-30, 2019
$75.00
per student
$50.00
per chaperon
The first summit in 2017 was a true
blessing with over 100 participating.
Support the 2019 summit by sending your young people.
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Operation Renewed Hope
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