Dear Friends,Tomorrow we get on a "jet plane" and leave for a three month home assignment in CA & OR. These two great years of seeing Albania become a sending nation have brought great blessing and joy to us. Though Albania is less than 1% evangelical it is sending out three trained teams of ten each to do a Caleb Project in a neighboring nation. The results along with a CO based group will help mobilize people around the world to pray and go to this very needy country (MAC). Many churches have been trained through Perspective type materials called Kairos. Kairos is actually a condensed Perspectives course. Out of their poverty they are giving and waiting on God to supply all of their needs to go to places that still have never heard the Gospel - to least reached places particularly in the M~~lim world. A twenty-four prayer chain is in place to pray for the Caleb Project over the next five months. Isn't this amazing?
We look forward to sharing with you in person the wonderful things that God is doing in this small country. We will be living in Pasadena and traveling within CA in June & July. After Lydia's wedding on August 4th, we plan to be up in OR around Aug. 8th for ten days. Should you want to get together drop us an e-mail. We should be back in e-mail contact by Sunday. Thanks for your great participation in our lives that allows us to partner with the Albanian church!
Wonderful Praises to the God who can Do The IMPOSSIBLE!!!
1. Yesterday, we finished our first school year of preparing seven students for cross-cultural service. What a year!
2. The students went through a thorough interview process this last week by our five pastors. Larry says, that they were recommended for the two month Caleb project with flying colors. They are released to work on support discovery.
3. Pirro and Liliana have been recommended to long term cross-cultural service.
4. Our church in Korça has committed 10% of their budget to cross-cultural service.
5. Last Sunday, the pastors commissioned with laying on of hands, Dori & Sabina to lead up a CCC university team in a strong M~~lim neighboring country.
6. This Sunday, Dr. Patriot also will be commissioned by our church to go for the next two months to Cebu, Philippines for a community health development experience with Medical Ambassadors.
7. Each worker has five Korça believers committed to pray for them while in cross-cultural service.
8. Fifty-two youth are volunteering to serve 5 full days a week in outreach and discipleship this summer in the Korcha area.
Joyfully,
Dana and Larry Stucky
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Priscilla Robinson - 5/10 knee surgery. Mercy General. Home on 5/13.
Bob Newell - Heart valve replacement 5/31. Mercy General.
Ruth O'Neal - Cancer surgery 5/31. Sutter General.
Linda Lane
Administrative Assistant
916 972-1617 Ext. 138
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In February we provided a financial report indicating that the finances for the ministry had become critical. We indicated that our operating income between 2005 and 2006 had decreased 18.9%. At the same time the continuing devaluation of the US dollar relative to the Brazilian Real was eroding the available funds to an expanding ministry.
Immediate Challenge?The immediate need was to increase the monthly giving to $14,000/month, an increase of $4,000/month to maintain the ministry at the current level. In addition, these was a need to restore the operating cash by a minimum of $40,000 within the next 60 days.
Response of God?s People?As of April 30 WorldVenture had received $41,387 in special one time gifts. Several individuals and churches have indicated that an additional $23,500 is being sent to WorldVenture this month resulting in almost $65,000 in one-time gifts in response to our urgent appeal. Praise God!
Regarding our need to raise $4,000 in monthly commitment to the ministry the results are not as encouraging. We have confirmed commitments for about $850/month of additional funding of the ministry. We are continuing to focus on the need to raise commitments of additional $3,150/month plus money to compensate for the further devaluation of the US Dollar. This has been further complicated with an additional 4% devaluation of the US Dollar in the two months which will require an additional $500/month or $3,650 per mo. With the first goal exceeded we have a few months to focus on raising monthly commitments.
Paulo, Ireni, and the ministry staff in Brazil are grateful and wish to express heart felt appreciation for God working in each of your lives. READ MORE
Joyce Bridges - Surgery on June 11.
Deborah Silva - 5/14 Thyroid surgery for cancer. 5/15 Doing well. Good report. May go home 5/16.
Priscilla Robinson - 5/10 knee surgery. Mercy General. Home on 5/13.
Linda Lane
Administrative Assistant
916 972-1617 Ext. 138
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I just received a call from Pastor Jeremy. He is currently driving to Los Angeles to be with his mother, Barbara Johnson and his family.
LYNCHBURG, Va. - The Rev. Jerry Falwell, the television evangelist who founded the Moral Majority and used it to mold the religious right into a political force, died Tuesday shortly after being found unconscious in his office at Liberty University, a school executive said. He was 73.Ron Godwin, the university's executive vice president, said Falwell, 73, was found unresponsive around 10:45 a.m. and taken to Lynchburg General Hospital. "CPR efforts were unsuccessful," he said. READ MORE and "pray the news"
Pastor Toms - Home with the Lord - 11:00 AM, Wed., May 2. Service at Arcade on Sunday, May 20 at 4:00 PM.Joyce Bridges - Surgery on June 11.
Katie Cramer - Kaiser Morse ICU in Room 3517. Doing much better and coming home within a couple of days.
Linda Lane
Administrative Assistant
916 972-1617 Ext. 138
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On Ascension Day, May 17, millions of Christians will pray night and day throughout ten days leading to Pentecost, following the pattern of Christ's disciples before the first Pentecost. Then on Pentecost Sunday, May 27, designated the Global Day of Prayer, Christians in every country of the world will assemble to pray in one accord for the biblical hope of Christ's glory and the transformation of all nations. Anticipating the blessing of our cities and communities, the Global Day of Prayer becomes a catalytic movement to bring practical transforming blessings to our neighborhoods for the next ninety days.Hi Everyone!
Just so you know, we will be supporting the GDOP. The pastors in Arden Arcade area are joining together to urge Christians to support this prayer activity. It will begin with a prayer rally hosted by ABC on Thursday May 17 in our worship center.
It will conclude with a similar rally on Sunday May 27 at Arden Church of
the Nazarene.
I hope this helps.
Pastor Dann Bryant
When we consistently do these things, citizens of every race, sex, religion, and national origin are blessed (Ps. 33:12) with security for life, liberty, and property.
Please review the one-page summary about Public Awareness Ministries' groups that pray and work together city-by-city to protect America's Biblical foundation, life, marriage, and liberty to share the Gospel.
Mark Matta , of http://preserveliberty.com/ of our Sacramento National Day of Prayer Task Force, has put together some wonderful helps, if you'd like to further follow-through on the National Day of Prayer themes.
~ Joe Walsh
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Mary Kugelman - Home for rehab.
Joyce Bridges - Surgery on arm postponed due to foot infection.
Katie Cramer - Kaiser Morse ICU in Room 3517. Congestive heart failure.
Linda Lane
Administrative Assistant
916 972-1617 Ext. 138
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The National Day of Prayer
May Fresh Encounter Seeks God's Face along with millions of others across the country on THURSDAY, MAY 3rd, On NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER
Thursday morning there will be a NDP Prayer Breakfast at William Jessup University. The late after at the Capitol Building there will be a Capitol NDP event lead by the Christian youth of the city
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