Dear Partner
in Ministry,
We have just had a new extension of our driveway created
and landscape work done between the Bookstore building and
the All Purpose Building including the making of a new gravel
area behind the building that would allow for parking and
pick-up there. We are very thankful to those who contributed
work and material for this project, especially Don Corp. It
was most needed and very well done.
HOSTED MISSIONARY TO STUDENTS
We were glad to have hosted our dear friend and Board member,
Joe Whitchurch, and his friend Phil, from Purdue University.
Joe and Phil stayed overnight here and then addressed the
two morning services of Lena Free Church. It was inspiring
to hear of the progress the Gospel is making through the efforts
of Intervarsity Christian Fellowship under Joe's leadership
on many campuses in Indiana. Phil spoke of the inroads being
made into the "Greek System" that is popularly associated
with the movie "Animal House." Phil said that 1/3
of his house of 90 members went with him to a Christian retreat!
We offered our house for the purpose of hosting future leadership
retreats from Indiana as we have in the past with the Bradley
University Students involved in Student's High On Christ (SHOC).
RADIO NEWS
We have now have had four programs broadcast on KOLE AM radio
in Beaumont, Texas (pop.218,000). We were contacted by the
station and offered the 5:00 PM time slot on Saturdays. The
station covers Galveston, and part of Houston. The signal
goes at least a hundred miles out into the Gulf of Mexico
as they hear from oil riggers out there. The signal carries
into Lousiana and the first town that hears us is Vinton (pop.20,000)
If you live, or know someone who lives, in the area please
let them know to tune us in!
Israel, Turkey and Petra Jordan
With Dr. David Allen Lewis
We are proposing a tour to Israel, Lord willing, this Fall
with Dr. David Allen Lewis, President of Christians United
For Israel. David is one of the most beloved Evangelicals
in Israel. He has proven his devotion to the well being of
the nation of Israel time and time again. David has a daughter
and son-in-law living in Jerusalem and his tours are always
packed with exciting information and wonderful accomodations.
Last year we had 90 people and two tour buses when I co-led
a tour with Pastor Larry Marvel. You can read a letter I recieved
from a couple who were on my bus by clicking here.
My participation as a co-leader of the tour is contingent
on having enough people go to help defray the costs of travel
for me and my wife and/or one of my sons. Last year we had
ninety people go which was more than enough to cover the costs
on my end. We need at least ten people to go this year. Without
much advertising or any mailings we already have two who have
said they are going. If you wish a brochure explaining the
tour you may write to us and ask for one. If you are reading
this on our website you may click here
for a complete itinerary of the trip. If you are reading this
elsewhere our website address is www.contender.org where you
can find the itinerary. You must write for the dates and times
however.
PRAYER REQUESTS:
- Pray for the Christian friends of someone we are told
is an attractive young woman in the Chicago area who has
been involved in Satanism for three years. She is said to
be having incestuous relations with her twelve year old
son at the request of the cult.
- Pray for the safety of the son, salvation for both and
wisdom for the Christians involved.
- Pray that the proper church and state people get involved
before futher damage is done to this mother and especially
the child.
- Pray for a woman involved in Jesus Only Pentecostalism
that she would become a true Christian. She is very fearful
of evil and is reported to be mistreating her children because
of it and is allegedly in danger of losing them if she continues
on her current path.
- Pray for a young man who attends a Christadelphian cult
fellowship who recently attended our Monday Night Meeting.
We understand he was favorably impressed and he certainly
heard the Gospel while attending.
- Pray for a Christian man who is still struggling with
financial problems and some bitterness brought on by his
being given bad stewardship advice in a hyper-faith church
setting as a young man.
- Pray for a Christian man who is still struggling with
financial problems and some bitterness brought on by his
being betrayed years ago by someone he co-founded a company
with.
- Pray for a man who is attending an Evangelical church
whose unborn baby was aborted by his girlfriend and who
is very enamored with Watchtower Bible and Tract Society
theology.
- Pray for Evangelical woman whose daughter is questioning
her faith because she is working with a very nice Mormon
lady and questions a God who would send a a religious moral
person to hell.
- Pray for a prisoner who has a burden for Jehovah's Witnesses
and wants our involvement in helping him create a special
outreach program. He murdered someone twelve years ago but
has since become a Christian. Pray for wisdom for all involved.
- Pray for a Christian married couple who are working through
the after effects of an affair.
MINISTRY PRAYER NEEDS
- Pray for our new ministry partner KOLE radio that God
would cause the right messages to reach the right people
who need to hear them in Texas and Louisiana.
- Pray for the ministry's transportation needs ie: a new
van. The van we have was quite old when we got it having
had around 90,000 miles on it then two years ago -when it
was new (well, it was to us)! We put roughly 400 miles a
week on it and it is already needing quite a few repairs.
- Please continue to pray for our general fund, property
improvement fund and publications fund.
- Pray for God's protection and leading for this ministry
and for all of our health.
- Pray God would continue to strengthen Dr. David Allen
Lewis as he recovers from bad back problems.
There are many needs represented here and we appreciate your
taking them to the throne of grace for us. Please tell others
that they may do so as well. Again, thank you in advance!
In His Service Gladly,
Kevin
Mount Carmel Outreach
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