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Missionaries to Romania "To open their eyes, and turn them from darkness to light..."November 2005 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, "Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;" (Eph. 5:20) We are full of thanks and praise to God for all He is to us and His mighty care! Blessings abound as we follow Him. November was another terrific month on deputation. The Lord saved three souls as we ministered in churches. Glory to His name! We went street preaching with two churches in Kansas City, MO and preached in a nursing home with another church. The Lord kept us safe in an accident along a highway in MO; the axle on the motor home broke! God had it all under control. We were able to get roadside assistance quickly, the church we were headed for let us stay in their prophet chamber for a week and several churches stepped forward to be a blessing and took care of all the repair costs. All the churches that had us in were so gracious and excited about Romania. God is so good! Churches we had the privilege to be in this month: Scenic Hills Baptist Church, Austin, TX (Pastor Gary Evans); Bethesda Christian Fellowship, Marshfield, MO (Pastor Ron Burks and Gene Baker); Grace Baptist Church, Harrisonville, MO (Pastor Chuck Kaighen); Little Band & Lowly Bible Baptist Church, Independence, MO (Pastor Mark Velder); Open Door Baptist Church, Marshall, MO (Pastor David Ballinger); Bible Believers Baptist Church, Carterville, MO (Pastor Brad Friesen); Bethel Independent Baptist Church, Seymour, MO (Pastor Kendall Fortner); Maranatha Baptist Church, Mt. Vernon, MO (Pastor Don Courville); and Hoxie Baptist Temple, Hoxie, MO (Pastor Harold Demoret). We praise the Lord for the encouragement of new supporters. We are blessed to have two more churches pick us up this month as one of their missionaries: Bethesda Christian Fellowship, Marshfield, MO and Little Band & Lowly Bible Baptist Church Independence, MO. We are thankful for Brian Keimig also supporting us on a monthly basis. Thank you, dear friends for helping us along the way. Your prayers, love and financial help are so appreciated! May God's abundant blessings be yours. Praising God with a Thankful Heart, Chuck Zander and Family Praises: Souls saved! God's provision, safety, and blessings along the way! Prayer Requests: Wisdom, direction and safety while on deputation/God's provision for Romania A tow system to tow our van behind the motor home Eye care needs for the family Romania Bibles and tracts to be brought over in our container Salvation of friends and loved ones |
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The Newtons
DECEMBER 2005 " For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God,The Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9:6 KJV.Peace & Blessing this Holiday Season to you and your loved ones. 2005 In Review Dear Prayer Partners: CORN GRINDERS: Word received from the field has been exciting in that all the corn grinders are operating with minimal problems and are being serviced regularly. The blessings from this ministry are numerous - from 6 to 8 people a day to 45 people a week are being saved. This has led to special women's ministry cell groups — WICC "Women in Church Cells" being organized and daily classes held for new converts, bible studies, prayer groups. Volunteer work in villages among the needy has been organized to help with aids orphans. All this has happened from the Corn Grinder Ministry. BIBLES: More Bibles are now needed for all the new converts, as ladies are witnessing to their families and neighbors. At the end of every year we give a Bible to Evangelists & Workers. We give Pastors a good Study Bible, and Pastors' Wives need their own Bible.Newsletters: We cut back in sending a monthly newsletter, by sending one each quarter, to save on postage, ink, paper and time. Thank you for your kind understanding, prayers and continued financial support. Br. John has had a difficult time this past year with his eyes from the snake attack/incident earlier this year. Eye Doctors have suggested treatment and surgery, but John has prayed and is trusting the Lord for complete healing for his eyes (without surgery) - Thank you for your prayers, he still struggles some days with dry burning sensation in his eyes, but is doing much better. Because Africa Needs Jesus,John & Anita Newton
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THE COOPER FAMILY MISSIONARIES TO THE STREETS & CHURCHES OF AMERICA October, 2005 "For what is our hope, or joy, or crown Of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?" 1Th. 2:19 Praise the Lord, Glory to God, Hallelujah! Christians are the only folks on Earth with something eternal to look forward to! What a fellowship, what a joy divine, leaning on the everlasting arms. What a blessedness, what a peace is mine, leaning on the everlasting arms. I am safe and secure from all alarms because He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings!!! AMEN, AMEN, -GLORY TO GOD! Praise God for His grace and His mercy. What a blessing to have the opportunity to serve Him now and to be present with Him on the greatest day ever, the day of the second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Even more to know others will be there with us. And so we joyfully tell them about our Saviour, sowing the seed of the gospel, hoping and praying they'll heed the Spirit's call and rejoicing when one repent's and calls upon the name of the Lord! We have so much to be thankful for and so much to look forward to!In the month of August, we traveled to New York for the annual street preaching blitz, hosted by Old Paths Bible Baptist Church. We rallied around the Liberty Pole in downtown Rochester with a large group, singing, preaching, holding scripture signs and banners while offering tracts to all who passed by. It is always a blessing to stand for the Lord and remind our nation about the One, True God!
While on the streets in Buffalo, New York we encountered a group of young people who call themselves "Gothics". Many of them dress all in black and wear black makeup as well, with many piercings, tatoos and multi-colored hair. Some of the young boys will also cross-dress (wearing women's clothes) and parade in front of the preacher exposing themselves and making lewd gestures. At one point, they brought a cross they had made, with a sign saying, "place Saviour here". Many of these young people have been abused, physically and sexually in the home or elsewhere. One I spoke to had grown up in church only to learn about his sister being molested by one of the men in the church. The incident was hushed up and swept under the carpet, with no punishment to the man involved. Jesus looked upon the same type of people and said, "Forgive them for they know not what they do". Such is the condition of much of America today, where the Word of God has been replaced by the word of men. We must keep going out with the Gospel of Jesus Christ, for it is the only hope!One day was also spent at Niagara Falls where there were multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision. Death happens everyday and I wonder how many people who see the scripture signs, banners and tracts will not live out the day, week month or year. One young man we met on the street in Kansas City was in a daze so-to-speak, because his girlfriend had been killed in an auto accident that very day.
From there we traveled to Elkton, VA to help Don Riley and the good folks there at Bear Lithia Baptist church. We spent four weeks there preaching and helping to finish their new church building. We enjoyed our stay there, ministering and working together with Pastor Don Leatherman. They also were a blessing to our family, by helping us make some much needed repairs to our motorhome. PRAISE THE LORD! While there, we made a couple of short trips over to Charlottesville to preach to the college students at the University of Virginia, one of my favorite groups of people to remind about Jesus Christ. Yes, the name Jesus Christ is much more than a cuss word! The devil hates that name. Truth Bible Baptist Church211 West 3rd St. Dover, Ohio 44622 330-343-1600 Brian & Joni Cooper P.O. Box 8523 Sugar Creek, Missouri 64054 816-898-2761 From Virginia, we traveled back to Ohio to spend three weeks ministering with our home church in Dover. We spent one week helping at the county fair in Dover. The church set up a tent with some question boxes to help encourage people to stop long enough to start a conversation. Over six thousand tracts went out and 27 people made the decision to trust Christ! GLORY TO GOD, AMEN, AMEN!!
"I'd rather have Jesus than silver or gold. I'd rather be his than have riches untold I'd rather have Jesus than worldwide fame I'd rather be true to his holy name." How 'bout you? Have you passed out a tract to someone this week? Have you told someone about the greatest friend? Are you happy to be saved and on your way to heaven? Or has the world got you tangled up? JESUS SAVES, THE WORLD ENSLAVES!!
Sarah's annual liver biopsy and check-up results were perfect again, PRAISE THE LORD! All three girls are growing up quickly. Hannah continues to improve on the piano, Abigail on her harp and Sarah on her Mandolin. They all enjoy singing with mom. Please pray for us to have more opportunities to be a blessing to churches. Also that we would always be led by the Holy Spirit in our decisions about where to go next. Lord willing, by the time you read this, we will be in Gulfport, Mississippi helping churches rebuild, both physically and spiritually. Pray for open doors of utterance in and around the area devastated by hurricane Katrina. People in a time of transition in their lives are often more open to the gospel. Thank you all for your * faithful pravers and support.
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The Schwaderers: Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Dec. O5 Greetings in the Wonderful name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. "O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth forever" Psm. 1 07: 1 . We who are saved have many things to thank the Lord for, but I am especially thanking the Lord for his supernatural peace which passeth all understanding, and keeps our hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Thank God for his Son, the "Prince of Peace"! The first week of November took me out to the states of Washington and California once again for a couple of mission conferences, and some other individual meetings. All the meetings were a blessing for the excellent fellowship and services, but especially at Mountain View Baptist Church and Covina Baptist Temple. There I had the joy of being in the same conference with my brother-in-law, Phil Salerni, missionary to Israel, and my son, Nathan, who is a missionary to Mozambique. We had a lot of fun together serving the Lord. The Lord also blessed as Phil and another missionary were able to lead a Jewish man to the Lord. While inviting people to church in Covina, CA, we stopped two youngsters riding their bikes and witnessed to them. They allowed us to show them the scriptures, and they trusted Jesus Christ to save their souls! The next day we went to witness to their parents and invite them to church, and were able to witness to their mom in Spanish. Pray for her and her two sons, Jesus and Daniel Vega— that they would be allowed to come to church, as their parents are Catholic. In Washington, Nathan and I led a Catholic man named Giovanni to the Lord, and were later able to witness to his wife for the good part of an hour. She had reservations and questions, but I know the word of God spoke to her heart. Pray for her salvation. Others to pray for salvation are Eddie Williams and Chris Beryl, who listened to the gospel, and two Mormons, one of whom is Mr. Johnson. I invited them in our house as they were going door to door, and God let me witness to them for almost an hour. I know there was conviction in their hearts. We had other meetings as well in PA, WV, KY, NY and Ohio. God blessed and we were able to meet many fine Christians and Pastors. We praise the Lord for five new supporters. This should bring us up to around 74 % of our support and that much closer to the Canary Islands! Keep praying for our future meetings, our trips down south the next two months, and also for our past meetings, that other churches would decide to take us on financially. I still need to schedule more meetings for 2006, so I ask you to pray that God would give us the meetings he wants. Two of our daughters, Jenny and Hannah, went to Mississippi with our church to help some of - Thank you for all your prayers and support! - The Schwaderers |
