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CHRISTIANS NEEDEDStephen GibsonPresident

We tend to have assumptions about missionaries: (1) They are

trained to be pastors or teachers, (2) They need total financial support from friends back home, and (3) They are called to be lifetime missionaries and should not do any other work.

That means that the people who are most qualified in some other field are the least likely to become mis-sionaries because they are successful professionals. An architect, computer programmer, electrician, construction contractor, or auto mechanic does not have the right training to be a missionary, right? And medical pro-fessionals or teachers can be mission-aries only if they raise support so they

can work for free in a mission clinic or school. But that’s not how it is.

We have assumed that a mission-ary does not take employment for wages in the target country because he is supposed to stay busy at mis-sionary work. But the countries that are most unreached by the gospel are unreached for a reason. Their govern-ments do not welcome missionaries. However, a Christian professional can be employed by a business in the country and live there for the gospel’s sake. He cannot openly start a church or do street evangelism, but he can be a Christian who shares the gospel with his friends and has meetings in his home. CONTINUED ON PAGE 11

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Have you ever been really moved with the desire to go to the people most unreached by the message of the Gospel? Where would you be

most likely to find those people? Would they be in Latin America? Probably not, although we certainly need the work that is being done to reach people there. Would it be in Africa? Again, not likely, unless we mean the Mus-lim countries of northern Africa. It should hardly come as a surprise that the most unreached people are mostly in the “10-40 window,” an area of the world from Japan westward through northern Africa that includes most of the Muslim and Communist countries.

So from among those, which one country contains the highest number of the unreached? China with its population nearing 1½ billion would doubtless be the answer. It is true that there are many Christians in China, with estimates running as high as 100,000,000. That is a very impressive number, making China a country with more Christians than almost any other. Yet when we compare this number to the total population, we should be dismayed to find that this is only around seven percent of the population. What about the rest? With the seven percent tending to be concentrated in certain areas, how much impact can they have on the ninety-three percent? How much are we doing about the hundreds of millions in that ninety-three per-cent? Unfortunately, most of us would have to answer, “Not much”!

It’s certainly true that missionaries per se are not allowed in China. However, the testimony of a Christian life cannot be stopped by any law or government. And that testimony does cause some questions to be asked by truly thinking people. Then the door is open for witnessing. I often just try to get people thinking. Com-munism doesn’t teach them to do that, and in fact one person said that the greatest danger to Communism is a thinking person.

The need for discipling among the Christians in Chi-na is also huge. It is a sad fact that multitudes who have been Christians in the past have fallen away because there is such a lack of anyone to disciple and teach. The underground churches often have few or none who have been discipled and taught. It is exciting that Shep-herd’s Global Classroom is getting some of their courses translated into Chinese! These will soon be going into China. But even these are not sufficient to meet the need for discipling. There is no substitute for the power of a Christian life lived and taught in front of them.

So what shall we do? How shall we go? Entering Chi-na as English teachers continues to be perhaps the best way. Good skill in English grammar is helpful, but there is a place for those with more average skills. Conversa-tional English from a native speaker continues to be in great demand at all grade levels from kindergarten, or even pre-K, up through the universities. With a contract from a school, one can obtain a permit for residence for

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Amos Street, 8, and His Brothers(Justice, Titus, and Josiah)

Live In South Asia

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How do you share about Jesus?

Sometimes we sing to our neighbors. Once itwas “Hallelujah, What A Savior!” Theywanted to know what thesong meant in theirlanguage, so they startedasking us and we toldthem it was about Jesus.

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Amos, what is one of your favoritethings to do in South Asia?Go hiking! I like to go to water falls inthe mountains. I like exploring on themountain roads too. And I like exploringin the woods and climbing on the steepembankments and large boulders.

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One of Amos Street'sfavorite treats

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the term of contract. A new law in China limits those obtaining work permits to people under sixty, but we were able to get an older gentleman, Paul Hoerner, into China. He has been there for about nine months, but is now coming home to the USA.

Being involved with people going out short-term is a new venture for Evangelistic Faith Missions and is a de-parture from conventional mission work in the past. You might be asking, “But is going for as little as six to nine months going to produce great results?” It might, and it might not be results so great. Is having results what the Great Commission commands? Of course we will work for many to be brought to the Lord and will hope that will happen. But the Great Commission doesn’t say, “Go into all the world and have great results.”

Sometimes well-meaning people ask, “Have you led anyone to the Lord in the last week, or the last month?” I think what God asks is, “Have you preached the Gospel to everybody you could?” I remember walking a street in a Chinese city that even in Hudson

Taylor’s time seemed to be a hard field. I was feeling discouraged, but the Lord said to me, “I didn’t call you here to have results necessarily; I called you here to be faithful.” Faithfulness does produce results, but we may need those results to be measured by God’s measure-ments, not ours.

Chinese people don’t tend to make important spir-itual decisions quickly. Sometimes it has taken years of faithfulness to them. How wonderful and yet humbling it is when one of those Chinese people thanks you for the years of faithfulness that finally brought him or her to the Lord! It’s unfortunate that after China adopted what I would call “capitalism” (although they would dis-dain to call it that) the country’s rapid economic growth has brought with it the usual emphasis on materialism, dulling minds to thinking on the possibilities of eter-nity. Is that same materialistic emphasis in our country stopping you from considering whether you should go to the Chinese people? If God is speaking to you about China, please contact us at EFM!

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Doing what you can is not enough. God asks us to do the impossible because He is able to do the impossible through us. As long as God wants me

returning to do something for Him in China, I intend to keep making the trips. Going to China is not undertaking the impossible, although with serious neuropathy in my legs, travel is more difficult than it used to be. I always need a more able-bodied person to go with me, and God keeps providing one of those, at least, for each trip.

There are several things to be accomplished during our time in China. We try to visit as many of my former students as I can. Because my wife and I taught in China and Taiwan for nearly twenty years, we have many of these. Some are Christians who need help and encour-agement, and others are not yet Christians and need the presentation of the One who can make their hearts right. Taking tracts and reading and study materials into China is also important. Usually there are opportunities to preach to church groups on these trips. I also look for opportunities to offer to anyone willing to go into China for a few months for the cause of Christ. I just read an e-mail from someone begging for a teacher to come and teach English. I’m sure God is asking, “Whom shall we send, and who will go for us?” When someone does step forward to go, that may necessitate my making a trip to China also, in order to provide some guidance and orientation. So there are at least four or five reasons that I keep going to China.

At the first of the year I traveled with a young couple who feel called to China. They were looking for just the place and manner in which God wants them to labor for Him there. I was very happy to see how God used them during the trip. Every seed planted is important! We were talking at one point with a former student of mine who is one of several who use the En-glish name “Tony.” He said that when he first went to Canada to study, the first people who tried to convert him were Jehovah’s Witnesses and then Mormons. Then he attended a Chinese Christian church some of the time. He concluded with a somewhat triumphant statement that none of these were able to tell him why he should believe in a God he couldn’t see. The wife of this couple tried to explain to him how God com-municates with our spirits. As she talked, God spoke to me. I said, “Tony, the most important things in life are things that we can’t see. I can’t see oxygen, but I must have it and keep using it. I can’t see love, but what would life be without it?” That word from God seemed to knock the smugness out of him. It was ob-vious that God was dealing with him. How I do yearn over these souls!

I really hardly know from one trip to the next how long God will keep calling and enabling me to go, but the fields are so ready for harvest and the laborers so few that my heart keeps pulling me to do what only God can do through me!

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kschaperfamily@gmail.com 201 S. West St . Ochelata, OK 74051 July 2018

News From the Schapers Good, summer greeting from rainy Jalapa. As you can see in the pictures, we

have been blessed with much rain so far this rainy season. It has been a beautiful thing for the farmers and their crops, but it has proven to be an issue with land slides. However, people still travel, even if all the men in the entire village pile into the same truck and travel to town together. A little rain never hurt anyone, I guess.

On June third, the volcano, Fuego, erupted violently, covering villages with toxic, burning ash and gases. It was a devastating day for Guatemala. One of the villages that was covered had an Emanuel church in the village. The eruption took place on Sunday morning, and the congregation was in service at that time. The pastor and congregation all perished. There are hundreds that have lost their lives and even hundreds more

that are still unaccounted for. In some areas there is so much ash it’s impossible to uncover homes and search for loved ones. Please continue to pray for these families that have lost everything. Most of them live off the land with coffee farms and cocoa farms. It will take many years for that land to be plantable again.

At the beginning of June one of our dear friends from the mountains fell on the slippery road and severely broke her arm. She was not able to get down to Jalapa to the general hospital until the next morning (Friday) and

was informed that all the surgeries were done for the day, so she would need to wait until the next surgery day which was Tuesday. Santos was quite discouraged as she has five children and a nursing baby at home, none of which were allowed into the hospital to see her. Santos lives with her parents and grown siblings and their families, which is the common way to live here. Their entire family and village is very strongly Catholic, and we have prayed for over a year for the opportunity to talk to Santos about her salvation.

While she was waiting in the hospital for her surgery, she told me she would like to go to church with us, if we would let her. Of course, our hearts were overjoyed! We got special permission for her to leave the hospital, and she went to church with our family and wept most of the service. God’s presence was very sweet, and the message that was brought by the pastor was of the rich, young ruler that asked what he needed to do to be saved. The Lord helped the pastor to speak very simply and to the point about what one must do to be saved. At the end of the service, through tears, Santos asked me if she could go up to the front to pray. As we walked up, the ladies of the church surrounded her and began praying with her. It was truly a beautiful sight as our sweet friend surrendered her life to Jesus! After prayer, the whole congregation started singing “I Have Decided To Follow Jesus”, and each one came up to give her words of encouragement and welcome her into the family of God.

The next week she was told she couldn't have the surgery because men came first, and there were men in line for surgery, so she would need to wait until Thursday. On Wednesday they told her they didn’t have the correct plate to put in her arm for her surgery, and she would need to wait until the following Tuesday. The ladies of the church went and visited her and prayed with her while she was in the hospital, and we also visited every day to take her water and toilet paper as those are not provided in the general hospital. After fifteen days, Santos was finally able to have her surgery and go back home to her family! The following

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kschaperfamily@gmail.com 201 S. West St . Ochelata, OK 74051 July 2018

Saturday, she called and asked if she brought the bus down from her home up in the mountains if she could go to church with us again. Of course, we were so thrilled. She came the next morning with her three youngest children

and has made the 30 minute bus ride down from the mountains each Sunday since then to attend church. It is our prayer that our sweet friend, the one that can’t even read or write, will be the start of a holiness work up in her tiny village in the mountains. This is a village that is one of the poorest we’ve ever seen and pray Santos will be the start of a change for her people. Please keep Santos in your prayers. This huge answer to prayer was certainly the highlight of our month. We give God all praise for His work in Santos’ life.

Also, in June our sweet Kristyn turned 14 years old! All the teachers came at 6:00 A.M. to sing outside her bedroom window as is custom here. Her day was filled with happy smiles and hugs from friends. We thank God for her life and her desire to serve Him with her whole heart.

Father’s Day was also celebrated in June, and we couldn’t have asked for a better, more godly man to lead our family! The children and I are so blessed to have Keith in our life.

We thoroughly enjoyed the teacher’s “Supper at the Schapers" in June. It is always a special time for all of us to reconnect as a group and challenge each other to be the best we can be. Keith gave a devotional about making sure they are living their Christian life so that it will make others, whether it’s their students, the student’s parents, or community friends, want what they have. It was a beautiful time of fellowship and, of course, loud games and laughter.

Since our last newsletter was sent out, the city workers have been replacing the drains in the street in front of the school. This has been quite a mess and makes traffic getting around very interesting as this street was the main exit out of Jalapa. All the ditches were dug and new drains laid by hand, and for some reason the original plan of “being done in one month” is a bit hard to believe, but we shall wait and see.

At the end of June, we were invited to the national pastor’s retreat for the Emanuel church. It was a wonderful, uplifting weekend filled with God’s presence in the services and also a fun, family day on Friday. After church on Friday night, some of the pastors wanted to go play soccer and, of course, Keith and Owen were more than happy to play along. It was a blessed weekend, indeed.

As always, we want to thank you for your continued love, prayers and support for our family! We thank the Lord for you and the sacrifices you make for the ministry here in Jalapa!

Our love, Keith, Crystal, Kristyn, Owen, Megan, Jeren and Ashlyn

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OUTREACH IN ASIA

NEW GROUND, NEW BATTLES

S T R E E T FA M I LY N E W S L E T T E R

The reach is expanding. Due to our new visa situation, we (1) get to interact with unreached [upper] classes of people that generally are very hostile to the Gospel and (2) have to leave the country at least every six months giving opportunities to reach even more places with the Gospel.

The Bible is a fundamentally powerful book, and when it comes unsheathed, God speaks. Anytime we explain God’s Word, believers take note and realize this is the message they need. This has given us ongoing opportunities with two groups of church leaders in our former hometown, where I plan to return on a monthly basis for the foreseeable future (I thought we’d be touching base every 2-3 months).

We’ve also connected with a great group of pastors from another Asian country, which is also bringing over the border some more pastors from a communist country that is openly hostile to the Gospel. We incorporated a training event for them during our last “border-run” and gave them some introduction on how to preach expositional messages from the Scriptures. In making a run to one country, we touched two instead. The pastors’ eyes were opened with excitement as they saw how the Bible could be explained for what it really means.

One pastor, with more Bible education than most of his peers, said, “In Bible college, they taught us to grab a text and make a three-point outline on our own. We all knew that whatever we preached was really from our own heads and not from the Bible. This is the first time I’ve heard how you can actually preach from the Bible!” By no means did we get them polished in a 3-day course. But they did catch a new vision and understand a more Biblical way of preaching and reaching their countries, which are less than 3% Christian.

They would see the Bible come to life and preach it for what it is: God’s Word

Other countries that we can begin to form relationships with in this manner so the expense of having to cross the border will be rewarded by forward movement

PRAYER POINTS

Preaching Class

I am working with one group that is needing some ongoing coaching in personal finance disciplines and developing in their expository preaching. Another group of pastors is going through the Old Testament course from the Shepherd’s Global Classroom.

I’ve spoken with several leaders who are excited about the next SGC book to be translated: Ministry Leadership. One group couldn’t wait for the translation, so we’ve started teaching them material from the SGC Ministry leadership book. Introduction to Old Testament and Christian Beliefs are now finished in their translations.

We have had several adjustments in the new territory. The climate continues to be “good enough” for Justice’s health, for which we are grateful. His asthmatic symptoms are under much better management with less polluted air. There is a lot more Christian influence in this city. But that doesn’t mean that it’s been Biblically beneficial. We continue to pray and search for local leaders with similar vision and purpose.

The Maxwell Team has now secured ongoing training events with two local businesses which have started in the end of April and continue for the next few months. This is good because, as mentioned before, it gets access to unreached peoples (note, Maxwell training is not a Gospel presentation, it’s a platform for building relationships with people who would generally be unengaged with the Gospel) and it builds an open and honest public profile. I’m also communicating with a business leader who wants to use the Maxwell training, perhaps even with some degree of government funding. I love the irony - but need a lot of wisdom from the Father for successful navigation of these uncharted waters. Prayer points: for the business to be profitable enough to sustain a presence here, and to open doors to reach unengaged peoples on personal time.

By the way, with the help of last longer-term guest, Beth McIntosh, we’ve put together a new website for the business, along with videos. You can check it out at: www.streetlead.info. If you know of anyone in the USA who wants leadership training over the web, we offer an online format as well.

The subdvision (“colony”) where we live has just installed a badminton net, which is a very popular pastime (along with cricket). This has brought neighbors out of the woodwork and provided a lot of fun and interaction opportunities for all. The boys are engaging almost daily. We don’t pamper our boys, so they’re a little on the rough side - which creates a lot of good conversation.

For Easter, Morgan made some carrot cakes and we distributed that to several neighbors. The boys got to sing “Hallelujah! What a Savior” in the home of one of our neighbors as we explained the resurrection story. Others came by to return greetings. We still have a long road ahead of us, but at least we’ve come this far. Please pray that our neighbors will see the power of divine love in our home and hunger for that power in their own lives. Another irony, we’re right across the street from a temple. So when they ring their bells to wake up their gods, pray for those gods to crumble.

The battle here is intense. You just have to show up! If you haven’t gone to the 10/40 window yet, do some research, get a visa and get going! Even if it’s just for a few weeks or months, you’ll see and experience things you never thought you would.

Street AdventuresAmos: 8, Justice: 6, Josiah: 4, Titus: 2

Eyes are veiled in darkeness - who will shine the light?

Arms are reaching desperately - who will take their hand?

Feet are wandering aimlessly - who will point the way?

Minds are screaming in despair - who will give them hope?

Hearts are heaving, sorrowing - who will lift their care?

Andrew & Morgan Street; Evangelistic Faith Missions, P.O. Box 609, Bedford IN, 47421pastoradstreet@gmail.com; sentout2021@gmail.com; 260-227-5341

July 11, 2018

Dear Friends and Family, Here we are in the middle of July with only 3 months

of school left!!! Where has the time gone?! Much has happened over the past few months as the Lord has been daily helping and blessing us in countless ways!!

The month of April was a slower month as it passed by with English classes, a special ceremony for all students who received merits during the 1st quarter, visiting churches in the mountains and enjoying everyday life.

May, on the other hand, slipped through our fingers so quickly. The school body put together a huge Mother’s Day program! Though it was a lot of work, the priceless reward was being able to celebrate the lives of each mother and grandmother that attended!

Mid-May brought a rush of excitement for the students as we hosted a two day and one night Bible camp. A ton of energy was exerted to provide an opportunity for our

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Priceless Moments

GOINGS IN GUATEMALA

Mission Life in Jalapa, Guatemala {Evangelistic Faith Missions}

God’s Greatness

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July 11, 2018students to experience an interactive Christian environment outside of classroom walls. We thank the Lord for his help in this exciting endeavor.

By the end of May it was time for mid-year testing. I’m proud of all our English students as each one passed their test without too much difficulty!!

As June began, it was time for me to leave Guatemala in order to renew my passport status again. God’s timing is

perfect in that my close friend, Laura, asked me to be the Maid of Honor in her wedding on June 8th. However, with the erupting volcanos, the airport was shut down and no flights were to be leaving for at least 4 days. Yet in prayerful faith, we headed to the city and prepared to leave. Miraculously, my flight was able to take off just hours before more volcanic explosions and the airport was shut down again.

After a short 5 day stay in South Dakota, I made a surprise visit to Pennsylvania!! Though my 2.5 week stay

back home was busy, it was such wonderful time with friends and family.

On June 28th I made the journey back to Jalapa, Guatemala (there is no place like your own to call home). We were back into the swing of school on July 1st. I was glad to see my students again!!

July 4th the Schapers hosted an Independence Day party as American Style as we can get in Guatemala. It was so nice to share our time with some American company, Bro Paul Reiff, whose parents were some of the original holiness missionaries in Guatemala over 80 years ago.

We have enjoyed and been overwhelmed with the many answered prayers. The Lord has been so faithful! Though we don’t know what lies ahead over the next few months, we can rest in the one who has eternity in His hands. I’m excited to see all that God has in store as together we do our parts to spread the precious Word of God.

Thank You for your prayers, encouragement and support!! May the Lord bless you as you are blessing others!

In His Service - All for His Glory,

Caila Rice

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“I need somebody to talk to, to see if something is right or wrong,and I feel like I can come to you all. I don’t have anyone else.”

These were Stephen’s words when we stopped by his

house on our way home from church one Sunday night.

This single father lost his fiancé when a stranger drugged

her drink, killing her as her infant son watched.

We often see Stephen working around his house or

walking with his two-year-old boy down the street. He

seems to have many questions. We have prayed with him

and continue to point him to the truth. There are so many

like Stephen who have experienced the heartache that sin

brings and are searching for the purpose of life.

In April, we had the privilege of speaking at the Penn

View Bible Institute Missions Convention. One of the stu-

dents from our academy who has expressed an interest in

attending a Bible College was able to go with us and thor-

oughly enjoyed his time and experience at the Missions

Convention. We thank the Lord for His help as we traveled and as we shared our burden for the inner city.

Penn View Choir also came, and God used them in a special way to encourage our congregation and others

who joined us. April was a busy month, but God helped and encouraged us in so many ways.

We’ve never been so excited to try out paint colors than we have been this time in Awake Coffee and

Conversation. The walls have been finished with the drywall, and within a few weeks the painting should

be completed. We are waiting for the hired plumber, who injured himself, to complete the plumbing so we

can lay the flooring. We thank the Lord for the provision of tables and chairs that was donated to us by Mr.

Inner-City Ministry with the Shermans

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Charles Aikens in Pennsylva-

nia who attained some of the

furnishings from a Qdoba that

closed down. Tonweya was able

to pick them up in Pennsylva-

nia from a relative of ours who

stored them for us.  The tables

and chairs are in good condition

and are a great step towards

opening day!

There is a busy little lady

crawling all over our house (including up the stairs)!  Krishana’s fa-

vorite room has become the bathroom, keeping us on our toes and

making sure that door stays shut!  Aiden enjoys his playmate until she

starts stealing the cars he has perfectly lined up across the floor. Our

children have brought so many smiles to our home! We were able

to take some time as a family and explore the Toledo Zoo. Besides

the great exercise, we had a fun day of spending time with friends

and seeing lots of animals. I think Aiden’s favorite parts were riding a

hippo on the carousel and touching the stingray in the aquarium. We

are thankful for the times we can spend together and make memories.

Ron Luce says,

“The Great Commission is the Great Adventure of Christianity.”

Serving God is truly an adventure. From the struggling mother who sits on the corner asking for help to

the Yemenis man we met in Dollar Tree, we never know what lives we will touch as we go from day to day

living for Jesus.

Thank you to each of you who support us in prayer and finances as we travel this adventure here in the

inner city. God uses each one of you, and we are so thankful for your investment into His work!

“And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the

least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.” —Matthew 25:40

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Steven E. Hight

Eric Himelick

For a Christian professional to work where the gospel is restricted is a special opportunity because: 1. He/she is accepted in the host country as a professional and has freedom to move around within a base of operations. This gives him some room to explore and ask questions… which could be carefully “loaded with GOSPEL.” Of course, he will need to be wise. 2. He/she is accepted as a “foreigner” who is willing to

face making cultural blunders occasionally within the host country. If he can be posi-tive, he can win some friends through these blunders. By being willing to laugh at him-self, he can have some fun and interesting conversation. 3. Often, he/she is paid by the host government or business. Not having to raise money could take care of the financial end of things! Yes, what an opportunity this could be for a Christian professional!

Steven A. Mowery

(1) Because you have something special to offer – a relationship with God to talk about, plus knowledge and/or a skill to share. This is a chance for you to be a double blessing, help-ing people both spiritually and vocationally.

(2) Because it provides you with an incredible opportunity to be part of fulfilling the Great Commission in ways that few oth-ers can. You can go where career missionar-ies cannot.

(3) Because it gives you a great

opportunity to broaden your horizons spiri-tually, socially, culturally, and professionally. Experiencing another culture and perhaps learning a second language increases your value to employers back home.

(4) Because you can show people in lands where Christianity is denigrated that being a faithful Christian is part of a mean-ingful, productive, joyful life. They are told that Christianity is hateful. You can show them God’s love.

Restricted countries have one thing in common – they value business professionals with specialized skills. While they restrict access of missionaries and other “religious professionals,” they are wide open for busi-ness. A year of work in one of these coun-tries could be extremely rewarding! You will make new friends, experience new foods, and broaden your worldview while doing the same great work you already know. The

opportunities to share Jesus as you go are limitless; the doors that you open as a pro-fessional will make it possible for others to follow. After contacts are made and evan-gelized, discipleship can begin and in time a church be planted. Safely contacting people open to the Gospel is an important first step. As a professional, you have opportunities not available to a traditional missionary. The results are eternal.

Why should a Christian professional consider working for a year in a country where the gospel is restricted?

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IN HONOR of From2018 Honduras Medical Team Hilda V. Clarke

Irene Maurer Mrs. Lydia MoserFaith Hemmeter Mrs. Lydia Moser

Rev. Ronald Moser Mrs. Lydia Moser

IN MEMORY of FromRobert & Emma Adams George AdamsRobert & Emma Adams Shelby Adams

Rev. Joseph Christian Patricia Christian

Mary Frances Cottingham Eugene Cottingham

Dr. & Mrs. Dale Yocum Phyllis Daniel

Mary Ann Schertel Arlen Daniels

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If you want a biblical basis for this idea, remember that the Apostle Paul often supported his ministry in a place by working (Acts 20:34). I’m not at all suggesting that we no longer send and support full-time mission-aries. They accomplish things that otherwise would not be accomplished, and we need more of them. But many people are specially qualified to work and witness in a restricted country.

If you are a native English speaker with teaching ability, a public school in China would pay you a salary. Without any special training, you could teach English in an elementary school. For those with training and degrees, openings are available all the way to the uni-versity level.

If you are a professional in a good occupation, we are not just after your money anymore; we want your life, at least a period of it.

The list of potential missionaries just got much lon-ger, and your name may be on it. “But I’m not trained to be a missionary.” You may have the training that would give you access to a restricted country. Believe me, we can give a mechanic basic missionary preparation much more easily than we can train a missionary to be a mechanic.

“But I’m not called to be a missionary.” You mean that you are not called to the lifetime, full-time role of a missionary, but you are called to be a Christian. Maybe you should spend a year being a Christian where Chris-tians are most needed.

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NEWS and NOTES

BOLIVIAThe son of a recently deceased EFM pastor has expressed his desire to follow in his father’s footsteps. Pray that he is the first of many; pastors are desperate-ly needed in Bolivia.

COSTA RICARolando has been able to witness to sev-eral drug addicts. Pray for their conver-sion, especially Johan.

CUBAEric Himelick and the David Middle-tons spent 12 days in Cuba this past June. They took books and training materials and met with several key leaders about establishing a ministry training institute.

DOMINICAN REPUBLICThe Leiva family is thankful for the opportunity to minister in the DR. They are working to receive residency visas. Pray for the churches as they hold reviv-als this summer.

EGYPTPraise God for a successful surgery for Pastor Hanna’s kidney transplant. Thank God for the 1,380 children who attended a two-day rally at the Medan Victoria Church. Remember the sum-mer programs for children in the other churches and the nine graduates from Faith Bible School.

ETHIOPIAEthiopia has a new Prime Minister who has Christian background. Many are hoping that greater religious freedom and reforms are ahead. Pray for God’s blessings on this country.

GUATEMALAWe are thankful for God’s protection on the Schaper family during the days of the erupting volcano. Many were not so fortunate. Pray for Guatemala as they recover.

HONDURASDaniel Melton was in Honduras for a few days in June. Remember Adonay and the other families who have taken on the re-sponsibility of keeping the mission going.

LIBERIAOur first crop is growing on the do-nated farmland in Liberia. This project will help support the ministry training center. Pray for Steven Hight as he is teaching via Skype.

SOUTH ASIAAndrew Street and his father had a motorcycle wreck but survived with cuts and bruises and a fractured arm for Andrew. We thank God for his protection and pray for quick recovery. Andrew’s father is helping in some training seminars. Andrew’s prayer is that the pastors would see the Bible for what it is: God’s Word.

URBAN MINISTRYAugust 13 is the projected date for the opening of the Awake Café, just in time for returning students to Wayne State University. We are only $35,000 away from opening debt free!

USA HISPANIC MINISTRIESWe are thankful for the Hispanic pas-tors and churches in the northeastern U.S. Please pray for these churches and their upcoming camp meetings.

HOMELANDPresident Stephen Gibson is planning to visit the work in Liberia later this month. Pray that the details for this trip will come together.

“O Lord God of heaven . . . Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant”

NEHEMIAH 1:5–6

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Stephen Delong Baptizing in Bolivia