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Thursday, August 21, 2014

Africa Mission Update August 2014

               

GOD IS GOING TO DO SOMETHING MIGHTY ON THIS TRIP!  BE A PART OF IT!


                                              
               
   

Africa Mission Update  August 2014
Dear Beloved:  I am writing to ask for your continued prayers and support for the Gather the Outcasts Africa Mission 2104.  I have stepped out in faith and ordered plane tickets for the round trip to Africa, trusting and believing in the promises of the Lord, that He will establish the good plans that He has made for me. Matthew 6:19 Do not lay up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. v20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and whre thieves do not break in and steal.; v21 for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Beloved, this trip is going to be powerful and many are going to come to know the Lord Jesus and come to know His healing power. What better way to store up your treasure in heaven than to come along side Gather the Outcasts Ministry for this hope dispensing, life giving trip to Kenya for a three day keesha with students from many universities all across Kenya;,  to Uganda for a three day crusade with pastor training;, and to Goma, in the Republic of Congo, for another 3 day crusade with pastor training in a war torn area of the Congo.
To those who have already sent support, God bless you and thank you.  To those God is speaking to about coming along side this mission, now is the time.  The harvest is ready!  If you have any questions, please email me at pureprairie@hotmail.com.  For a tax deductible gift, make out a check to Norton Christian Church, 208 N. Kansas, Norton, Ks. 67654, or for a non-tax deductible gift, send to Gather the Outcasts Ministry, Inc., Box 92, Norton, Ks 67654. May God continue to bless you as you pray this day.  In Christ, Jim

Monday, August 4, 2014

What is the Hope For Africa?

Dear beloved:  As news comes out of Africa this past week about the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, we are stopped in our own lives as we ponder yet another threat to the lives of the people in Africa.  This virus follows on the heels of other deadly virus outbreaks that have plagued Africa;  since 1981 nearly 30 million people have died of HIV-AIDS in Africa alone, and it still continues to affect many in the sub-Sahara region of Africa today, in fact, 68% of all HIV infections world wide are in the sub Sahara Africa region.  Then you add to that malaria deaths which total over half a million in sub-Sahara Africa each year, mostly in children under 5 years of age. Other threats to the lives of people in Africa include waterborne illnesses, poor sanitation, tribal conflict and killing, and now a new threat to all peace loving people, the sectarian violence of radical Islamic jihad.  Taken all together, these grim statistics bear out it seems there is little hope for the average person in Africa.  And our natural reaction as Americans to the news of Ebola and all the other plagues of Africa is let's just do our best to make sure it stays over there.


Jesus prophesied all this would take place, when He spoke in Matthew 24 about the end of the age, and the signs preceeding it. Matt 24:6 "And you will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars; see that you are not frightened, for this must take place, but that is not yet the end. v7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be famines and earthquakes. v8 But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs.  v9 Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations on account of My name.  v10 And at that time many will fall away and will deliver up one another and hate one another. v11 and many false prophets will arise, and will mislead many.  v12 And because lawlwssness is increased, most people's love will grow cold. v13 But the one who endures to the end, he shall be saved."


If earthly hope is in short supply, there is one hope that will never disappoint, that is the hope of the glory of God!  The Apostle Paul reminds us in Romans 5:2 that in Jesus we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God.  v5 and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.  And so beloved, the hope for all mankind, not just for those in Africa but for those all over the world, is the good news that Jesus saves, the good news of the gospel, that this world and all that it has to offer, the pain and suffering, and the joy, is not all there is.  The good news is that Jesus saves for all eternity, to give hope and redemption to all who face unspeakable suffering and bleak opportunities in their life here on this earth.


Beloved,  with your help we can take the good news of the gospel, the hope that does not disappoint, to the precious souls in Africa.  Time is passing quickly and God has opened some amazing doors of opportunity.  Please stand with me in prayer and make a contribution to the Gather the Outcasts Africa Mission of 2014.  We will be conducting life saving, hope dispensing crusades in three places this coming September;  in Nairobi at Kenyatta University with university students, in Malaba, Kenya, on the border of Uganda, and in Goma, Republic of Congo. This is their hope, this is God's will for them in this hour.
Email me at pureprairie@hotmail.com if you have any questions or comments.  Contact information:  Gather the Outcasts Ministry, Box 92, Norton, Ks. 67654, or you can go to www.gahertheoutcasts.com to make a contribution with a credit card through Paypal.  May God bless you as you pray and we move forward together to take the message of hope to Africa.  In Christ, Jim