Asian Center for Missions: Chris Gammill

Chris Gammill is the internship coordinator for CBN Worldreach (among other things). He is very interested finding ways to reach out to Regent students and help them network. One such opportunity is through ACM, an organization that partners with CBN in Asia. If you are interested in more info, please contact Chris and of course check out ACM's site.
christopher.gammill@cbn.org

Lady Care: Paula Grimsley

Paula Grimsley was one of the presenters at the Fall 2008 Switchboard. She is the president of Lady Care, an organization that provides health care, education, and crisis intervention for women in the 10/40 window throughout their reproductive years. If you are interested in finding out more, please contact her or check out the Lady Care site.
paulagrimsley7@gmail.com

April's Africa blog

April King was a part of RMLA all of last year. At the end of the school year we prayed for her and some other people who would be going on missions trips over the summer. Please check out the blog about her trip, with lots of pictures and great stories.

April's Africa blog

-RMLA lead team

Hello everybody!

God moved mightily this past week in Tanzania! On Tuesday we spent the night in the bush with the Masai tribe. In the bush there is no electricity or plumbing. This was my first time roughing it, but as a team we were very prepared and I survived! We learned to really depend on one another, as well as appreciate the customs and culture of the Masai tribe. They welcomed us with loving arms. Their custom is to celebrate guests by serving them with food, and they fed us nonstop. We had goat meat, rice, and chai.

After the first feeding, we celebrated with the village during their church dedication ceremony. I was very moved, by the love these people had for God! Their church was built from logs,and mud that looked something like stucko, and had an aluminum roof. Their pews were made of logs, and the entire space could seat maybe 20 people. Some would look at that and feel sorry for them, but they were excited to have a place of worship in their village. I was very humbled by the intensity of their love and worship to God.

We showed the "Jesus Film" later that night, and many souls came to Christ. In addition to this, we prayed for those who needed healing in their bodies. Although we have teamed up with Swahili speaking workers, there were times when I didn't have a translator and I simply had to trust God to meet the need for which I prayed. The next day, there were reports of miracle healings. God Did the Work, and we were His vessels!

Today, I shared a 10 minute message with a local church in the city of Moshi. I felt impressed by the Lord to simply share on the Father's love. Two other young ladies from my team shared as well. No one knew what the other would be speaking on, but Father God knew! The thread that brought all of our messages together was the Father's love. God really ministered to the people through us. Although we are from different parts of the world, we were one in Spirit. We had translators, however, God's presence manifested regardless of whether or not we understood the language. It has truly been amazing how the Tanzanians have received us. From the moment I stepped off the plane, I felt I was received with love.

Tomorrow we will travel for 4 hours to a city called Babati. We will preach in a 3 day crusade, and we will be evangelizing on the streets of Babati. We are believing God for the harvest of souls, and for miracles. On Thursday we will go on a Safari, and see African wildlife. I'm ultra excited!

Please keep us in your prayers as we travel, and please agree with us that God will do great things in Babati. This may be the last time I get to email. I will return home on August 13.

Love you all and God Bless!

Jocelyn

I'd like to introduce my friend John Gibbs who is a Mid-term Missionary heading out to Japan later this month. I met with John last week and found his sincere passion for Christ encouraging. I've offered to pray and support John financially in his endeavor, and if you would like to do the same, please visit John's site at: http://worldventure.com/Missionaries/Missionary-Directory/Missionary/Gibbs_John.html. John is a missionary for WorldVenture and more information can be found about this organization at: www.worldventure.com.

I think what makes John a unique missionary is that his calling came long ago when he began teaching himself Japanese in high school! John eventually studied overseas in Japan during college and is a graduate of Stanford University. John is also a member of Abundant Life Christian Fellowship (www.alcf.net).

Please join me in prayer for John's safe travel and success in his mission to Japan! God bless you John!!!

Hi Friends!!!! On our
side all is well, our whole team has been very busy winning more souls
to Jesus.

Pictures taken the night before last, Ryan was 6.5 pounds or 3kilo's and pretty long. Super fast delivery. from beginning to end 2 hours. We were in the clinic for 35 min before the baby came and 1 1/2 hour later we went home. Thank you for your prayers!! Jesus did it!!!
Much love and prayers Scott

just wanted to fill you in on a few more things . . . I gave my sermon last Sunday. It went well. I had two interpreters: one interpreted from English to Thai and the other from Thai to Karen. The church was filled with Karen speakers. I pray that the Lord took all of our words and worked through the translation process to convey what He wanted the Karen congregation to hear.

We also visited one of the seven refugee camps located along the Thai-Burmese border. The camp we visited is home to 50,000 refugees! Yes, 50,000 people in one camp! There is a Bible School in the camp. We met with the director of the school. It is amazing to think, that in the midst of this refugee camp, hundreds of people have been trained AND SENT OUT with the gospel message! Many refugees have left the camp and are now ministering around the world! Wow, God is amazing!

Bruce and I took a 3 day trip to the northern city of Chiang Mai. We were tourists for a few hours. I really am not a tourist, but it was fun to attend a Thai dinner with traditional dancers, watch an elephant show, and visit a monkey school. I really enjoyed our time at an Orchid Farm. The flowers were so beautiful!

The best part of our trip to Chiang Mai was having the opportunity to visit a ministry that works in the area of Human Trafficking. We were able to learn about the terrible truth of modern day slavery and the ministries amazing vision to do something about it. God is truly at work in this area. I am inspired by my visit to this ministry!

Thank you so much for your prayers! You may never know the impact they have had on my experience in Thailand. Bruce and I will be leaving Thailand on Monday and flying to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Many of you are aware of our involvement in Ethiopia. Please continue to pray for us as we meet with Haik Orphanage's director and other church leaders to discuss the future of Haik. I am quite certain that I will not have internet access in Ethiopia, so you will have to wait for my return to the U.S. to hear any more updates from me.

God is so good!

Michelle

Greetings from Thailand! It was definitely an adventure getting here and within just a few days I have experienced much of Thai culture. I've even learned how to ride a motorbike around town!

The motorbike is one of the main modes of transportation here and I think I've surprised the missionaries and all of Mae Sot with my "motorbiking skills!" I'm sure I get many laughs as people stare at the white foreign girl driving by on her motorbike. Ha! J I was also able to experience a night market here in Mae Sot. We stopped by a vendor where you could buy and eat the LARGEST cockroaches I have ever seen! I could have had my choice of deep-fried cockroaches, worms or beetles….but that is one adventure I had to pass up. I'm not ready to step that far out of my comfort zone!

I have been working here at the Elpis School which is an immigrant school run by a team of 4 missionary women. These women are amazing and I am learning much from them. I am in awe of their courage, wisdom, vision and commitment to their calling. Many of the children at the Elpis School are Burmese children. The government of Burma (Myanmar) is very oppressive and as a result many people escape across the border into Thailand. While the Thai allow the Burmese people to live here, they misuse the Burmese too. Many Burmese are so poor and owe so much money they end up selling their children to Thai "brokers" who in turn sell the children to Bangkok as slaves. The women at the Elpis School have saved many children from being sold.

Much of my time has been spent teaching English and praying for many of the kids. A medical team from California is here examining students. We have been laying hands on and praying for those who are sick. It's been amazing to see God's hand on these little ones! I also had the opportunity to go with the missionaries and the pastor of the church that is connected to the school into one of the nearby villages. We visited and prayed for many of the people who cannot or will not come into town to go to church. We will be visiting two more villages this week.

Since the border of Burma is so close, we will drive across and spend a short time there tomorrow. I also hope to be able to visit a refugee camp in the area. Next Sunday I will be speaking in two different church services. One will be a Thai service and one will be a Burmese service. Please pray that I will be sensitive to what the Lord wants me to say!

Thank you for all of your prayers and support! God's presence has been so real and powerful from the time I stepped on the plane to come. He has been so faithful and I am overwhelmed by His deep, deep love and grace. Each day He shows me something new and I am constantly amazed by what He is doing. I continue to pray that He would make it more about Him and less about me!

Much love,

Sheri