June 2015 Liaison - Indigenous Ministries
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June 2015 Liaison - Indigenous Ministries
June 2015 Grace Bible College Dining Hall Construction Begins India - Last month in record breaking heat the foundation and pillars for the GBC dining hall were set in place (see pictures to the right). Our leadership and construction teams are to be commended because they kept going and as a result, the roof is currently being put on. This is a 40’ x 60’ dining hall but will also be used as classroom, media and game room besides a place to feed our students and hundreds of pastors and women who attend our training conferences several times a year. It is designed with an indoor-outdoor lodge feel. Below is an update on the financials for the dining hall and kitchen. We praise God and thank you, our generous partners, for what has already been provided for. Please join us in praying for the $30,000 needed to complete this phase, as classes begin next month. Dining hall foundation, pillars and roof - $10,700 (PAID) Electricity, water tank, pump and piping: $2,656 (PAID) Floor of Dining Hall: $3,200 (PAID) Pending projects for this semester (6/25/2015): Dining walls: $5,000 Kitchen building 40’ x 20’: $9,500 Commercial kitchen equipment: $17,250 Dining Hall Furnishings: $1,750 Total: $33,500 Needed Israel Tour and Pilgrimage From May 11-22, Indigenous Ministries hosted an Israel Tour and Pilgrimage that was informative, spiritually encouraging, and fun. Led by IM’s CEO, Dr. John Cook and his wife, Dee, the group of 15 traveled to Nazareth, the Sea of Galilee, Jericho, the Dead Sea, Jerusalem, and other Biblical sites. Amer, our local guide shared historical information in easy to understand terms, while John shared devotions connecting the sights to Scriptures. We saw numerous significant monuments and ancient ruins, or “dead stones.” New friendships were formed and alumni meals and trips are already in the works! As important as the “dead” stones are to the geographical area, the people and connection to God’s Word, even more important are the “Living Stones,” or the current day Believers who live in Israel and love the Lord. We worshipped with a small church near Nazareth and shared a meal with them. The dates for next year’s Israel Tour and Pilgrimage have been set for May 1-12, 2016. For information on the tour or to reserve your spot, go to www.IndigenousMinistries.org, on the right side click “2016 Israel Tour.” Iraq - This is one of 63 girls recently rescued from ISIS receiving care from our team. This girl is a cripple. Turn to page 4 for more pictures, prayer points and how you can help. This is our chance to make a difference in lives! June 2015 Page 2 __________________________________________________________________________________________ Staff Updates Chase Ward has resigned his position at Indigenous Ministries effective May 31, as he and Gina have felt the Lord leading them back into working in local church ministry. While we are excited for what the Lord has in store for them as a family, they will be missed by our staff family here in Colorado Springs. Please join us in prayer for the Wards’ next steps. We send them on their way reluctantly but with our blessing and encouragement. If you are part of their personal support team and would like to continue to help them through these transition months, we encourage you to do so, and of course our office will forward those funds on to them. To make any adjustments in your support or if you have any questions, please contact Penny Latham at 719-302-3028 at our office. I want to personally thank you so much for your prayers for John’s health this past month. While in Israel leading the tour, we received news of our basement flooding a second time in two weeks, and decided to cut our trip to India and Nepal short by three weeks to take care of our home. Little did we know that five days after arriving home John would have emergency heart cathe surgery for two 99.9% blockages. Surgery was successful. The doctor shook his head saying he was puzzled John had made it home from Israel in his condition and assured us he would not have survived the India trip with the heat. Needless to say I’m very, very grateful to the Lord that my husband’s life was spared and John and I want to thank you for your love, prayers and friendship that mean the world to us both. Yes, we are taking time off this summer. - Dee John wants to add.. “I want to thank you all for your prayers. This was a surprise to me, but I’m feeling well and looking forward with great anticipation to the rest of this year and beyond to serve the Lord for His glory. “ Nepal Relief Supplies Update With night having fallen a few hours earlier, the lorry driver looked at his watch, nodded, and shoved the shift knob and the loaded truck lurched forward beginning its journey to Kathmandu, Nepal, 720 miles away. Heavy transport vehicles are allowed to move in or out of Delhi's city limits only from 10 pm to 6 am. It was past 10 pm. Sitting in the left passenger seat was Sanjay Saytawan, dean of our Grace Bible College in Central India. He flew up to Delhi to travel with the relief supplies to help assure that the vital load in the back of the lorry got to those in Nepal who need it most - victims of the recent devastating earthquake. In a collaborative effort with a sister ministry, Vision Nationals, that Dr. Cook and Dee and family worked with in 1997 in India, part of these supplies will be used to rebuild two remote villages and give temporary shelter and purify drinking water in other areas. You can donate to the Nepal Relief efforts on our website under the “Donate" button. Thank you for your prayers and concern for refugees in Nepal as well as Iraq, where we also are continuing to send in aid to. Watch for blog updates that include pictures on our website, www.IndigenousMinistries.org. Above, the lorry loaded with tents, tarps, corrugated tin roofing sheets and containers with water purifying tablets. Left, Sanjay, GBC’s dean of students traveled with the relief supplies to Kathmandu. Thank you to so many who continue to give generously towards helping the victims of the earthquake in Nepal. June 2015 Page 3 __________________________________________________________________________________________ Children’s Home Repairs Repairs begin - With the monsoon clouds literally looming overhead, work began on June 13 on the children’s home to repair the leaking roof as the first priority. Because funds have been donated we have enough to get this project started. To date $4,632 has come in, and we are so very grateful to those who have so generously helped. Thank you so much for caring and helping to invest in these children’s lives! Children’s Home roof being washed and prepared for much needed repairs as monsoon clouds loom overhead. Right, damage around doors and walls that will be repaired. This project has a $10,000 total need, and we still need $5,368 to repair the walls (plaster has fallen down because of the roof leaks), making new closets for the children so they can store their clothes. The next step will be the painting of the 50’ x 100’ building inside and out. Would you please pray with us for this provision? This will help us be able to accept more children into the home in the near future. Thank you. Children’s Home Orphan Alumna on her way to Nursing School India - Her father died of alcoholism, her mother died of kidney cancer and Priti and her two older brothers and younger sister were sure their grandmother would “save them” and take care of them. She happily took them in but died unexpectedly a year later. An abusive aunt snatched the four kids up until Rev. John Ingole heard their story and took them to our Children's Home. That was in 2007. They settled in, and paperwork was filled out so our Home would be the permanent shelter for the three youngest. They have all fallen in love with Jesus and the Children’s Home staff. The older brothers have since graduated from trade school from a sister ministry in Nagpur, Prakash, as AC mechanics and have no shortage of work. Priti, pictured right, is next in age and has an opportunity to attend nursing school (yes, the brothers are helping with $400/year) on a scholarship of $1300/ year, part of which we are helping with. Last week, we put out a request on Beautiful International’s Face Book Page for $500/year for four years for Priti's education and $1000 has come in - Thank you! If you’d like to be part of this, please go to our website, www.IndigenousMinistries.org, click the donate button and select “Priti’s Nursing School Support.” Thank you. Priti begins nursing school next month And Then There Were Six…in Need of Sponsorships Two of our Grace Bible College students have been sponsored since last month’s The Liaison went out with this request. Thank you to those who have responded to underwrite these young people’s ministry future. We need six more GBC students sponsored at $100/month, or, $1200/year by the first week in July. Most of these young people will move into full time ministry. If you are only able to take on half a sponsorship, $50, that would be a big help as well! According to the Boston Globe, the average cost of two people eating out is $47.68 at Outback, not including tip…I know, I hate it when people pull the guilt card out…truth is, though, we really DO need your help if you are able and willing. Donate online at www.IndigenousMinistries.org, select “Grace Bible College Student Sponsorship,” or use the response card on page four. Thank you! - Sarah Rieger, Executive Assistant for Child and Student Sponsorships The GBC graduating class of 2015 in February; 100% of these men and women were spoken for by local ministries before they graduated. Yes, they are worth it! June 2015 Page 4 __________________________________________________________________________________________ 63 Girls Rescued, Helped and Clothed We work with precious lives in all areas of our ministry, however, 15455 Gleneagle Drive, Suite 130 Colorado Springs, CO 80921 www.IndigenousMinistries.org 719.302.3028 when it comes to the subject of rescuing girls from sex slavery especially under ISIS, this subject makes me angry and agitated. No young girl or woman should have to endure what they are going through. Does this stir you up too? I really hope so. Indigenous Ministries is a 501(c)(3), all gifts are tax deductible as allowed under IRS regulations. You may donate online at our website or mail a check to the address above. Recently, with your prayers and financial partnership, we’ve partnered with the Northern Iraq government and local ministries to rescue and help 63 girls, all of whom were kidnapped by ISIS, with clothing, medical care and counseling for the trauma they’ve been enduring. Finally, some good news; thank you for helping. Indigenous Ministries Board One girl Beautiful International Women’s Ministry rescued from ISIS named Misba (not her real name; I’ve given her the name Misba which means ‘innocent’), was kidnapped along with her entire family when Mount Sinjar fell last year. She was gang raped multiple times, sold twice, and is emotionally in very bad shape. We paid to have her smuggled out of the city she was in. Richard Carroll IBM Management, Retired Wayne Schieldt Water Systems,Inc. Dr. Tim Jacobs An international lawyer we consulted with states, there is a clear difference between participating IN the sex trade and bringing girls and women OUT of it. Senior Pastor, Compass Church Peter Church Retired, Food Service Executive Finance Dee Winchester, Jeff Sharda Capin Crouse, Tax Preparation Penny Latham Executive Assistant to the CEO, Office Manager Staff Dr. John Cook These are pictures of some of these girls…I asked if they minded that their pictures were taken. No, because they want people to know what ISIS is doing, and they are deeply grateful for the help. The girl on page one is a cripple…she too was raped multiple times and abused. How can we stand by and not do something?!? The needs are: Prayer and financing. I need $100,000 to help with not only rescuing girls but also getting them counseling, a safe house and into training so they can find good jobs. We have a team on the ground with the expertise to do this as well as share God’s love for them. Because of the numbers of girls rescued whose families have been killed leaving them with no place to go, we are discussing what a women’s center would look like to provide a permanent place to help many girls and women with a future. Church Plant in Iraq Update The danger in rescuing these girls is extremely high; but there are so many who need our help. Please continue to give to help these girls. Would you help me get the word out? I'd be happy to speak to a group personally, on the phone or on Skype. - Dee Cook, Director of Beautiful International www.BeautifulInternational.org. My email: dee@beautifulinternational.org CEO Dee Cook Director, Donor Relations and Beautiful International; Editor, The Liaison Dr. Dan Iles Director of Educational Development Resty & Mel Enguerra Southeast Asia Project and Medical Outreach Coordinators Sarah Rieger Executive Assistant for Child and Student Sponsorships ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Response Card Yes, I’d like to give $_____ to the Nepal Relief Fund Yes, I’d like to give $_____ to the Iraq Relief Fund I’d like to give $_____ to the GBC Dining Hall Project I’d like to give $______ to repair the Children's Home I’d like to sponsor a student at GBC for $100/month This is me helping with $_____ to rescue girls from ISIS Name _________________________________________ Email _________________________________________ Address ________________________ City ___________ State _____ Zip ________ Ph #_____________________ Donate online or mail your check to 15455 Gleneagle Dr., Suite 130, Colorado Springs, CO 80921 or call 719.302.3028 with your credit card information