We want to thank you personally for praying for both us and our ministry.

Sunny Point Anniversary: Five inches of rain fell in 20 hours. Roads were flooded; the street leading to the main church was 3/4 under water when we arrived for the prayer time before our morning service. We stayed through the singing service at 9:00 am, and at 9:30 we headed to Sunny Point for the 10 AM service. When we arrived and parked, water was streaming across the dirt road from the houses on the right, which seemed about 6 inches higher than on the left. The back porch area of the house where the church meets was about half under water. The side leading to the church was ankle deep. Kenneth Domini, the acting pastor, and one of the men appeared in work clothes carrying a fifteen foot long piece of telephone pole. Splash! Into the water it went, followed by a second and third piece, and a few stones making a temporary footpath. We pushed the water out of the porch.

The service started an hour late, but went well. Despite continued rain, most of the regular attenders came. After the music portion, I preached on the church of Phillipi: a miraculous vision, a miraculous beginning, and miraculous generosity. We are gratified to see Sunny Point come together as a unified church, and we pray that they will soon be an independent church with eventually their own building, and not using an extended porch of a member. Recently, after many years of legal problems, it is now possible for our people in Sunny Point to buy and own their own homes. We are most grateful. After the service, we had cake, snacks and soft drinks for their sixth anniversary.

Continued growth: This coming week, we will begin giving our advanced Bible Institute also by correspondence. Some of our young preachers cannot attend because of their evening school schedule. Our DVD's are not as professional as those done by Bob Rasmussen, but I believe that they are usable. We pray that the lessons will not only teach our leadership new material, but help them develop as leaders.

Immediate plans:

Tomorrow we have an evening program for our preachers. Two weeks later, the leadership will be meeting concerning independence. We will discuss two important issues: first, the question of Sunny Point's status (it is now under Efraimzegen church), and second, the structure of the leadership administration within the churches. Then one week later, we will proceed in developing leadership programs at the main church. We would appreciate prayer.

We also have several candidates for baptism this Sunday morning. I plan to preach on church membership - rights and responsibilities.

Prayer requests:

1. Strength and health for the work
2. Spiritual growth and power in prayer
3. The evidence of the Holy Spirit's work in our lives, and in the churches
4. Forthcoming baptisms
5. Forthcoming meetings
6. Independence and growth in the churches
7. Growth in the Bible Institutes
8. God's blessing on outreach programs, including radio and TV