Important April News!

Dear Friends of Mission Surge,

Things are moving extremely fast lately!  We continue to acquire new missionaries on the field to partner with (you will be hearing about some of them soon) and are in the process of sending several more missionaries overseas in the coming months (you will hear about them soon as well).  On top of partners on the field and missionaries on their way to the field, the demands of indigenous pastors and church planters continue to grow.  That is the reason for this email.

I have a particular pastor/missionary in the Dominican Republic on my heart that is in need financially, and has been for several years.  He has been praying that he can serve full time, but the funds are just not there.  He is legitimate, well educated, faithful to the Word of God, and faithful to the ministry.  If God would so move your church, your small group, Sunday school class or your family to help support this pastor, please let me know.  It would take approximately $800 USD to support his family and his work each month.  There would also be an opportunity for you to connect with him in the DR and help his ministry by evangelizing alongside him and his church as well as training leaders if you would like to adopt him!  

Please let me know if you are interested in helping support the work of this faithful pastor in the DR by prayer, funding, and feet on the ground.  It would be a blessing to him and to the work in the DR.

I have also just confirmed the desperate need of a Pakistani Christian family stuck in a Southeast Asia Muslim Nation.  They fled to this country for asylum, but have been denied.  Their lives are now being threatened and their only viable option is to return to Pakistan.  However, they must pay fines for he, his wife, and 3 school age daughters before they leave because their Visa's expired.  They must also pay for their plane tickets.  They must pay the fines and leave the country prior to May 31 or the fines will be drastically increased.  If the fines are increased, they will likely never be able to pay them.  An American contact that we currently have in this country has confirmed, as much as we can, the validity of this need.  I plan to follow up with the Pakistani family trough email and Skype.  The total cost of fines and plane tickets are roughly $2700.  If you, or your church, are interested in helping with this pressing need, please contact me and we will discuss the details.

In closing please continue to pray for our partners, Jerry Marcellino and Coram Deo in Italy as they prepare for work in Italy in May.  Also pray for me and two others who will be traveling to East Asia in June.  And, stay connected with what is going on with Mission Surge by following us on twitter and liking us on Facebook etc.  The links are below. 

https://twitter.com/missionsurge

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mission-Surge/145423062144598?ref=bookmarks

Thank you for your prayers and support.  

In Christ.

Special News from Mission Surge

Dear Friends of Mission Surge,

I wanted to send out this special newsletter to remind you of a few things from our last newsletter and share with you a message from one of our partners:  ECCI.  

First, please pray for me and the two other men who will be traveling to East Asia June 1-13 in order to teach and learn from house church leaders.  We covet your prayers!  If you want more info on this trip, let me know and I will be glad to share with you the details, however due to security concerns, I would rather not do so in an email format online.

Also, please continue to pray for the opportunities Mission Surge has in the coming months to set up displays at conferences in Starkville, MS and Atlanta, GA.  We need God to provide for the materials and display costs!  We are at almost 20% of what we need to make this a success.  These conferences can greatly broaden the reach and prayer support of this ministry!  If God, leads you to help offset some of these expenses, please let me know ASAP.

I also want to share with you about the upcoming work of ECCI and Jerry Marcellino in Italy next month.  Please take time to read his message below.  Pray for him and the work of Coram Deo in Italy and if God moves you to help offset his expenses, he would be grateful.  Read his email below.

Finally, if you have not watched and shared www.oblviousfilm.com please do so.  If you have not followed Mission Surge on twitter or Facebook you can do so at the links below.

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mission-Surge/145423062144598

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/missionsurge

And, if you are interested in listening to sermons online you can do so here:  http://www.sermonaudio.com/source_detail.asp?sourceid=missionsurge

Finally, if you, or your pastor, could use me for a revival, harvest day, missions conference, evangelism/discipleship conference, or family discipleship conference, let me know!  I would also love to come share on a Sunday or Wednesday night about the work of Mission Surge.  Thank You for your prayers and support!

READ THE REPORT BELOW CONCERNING ECCI AND CORAM DEO IN ITALY!

Dear brethren in Christ,

If you are receiving this email or letter it’s because I count you a dear personal friend and brother or sister in Christ. But also, because I know you to have a heart for the gospel and a desire to see Christ Proclaimed among all nations.

I have written this note to request your prayers for my wife Dawn and me as we continue, by God’s grace and by His provision, to seek to go semi-annually to minister in the gospel-needy land of Italy. Our next trip, is planned for May 30-June 2, 2015 (slightly-less that nine weeks from today!). Please see the attachment for details about this important conference to strengthen the evangelical church in Italy. 

Basically, we will be addressing the topic of “The Gospel, Sex, and Money” to both the male leadership, women, and young people from the various denominations and churches who will be attending (including foreign missionaries in Italy) this conference from both the far Northern to the extreme Southern regions of Italy (including Sicily). The other speakers are: John Glass (an American missionary serving in Geneva, Switzerland) and Carey Hardy (an American pastor serving in Winston-Salem, North Carolina).

We are also seeking the Lord for at least $2,500 to cover all of our other possible expenses. If you can pray for this wonderful ministry opportunity and also consider making a gift (of whatever size) toward meeting these needs, either personally, or from your church, or through its mission’s committee; that would be very encouraging to us and a great blessing to the Italian believers who will attend this year’s conference!

I remain, your affectionate brother,

In the co-labors of the gospel,

Jerry Marcellino

*Please feel free to call me on my cell number (on the next page) if you need any clarification about this trip. 

**Please visit the Conference link below for more important information related to our trip:

http://www.missionsurge.com/ecci-1-1/

WATCH my November 2014 ministry trip to Sicily (Video Interview)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2Wsz9zv0pE

** Please see the link below to WATCH my Video invitation to all Italian believers to attend our Conference this May 30-June 2 in Rimini, Italy ** Please pray for their prompt positive response…

http://youtu.be/MHjCNqK-VXM

Jerry Marcellino

Pastor, Audubon Drive Bible Church

P.O.Box 8055

Laurel, MS 39441-8000

Thanks for your willingness to pray for, and support the work of, Mission Surge!!

In Christ,

Kevin

Important March News!

Dear Friends of Mission Surge, 

I know it has been a little while since I have sent out a newsletter, but that is about to change over the next several weeks.  There are several developing stories and needs that are coming about in Mission Surge that I am anxious to share with you.  I will attempt to be brief in this email and send a few other brief announcements out over the next few weeks.

First, over the past year, I have felt as though my work in the Dominican Republic has come to a close due to several circumstances.  I have been searching and praying over the past year for where God would have me to invest my energies.  Finally, it seems as though He has answered.  I will be traveling May 31-June 13 with two other men to a restricted nation in Asia to teach several different groups of house church leaders in several different cities around the country.  I anticipate learning more than I teach!  The trip will cost, roughly $3000.  God has so richly blessed that before I could send out this email, my trip was paid for!  The only thing left is the $250-300 VISA required!  Praise the Lord for His provision.  I ask you to please pray for us as we travel, as we teach, and for our families as we are gone.

I want to let you know about one more opportunity/need that has arisen for Mission Surge.  We have been invited to set up a booth at the Mississippi Home Educators Association in Starkville, MS in May.  We also have the opportunity to set up a booth at the International FIRE conference in Atlanta, GA in May and share about the work of Mission Surge with the people in attendance.  There will be several hundred pastors and missionaries gather at this meeting.  Being able to set up these booths will enable us to increase our newsletter list and audience exponentially.  It will help us to spread the word to more people and churches about Mission Surge.  It will take a measure of funds in order to have an attractive display and materials to distribute to the people at these two conferences.  If you would like to help us increase our prayer-base and resource-base by helping to offset the cost of these displays, we would be forever grateful.  A gift of any size would be helpful!  Learn how give online or by check here:  http://www.missionsurge.com/new-page/  Please note on your gift that it is for conference displays!  This will help us so much and enable us to pursue two more sizable display opportunities in the fall.  

Finally, I am still asking you to pray for opportunities for me to preach and share about the work of Mission Surge in local churches.  I am available for Harvest Days, Revivals, Family Discipleship Conferences, Mission Conferences or to come and share about our work in the world.  I am also free on most Sunday evenings and Wednesday nights, so pastor, if you need a break, I would love to come share with your people about Mission Surge.

Finally, if you have not seen The Oblivious Film, please take time to watch it and share it on Facebook, through email, etc.  obliviousfilm.com

Thank you for your faithfulness to pray and for your faithfulness to give.