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.