MACEDONIA MISSION TO THE BALKANS

Who: Mirco And Nada Andreev

Where: Macedonia, formerly of the republic of Yugoslavia.

The Workers: There are 20 pastors and workers. These men are for the most part bi-vocational.

What: This ministry prepares Christian workers for ministry through Bible training programs and produces
new teaching books.

The Mission: The ministry is involved in 5 areas of service:
1. Mercy ministries to refugees, gypsies, Albanians, and Serbs.
2. Provides Biblical educational services to pastors and workers.
3. Preaches the Gospel and edifies the believers in the churches.
4. Prints books and literature to further their work for Christ.
5. Provides for expansion of churches.

Accomplishments:
They have 35 churches and preaching places in 19 years.
They have built 10 new churches.
They have trained 100 pastors and workers.

Challenge: It has been 20 years since communism. Since then their challenges have been: wars, countries falling apart, refugees, displaced persons, economic turmoil, much human tragedy, much destruction, and 50% unemployment. Some of these issues have diminished in the past few years.

Action Item: There has been a need for additional buildings. Pray for the salvation for the people of Macedonia andthe great need of the displaced people.

Pray for the strength and persistence of theAndreev’s and the pastors.

Bay Area Rescue Mission
A significant provider for the Bay Area homeless


John and Debra Anderson

Philosophy: To meet the needs of the homeless and share the Gospel of Jesus Christ as the answer to the one true need of every person.

Services to the homeless:

¨ Three meals are provided each day.

¨ Safe overnight accommodations for each one.

¨ Clothing and hygiene items.

¨ Counsel and networking to provide for their need.

Long term disciple programs:

¨ Up to 14 month Discipleship Program for men,women, and families

¨ Job-skills Program

¨ Bible introduction and disciple training

¨ Computer and life-skills training

¨ Culinary Arts program with Contra Costa College off-campustraining.

Near-Homeless Services:

¨ Food Box distribution

¨ Clothing distribution

¨ Resource sharing with other non-profit providers

Children’s Ministry:

¨ King’s Club After School Program

¨ Block Parties

¨ Computer training

¨ Tutoring

¨ Summer Camping

Action Item: Thanksgiving and Christmas demand for services is greatly expanded during the holidays.

Pray for the Mission. Do volunteer service projects at the Mission.

Provide for needed food and Christmas gift items. Share financially.

The Bay Area Rescue Mission was established in 1965.

Check them out at: bayarearescue.org

Macadonia Mission to the Balkans

Valley Bible's Missionary in Macadonia

Exciting four day outreach

report from Rev. Mirco Andreev

Several years ago a young couple from our church in Shtip moved to Kochani to plant a church. The work has been hard but God has blessed them. They work mostly with Macedonians and another minority group called Karci (Carr’tsi)

At the beginning of September we had a four days outreach event. They were days of joy and hope.

We put up a tent for evangelism, and several different Evangelical Churches from Macedonia went there to help them. One of the projects was to help at the Medical Center department of Pediatrics.

Two of the evenings we had a concert with a Christian Brother Vangel. He plays 20 instruments. His program incorporates the message of the Gospel. There was also a special evangelistic event among women.

On Saturday there were different activities. Games for children, medical check up of blood pressure and blood sugar, cutting hair, distribution of literature,sharing of the Gospel message, sandwiches, sugar candies, drinks … and all of that for free! Saturday afternoon perhaps a total of1,000 came, hundreds of kids and we estimated around 450 adults came too. The message of the Gospel was given under the big tent and all of those present listened carefully and with openness to hear the Word.

Action Item: Please pray for these dear servants would be used of God to bring many to faith and His Church would be strengthened mightily.

Seek Partners Int'l.
Dr. Bhatia will speak Sunday morning Nov 6th, at 9AM & 11AM

Dr. Sukhwant Bhatia was raised in a Sikh home and did not know about Christ until age 18. He read the Bible to find a mediator to bridge the gap between a Holy God and himself a sinner. He accepted Jesus Christ in 1981.

He was educated at Dallas Seminary where he graduated in 1991 with honors. He is the President and Founder of Seek Partners Int'l.

Dr. Bhatia leads a seminary, the North India Institute of Theological Studies …this is the least Christian region in the world.

His ministry includes training and sending graduates to plant and pastor churches

He leads Bible translation projects and trains translators in the Hindi and Punjabi language.

He also provides consultation, strategic expertise and leadership with other evangelistic and educational ministries.

This couple has served the Lord in India for 19 years.

Action Item: Please pray for these dear servants would be used of God to bring many to faith and His Church would be strengthened mightily.

Please plan to attend a luncheon for Brother Bhatia will be at the Soul Food Café on Nov. 6th. at 12:45 PM following the second service. . RSVP’s are necessary to Jo Lee at 510-301-9418.

first alert

First Alert

First Alert needs your participation in two ways.

FIRST: On Tuesday, October 18th at 1:40pm come to San Francisco City Hall Room 250 to be a silent presence of support for First Resort. This is the vote that counts! Please note the room change to Room 250!

San Francisco Pregnancy Care Centers (Alpha and First Resort) have been targeted by City Hall for our work to give women a choice other than abortion. The so called “false advertising” ordinance will be voted on by the full San Francisco Board of Supervisors. If passed, the ordinance will have the SF City Attorney tell us when and how to advertise our services. The real intent is keeping women from the help and support we offer. We believe women’s choices need to be protected.

There is no public comment at the meeting, but you are needed as a silent presence in the hearing room! Let's show a wave of unified support! At the previous committee hearing our turnout was strong and we made up the majority of the crowd! Let's keep it up and fill up the room. The room holds 175 people. Spread the word and bring friends!

If you're coming:

1. Email Cindi at cindim@firstresort.net to let us know you're coming. If you don't we will be unable to inform you if the meeting information changes.
2. This hearing is not the environment for folks to be making an anti-abortion statement. Please no t-shirts or signs with slogans or images. “Why”, you ask? Because our focus at this hearing needs to be single-minded on ensuring San Francisco women in unplanned pregnancies have options other than abortion clinics. If our work is curtailed or marginalized in any way it will cause more women in unplanned pregnancies in the City to be forced into having abortions due to a lack of information, resources or emotional support. We do not want women’s choices limited. To show the supervisors that we are unified, we will be wearing buttons with the slogan “Protect Women’s Choices”. Upon arrival, look for other supporters handing out the buttons.
3. Please do not talk to the press; please allow your button to speak on your behalf.

SECOND: Pray for favorable response.

Let's stop this legislation and protect women and free speech!

Action Item: Pray for favor and a positive response with the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Attend this meeting if at all possible.

Romania Update
John and Estara Vatran
Serving: 16 years

John and Estera Vatran returned to their native Romania after being educated in the United States. There they work in leadership training, street evangelism, church planting and humanitarian works. John also teaches at the Baptist Theological Seminary in Bucharest, and recently has had government blessing in sharing “Principles of Morality” with public school teachers, using the Gospel of Luke.

Action Item: The Vatran’s will be on furlough on the west coast from the end of September to the end of November. Pray for safe travel and opportunities to share their ministry with churches.

Bangladesh Theological Seminary

Boys in orphanage (John is the tall one)

Greetings to you from Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Dear Valley Bible Church
Valley Bible Church is the most generous church in the world.

We have the following ministry:

1) A Seminary: Several students are graduated and involved in the ministry
2) A Bible College: Certificate gives by the Piedmont College-Winston Salem, NC
We have about 40 student
3) Orphanage: I have 37 kids. Few of them will graduate from the school this year and will go to college.
4) Church Planting: Through the Bible College students we have planted 20 churches in the country.
5) 8 of those churches have schools. Some schools have over 150 children.

If the Lord willing I want to visit your church in Sept 2012.
In Christ
John Sircar

Oct7,2011

Action Item: Please pray so that we can build another church building and two school buildings by June 2012.

Jews for Jesus
Oded and Bimini Cohen
...serving in Tel Aviv, Israel

This delightful couple will be with us Sunday October 9th.

Recent E-mail… “May I say that it is a 'wake up call'....to the fragility of life. This past week we picked up our gas mask and I told Oded we need to write a will. Don't worry, but we do need to prepare. Enemies are arising all around us. I think our Lord is coming soon and we need to make the most of every opportunity.”

Action Item: Pray for their safety, effectiveness, and their courage and you can tell them in person that day that you prayed for them.

Philippines Mission Update

Solo Gratia Ministry
Leader: Nonilo Sanchez
Country: Philippines
Island: Mindinao
Established: 2002

Focus:
...train pastors
...seminary and mobile training
...started 30 new churches
...65,000 children taught in public schools.
...300 attend annual pastors conference.

Current need: 1) There is a need for $8,000 US to complete seminary building. 2) Nonilo's wife Fely needs heart surgery.

Prepared pastors ready for service. (click picture to enlarge)

Missions Introduction & Vision

(click to enlarge map)

"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." Acts 1:8

11 Mission Partners
3 Geographic Regions: North America, Mediterranean, and Southeast Asia
The church elders desire greater church awareness and prayer for our world outreach partners.
Please share this blog site with your friends.