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Missionaries
____________________________________________________________ Kodiak Baptist Mission is located on Kodiak Island in Alaska and has an active ministry to children and parents on the island. August 2010 It has been a few months since my last monthly Kodiak Baptist Mission e-mail and I first want to apologize to all of you. But with the lack of e-mail has come some busy and wonderful times at Kodiak Baptist Mission. Summer 2010 was our best yet. Over 30 young adults from across the lower 48 made their way to Kodiak to work in our summer day camp program and more importantly grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ. We saw over 200 different little faces come onto our campus throughout the summer in our preschool and day camp and each left knowing more about the wonderful love of Jesus Christ. Near the end of the summer one of our little boys headed back to school earlier than our other summer camp kids, but he would come to the Mission at the end of his school day for a couple of hours. One afternoon he arrived a little before his group was back from their activity. He stood in the office coloring a picture humming one of our chapel songs. Now lots of our kids hum chapel songs, but that is after we’ve sung them. This little boy had missed both chapels from the day. I asked if they sang the song in school. He simply replied, nope I’ve just sung it here, but it has been in my head all day.
While many times we overlook simple things like humming a song, to me it was a reminder that what we do here sticks. We work each day to build strong foundations in the lives of young and old, these foundations serve them as they move on in their life’s journey.
As the children’s programs went on each day throughout the summer many others came to KBM to work on our campus and construct our new Heritage Center. Here is a link with the progress that has been made this summer on the building. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=178457&id=178436428043&page=2 Our mission teams worked tirelessly on a number of different projects; painting, repairing fences and vehicles, cleaning and fixing electrical problems to name a few. It was encouraging to see each day the progress they had made on projects and even as they departed we continue to be blessed by their work.
As we look to fall at Kodiak Baptist Mission we ask that you join us in praying for all who have recently left the Mission to return to their colleges or jobs. We are also welcoming a brand new group of preschoolers and after school children to our campus. For some of these children it will be their first time away from mom and dad. Pray also for Larry Woodman. Larry and his wife Mabel have spent the last few summers working at Camp Woody and the Mission. Larry is currently driving the new Food Bank vehicle up the Alcan. We are excited for his arrival and anxious to use this new vehicle when picking up and distributing food in the Kodiak community. Most of all please join us in offering up prayers of praise for all the Lord continues to do in Kodiak. His provision is tremendous each day as we work to further His Kingdom.
Blessings and Love,
Kelli Foreman – Kodiak Baptist Mission
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336 Park Way, Santa Cruz, CA 95062 website: www.congochapmans.com Glen and Rita are missionaries in the village of Kikongo in Western Congo in Africa. They both teach at the Kikongo Pastor's Institute, as well as other evangelism opportunities. March 1, 2010 Dear Friends, I had some concerns about taking off on their field. I had the youth lengthen part of the field to give me more room to clear the trees over the village. When I got up this morning, however, as the big orange moon was setting, the wind wasn't in the direction that we had anticipated. All their clearing to give me a minimum of 100 meters for takeoff could not be used. Due to the wind direction, I had to takeoff uphill, and I only had 80 meters. Way below my minimum, and I had never taken off going uphill. The new direction, however, gave me the advantage that I would be accelerating in the direction of the grassland, and not in the direction of tall trees. The wind was strong enough to assist me with lifting off. The strength of the wind really gave me no other option as far as direction of takeoff. As a precaution, I decided to leave some weight off that could follow by bicycle later on. I took off 12 kg. of my total 62 luggage weight. I also set my big red bag near the end of the field to mark the point where I would abort my takeoff. For the short field takeoffs, I always get the crowd to participate by holding the chute. This is a real useful technique, since the chute rotates up overhead quicker than when the chute starts off from the ground. After praying, and briefing the chute holders, I strapped myself in and went to 3/4 power. I was pleased that I did not move forward right away, because that meant that the chute was providing maximum drag as it rotated overhead. As I began moving uphill, towards the wall of elephant grass, I went to full power, and before I got to the red bag, I did a bounce, and then I was climbing at a pretty good rate. I checked my GPS as I was climbing out, and only had a ground speed of 15 MPH. Even though there was such a strong wind (maybe 14 MPH 50 ft. above ground), it wasn't turbulent. My flight to Kikongo was smooth and scenic, with the fog in the valleys. As I was approaching Kikongo, I noticed that there was quite a bit of fog over the river. It was a relief to discover that the ribbon of fog following the river did not extend as far as the airstip. Since we are in a valley, about 500 ft. below where I had taken off, there wasn't any more wind. I projected in the evening, and was back at Kikongo in time for the 7:00AM church service. What an amazing machine! It is very hot now, mid-morning. I am very grateful that I am not on a hike or a bike ride in this heat. I passed over another village on my way back to Kikongo. I noticed that the youth were all out working on their soccer field. With all of our other activities, I only find time to do one of these audio/visual trips per month, but I could sure be kept busy doing this full time. Sincerely, P.S. Someone has started a blog site about our otter. I wish I could see it. Find it at: http://www.otter.org/IOSFBlog.aspx. Look under the Congo Clawless Otter section. February 24, 2010 Dear Friends, The pastoral school was in suspense yesterday afternoon. Another one of the wives went to the maternity to deliver, and had to have a C-Section. After our recent experience, we were all very concerned. As of this morning, mother and child are doing well. Rita says the baby was very big. We are working through our mourning process here from our loss over the weekend. I mediated a dialogue between the doctor and the pastoral student who lost his wife. The family, and the students, would like to place the blame on the hospital. The hospital is pointing out that the woman arrived under the effects of traditional anesthetic potions. We don't know how the anesthetic administered for the C-section might have interfered with the traditional drugs. Classes were canceled Monday and Tuesday. Tomorrow, Thursday, I will lead the school in chapel before we resume our classes. In second year, student pastor Mahinga's class, the young man who just lost his wife, we are studying the book of Job. The discussions should be interesting. In order to help with the morale, I projected "The Sound of Music" on the soccer field. The video has a French sound track. We are raising an orphaned otter and have named it "MAZU." The full name is "Mazu Masakidi" which means either just noise, or too much noise. The Congo clawless otter had been declared extinct in 1995. This project is really monumental with that in perspective. Rita has a life-long experience raising little orphaned animals. We are draining and cleaning the crocodile pond today. I hope we end up with all our fingers! Thanks for your prayers for all our activities. ___________________________________________________________________ INTERFAITH HOUSING SERVICES
Interfaith Housing Services develops, promotes, and implements programs which assist persons of low to moderate incomes in Reno County to meet their housing needs. Interfaith Housing Services programs include: homeowner repair, special needs rental housing and first opportunity for Homeownership. For more information on the current projects of IHS go to www.ihs-housing.org November 2008 - Change! The most over-used word in the American vocabulary, at least for the past two years. Personally, my favorite type of change is the kind that wears holes in my pockets, but that is a different newsletter. Regardless of which candidate you voted for, change ruled the day. Now that the elections are over we are called to embrace the change, unite and move forward. Hopefully we see the positive change that brings continued growth and prosperity for our beloved country. This brings me to my topic. With so much talk of change, why does so much still remain the same? Earlier this week I was in a planning meeting at the city talking to a new consultant hired to conduct and update the City's Housing Needs Assessment. The last Needs Assessment was conducted in 2000 and while tremendous progress resulted from that study, many of the same housing issues, questions, concerns and problems still persist. At Interfaith Housing Services we watch the demand for each of our four programs increase and make internal changes designed to meet the increasing needs. *Between 1999 and 2003 we averaged 35 Homeowner Occupied Repair and Rehabilitation projects per year. In 2008 we will complete 50 HRR projects. In the past 4 years, on average, we received 49 applications for assistance. This year that number increased to 79, 62 of which qualified for assistance; currently 43 are on hold awaiting funding. *In June we began offering an Individual Development Account program, a savings incentive program which helps people further their education, purchase a first home, make repairs to their existing house, or capitalize a small business. We are overwhelmed with the demand for the program and the need it represents. Currently there are 15 account holders with another 18 waiting for the next enrollment opportunity. *In 1994 we developed our first rental project designed for providing tenants with special needs safe, affordable and accessible housing. We now have 64 rental rental units in Reno County, serving 123 tenants. The list of qualified applicants awaiting the type of housing we provide increased to 21 this year. Over the past five years we saw our First Time Home Ownership Program almost come to a standstill, but in the past year with the troubled economy the demand for our 1HOP program increased significantly. Four clients are currently in budget and home ownership counseling while we actively work on housing for them. So much has changed. Our ability and capacity for doing more and doing it more cost effectively has definitely changed. But the needs of those we serve has also changed; it has increased dramatically forcing the most efficient use of every dollar we receive. In the midst of all these changes, however, some things do remain the same. *IHS continues our focus of helping people with needs. *IHS continues our service because you continue believing in our Mission and supporting us with donations of time and money. *IHS continues our growth, meeting larger and more complex housing issues. *IHS continues our exceptional professionalism and stewardship. As the holiday season approaches, we thank you for seeing us through all our changes and for partnering with us as together we continue "Serving in Faith." John W. Scott, President (Taken from the IHS newsletter, Blue Prints.) _________________________________________________ Christian Soup Kitchen CBC donates and prepares meals once a month for the Christian Soup Kitchen located here in Hutchinson. The Soup Kitchen prepares hot meals for people who come into their building, as well as home delivery for those who cannot get out.
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Keller Family - Thanksgiving 2009 Dan and Sheree are missionaries with Campus Crusade for Christ International in North Africa - Middle East Region. September 2, 2010 Greetings from the Frankfurt airport! I am flying home alone through Frankfurt on my way home from two weeks in Egypt. Yes, I said alone! Sheree did not go with me. Two hours before Sheree & I were going to leave Orlando together, I got our passports out for the trip. Wondering when Sheree's passport needed to be renewed I checked her's only to discover to my horror that it had already expired! Mr. Expert World Traveler forgot to check & have her 10 year passport renewed. Oh Brother! All our great plans of Sheree ministering to the staff women while I meet with the Egyptian directors and spoke at the all Egypt staff conference, as well as visiting Egypt's historic sites all went up in smoke. We even had staff friends of 30 years to go with us. In spite of traveling alone I did have a great time meeting with the Egyptian directors as we talked about how to see more spiritual fruit as we reach out to the majority culture there. Over the last three years they have seen a continued increase in the number of university students that they've shared Christ with as well as the number who have trusted Christ. The spirit of God is at work in the six cities where we have ministries in Egypt. I only regret that Sheree couldn't be with me.
Thank you for your prayers!
Dan & Sheree Keller
August 18, 2010 Well everyone’s leaving the nest today! Josh has deployed to Afghanistan, new daughter-in-law, Jessica, is moving on base at Ft. Riley & starting graduate school at Kansas State and Joel & Aaron have left for UCF & FSU.
Sheree and I decided to leave too. Tonight we leave for 2 weeks in Egypt. The first 4 days we will be meeting with our 15 Arab directors coaching them in their roles related to how they lead their teams and build spiritual movements. We are also going to be focusing on how we can increase our fruitfulness related to reaching out to Muslims. They are faithfully reaching out but we would like to see more fruit.
The second week we will be attending the all staff conference in Egypt for about 75 staff and will be speaking several times. Sheree is looking forward to ministering to the staff women. The younger staff women are always encouraged to receive advice from a mature staff woman like Sheree who has been doing ministry for 30 years.
Of course since this is Sheree’s first trip to Egypt we have to spend 2-3 days visiting the pyramids, the Cairo museums & the Nile.
Please pray:
1. That God would give me wisdom as I lead the coaching time with the directors speaking on leadership & building spiritual movements.
2. That the Lord would give our directors wisdom about how to see increased fruit in our Muslim outreach.
3. Sheree could minister to the Arab staff women in spite of the fact that few speak English.
In His Name,
Dan & Sheree Keller
Email: Dan.Keller@ccci.org
Cell phone: 407-484-0954
Website: http://keller.ministryhome.org
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