The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 2002

Dear Ohio Ladies, by Susan Johnson, OWMU President ··1 thank my God upon every re11embrance ofyou. al\vay in e, ery prayer of 11 ine making reque t for you all \ ith joy. for your fello\\ hip in the go pel fro111 the fi r t day until no,\·." God ha o ble ed and uni ted ou r heart and it i a great joy and honor to en e God \Vith you. Plea e ren1en1ber to gi\ e prai ·e to God fo r our tin1e together thi fall at the tate and area n1eet ing and the retreat . I \\ ou Id I ike to f oc u your hea rt on ome prayer need for our 11 i ionarie 1. Pray for unity . Ph iIipian 4 :2,3 uod ia and yn tyche \\ ere fe llo\\ ervant and had ome truggle be ing un iled. rt i very common \\, hen you \VOrk clo e ly \v ith other for opin ion to in1merge elfi hl y. Plea c pray that God ,vo uld be honored to g i\ e our mi ionarie unity and love for the ' pread of the Go pel. Recentl y, I fe lt God· tug on 11y heart lo confront a per~on from '"' ho111 r fel t di tanced. After I had \\'re tied in prayer and exa ,n ined ,n y hea rt fo r n1oti \ e and love, God ga, c n1e grace to go to the per on. The re uIt- he opened up to n1c ho,, l had hurt her. We both \\ept tear or orro,, fo r ou r apparent sci fi shness. The truth v. a , though, that neither ~he nor I had any idea that \\'C had hurt anyone. Mi~under landi ngs? Mon1ent~ \\ hen ,, c step out fron1 under the J loly . pirit 's leading? Th ings said in Jest ,, ith a doubl~ n1eaning? Ladie , it happen-, \\ ay too o ften . Plea se pray that (jod v. ould gi\ cu~ boldness and lo\ e to confron t ~hen needed . Plea5e be tha t \Cf\ an t of God to your friend~ and seek (jod dtl,gently f<Jr our n1i s~ ionari c~. #2. t>ra, for endurance . A':-i I ha\e • -,pokcn to n1an 1 n11-,-, 1onar1c.., recently , I ha, c noticed n1uch tur1norl in their c11cun1..,tance.., and in the li\e\ of the pcoph: thc 1 <.,Cr\ c Pl ca..,c pra ) that they \\ ill fix thei r <.:\ e-, on Je..,u.., ( ' hr1.., t and • folio\\ clo..,c to Ii 1111 \\' hen our eyes are 11,ed on ( hr 1-;t our heart.., arc not o\ er~ hcl1nt:d bcLau..,e oJ the thing.., a, ound u~ and \\ c arc able to g1, c ourscl, c~ to pra 1 c1 lor thc1n and "»L' I \ ice to other s \\hc1c \\L' 11\e. I lcre a1t> a ft:\\ ~peL tl t<.. pra 1 cr nt:cd-, for SOlllC of the t1lis~IOl14lJ ll:'> \\ t: lo\ L' _J l{c1ne1nber Ji111 t1nd l{aclH:1 ( han1bcrs and Ja111il) as thC) arl.' llll>\ rng soon to the ~000 a~1c fa r 111 ,, hcrt: the orphan ho1nc-, u,e berng bu,lt . 'I his lllu\ c ,, rll be hard e pc:l'iall) f<>t lht' child1cn to adJu~t. I hl.') need a torage conta iner and truck to 111 0 e. eek God to ra i c up and prepare godl y adult to parent the orphan home ·. I f you wo uld like to rece i e an e-1n a il prayer update regularl y j u t write then, a l Zan1bonia(l1zamnet. zn1 Rcmcn1ber Dr. Ji 11 and E ther Entncr, ,vho le ft o en1ber 24 for The Ga111 bia. Thi i. a Mo le 111 fi e ld , here 111 i · ionarie · are all o,ved in only for profe iona l. n1ed ica I or chari table ac ti vitie . Pray fo r afe ty, trength in adj u ·tn1ent and open door fo r the Gospel. Ren1cmbc r Gary and Becky Kuh n - they a re no longer er ing ,v ith ABWE and are no\v set tling in Cedarville. Pray that God \\ ould direct thei r tep . We need a chu rch that \\'Oul d be led by od to ho t our pring late Meeti ng, Apr il 8, 2003. If you fee l God lead ing that \\'ay plea c c-n1ail 111e at granka rl adan(lLfan1safe. net or ca ll 440-636-5543. T hank yo u! U Pray that od would acco rnp lis h I-Ii · ~ ill th rough the ladie. o f Ohio a \VC pray and give to,vard the goa l of I 0,000 for 5 fu rn i I y un it , fo r the orphan i 11 Za n1bia. We have rccei ed j ust over $3700 at pre cnl. " Pray al,vay · ,vi th all prayer and ·upplication in the pi ri t. bei ng,, atchful lo th is end \Vith alI pcrsc\ crancc and supp lication f,)r all sai nts" (Ephesian. 6: 18). Ladi es, pray on and on and on for the prai se or our. a, oir Jesus C' hri sl. l I is ':-iCr\ ant and you rs. Su~an John~on r------------. I I I I I I I I I I I I I Lower Your Phone Bill! ,a 4.9¢ ••• ••• a minute long distance s tate-to-state (24-hour/7-day) No codes to dial Residential , Business , Churches No monthly fees & no minimums Toll -free or 800 service 4 9¢ Grea t Fundrais ing for Schools & Churches sign up today on-hne www lowermyghonebrll con1/19 or call Bro J1n1 toll free at 1 877 297 3135 I I I I I I I I I I I I I L---------- - .1 2002-2003 OWMU Officers President Susan Johnson 16401 Mayfield Rd ., Box 247 Huntsburg , OH 44046 440-636-5543 Vi ce-President Marga ret Warren 83-24th Street NW Barberton , OH 44203 330-825-7072 Secretary Betty Dyak 19 11 Eldridge Ave. Akron , OH 44301 330-724-9676 Treasurer Franci ne Beres 4331 Ellsworth Rd . Stow, OH 44224 330-945-9346 2002- 200? P roject Famil~ Homes for Orp hans In Z.ambia , Africa Ministr~ of Jim and Rachel chambers Goal: $10 , 000 for 5 famil~ units r cJr ,1n 1ntc.1rm.1t1\C" :inLi 1nsp1r1n~ \'Ide'<.) <.)r the pr<. )JC"Ct plc-. )Sc' Cl)nf-..)(' t qc.>ur lt>c.~I .~1-e.:1 p1·cs1Lie"nt. Ohio Independent Baptist is a publication of the Ohio Association of Regul ar Baptist Churches f:dit o r Stull: l{~pn:.... ~ntali\ ~ L)a, ,d \\ atTL'l1 \ ~,i,t a nt t,: ct ito r Pat \ \ 'arr~n \I a na g i II g I•. cl it or L 1nda I hlHn,,.., l't.•chn ica l .\ ,,i,t a n rt.' RL·g.1..,IL'I ( ,1.iph1c .... R,ulllolph. '\L'\\ ) Pl k PIL'.I .... 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