Third Trimester Report from Glad Tidings

The final report on our most recent church plant is just in, and it's a real joy! In the past four months, the missionary trained and deploy as a result of contributions made by Millersville Community Church reports 39 new decisions for Christ among the previously unreached people groups of India.

Bill Teate, President of Glad Tidings, notes: "How significant is it that funding given to sponsor church planters is first used to print Bibles? The new believers need the Word of God in order to become grounded in their faith say they can endure any persecution which may come their way. This year we have requests for over 450,000 Bibles.

"Great Bible Truths is a book used by church planters in discipling. It is a computation of Scriptures from Genesis to Revelation. The passages of Scripture are preceded by an introductory paragraph and followed by a set of discussion questions for small groups.. It is very effective.

"Pray that as new believers study the Word of God that God will speak to their hearts and that the truths of the Bible will be planted deep within their souls."

Al & Mickey Williams' January Praise Bulletin

PRAISE ITEMS:

Fortieth Anniversary - This January Mickey and I are very thankful to the Lord for the forty years of marriage that He has given us. It has been a great time to think back through all those years and especially remember the good times we have enjoyed together. Many of you have been with us on this journey for all or most of those years and I thought you might enjoy some visual reminders of our family along the way. We praise the Lord for each of you who have encouraged and cared for us through these years. You are great blessings to us and dearly appreciated.

 Family Time – Our family Christmas gathering came in January this year. We very much enjoy having our children and grandchildren together for these gatherings. They don’t happen often, so we enjoy them fully whenever they happen.

Mickey’s Father – We are so thankful that Dad Shertzer continues to enjoy pretty good health, considering he turned 89 in December. He remains very active in the retirement home where he lives and is an avid Scrabble player, if you might be in the area and are looking for a challenging round of this game.

 Security Training – Several times we have asked for your prayers as I (Al) have worked on the Online Personal Security Training package. We are very close to finishing the testing phase and releasing this package for use by Wycliffe and SIL personnel as well as our partners. Thank you for your prayers and I soon hope to be able to tell you that this revision has been finished.

PRAYER ITEMS:

March Travel – I (Al) will be traveling to the Philippines at the beginning of March to participate in orientation of the new SIL leaders in Asia and a gathering of the SIL leaders from Asia and the Pacific regions. In addition to participating in the meetings, I have been asked to organize the security program for these meetings and provide a training session on Safety, Security, and Contingency Preparedness for the New Leaders’ Orientation. I would appreciate your prayers as I prepare to for these upcoming responsibilities.