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Carey Childrey shares this recent
ministry story relating to his work with the Asian Christian Academy
in Southeast Asia: "An Indian village, where one of our ACA
workers and his 60 or so Hindu believers have suffered persecution,
has seen God's deliverance. Pastor Davangere shared the Good News of
Christ, how the Lord Jesus could heal and forgive. Now, the village
chief has witnessed his people coming to Christ. He has just opened
wide his village for the building of a place to worship, answering
the prayers of God's newly found people there."Glen and Shelly Volkhardt recently came alongside new missionaries in training at Mission Aviation Fellowship's headquarters in Idaho preparing them to integrate into their new fields of service. One attendee said, "it reinforced the time it will take to adapt and understand our new culture." Shelly recently published Trusting in His Goodness, A Woman's Guide to God's Purposes, written with Mimi Wilson. Shelly has an extensive ministry to women in the United States and South America. Glen is the President/CEO of Paraclete.
The Paraclete office recently received a letter from Roger C. Boyd, Ph.D., the Director at The Well Member Care Center in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Larry and Jean Rus recently returned from 15 months ministering administratively at The Well. Dr. Boyd said, "We are grateful for such an organization which has dedicated Christian servants willing to come along side of groups like ours, which need the expertise they bring. Thank you for the support you give them to make it possible." We greatly appreciate Dr. Boyd's recognition of the work of the Rus' and Paraclete Mission Group, as this really exemplifies Paraclete's core ministry.
Paraclete Associate David Bochman is heading to Africa to visit many of the Praise International national leaders. David is serving as Interim Executive Director to this organization, which is based in Idaho. During his time there he is assisting the board and staff to evaluate how they accomplish their ministry, as well as how to incorporate micro-enterprise development strategies in their national pastor support programs.
A two-week ministry trip to Austria recently presented opportunities for Mike Garner to come alongside over 15 individuals and couples in prayer and counseling, to lead a training session for twenty who want to be trained to lead prayer teams and to meet with the leader of several refug3ee ministries. God is at work!
