April newsletter from Lee and Carol Short: When you are pastoring the poor; it means checking in and checking on those that have been faithful but have dropped out because life has thrown them a curve. We were sitting on wooden planks and 5 gallon plastic buckets, praying for a baby with an infected eardrum and for the other two families represented there. I visited a woman who was in shock because her brother-in-law was violently abducted from his home and there has been no word as to his whereabouts or welfare. I ministered on a Thursday night to a poor congregation, and they received the word of God with joy and
thanksgiving.
Back at the community center, we have focused on 2 Corinthians 5:17; becoming a new creation in Christ Jesus… It is pure joy to quiz the kids and hear them tell me in their own words the truths that I have been teaching them. Recently we launched our Video Bible School at a church in the town of Pitillal on a Sunday during their 9am Sunday School. Church started at 10:15 and after several hours of worship, their guest Gringo preacher (Lee) finished preaching at 2:00pm. The service ended with an eruption of applause,
some with tears in their eyes and some with big smiles on their faces. Lee smiled and said they were glad they could finally go to the bathrooms. In Mexico, church isn’t over till it’s over. On my way home, I stopped by to check in on a fellow minister who is going through a major transition and prayed with him and his wife. It’s refreshing to be able to be in a culture where you can still make house calls. Carol and I are grateful for your faithful prayers and support that make it possible for us to minister. Thank you. Together we make
a difference.
$8,000 for Newer Ministry Vehicle
$5,000 for Planting Churches
$8,000 for Encouraging Small Churches/Pastors
$3,800 for Vehicle for Remote Locations
$9,000 for New Ministry Vehicle
$5,000 for Leadership Training/Mission Trips
$$$ for Evangelism Conferences
$4,000 for Leadership Training and Discipleship
$3,000 for Pastors' Training Clinic
$3,500 for Fencing Church Property
$6,000 for Home for Guatemala Pastor/Leaders' Seminar
$10,000 for Flight Expenses for Ministry
$10,000 for Completing Girls Home
$20,000 for Medical Missions
$3,000 for Repairs/Remodel of Missions Center
$4,000 for Ladies' Seminar
$2,500 for Mac Book Pro Computer for Video Dept.
$5,000 for Leadership Training
$$$$ for Building Orphanage Extension
$3,000 for operating costs / for Facility for Elderly and Homeless
$4,800 for Video Instruction Courses
$1,800 for Pastors' Training
$5,000 for Medical Clinic Operational Expenses
$5,000 for Missionary Trips into Foreign Lands
$10,000 for Finishing Building/Church Plant
$6,000 for Clothing for Children's Home
$ - Project Completed for Additional Vehicle
$3,000 for Building Shelter/Mission Trip Expenses
$8,000 for Equipment for Bible College
$ for Airfare and Travel Expenses
$18,050 for Training Centers
$5,000 for Innercity Ministry/Transitional Housing for Men
$4,800 for Multi-purpose Building
$3,300 for Solar powered backpaks to show Jesus film
$4,849,97 for Web Site/Office Rent/Studio
$5,000 for Building Church
$10,000 for Addition to Integrity School
$6,000 for Bibles
$7,000 for Shipping Medical Supplies
$5,000 for Annual Rent for Hebron School Building
$1,500 for Pastor Training
$3,000 for Marriage Seminars in Prisons in the USA
$$$$ for Children's Centers/Build Church
$10,000 for Sport Facility
$1,200 for Radio Program
$3,500 for Construction of Roof/Floor for Church
$12,000 for Ministry Vehicle
$2,000 for Leadership Seminar for Egyptian Pastor
$3,000 for Sponsorship of School Program
$$$ for Women's Ministry Conference
$3,000 for Leadership Conference
$3,000 for Maintenance/Training Centre
$6,000 for Ministry Trip to Haiti
$4,000 for Young Leaders Seminar
$15,000 for Finishing Girls' Dormitory
$2,500 for Land for School/Orphanage
$20,000 for Training Materials
$$$ for Support of Church Plant
$2,000 for Providing Bibles
$6,000 for Church Planting/Training
$4,600 for Costs for Leadership Conference
$10,000 for Ministry Trips/Minister to Leaders/Van for orphanage
$12,000 for Training Missionaries/Planting Churches
$3,000 for Construction/Repairs/Multiple Facilities
$5,000 for Evangelistic Mission Trips
$4,600 for Finishing Church Construction
$3,500 for Moving Home and Office Closer to Central Location
$3,600 for Church Planting
$23,000 for School Scholarships/Church Plant/Women's Ministry
$4,182 for Repairing Hope Center for Deformed Children
$5,000 for Leadership Conferences
$2,500 for Building First Church for Lenca Indians
$5,000 for Christian Camp/Retreat Center
$15,000 for Purchasing Land/Extend Church
$10,000 for Building Church in Kigali, Rwanda
$4,000 for Pastors' Wives Conference
$3,000 for School of Ministry/Church Plant Training
$6,000 for Concrete Floor and Roof for Church
$45,000 for Purchasing a Church Building
$2,800 for Ministry Center Development
$1,500 for Leadership Training
$12,000 for Purchase of Ministry Vehicle
$6,000 for Building Children's Home
$5,000 for Leadership Training Conference
$25,000 for 1Nation1Day
