Monday, October 24, 2011

~William H. Dean Bible College/Administration Building, Nicaragua

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Day One - Getting started and excited to be here...

Waiting on Room Assignments

Where is the bus? We are ready to work

Bro. Nix...it's here!

William H. Dean Bible College/Administration Building

Louisiana Men's Ministry Team on site

Up to the second floor

Louisiana Men's Ministry Building Team

Hard at work

Electrical work being done

Getting ready to put walls up on second floor

Will be pulling electrical wire soon

Check back tomorrow for more photos as the building project continues...

Sunday, October 23, 2011

~Flooding in El Salvador, Central America

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REPORTING FROM SAN SALVADOR -- Heavy rains across Central America have swollen rivers, flooded towns and farmland and killed nearly 100 people. Tens of thousands have been forced to evacuate and seek shelter, and the countries of El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua have declared national disasters.

Hardest hit was El Salvador , where authorities said more rain fell in the last eight days than during the devastating 1998 Hurricane Mitch. The Lempa River washed over its banks and flooded more than 18,000 homes.

"It is a rain unprecedented in the history of El Salvador," Environmental Minister Herman Rosa Chavez said.

An estimated $2 million in Salvadoran coffee crops and production were also lost, La Prensa Graficareported .

Angel Arnaiz Quintana, a priest living in the badly flooded Usulutan region, said damage was extensive, hundreds of people in his community were stranded without food, and disease was spreading. "This was a rush of water that no one could stop," he told The Times by telephone. "Almost a tsunami."

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A Tropical Depression has settled over much of Central America causing massive damage. Much of the coastal areas have been flooded; hundreds of communities and thousands of homes have been destroyed. Over 100,000 have been evacuated. Hundreds of government shelters had been set up but many of these shelters have experienced flooding forcing the many evacuees to seek shelter elsewhere. Many of our churches in these nations have experienced flooding, loss of property and even loss of life.

URGENT NEED IN EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA AND HONDURAS DUE TO MASSIVE FLOODING

The people of Central America need us to put our Compassion in action today! Donate now at www.compassionservices.org by clicking the donate now button or send a check for Central America Flooding to our office at:

3333-1 Rue Royale
Saint Charles, MO 63301

Please contribute to COMPASSION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL today to help the HURTING people of Central America! Thank you! Let's show them we do care!

~Major Earthquake Strikes Turkey

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ANKARA, Turkey – A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 struck eastern Turkey Sunday, collapsing buildings and causing a number of deaths, officials said. At least 50 people were injured.

The deputy prime minister says the earthquake in eastern Turkey has collapsed around 45 buildings.

Besir Atalay says the quake collapsed some 25-30 buildings as well as a dormitory in the eastern town of Ercis in Van province. He says 10 buildings fell in the city of Van.

The temblor struck in an area near the Iranian border at 1:41 p.m. (6:41 a.m. ET), the U.S. Geological Survey said. It caused widespread panic throughout the province as well as neighboring cities. The quake's epicenter was in the village of Tabanli, near the city of Van.

"The quake was strongly felt in Van and neighboring towns, and caused damage and deaths based on initial assessments," the prime minister's office said.

The Turkish Red Crescent said the earthquake has collapsed 25 apartment buildings and one dormitory. Some buildings collapsed in downtown Van as well as the neighboring town of Ercis, officials said. Several strong aftershocks also were reported.

"There are so many dead. Several buildings have collapsed. There is too much destruction," Zulfikar Arapoglu, the mayor of Ercis, told NTV television. "We need urgent aid. We need medics."

Please PRAY for the people of this country and our resident missionaries!

Friday, October 21, 2011

~And...More Missionary Photos from GC2011/Louisville, KY

Bro. Ed Hosmer, missionary to Japan

Bro. Leonard Richardson, missionary to Taiwan

enjoying some much needed downtime.

Shane Hayes, missionary to Chile

Richard Adams, pastor from Barnsville, GA

(What's that in Missionary Hayes nose and ears?)

Please don't hold it against him!

Missionary Shane Hayes from Chile displaying his

goods from that country in a most unusual manner.

Charles Robinette, missionary to Austria, Bernhard
Suppan, missionary to Austria and future AIMers being
instructed and encouraged by Bro. Robinette

Charles Robinette, missionary to Austria

Bernhard Suppan, missionary to Austria

Future AIMers excited to get on location.

Missionaries on the march...!

Another view...Missionaries on the march!

Bro. and Sis. Lionel Dabbs, missionaries
to Singapore, with LJ on the march.

Missionaries marching into the service

Missionaries standing in the altar as conference
prayed for them and the field of their labor

Missionaries praying in the altar at beginning
of missions service

Sis. Andrea Powell, wife of Jerry E. Powell, WD
Foreign Mission's Promotion Director
Sis. Trecina Anderson, newly appointed intermediate
missionary to Spain where she has worked as an AIMer
for the past eight years under Bro. Gary Sones

If you are not a PIM please become one TODAY!

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

~And More General Conference 2011 Missionary Photos

Shane Hayes, missionary to Chile

Robert Dame, missionary to Bolivia

Sis. Linda Guinn, missionary to Mexico

Sis. Andrea Powell, friend and supporter of missionaries

The Scott Guinn Family, missionaries to Mexico

Bro. Simmons, missionary to Thailand...is that cookbook

for you or your wife?

Missions Display Area

Do you recognize this flag? From the nation of Israel

Bro. Demos, missionary to Germany

If anyone knows the name of this other man please send it to me

Terry Riddick, missionary to the Cameroon

Randy Richardson, missionary to Mauritius,

Seychelles and Reunion

The other gentleman is unknown to me; if you know who

it is please send me his name. Thank you

Jeriann Powell, former AIMer for the Vaccas

Bro. and Sis. Kevin Vacca, missionaries to the Philippines

If you are not a PIM please become one today!

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

~Suriname News Flash - September 2011

Suriname News Flash

September 2011

Greetings from the Rhoads family in Suriname. Below are some highlights from September.

September 1-3
Central region youth camp.

September 8
Made payment of transfer fees and notary costs for Nieuw Nickerie church property.

September 10
Family Day for capital city church.

September 11
One person baptized.

September 14
One person received the Holy Ghost at Open Door Group Gonggrijpstraat.

September 14-16
Vacation Bible School in Paramaribo.

September 17
Planning and fellowship meeting for national ministers.

September 18
Leadership meeting for capital city church.

September 21
Another person received the Holy Ghost at Open Door Group Gonggrijpstraat.

September 23-24
Visited Nieuw Nickerie, where new church property is located. Made application to install culvert and arranged for clearing brush on property.

September 25
Preached in Nieuw Nickerie, at congregation pastored by Brother Edwards. Assistant pastor baptized former Hindu in Paramaribo.

September 27
Met with contractor about plans for Nieuw Nickerie church building.

September 28
Three more people received the Holy Ghost at Open Door Group Gonggrijpstraat.

September 29
Two people baptized in Paramaribo.

September 30
Bible study at Duisburglaan prison in Paramaribo.

Thank you for praying for our family and for the church in Suriname.

The Rhoads Family
Missionaries to Suriname