Monsoon Floods

September 15, 2006 GFA Responds to Floods Archives My Account 211,000 Subscribed. Last month I sent you an urgent message asking for prayer for the victims of the monsoon floods that have ravaged vast regions of India. Today I write to you to let you know that the rains have continued and many more lives have been lost and entire villages destroyed—yet in the midst of it all, our GFA Compassion Services missionaries and volunteers are sharing the love of Christ in real and dramatic ways. I encourage you to read the stories from India that will not only give you "the big picture" of how these unprecedented floods are bringing much destruction to India, but also how our missionaries and pastors are serving others, even when they themselves have been impacted by the raging waters. And when you do read the stories and see the pictures, please pray for the missionaries, their families, and those they are serving so sacrificially in the name of Jesus. Yours for the lost in Asia,K.P. Yohannan Founder & PresidentGospel for Asia
P.S. Any gift you can make to GFA Compassion Services will help us bring the Good News of Jesus to these suffering men, women and children.
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What About Prayer?

A twelve year old boy decided he didn't like the way the postal service handled his mail, so he wrote a letter to his congressman. He was shocked when two federal agents showed up at his door! He didn't know his letter had such power. Most Christians have never guessed the tremendous power they have when they touch God through prayer.
THE BASIC IDEA BEHIND PRAYER
Prayer is a spiritual conversation. Our prayers aren't helped by making them sound religious or eloquent. Prayer is a
conversation, we speak and listen. Through prayer we reach God, who can change our lives and circumstances. That's why people pray.
CONFESSION
The first prayer we need to learn is confession. Wrong actions create blockages in our prayer life. We confess our sin to be rid of it. Jesus said, "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." The Bible assures us of forgiveness if we confess our sin to God. We also confess weaknesses and the tendency to sin. God transforms our attitude and behavior to promote our spiritual development.
PETITION
A petition is a request for yourself. It covers basic needs. Through petition we ask God for help in all the affairs of our lives. No request is too small. God would rather have you relying on Him for everything, than not trusting Him for anything. Jesus taught us to make our requests "in His name." He provides us access to God. He is the "one Mediator" between God and humans.
INTERCESSION
Intercession is a request for someone else. We are able to help people by praying for their physical, emotional, or spiritual well-being. We can pray nearby or from miles away. We're to pray for Christian leaders too, and members of the church, so their lives will be always oriented to Jesus. The secret of intercession is to pray as seriously and energetically for someone else as you do for yourself.
PRAISE
Praise is an acknowledgement of God's goodness, greatness, and "loving kindness." The Bible tells us to give God thanks for everything. And it is very important to thank God when He's answered your prayers.
FRIENDLY CONVERSATION
Perhaps the most satisfying prayer is when you want to communicate with God without asking for anything. This is sometimes called "fellowship" or "communion." It is a form of prayer that is intimate and satisfying.
OPPORTUNITY TO PRAY
We believe anyone can develop an effective prayer life. We want you to feel comfortable talking to God, and pray so well it becomes a "second language."
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Missionary Dragged Away at Bus Stop

Would you choose to go into a situation that could place your life in danger? A native missionary named Jackson did. Read his story here. Since graduating from a GFA Bible college in 2004, Jakson has faithfully labored for the Gospel in an area of Rajasthan, North India, where many pastors have been attacked and churches destroyed. Recently, Jakson was attacked as he stepped off a bus. Read the rest of the story here. I am continually amazed at the deep commitment of so many of our native missionaries like Jakson. Like the Apostle Paul's declaration in Acts 20:24 that he did not count his life dear to himself, their lifestyles reflect an all-out abandonment to Christ and His call. Through your prayers for these faithful men and women, you share in their labors. For this, I am deeply grateful. When we get to heaven, we will clearly see how it was worth it all. Yours for the unreached, K.P. Yohannan Founder & President About Gospel for Asia: learn more about GFA
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Journal Update, Beg. 8.6.06

8.6.06, Well off to church to see our family again. It is so good to be back! We took the box of little booklets to share and it was good to see all our friends again. Pastor Dave gave a great sermon as always. We had sandwiches after the service because it is softball day. What a great time of fellowship! We went to Harley-Davidson to hand out more tracts and little booklets. After the softball game, Gunny and I went bowling and had a blast!
8.7.06, Had our bible study this morning and got some stuff done. Went to Monday night prayer meeting and it seems that Jason & Cindy's son, Donny, might be demon possessed. The boy is only 10 and wrote a suicide note. He is now being diagnosed in Bloomington, IN. The church has set aside a date to pray and anoint oil on him when he comes home. We layed out some more prayers to our Father and then discussed church issues. Pastor Dave liked the fliers we made so we will be making copies of those and handing them out. Saturday is set aside to help Jason & Cindy move into their new home. We prayed and read before bed.
8.8.06, After our morning coffee, Gunny checked his email and he received one from Pastor Dave regarding us spending some time at the church to do small jobs and ministry work to those who need it. We are excited about it and have tentatively set aside Thurs. afternoon. Pastor Dave and his wife Tammy offered us the use of their little guest house for a week if we cannot stay at the park during our week out. We are praying about it. I updated mom and dad on my journal entries while Gunny read.
8.9.06, We went to see a lawyer today regarding filing bankruptcy and it is not a good idea. So we found Christian Debt Relief and beginning in Sept. we will be paying them for debt consolidation. This is what the Lord wanted and we are pleased with it. Went to bible study at church and we are in Psalms. Had some great fellowship afterwards and Gunny practiced on his harmonicas while Rich played the guitar. It sounded good. I sang a song with them and now they want me to start singing! I will need to pray for the Holy Spirit to guide my voice for this. smile.
Bye for now.
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Journal Update Beg. 8.2.06

8.2.06, Made it to Clinton, IN and it was very hot. Our A/C in the trailer has been making this awful noise and we just don't know what to do about it. At least it works! Gunny called Racheal and Jaclyn to let them know we were here. Racheal has been sick so won't graduate from corpsman school until 8.18.06. Josh, Jaclyn and baby Cutdy are doing well and considering moving to AZ in the winter. That sure would put them close to us and I could see that baby more often! Whatever is the Lord's will, let it be so. I said a pray3er to God to give us strength and endurance with the heat and storms and when we woke up form our nap, the A/C was not making anymore bad noise! Praise the Lord! (It has been fine ever since.) I started reading K.P.'s book, "Reflecting His Image".
8.3.06, Our bible study this morning was on 'Fellowship with the Body of the Church'. Very good! Went into town, got a P.O. box and also got 2 great books to read from mom & dad. We also got a whole box of little bible pamphlets and cannot wait to share them with all! Stopped and bought some green tomatoes and corn on the cob. I decided to read "Jerusalem Countdown" right now instead of K.P.'s book. This is by John Hagee, whom we both love to listen to on TV and is one sent by mom and dad. Thank you God for a good day.
8.4.06, Got 6 loads of laundry ready to take to town where there are more washers and dryers than at the park. Gunny and I both read while we did laundry. I notice that throughout the day that the Holy Spirit is constantly with us. It's a good feeling and brings a sense of peace and calmness to the day. I than God everyday for all that he has given us and for bestowing us with the many blessings we have received and see day to day. I know truly that He is in our lives and I praise Him for that.
Bye for now.
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Journal Update, Beg. 7.31.06

7.31.06, It is going to be a scorcher today! No sitting outside with coffee this morning. We started in "First Steps" in our bible study in the "New Believers" bible from Calvary Chapel that Tina gave me for Christmas. We sure do love it! we read on 2 sessions this morning. The first, 'How to Study the Bible' and the second - 'Pray'. It really opened my eyes and heart to prayer. I know what faith is now - it was like a light bulb clicking on inside of my head. Praise the Lord! All this time I wasn't realizing that God answers our prayers before we ever pray! We are to thank Him first and then pray. It gives me a feeling I cannot explain except for the joy that it brings me. And now I also know that the Holy Spirit will help me pray when I can't think of the right words to say. Amen! This is how I should pray if this time occurs: "Lord, here is my problem. It looms ever larger in my path, so I am putting it into Your hands. I am not going to worry, Lord. Instead, I am going to trust You. I am even going to thank You in advance for what You will do, because You know what You are doing." I love it! This prayer will help me to experience God's peace. When I learn to do this, then I will be ready to totally put others first, after God of course. Gunny and I got some stuff ready to go back to Clinton, IN. Gunny read on his book by K.P. for awhile and we called it an early night.
8.1.06, Even though I was up at 0430, I could not sleep, we left for Clinton at 0821. Right before we reached Shelbyville, IN the port side rear tire on the trailer went flat. We had the Lord with us and the tire change went smooth. We found a Discount Tire in Greenwood, but they won't have our spare until tomorrow. So we went to Hooter's for lunch and won a free lunch. Then we got a room at Travelodge and got 10% off our dinner at Denny's and also got a coupon for one free game of bowling! We figure as long as we take on this world step by step while listening to the Lord, we know He is leading us in the right direction because that is His choice. It was a pretty good day after all.
Bye for now.
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Journal, Beginning 7.29.06

Finally found some time to get back to it. We are both doing well and we begin on 7.29.06 - At this time we are in Batesville, IN. It is another warm day. It is going to be a lazy day. Gunny read on his book "Come Let's Reach the World" by K.P. Yohannan. I updated my journal and when I do that now it makes me think of my Father in heaven. So I guess that would be everyday now. smile. I worked on my bible study while Gunny worked on our "Marriage" outline. It is going well. We built a fire and relaxed before our night time reading before bed.7.30.06 - Even though we knew it was going to be warm today, we decided to take a bike ride and go on a picnic. We went through Batesville and on to Oldenburg, the town of spires. Gunny saw some bikers parked at on old church in town so we went to check it out. There were 18 people and 15 bikes! We asked if we could ride with them and they said yes, so we visited a bit. Met everyone and handed out some of our tracts. Several of the riders were Christians, but we shared with all. It was a great ride! Good fellowship, fun, beautiful country and we took to Kenny and Jean right away. Kenny was the leader of the pack, smile. We stopped first in Friendship and had some cool drinks. Next stop was t fuel up and Gunny told Kenny we would be parting our ways because it wasn't in our budget to go have lunch with them. He told Gunny no problem, top off the tank on Pearl and he would buy us lunch also! He is a very nice person. Before that, he had invited Gunny and I to houesit for them for 2 weeks! We are going to pray about it. We all had lunch in Vevay and the food was great. There is an annual wine festival there in Sept. and we would really like to go. It was about 1730 when we left Vevay and our next stop was the last fuel stop for some. On our way there we passed some Amish people, 2 buggies and a bicycle rider. We slowed down for them of course. About 10 minutes after the last stop, Gunny and I parted the group to head for home. It took us only another 10 minutes to get home and it was 1930 at this time. We were hot, sweaty, slightly sunburned and happy. This had to be one of our best days yet. Everyone on the ride was so nice. Including Gunny, there were 4 marines on this ride. Because it was Sunday, we considered this our church service today. What a blessed day it was! We had prayer time before bed. That is it for this page. On to the next day.
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