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Summer Update - Choosing What Really Matters
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Usher International
Summer 2013 - June Update
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"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God."
Colossians 3:16 (ESV)
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Usher In The Kingdom of God - On Earth As It Is In Heaven
Greetings! ,
We have just held our first team meeting for the next mission to Uganda which is just 3 months away. That may sound like a long time, but it goes by very fast and there is so much to do before we go. Our brothers and sisters in Arua and Budo are making preparations for outreach to schools, hospitals, village ministry and a large festival that is expected to attract thousands each evening. The local team, made up of 10 people, includes 5 who have been to Uganda before and seen the marvelous work the Lord is doing there. We are praying, raising support, enlisting prayer partners, teaching those who haven't been on mission before what to pack, what shots they need and preparing them for the very real spiritual warfare that accompanies every mission.
Usher In is partnering once again with Jose Zayas Evangelism International and Africa Renewal Ministries to help with the church planting efforts and spreading of the Gospel. With the strategic location of Arua -- just a few kilometers from the Congo border and close to South Sudan -- we are praying that revival will begin here and spread to these other needy countries.
We're excited to see plans coming together. In Budo, we will be having a children's festival and an evening Youth outreach at Budo Community Church with our friends Pastor Jonathan Kabanda and his wife Olive.
Please join us in praying for a harvest of souls! There are many things we can do with our time and resources but one is absolutely necessary --- to obey the Lord's command to 'Go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them, in the name of the Father, and the Son and the Holy Spirit - teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you...."
If you have ever considered taking the step of faith and going on a mission, consider joining Randy on another two week mission this December back to Uganda. Plans are underway and Lord willing, we will have a team of 10-15. Consider challenging your spouse, a friend or relative to join you. Deadline to apply is July 20th.
More info on our website or via email at info@usherin.org
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Gospel Tools
Local Language Bibles, Evangecubes,
Gospel Tracts,
* When a Gospel tract is handed to a person in Africa, they do not dump it in the trash. If they can read, they often stop and read it right then and take it home to share with others.
* Although the Bible is translated into many of the tribal languages, typically only 10% of the people in Church own their own Bible. How can they grow in their daily walk with Jesus without His Word? Usher In is committed to help get Bibles into the hands of believers.
* A new application has been created by our friends at KOLO Group, for iPhones and Android devices. It is a remarkable tool to provide the local language audio Bible, videos such as The Jesus Film that can be shared on a tablet or smart phone.
You can check it out by downloading it for free on your device. Search for 'Kolo Africa' and see how technology is making God's Word more readily available for workers in the field to use.
Do you have a heart for providing Bibles, tracts or other tools for evangelism? When you donate to Usher In, just designate your gift for 'tools'.
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Winter Mission Opportunity in Uganda
November 30 - December 16th
"Pray that the Lord of the Harvest would send laborers into the fields.The harvest is ripe for picking"
Looking for men and women - age 16+ to join us on a mission that will be a turning point in your spiritual life. Pray - Fill out an application and contact us with any questions.
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Join Us On a Life-Changing Mission in 2014
Central India Mission
February/March 2014
Uganda Mission
June 2014
Kenya & Uganda Mission
September 2014
We are prayerfully planning three mission trips next year that will focus on evangelism, discipleship, church planting, teaching leaders and ministry to the needy.
We are taking applications now for teams of 10 to 18 people.
If you are interested- as an individual, or if your Church would like to send a group with Usher International, please contact us at info@usherin.org
No experience is necessary - just a heart for God, willing to be used by Him in a powerful way.
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Prayer Requests
* For the thousands who have responded to the Gospel in the past few years through outreaches in Budo, Kihihi, Lira, Soroti, Gulu, Kampala, Arua Uganda -- as well as Juba, South Sudan, Lamu and Kimana Kenya. Pray for their spiritual growth, protection, provision and that they in turn will lead many family and friends to know Jesus Christ.
* Pray for wisdom regarding future Usher In ministry in Kenya, South Sudan and the Congo.
* For Pastor Ivan, his family and new congregation at Kihihi Community Church in Uganda. Pray for continued growth both spiritually and in new people coming to know the Lord each week. Pray for ongoing provision of finances needed when the first year of funding to launch the Church expires in September.
* For Pastor Elisha of Rukungiri Community Church. Pray for his radio teaching program broadcast in Southwest Uganda and into the Congo. Also pray for his ministry discipling future pastors and the church planting ministry. Pastor Elisha's wife Rebecca and his children would also appreciate prayers.
* For Pastor James Okori and his wife Esther in Lira Uganda. Pray for the prison ministry, Africa Hope Bible Institute where he serves as secretary, and for the small church he pastors.
* Pray for Apollo and Jackie Nyangkori as they have their first child and Apollo continues to serve as a missionary to South Sudan. Pray for safety, health and provision for this difficult but essential ministry to the poor and suffering in the world's newest country. Hear his ministry report on the Usher In website video link.
* Pray for hundreds of orphan children being cared for by Pastor Praveen in Kakinada India and his family caring daily for hundreds of orphan children. This young pastor also ministers daily supporting the needs of hundreds of remote village pastors. Pray for strength, wisdom, protection and funding.
* Pray for Pastor Jonathan Kabanda as he shepherds the people at Budo Bible Community Church in Uganda. Pray that they will have steady growth and can disciple the new believers. Also pray for planning for the children's festival and youth outreach planned for this September with the U.S. team.
* Pray for Roshan and Irene who run Happy Home for the Handicapped in India. Roshan is here in the U.S. to get married on June 24th and will return to India with his new bride, Tiffany Rose in July to continue the work together. Pray for their new relationship together serving Jesus.
* Pray for the Lord to provide the ongoing financial needs of this ministry and wisdom to know what opportunities to pursue and which ones need to wait.
* For God to call the people He wants on the teams for future Usher In India and Uganda missions.
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Usher In is a member of the Luis Palau Next Generation Alliance
We are committed to work in partnership with other like-minded ministries to do more together than we can do on our own to reach the world with the love of Jesus Christ.
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"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith --
and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God -
not by works, so that no one can boast.
For we are God's workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus to do good works,
which God prepared in advance for us to do."
Ephesians 2:8-10 (NIV)
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Have a Personal Need?
Struggling in an Area of Life?
Send your prayer requests to us and we'll join you in asking God to meet your needs - thanking Him in advance for what He will do in your life. Be sure and be involved with other Jesus followers in your local Church. That's where you can grow, be strengthened and can serve others
- in Jesus name.
Send your requests and updates to: info@usherin.org
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We Can Help!
Does your Church, organization or small group need help with mission training; equipping your people for outreach at home and abroad; tools to help them grow deeper in their walk with Jesus?
Usher International is available to assist. Contact us to discuss your needs and see how we might be of service.
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The Scriptures are clear that the believers sins are forgiven -- paid for on the cross of our Savior, Jesus Christ. We've been given the wonderful gift of eternal life!
The Scriptures are also clear that every believer will give an account of his life as a follower of Jesus when He returns.
He rescued us for a purpose and gave us work to do.
What will we have to account for?
1) The words we speak - James 3:1-9
2) Victory over sin - Romans 6:1-4; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
3) Faithful service to the Lord - Ephesians 2:10
4) Obeying the Great Commission - Matthew 28:18-20
If we are to one day give an account, what will we say to the One who gave everything to save us?
If your employer gave you a task to do and said he would be away on a business trip for a month but would get an update from you as soon as he returned --- would you:
1) Do nothing and hope He forgot what He asked you to do?
2) Do half of the task and then relax, hoping he wouldn't really care?
3) Be diligent to get the task done as well as possible, so that when he returned you could give a good report to your boss -- and maybe even receive a reward?
How much more important is it that we who have been purchased by the precious blood of the Lamb of God -- fulfill the duty that He has called us to.
Every day - we are to present ourselves as His instruments to be used in our workplace, our neighborhood, with our family and friends -- to proclaim the excellencies of He who has called us out of darkness into His marvelous light.
Keep your eyes fixed on Jesus and prepare now for the day you will bow before Him and give an account of your life as a child of the Living God who loves you and died for you.
2 Corinthians 5:15 -- Live it - by the power of Christ in you ! |
Have you considered monthly support for the Howarth's ministry with Usher In?
Sometimes people are surprised to learn that no church or other organization provides monthly support for their ministry. They are 100% dependent on the generous gifts of people like you who are moved by God to support this work. Currently, they are in immediate need of additional financial and prayer supporters.
Your investment is appreciated and will pay dividends in people reached with the Gospel around the world this year and in the years ahead.
Thank you in advance!
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