World Missions to Asia News Letter

MAKING THINGS HAPPEN IN NEPAL

WMA MISSIONS TRIP RECAP

1. Each book of the Bible includes extensive book introductions to give you background information and so much more.
   
   
2. Trust me when I say that you are going to love the extra notes to help you understand the scriptures even more. The focus on the Spirit, Pentecost, and being set apart from this world are so important and vital for daily living.
   
   
3. Maps and charts. Maps help us see distance, terrain, and borders of nations. These details are important for understanding the journeys so many people in the Bible took, including Jesus himself. Charts are a great way to display information in a different, more visual way. The Fire Bible includes many maps and charts to deepen your understanding of the geographical context.
   
   
4. Cross references — verses and passages in the Bible that echo other verses in Scripture. References encourage the reader to see the Bible as one continuous story, instead of a collection of fragments, and point out connections you may not have noticed. This feature allows for a better grasp of biblical themes to enhance your Bible study.
   
   
5. Study Bibles are filled with notes that offer more explanation about the Scriptures. The notes provided in The Fire Study Bible give cultural and historical context in order to help the reader understand difficult passages and big theological ideas. Notes also highlight important takeaways to help guide your study. When we understand the Word, we can live it out better.
   
   

Study Bibles are resources that encourage us to grow in our Biblical knowledge and thus enrich our faith. Using the features provided in these bibles are great ways to learn and gain a more complete understanding of the Word of God.

Mission Trip Strengthens in many ways...

I’m excited to tell you about my recent mission trip to Nepal with my friends and fellow laborers, Bros. Fred Wynn and Josh Horn. I really felt like we were living out something similar to the apostle Paul’s missionary journeys as we ministered in 18 different churches, dedicated two new churches, and baptized 16 new believers.

They were strengthened financially through a variety of gifting. We gave bicycles to pastors, thus improving their ability to tend to their flocks. The farm animals and improved water access through hand pumps gave them a higher quality of life and greater financial stability. One of my favorites was passing out candy and soccer balls to the children. If utilized properly, these gifts will have a permanent impact on the individual believers as well as the churches they are a part of.

They were also strengthened spiritually in several ways. The gifting of Bibles to church leaders and Study Bibles to pastors is one. The anointed preaching of the word of God is another. Many encouraging words were spoken as well. Meals were provided by WMA after every church service, giving us a blessed time of fellowship with pastors, laity, children, and families.

I believe that all of this made a huge impact on the churches there.

Finally, I would like to give a very big heartfelt thank you to all who supported us throughout this mission trip. Your financial support made it possible.

Your prayers were crucial to its success. Most people don’t get to look behind the scenes and see the incredible team of missions coordinators, translators, and pastors that make it all happen, but they are worthy of much thanks.

Whatever part you played, the reaping will be tremendous. Most of all, thanks be to God which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ (I’ll let you look that up) for a mission trip that was worthy of the book of Acts!

THANK YOU!