“Morning by morning He wakens me and
opens my understanding to his will” (Is. 50:4).
Lisa Bartow, Gracie Baldwin, Katelyn Bartow
Lisa Bartow, Gracie Baldwin, Katelyn Bartow
Dear Partner February 2014
Greetings in Jesus’ Name!
Bryan and Lisa just returned from Haiti with their team of 18 people, and what a journey!
For the first time ever they walked eight hours through the jungle to Doco, one of our fifteen churches scattered throughout the Haitian mountains and jungles. This group of pioneers was so courageous. The two nights they spent there they all slept on the ground.
(O.K., you spoiled American brats! Time to rise and shine after sleeping so richly at the Doko Holiday Inn. :) How do you like rats jumping on your belly in the middle of the night? Were you still praising God? We see that some of you are still clinging to your "Blankies"!)
P.S. This is what a Grandpa writes when he is so proud of his children and grandchildren that he does not know what else to say.
The rest of the time was immersed in fellowshipping, singing, and listening to good powerful gospel preaching. They drank water in the hot jungle from fresh mountain springs and . . . amazingly, no one got sick.
Bryan and Lisa just returned from Haiti with their team of 18 people, and what a journey!
For the first time ever they walked eight hours through the jungle to Doco, one of our fifteen churches scattered throughout the Haitian mountains and jungles. This group of pioneers was so courageous. The two nights they spent there they all slept on the ground.
(O.K., you spoiled American brats! Time to rise and shine after sleeping so richly at the Doko Holiday Inn. :) How do you like rats jumping on your belly in the middle of the night? Were you still praising God? We see that some of you are still clinging to your "Blankies"!)
P.S. This is what a Grandpa writes when he is so proud of his children and grandchildren that he does not know what else to say.
The rest of the time was immersed in fellowshipping, singing, and listening to good powerful gospel preaching. They drank water in the hot jungle from fresh mountain springs and . . . amazingly, no one got sick.
The Haitian people were so thankful for the visit. It was the first time in all these years that
“the white folks” came to see them,
spent time with them, visit with them, laugh with them, and worship God with
them. On the way to Doco they waded
through 80 river crossings!
Who counted the crossings and kept track of them? A Haitian man picked up a small pebble each
time they made a crossing. Then he placed
the pebble in his pocket. When the team
reached Doco, he simply emptied his pocket and counted the stones.
Pretty ingenious! I
call it a “jungle computer”.
A professional film maker, Scott Mason, volunteered his time and traveled
along on this momentous journey. He shot
ten hours of footage, which he is working on as I write this letter. His plan is to reduce this into a twenty
minute film. Hopefully, in the next few
months we will send you one so you can see the marvelous things God did on this
journey.
While the team was in Haiti, I was being interviewed and
recorded by Junior and Carolyn Kauffman in Punta Gorda, Florida.
They are writing a book about my 60 trips to China.
During those 25 years they both spent eight years in Hong Kong meeting our teams and helping to guide us as we smuggled tons of Chinese Bibles into Mainland China. We are not sure when their book will be finished, but we hope it will be completed in the next three years. I gave them the names and addresses of one thousand people who traveled with me during those 27 years to the Orient from 1975 to 2002. The Kauffman’s goal is for each person to write a paragraph or two about their experiences in China. Please be praying with us since this is an ongoing project and a huge undertaking.
Junior and Carolyn Kauffman
During those 25 years they both spent eight years in Hong Kong meeting our teams and helping to guide us as we smuggled tons of Chinese Bibles into Mainland China. We are not sure when their book will be finished, but we hope it will be completed in the next three years. I gave them the names and addresses of one thousand people who traveled with me during those 27 years to the Orient from 1975 to 2002. The Kauffman’s goal is for each person to write a paragraph or two about their experiences in China. Please be praying with us since this is an ongoing project and a huge undertaking.
So many amazing miracles took place during those years as
God watched over His Word. The Kauffmans
felt that those stories needed to be told to the world . . . and not forgotten.
In the meantime: I’m
keeping up with my speaking engagements and my blog. Below are listed the nations that are currently
reading and listening to my Bible teachings.
I’m placing them here so you can pray for each one of them. As you will see . . . some of them are Muslim
countries. If I was actually in some of
these places preaching the gospel I would either be killed or imprisoned. But through the powerful tool of the internet
we are reaching tens of thousands of hungry souls.
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Nations: February 2014
Albania, Algeria,
Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burma, Canada, Chile,
China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican
Republic, Egypt, Estonia, France, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Ghana,
Guatemala, Haiti, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica,
Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Latvia, Malaysia, Malawi, Mexico, Moldova,
Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, North Korea, Norway,
Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saint Lucia, Saudi
Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, St. Martin,
Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom,
United States, Venezuela, and Vietnam.
If you love missions you must see this:
http://full-life-haiti.blogspot.com/p/what-they-say.html
Many, many thanks to Marty and Del for recording my teachings and placing them on Full Life Crusade's website (www.FLC7.com). You can listen to me teach almost every chapter of the book of Genesis . . . FREE!
If you love missions you must see this:
http://full-life-haiti.blogspot.com/p/what-they-say.html
Many, many thanks to Marty and Del for recording my teachings and placing them on Full Life Crusade's website (www.FLC7.com). You can listen to me teach almost every chapter of the book of Genesis . . . FREE!
Thank you so much for your tender heart and faithful
financial help. Without you as part of
our team we absolutely could not being doing what we are doing. As I see my children and grandchildren going
to the mission fields of the world it is almost unbelievable. The third generation of my family is helping
to carry the fiery torch of the wonderful message of Jesus! Could I ask for more from this life? Certainly not!
In His Service,
Wesley Smith
P.S. Don't you wish American Christians were this hungry for God's Word?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhvranRtlKk
P.S. Don't you wish American Christians were this hungry for God's Word?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhvranRtlKk
Full Life Crusade,
P.O. Box 398, Winona Lake, IN 4590
Telephone: 574.267.7546
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