I wish you all a New Year filled with God’s blessings. 2011 has been a momentous year for us, as we grew from a staff of 3 plus 2 support team members last January, to a staff of 6 plus the support team of 2.
This fall we welcomed Julie Kurz as Trainer and Coach in Family and Children’s Ministry, and Pastor Don Smith as Trainer and Coach in Discipleship Ministry with a great ministry already established in the Philippines. Our continuing staff consists of Jun Sabate, International Director, Dennis Baker, Senior Consultant, and me, Steve Elliott, as President. Dale Isaac continues to serve us so well as our chief financial officer. And Christopher Scott, remains our Intern with various responsibilities.
We believe that 2012 will provide us with great opportunities to serve the church, along with denominations and missionaries, with a more complete staff that is able to serve the church in helping strengthen virtually all areas of ministry. I am personally amazed by the fact that God provided some of the greatest and most experienced trainers and coaches in the western US to serve with us.
We invite you to join us in serving the church by praying and giving to our ministry. You can designate your gifts (and, of course your prayers) to any of the various staff members and to our ministry expenses. Perhaps 90% of our expenses are for travel expenses to the places to which God has called us.
Please pray for two big upcoming international trips:
- Don Smith is going to Haiti the fourth week of January, to explore with resident missionaries if we can help in a much needed expansion of church planting and discipleship in that country.
- Jun Sabate and I are going to the Philippines and Japan February 13-27. We will be training church planters and coaching an expanding team of Evangelical Free Church leaders in the Philippines, and training and coaching Church Planting leaders in Japan as well.
In partnership with you,
Steve Elliott
Church Assistance Ministry
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