Little Hands, Little Feet

Conversations

An exciting part of Good News Club is not only having that first spiritual conversation with a child but also seeing them grow in Him through the years. Recently, I had the chance to have three very unique conversations with children in one day after an invitation was given in Good News Club.
The first was Mae* who has been coming to Good News Club for a year and a half, but finally decided it was time she placed her faith in the Lord Jesus. When I asked her why she had come to talk, she said she wanted Jesus to forgive her sins. She said she didn’t need me to help her know what to say, but was ready to pray in her own words to trust Jesus as her Savior. It was a special day to be with this child who had been hearing the Gospel and was now ready to believe.
Then there was Caroline, a Grade 6 girl, who trusted Christ as her Savior a couple years ago in Good News Club, but is facing stress in growing up. High School begins in Grade 7 in Tasmania and there is only one more school term of the year. So, the prospect of leaving Primary School and entering a more difficult social life of High School can be daunting. I prayed with her assuring her of God’s being with her as Hebrews 13:5b teaches, but mostly we just sat together. Finally, there was Charlie, who said he became a Christian when he was 4, but hadn’t been at club to receive a Gospel wristband to share with his friends when we had given them out and watched a video on how to use it. He wanted to make sure he got one because he wanted to share with his friends.
As you pray for more salvations, remember to pray for children at all stages of their journeys with Jesus.

St. Leonards children pose with memory verse for which they had to find the pieces

Children’s Ministry Conference

September saw a unique opportunity in Tasmania. The Anglican Diocese put on a children’s ministry conference for about 50 children’s workers of various denominations around the state. Here we learned that the statistic that most adults come to know Christ as children holds true in Australia as well. I was able to have a table of free CEF resources and conversations with other children’s workers about what Good News Clubs were doing in the North of Tasmania.

Good News Club table at the Tasmanian Children’s Ministry Conference

Prayer Requests

• Plans are well underway and leaders have been trained for the beginning of a Good News Club in George Town. Please pray for this team as they commence club at Port Dalrymple School on October 24.
• Pray as we enter School Term 4, the last one of the year, that Good News Clubs would continue to grow both in number and spiritually.
• Summer plans have been approved with the governing authorities once again for holiday clubs in Launceston’s City Park and George Town Memorial Hall. Praise God!
• Pray for volunteers for summer holiday clubs.

The other day I had an assignment as a substitute teacher at the Everman
district of Fort Worth, Texas. Due to the fact that the teacher did not have a
full lesson plan for the day, I shared with the kids about a young boy….
Yeshua (Luke 2:52). He grew in wisdom, stature, and favor….
The 5th graders were really into learning about this young Jewish boy.
I shared with the kids the importance of having wisdom, by having
healthy relationships with our authorities. I can teach Bible principles at
school, but I have to be very wise with how I do it.
The kids are very surprised to have a male teacher; the schools are full of
women (very good, most of them) and very few men. Please pray that I
may be able to share the light Christ with the young generations.

Every first Saturday of the month, I am doing an evangelistic outreach here in the
N. Richland Hills area. I am helping a Methodist church to share a devotional, and I
do some music in English and Spanish. A few weeks ago, I shared a Bible story bout
Elisha and Namaan. When I mentioned Syria, a woman on the audience paid full
attention to my words and at the end she said to me, “I am from Syria, and I know
some of those places you mentioned in the Bible story. I did not know how much
God loves my people!!” God loves your people and He loves you.

Please pray for the churches Luz a las Naciones in Chiapas, Mexico. The drug
cartels are taking over the towns, demanding money and basically controlling what they do and
how they do it. The church services are on the times that the drug cartels allow because of
curfews. My pastor friend is Daniel Ruiz. His son Alex Ruiz is the pastor of the other churches.
Please pray for safety and strength. We are sending them a monthly offering from
your donations. Thank you very much.

Emily is working as a personal teacher for three teens with autism. As you can imagine,
sometimes it is very challenging, but she is using the Bible to teach them, and she has begun to
see an improvement in their behavior.

Analynne is at a Bible college in Jackson Hole, Wyoming Jonathan
continue his education at T&AM and he is taking some seminary
classes at the same time and serving as a spiritual leader for a
discipleship class. David and Eli are serving at heir church and
working on getting Elis residency ( Green card)

Please pray for us, I ( Carlos ) had been in contact with pastors in
Guatemala, Mexico and here in Texas. I had been trying to open an
extension of the Bible institute in the DFW area, but do to the business of life, the coordination
had been unsuccessful.
Thank you for your prayers and your faithful support to our ministry and to our family.
In His hands,
Carlos and Emily Romero

Comfort, comfort my people

What comes to your mind when you hear the word comfort? A cozy blanket? A cup of coffee in the morning? A listening ear from a friend? A timely word of encouragement to your discouraged heart? Or, perhaps, not even a word, just silence. Job’s friends sat without uttering a word for seven days to comfort him. Whatever is the case, in this hurting world, we need to comfort the people that God has assigned to us. We need to guide them to God who bring us hope and future. Isaiah’s original readers were much like you and me. They battled despair as they lived in Babylonian captivity. They struggled to maintain a godly character in the midst of a godless culture. So, we have to give our people so much needed comfort.

“For All” Club

Our club’s meeting was a blessing this month. We met for the first time since the summer break. We praise the Lord for this great opportunity to spend fruitful time of sharing the Gospel in a creative way. Our prayer is for all the participants whether church members or not that the Lord continues his work in their hearts to attain his goals.

Praise and Prayer Points

In December we are going to travel to Xīnjiāng, China. There we are going to meet with some pastors. Pray for careful planning and necessary finances. We’ll need $1500 to cover the trip. Pray that the biggest part of the funds arrive in October because we need to make most of our travel arrangements then. Continue to pray for our ministry leaders. That they mature in the Lord and became effective caretakers of the God’s flock.

Friends and Family

Liliya’s father passed away on Sept 19th after laying in a bed for 4.5 years. We talked about salvation with him as he was laying all these years. He was not reacting but we believe “faith comes by hearing…” We hope he has received the Lord. Please pray for all the relatives to come to the Lord. Thank you for praying for him all these years.
Thank you for your prayers and encouragement. They mean a lot for us.

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He answered I will not but afterward

In the parable about the two sons Jesus emphasizes to his disciples the importance of doing his will. He vividly portrayed two sons, one of whom fulfilled God’s will while the other did not. The worst thing was that he said to his father, “I will go,” and then did not go. The other son replied, “I will not go” but he later changed his mind and that made him to be the fulfiller of his father’s will. The addressees of this parable were the Pharisees, who believed that they were fulfilling the will of God in everything they could. They adhered to the outward performance, while denying the essence of the law. So, this lesson is valid for us today. As Christians today we could adhere to all proper Christian insignia and know all the Christian songs yet do not fulfill the core truths that Jesus taught.

Summer Family Camp

Our SFC was a blessing this year. We had to delay the first day of the camp for two days due to severe weather. But the Lord’s blessing in the form of good weather was upon us. Some unbelievers were amazed at how Christians behave between themselves with love and respect. We praise the Lord and for this rare opportunity to spend fruitful time in preaching and sharing the Gospel. Our prayer is for all the participants whether church members or not that the Lord continues his work in their hearts to attain his goals.

Praise and Prayer Points

In our last prayer letter we asked you to join us in praying for our ESL students. We can share with you today that several of them have contacted us recently and expressed their willingness to proceed in our studies. Please pray for this group of people who are quite far from the Lord that they will all see their real spiritual condition and accept Jesus as a cure.
Two weeks ago we met a woman on the street who used to go to our church about 17 years ago. Now she has walked away from the Lord and is living a very ungodly life. Pray that she will return to the Lord and restart going to church.

Friends and Family

Tim has to write his end of year tests yet. Pray for his good preparation and successful passing of all of them. Continue to pray for Liliya’s father, his health condition and salvation.

Thank you for your prayer and your standing with us!

You can make tax deductible contribution to Ufa Bible Ministries which is recognized by the IRS as a 501c3 non-profit entity. Make checks payable to:
Ufa Bible Ministries
PO BOX 1761, Columbia, SC 29202