“Commit your actions to the Lord, and your plans will succeed.”
Proverbs 16:3 (NLT)
On February 8th, our crew completed our project in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, replacing the roof on a church MOVE had constructed in 1993, and began our journey home.
While there, we demolished the existing soffit, facia, ceiling, and began to remove the existing purlins and roof steel. During demo, we witnessed firsthand how hot ash, termites, and bats had destroyed the roof.
The roof before work was done.
The new roof after replacing the old one.
Our crew for this project was nothing short of amazing. God has a way of assembling our crew, where men come together and work in harmony and unity. Not only did we accomplish what we set out to do, we also patched the walls, painted the interior of the sanctuary, and painted the iron rod fence out front.
During our trip, we also performed outreach and ministry in the local churches. We were in St. Vincent for two weeks and both Sundays I preached in all three Open Bible churches. We also ministered at a boys' home that houses at-risk youth, and we ministered in the local prison.
Working with the church leadership in St. Vincent was a pleasure. Pastor Chad and Crystal Greaves make a great team that is leading their church into the future. Pastor Chad captured the heart of MOVE Ministries and made a commitment to join us on our project in Thailand!
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Open Bible Churches
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Des Moines, IA 50315
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Thailand is our next project, scheduled for the winter of 2024. Thailand is a nation that is 1.13% Christian according to their 2018 census.
When Open Bible missionaries Mike and Dara Rasavanh first arrived there, they never dreamed of receiving the blessing of land. On this land we will be building their church; and eventually they will build a school. Asia is a special place because of the desperate need for people to spread the Gospel message. We are blessed to be able to come work alongside Mike and Dara and provide the resources they need to minister to their local community. They are located about 1.5 hours northeast of Bangkok.
Above is the land that had to be filled with dirt where the church will be built. Below is the land already filled. It is now used for people to worship the Lord.
As we learn to adjust to global inflation, the cost to build a church has increased. We anticipate that building a church in Thailand will cost as much as $65,000. We ask that you prayerfully consider partnering with us to see this church built in a nation that desperately needs churches.
"In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive'".
Acts 20:35 (NIV)
Blessings,
Aaron Keller
We are announcing our Global Harvest offering for 2023, our special conference for missionaries and field directors that will take place at Rejuvenate 2023!! To find out more and learn how you can participate in this special offering, please click here.
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