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September, 2010
Dear ministry partner:
Thank YOU for your partnership with First Love Ministries.
I never got sick one time during my 14th trip to India. It was one of our most fruitful trips ever. I really enjoyed having my friend John Romnes along. He is a joy to travel with and I love his humor as well as his perspective on things. As most of you know, while I was in India Cindy’s mother broke her hip then during surgery had complications which caused her death. Cindy and I appreciate your prayers during this time of adjustment for Cindy as she was her mother’s primary care giver. I am glad that during the last few years Cindy was able to spend a lot of time with her mother. The family has asked me to hold a memorial service in Natoma, KS on September 4th at 2pm with dinner following. Thank you for all your prayers. We rely heavily on the knowledge of knowing we have you as a partner in ministry and your prayers make a difference in so many ways.
The Ark Home is open outside Kolkata and we have our first two precious little girls in this home. Salome is six years old and Sarthi is four. This home will hold twenty-four girls. We had a dedication service with cake and balloons and I even got my fingernails painted for the first time in my life. Sarthi insisted on doing it and, really, they didn’t look bad. We are looking to buy land so we can build another home for girls. This time we have decided on an area in Kolkata and are trying to buy a big enough piece of land to not only build a home but a Bible College. After talking with the Board of FLM of India we are starting another non-profit called First Love Ministries of Asia and the Bible College will be run under this organization. After much prayer, I felt that all the work we are doing to start a Bible College in Peru can be utilized and help us in starting one in India. For years we have helped students go to Bible College in India, and to date have helped over 120 students. This trip we were able to help twenty-five new girls and one boy through a new program God led me to start. We now have helped over 200 girls. God is so good and it is exciting to see the growth of vision but also the fruit of the ministry.
I felt terrible not being able to be at home when Cindy lost her Mother. I was thankful for our pastor and his wife as well as other friends and her sisters that were there for her. One night I awoke from sleep and felt God leading me to start this new program. I am taking the first two letters of my mother’s name, Marjorie, (whom I lost last year) and Cindy’s mother’s name, Ruby, and calling this new program The MARU Project. This Project will work with a local church in helping children who need help in their education, clothing, and food. John and I visited one of FLM’s churches and the pastor had three little kids living in the church. They needed help with food, clothing and their education. I simply smiled and as I was led of God and said, “These three precious little lives will be the first children to be helped by The MARU Project!”
We also spent time at our Topeka Stars Home where we have a feeding program feeding over 70 kids on an average day. It is also a home where we have seventeen girls and a place to help others that simply need a mat to sleep on during the night. We also spent time at our Alliance Project Home where we now have 32 girls. For some reason -- I simply cannot explain it -- but while they were having a program, doing Bible Stories and then dancing, I got up and danced like a wild man to the joy of all the staff and girls. To bring a smile and laughter to a child who has known so much pain makes me so happy even if it is humbling for me.
We also dedicated a church that FLM has been helping to build and I was privileged to also dedicate the pastor’s two sons to God. We took on another pastor and his wife under the covering of FLM. That brings us to a total of 61 pastors around the world that FLM is covering and supporting. We have 12 pastors available for you to sponsor at $30 per month.
Our ministry time in Spain was very special. For over 50 years I have been told I would preach in over 50 countries of the world. I have been told this by several different people. Spain was our 50th country we have ministered in. I shared with the people during my first service there that they were part of the fulfillment of prophecy upon my life since I was a little boy. All the private dreams I had wondering if that prophecy would be fulfilled many times perplexed me. I have never felt like I was anything special at all but I have always known how special God is. I knew if God desired it and I was willing to obey, then it would happen. Praise God for fulfilled prophecy’s through my obedience. What a wonderful fulfillment of The Year of Multiplication we are seeing in 2010. THANK YOU for YOUR part in all that God is doing through First Love Ministries.
***Contact me if interested in the Mission Trip to the Indian Reservation listed below***
OCTOBER 13 - 17 Mission SD
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PO 100
Rogers, AR 72757-0100
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If you do not know Jesus as your personal savior then please email me so I can pray with you. It is so simple. First you must believe then ask him to forgive you of your sins and he does.. Then you will know the true reason and Joy of living. Feel free to email me at FirstLoveCares@aol.com
a servant in training
paul