Greater Portland Baptist Church

Weekly Eye On Missions: March 3, 2010

Jonathan Earnhart, GPBC Missionary to Peru

Dear Prayer Partners:

Praise the Lord for His continued blessing upon His work here in Tacna. We praise the Lord for a number of salvation decisions over the past few weeks. We have been preaching a lot on salvation, assurance of salvation as well as the rapture, tribulation and end times. God has been faithful to bless the preaching of His Word!

We are really asking God for a bus for our ministry. The bus we are using is a 1982 Dodge that one of our church families had in storage. It has been in so many accidents, that if we were to remove the bondo and fiberglass patches, the bus would literally fall apart! It really is not safe to transport children. If you were to push on any of the windows, they would fall out! I know, because it happened--a few times! The brakes barely work and the bus only starts when it wants to! Please pray about this great need! Literally dozens of teens and adults have come to the Lord through the bus ministry and it would be a huge loss to not have a bus.

God has opened quite a few doors for us to minister to small churches that are outside of the big cities. Most of them are forgotten and the pastors are getting no encouragement or help. A new bus would also enable us to travel to these outlying areas and be a blessing and help to these small churches.

Pastor Henry is doing well in Arequipa. Their attendance has begun to grow once again. He has formed a pastor's fellowship and once a week they are fasting and praying for their different churches. They are also meeting once a week at their different churches to accompany the pastor of that church in his visitation. Pastor Henry is a tremendous encourager and servant!

Here in Tacna, Grace Baptist Church is doing well. We have seen a large number of young people accept the Lord and Asst. Pastor Roberto is doing a group discipleship with the young men.

We are continuing to work in Calvary Baptist as well. Christian has one more year of seminary, then he is planning to get married and work with me full time. Richard has 3 years left and Jose' is planning to enter seminary this coming fall. We also have two young ladies that are praying about going to Bible college in March. Thank you for your prayer and your investment in God's work here in Peru. Your labor is not in vain in the Lord!

Fellow laborer,
Jonathan and family

Weekly Eye On Missions: February 24, 2010

Mr. Kim Earhart, GPBC Missionary to Plains, Montana Dear Pastor and Praying Friends: Recently we had the privilege to baptize Donna Abrams! Her daughter led her to the Lord over the phone. Little did we know that her daughter, who lives in Nevada, was praying for her to find a good church. One of our ladies invited her to church and the rest is history!!! We've been praying for our...continue

Weekly Eye On Missions: February 17, 2010

Don Dunn, GPBC Missionary with ROA Dear Pastor and Church: Greetings from California. I trust that all is well with you and your work is going forward for the Glory of God. Let me begin with a word from the ministry at Wasco State Prison, there in Wasco, CA. About three or four weeks ago, I preached and dealt with a man during the invitation. As I dealt with him,...continue

Weekly Eye On Missions: February 10, 2010

Dan Dubbe, GPBC Missionary to Germany Dear Ones in Christ, I am writing this prayer letter looking out the window at plenty of fresh snow, and I am grateful for how God has led and provided. We as a family celebrated Christmas among packing boxes. After five months of living out of suitcases, we are finally unpacked and are settling into our home. Two of our sons who are in...continue

Weekly Eye On Missions: February 3, 2010

Dan Deschamp, GPBC Missionary to Canada Dear Fellow-Labourers in Jesus Christ, In just the last twelve weeks, our soul winners have seen nearly 120 people trust Christ as their Savior. We are in the middle of our rainy season. In fact, it has rained over eleven inches in the last twelve days, so our soul winning times are dictated by the weather. As missionaries in the Arctic regions know, people...continue

Weekly Eye On Missions: January 27, 2010

Jeffrey "Scott" Dean, GPBC Missionary to Mongolia Dear Pastor and Church, We are now in the United States and will be here for the next eight months except for a brief trip to Canada. It has been a pleasure to be with our families again. We had a Mongolian Christian man travel back with us from Mongolia and spend about a week with us. It was an amazing trip for...continue

Weekly Eye On Missions: January 20, 2010

Bob Dayton, GPBC Missionary to Nicaragua Bible Institute Dear Friends in Christ, What a joy to be your missionary and to know that God is using us in the fields that are white unto harvest. Thank you for your continued prayers and support for the work in Nicaragua. As you read this, I will be in Nicaragua for a month with a small group of men doing the work of...continue

Weekly Eye On Missions: January 13, 2010

Gale Dawson, GPBC Missionary to the Congo Dear Friends, Praise the Lord, we made it to Holland, New York (just south of Buffalo) before 18 inches of snow fell. We arrived at noon on Monday, Nov. 30th and were met by eight members of HCBBC, and unloaded the 26 foot Penske truck in three hours flat. By Friday, the house was 95% set up and the Christmas tree was decorated....continue

Weekly Eye On Missions: January 6, 2010

Bill Daab, GPBC Missionary to the Middle East Dear Friends, One year has passed since we first arrived in Jordan. In that year we have encountered a new culture, new language, new society, new lifestyle, new church, new friends, and the same enemy. As I look back on the past twelve months I am amazed at all that is involved in this transitional phase of ministry. I always thought I...continue

Weekly Eye On Missions: December 30, 2009

Kyle Charters, GPBC Missionary to El Salvador In October, we held our second annual Kid's Day. Because of many first-time visitors, we had 101 in attendance. We had carnival games and prizes for everyone. We were able to reach several new families as a result of this special day. One of our faithful ladies in the church is now in charge of the Children's Sunday School and Children Church hour....continue

Weekly Eye On Missions: December 16, 2009

Jeff Carney, GPBC Missionary to Central America Dear Church Family, With God's help our family has only begun to minister; with God's help the changes that we are making will further aid us in impacting the G.O.T. (Generation of Tomorrow). For eight years we have worked at delivering the gospel message and discipling the godly members, and we are now preparing to once again duplicate the great mandate. In the...continue

Weekly Eye On Missions: December 9, 2009

Don Carney, GPBC Missionary to Mexico Hola! Hello from Yucatan! A lot has been happening here the past few months, a lot of things for which we praise the Lord! We opened the Bible Baptist Seminary. This is a crucial step in preparing men (and women) to serve the Lord. We praise the Lord for the growth we are already seeing in their lives. David and Miguel just led their...continue