UPDATED SEPTEMBER 2010
First, let me start by reporting of the continued results of your prayers and investment of our trip to Uganda , Central Africa . Several pastors have contacted us as to the ongoing work of the Holy Spirit in several remote areas where we had services. Oh, how the Lord has met their needs through increased faith and a stronger and more committed prayer life. Those of you who reverently prayed for our ministry there and gave extra funds for that evangelistic effort to materialize, it is still bearing "precious fruit!" Only heaven will reveal your part in the Holy Spirit's working over there in Uganda , Africa .
We are receiving several good reports of God's blessings on our precious church of 22 years in IWAKUNI, Japan . A solid foundation of Biblical doctrine and missions had been laid, and to the Glory of God, Bro. Chris Parker is building on that foundation. One Japanese lady for which you all prayer for several years and missionaries Dan Gardner and Ron White had shared the plan of salvation with several times, accepted Christ as her Savior shortly after we left. Some plant, some water, but God gives the increase! Well, thanks to your prayers and the Grace of God, that Japanese lady has passed on to glory with Christ Jesus in her heart.
Talking about going on to glory, another sweet member of our church in Japan , Mrs. Cook, went home to heaven. The family asked me to perform the funeral service. What an honor to preach the gospel of the "Death, Burial but most of all, the Resurrection" of our Precious Lord.
We are very, very busy, but we are not at liberty to share much of what we do and with whom. In the past three months, we have had some 33 pastors and missionaries to make use of our facilities. One missionary from France said in part, "Your ministry is a place of refuge and quite healing." So many of the missionaries that come our way, work in the Middle East or countries where the true gospel is often neglected, especially in the 10/40 window. To hear of their sacrifice and constant threats of danger, just to share the gospel, makes me thankful for God's grace. We offer Rest, Renewal, Restoration, etc. to many of the truly burned out and very discouraged missionaries. We often hear weeks later of how their ministries are greatly affected because of our ministry to them here at Mt. View . We covet your prayers as we counsel, provide needs and loving care to these choice servants of God.
Your consistent prayers and faithful financial investment in our ministry since 1978, has enabled us to touch lives literally, around the world. To God Be the Glory!
Serving Him,
Zane & Burma Abbott
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