A FINAL EMAIL FROM PASTOR MARTIN BEFORE I FLY. I tell you, I nearly got tears in my eyes when I read this email below. The heart God has given my precious brother is something extraordinary... But quickly let me say a huge THANK YOU to everyone who supported this upcoming Crusade. God was again, entirely faithful. And I am again, so, so thankful. Glory to Jesus--and thank you...

I'm off for 24 hours of sitting in airplanes so pray for my endurance! Here we go--another glorious adventure to come. I love You, Jesus! Glory to Jesus! Here comes Pastor Martin...

My dear brother,

The wonderful times are here. My brother I am counting days I will be waiting at the airport searching each and every plane that comes to SA. I know you will be inside one of them, my dear brother I am out of words I am just waiting for you.

Come "home," brother, lets go to Oukasie and speak about His glorious Name. I love you, Brother. Come quickly.

Martin

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PASTOR MARTIN IS SO BUSY getting things ready for the September Crusade he barely has the time to bang out but a few words, but here they are. On their side things are going great and quickly coming together and on our side God is slowly but surely providing every penny that will be needed. I tell you, earlier I was looking at the bus rental cost (the buses are the key because without them the people have no means of transportation to the Crusade) and thinking, "Man, if we could only find some way around that." But then it just hit me--WHO CARES!! What's money when we're talking about souls, souls, souls!" Glory to Jesus!

So here is Pastor Martin's latest email. Enjoy!


My dear brother we are already waiting to see the glory of the Lord flooding BRITS and OUKASIE. I believe the cost will be covered, we are all praying and the Lord will provide, and then He will show us great and mighty things.

On the day of your arrival I will be there to meet you brother. Yes, we will have lunch together and have a big talk about the crusade and life and how wonderful and glorious our Father is. My dear brother I believe the Lord will do wonders this year beyond what we have seen in the past. You will not believe the anticipation, the brothers and sisters are hungry, my brother, it has been to long. May the good Lord bless you and strengthen you as you make preparations to come over. God bless you my dear brother.

I love you brother
Martin
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And may I say, "I love you, too, Brother! We will certainly see God's glory as He is ever, ever faithful. Glory to the Name of Jesus

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Thank you so, so much. I tell you, the fruitfulness of these crusades cannot be underestimated--I could tell stories from here to, well, heaven! In fact, let me include a gracious email that I received from one of you that really grabbed my heart--because it is so true and so important. Here comes...

Good morning!

I was just thinking....my pastor is on this discipleship kick....he's had enough. He doesn't want transplants (from other churches). He wants to win the lost and concentrate on discipleship. Which, hey, if you think about it is what we're supposed to be doing anyway right. So, I just was thinking about what I saw on your website from the very beginning. I was looking at the crusade photos and seeing thousands come to Christ, renouncing witchcraft, burning idols, and magic items. But it didn't stop there. There was a photo of a table of people filling out papers. They were exchanging info so that the new believers could be placed in churches near where they live. And thus given the chance for discipleship. That's cool! So as a part of the crusades, thousands are given the opportunity to GROW in their relationship with Christ....not all will submit to that, I understand. But I just wanted to encourage you, that that is a very important part and to continue to press in on that issue. That is the example that Jesus left for us to follow. Keep up the good work and doing what He tells you to and He will bless, bless, bless this ministry!

I tell you, it's true, true, true. We've been able to plant 25 churches based on our Crusades from last year and look forward to all that God is going to do this September, too. Come alongside us, won't you? I so appreciate your trust and support. Glory to Jesus! Thanks!

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Jesus in My Heart. The second book for the "Kiddies Crusade" is printed and ready to be assembled. This booklet is titled "Jesus in My Heart" and has been translated into Tswana. It was illustrated by a talented young lady, Rachel Henderson, from Indiana Wesleyan University. Thanks for giving of your time and talent, Rachel! The children of South Africa will be blessed.

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Preparing for the September Crusade. Some members of the “Youth Alive” group from Peyton Community Church in Peyton, Colorado worked for several hours last week to put together over 300 salvation bracelets for the September “Kiddies Crusade. Those bracelets will be used to present the salvation message to the African kids in a very clear way. Thanks kids! God bless you for your good work for the Kingdom!

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More Preparation for September's Crusade. I just wanted you all to see something that so touched my heart. I mean, really, when I heard about this I was just so humbled... One of the things we discovered in our last South African Crusade was how the African kiddies so treasure any written materials about Jesus, and of course that kind of re-enforcing follow-up is so important. In our upcoming September Crusade hundreds (at least) of children will receive Jesus as Savior so we decided to create follow-up booklets for them ourselves (as you can guess it is much cheaper than purchasing them). We wrote up a little booklet in English then sent it over to be translated into “Tswana”. We printed them up and there was only one step remaining: the painstaking task of assembling the booklets.

Well, one of the Senior High small groups at McGrawsville, Indiana UM Church rose to the occasion. They came together with their staplers and everything and, well, the photos tell the story – precious Americans kids taking the time to care for precious African kids. They assembled I-don’t-know-how-many booklets and then prayed for each and every heart that would be filled with God’s truth through them. It so struck me that I wanted to share it with you. I pray it blesses you as it so blessed me. “Thanks, kids – and thanks to you who are the support base for all this, too.” Souls, souls, precious souls – is there anything more precious than precious souls.... Thanks, thanks, many thanks. Glory to Jesus! Bruce

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