World Renewal International
Monday, May 14, 2007
Transportation Is A Go!
Can you imagine never having a car? You never had your own transportation? Have you looked at the high school parking lots in the USA lately? Awesome cars and trucks for teens. It is the norm! However, our pastors in Haiti have never had their own transportation until last week. They are thrilled and so are we. Brandywine Community Church, Greenfield Indiana, gave part of their Christmas Offering for the purchase of 8 motor bikes for these pastors. Here they are! Thanks Brandywine Community Church Congregation and Pastors!Pictured on top is Pastor Luc Joesph's brother, Pastor Solamon Joesph who is pastor of our church at Dourin. He was my roommate during the pastors conference last October. On the left is Pastor Mabel Montelus of the Petite River Church. I want to introduce you to our new National Children's worker Anslene Mercelus, below.
We just ended our first Clint Clouse Women's Leaders Conference in Cap Haitian, Haiti. Our leaders, Pastor Wes Davis, Pastor Frank Penna, WRI Rep. Max Wright and our translator Herve Louis are all safely in their homes tonight. We are grateful to all of you and the Lord. Thanks for praying for all of these needs. I am told the women had a great time of learning and many had great spiritual happenings in their life. Our thanks to Clint and Joy Clouse for sponsoring this conference.
Brandywine Commuity Church has given 10% of their gross income to missions from their first day of existence. They have never really struggled to exist financially and have had growth of over 100 new people each year for many years. This year as they moved in September to their first owned facility (For years they had met in a store front) they jumped 400-500 people. They had over 2020 for Easter Sunday. Over 70% of the congregation say they received Christ at Brandywine. There has been little transfer of memberships from other congregations. My youngest brother Mark and Kathy Wright are Senior Pastor and Women's Ministry Director. Brandywine's generosity has always been blessed by the Lord Jesus Christ and is a wonderful example for individuals and churches that you can't out give the Lord. Amen!
Thanks for stopping by.
:: posted by Gary Wright, 7:48 PM
