{"id":1965,"date":"2018-03-13T21:26:31","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T21:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/?p=1965"},"modified":"2018-03-13T21:26:31","modified_gmt":"2018-03-13T21:26:31","slug":"board-newsletter-march-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/board-newsletter-march-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Board Newsletter: March 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Greetings from Japan!<\/strong><\/p>\n

STRATEGIC ADVANCE IN INDOCHINA<\/strong><\/p>\n

In January, Russell traveled to Maesai, Thailand on a multi-purpose mission. He joined missionary Albert Gonzales, former missionary Jeff Willhoite, and Pastor Steve Willis, in teaching a two-day seminar to pastors and leaders from Thailand and Myanmar. The conference theme was \u201cWalk in Christ,\u201d and featured challenging and inspirational material, rich with wisdom from Scripture and years of ministry experience.<\/p>\n

In addition, strategic consultations were held with national leaders and mission personnel from Thailand and the US to lay out plans for the continued development of the Mekong Discipleship Center (MDC). The vision for MDC is to make disciples, equip leaders, and train church planters to spread the Kingdom of Christ throughout the Golden Triangle region (Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar) and beyond.<\/p>\n

One piece of big news: The Lord has opened the door to initiate new training programs in the closed nation of Vietnam!<\/p>\n

VILLAGE CHURCH PLANTS IN INDIA<\/strong><\/p>\n

In February, Russell journeyed to India together with son-in-law Hiro, and grandson Justin. They joined groups from the U.S. and the Philippines to form a multi-national team with medical and children\u2019s ministry personnel. Basing in the South India city of Srikakulam, they made daily trips to seven different village locations to boost the ministry of local pastors and church planters.<\/p>\n

Setting up medical clinics inside or adjacent to the churches raised the profile of the local ministries, and tangibly blessed the villages. The current political climate in India is hostile to Christianity, with Hindu radicals defaming and attacking believers. But, in these villages, many Hindus entered churches for the first time and came to realize that they are places of love and healing.<\/p>\n

The local believers had been praying fervently for this team mission for months, and the results were evident: no incidents of opposition, sufficient medicine to last through all the clinics, invitations to minister in village schools, a beautiful spirit of unity and cooperation among the team and their Indian hosts, and numerous testimonies of God at work!<\/p>\n

The local believers were impressed by the sacrifices made by the team members in time, effort, and expense, while the team was impressed by the sacrifices of their hosts in faithfully serving Christ in spite of opposition from family and neighbors. Everyone was blessed and Jesus was glorified!<\/p>\n

POINTS FOR PRAYER<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Pray for the continued construction and development of the Mekong Discipleship Center (WMM project #74015P), and for Pastor Chang who is now directing the ministry.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Pray for open doors and new outreaches into Vietnam and Laos.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Pray for the safety, courage, and witness of believers in India who serve Christ in a hostile environment. Pray for the light of Christ to shine brightly in the darkness.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Pray for more laborers and financial resources to spread the gospel to unreached areas of Asia. Pray for wisdom and strength for us as we lead the work of WMM in this vast region.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Pray for revival in Japan!<\/p>\n

Thank you for your partnership in the gospel!<\/p>\n

\u201cLost people matter to God, and so they must matter to us.\u201d – Keith Wright<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u00a1GUAUU! \u00a1\u00a1\u00a1LA IGLESIA SE VUELVE IMPRESIONANTE !!! HERMOSOS PIES, ALFOMBRAS, AIRE ACONDICIONADO, HERMOSO P\u00daLPURA Y VENTANAS MANUFACTURADAS ...<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

El primer servicio de la iglesia en los Estados Unidos es normalmente un choque cultural para nosotros despu\u00e9s de estar en \u00c1frica durante tres a\u00f1os. Muchas de nuestras iglesias en el sur de \u00c1frica tienen pisos de concreto, sin techos, ventanas b\u00e1sicas, ba\u00f1os exteriores, sin aire acondicionado y p\u00falpitos artesanales hechos con madera de desecho. Sin embargo, las personas all\u00ed est\u00e1n llenas del gozo del Se\u00f1or: danzar, cantar y dar testimonio de la provisi\u00f3n y la grandeza de Dios.<\/p>\r\n

\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

GRADUACI\u00d3N Y BODA<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Un punto culminante de nuestro permiso ha sido asistir a la graduaci\u00f3n de la escuela secundaria de nuestra nieta, Shaan Delport. \"\"<\/a> Otro ha sido que Joe se haya casado con nuestro nieto, Trysten Delport, y su bella novia, Rachel Lowry Delport.<\/p>\r\n

NUESTRO VIAJE MISIONERO<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

La \u00fanica cosa que ha sostenido nuestro viaje como misioneros es el llamado de Dios. Durante veintinueve a\u00f1os, hemos experimentado la gu\u00eda y direcci\u00f3n de Dios en nuestras vidas. \u00c9l nunca nos ha fallado, independientemente de los desaf\u00edos que hemos tenido que enfrentar. Los catorce a\u00f1os que pasamos en Zimbabwe fueron muy gratificantes ya que invertimos en la vida de l\u00edderes, personas y ni\u00f1os. Fue durante ese tiempo, Dios nos llam\u00f3 al centro y norte de Mozambique a un pa\u00eds destrozado y personas heridas, que hab\u00edan sufrido 17 a\u00f1os de guerra civil. Este fue uno de los momentos m\u00e1s gratificantes de nuestro ministerio, ya que las personas recibieron a Jes\u00fas como su ancla.<\/p>\r\n

Nos pidieron que nos mudemos en 2002 para servir como Directores Regionales para \u00c1frica del Sur, supervisando el trabajo en seis pa\u00edses. En los \u00faltimos 15 a\u00f1os, hemos experimentado un movimiento fenomenal de Dios en esta regi\u00f3n. Los siguientes son algunos de los puntos destacados recientes:<\/p>\r\n

\u2022 La APS sudafricana estableci\u00f3 su duod\u00e9cima conferencia en 2016<\/p>\r\n

\u2022 La Conferencia General de Botswana tuvo una exitosa conferencia anual de 2017 en Mahalapye, Botswana. Est\u00e1n planeando comenzar dos conferencias nuevas.<\/p>\r\n

\u2022 El programa de capacitaci\u00f3n de liderazgo ISOM (Escuela Internacional de Ministerio) ha sido muy efectivo en nuestra iglesia en Francistown, Botswana. Tambi\u00e9n se est\u00e1 estableciendo en otras \u00e1reas del pa\u00eds.<\/p>\r\n

\u2022 En junio de 2016, celebramos la dedicaci\u00f3n de nuestra iglesia en Maputo, Mozambique. La iglesia ya tiene 300 personas presentes y est\u00e1 creciendo.<\/p>\r\n\u2022 En noviembre, 21 estudiantes se graduaron de Advance School of Ministry en Lilongwe,\r\n

NUESTRO VIAJE MISIONERO CONTINU\u00d3<\/p>\r\n

\u2022 La capacitaci\u00f3n de DCPI est\u00e1 funcionando bien en Sud\u00e1frica. La mayor\u00eda de las conferencias han participado en los programas de capacitaci\u00f3n con buenos resultados.<\/p>\r\n

\u2022 Varios equipos de EE. UU. Han visitado Mozambique a lo largo de los a\u00f1os.<\/p>\r\n

\u2022 Joe realiz\u00f3 numerosos eventos de capacitaci\u00f3n de liderazgo en iglesias y conferencias durante todo el a\u00f1o.<\/p>\r\n

\u2022 La Conferencia General de Sud\u00e1frica ha estado trabajando arduamente para establecer el programa de capacitaci\u00f3n ISOM, que comenzar\u00e1 a principios de 2017. Cada una de las 12 conferencias se ha comprometido a que al menos cinco iglesias participen en el programa. Esto significa que habr\u00e1 60 centros de capacitaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\r\n

\u2022 La Conferencia del Sur de Mozambique licenci\u00f3 a 22 l\u00edderes j\u00f3venes, y los desafi\u00f3 a convertirse en plantadores de iglesias en las ciudades y pueblos de la regi\u00f3n.<\/p>\r\n

\u2022 Swazilandia ha visto un crecimiento fenomenal de la iglesia. En ocho a\u00f1os, nuestros misioneros sudafricanos, el reverendo Xolani y Thembeka Ngema, han plantado seis iglesias. Est\u00e1n apuntando a Manzini, la segunda ciudad m\u00e1s grande de Swazilandia para plantar la pr\u00f3xima iglesia.<\/p>\r\n

SOLICITUD ESPECIAL<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Necesitamos soporte mensual adicional para permitirnos regresar al campo. Si puede contribuir a nuestro ministerio en el sur de \u00c1frica, lo apreciaremos mucho.<\/p>\r\n

Puede contactarnos en: joedelportwmm@aol.com o 864-999-0148.<\/p>\r\n

\u00a1\u00a1\u00a1GRACIAS POR TU APOYO!!!<\/p>\r\nJoe y Maggie Delport","author_name":"","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/03\/prayer-for-MDC-director-e1520975944892.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb62Ar-vH","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1965","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1965"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1965\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}