On July 24, I am scheduled to fly to Grand Rapids, Michigan, to meet with Curtis Baker for a four-day gathering of pastors, leaders, and laypeople from Myanmar (formerly Burma) in the United States.  Myanmar is still experiencing a prolonged civil war, and thousands of its citizens have fled the country as the fighting has made it too dangerous to remain in their homes.  Among those fleeing is a great number of believers.  American missionaries brought the gospel to Burma over 100 years ago and successfully made many converts and disciples throughout the nation.   Even though this is the largest Buddhist nation on earth, Christians have advanced, and there are many thriving churches and Bible training centers scattered throughout the land.  We have personally traveled to Myanmar a dozen times to conduct leadership conferences and children’s/orphanage ministry.  As the Burmese Christians flee, they are settling in nearby nations such as Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, and Malaysia.  They are also settling in Australia and the United States.  Curtis has built up relationships with many of the key pastors from Myanmar and regularly travels to their churches in these various countries.  He also ministers in their churches in several American cities. 

The leaders of the Myanmar Grand Rapids conference have asked Curtis and me to be the main speakers at the evening sessions and then to minister at local Burmese churches on Sunday.  This is an excellent opportunity for us to meet more Myanmar ministers and Believers and set up future ministry with them in the United States.

In September, I am scheduled to travel to Nairobi, Kenya, to work with Jack Adams and possibly Curtis Baker for a leadership conference and evening crusade in Homa Bay City.  This city is located in central Kenya, and the ministry event takes place from October 2nd to 5th.  Jack Adams is an elder and prophetic evangelist at our church in Pflugerville.  He has joined me on numerous overseas ministry excursions in many nations, including India, Myanmar, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Kenya, and China.  They are expecting about 200 Christian leaders to attend the daytime conference and then even more for the evening crusades and Saturday water baptism service.  We are believing God for many salvations, baptisms in the Holy Spirit, healings, miracles, prophetic ministries, and deliverance.  Please keep this even in your prayers, as we have many times faced increased spiritual resistance from the enemy before and during these meetings.  

We thank you for your generous support and prayers over the years, which have given us the ability to continue impacting poorer nations with the Gospel and leadership ministry.   I will be taking a case of my book “The Path of the Righteous” with me to Michigan and Kenya, and I usually give away most of them free of charge to help the pastors and leaders.  Much of the need for the Grand Rapids expenses has been met by a church and other donors.  There is a remaining need of about $3500 for the Kenya outreach to cover the cost of airfare, conference expenses, advertising, books, and housing.   Thank you in advance for your contributions and for keeping us in prayer as we travel and minister.  All contributions are tax-deductible.  Checks should be made out to FMI.  You can also give online below.  

Please keep our missionary friend, Chuck Lenhart, in your prayers as he is now facing a vicious form of cancer in his prostate and bones.  He is hospitalized in Pennsylvania and is bedridden with a broken shoulder and weak legs.   He needs a miracle.  We began traveling with Chuck in the 1990s as he lived in China.  He and his family and ministry team have been true missionary pioneers and have gone to many unreached people groups in China, Tibet, Mongolia, and beyond, and have had great results in planting churches and installing Bible Schools.  May God bless you as you do your part in helping to fulfill the Great Commission of Matthew 28:19.