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The Thurston Report December
2002
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Preaching the Word
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Jim preaching
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You should have seen the tears streaming down their cheeks of the 150 plus who came down to the altar when the invitation was given. If each tear could talk, it would be saying, thank you Jesus for changing my life, thank you for investing in Jim’s ministry so he could come to us; so we could understand the Truth.
In our church service a couple of Sunday’s ago, the Lord used me in a mighty way giving the morning message. The presence of the Lord was very special and He greatly touched the majority of the
congregation as the people prayed and prayed. A few days later, a lady came up to me and said “that service changed my life.”
The service which usually lasts just a couple of hours lasted almost four hours and even at that the people still did not want to go home. It was a very moving time. The start of Revival? Maybe? This is what we pray for.
Special Prayer Request
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Zero dollars in our fund
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We understand that from time to time you may have questions as to why we seem to always ask you for funds destined for equipment purchases.
So I’ll try to explain the situation this way. Imagine that my family and I
are representative of Johannes Gutenberg, the first person to print the Bible. Imagine that what we do as a ministry is representative of the Bibles printed by Gutenberg. Imagine you, our supporters and partners, are representative of the individuals that financed Gutenberg’s endeavor.
Now, do you think Gutenberg could have done his work if he didn’t have a paper cutter, a
stitching device, a gluing device, paper, ink plus associates to make it all happen?
By inviting you to participate with us, you have the opportunity to help us multiply God’s Word, just like Gutenberg’s invention did. Using technology to increase God’s message may seem strange for the senior generation, but in the future it will probably be the standard and the norm.
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Sony DMX-R100
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We need to purchase some equipment that will allow us to replace old equipment
that does not fit into our new digital video system. I have found a place in Miami that will sell it to us, brand new, for a very
convenient amount. The device is a professional sound mixer and we have estimated the total cost to be around $21,000 dollars.
This cost includes the shipping and 28% Chilean import tax. It sounds like a great amount and it is, but the benefits of how it will
help us far out weigh the cost. It is also a lot cheaper than the $31,000 quoted to us for the same product already in Chile.
We are praying we will be able to purchase it as soon as possible. Would you join with us and make an offering of $100, $500,
$1,000 or $5,000 dollars or more to make this purchase happen? Please make out your offerings to Son of Man’s Mission at
P.O. Box 747, Bremerton, WA. 98337 and please include a note saying it is for equipment. Thank you.
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6
(KJV)
Thank you for being our partners and standing behind us in reaching the world for Christ.
In Christ,
Jim and Lina
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