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Summer 2006 |
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Summer 2006 |
| Greetings from CHM Director David Byrne!
“...that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you…” John 17:21 During the first immigration rally in Houston,
I didn’t know what I was getting into when I took my signboard and went to
join the people behind the labels. I just felt I needed to stand with
those who, for many different reasons, have come to this country for hope
and are increasingly finding rejection and anger. |
CHM Board: William Roeh Michal Alexander Rev. Craig Davis Paul Feaster Jacob Estrada Thomas Hoke Dora Gutierrez Kerr Dr. Chuck Mylander Dr. Karl Newman Scott Randall Dr. Jack Rea |
Something Old, Something New
When the old League City Friends Church building became available
for new ministry at the end of last year, we knew that it would be a challenge
to recondition the facilities and launch the bilingual/multicultural ministries
that God has given us a vision for. Thousands of dollars and hours
have now been invested in the effort and we are just beginning. |
Spiritual
Retreat
In a remote area just outside of Aguascalientes,
Mexican Friends Pastors and leaders came together to seek God.
Ministry is often full of busy activity as we seek to care for people’s needs and make disciples. It can be so busy, in fact, that we can easily lose track of the voice of the Master whom we seek to serve. 
In this beautiful location in central México, Dr. Joe Roher led leaders through a variety of spiritual disciplines in a first-of-its-kind retreat sponsored by EFM and CHM. EFM’s director, Chuck Mylander, also led part of the retreat on prayer as Friends leaders spread throughout this key city to pray God’s blessing and protection on this place where a new mission team hopes to plant multiple churches. It was a great time together that culminated in a foot-washing ceremony where these ministers illustrated their love and commitment to serve each other as brothers and sisters in Christ. |
Making Disciples—Preparing Ministers Instituto ALMA continues to serve
the Hispanic church with new cell groups established and leaders trained.
Currently, our need is to develop new classes and to mobilize our distribution
network to make the classes available to more church leaders.
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News & Prayer
| F | --Pray for the new ministries CHM is launching in South Houston and League City Texas (see above). Pray for the ongoing renovation of the facilities and for the leadership for ministries that are multi-faceted, multi-cultural, and empowered by God. |
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--Unity in the body of Christ is a constant struggle since Paul’s day. Pray that Hispanic Churches, their members, and their leaders will let Jesus reign—not personal ambitions or jealousies. |
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--Pray for Hispanic Ministry groups at Yearly Meeting sessions and for the 10th North American Hispanic Friends Conference (Philadelphia, Oct. 5-8). The thrust will be on evangelism with nightly evangelistic campaigns. |
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-- Pray for teams going out to help Hispanic ministries this summer - (like East Richland Friends’ visit to South Texas in mid-August to work with CHM in its ministry projects.) |