TRANSFORMING LIVES
April 23, 2009

Rick Hess gives eye exams and glasses while sharing the Gospel in Belen

“The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face to shine upon you; the Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.” Numbers 6:24

Through the years I have prayed this beautiful blessing over others, but today I feel like many have prayed it over Eternity Minded Ministries! I am so blessed by how the Lord continues to use our ministry to bring about transformation in the lives of others.

God worked deeply in hundreds of souls during Mission Belen. Although the level of the Amazon River was high and caused us to change some plans, we were never rained out of any ministry. We had a wonderful team and the Lord used them greatly in leading many to Christ. On the last night, the mayor’s assistant said to me, “You must come back, you must come back!” It is always a joy to return to help the churches with discipleship, so we will go back to Belen in July with Bibles for the new believers and additional humanitarian aid. If you would like to give a Bible to a new believer you may do so for only $3.00.

In a few weeks I will send you a beautiful pictorial report of how God used you, our team, and EMM to bless the people of Belen. I want to take some time to gather testimonies and stories that will thrill you as you read what took place. This week, however, we are moving the EMM office! A friend of our ministry owns a building much closer to where we live and made us an offer we couldn’t refuse. We are truly blessed by this gift!

With all the excitement about Mission Belen, I neglected to tell you about a fantastic opportunity taking place in the inner city of London next month. Manor Park, a borough in the east side of London, is a tough area known for its huge immigrant population. In fact, in just a few square miles over 125 languages are spoken!

Please pray for me as I join my good friends Nigel Gordon and David Foster in taking the Gospel to Hindus, Muslims, occultists, and atheists. During this strategic outreach May 10-17 I will be giving 14 messages of hope. The audiences will be diverse, ranging from city officials to rowdy street teens. People often ask where the hardest place is for me to preach and I always say, without a doubt, England! Inner city London is the toughest part of England, so I will covet your prayers!

As EMM partners with churches in Manor Park to take the Gospel of Christ to some of the toughest places in London, your gifts this month will bring light to a very dark place. The Lord is, indeed, “making His face to shine upon us” as we share His salvation message around the world. Thank you for your continual commitment to making disciples!

With Eternity in Mind,

Dan Owens