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I’m happy to report that refurbishment of the Mission Residence is under way. The carpeting downstairs has been pulled up revealing beautiful white oak flooring. Our hope is that we can get by without a major sanding and refinishing. We have received a monetary gift to help purchase area rugs. We need a sofa, an easy chair, end tables, pictures, lamps and a queen sized bed. Emily Fernbach has suggested the addition of a porch swing and several rocking chairs.  Donations are quite welcome. Our scheduled workday is November 20^th. If you can help, let Sheila Beaman know.

    Br. Mark Ebert loaned me a book entitled Zinzendorf – The Ecumenical Pioneer by A.J. Lewis. I highly recommend it to you. The author, a British Moravian pastor, covers the founding of the Unitas Fratrum and an extensive outline of the various encounters with leaders of many denominations which Zinzendorf actively sought. His respect for the beliefs and practices of these different groups added to the total fabric of Christianity in his judgment and he had a vision of the Church universal which seems to be as relevant today as it was then. He was totally caught up with the role of mission in the church, to preach the Gospel and Christ crucified. Because he stayed focused on that, the Moravian Church became recognized for its commitment to the discipling of souls for our Lord. The Moravian Book and Gift Shop has copies in paperback if you are interested.

     Reading this book has given me a renewed interest in working with other groups in following the Great Commission.  An example would be the Baptist Men’s Organization or the Mennonites, both of whom have expertise in disaster relief. Partnering with Campus Crusade for Christ and Intervarsity in reaching out to unbelievers is something we are already doing.  Included in this list, we work with are Overseas Mission Fellowship and Youth With a Mission.

     At one time the Moravian Church was considered a world leader in mission. What would it take to get back to that blessed state of service to Him?    

 Jack Geis

A LETTER FROM INDIA

Greetings to you in Jesus’ Name from us and children at Mercy and Grace, India. We thank God for your loving, blessing and prayerful work and service you are going through your wonderful newsletter for sharing news to those who wants to know more of you and your missions worldwide for Christ and His kingdom.

We are deeply touched by the contents of your newsletter. It is a blessing for us to have visited your website to know more of your work there. We believe that there is no greater service than that of sharing our talents, wisdom, knowledge, skills, money, time and some of our possessions to those who are in need.

We are praying for all of your needs that you mentioned in your newsletter and praying for all of our brethren who contributed news and articles and messages in your newsletter. We appreciated their love for the people in Christ as Jesus did and showed us how to love one another and how to share, care, help, love, pray and bless each other as we are one in Him, in His friendship and in His fellowship.

We need your prayers for our small Lord’s Work to win the dying souls for Christ and His kingdom and need your prayers to meet pressing and basic needs of our children at orphanage, as we are running this residential school for destitute child labor, street children, neglected, school drop outs and orphans.  All of these children are growing in His mercy and grace and studying the word of God, learning the truth, singing songs in everyday for glorifying God.  We are praying to start a Bible School for them.

My wife and I both are dedicated, committed, involved in helping the children and families to win them for Christ and His kingdom. We are small group of Christians who are work for His kingdom. Please pray and think to send us a copy of your printed newsletter by postal mail to use it in our Bible studies to share all of the messages with our brethren to motivate them.

Midhava & Nirmala. India

ATHI RIVER ORPHANAGE

     Michael Tesh, a member of Christ Moravian Church works in the Athi River outside of Nairobi, Kenya. He works with an organization called Youth with a Mission. He feels God has called him to build orphanages and work with children in Africa. He is 23 years old and has been in Africa for about 19 months.  The YWAM base in Athi River had started a small orphanage called “Ray of Hope” where Michael began working. Initially they had 13 children. Michael and his supporters raise enough money to build a better and larger orphanage. It was completed in June and can house 25 children.

     Currently, there are 16 children ranging in age from 5 to 15. One of his duties is helping the children with their schoolwork. Time is spent each day learning about God, and they travel to local churches to talk about their faith. They are learning to milk the cow owned by the orphanage. The chickens there also provide income by selling the eggs. There is no running water or electricity, but a generator provides electricity for a few hours each night.