Today (August 21, 2018) we shipped a 40ft container filled with Scriptures to Guatemala City, Guatemala.
The shipment had 6,720 Bibles and 313,240 Scripture booklets. The missionary is requesting one million Scripture booklets. A special thank you to all those that made this possible.
For God’s Glory,
Paul & Debbie Deem
Missionaries Micheal & Lynette Joseph have used the Christmas Joy Gift Bags for the past 3 years to effectively minister to children. The bags were a great tool as they started a new children’s Sunday School class. Around 70 children came to the special joy bag service. They kept coming and many have been saved as a result. God is using the Joseph family to reach Papua New Guineans who are gripped by the fears of tribal warfare and animism. Praise the Lord that his Word changes lives and lost souls have been freed from the bondage of sin!
Note: As this post was being written, I heard from Paul & Pedro who are driving our van to Mexico. They will hopefully arrive on Saturday for a special service in Saltillo. Missionary Chris Lanier is going to officially organize the church he planted there. But at the moment, they are broke down on the side of the interstate in Arkanas. It may be an issue with the timing belt. Pray the repairs go quickly and that it will not be costly.
Update 9/23/16: Repairs were made and their trip is back on track!
It will bless your heart to see the children receiving their Christmas Joy Gift bags and the Gospel! Let us know as soon as possible if you are participating with this year’s Joy Bag project and if you need the special bags to fill.
Our driver took our tractor and 53ft trailer to the border earlier this month. It contained 97,500 Scripture booklets, 1,592 Bibles, 4 pianos, 432,000 gospel tracts and numerous other materials that will be greatly used to win souls for Christ.
It is encouraging to see this shipment as it traveled from our warehouse and arrived at our distribution center right into the hands of the missionaries and national pastors in MX who desperately need it! Thanks for making this possible by giving and praying for our ministry! We couldn’t do it without you because of the great transportation expenses involved.
Hear about our disaster relief efforts to help the flood victims in West Virginia. We appreciate all the churches who have helped with these great needs!
We have the privilege of helping churches in West Virginia that were affected by the recent storms. A state of emergency has been declared for multiple counties. Many homes were swept away by floodwaters and the death toll continues to rise. If you would like to be a blessing to the affected families, you can donate goods from the list below or give funds for involved expenses. As churches distribute these needed supplies, they will have a great opportunity to share the Gospel and invite people to their services.
We will be taking multiple trips, as God provides, to the hard hit areas. If you would like to donate, please do so as soon as possible. (The cutoff date for this project is July 25th) Donated goods can be dropped off at our warehouse. For more information call our office 740-667-6166 or email us office@directlineministry.com. We are working in conjunction with Nehemiah’s Network out of Columbia Road Baptist Church.
Needed Items:
Food (Nothing Outdated)- Apple Sauce, Beef Stew, Canned Chicken, Canned Fruit, Canned Juice, Canned Milk, Canned Vegetables, Cereal Bars, Coffee, Creamer, Granola Bars, Jelly, Little Debbie Snacks, Mints / Gum, Nuts, Peanut Butter, Pork & Beans, Powdered Milk, Salt/Pepper, Snack Crackers, SPAM, Sugar, Tea Bags, Tuna, Vienna Sausages, water bottles
Hygiene Supplies – Soap, Combs & Brushes, Deodorant Men’s/Ladies’, Disposable Razors, Feminine Items, Hand Sanitizer, Lotion, Shampoo, Shaving Cream, Toilet Paper, Tooth Brushes, Toothpaste, Wet Wipes
Baby Items – Baby Blankets, Baby Food, Baby Formula, Baby Wipes, Bottles, Diapers
Health Items – Aspirin/Tylenol, Band-Aids, Rubbing Alcohol
Other – Batteries, Blankets, Brooms, Candles, Cups, Disinfectant Wipes, Disposable Rain Coats, Flashlights, Garbage Bags, Kleenex, Matches, Mops, Paper Plates, Paper Towels, Utensils
We are loading a 53ft trailer that will soon be on its way to the border with materials for missionaries in Mexico. Along with 2 pallets of Bibles and several pallets of Scripture booklets and tracts, we are sending much needed supplies for planting churches. Dozens of missionaries and national pastors will receive the donated goods. Several cases of Bibles are going to a missionary who reaches the Jewish community in Mexico City. These are the first Bibles we have shipped in Hebrew!
Along with this shipment for Mexico, we have also been working on a shipment of tracts for Fiji, a 40ft container for Trinidad, a shipment for Papua New Guinea, the Philippines and other countries are still in the works. Two pallets recently left the warehouse and are on their way to England. Praise the Lord for helping us spread His Word to lost souls around the world.
