March 22, 2012
Dear praying friends,
The
first two concerts down here in Phoenix, AZ have been a blessing. We
are very thankful to be involved in this ministry, and to have the
opportunity to meet so many wonderful people in several churches. We
are praying for the opportunity to come back to some of these churches
to present our ministry in Germany.
We are very thankful for another new supporter. Our new support
percentage is 54.1%. Please continue praying about the 60% mark.
Thank you,
Jim and Sarah Engle
Thursday, March 22, 2012
March 15, 2012
Dear praying friends,
I just wanted to write real quick and share the news before we leave tomorrow for our trip to Arizona/Washington. This evening we learned of another new supporting family, which brings our support percentage to 53.7%.
Please keep praying that we would reach 60% by the end of March.
Rejoicing in Him,
Jim and Sarah Engle
Baptist Mid-Missions
Appointees to Germany
Dear praying friends,
I just wanted to write real quick and share the news before we leave tomorrow for our trip to Arizona/Washington. This evening we learned of another new supporting family, which brings our support percentage to 53.7%.
Please keep praying that we would reach 60% by the end of March.
Rejoicing in Him,
Jim and Sarah Engle
Baptist Mid-Missions
Appointees to Germany
March 2012 Update
Dear praying friends,
Once again we want to thank you for your prayers over the last several weeks and months. It truly has been wonderful to see the Lord work in so many ways.
New support level - I found out yesterday about another individual supporter that has begun supporting us. There are also three new supporting families in the process of filling out the paperwork. Also, one of our supporting churches has been putting half of their support into a savings account for our outfit and passage when we are ready to leave for Germany. We previously have not included this other half in our tally of support percentage. But we recently have been advised to do so because it is committed support. So our new support level is: 51.2%.
Prayer Request for our Van dilemma - We are leaving for our trip to Phoenix and Washington Thursday, March 15. I took our van in today to have it checked out in preparation for the trip. We've had a transmission code setting the check engine light and our cruise control stopped working about two weeks ago. The diagnosis is inconclusive. It will require "digging" deeper to know for sure what the problem is. The mechanic said even if we threw in a refurbished trans he would not recommend going on such a trip for at least a month later to make sure everything was working properly. We are praying about wisdom and options. We have thought of several, but not with peace about either of those options: 1. Take our car, 2. Rent a mini-van, 3. Take our mini-van anyway. Let me explain the dilemma in these choices: 1. Our car has over 235,000 miles and much less cargo space. 2. Renting a mini-van will cost around $2000 for the time we will be gone (money which should be put into a new transmission when we get home). 3. We don't believe it is wise to drive over 5600 miles, through desert and mountains, over a three and a half week trip, when our vehicle is in questionable condition. Please pray with us about this decision! We know God already has the answer in mind, and now is the time to wait and see Him work! Please, let us know if you come across any other suggestions, as well! God can use a myriad of situations, people, etc. to direct us to His will!
Sweetheart Banquet participation - We had the privilege of participating in the Sweetheart banquet this past Saturday at Faith Baptist Church in Cambridge, IA. Sarah and I wore rented Victorian outfits (look us up on Facebook to see pictures). We "attempted" to sing/act out Daisy Bell (On a Bicycle Built for Two). I also sang I love you truly in a barbershop trio. Over all it was a great time to focus on uplifting fellow believers to cherish our marriages.
Support Goal - Please continue to pray about our support goal of reaching 60% by the end of this month. The remaining 8.8% equates to $516/month in needed support.
If you know of a church interested in the ministry in Germany please let me know about them. If you are interested as a family/individual in joining our support team or if you have a business and are interested in making a donation here is a link to the Online Interactive Declaration of Intention to Support Form. Our project number is 702037.
http://bmm.org/NR/rdonlyres/
Please pray about our upcoming meetings:
March 19-27: Forever Be Sure Concert Tour, Phoenix, AZ
March 23-24: Arizona ARBC annual conference
April 4: First Baptist Church, Soap Lake, WA
April 11: Bible Baptist Church, Rantoul, IL Awana closing service
April 15: First Baptist Church, Austin, MN
April 22: Hamilton Baptist Church, Hamilton, MI
April 29: North Royalton Baptist Church, North Royalton, OH
May 27: Ithaca Baptist Church, Ithaca, MI
June 9-10: First Baptist Church, Arlington Heights, IL missions conference
July 1: Woodruff Baptist Church, Woodruff, WI
July 9-12: BMM annual conference, Cleveland, OH
Aug 19 or 26: Faith Baptist Church, Albert Lea, MN
Sept 11-14: Launch Seminar, BMM Home office, Cleveland, OH
Thank you again for your prayers
Jim and Sarah Engle
Baptist Mid-Missions
Appointees to Germany
Dear praying friends,
Once again we want to thank you for your prayers over the last several weeks and months. It truly has been wonderful to see the Lord work in so many ways.
New support level - I found out yesterday about another individual supporter that has begun supporting us. There are also three new supporting families in the process of filling out the paperwork. Also, one of our supporting churches has been putting half of their support into a savings account for our outfit and passage when we are ready to leave for Germany. We previously have not included this other half in our tally of support percentage. But we recently have been advised to do so because it is committed support. So our new support level is: 51.2%.
Prayer Request for our Van dilemma - We are leaving for our trip to Phoenix and Washington Thursday, March 15. I took our van in today to have it checked out in preparation for the trip. We've had a transmission code setting the check engine light and our cruise control stopped working about two weeks ago. The diagnosis is inconclusive. It will require "digging" deeper to know for sure what the problem is. The mechanic said even if we threw in a refurbished trans he would not recommend going on such a trip for at least a month later to make sure everything was working properly. We are praying about wisdom and options. We have thought of several, but not with peace about either of those options: 1. Take our car, 2. Rent a mini-van, 3. Take our mini-van anyway. Let me explain the dilemma in these choices: 1. Our car has over 235,000 miles and much less cargo space. 2. Renting a mini-van will cost around $2000 for the time we will be gone (money which should be put into a new transmission when we get home). 3. We don't believe it is wise to drive over 5600 miles, through desert and mountains, over a three and a half week trip, when our vehicle is in questionable condition. Please pray with us about this decision! We know God already has the answer in mind, and now is the time to wait and see Him work! Please, let us know if you come across any other suggestions, as well! God can use a myriad of situations, people, etc. to direct us to His will!
Sweetheart Banquet participation - We had the privilege of participating in the Sweetheart banquet this past Saturday at Faith Baptist Church in Cambridge, IA. Sarah and I wore rented Victorian outfits (look us up on Facebook to see pictures). We "attempted" to sing/act out Daisy Bell (On a Bicycle Built for Two). I also sang I love you truly in a barbershop trio. Over all it was a great time to focus on uplifting fellow believers to cherish our marriages.
Support Goal - Please continue to pray about our support goal of reaching 60% by the end of this month. The remaining 8.8% equates to $516/month in needed support.
If you know of a church interested in the ministry in Germany please let me know about them. If you are interested as a family/individual in joining our support team or if you have a business and are interested in making a donation here is a link to the Online Interactive Declaration of Intention to Support Form. Our project number is 702037.
http://bmm.org/NR/rdonlyres/
Please pray about our upcoming meetings:
March 19-27: Forever Be Sure Concert Tour, Phoenix, AZ
March 23-24: Arizona ARBC annual conference
April 4: First Baptist Church, Soap Lake, WA
April 11: Bible Baptist Church, Rantoul, IL Awana closing service
April 15: First Baptist Church, Austin, MN
April 22: Hamilton Baptist Church, Hamilton, MI
April 29: North Royalton Baptist Church, North Royalton, OH
May 27: Ithaca Baptist Church, Ithaca, MI
June 9-10: First Baptist Church, Arlington Heights, IL missions conference
July 1: Woodruff Baptist Church, Woodruff, WI
July 9-12: BMM annual conference, Cleveland, OH
Aug 19 or 26: Faith Baptist Church, Albert Lea, MN
Sept 11-14: Launch Seminar, BMM Home office, Cleveland, OH
Thank you again for your prayers
Jim and Sarah Engle
Baptist Mid-Missions
Appointees to Germany
Thursday, February 2, 2012
February 2012 Update
Dear prayer partners and friends,
It is very humbling to be the benefactor of God answering so many prayers from all over the country and around the world. We have seen our support go from 35% at the end of September to 49% as of February 1st. Sarah and I are very thankful for this, the largest 4 month increase since we began deputation. God deserves the acknowledgement and praise and thanks for this accomplishment. Praise the Lord for this increase in our support.
Proverbs 3:5 & 6 tells us to trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths. God has once again illustrated these two verses in a major way.
This past Sunday night we had the privilege of presenting our ministry to Germany at Calvary Baptist in Forest City, IA. Once again we met several people with a personal connection to Germany through either family relations or military service. So many of them know the pressing need for the Gospel in this country. Pray that God would raise up more missionaries to Germany.
We spent a few hours afterward celebrating the 2nd birthday of the daughter of fellow missionary appointee friends. Then we spent Monday and Tuesday volunteering at IRBC in Clear Lake, IA with a construction project a friend of ours is working on.
This Saturday, Feb 4, Faith Baptist Church in Cambridge is hosting their Annual Sportsman's Adventure day of seminars, demonstrations, and food. Many unchurched men and families will be there. Pray that the Gospel will penetrate hearts.
Then Monday, Feb 6, we will speak at First Baptist in Guthrie Center for their after school club meeting. There will be around 20 elementary age children. Pray for open hearts to receive the Gospel.
The missions committee at our sending church would still like to see us reach the 60% goal making us eligible to attend Launch seminar. The next one is in September. (Of course, by September we would like to be as close to 100% as possible.) So please continue praying for that remaining 11% to come in quickly.
The additional 11% needed to reach 60% equals $661/month. If you or your church are looking at expanding missions giving, please consider supporting us.
This link is to an interactive pdf form that you can fill out and submit online directly to Baptist Mid-Missions. Our project number is 702037.http://bmm.org/NR/
Thank you for your continued prayers,
Jim and Sarah Engle
Baptist Mid-Missions
Appointees to Germany
It is very humbling to be the benefactor of God answering so many prayers from all over the country and around the world. We have seen our support go from 35% at the end of September to 49% as of February 1st. Sarah and I are very thankful for this, the largest 4 month increase since we began deputation. God deserves the acknowledgement and praise and thanks for this accomplishment. Praise the Lord for this increase in our support.
Proverbs 3:5 & 6 tells us to trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths. God has once again illustrated these two verses in a major way.
This past Sunday night we had the privilege of presenting our ministry to Germany at Calvary Baptist in Forest City, IA. Once again we met several people with a personal connection to Germany through either family relations or military service. So many of them know the pressing need for the Gospel in this country. Pray that God would raise up more missionaries to Germany.
We spent a few hours afterward celebrating the 2nd birthday of the daughter of fellow missionary appointee friends. Then we spent Monday and Tuesday volunteering at IRBC in Clear Lake, IA with a construction project a friend of ours is working on.
This Saturday, Feb 4, Faith Baptist Church in Cambridge is hosting their Annual Sportsman's Adventure day of seminars, demonstrations, and food. Many unchurched men and families will be there. Pray that the Gospel will penetrate hearts.
Then Monday, Feb 6, we will speak at First Baptist in Guthrie Center for their after school club meeting. There will be around 20 elementary age children. Pray for open hearts to receive the Gospel.
The missions committee at our sending church would still like to see us reach the 60% goal making us eligible to attend Launch seminar. The next one is in September. (Of course, by September we would like to be as close to 100% as possible.) So please continue praying for that remaining 11% to come in quickly.
The additional 11% needed to reach 60% equals $661/month. If you or your church are looking at expanding missions giving, please consider supporting us.
This link is to an interactive pdf form that you can fill out and submit online directly to Baptist Mid-Missions. Our project number is 702037.http://bmm.org/NR/
Thank you for your continued prayers,
Jim and Sarah Engle
Baptist Mid-Missions
Appointees to Germany
Saturday, January 14, 2012
January 2012 Update
Dear prayer partners,
We just made it back to Iowa to miss the first real snow storm of the year. We were out in Michigan this past week visiting family and friends and attending services at our home church, Evangel Baptist in Taylor. It was nice to see everybody. Some, of which, we haven't seen in several years. Apparently the snow storm is unloading from western iowa eastward. We just got a dusting of snow, but the blustery wind and fridged temperatures are a serious reminder that it really is winter here in the Midwest. Stay safe and warm, and keep two hands on the wheel.
This past Wednesday we had the privilege of speaking to the Joy Club and youth group at Calvary Baptist in Union, IA. It sure was fun to teach the children about Germany and listen to them sing "Die B-I-B-E-L" in German. It was also great to talk to the youth group about being God's ambassador wherever they are. Please pray that God would work in the hearts of these teens. I know some of them are not believers yet.
Since our last email we have received word of one of supporting churches increasing our support plus two more new individuals becoming supporters. That brings our monthly support percentage up to 43% of what we need to go to Germany. Praise the Lord for this increase in support.
Please pray that the Lord would continue to bring new supporters and increase our percentage to 60% by the end of January. There are churches and families in Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Ohio, New York, Rhode Island, Maryland, Washington, Florida, Nebraska, Colorado, and New Jersey that have been exposed to us and the ministry in Germany. God could chose to direct any of them to begin supporting us this month.
One of co-workers in Germany had successful surgery removing a benign tumor pressing on his optic nerve. Please pray for Burdette's speedy recovery.
Thank you for praying,
Jim, Sarah, Josefine and Cornelia Engle
Baptist Mid Mission
Appointees to Germany
P.S. If any of you are interested in becoming regular monthly supporters or simply want to contribute a gift toward our support I've provided a link to the interactive Declaration of Intention for Support form. Just click on it, fill it out, then hit "submit" on the form. Our project # is 702037.
http://bmm.org/NR/rdonlyres/
We just made it back to Iowa to miss the first real snow storm of the year. We were out in Michigan this past week visiting family and friends and attending services at our home church, Evangel Baptist in Taylor. It was nice to see everybody. Some, of which, we haven't seen in several years. Apparently the snow storm is unloading from western iowa eastward. We just got a dusting of snow, but the blustery wind and fridged temperatures are a serious reminder that it really is winter here in the Midwest. Stay safe and warm, and keep two hands on the wheel.
This past Wednesday we had the privilege of speaking to the Joy Club and youth group at Calvary Baptist in Union, IA. It sure was fun to teach the children about Germany and listen to them sing "Die B-I-B-E-L" in German. It was also great to talk to the youth group about being God's ambassador wherever they are. Please pray that God would work in the hearts of these teens. I know some of them are not believers yet.
Since our last email we have received word of one of supporting churches increasing our support plus two more new individuals becoming supporters. That brings our monthly support percentage up to 43% of what we need to go to Germany. Praise the Lord for this increase in support.
Please pray that the Lord would continue to bring new supporters and increase our percentage to 60% by the end of January. There are churches and families in Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Ohio, New York, Rhode Island, Maryland, Washington, Florida, Nebraska, Colorado, and New Jersey that have been exposed to us and the ministry in Germany. God could chose to direct any of them to begin supporting us this month.
One of co-workers in Germany had successful surgery removing a benign tumor pressing on his optic nerve. Please pray for Burdette's speedy recovery.
Thank you for praying,
Jim, Sarah, Josefine and Cornelia Engle
Baptist Mid Mission
Appointees to Germany
P.S. If any of you are interested in becoming regular monthly supporters or simply want to contribute a gift toward our support I've provided a link to the interactive Declaration of Intention for Support form. Just click on it, fill it out, then hit "submit" on the form. Our project # is 702037.
http://bmm.org/NR/rdonlyres/
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
November 2011 Update
Hello friends,
We want to welcome to our support team and praise the Lord for First Baptist Church in Waverly, IA. We had a great time back in September meeting with this church and their missions committee, and we look forward to the relationship we will build with them over the years. We have also gained two individual supporters since our last update. Together that brings our new support numbers up to39%, oops, we miscalculated, 38%.
For those that are interested in our total numbers we have 11 supporting churches and 5 supporting families. The average church support is $195/month and the average family support is $31/month. At those averages we need 18 more churches and 2 more families to reach 100% of full support (which is $5863/month).
We know of one more church in Iowa voting this next week about supporting our ministry. Please pray for wisdom and direction for this church in their voting.
We are still praying that we would be at 60% by the beginning of January so we could attend Launch seminar. We know that the Lord is capable of bringing in the needed support to make this a reality. So please pray for His will in meeting this goal.
We spent the month of October ministering in eight churches in central Florida. Yes, the weather was beautiful, being in the low 80's most of the time we were there. However, because of a few days of rain before our arrival, the mosquitos decided to welcome us, as well. That wasn't much of a problem for Jim, Sarah or Cornelia. But, for some reason, the mosquitos really found Josefine to be a hearty meal. Now that we're home, when Josefine goes to bed she says, with excitement, "No more mosquito bites! No more bandaids on my legs!" Also, while we were there, she gained an acute awareness of the fact that Jesus' death on the cross was for her sins. She may not understand completely, but our hearts are thrilled when we hear her say, "Look, Mama! A Cross! Jesus died on it for my sins. And for your sins and Papa's sins and NaNa's (Cornelia's) sins, too!"
Josefine's excitement about Jesus' death on the cross for our sins reminds us to be excited to share share such good news, as well! It IS something to be excited about and we're eager to see that message reach German hearts and see the excitement spread in Germany. Please pray for us as we seek God's wisdom in the steps He wants us to take and reaching that goal of 60% by the beginning of January.
Jim & Sarah Engle
We want to welcome to our support team and praise the Lord for First Baptist Church in Waverly, IA. We had a great time back in September meeting with this church and their missions committee, and we look forward to the relationship we will build with them over the years. We have also gained two individual supporters since our last update. Together that brings our new support numbers up to
For those that are interested in our total numbers we have 11 supporting churches and 5 supporting families. The average church support is $195/month and the average family support is $31/month. At those averages we need 18 more churches and 2 more families to reach 100% of full support (which is $5863/month).
We know of one more church in Iowa voting this next week about supporting our ministry. Please pray for wisdom and direction for this church in their voting.
We are still praying that we would be at 60% by the beginning of January so we could attend Launch seminar. We know that the Lord is capable of bringing in the needed support to make this a reality. So please pray for His will in meeting this goal.
We spent the month of October ministering in eight churches in central Florida. Yes, the weather was beautiful, being in the low 80's most of the time we were there. However, because of a few days of rain before our arrival, the mosquitos decided to welcome us, as well. That wasn't much of a problem for Jim, Sarah or Cornelia. But, for some reason, the mosquitos really found Josefine to be a hearty meal. Now that we're home, when Josefine goes to bed she says, with excitement, "No more mosquito bites! No more bandaids on my legs!" Also, while we were there, she gained an acute awareness of the fact that Jesus' death on the cross was for her sins. She may not understand completely, but our hearts are thrilled when we hear her say, "Look, Mama! A Cross! Jesus died on it for my sins. And for your sins and Papa's sins and NaNa's (Cornelia's) sins, too!"
Josefine's excitement about Jesus' death on the cross for our sins reminds us to be excited to share share such good news, as well! It IS something to be excited about and we're eager to see that message reach German hearts and see the excitement spread in Germany. Please pray for us as we seek God's wisdom in the steps He wants us to take and reaching that goal of 60% by the beginning of January.
Jim & Sarah Engle
God is Providing!
Exciting news! We're thrilled to welcome First Baptist Church of Waverly, as they join us in getting the Good News to Germany! :D With this, our support level is now up to 38%! Praise the Lord!
We are so excited to watch God provide as only HE can and even more excited to see the loving and prayerful people that He is choosing to be a part of His plan for Germany!
Continue to pray for our co-workers, also on their way to Germany - Mark and Leslie Boyd and Crystal Buegel. Also, for Tim and Shelli Brudtkuhl (the couple we are planning on joining in Berlin) as they also look forward to God's direction following this furlough.
Again, we are truly grateful to God and to those serving Him by participating in missions by praying, giving and going!
Sarah - for the Engles
**as you may notice, the first paragraph is repeated in our Nov. 2011 Update post - I guess that means a) Jim posted one, and I posted another and b) we're just doubly excited about it!
We are so excited to watch God provide as only HE can and even more excited to see the loving and prayerful people that He is choosing to be a part of His plan for Germany!
Continue to pray for our co-workers, also on their way to Germany - Mark and Leslie Boyd and Crystal Buegel. Also, for Tim and Shelli Brudtkuhl (the couple we are planning on joining in Berlin) as they also look forward to God's direction following this furlough.
Again, we are truly grateful to God and to those serving Him by participating in missions by praying, giving and going!
Sarah - for the Engles
**as you may notice, the first paragraph is repeated in our Nov. 2011 Update post - I guess that means a) Jim posted one, and I posted another and b) we're just doubly excited about it!
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