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PAKISTAN HAS BEEN DEVASTATED!
1:28 amMany of you have read about the flooding disaster that has hit Pakistan, killing thousands and making even more homeless. I thought we had suffered badly when Hurricane Agatha hit our town here in Guatemala, but this has been nothing compared to the suffering going on right now in Pakistan. I cannot sit back idly and do nothing, especially when I saw how you our supporters came quickly to our aid and we are forever grateful to you all. Pastor Shahid M Paul – a brother in Christ and is unofficially an “adopted son” of ours, has been pastoring a growing church and evangelizing among the Nations of Pakistan for many years and has been struggling to build a church building, despite his life being threatened on many occasions, and yet he continues to share Jesus Christ.
Now flooding has covered the country and both Paul and his beautiful wife Sumaira are doing what they can to help the families, Moslems and Christians alike that have lost everything. I am asking you once again to reach deep into your pockets to help this wonderful pastor.
Funds can be sent by Bank transfer directly to his Bank in Pakistan. Details are as follows:
Please, remember what Jesus said: I was hungry and you fed me………………….. We cannot just stand back and just watch!
Please send what you can to the address below
Personal Account Information
SWIFT CODE: MUCBPKKAA
OWNER OF ACCOUNT: SHAHID MASIH
ACCOUNT NO: 099502010081099
CODE: 0995
Bank Name: MUSLIM COMMERCIAL BANK of Pakistan
BANK ADDRESS: MUSLIM COMMERCIAL BANK PEOPLES COLONY D- GROUND BRANCH, FAISALABAD, PUNJAB, PAKISTAN 38000
Thank you for taking a stand and ready to sow the seeds for the people of Pakistan without hope.
Donations can also be sent by this means:
Dear Friend for online donation through PayPal you can go in this web site
http://www.globeeurope.org.uk/donate.html
And follow these instructions
Donations can be made by Pay Pal by clicking on Jeff and Christa Mills (Guatemala)
Give subject (For Mills-Pakistan)
It will come to us.
Or Donate Through: WESTERN UNION or MONEY GRAM
Beneficiary: Shahid Masih
City: Faisalabad
Country: Pakistan
Please sends Reference Number or MTCN money transfer control number To:
hopepakistan@aol.com
www.christassemblieschurch-intl.org
God bless you
Jeff Mills
Pastor/Director
www.finalharvestministries.com
Newsletter July/August 2010
4:16 pmCIUDAD VIEJA – THE REBUILD
My heart was heavy as I surveyed the damage left in the trail of Hurricane Agatha, women and children, weeping loud in the streets, some using their hands to search in the tons of mud and debris, to look for their loved ones. Christa and I knew that for the next few weeks we would be heavily involved in helping these already poor people. The devastation was incredible, but we put it all into the Lord’s hands.
Many of you immediately reacted to our call for help in the means of finances. Brad Thurston, our Globe Europe Missions Director, immediately wired a large donation to cover immediate help towards the families in our church who, in just a few seconds, lost their houses and worldly possessions. We were able to give them food, clothes and blankets. Many of them spent a few nights in our church building, where other members helped to make them comfortable. We were also able to help many of the local community with food, water and blankets. Your generosity has helped us to rebuild 4 houses and 3 are in the process of being completed. The next phase is to buy new furniture, beds, bedding and clothes. We are not quite there with all the funds needed, so if you would like to help, please send what you can, large or small, to the address below marked “Disaster.” Many of the locals have asked us to pass on their thanks to all of you. You answered the call – May the Lord bless you all. See photographs below.
This man lost hise house and wife
PEOPLE BUILDING PEOPLE
Normally this group of wonderful Christian brothers and sisters from various churches in the USA visit us each year in August and construct ONE house! The directors John and Sue Gadsby of People Building People, both felt led by God LAST YEAR to come this year in July. The timing could not have been more perfect and we know it was a God appointment. Because of the damage caused by Hurricane Agatha, a team of 27 were able to help construct 2 houses and demolish another and at the same time run a medical campaign where over 600 people were seen in 5 days.
They also ran a children’s bible school where many children came excitedly every day. In the second week a small but powerful evangelistic team shared the Gospel and there were 156, yes 156 salvations! I am so excited, I write it again – one hundred and fifty six people received Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior! The healings were too numerous to mention, but one young deaf girl had her hearing restored! We are taking this town for Christ! We are so grateful to both John and Sue Gadsby and the whole gang who came with them.
Jeff with friend.
WELCOME TO OUR TEAM
We welcome the Bedford Family to Final Harvest Ministries. It has been our prayer for some time now to bring more people into our team as we believe there is going to be an almighty revival in our town. The church is on fire as our people along with us hunger and thirst for more of God. The Lord has partly answered our prayers by adding Joe and Karen and their 3 children; Samuel (Sam), Sara and Joshua. They have been Globe Europe missionaries for the past 6 years in Peru and immediately threw themselves into the hurricane relief work without even unpacking their boxes in their new home! I have been more than impressed to see Joe and Karen working with the children (and actually keeping over 100 of them quiet), Sara wanting to join our dance worship team, and Sam helping to build houses – his strength was amazing! And Joshua… this young man is a budding David! He got involved in everything. Of course – there is room for more missionaries! Photo below.
MAYDEE – MIRACLES STILL HAPPEN!
Many of you are already aware that Maydee who dances in our worship team lost her mother and niece as well as her house in Hurricane Agatha. Maydee’s father, whom through your financial help, has rebuilt a new home just on the outskirts of our town, but high up a hill. Maydee was helping to carry some concrete blocks up the hill when she slipped and badly damaged her arm. The following Sunday I had been sharing the Word in church and that Jesus still heals today when Maydee came excitedly up to me at the end of the service, and in tears, tore the bandage off her arm to show me that she had been miraculously healed in an instant. All traces of cuts and bruising had disappeared. The Lord is still on His Throne – He has not abdicated! See photos.
Maydra is on left.
ECO-FILTERS
Last year as the People Building People were team were here, I shared with the director, John Gadsby, about 10 Eco-filters I had given out to various families in the church and the great success we had, as the health of these people had changed dramatically because of receiving clean water. John caught the vision and told me he intended raising funds so that every family in the church would have a filter. Well, this year we were able to distribute 80 further filters. As I write this report I have been able to give out 4 more. We are just about there and believe that another 15 to 20 should cover everyone. Thanks John for running with that vision. Not only are we going to have revival, but also a healthy church revival! See photographs below.
PRAYERS
• Safety and health for the family.
• More workers in the field
• Funds for a new car for Pastor Fredy
• Financial support
God bless you all (Dios les bendiga)
Jeff & Christa Mills
Dear friends,
“But whoever has the world’s goods, and see his brother in need and closes his heart against him, how does the love of God abide in him?” (1 John 3:17.)
This is an update of our Relief Work for the families of our church. We are making headway and have completed the reconstruction of one house and have begun the work on the second house. We enclose a couple of pictures.
All that was left on Maydrees House. Her mother (of 8 children) died in this in the mudslide, along with an 11th month old baby!
Destrucrtion of many houses!
So far we have raised over $10,000 but are a long way from our sum of $50,000. We are asking you again to please help financially towards the rebuild of the other houses AND the purchase of the most basic household items, beds, mattresses etc. These families lost everything and were only left with what they were wearing when they hurriedly had to abandon their houses.
Pastor Fredy outside the first reconstructed house
Please, please help us to help them by making any donation, large or small to the addresses given below:
We thank you very much!
Jeff & Christa Mills
Globe Europe Missionaries
How you can help long term for 7 families!
The cost of building materials for 7 houses is: $24,000 (£16,500)
The cost for manpower hours for 7 houses is: $17,500 (£12,000)
Food $1,000 (£700)
Furniture $5,330 (£3,700)
Clothing & Shoes $1,000 (£700)
Total costs: US $48,830 (£33,600)
Donations can now be made online by Credit/Debit Card or PayPal by clicking on: www.globeeurope.org.uk
Our Website: www.finalharvestministries.com
Globe Website: www.globeeurope.co.uk
Jeff Email: JeffMills@pobox.com
Christa Email: Christa.Mills@gmail.com
In the UK please send donations to:
Globe Europe – UK
Bank of Scotland, Sort Code: 80-06-55
Account Number: 00382152
Payable to Globe Europe UK (With a note: For Mills-Disaster)
Offices: Globe Europe-UK
PO Box 29068, Dunfirmiline, Fife KY11 4YJ, Scotland
Tel: 01383-731618 (+44-1383-731618)
In the USA please make check out to:
Globe Mission International” and earmark it:
For GE-J Mills Disaster Relief and mail it to:
Globe Missions International, PO Box 3040, Pensacola
Fl 32516-3040. USA
