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News Letter January 30th, 2010

Jesus Restoration Ministries, Inc.

Dear Friends & Partners,

 

We want to thank you for your prayers and support during the 2009 calendar year. With your help the Lord has made it possible for us to take the gospel to the nation of South Africa. Missions and evangelism has always been the heart of this ministry. Last year was a time of transition for the Salina tribe as we moved our family back to America. We believe the Lord has brought us back for such a time as this. Our family has never made a decision without seeking the Lord and waiting for His direction.

The ministry in South Africa still continues to be a part of the work started by Jesus Restoration Ministries along with friends and partners who obeyed the Lord in supporting this ministry. Dr. Christopher Salina, Pastor Joanna and Josiah will be visiting the mission field on the third week of May 2010. The children’s ministry continues to grow along with the Church planting among the Zulu people. Our desire is to continue to support the workers who have taken our place in serving the poor who are faithfully attending the Worship Service and feeding program for the children.

With God’s help and your continued support we will be sending help and visiting the mission field at least two months a year. At this time we are helping Pastors Juan & Denise Balbuena at the One Accord Christian Ministries in Florida.

Please pray for traveling mercies and for finances to pay for our plane tickets. We are believing the Lord to meet all of our needs. Do stand with us in prayer for our next mission trip. The Lord has been good to us and we are grateful to have friends and family who believe in what we do.

“And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.” Matthew 24:14

Thank you so much!

Love Pastor Christopher, Joanna and Josiah Salina

 

 

 

Posted in General on January 30th, 2010 |

Message from Pastor’s desk January 2010

How To Respond In Troubled Times 2010-2015

The foundations of this world are trembling and almost in every nation on the earth, so many are living in panic.  Jesus has encouraged us over 2000 years ago that in the middle of a troubled world, “Let not your heart be troubled,” and He also said” see that ye be not troubled,” …(John14:1, Matthew 24:6) 

The people of the world are asking, “what are we going to do in these troubled times?” We are going to look to the Lord God to intervene in the midst of the famine like He did for Joseph (Genesis 41-47).  We are going to believe the Lord God to intervene for us like He did for Esther and the Jewish people who were facing annihilation and they fasted for three days and three nights for divine intervention (Esther 1-8). 

Recently our son was sharing a message at his school during chapel service and he said something under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit that caught our attention.  He said to the student body: think of anything you need right now.  It doesn’t matter what is going on in your world, the Word of God has an answer for everyone of our situations if anyone of us would truly look to the Word of God.  He was sharing from Psalms 119 that day.

I’m reminded of Philippians 4:19, “My God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.  “What a comparison! all our needs compared to the Lord’s inexhaustible supply of riches in heaven.  Our heavenly Father has revealed to us in His Word that he controls all sources of supply, both the expected and the unexpected.  There’s no need in anyone of us on this planet that can ever exceed God’s abundant supply.  God’s abundant supply is the same even when the world is being shaken up by earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, floods, tornados, etc.  Jesus is still God in the bad times and the good times.  Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today and forever.

Father God is saying to Christians all over this troubled world, that though there be wars and rumors of wars, famines, pestilence and earthquakes in various places, you can still look to the Lord and rejoice for your redemption is drawing near. If we are truly looking unto Jesus who is our strength and our source, we can go through all without fear of things to come, without losing our faith, and without being denied the presence of God, peace of God, the provision of God, the protection of God, and the promotion of God. Father God is going to take care of us far beyond whatever we can think or imagine according to His unlimited miracle working power expressed through the life, death, burial, ressurection, ascension, glorification, and return of the Lord Jesus Christ” …Behold, the Lord comes with thousands of His saints to execute judgment on all, to convict all who are ungodly among them of their ungodly deeds….(Jude 1:14-15).    

Posted in General on January 30th, 2010 |