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How Shall They Hear?
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Monday, October 1, 2012
October Prayer Letter
We mailed out our October prayer letter today. Click on the picture below to view it full size.
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Freeman Email Update 9-16-12
Hello Everyone,
The past couple of weeks have been exciting for Amy and I. The school semester has officially started and we are well underway with our studies now. We have also officially begun visiting churches in the area to see where we can be of help.
Last Sunday we were able to visit two churches. One of our teachers was preaching a pottery series at a particular church and so we visited that church and were able to hear him speak. We actually ran into a lot of people who knew or recognized and it was a great time. After the service, we were able to meet the pastor and he invited us to present our ministry to his church in the future, we haven't arranged a particular date as of yet.
That night, we visited a church which participates with our church in various youth events as well as in the upcoming Men's Retreat at the end of the month. It also was a great time meeting new folks. The bound between brother's and sister's in Christ, even when they've never met before, is truly a a wonderful thing. Praise God for unity in Christ.
Tuesday was Church Ministries emphasis day at the college and that meant all of the pastors that get interns were coming to the college to meet new students who are interested in interning in a local church. During that time, Amy and I were able to meet several pastors and were invited to visit two churches with the very real possibility of presenting in the future.
Wednesday night also marked the restart of the Children's program at our church. One of the highlights of our ministry is being able to serve Christ in the Children's and Youth ministries. Throughout the year, we'll have the opportunity to present the weekly Missionary Moment and to teach the Bible lesson from time to time.
But the greatest blessing of all happened this evening. We visited a local church this evening that was about an hour away because BIMI's President and General Director, Dr. David Snyder, was preaching there. While we were there we ran into an old friend of mine from college who now attends the church and heads up the children's ministries. We spent a good 20 minutes talking with him, and then a lady walked up to us and out of the blue asked us if we needed a DVD player and projector for deputation. I told her we had one, but it was a cheap one and the projection unit was already starting to go out, plus it was back home in Pennsylvania.
She said that she used to be on deputation, but then God redirected her ministry and she no longer needed it. She had been praying and asking God who she could give it to because it was sitting around getting no use. Then she saw us talking to Dr. Snyder and figured we must have been missionaries. It was a great blessing because I hadn't even really thought about projection equipment and it is certainly good to have for smaller churches that don't have any equipment on hand. God has really been blessing us and we give Him all the glory.
We were truly blessed by the preaching tonight from Dr. Snyder and I asked God if He would provide another contact this week in His way. Will you pray with us toward that end? We have given our deputation ministry to the Lord and are completely trusting Him. We still have our eyes on getting to the field by the end of 2013 and know that it is possible through God's power. We certainly appreciate your prayers and support. May the Lord bless you.
In Christ,
Traver and Amy Freeman
The past couple of weeks have been exciting for Amy and I. The school semester has officially started and we are well underway with our studies now. We have also officially begun visiting churches in the area to see where we can be of help.
Last Sunday we were able to visit two churches. One of our teachers was preaching a pottery series at a particular church and so we visited that church and were able to hear him speak. We actually ran into a lot of people who knew or recognized and it was a great time. After the service, we were able to meet the pastor and he invited us to present our ministry to his church in the future, we haven't arranged a particular date as of yet.
That night, we visited a church which participates with our church in various youth events as well as in the upcoming Men's Retreat at the end of the month. It also was a great time meeting new folks. The bound between brother's and sister's in Christ, even when they've never met before, is truly a a wonderful thing. Praise God for unity in Christ.
Tuesday was Church Ministries emphasis day at the college and that meant all of the pastors that get interns were coming to the college to meet new students who are interested in interning in a local church. During that time, Amy and I were able to meet several pastors and were invited to visit two churches with the very real possibility of presenting in the future.
Wednesday night also marked the restart of the Children's program at our church. One of the highlights of our ministry is being able to serve Christ in the Children's and Youth ministries. Throughout the year, we'll have the opportunity to present the weekly Missionary Moment and to teach the Bible lesson from time to time.
But the greatest blessing of all happened this evening. We visited a local church this evening that was about an hour away because BIMI's President and General Director, Dr. David Snyder, was preaching there. While we were there we ran into an old friend of mine from college who now attends the church and heads up the children's ministries. We spent a good 20 minutes talking with him, and then a lady walked up to us and out of the blue asked us if we needed a DVD player and projector for deputation. I told her we had one, but it was a cheap one and the projection unit was already starting to go out, plus it was back home in Pennsylvania.
She said that she used to be on deputation, but then God redirected her ministry and she no longer needed it. She had been praying and asking God who she could give it to because it was sitting around getting no use. Then she saw us talking to Dr. Snyder and figured we must have been missionaries. It was a great blessing because I hadn't even really thought about projection equipment and it is certainly good to have for smaller churches that don't have any equipment on hand. God has really been blessing us and we give Him all the glory.
We were truly blessed by the preaching tonight from Dr. Snyder and I asked God if He would provide another contact this week in His way. Will you pray with us toward that end? We have given our deputation ministry to the Lord and are completely trusting Him. We still have our eyes on getting to the field by the end of 2013 and know that it is possible through God's power. We certainly appreciate your prayers and support. May the Lord bless you.
In Christ,
Traver and Amy Freeman
Friday, September 7, 2012
September Prayer Letter
Here is our prayer letter for the month of September. Click on it to view it full size.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Freeman Email Update 08-22-12
The following has been sent out via our email update letters. If you would like to be added to our email list, please send me an email at australia.freeman@gmail.com
Hello everybody!
Amy and I recently got home from our two week vacation to visit family. It was a much needed rest after a full summer of ministry that immediately followed a full semester of learning! Now that we are all rested up, we are gearing up for another semester plus the new and exciting time of our deputation ministry. I am actually in a class right now. The class began on Monday, we had our Mid-Term today, and the final exam is on Friday. My class lasts from 8-2:30 each day with a few scattered breaks to stretch our legs and eat lunch. I would certainly appreciate your prayers as I finish up this class.
Looking ahead, we are extremely excited to get started visiting churches in the Pensacola, FL area very soon. While we are still in Seminary, we will be limited to churches in a 3 hour radius, but that still gives us plenty of opportunities to minister and be a blessing to churches. We actually believe that this will give us a greater area of ministry in these churches. While most missionaries are only able to visit a church once to present their ministry, we will be able to make multiple visits to various churches to really get to know the people.
It also gives us the opportunity to continue to minister with the kid's program at our sending church, Pine Forest Estates Baptist Church. They have really missed us the past few weeks while we've been gone and we have really missed them!
The Lord has also blessed with allowing us to make new contacts with people and churches we otherwise wouldn't have met without his great work and provision in bringing us together. We hope that you will continue to pray with us that God will continue to work as He has to help us get to the field in a timely manner. We miss Australia already and cannot wait until that day we board a plane with a one way ticket.
Thank you for all of your prayers and support,
Traver and Amy Freeman
Hello everybody!
Amy and I recently got home from our two week vacation to visit family. It was a much needed rest after a full summer of ministry that immediately followed a full semester of learning! Now that we are all rested up, we are gearing up for another semester plus the new and exciting time of our deputation ministry. I am actually in a class right now. The class began on Monday, we had our Mid-Term today, and the final exam is on Friday. My class lasts from 8-2:30 each day with a few scattered breaks to stretch our legs and eat lunch. I would certainly appreciate your prayers as I finish up this class.
Looking ahead, we are extremely excited to get started visiting churches in the Pensacola, FL area very soon. While we are still in Seminary, we will be limited to churches in a 3 hour radius, but that still gives us plenty of opportunities to minister and be a blessing to churches. We actually believe that this will give us a greater area of ministry in these churches. While most missionaries are only able to visit a church once to present their ministry, we will be able to make multiple visits to various churches to really get to know the people.
It also gives us the opportunity to continue to minister with the kid's program at our sending church, Pine Forest Estates Baptist Church. They have really missed us the past few weeks while we've been gone and we have really missed them!
The Lord has also blessed with allowing us to make new contacts with people and churches we otherwise wouldn't have met without his great work and provision in bringing us together. We hope that you will continue to pray with us that God will continue to work as He has to help us get to the field in a timely manner. We miss Australia already and cannot wait until that day we board a plane with a one way ticket.
Thank you for all of your prayers and support,
Traver and Amy Freeman
Sunday, August 19, 2012
August 2012 Prayer Letter
I will start posting our prayer letters online. You can select the tab "Prayer Letters" above to see current and past letters. There will only be one right now.
Click the image to enlarge it so you can read it easier. I'm not sure how to post downloadable PDFs so a JPG image will have to do for right now.
Click the image to enlarge it so you can read it easier. I'm not sure how to post downloadable PDFs so a JPG image will have to do for right now.
Sunday, July 1, 2012
The Land Down Under
Sorry I haven't posted already. We've been in Australia for two days now. I plan to being daily posts about what we do as soon as we get back from camp. This whole week we will be at Teen Camp and I don't believe I will have internet access. I might, but I'm not sure. If I do, you will see a whole lot more posts about daily happenings, if I do not, you won't hear from us until Friday.
As far as our trip goes, we had the best trip you could ask for. Absolutely no problems. All of our bags arrived and all of our flights were early. We did not have to rush to make any connection. I thank you for your prayers on that matter. God is good and we know He helped make our trip as stress free as possible.
When we arrived, Steven Maldoff wasn't even there to pick us up yet because "the Mildura flight never arrives early!" he said. But wouldn't you know, there is always a first time for everything, we left and arrived five minutes earlier than scheduled. Luckily, he arrived before we collected all of our bags so we weren't waiting long.
It was great to see the Maldoffs, Steven and Christy haven't changed a bit, but all three of their girls grew at least a foot (I may be exaggerating. But their oldest daughter is now taller than Amy and she's 10 years younger!)
We had Australian sausages and chips (French Fries, but so much better than fries it is hard to explain, you just have to have some) for tea, which is their more common term for dinner. I remembered how much I missed Australian food. I hate American sausages. I can't stand them. Yet, there is something about the Aussie sausages that I love. It was a great first meal.
The next morning in church we had a great time seeing old friends and meeting A LOT of new ones. As a matter of fact, most of the people we knew were out of town on holiday and won't be back until next week! It felt like going to a brand new church. Since we have been here, the church has more than doubled in size and the ministry is going exceptionally well.
This morning we leave for Teen Camp. It's about 5-6 hours away from Mildura, so we'll be on the road for the most part of the morning and afternoon. Camp is always a great time for teens to pull themselves away from the influences of the world and focus on Jesus Christ. This week, will you pray with us for teens to make decisions either for salvation or dedication to Christ?
As far as our trip goes, we had the best trip you could ask for. Absolutely no problems. All of our bags arrived and all of our flights were early. We did not have to rush to make any connection. I thank you for your prayers on that matter. God is good and we know He helped make our trip as stress free as possible.
When we arrived, Steven Maldoff wasn't even there to pick us up yet because "the Mildura flight never arrives early!" he said. But wouldn't you know, there is always a first time for everything, we left and arrived five minutes earlier than scheduled. Luckily, he arrived before we collected all of our bags so we weren't waiting long.
It was great to see the Maldoffs, Steven and Christy haven't changed a bit, but all three of their girls grew at least a foot (I may be exaggerating. But their oldest daughter is now taller than Amy and she's 10 years younger!)
We had Australian sausages and chips (French Fries, but so much better than fries it is hard to explain, you just have to have some) for tea, which is their more common term for dinner. I remembered how much I missed Australian food. I hate American sausages. I can't stand them. Yet, there is something about the Aussie sausages that I love. It was a great first meal.
The next morning in church we had a great time seeing old friends and meeting A LOT of new ones. As a matter of fact, most of the people we knew were out of town on holiday and won't be back until next week! It felt like going to a brand new church. Since we have been here, the church has more than doubled in size and the ministry is going exceptionally well.
This morning we leave for Teen Camp. It's about 5-6 hours away from Mildura, so we'll be on the road for the most part of the morning and afternoon. Camp is always a great time for teens to pull themselves away from the influences of the world and focus on Jesus Christ. This week, will you pray with us for teens to make decisions either for salvation or dedication to Christ?
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