Issue No. 219
January 21st, 2011
PSALM 48:8&9 L.B. “For a soul is far too precious to be ransomed by mere earthly wealth. There is not enough of it in all the earth to buy eternal life for just one soul, to keep it out of hell.”
After healing a man born blind Jesus said the following to His Disciples:
"We must work the works of Him who sent Me as long as it is day; night is coming when no one can work.”
JOHN 9:4 (New American Standard above & The Living Bible below.)
“All of us must quickly carry out the tasks assigned us by the One who sent Me, for there is little time left before the night falls and work comes to an end.”
ROMANS 10:13-15a for “Whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach unless they are sent?
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Dear Friends,
Warm Greetings to each of you on this first month of the New Year 2011. Emie & I pray that the Lord will outstandingly bless you this year in all areas of your life and service to Him. Numbers 6:25 AMP The Lord make His face to shine upon and enlighten you and be gracious (kind, merciful, and giving favor) to you;
We would like to in the beginning of this New Year to once again to say “Thank-you very much” for your partnership in sharing the gospel; for you friendship, continued prayers, encouragement, and financial investments in helping us reach new people for Jesus. We continue to pray and trust the Lord to reward you for your faithfulness.
As we see the many events taking place in the world today and see more and more Scriptural prophecies being fulfilled it is evident that the return of Jesus is getting closer & closer.
"Even so, you too, when you see these things happening, recognize that He is near, right at the door.” Mk 13:29 NAS
And Jesus encourages us not to fear things coming upon the world---but to rejoice as we see evidence of His return. In LUKE 21:28 KJV Jesus says: “And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh. We are living in one of the most exciting times of History and each of us has job assignments from Lord. We pray that each of us can fulfill the call and purpose of God for our lives. May we one day each of us hear from Jesus the words in Matthew 25:23 NKJ --His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’
In early December, Dave Betts & most of his family ( from L.A.) traveled with me to Abuyog to minister to the inmates at the city jail as well as visit a small coastal village outreach where an extension church in being started. In the picture here on the left, Dave had finished preaching and Pastor Undo who (you can only see half of him) is in the right corner of this picture and he is leading several inmates in a prayer to receive Jesus as their Savior & Lord.
(The Betts family from left to right: Micah, Christiana, Dave, Joan, & Samuel.)
On Saturday, January the 1st of 2011, Emie and I traveled to Abuyog to minister to their main church for their anniversary celebration. The Theme was what you see written at the front of the church {Give Thanks}---it was a great way to start out the New Year---giving praise, worship, and thanks to God---for His great love, kindness, grace, mercy, and blessings to us all.
While there is still time
In Psalm 30 verses 3 & 11 the psalmist writes: “O Lord, You brought me back from the grave; You spared my life from going down to the pit. You turned my wailing into dancing; You removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy; that my heart may sing to You and not be silent, Oh Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.”
The foundational goals of Eternal Life Ministries Int’l remain the same. We will preach the gospel where the Lord leads us and opens the doors; we will minister from God’s word to strengthen and encourage fellow Christians to help them in fulfilling the Lord’s call on their lives; and will help the poor as led by the Holy Spirit.
We are continuing to see new people saved every month through a variety of outreaches, including our Sunday regional radio broadcast which is heard by several thousand people. In the 21 local churches the Lord led us to help establish, the members are growing in their faith and service to the Lord;--- and the poor are still being helped in several ways.
I believe there are at least 3 primary reasons we have seen some good fruit in the ministry outreaches over the past 18 & 3/4th years. First is hearing the call &direction Of God; secondly is trying to step out in simple faith & obedience to God’s call; and the third reason is that the Lord had touched the hearts of faithful people to partner with us in sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ. We remain eternally thankful to the Lord for each of you who are helping us in the mission fields. Many people now know Jesus as their Savior & Lord as a result of your help. Thanks so very much and God bless you & your family always. In Christ’s love,
Gordon & Emie P.S. Please continue to pray for us and all the pastors & ministry workers here in the Philippines. Pray for God’s wisdom, power, anointing, & love to pour upon our lives to help us be more effective in all areas of ministry to others. Please also pray for us to have good health & strength, protection & provision, and all else needed to abound in every good work. Please also pray for the Lord’s abundant blessings on all our partners. /Finances: Please pray the Lord will continue to touch the hearts of valiant men & woman to help us in sharing the gospel through investing financially in the ministry outreaches, which results in people being saved. God bless you.
** ETERNAL LIFE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL,
Gordon & Emie Kalich, P.O. Box 413,Chehalis, WA. 98532,
**For those who feel led by the Lord to give a financial investment to help us bring people to Jesus, please send your contributions to the above address or Pay Pal
( elmigordonkalich@yahoo.com )2 Corinthians 9:8 "And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work."
