March 21st, 2011
Psalm 89:8 AMP O Lord God of hosts, who is a mighty one like unto You, O Lord? And Your faithfulness is round about You [an essential part of You at all times].
Deuteronomy 32:4 NIV He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he.
Deut. 7:9 AMP Know, recognize, and understand therefore that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God, Who keeps covenant and steadfast love and mercy with those who love Him and keep His commandments, to a thousand generations,
I Thessalonians 5:23-24 NLT Now may the God of peace make you holy in every way, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ comes again. 24 God will make this happen, for he who calls you is faithful.
{ GOD HONORS HIS PROMISES AND HE IS FAITHFUL TO YOU }
Dear Friends,
Emie & I once again send our greetings to you from the mission’s field in the Philippines. “Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” ---I Thess. 1:b NKJ
We continue to pray for you and ask that the Lord will strengthen and encourage you, and give you new hope and an extra measure of faith that will bring you surprising victories in your life.
No matter what struggle you may be facing---God is with you, He is for you, and He will help you. “For with God nothing is ever impossible and no word from God shall be without power or impossible of fulfillment.” –Luke 1:37 AMP
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Two weeks ago I traveled to Naval on Biliran Island with two (ministry assistants in training) my kids, Gracia (13) and Hugh (9). We traveled then by boat over to a coastal village called Villalon on the peninsula of Leyte I was the guest preacher there for a monthly joint church service of the members in Calubian & Villalon which are pastored by Chris Majait who is one of the pastors working with us in Eternal Life Ministries Int’l. We had a good time of fellowship, praise & worship, and the people shared they were encouraged and blessed by the message I shared that day. Hugh and Gracia enjoyed the trip as well, even though it was a total of 4 hours roundtrip of driving and 45 minutes of boating.
For the past 3 months we have had higher than normal rain. Even though it is supposed to be part of the dry season now, last week we had very heavy rains and the most flooding we have ever seen in Tacloban. Some houses were half filled with water. Pastor Dodong & his wife Ising (who work with us in Tacloban and have their own E.L.M.I. church work here) had to leave their house in above the waist deep water. Their church building was also flooded and they met last Sunday at our Astrodome ministry area for their service. Several hundred people were evacuated to government properties for shelter & food until the waters receded. We were able to distribute some clothing to several people that was sent to us by Timothy II Ministries in the States. People are still cleaning up from the results of that flooding.
In mid-May it will be 19 years since I came to the Philippines in simple obedience to God’s direction to come here and preach the gospel wherever He opened the doors, and to share messages of encouragement and exhortation to Christians here and other nations the Lord directed. During these years many people have come to know Jesus as Savior & Lord of their lives; people have been strengthened and encouraged in their faith and service to the Lord, and the poor have been helped with food, clothing, medical, and other ways.
Emie & I are grateful to the Lord for the privilege of serving Him and we are very thankful to each of you who are partnering with us in sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ. “How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? 15 And how shall they preach unless they are sent?” –Romans 10:14-15a. We pray the Lord will continue to bless & reward you for your prayers, encouragement, and financial investments in helping us share the gospel of Jesus Christ and see new people saved every month.
I am scheduled to be back in the States this April and part of May. I will be ministering to some churches and home groups, and visiting family & those of you who would like to spend some time in fellowship. If you have meetings you would like me to share to and/or would like to spend some personal time together, please contact me. My contact phone number is 360-748-3858 and my email is gordonkalich@yahoo.com . It is always nice to spend time together.
Please pray for Emie as she will be “holding down the fort” so to speak here in the Philippines. She will be taking care of the church, ministry outreaches, and the kids. Also please pray that the Lord will bless my time of ministry and fellowship in the States. May He strengthen both Emie and me, freshly anoint us, and schedule our daily meetings and times of fellowship---and help us to be a blessing to many people. Thanks.
As we look at the events in the world today, it is obvious that there is a shaking of things that can be shaken currently going on in this world. Rather than focus on what is shaken---let us focus on what cannot be shaken: Hebrews 12:28 NKJ “Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear.”
Let’s continue to faithfully serve the Lord---to love Him with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength; to share the gospel of Jesus Christ, to make Disciples, and to help those the Lord leads us to help. One day when each of us stands alone before God—may we hear the words: “well done, good and faithful servant.” We pray the Lord will greatly bless you all for helping us bring people to Jesus. In Christ’s love,
Gordon & Emie
Hebrews 6:10 NIV “God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown Him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.
P.S. Fervent prayer gets positive results. Please pray for the Lord’s wisdom and guidance for us, for His favor and powerful protection and provision for all the ministry outreaches and for our family. / We have made some progress in regards to finances last month but are still in need of a breakthrough in that area. Please pray for the Lord to open the windows of heaven and pour forth full financial provision and for Him to rebuke the devourer. Please also pray the Lord will greatly bless all the intercessors and financial partners in the ministry. Thank-you
