In a message dated 2/3/00 6:17:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, RRBernoulli writes: > ** TENNESSEE PATHFINDERS IMPACT KENYA > > On January 13, 34 Pathfinders (part of the Assemblies of God's > Royal Rangers ministry) from Tennessee began their 17,000-mile > journey to build a church and school combination in Awaso, Kenya, > and a church in Talek, Kenya. This was the most complicated and > expensive task District Rangers had attempted. > > Royal Rangers Pathfinders is a special ministry partnership with > the Missions Abroad Placement Service (MAPS) program. Members of > the Royal Rangers Frontiersmen Camping Fellowship engage in church > construction projects where other MAPS teams cannot go due to > geographic, environmental, and/or living conditions. > > The Nashville Cornerstone Church paid the building material cost. > Pathfinders normally pay for materials also, but the travel expense > was so great that each man still had to raise $2,500. The teams > were made up of men from across the state of Tennessee. > > The present church in Awaso consisted of a few benches under a > shade tree. Dust was unbelievable during the dry season, and the > mud was equally challenging during the wet season. During the song > service worshippers would be covered with dust. The new > church/school is a 50- by 100-foot rock building with a red, metal > roof. On the final night at this site, a special service was held > with some 400 Maasai attending to view the "Jesus" film in their > native language. Crossville Trinity Tabernacle and Murfreesboro > Family Worship Center donated the projector for the film. > > The church at the second site was held in the local public school > at Talek. The new church is 35- by 50-feet and is located on one > acre of land, which was donated to the church by the tribal chief > of that area. The Pathfinders finished this rock structure with a > beautiful green, metal roof and 49 solid, wooden benches and a > hand-crafted podium. > > The community of Talek is located 4 hours away from Awaso. Dave > Wharton and Missionary J.R. Gould directed the teams visiting the > two towns, relying on the construction skills of members Danny > Rogers and Gary Follis. > > Maasai warriors with bows, knives, and spears guarded each of the > camps. This was a great comfort to team members, since lions and > hyenas could be heard at night. The teams overcame many obstacles, > but with prayer and God's help, the churches were completed > on time. > > (For more information on Assemblies of God ministry among the > Maasai, see the "Missions World" edition of the "Pentecostal > Evangel," November 1, 1998.) > > --Mike King > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ** NEW RADIO STATION DEDICATED IN THE FAEROE ISLANDS > > A new radio station is filling the airwaves with the message of > Christ over the Faeroe Islands, a tiny nation of 17 islands in the > North Atlantic between Iceland and Scotland. > > Assemblies of God Missionaries Mike and Sheila Fitzgerald and 10 > staff members recently attended the dedication of the station. > Hundreds of people streamed through the studios and offices; some > in tears as they thanked the staff for helping to make the station > possible. People called in from all over the islands, confirming > that they could receive the signal. > > "We visited three churches on Sunday and everyone (I mean everyone) > had been listening and were all so blessed. It was such an awesome > experience," said the Fitzgeralds. "It was absolutely more than we > could imagine. Just like God, He always does more than we can think > or imagine." > > The Fitzgeralds have been involved with starting the station for > more than 4 years--traveling between Iceland and the islands, > attending meetings, applying for permits, and building the entire > studio from scratch. > > "Our technicians and studio people worked diligently to make it > happen from here in Iceland and in the Faeroe Islands," said the > Fitzgeralds. "We have been praying for this for approximately 10 > years. More than 60 percent of the people on the islands can hear > the broadcast. Praise the Lord!" > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ** A/G COLLEGES > > ...Evangel Football players named All-American Scholar-Athletes > > Four Evangel University (Springfield, Mo.) football players have > been named 1999 NAIA Football All-American Scholar-Athletes. The > honored players are Joshua Little (Sophomore, Running Back), Shane > Schut (Junior, Defensive Back), Doug Volin (Junior, Place Kicker) > and Robert Wells (Junior, Defensive Lineman). This is the first > time four Evangel athletes have been named to the elite list in > one season. > > Schut, who also won the award in 1998, was one of seven players on > the list to achieve a perfect 4.0 grade point average. He is a > management major from Prairie City, Iowa. > > Little, a Springfield native, is majoring in physical education. > Volin, from Stillwater, Minn., and Wells, from Lansing, Mich., are > biblical studies majors. > > Evangel is one of 18 endorsed A/G postsecondary schools. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > The Third Triennial > World Assemblies of God Congress > and 2000 Celebration > August 7 and 8--3rd Triennial World A/G Congress > August 8-10--2000 Celebration > Indianapolis, Indiana > > (http://2000.agcongress.org) > > "EXPERIENCE A FRESH PENTECOST FOR THE 21st CENTURY" > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > AG-NEWS: The A/G News & Information Service, (c) 2000 > > A service of the Assemblies of God's Office of Public > Relations. 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