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Dear Friends:
Locked at the Dock—Lenora and I have been dock-side for the last couple of months. This was not by choice but by caution for these 76-year-olds. God has proven good (again) to protect us through this time. Thanks so much for the special concern many have shown. Your care is appreciated and welcomed. We are still spending a lot of time with my 97-year-old mother, caring for her and driving her to doctor appointments, etc. The thing I have been involved in during this time (besides staying close and in touch with all our mission projects) is developing a study on the nation of Israel--a special piece of land where it all began and where it will all end (where is the land, who owns it, and prominent features like major cities, mountains, rivers, trees, animals, etc.). A study in these areas will familiarize and open up the Bible as never before, making Bible reading more enjoyable and understandable. Lenora is keeping it all typed for me. I am about 20% complete at this time.
Mission Lockdown
PHILIPPINES—Bro. Jeph Palit-Ang reports that Fishers of Men Baptist Church has been able to operate at 50% and hopefully at full power in a couple of months. His mother, Rose, underwent heart valve replacement in late July and is recuperating well. She is a special woman, having helped in the forming of many local churches. I have been with her and her husband (Manuel) in many services (outdoor/indoor) where the outcome was a local church being established. We rejoice to see her taken care of by FOMBC, and rejoice to see this self-supporting church continuing on.
BANGLADESH—Bro. Lemon (our national representative) was able to get back to laboring among our 15 small river churches in word and deed. Some had lost all income, food was scarce, but most grow rice and live next to the rivers, giving access to seafood. The new converts are growing spiritually and among them some have even risen to the point of special calling to the ministry. This is exciting because this gives leadership in the new churches. It will be my blessing to see these new workers and help to train them in God’s word in the future. Our two-story church/office/bible school is in the “finish” mode. My next trip (?) will be the dedication of it. I will be glad to put my feet on this special spot. I trust literally thousands of souls will pass through this facility God has given, to hear the word and come to know the true saviour and be trained to reach others. Pray God will give us wisdom to work in this darkened place where Satan does not want truth presented or received. Your help financially has helped us turn the light on in villages, and there has been good response (souls saved).
INDIA—Bro. Varghese writes that the six men (students) who began classes at FOM Bible Institute in October 2019 (2-year program graduating October 2021) continue on with many restrictions due to COVID-19. Bro. Varghese has not been allowed to travel to the school, so his teaching has been only through online Zoom meetings (he lives in Kerala and the school is in Odisha). However there is a good team of faithful area pastors that keep the classes progressing. He mentioned that the Bible Institute students are holding children’s programs weekly (very cautiously). Most of these children come from non-Christian homes and are responding to the gospel. All secular schools are closed due to the virus, and online classes only are available. However very few have laptops or an internet connection, so their education is on hold. Please pray for those Bible school students who try to faithfully visit village after village. (One young pastor was killed recently by an opposing group.)
Literature—Recently we heard from a friend in Massachusetts who teaches a new believers class. It was his second time around using the Anchors of the Faith book. He said he enjoyed seeing the hunger for the word from his students, who completed the eight tests and mailed them to us. Upon completion we offer a certificate (which we sent to them) and congratulate those for their study. This brother’s letter was encouraging. By the way, we still have a stock of AOF before reprinting. Let us know if you would like this correspondence study book and we will make it available to you. Currently most requests come from prisons.
Radio—For many years the programs have been recorded in our office studio, then mailed out to our radio station partners, originally by cassette tape, then CD, and eventually we were able to make the programs available for download online. One of the outreach limitations of the radio ministry has been the varying schedules of each station—it is hard to keep up with what’s on the air when and where. In order to make the programs more rapidly available, we began uploading the programs to podcast platforms just over a year ago. This platform makes all of the programs available in perpetuity in an on-demand fashion so you can listen to the program you want, when you have time. Since there are so many podcast platforms available, we leveraged a service that publishes the programs to almost all of them so that you can access the programs on the platform of your choice. Search for us on your favorite podcast app, or visit this link to find a shortcut to the programs on your preferred app https://anchor.fm/fisher-mund-speaking. If you would like to see this ministry grow, consider sharing this link on your social media pages.
Conclusion—Lord willing, we will leave the dock for the highway in September (new meetings and updates to supporting churches). Please pray for our safety. Even while dockside and only travelling locally, God has been extra good to give us added supporters. Thanks to Lighthouse Baptist Church (Pastor Enfinger and members). It looks like 2020 will be our best yet since 1989. This comes from the investment of prayer and finances from all our supporters, as we cast the bread upon the waters. Special thanks to Fishermen Baptist Church that hosted this ministry for thirty years; there is no way we could be where we are today without them. Victory Baptist Church, Milton, has now stepped to the plate to help us complete our journey (rapture soon). Together we move forward.
Continue on,
Dr. A.W. “Fisher” Mund
Fishers of Men Ministries International
PO Box 400
Bon Secour AL 36511
(251) 752-6474
[email protected]
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