MARCH JOURNAL
NewsletterPublish date: 03/25/2005
Dear Friends and Partners,We trust that you will all have a blessed Easter. Jesus was punished, crucified, and raised from the dead for our benefit in every area of life. Thank God for the blood of Jesus that washes us clean and meets every need of man!
We are thrilled to be able to tell you that this month we finally delivered everything that was donated for Grenada–10 pallets full–radio and television equipment, lots of medical supplies, kitchen supplies, cleaning supplies, miscellaneous hardware, bicycles and furniture. We had some major setbacks in transportation, but thank the Lord, we got it done! Thank you so much to everybody who contributed to Grenada.
Since Winter Campmeeting in January, we have been in Louisiana twice (New Orleans and Lake Charles), Puerto Rico twice (Hormigueros and San Juan), Ocala, twice, and three different islands of Hawaii–Lanai, Maui, and Oahu.
We have also just started our first extension church in Ocala, Florida! We have an awesome building, and through the use of modern technology, our congregation in Ocala is able to link in with our services in Tampa. We have pastors overseeing our Ocala location and we will also personally hold meetings in Ocala on a regular basis. The River at Tampa Bay–One Church–Many Locations.
We have more meetings coming up in California, Clearwater, Oklahoma, and then we have Calling All Evangelists in Tampa in May. From May 27 to June 5, 2005, we have an outreach in South Africa that we are particularly looking forward to–Good News Umlazi. Umlazi, which is situated right outside of Durban, in the province of Kwazulu, is one of the largest black townships in South Africa with a population of about 1.5 million people. According to the local pastors, there has never been a mass crusade in Umlazi, so there is a great need for the gospel to be preached in this area.
We already need to begin paying for the field, the advertising and the rentals on all the equipment. Whatever you can do to help us right now will be greatly appreciated! As we go back to South Africa to do these mass outreaches, we are fulfilling the Word of the Lord: that He would use us, like Joseph, to be a blessing to our home country, even as we are citizens of another.
Thank you so much for joining with us in your prayers, your faith, and your generous financial support. You will be abundantly blessed, as you serve the Lord your God with joyfulness of mind and heart, in gratitude for the abundance of all with which He has blessed you (Deuteronomy 28:47). We love and appreciate you very much.
Yours for Revival and the Harvest,
Drs. Rodney and Adonica Howard-Browne