July 2017 Newsbites – Piotr Gets Some Unexpected News, Charl Has an Exciting Announcement and Paul and Molly Celebrate Summer Outreaches!

This article was originally published in the July 2017 edition of ITMI Monthly.

Piotr Zaremba Gets Some Unexpected News

ITMI’s Piotr Zaremba was notified that his church, K5N, is losing the place they’ve been meeting for years.

The theater is being sold. Meeting places that would hold the church are rare in Poland, and finding one owned by someone who isn’t afraid to work with Evangelicals is even tougher.

Pray for God to provide a new meeting place for K5N.

Charl’s Exciting Announcement

ITMI’s Charl van Wyk reports that enough funds have been raised through a matching campaign to construct the Early Childhood Development Center in the unofficial settlement of Stone Hill!

God even provided enough to build a small medical clinic, too!

...and some related prayer requests.

Forest fires are ravaging South Africa right now, so we can pray for protection for our ministry facilities.

Charl's co-worker and brother-in-law, Bradley Kuhn, is trusting God to provide for a full-time staff member for the small but oh-so-needed clinic.

Charl is on the East Coast of the US with his son right now, speaking, meeting and encouraging.

Paul and Molly Celebrate Summer Outreaches

Paul and Molly are praising God and celebrating how simple outreaches made a bigger splash than you'd think.

Just over 1,000 children were reached with the glorious message of the Gospel through VBS in over a dozen areas around Paul and Molly's city in India!

Additionally, many of their families heard about our great Savior at closing day performances and events. Their ministry also ran summer sports camps in 22 locations around their city.

K5N Mission to Bulgaria

ITMI’s Daniel and Blueberry Machlowski will be among a team of adults and youth from K5N church on a short-term mission to Bulgaria this month.

(This is the trip that was partly funded by bees. )

Poles have favor among Bulgarians, and the team hopes to use this novelty to bolster the local church’s engagement with their community through outreach events.

Timothy Keller in the States!

ITMI’s Timothy Keller will be in the States with his son, Frederick this fall.

Tim will be sharing about his ministry discipling rural villages in Zambia and equipping local leaders to disciple others.

If you’re able, plan to have coffee with Tim or invite him to your Sunday School class or small group. It's a win-win for everyone involved!

About the Authors

Summer Kelley has had the honor and privilege of telling ITMI’s stories since 2006. She’s the mom of 3 and a T-shirt and jeans aficionado who likes all things simple. When she’s not writing, you can find her honing her skills as what some might call a "suburban survivalist" as she learns to thrive in the suburbs with 3 kids. Summer loves reading, the outdoors and Coca-Cola Classic from the fountain.

Steve Evers has advocated for and served the ITMI partners as ITMI Director since 2001. Approximately once a year, Steve visits with ITMI partners in their countries and brings stories back to encourage supporters. Steve enjoys photography and mechanics, (both hobbies that have greatly benefited ITMI partners!) Prior to becoming ITMI's Director, Steve served on the Board of Directors for 4 years. Steve lives in Arizona with his wife, Darlene.