News from the North, February 2012

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Greetings from the Great White North.

Typical Juneau January… cold and colder, snow and more snow. You know the joke about shoveling while it’s still snowing? Well, here we have no choice. If you don’t shovel while it’s snowing you might not get out of the driveway. This is the time of year when we all question why we love it here. But spring is coming and soon enough, the steelhead will be back in the rivers and streams and we’ll remember why we love Alaska. Ah, spring… our annual reminder of rebirth and resurrection, renewal and revival. Definitely my favorite season.

Plans for the India trip are progressing nicely. Bhalchandra is working hard on the promotions and seems to have most of the Christians in Pune praying. This should be a great conference. The team the Father has put together is awesome. Gifted teachers and preachers who know His heart and how to share it. We are looking forward to seeing Jesus show up in power and bless His Church of Pune. Mark is going to try and post daily updates during the conference here on our blog.

One of the things we hope to accomplish on this trip is to lay the groundwork for our future ministry in India. Bhalchandra and Mark will be setting dates for the Annual Pune Conference, and exploring possibilities for other ministry in the villages. When those dates are set, we will let you know. If you are interested in joining us, let us know.  We’d love to have a bunch of folks join us for next year’s trip.

Please keep praying for this conference, for the teachers (Mark, Larry Koontz, Bill Paddock, and Greg Stevens), and for the finances. The cost of this trip is $4500.00 per person. That’s a lot of money for each of us to raise in a short period, but the Lord is moving, and we trust Him to meet these needs.

MARK’S TRIP COST:            $4500.00
Airfare:                              $2400.00
Conf. Expenses:                   $1000.00
Housing, Food, Travel:        $1100.00

Received to date:                $1350.00
Balance Needed by 2/20:   $3150.00



Thanks for all you have given and all you have done for the cause of the Gospel.

Yours for the Kingdom,

Mark and Julie Dyar



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