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Exciting Event in Cambodia

adminkaren — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 21:55:39 +0000

“He that finds a wife, finds a good thing, and obtains favor from the LORD,” Proverbs 18:22. Rejoice with us! Rev. Mark Baldwin, missionary to Cambodia, has indeed found a wife. Miss Wiwin Sunarto of Indonesia and Singapore will become Mark’s bride on October 29, 2010. Miss Sunarto will, of course, join Mark in the work in Cambodia. She is an experienced youth and missions worker and will be a great blessing to Mark in the ever expanding ministry in the land of Cambodia. Dr. Pine will travel to Cambodia to perform the ceremony, and your prayers will be appreciated for all aspects of the preparations and the marriage to come. Please also remember the increased support that will be necessary for the couple’s ministry!

New Experiences: Team Timothy, New York City, 2010

adminkaren — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 21:51:04 +0000

It is a mistake to assume that missions is all about foreign fields. The needy are all around us. Every believer is a missionary wherever God has put him. And the needs are not only spiritual, but also temporal. All too often evangelicals ignore temporal needs out of fear of preaching a social gospel, but in so doing, miss wonderful opportunities to minister to the whole person. In an effort to help our BP young people see the mission field in their own backyard, Team Timothy USA traveled to New York City, August 14-21. There PMU partnered with the inter-city ministry of Dr. Bill Jones of the New York Gospel Mission (NYGM). NYGM has existed for over 100 years with the primary goal of reaching Jewish people with the gospel of Jesus Christ. In recent years, the ministry has expanded to include all the residents of Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Dr. Len Pine led the team of eleven young people and adults. Mornings were spent in training in the Old Testament, focusing on how it reveals the Lord Jesus Christ as the Messiah. The team then left the sanctuary of the church and entered the mission field of New York City. They handed out tracts and talked to people at the Coney Island board walk. They did the same in the subway underneath Grand Central Station. They spent two afternoons in the heart of the Garment District, evangelizing on the street. At each location, Dr. Pine and a few of the team members also sang gospel music in the open air. The church associated with NYGM, Tompkins Square Gospel Fellowship, has been blessed in recent months by donations of food by a local Trader Joe’s supermarket. Daily van loads of bread, fruits and vegetables, canned goods, and high quality foods of all kinds are picked up and then distributed by Dr. Jones and the church. The team was able to participate throughout the week in this food pantry ministry both in the Projects and in the church itself. Hundreds of people came to receive food, and in the process, also heard the gospel, received tracts, and were ministered to in their need. They not only received physical bread, but they also received spiritual bread! Team members were amazed at how ready people were to listen to the preaching of the gospel and were blessed as they served people many times poorer than themselves. The week ended with a 9 PM to midnight open house at the church. Invitations were distributed in the afternoon and evening in the park across the street and in the surrounding neighborhood to come for free dessert and life-changing conversation. Using cheesecake provided by Trader Joe’s, team and church family members welcomed people of widely varied philosophical, theological, and sociological viewpoints, seeking to engage them with the gospel of Jesus Christ. It was a fitting end to an excellent week of training and ministry. Thanks to all who contributed to make it possible.

Blessings from Team Timothy Bolivia, 2010

adminkaren — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 21:40:28 +0000

The thirteen team members of Team Timothy Bolivia left Miami on July 6^th for two plus weeks of ministry in La Paz, Bolivia, with Rev. David Quisbert, PMU missionary, and the Bible Presbyterian Church of La Paz. Once again, Dr. Len Pine led the team, and Miss Susan Blizzard was the co-leader. After two days of Boot Camp, the work began in earnest. Running a five day VBS, feeding the homeless, personal evangelism in the parks, handing out almost 10,000 tracts in the market streets near the church, teaching music and English, radio ministry, sacred concerts, and much Bible study and preaching kept the team very busy. Team members also participated in the AWANA program with over 40 children attending. The team experienced challenges of illness, fatigue, altitude, and cultural and language barriers. God was gracious and showed Himself strong through their weakness. A major way that God ministered to the team was through the hospitality of the La Paz church family. Both before and during the ministry they labored exceedingly hard to make the team comfortable, well fed, and enabled to do their work. Team members formed strong bonds with one another during the course of the ministry, and more importantly, with the Bolivians. Perhaps the greatest work that God did was in the hearts’ of the team members themselves. When asked, What was the highlight of your team experience?, Julie Brown replied, “Learning to trust God with my ESL lessons instead of relying on myself. The fruit of this was becoming great friends with four girls from the American Institute. I was able to focus on them and getting to know them and being a Christ-like testimony, instead of making sure I did everything perfectly, for my own pride’s sake. Besides this every minute of my trip was a highlight!!!” The team returned home safely, rejoicing in God’s goodness. We thank all who supported this labor with their financial gifts and prayers. Please keep the ministry in Bolivia in prayer as they continue this type of work year round. If you would like to support this work, please send donations to PMU, designated to Rev. David Quisbert.

Team Timothy Bolivia 2006

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:03:23 +0000

Commute in Cambodia

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:52:39 +0000