Every year, PMU holds its annual Missions Council meeting the day prior to the BPC’s General Synod. This year, the Council was privileged to meet on the grounds of the Ryder Memorial Presbyterian Church, host church for the BPC’s 73rd General Synod.
As usual, the docket was full — very full. In addition to the usual business, several new governance policies were discussed and adopted, changes to the job descriptions of various PMU personnel were adopted in the by-laws, a newly revised Home Missions Manual was approved, a new security procedures manual was approved, budgeting challenges were discussed at length, and a long list of developing contacts around the US and abroad were reviewed. Two Team Timothy ministries were approved for 2010 (see page 4 for a summary, or this month’s “Have You Heard?” bulletin insert or the web site for the full story on these ministries). And, we were blessed to have three of our missionaries home on furlough this summer, Rev. and Mrs. Ed Paauwe and Rev. Mark Baldwin. Each was able to give a report of his activities in person. We rejoiced with them as they gave evidence of the Lord’s hand at work in their ministries. It was a full day, but all was completed in good order, for which we praise the Lord.
We also give thanks to the Ryder Church family for their kind and generous hospitality in hosting our meeting. We were well cared for, to say the least, and enjoyed a blessed time of fellowship with the church at their midweek service to close out the day. Rev. Paauwe brought the message for the evening and a brief report of the work in Australia.
Officers for the coming year remain the same as last year: Dr. Morris McDonald, President; Rev. G.W. Fisher, Vice President; Rev. John Dyck, Secretary; Elder Eric Lasch, Treasurer; Dr. Kevin Backus, Rev. James Huff, and Rev. Tito Lyro, Members at Large. Please pray for all of our PMU ministries, and those under Venture Guild International as well, that the Lord would provide the finances necessary to sustain them, that he would keep their lives and health in safety, and that he would give them fruit for their labors.