Presbyterian Missionary Union - Pine

Meet the Pines

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Dr. Len Pine has served as the Field Representative for Presbyterian Missionary Union,
the home and foreign missions agency for the Bible Presbyterian Church, since 2002. He holds his doctoral
degree in preaching from Westminster Theological Seminary in California. Dr.
Pine travels extensively throughout the US and overseas promoting new church
development, discipleship training, and leading short-term mission teams. He
assists in the regular preaching and music ministry of the Bible Presbyterian
Church in Grand Island, New York, and serves as an Adjunct Professor in
Practical Theology at Western Reformed Seminary in Tacoma, Washington. An
accomplished vocalist, he also ministers to congregations through concerts,
seminars on church music, choral directing, and consultation. Dr. Pine and his
wife, Karen, celebrated their twentieth wedding anniversary this year. The Lord
has entrusted two children to their stewardship, Chelsea and Eli.

Missions Banner Newsletter: June, 2008

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:08:36 -0500

June, 2006, #229

In this issue

Myanmar Response to Cyclone
Field Director Visits Asia
WRS Celebrates 25 Years
News to Know

Missions Banner Newsletter: April, 2008

Fri, 16 May 2008 13:56:49 -0500

April, 2008 #227

In this issue:

Team Timothy USA Reaches 3000 Homes
Summer Camp in Myanmar
Resurection witness in Bolivia
News to Know

Missions Banner Newsletter: May 2008

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:09:10 -0500

May, 2008, #228

In this issue:

Cambodia Report from Mark Baldwin
BP Presbytery Summer Camps Preview
Paauwes Bible Conference in Western Australia
News to Know

Missions Banner Newsletter: March 2008

Fri, 16 May 2008 13:48:10 -0500

March, 2008, #226

In this issue:

Memorial for Dr. Thomas G. Proctor
Memorial for Rev. Clyde Field
Ed and Lehia Paauwe Update from Australia
Mark Baldwin takes a little ministry vacation in Thailand
Dr. Pine's trip to Southern California
Western Reformed Seminary 25th anniversary
Team Timothy USA gets ready

Missions Banner Newsletter: February 2008

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:46:20 -0500

February, 2008, #225

In this issue:

VBS in La Paz, Bolivia
Kima's Expanding Myanmar Ministry
Baldwin Report from Cambodia
Team Timothy USA Preview
News to Know

Missions Banner Newsletter: January 2008

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:11:02 -0600

January 2008, #224

In this issue:

Paauwes Praise
Team Timothy Bolivia Gets Ready
Sanctuary Dedication in La Paz
Report on Winter Youth Conferences
Team Timothy USA Announced
News to Know

Missions Banner Newsletter: November/December, 2007

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 08:59:21 -0600

November/December 2007, #223 In this issue:

Progress report on La Paz sanctuary construction
Support needs
Mark Baldwin update from Cambodia
Kenya library assistance
News to Know

Missions Banner Newsletter: June, 2007

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 09:27:09 -0500

June 2007, #219 In this issue:

Mark Baldwin's moving experience
In memoriam: Rev. Martin Freeland and Rev. Earle White
Brinegar installation in Scappoose
PMU's new Missions Assistant

Thanks for your interest and support!

July-September 2007 Prayer

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PMU Summer Prayer Requests July-September, 2007

Miriam F – Asia. Praise for the Lord’s sustaining grace through recent health challenges. Semester of teaching English is over for now, and personal work will demand much time and effort. Pray for safety (her field is clamping down on Christian workers with renewed vigor), and continued support.
Mark Baldwin – Cambodia. Praise for a new apartment and means of transportation (a 100cc moto!). Praise for progress in language studies, which are going very well. Mark is able to fellowship with a BP church plant in another part of the city, for which we are grateful. Pray for opportunities to connect with local people; for evangelistic doors to open; for good health and endurance in the great heat of Phnom Penh. Mark will travel to Florida in August for Synod, so please pray also for the Lord’s journey mercies upon him.
Ed and Lehia Paauwe – Australia. Ed is recovering well from back surgery in May. July will see him and Lehia traveling to Melbourne to do some ministry there. Ed has been able to return to preaching on a limited basis. Praise for their good support, and progress in the development of Evangel Bible Institute. Praise for the good ministry of the Word of God in the Perth congregation.
Khawl and Mawite Kima – Myanmar. The work in Myanmar continues to expand and flourish, in the midst of a country that struggles to maintain equilibrium and order in the face of a totalitarian regime. Praise for the thriving church in Yangon; the new orphanage location in Yangon; the church plants in other parts of the country; and interest on the part of many in the BPC of Myanmar. Pray for more regular monthly supporters for their account.
Len and Karen Pine – Home Office, USA. Praise for God’s faithfulness in travel and opening doors. Praise for leading Karen to work in the office as the new Missions Assistant, as Mrs. Ruth Pine (Len’s mother) retires from her faithful service. Pray for more regular monthly supporters; for minor surgeries during the summer for Karen and Eli; for preparations for summer camp and Synod.
Team Timothy Brazil – Praise for all funds raised; for good preparations; for all visas received. Pray for travel mercies for July ministry; for open hearts to receive the Word; for safety and good health for the team members as they undertake the hard physical labor of church construction; and for sweet fellowship in their labors together.

Missions Banner Newsletter: May, 2007

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:09:18 -0500

May, 2007 #218

Myanmar Summer Camp Report
Mark Baldwin gets reacquainted with Cambodia
Miriam's ongoing work in China
Columbia BPC calls Brinegar to pulpit
Lots of "News to Know!"

Missions Banner Newsletter: February, 2007

Thu, 08 Mar 2007 13:25:45 -0600

February, 2007, #215

In this issue: End of year report from Kimas in Burma (Myanmar)
Dr. Pine's spring itinerary
Bolivia pastoral leadership team
Team Timothy USA in Zephyrhills
Team Timothy Brazil preparations

Missions Banner Newsletter: January 2007

Mon, 07 May 2007 12:56:52 -0500

January, 2007, #214

In this issue:

Miriam's latest chronicle
Mark Baldwin ordination
Team Timothy Brazil team pictures
Zephyrhills church planting progress
The Paauwes prepare for short-term mission to Myanmar
News to Know -- Backus to Asia, Bolivia leadership training team
The Kims report from Myanmar
New printing capabilities!

January-March 2007

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Prayer Requests from PMU

12/11/2006

Miriam F
– Ch-na. Pray for comfort in loss of her mother. Praise for a new roommate, and
a new apartment. Praise for much personal work and the promise of her old
teaching job held for her for the coming semester. New supporters are needed.

Mark Baldwin
– Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Praise for passing
ordination exams. Praise for improvement
in health, good support levels (could use a few new supporters still). Pray for
preparations to return to the field, hopefully by March 2007, including some
limited deputation travel.

Ed and Lehia Paauwe
– Perth, Western
Australia, at BPC of WA. Pray for pastoral work, teaching
in Evangel Bible Institute, youth work, safety and health. Praise for recent
youth conference blessings (November); pray for ongoing work of the Spirit
through the preaching and teaching of the Word.

Khawl and Mawite Kim – Yangon, Myanmar (Burma). National workers planting
churches in Yangon and the Inle
Lake region. Praise for the
multiplication of converts and mission works, and for interest from other
independent Reformed churches in Myanmar in the work. Support of $1300/month
is needed to sustain the various ministries on the field. Pray for
deteriorating political situation in Myanmar as well, and for safety and
provision for our brethren there.

Len and Karen Pine
– Home Office, Grand Island,
NY. Field Representative for PMU
and family. Pray for safety in frequent travel, wisdom in setting priorities
and vision; support needs, health, and faithfulness. Len and Karen will be traveling to Bolivia in March to minister there;
pray for provision and preparation for a good work of training and
encouragement. More monthly supporters needed.

Ruth Pine – PMU
office manager, bookkeeper, secretary. Pray for health and strength.

Team Timothy –Brazil team of sixteen now completed,
beginning preparations and fundraising for summer 2007 ministry; remember
especially team leader, Rev. Tito
Lyro. US
ministry to Zephyrhills, Florida, now recruiting members for March
24-30 canvassing ministry. Team leader: Rev. Steve Brinegar.

Home Missionaries
– Rev. Keith
Fagerheim, Springville, NY;
pray for search for new church location in the area. Rev.
Steve Brinegar
Zephyrhills, FL; pray for move to
more central location in a tri-city area, praise for new contacts coming in.
Church planting fund could always use additional support!

Church Inquiries
regarding affiliation with BPC – New contacts in Northern California and Tennessee.

Missions Banner Newsletter: October, 2006

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 14:03:16 -0600

October, 2006, #212

Inside this issue:

Pine Log September: Australia and Myanmar Report
Ed Paauwe defends dissertation
Team Timothy Brazil deadline
Bolivian pastor beaten and robbed
Miriam home for family emergency leave