Caleb Turner

Aug 02, 2021

Steve Sidler

Jul 29, 2021

Bruce Rosko

Jul 29, 2021

Philip Moore

Jul 22, 2021

Al Braley

Jul 22, 2021

July 21, 2021    Dear Praying Friends,  Thank you for your prayers for Laos and for the Lao Bible Institute.  Though the country has been on tight restrictions and lockdowns due to Covid-19 and the Delta variant, God is not restricted or locked down, and continues to work.  One of the ways the Lord is working is through your prayers, sacrifice and offerings for our Lao Building Project.  We have received the funds through your gifts of grace, to pursue a purchase of a property in Vientiane.  Praise the Lord!  The purpose of this facility is to provide a home for a national pastor and his family, to provide a location for a home church to meet (35-50 people), and to hold sessions for LBI.  We now earnestly seek your continued prayers.  Pray with us for two things: 1) pray for wisdom, and direction from the Lord to the right property and location; and 2) pray for wisdom and protection in getting the funds safely to Laos for the purchase.  Concerning the latter, there are ways to do this, but Covid has provided some potential obstacles.    We are also praying that we may return to Vientiane and with our national team there, to confirm the will of the Lord concerning an agreed property.  At this point, it is not possible for us to visit Laos due to the Covid lockdown.  Thailand is currently experiencing a large number of infections and deaths, as the Delta variant strikes there.  This also is impacting our ability to hold a session of LBI, even by Zoom.  We’ve held sessions in the past by Zoom, with me in Kyiv and students traveling to the capital city.  However, currently if a person has not had a vaccine, they are banned from all public transportation within the country.  This means many of our pastors, the majority who come by public transportation, would not be able to attend.   Almost weekly I receive texts and photos of souls coming to Christ in Laos through students, or our ministry team, for which we give the Lord praise.  Though we praise the Lord for the times we’ve ministered in Laos through Zoom, we miss being there in person and the fellowship we always enjoy with the brethren.  Sunday, as I ate lunch here in Kyiv, there was a taste of a green in my dish that immediately took me to Laos.  As you pray for the Lord’s wisdom and direction in our building there, pray also for national laborers, who are faithfully sharing the gospel, despite government restrictions and the potential cost.  Pray for Laotian peoples, for their hearts to be opened and receptive to the glories of Christ and to His gospel.  Yours for the glory of Christ in Laos,    Derek

Derek Thomas

Jul 22, 2021

Shannon Lemmon

Jul 22, 2021

Jerry Lantz

Jul 22, 2021

Seth Demarest

Jul 22, 2021

Paul Chappell

Jul 22, 2021

Ed Navato

Jul 22, 2021

An Extension of the World Wide Mission Ministry of The CROSSROADS BAPTIST CHURCH 11441 East Central Avenue Wichita, Kansas   67206 Bill Riffee - Pastor THE LANTZ FAMILY MISSIONARIES SERVING IN SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL JERRY & ATALIAS Dear Prayer Partners,                                                                                                                                                                 June 30, 2021          Greetings from Brazil.  As I mentioned in our last letter the governor of the state of São Paulo had locked down the entire area for over six weeks but finally we were able to return to Sunday morning and evening services on April 25th.  The first Sunday of May, the 2nd, Mateus returned and after the evening service received Jesus as his personal Savior.  Because he had been regularly attending an Assembly of God church prior to visiting us, his friends convinced him that he needed to return to the fold and forget any “Baptist Doctrine” that he had heard.  As such, we have not seen nor heard from him since.  But at least we know that we will see him again in heaven.          Because of the covid pandemic here being still prevalent in some areas, but not all areas of Brazil, we are still having difficulty getting our attendance up to where it once was but still we are encouraged.  As such, we have made a temporary modification to our Wednesday evening services.  These services had always been low attendance because of our members being unable to get home from work in time to attend while at the same time our young people are attending classes at school.  For this reason, we initiated live prayer services via WhatsApp.  On Wednesday evenings Atalias meets with two different groups of ladies at 8:00 and 9:00 while on Thursday evenings I meet with the men in two groups at 8:00 and 9:30 for prayer and a lesson.  As a result, more of our members have been able to participate in a mid-week service.  Two to three times more than before due to either their work or school schedules.  We are also reactivating many of the activities that had to be suspended and we are seeing spiritual growth in some of our new converts.  We have a few almost ready to be baptized but with the pandemic the way it is we are holding off for a while as a precautionary reason.         While Brazil may be behind some countries by way of covid-19 vaccinations, progress is being made.  The Department of Health early this year, started with vaccinating seniors and essential workers first and then opened vaccinations up to younger age groups.  I have already been fully vaccinated while Atalias has received her first shot.  This week vaccinations were opened for 40 and 41 year olds.  Many of our church members have also been vaccinated, and with this they feel more comfortable about getting out and coming back and attending services in person.  As such we are seeing visitors return who have not been to church since the middle of December due to the pandemic and having been exposed to it.          One great concern for us however is the current inability to send mail through the postal system.  Since the first part of May the current US administration’s policy on Covid-19 has placed a prohibition on all correspondence coming from Brazil and other countries in South America.  When I tried to send a letter to my sending church, I was informed that the US is blocking all mail from Brazil for an undetermined time and until further notice.  The Brazilian Post Office employee informed me that there is a way that a letter could be sent but that it would be at a cost of $40.00 US per letter.  As such we have been unable to send in our tithes and mission offerings.  Please pray that this can be quickly resolved.          Once again, as always, thank you for your faithfulness in supporting us financially and/or prayerfully through the years.  The churches in Jardim Varginha and Vargem Grande are here today because you prayed and invested in God’s work.  Please continue to pray with us that we will continue to see a Harvest of souls for the honor and glory of our Lord Jesus Christ in 2021.   Thankfully Received                                                                                                                                                All Because of JESUS,                                                                                                                                                                                           Jerry & Atalias Lantz   E-MAIL ADDRESS:  jlaglantz@uol.com.br    or     jlaglantz@gmail.com      Magic Jack:   1-817-962-6441 Brazil Cell Phones for Contact:  011-55-11-96224-9995      WhatsApp:  +55 11 96224 9995    

Jerry Lantz

Jul 08, 2021

Brandon Lane

Jul 08, 2021

Dear Churches and Friends,                                                                                                                                     May June 2021  In a previous prayer letter, we mentioned that a young girl named ChomePu got saved. She had been coming to church for several months. She continues to come to church and has a desire to be a good witness for Jesus Christ. Both her parents work on Sundays, but allow her to come to church. We have been praying for her parents, and are pleased to report that her mom is now a Christian as well. Her mother, named Fone, accepted Jesus Christ as her Saviour. Fone will stop by from time to time after work as they live close by. So, we were able to sit down and explain the gospel with her, whereupon she trusted in Christ as her Saviour.Continued Thailand had another big outbreak of Covid, which caused the country to close down again. However, our church was able to continue meeting. We meet Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday, and have had no troubles. We thank the Lord for that. In addition, our men also meet from time to time for Bible study and prayer time. We visited a children’s home and were able to teach the Bible and give them some food. Our print ministry also did another two batches of Chick tracts. We printed 5000 tracts for both Charlie’s Ants and One Way. We can still hand out tracts.   We thank you for your prayers and support. May the Lord Bless. Men’s Special Music Together for His service Jeff Gross Prayer Salvation of Tu, Oiy, Micky, Mii Salvation of Daet’s Mom&Sister Learning Language & Culture Philippians 3:10 – “That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;”   Seeds to Take Root in Hearts Churches in Thailand                 

Jeff Gross

Jul 01, 2021

Tony Stark

Jul 01, 2021

Richard Jacob

Jul 01, 2021

Christian Sua

Jul 01, 2021

Dear Praying Friends, After being gone for two Sundays: one preaching out and another on a trip to Texas to work on a one-year visa and see my mom; I rejoiced to see a church full as it was the third Sunday of combined services, something we hadn't seen in over a year.   It was great to see the auditorium full with a couple dozen extra chairs set up to accommodate the people. It was great to see the hallways full of kids going to their respective classes again and to greet them as they went by.   I wrote about a young woman named Laura who came to RU on Friday.  She returned on Sunday with her husband and little son, raised her hand for salvation, was dealt with, and was saved.  She and her husband, Lenin, returned in the evening service.  Please pray for his salvation.  I plan to visit them this week.  They want to continue to attend.   Viridiana, of whom I have been writing, lives quite away from the church and comes in an Uber every time she comes, which is five times a week (Fridays for RU and Saturday for soulwinning.)  She now has found a place to rent near the church and is saving her money for the first rent and deposit.     She wants to be closer to the church  because she wants to put her six year old, daughter, April, in our Christian school and also wants to help on the bus route where she will be living.  Also the young lady Karina, whom I have mentioned, now lives in the area of the bus route and wants to work on it as well.   Natalia, a neighbor of ours who was reached a couple of years ago, also wants to put her six year old girl, Dana, in our Christian school.  She brought her unsaved husband, Arturo, to RU last Friday.  I have a meeting with both of them after church tonight for an unknown reason.  Please pray for his salvation.   We met our quota I was praying for of 40 teens for camp.  Please pray for their hearts as they go to camp in three weeks that they make life-changing decisions.   We may have an opportunity to enter into state-sponsored children's homes here in Mexico City to mentor and counsel the children there.  Many come from homes of neglect and abuse and, consequently, have a lot of emotional problems.  Marisol, a member of our church, is in charge of all the homes and mentioned to me that religious groups enter there to work with the kids.   I never thought of that avenue of outreach, but God has laid it on my heart to do something.  Thankfully, we have maturing Christians in our church that are looking for opportunities to serve.  Here is another chance for them to use their gifts God has given them.   Thank you for your prayers, Clint Rardin           

Clint Rardin

Jul 01, 2021

Doug Sisson

Jun 28, 2021

Dear Praying Friends,  This summer, we took 34 of our teens to caverns about two hours away.  They are about as big as Carlsbad Caverns of New Mexico.  They have an area in the cavern where they have symphonic orquestra concerts with theater seats.  We were allowed to have our preaching there and Oscar, our youth pastor, preached to the teens inside the cavern.  By faith, we reserved space for 40 teens at an excellent  Christian camp we take our teens to.  We have 36 signed up now.  We are praying for four more.  I finished six months of teaching lessons on how to win souls in our Thursday night Bible study.  Starting next Thursday I will teach on the family.  During the summer, a lot of my teaching and preaching is on the family.  We had three new students this Friday in our RU program as a woman in our church came and brought her unsaved husband and a neighbor.  Last week Viridiana brought to RU a Haitian woman, Ruth, who she works with in her new job.  Karina, who was practically imprisoned in the apartment of Chinese diplomats during the Covid crisis as their kid's tutor and nanny, has joined our band of soulwinners the last two Saturdays.  We have about a dozen going out every Saturday besides those that visit on the four routes.  This week thousands of John/Romans in Spanish were shipped from Lighthouse Baptist Press Ministry in South Dakota to a church in San Antonio where we will pick them up in August.  They will complement the thousands we have here already so that on late August to early September we can put at least 15,000 invitations to the Evangelistic services and inauguration of the mission near the airport that we plan to hold between the 12 to the 15th of September.    Please pray for the success of this outreach as well for the Revival services we plan to have the 9-12 of September in our church.    Our church is praying for revival in general in our individual lives, our families, our church, and even our city.  We are still looking at several venues for our evangelistic services.  We have about five options right.  I hope to have something nailed down in the next couple of weeks.  Please pray for wisdom that it be exactly the place God wants for us.  In August we are bringing up Elias to Bible college and plan to pick up alot of RU material for our new RU street mission we plan to open in late October.  Please pray for this new ministry as well.  Thank you for your prayers, Clint Rardin

Clint Rardin

Jun 28, 2021