2011 Ministry Update - Reaching the World for Jesus Christ
Dear Members & Friends of Friday Study Ministries,
We are so grateful to the Lord for what He has done in the twelve years of Friday Study Ministries, The First Church On The Net. September started our 13th year and during that month we had our nine-millionth visitor to this worldwide internet church ministry. In the last three years we have had over a million visits a year, and the estimate for this year is close to two million. Church website visitors have come to us from over 200 countries. Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
As internet missionaries with Pastor Ron’s Bible teaching ministry, of in-depth and easy to understand Bible commentaries, we are reaching the world for Jesus Christ. Along with you, we are available to all internet users, those seeking the Lord and those who the Lord directs to us for His purposes. We have missionaries, pastors & Bible teachers worldwide using our Bible teaching materials. Those who have difficulty attending a traditional church, those with disabilities and the homebound access our internet church. New believers who recently received the Lord or recommitted their lives through FSM are: Richard, Marshall, Pierro, James, Theopolis, Tammy, LaQuinta, Kavuri, Babuji, Kurtis, Dorris, Stan, Leah, Jonathan, Paige, Ammie, Dean, Misty, Oliver, Daniel, Liz, Patrina and one anonymous person. Please pray for these new and recommitted believers in the Lord.
For years we have received many requests for Bibles and other resources from ministries overseas. Through our Blessed Hands outreach we started raising funds and sending Bibles, as we are able, to ministries approved through our application process. So far we have been able to provide 235 people in Kenya and Zimbabwe their very own Bible to study in their native languages of Ekegusii, Swahili and Shona, using the International Bible Societies. We are promoting our Christmas Bible Outreach now and hope to send another shipment soon to our Christmas Bible Outreach Recipients in Kenya. We have more requests for Bibles than we have the funds to provide them. Maybe you can help us in this area.
In addition to our larger outreach, FSM has an email congregation of six hundred who receive Pastor Ron’s weekly Bible studies and sermons by email; forty-two are ordained ministers. Also on average over ten thousand people a month are listening to our podcasts through iTunes and FSM’s website audio-streaming.
Through the Lord’s provisions, we have been able to accomplish much with very little. That’s God’s economy! We do need your prayers. We are volunteers, including our pastor, and operate with a limited budget. FSM’s expenses include IT & website support, accounting and outreach expenses. We so appreciate our church members and financial supporters in doing the work of the Lord. Without you we would not be able to do what we are called to do. One of our pastor friends says, “By sending a financial gift from our congregation each month to Friday Study Ministries, we benefit by helping to reach millions of people with the Gospel of Jesus Christ who we couldn’t reach otherwise. What a blessing to us!”
For the first time we received a Matching Gift Offer toward September donations. It was a Double Blessing for Friday Study Ministries. We are so grateful to the Lord and our generous supporters.
Your prayers are needed and appreciated - they are more than doubled by our Lord and are recorded in heaven. Charitable donations are income tax-deductible in the U.S. and can be made online through our church website or mailed to: Friday Study Ministries, P.O. Box 92131, Long Beach, CA 90809-2131.
Thank you for your part in the blessings of these past 12 years and we look forward to what the Lord has in store of us in the future as we seek His Will. God bless you and keep you.
Sincerely,
Friday Study Ministries Board of Directors
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Charitable donations for this ministry may be made online or send to:
Friday Study Ministries
P.O. Box 92131
Long Beach, CA 90809-2131 USA