 Night is coming, when no one can work." John 9:4 (NKJV) New Year greetings in the matchless name of the Most High God, Jesus the Christ! I pray this newsletter finds you prospering physically, financially, and spiritually. I apologize for the long silence (8 months!), but it's a new year, a new newsletter, and a new ministry. Hallelu-YAH! During the months when we haven't had a newsletter, God has been active among our ministries. In addition to this ministry receiving its official church charter...
Praise Adonai! I pray this newsletter will bless you as I present some stories and photos of our activities, along with a few humorous tidbits that tickled my funny bone. Be blessed in Jesus' name!
'Most assuredly I tell you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers you did it to Me.'" Matthew 25:40 (WEB) |
My Redeemer Lives Christian Ministry was founded in 2003 by Rev. Linda Smallwood and is based in the U.S. and south India. We are comprised of several independent missionaries serving the Lord in India, Kenya, Philippines, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.    Our affiliated missionaries' single goal is to bring the love of Jesus Christ and the Salvation message to those who are lost. Many of these ministries serve their communities in Jesus' name through specialized socio-economic ministries to orphans, widows, the elderly, crippled, and the destitute. The objective of My Redeemer Lives is to raise awareness of these indigenous ministries and their ongoing needs — financially, materially, and spiritually. We also most gladly welcome anyone who would covenant to pray for us. Prayer is the most important gift you can give! 
To the world you might be one person, but to one person you might be the world. |
Considering this newsletter goes to more than 6500 people, the list isn't very impressive. But... when I consider what God has done this past year with so few fellow warriors, it points unmistakably to the total sovereignty and 'bigness' of our God. To God be the glory! THANK YOU, PARTNERS, Would you like to add your name to this list? It's simple. All you have to do is covenant to pray for us regularly. I'm not asking you to give money; that's an issue for God to speak to your heart about. Whether you pray or whether you donate, it's not the number of prayers or the amount of money that matters... for man looks at the outward appearance, but Yahweh looks at the heart." 1 Samuel 16:7 (WEB) |
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When I was working at Nrg Zen Cren, I had a friend whom I would occasionally call at his place of employment, which was "Oregon Blue Cross, Blue Shield, Unit Five." The person who answered the phone there (who was apparently related to the guy sitting behind me) invariably declaimed: "Organ Glucose Bushel Unify." I thought this sounded like a fascinating combination of a metabolic disorder and a farming solidarity movement. http://rochester.blogsource.com |
 "Ah-h-h-h! This must be heaven!" |
"I would like to buy $3 worth of God, please. Wilbur Reese |
they do things differently. |
God graciously provided a glorious celebration of Jesus' birth for our orphans. Each of the children received a new outfit, a toy, and their own toothbrush and toothpaste. We also had a birthday cake and a wonderful birthday feast for approximately 100 guests.
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A woman's husband had been slipping in and out of a coma for several months, yet she had stayed by his bedside every single day. One day, he motioned for her to come nearer. As she sat by him, he whispered, eyes full of tears, "You know what? You have been with me all through the bad times. When I got fired, you were there to support me. When my business failed, you were there. When I got shot, you were by my side. When we lost the house, you stayed right here. When my health started failing, you were still by my side.........You know what?" "What, dear?" she gently asked, smiling as her heart began to fill with warmth. "I think you're bad luck!" |
Pastor Fernando Impang and his wife, Madelene, are always eager to serve their friends and neighbors. During 2005, they served more than 1200 meals during their weekly feeding program. And it didn't stop there. They have also had many needy people living with them, they built a parsonage for a homeless family, and they gave pre-packaged dry food to every person who had a need.  Left to right: Men, women, and children enjoy their free meal, little girl gets great joy from a bread wrapper, children line up to receive their meal [See more like these...] |
"Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!" Philippians 4:4 Several years ago there was a 92-year-old Christian woman who was legally blind. In spite of her limitation, she was always neatly dressed, with her hair carefully brushed and her makeup tastefully applied. Each morning she would meet the new day with eagerness. After her husband of 70 years died, it became necessary for her to go to a nursing home where she could receive proper care. On the day of the move, a helpful neighbor drove her there and guided her into the lobby. Her room wasn't ready, so she waited patiently in the lobby for several hours. When an attendant finally came for her, she smiled sweetly as she maneuvered her walker to the elevator. The staff member described her room to her, including the new curtains that had been hung on the windows. "I love it," she declared. "But Mrs. Jones, you haven't seen your room yet," the attendant replied. "That doesn't have anything to do with it," she said. "Happiness is something you choose. Whether I like my room or not doesn't depend on how it's arranged. It's how I arrange my mind." the quality of your thoughts. "Our Daily Bread" |
I am loved, I am loved, I can risk loving you, |
Pastor Nireekshana Rao and his wife, Swarupa, were able to provide new clothes for 33 orphans and poor children in Pedakakani, south India. In addition to sharing a meal and birthday cake with about 60 people (mostly Hindus), they also played games and distributed toys, games and prizes to each child. |
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"I realized I was dyslexic when I went to a toga party dressed as a goat." |
For an upcoming Christmas program, the Sunday School teacher asked two of the boys if they'd be willing to play two verses of "Silent Night" on their flutes. One of the boys was genuinely perplexed and didn't know what to do. The teacher asked him what was troubling him. With tears streaming down his cheeks, he said, "I'm sorry, Mrs. Anderson, but I only know the first verse!" |
 "I think I should just buy a bathrobe...!" |
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Nevertheless, to be on the safe side, he told his tribe that the winter was indeed going to be cold and that the members of the village should collect firewood to be prepared. But being a practical leader, after several days he got an idea. He went to the phone booth, called the National Weather Service and asked, "Is the coming winter going to be cold?" "It looks like this winter is going to be quite cold," the meteorologist at the weather service responded. So the chief went back to his people and told them to collect even more firewood in order to be prepared. A week later he called the National Weather Service again. "Does it still look like it is going to be a very cold winter?" "Yes," the man at the National Weather Service again replied, "it's going to be a very cold winter." The chief again went back to his people and ordered them to collect every scrap of firewood they could find. Two weeks later he called the National Weather Service again. "Are you absolutely sure that the winter is going to be very cold?" "Absolutely," the man replied. "It's looking more and more like it is going to be one of the coldest winters ever." "How can you be so sure?" the chief asked. The weather man replied, "People are collecting firewood like crazy." |
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A Sunday School teacher had been relating the Christmas story to her class and asked the children to draw pictures of the nativity scene and color them. As she walked around the room admiring the children's handiwork, she noticed one small boy had drawn a strange-looking item. The teacher asked the boy to explain why Joseph was holding a thin black wire that trailed to the floor with a small black dot on the end. The boy replied that the black wire was a leash and the tiny black speck on the end was the flea she had mentioned in the story. "What flea?" asked the teacher. The boy replied "You said that Joseph had a dream and was told to take the baby and FLEE to Egypt!" |
Following his visit to one poor urban area, he writes: "I found many children who are orphans and as I asked the residents and one of my closest co-workers, I was told that they are all victims of HIV-AIDS as their parents died of the sickness. It is not to mean that they are also infected (but who knows?), but they are in a very critical condition as life is very hard for them without any kind of care." He has received a wonderful gift: a large piece of land on which to build a new nursery school and orphanage. But, he needs about $250 to process the registrations, or he risks losing the land to someone else. Can you help? Because of the costs for scanning and the lack of up-to-date computer facilities, he is not able to provide photos at this time. We should have some photos for next month's newsletter. |
But since the power of prayer is in the One who hears it and not in the one who says it, our prayers do make a difference. Max Lucado Christian Writer and Pastor |
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 My Redeemer Lives Christian Ministry has a vision for a great Christ awakening and revival around the world, and a passion to help bring this about, directly or indirectly, irrespective of national boundaries, languages, denominations, or ethnic, racial or social/economic castes or classes. We are a non-denominational, Christ-centered Free Ministry and Missions Society. In accordance with IRS Code § 508(c)(1)(A), all donations are tax-deductible. Scripture taken from: King James Version (KJV), Copyright © 1990 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. New International Version (NIV), Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society New King James Version (NKJV), Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. New Living Translation (NLT), Copyright © 1996 by Tyndale House Publishers World English Bible (WEB), 2001 MT-based public domain update of 1901 American Standard Version (ASV) Copyright © 2006. My Redeemer Lives Christian Ministry™. All rights reserved. |
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God has birthed a great burden in Pastor Innocent Yogusa in Tanzania to build an orphanage and enlarge the Ramah Nursery School where he already cares for more than 25 refugee children.
At the time of this writing, I have received word that my 'son' Zebron, the Founder & Administrator of Manyando Youth Action Community School in Zambia, has lost his precious wife and help-mate, Susan. Please keep him, their two children, and the school in your prayers, as this is a very heavy burden for all of them to bear.