July and August Prayer Letter!!!
We made it to California and it is wonderful. We have been very busy since having arrived and am so grateful for your prayers. July August 2011
25 at $25/Month
In the last couple of months, I have been praying and begging the Lord for wisdom, provision, and peace about leaving for California. We still need more support, but I also believe, more now than ever, that now is the time to move to the next phase of our ministry. With that in mind, the Lord has led me to do what I am calling “25 at $25”. This is based on the idea of strength in numbers. We have been to many churches that are under a financial strain but have expressed a desire to help us. We would also count it a privilege and great responsibility to be able to partner together as an extension of their ministry. The plan that the Lord has placed on my heart is that these churches would consider taking us on for $25 per month. The reason for this is two-fold. 1. The ability for the church to make even a small step can encourage and strengthen the church in their service to God. 2. If 25 churches can take us on at $25 per month, this is very feasible, we would be able to leave for California by August. We would then only need to raise less than $500 more support in California. I have presented this to my pastor, and he is in full support. We have been praying that God will bless this and have already received positive feedback. We would like to ask you to prayerfully consider being a part of our “25 at $25” plan. It would be wonderful to see God exceed the desire that he has placed in my heart, and I pray that we will be an encouragement to your church through this opportunity. If you have any questions about this please give me a call at (404) 451-2602 or you can e-mail me at davidrasnake@mwbm.org. Any support can be sent to Macedonia World Baptist Mission, Inc. Please mark it for 'David & Amber Rasnake'.
PO Box 519
Braselton, GA 30517
PO Box 519
Braselton, GA 30517
The Need For Church Planting
In a world that is constantly changing it is easy as Christians to see how far the United States of America has strayed away from our Christian heritage. Much of our country was founded upon Biblical principles and its people understood morals. As the United States has strayed away from the teachings of God's Word we have seen a moral decay within our nation. The question is how far will we go before God removes His hand of blessing off of our Country? The next question is will Christians raise up together in the day in which we live and fight against the moral depravity that we see in our nation? We can do this not by debating politics but by sharing the love of Jesus Christ and the Salvation offered to every man, women, and child. If we want to change America we must reach the hearts and minds of it's people with the teachings of God's Word. This is done through the local church. City after city in America needs a church that will stand up and preach the gospel, teach Biblical principles for godly living and separation, and train others to reach people. Click here to see more about the need for California.
Reaching Madera
The city of Madera is located in the center of the state of California. It has a population of 57,000 people and no church actively reaching these people with the truths of God's Word. This city is located about 25 minutes from the much larger city of Fresno. There is great growth potential in Madera in terms of population but even greater spiritually. Being able to start a good Independent Fundamental Baptist church that shares the love of Christ and reaches souls with the truth of salvation can truly change this city. It is our goal and burden to 1) Raise up the needed support to get there. 2) Lead people to Christ and help develop and teach them more about God's Word. 3) Start a Biblical church that is self-supporting and thriving. 4) Start and/or help start more churches throughout the central valley of California.
E-mail: davidrasnake@mwbm.org
reachingca@gmail.com
Cell Phone: (404) 451-2602
Address: 42 Manzanita Ave.
Merced, CA 95341
Support: Support for David and Amber Rasnake
P.O. Box 519
Braselton, GA 30517
reachingca@gmail.com
Cell Phone: (404) 451-2602
Address: 42 Manzanita Ave.
Merced, CA 95341
Support: Support for David and Amber Rasnake
P.O. Box 519
Braselton, GA 30517
