The fund-raising dinner tour involving Rev. Arthur Miskin and his wife, Dr. Sonja Miskin, with stops in 3 Canadian and 2 American cities, has exceeded $176,000. The Lord has blessed this tour far beyond our expectations. May His Name be praised!
Meanwhile, projects in Colombia, Nigeria and Malawi as well as relief efforts in Nicaragua (Hurricane Felix) continue to need funding. Pray that the Lord will supply all that is needed for these projects as well.
Please pray for the Miskins as they return to South Africa today and take up their work there once again.
Pray also for Bernie Pennings of Word & deed as well as Rev. Eric Pennings of MINTS (Miami International Seminary - a ministry of the United Reformed Churches) as they visit the victims of Hurricane Felix in Nicaragua and review the relief efforts that have been carried out by local pastors (see stories below in this blog for further details).
Monday, October 22
Monday, October 1
Felix Update Sept. 30
Hurricane Felix Relief Update
On the 18th of September Pastors Santiago Curbelo and Joseph Lacayo distributed 61 packets in thirteen communities in the northern shore of the affected area. The packets were distributed to pastors and needy families of these communities as follows:
| Community | Beneficiaries | Total packets | Observation | |
| Pastors | Needy Families | |||
| Dakura | 5 | 20 | 25 | Community destroyed badly |
| Pahra | 2 | 0 | 2 | Difficult road access |
| Awastara | 4 | 0 | 4 | Priority to pastors |
| 10 communities of | 20 | 10 | 30 | Communities destroyed |
| Total | 31 | 30 | 61 | 13 communities serviced |
During that same week, 24 packets were distributed to the most needy pastors and elderly that live in the city of
On Monday, September 24, Pastor Joseph Lacayo went with fifteen packets to distribute them to pastors and needy families in the communities of Tuapi and Krikira.
The details are shown in the following chart.
| Community | Beneficiaries | Total packets | Observation | |
| Pastors | Needy Families | |||
| Puerto Cabezas | 16 | 8 | 24 | |
| Tuapi | 5 | 1 | 6 | Community destroyed badly |
| Krukira | 5 | 4 | 9 | Difficult road access |
| Total | 26 | 13 | 39 | 3 communities serviced |
In summary, with this initial relief, the Disaster Relief Program of SETIMN-MINTS / WORD & DEED assisted:
- 57 pastors
- 43 needy families that are not pastors
- 16 communities were serviced
Each person that received their packed was very thankful to the personnel and the program and expressed that this packet was particularly special because the content was more comprehensive in comparison to other donations they had received. At the same time, they requested that the assistance not be limited only to this relief project, because the needs are very great.
Felix Update Sept. 30 - More Pictures
Below: A pastor beside his heavily damaged church
An elderly lady with her packet of food in the community of de Tuapi
Below: Distribution of food packets in Dakura
Distribution of food packets in Sandy Bay
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