Archive for March 2006
Current workings of God in Brazil
Posted on Thursday, March 30, 2006 at 9:59 PM by Paul Kovach
As we keep in touch with our team in Brazil, we would like to pass along the news of what God is doing over there. The Lord is continuing to bless the current church plant in Mirante. We currently have 15 people in the baptism class. We praise the Lord that He is continually adding souls to His church! The baptism is scheduled for April 30th. Please pray for those being baptized as well as those visiting that there may be some saved even though that service.
Tomorrow (3-31-06) we will be starting on the construction of the new auditorium. It has been exciting to see the church outgrow 2 meeting areas already! It is a joy to see how excited the church congregation is about helping accomplish this phase of the church. Please pray that the Lord will continue to bring in all of the finances needed for the construction and that there will be safety and expediency in it's construction.
Edited on: Thursday, March 30, 2006 10:12 PM
Men's Conference in Indiana
Posted on Saturday, March 18, 2006 at 10:01 PM by Paul Kovach
Today I had the opportunity to attend a men's purity conference in Indiana. The key speaker was Rand Hummel from the Wilds Camp and Conference. It was a very good reminder of the age in which we live and that there is not a man alive who is not capable of falling. It was a very sobering time. For me, some of the key points are the nugget statements.
* "The question is not "Do we know what is wrong?", but "Do we desire
what is right?"
* "Don't think of how sin affects you, but
rather think of how it affects others."
* "A true friend is one
who cares enough about you to make life miserable for you when you are
in sin."
* "Make it hard to sin and easy to do right."
I think that last one is one of my favorites. Things like these pithy statements have a tendency to stick in my mind longer. The overarching principle of the conference was upon meditating upon God and His word. I would surmise the conference in yet another pithy statement by another pastor of old; "Either this Book will keep you from sin or sin will keep you from this Book!" I found it interesting how much of his material tied right in with a similar series from Central Seminary. (http://www.centralseminary.edu/index.asp?m=763 ). Probably one of the most frank discussions on the issue.
Lunch was provided by the church. A friend of mine and director of Shepherd's Bethel , Mike Weiss, prepared a fabulous prime rib meal for all the men. Nothing was missed!
While there, the Lord did allow for some opportunity to distribute some of my information to some of the 15 pastors there. Please pray that I would be able to see at least 1 meeting arise out of this opportunity.
Edited on: Friday, March 31, 2006 12:29 AMBryanna has Tonsillectomy, Adenoidectomy, and Nose Cauterized
Posted on Thursday, March 16, 2006 at 2:49 PM by Paul Kovach
Today, Bryanna underwent the surgery to remove her tonsils and adenoids. It was actually a quick appointment. For years she has been struggling with her tonsil constantly being swollen and infected and for years doctors have said to wait. Finally we took her to a local doctor and he agreed that they needed to be removed. The office called me the next day and said they had an opening for today. It all happened so fast! I think the cutest thing was when they gave Bryanna "bravery" medicine right before the IV and surgery. Within 5 minutes of taking the pink fluid, she was more giddy then someone on funny gas. When the nurse came to the room, Bryanna exclaimed, "Why do you have so many eyes!" The surgery went off without a hitch. It was the recovery time which was difficult. I just could not seem to get here to stop crying...she was in so much pain and could not understand what was going on. The disorientation from the anesthesia seem to take quite a while to wear off. We actually did not get released until late into the evening because we could not get her to stop vomiting (another side effect of the anesthesia). Praise the Lord that we were able to come home and did not have to stay overnight! Please pray for continued recovery.
Edited on: Sunday, March 19, 2006 11:05 PMPosted in News (RSS), Prayer N Praise (RSS)
Women's IFBF Meeting
Posted on Monday, March 13, 2006 at 11:11 PM by Ashley Kovach
This past weekend I had the opportunity to go to the Indiana Fundamental Baptist Fellowship Ladies retreat in Indianapolis. It was refreshing to get away with just ladies for a whole weekend. The best part of it was being able to spend the weekend with my mother n' law. We don't get to do that very often so it was an especially nice treat!! The theme of the retreat was on being an example of the believer. Our theme verse was 1Timothy 4:12, "But let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity." The most challenging thought that I walked away with is that whether I like it or not my life is always an example. Whether it is at the grocery store or at home in front of your family our lives are always being examined by someone. So with this thought in mind I must strive to leave a sweet taste in peoples minds of who our Lord Jesus Christ really is. He is humble, meek, loving and holy just to mention a few. Once again I'll emphasize that this was an encouraging weekend for me.
Edited on: Sunday, March 19, 2006 2:53 PM"Off the Cuff" Introduction
Posted on Friday, March 10, 2006 at 9:17 PM by Paul Kovach
Greetings Family, Friends, and Supporters,
I want to first of all thank you for your interest in our Ministry. It is my belief that missionaries should do as much as possible to stay in touch with the people of God. As most of you know, we do publish a quarterly prayer letter. For many of you, that is sufficient. However, there is so much that goes on in between that gets missed in those letters, as well as there are many out there who would like to be even more up to date on our ministry. This is why we have developed this portion of the site. We like to make sure that our prayer letters are as polished as we are able to make them. That, however, does limit us as to how often we can produce them. This avenue is designed to be a casual, informal method for posting events and occurrences as they occur. It will also have RSS feeds so you can stay up to date as soon as something is posted. After the next prayer letter (scheduled to be out the end of March/beginning of April), the front page of this blog will revert to posting most recent entries first so you do not have to scroll through them. I pray that this will be a blessing to you as you keep our ministry before the Throne of Grace!
As Christ's
Paul Kovach
Philipians 3:10
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