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Want an ARM multimedia presentation in your church?
 
As Development Director, I'm visiting a lot of churches in the Midwest! We have a "live" video/PowerPoint presentation that will inform, encourage, and promote evangelism in your church.  We can feature our prison work, or our foreign work -- or both!
If you would like an ARM presentation for your whole church-- or a group within it-- please inquire by reply or call 573-729-6355. We are now scheduling 2006. Thanks again for all your prayers, support, and encouragement!
-- Rod
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ARM Prison Outreach -- Worldwide Branch Reports
 
Formerly the "Foreign Report"
 
February 2006
 
NOTE:  These summaries from the leaders of ARM's foreign branch ministries are intended to encourage the reader and stimulate prayer.  Note the "Quick Link" menu to the left; it will aid in navigating DIRECTLY to the article(s) you choose.  Feel free to be a selective reader; should you have interest in only one or two of these reports, you can easily select those reports from the "Quick Link" menu. 
 
In His Service, 
Rod Farthing, National Development Director
ARM's Rapha House (Home for Girls) in Cambodia
 
Excerpts from our Cambodia director's February letter: 
  • There are 9 girls accept to stay at Rapha House during the period from 23rd Jan to 23rd Feb 2006. 4 of them are trafficked girls sent from Thailand; 2 of them are sisters in a family rescued from Pagoda in province; parents died of HIV/AIDS leaving 8 children behind; 3 of them are sisters in a family rescued from Ban Teay Mean Chey Province close to Thailand
  • All children in center received hygiene materials once every month; this month they also get 1 new set of clothes -- they are very happy.
  • 28 are staying at Rapha House as of 23rd February 2006
  • Currently the rented house has 28 girls. We will move to new facility on the second week of March 2006 so that will solve all the problems.
  • 13 girls attend public school everyday; 11 attend education at the center
  • All of them study English one hour everyday as well
  • 5 girls at the center study music one hour a week
  • All the girls in the center learn skill for their life such as knitting, sewing, hair dresser
  • Vulnerable girls from the community are being taught skills
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    • 22 learn sewing
    • 2 girls learn hair dresser skills --they are very happy
    • 7 girls being on the income generation this month they are able to earn about $7 a month because there is a Christian man from the state order 200 bags for a pilot project.
    • 15 learn knitting and they are able to earn about $14 per month by knitting table cloths, scarves, and other material ordered from the private sector.
  • Rapha House sent one girl into the community in February.  She had been with us since July 2003; she was good at sewing. She married in November and now lives with her husband.  RH gave her a new sewing machine from which she can earn income; she is very happy.
ARM is ministering to needy girls in Cambodia thru the Rapha House.  These girls have been victimized in the human slave trade.  Some are as young as 8 years of age.  As our home grows int eh new building, we will need more operational support.  Thanks! Gifts of any size may be sent to ARM, Rt. 5 Box 159, Salem, MO  65560. 
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On January 4, 2006/ evening; the ARM Philippine Team Celebrate Christmas & New Years Program held in Aplaya Church of Christ. The main objective of the fellowship was a prayer rally for the ARM Philippines Program of Activities 2006, ARM Worldwide Ministries, for the support and supporters, for the Leaders and Volunteer, and for Financial and other needs.
 
On January 5, 2006: the team baptized 1 young people and added to the Church of Christ at Aplaya.
 
On January 10, 2006: the team starts a jail Ministry in "Malita District Jail".
 
On January 16, 2006: 15 inmates accepted Christ at BJMP - Digos City. In Panabo City District Jail 2 inmates accepted Christ.
 
On January 23, 2006 / a.m.: the team conducted late Christmas program for more than 400 detainees in COMVAL Provincial Jail.
 
On January 21, 2006; two inmates were released from Maa City jail. One of them very eager to attend "in Service Training Seminar."
 
On the evening of January 29, 2006: One young people accepted Christ and scheduled for baptism during her 19th Birthday on February 19, 2006.
 
On January30, 2006; eleven inmates were baptized at BJMP Digos City in ARM Collapsible baptistery. Two of them were females and one female named Eda P. Lubas was very happy and appreciated very much the goodness and mercy of God. Eda was very thankful for the ARM Ministry in the Philippines especially in Digos City Jail. According to her this Ministry encouraged her to reform and change her life. Her detention in BJMP - Digos City was a blessing in disguise because she was able to hear the gospel messages of the ARM team. The amazing thing happen to her life is very unusual. Right after the Baptism Ceremony she was released from detention, when we leave BJMP-Digos she go with the team and sleep at the ARM Office. After taking breakfast; we give her transportation going home. Eda have seen the greatness of God and Praise the Lord for the wonderful things happen to her. She promised to attend worship in the Church of Christ at Aplaya or in Tacul Church - nearest Church from their home place.
 
On January 31, 2006 / 2p.m. 26 inmates: male and female accepted Christ as their Lord and savior at Maa City Jail. After the gospel presentation there were other 3 decided to join the candidates for baptism. All of them are scheduled to be baptizing tomorrow afternoon.

To end this report: I'm very glad to announce that our small native chapel at BJMP - Digos City was 100% complete and ready for religious activities. This project was made possible through your prayers and supports. Thank you very much!
 
Summary report by:  Ernesto O. Alocelja, Chairman ARM Philippines
 
Report From Dr. Nicholas E. Alyoshin-- ARM Branch Ministry in Russia
    
 Glory to Christ, my beloved bro!

This is my January 2006 report summary.

1. IMMERSIONS. One refugee from the conflict zone of Karabakh (Transcaucasia, between Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkey) was immersed in DOM ARM.
 
2. PRISONS. We organized the praying meetings in the frame of the praying week of the International Evangelical Alliance in Krasnodar Territory prisons.
 
3. TURKS. The TV film about the exodus of the Ahiska Turks from Krasnodar Territory to USA was shown in German TV, we received the video film with this programme from Karlsruhe.
 
4. MISSION  TRIPS. Our dearly beloved bro prof. G. Rakhimov visited with DOM ARM materials two districts of Tashkent area of Usbekistan (the Middle-Chirchik district, and the Bekabad one) and had the praying meetings there.
 
5. MEDITATION. Being the researcher in the sphere of the Silicon biological role, I was asked to prepare the report about the false ideas of the swastika-worshippers, who said the Jews were made of Si and thus were not human. These ideas are to be discussed publicly to show their absurdity.
 
6. DIVINE  ACTION. In spite of the heavy frost in Moscow (-37 degrees of C) my planes in both destinations were OK.
7. STUDENT  WING. We received a good amounts of the books in German from pastor Speith to work with German-studying students in Krasnodar.
 
8. PUBLIC  ACTIONS. I took part in the International praying meeting in Moscow.
 
9. REPRESSIONS. We continued to investigate the cases of the repressive psychiatry against the believers.
 
10. SUPPORT. The support for December 2005 was received OK through Max Goins  "We-go" missions coalition. The letters, parcels, e-mails and telephone calls were received from USA, Germany, Poland, Uzbekistan.

In Jesus our hope!     Nicholas E. Alyoshin  Prof., DOM ARM chaplain

Thanks for the update and we continue to pray for the success of your ministry   KC
 
Rod, I can never say enough prayers as I read these reports each time.  It is as though I am sitting at the foot of the God's throne as I try to comprehend all the victory & yet hardship that takes please in each location. How we want to be able to meet these loved ones in the Lord someday.  Loving you all in the Lord, Juanita Mabie
 
What an encouraging report from prisons around the world.  In His Service, Mary Lou Brainerd
 
ARM Branch Ministry in Ghana
 
FEBRUARY 2006 -- ACTIVITIES OF VANESSA SESI AND BROTHER RICHARD DODOU
 
We at the Christian Prison Ministry grateful to the Most High God for His mercy and faithfulness towards us. We also would like to acknowledge ARM for your support and prayers for us. We believe it is a gesture that is like an incense burning in the presence of God. Thank you. This year, though it was greeted with the sudden stroke of our boss (Christian Pat Adjei) yet still it has been coated with God's mercies and grace. We have been able to conduct our activities and by God's grace, end the year successfully. We have noticed an increase in the attendance mostly at the male and female prison at Nsawam. The number of inmates at the James camp has reduced since most have been granted bail and have completed their term. We recorded 22 inmates giving their lives to Christ and seven rededicating their lives to Christ. Now a hospital ministry has been added to the ministry. Your continual support and prayers is greatly appreciated.   Thank you.  VANNESSA
 
ARM Branch Ministry in Mexico

January, 2006

Dear brethren in Christ Jesus:   It is a great pleasure to greet you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I thank you for your great prayers for our ministry based in Mexico City.

Because of the economic aid provided by International Disaster Emergency Service (IDES) for the affected people by Stan in Chiapas, Tabasco, Oaxaca, and Puebla, my family and I traveled around 1762 miles to deliver such help. We saw and visited our dear brethren in these areas to see their needs been supplied, for two weeks. We saw, first hand, how the coast area of Chiapas and the Guatemala-Mexico Border were damaged. 256 miles of land were devastated. We saw how 22 bridges and 22 cities suffered the force of Stan. A one-mile bridge was completely down. The city known as Hidalgo, in the State of Chiapas, was covered by tons of sand. We found most families back to their homes, to take possession once again, but their homes were almost completely covered by sand as well. Most people were sick from gastrointestinal diseases. It is impressing to see so many vultures flying over the towns and villages. We spent over a week in one of the most devastated cities, and we caught typhoid. My daughter, Rode, and I got so sick with this disease. The whole environment is so thick with sadness, pain, and suffering. People are mourning their dead!

Also, we took this great opportunity to visit churches, students, and prisons. We were received with great joy and love all over we went. People wanted to share with us the little they had, even a glass of pure water. Of course, water was so polluted after Stan. No matter the bad condition of water and food, we could not reject what people offered us, with all of their hearts. My son and daughter were so impressed in this visit. For them, this trip was an intensive course on Missions.

We visited our Bible Correspondence Students in the jails of Tonalá, Mapastepec, Escuintla, Huixtla, Pijijiapan, Arriaga, Ciudad Hidalgo, and Tapachula in the State of Chiapas. Also, we visited the ones in Villahermosa, State of Tabasco. The jail authorities granted us the privilege to baptize 18 of our students in a pond.

Besides the baptisms mentioned above, we had 36 other. A young lady, 23 years old, decided to attend a Bible Institute to further her education to serve the Lord better. Her name is Dineydi Córdova. She will be a missionary in the near future. Please pray for her!

With great gratitude in the name of our Lord Jesus, Alfredo José Aparicio

Report From Boonlerd Chomphukeeree -- ARM Branch Ministry in Thailand

January 2006

1. I monitored on Bible study printing three books.
 
2. I check Bible lesson test that our brothers sent to me and reply the letters that keep in.
 
3. Annual Report , January 31 ,2005 - January 31,2006 and financial report 2005 also budgets for 2006.
 
4. January 16, 23, 27, 30, 2006 I and team went to Juvenile detention center in Chiang Mai, on January 23 ,2006. Brother Athapa brought Brother Bud Yoder and team work of Hope Mission from USA to visit us and I brought them to visit the children in Juvenile detention center. At the time I asked for Brother Bud preach the gospel. After He preached there are 12 persons to believe in Jesus Christ; I would like to thank God glorify to God for this mission.
 
5. December 27,2005 Brother Jonathan and his family from Global Recording Network Thailand desired to visit the children in the Juvenile detention center. I brought them to visit the children. His daughter dance Thai dance for the children, they very like and Brother Jonathan preached the gospel.  Note: This month is the month of rest so we canceled going to Payao and Fang prisons.
 
6. Buy presents to share who we know and feed the volunteers and participants who participate in our ministry.
 
Finally , May God bless all of you forever and ever. Love in Jesus Christ, BOONLERD, The servant of Jesus Christ.

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Contact information
Rod Farthing, ARM National Development Director
rodfar@arm.org
Rt. 5 Box 159, Salem, MO 65560
1-573-729-6355
"Remain faithful unto death .." Rev. 2:10B