* ARM Prison Outreach International
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Sending Resources for Evangelism Into
Prisons and Mission Fields
November 2008 Branch Report 
Boonlerd baptizes a young girl in an ARM
portable baptistry in Thailand. See Link 1.
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ARTICLE 1
Daughters of Ruth Girls Home in Chiang Mai,
Thailand
The Daughters of Ruth Foundation is the only mission or its
kind in Thailand. We are registered as an NGO with the Thai government and are
licensed as a safe house for girls. This star features a picture of one of our
Daughters of Ruth in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
I am asking you to join me in ministering to these girls. Upon
receiving your gift of $10 or more, we will send you a receipt and a star like
the one pictured, that you can hang in your home or office.
Right now our girls live in a rented townhouse. We have 18
girls with eight more waiting to get in; one is only five years old. We need a
larger facility, one that will house at least fifty girls. This will cost
$135,000 to build. If you haven't given to DOR yet, your involvement could begin
with this star.
These girls might well be facing life on the streets and
countless other horrors if it were not for the Daughters of Ruth Foundation. It
costs less for us to clothe, educate, feed and house these girls than it does
for our government to rehabilitate one adult prisoner.
Gifts may be sent to
ARM/DOR
-- 3127 Hwy K -- Salem, MO 65560
or
area to indicate you
are responding to the "Branch Report"
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ARTICLE 2
Rapha House in
Cambodia
This event has already passed, but the Rapha House Gallery is
now
OPEN IN DOWNTOWN JOPLIN.
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ARTICLE 3
ARM Philippines Report
Summary Report for the month of October, 2008
I – Baptism: 5 souls
II – Accepted Christ: 24 souls
III – Services Delivered:
1. Special Prayer comfort for Neneng Baylon
depressed for the death of her 1 month old Child.
2. Special Prayers for Brethren, Faustino
and Maria Zamora.
3. Conducted livelihood seminar at Davao
City Jail in Collaboration of the weeklong “National Correctional Consciousness
Week Celebration”.
IV- Special Program Attended:
1. Attended and assisted the Ribbon Cutting
Ceremony at Lighthouse Accelerated Learning Center.
2. The team and volunteers attended and
participated the 3 days of activities of the 52nd Foundation Celebration of the
MCFCS (Mindanao Christian Foundation College and Seminary.
3. During the Culmination Program; the team
Chairman was the keynote speaker of MCFCS 52nd Foundation Anniversary and
Thanksgiving Celebration.
4. The team and volunteers participated and
sponsored the Thanksgiving Celebration of Female Inmates at “Ray of Hope
Village” Davao City Jail.
5. The team Chairman attended the MCFCS
Board Meeting and discussed the 2009 Golden Mindanao
Convention.
6. The team and volunteers hosted the Youth
Night at The Church of Christ At Lion City of Digos with the Theme: Ecclesiastes
12:1
V – Special Follow-ups for:
1.
Davao City Jail
2. Ray
of Hope Village Female Center
3.
Kidapawan Reformatory Center
4.
Panabo City Jail
5.
DAPECOL
6. PRC
– Matti
VI – Gifts and Donation Given;
1. 5 packs of outline sermons given to
Tacul Church of Christ.
2. 1 Cebuano Bible given to Cosme
Marañan.
3. 2 pcs. Plywood donated to Digos City
female dormitory.
4. 24 pcs. Used clothes given to BJMP-Digos
City.
VII – Gifts and Reading Materials received;
1. 30 pcs. New Testament Bibles received
from “Glory to God Ministry”
2. 32 Boxes of Large Print Bibles Received
from LBW Inc.
3. 24 Bars Laundry Soap Received from MCFCS
Faculty and Staff.
4. 30 pcs. Assorted “Ukay-ukay” (used
clothes) items received from MCFCS Students.
VIII – Praise the Lord; we are very happy to announced that the Extension
project of the New House and Church at Mabini Extension, Digos City was
completely finished.
Prepared by: Jaymark M.
Alocelja
ARM Philippines
Information Sec.
Approved by: Ernesto O.
Alocelja
ARM Philippines
Prison Chaplain
armphilippines.wordpress.com
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ARTICLE 4
ARM Russian Report
Glory to Christ, my beloved brother! This is my brief report
for October 2008.
1. IMMERSIONS. Five convicts were immersed in the prison
camp No. 102 near Simferopol (Crimea, Ukraine) by two elders, ordained by
me. The total number of the immersed in that camp by the DOM ARM ministers has
reached the level of eleven convicts.
2. PRISONS. On 25.10.2008 I was a honourary chairman of the
annual meeting of the "Aibolit" society in Simferopol (Crimea, Ukraine). We
signed the treaty about partnership between the DOM ARM and this society and now
I am their chaplain. "Aibolit" has the permission of the Crimea prison
authorities to enter the prisons and prison camps, while no Religious
congregation (except the orthodox church and Moslems) has such a permission.
Thus, all Protestant churches (Christian ones, the Baptists, the Pentecosts, the
Charismatic ones, etc.) and Jewish communities are to enter the "Aibolit" (as
the "umbrella") to enter the prisons. There were the representatives of the
prison ministries of 10 churches to participate the "Aibolit" annual meeting.
They decided to honour me with putting of the plaque with the inscription
"American Rehabilitation Ministry. Chaplain prof. N.E. Alyoshin" on the wall of
the "Aibolit" office. During the meeting I preached on Isaiah, 40. Then we all
prayed together for the ARM, for Joe Garman, Rod Farthing, Max Goins and other
Lord's ministers.
3. MOSLEMS. On 06.10.2008 I organized in my house in
Krasnodar a meeting of pastor Dr. Gerhard Leiser (Karlsruhe, Baden, Germany) who
is the Spiritual brother of DOM ARM in Germany, with the Kurdish (Curmanj)
sheikh Hasan-hagi Gurji-ogly, who lives in the mountains of the Apsheronsk
district of Krasnodar Territory with his tribe. Pastor Leiser was impressed very
much with my story about the Apostolic Act of brethren Joe Garman and Max Goins
with the Turks-Meskhetians (Ahiska-Turks) in our Territory. Thus, he decided to
Evangelize the Kurdish tribe of Curmanjis. He brought from Germany the Bibles in
their dialect. Sheikh Hasan accepted those books and even read them aloud for us
in the Kurdish, while we were sitting under the Church Flag, which was donated
to DOM ARM by the Christians of Joplin (Missouri, USA).
During my expedition to Crimea on 22-28.10.2008 I had the
official and private meetings with Refat-bey Chubarov (1-st vice-president of
the "Milli Mejlis", i.e. the National Government of the Crimea Tatars), Ali-bey
Hamzin (the chief of the Mejlis foreign relations department), Dr. Elveddin
Chubarov, Dr. E. Seidametov, I. Abdullaev, N. Abdulvaap, and other political,
religious and intellectual leaders of the Crimea Tatars (or, as some of them
want now to name themselves, - Qirimtatars). Ali-bey Hamzin has accepted from me
a gift – the book of the Holy Bible in Qirimtatarian language.
In Jesus our hope! Sincerely, DOM ARM (www.ARM.org) chaplain,
prof., etc. Nicholas E. Alyoshin
ARTICLE 5
ARM Mexican Report
Dear friends in our Lord Jesus Christ,
My prayers and
strong wishes are that the Lord may be blessing you in powerful ways. Due
to economic problems and shortages in the State of Morelos, Mexico, we were
asked to contribute with groceries to be given to an orphanage in Totolapan,
Morelos. This place shelters from 35 to 40 children, all indigenous
people. However, when we arrived to the orphanage, there was a meeting of
over 380 adults plus their children (72). They belong to an indigenous
tribe in Tlapa, State of Guerrero. These people belong to the mountains in
Guerrero, but they do come down to the plains and all over Mexico looking for
work. They are employed harvesting tomato, hot peppers, cucumber, grapes,
and so on. Their daily wages is only around $9.00 Most of these families
have ten children of their own. So, malnutrition is high and a big problem
among them. These people are indeed experienced peasants, but can only eat
once every three days, and their diet is bad. They do not allow anyone to
take their picture, but I was able to take some as I talked to them. Most
of them only speak Tlapaneco, their indigenous language. The ones speaking
Spanish are so eager to study God's wonderful Word. I used a translator to
communicate with them and present God's Salvation Plan. They are so
thirsty and hungry for God's Kingdom.
One family, strong Catholic family
living in Cuernavaca, Morelos (Mexico) contacted me since they needed help with
their 17-year-old daughter. She used to listen to satanic music and she
became possessed by demons. They had gone to the Catholic priest for help,
but the problems got worse. The family was desperate. My family and
I had been fasting for 40 days because of our Youth Conference, and so we
dedicated one whole day to this Young woman. Alejandra, this young lady,
showed improvement with our fasting and praying. Now, all in the family,
the Lagunas family, are attending church. They have seen God's power to be
real and true.
Even though we, Mexicans, live in so much poverty, it is
amazing how our culture is one of those which spend big amounts of Money on
idolatry, traditionalism, and customs. The poor do not have enough money
to see a doctor when they get sick, but they go to the herbs doctor, a witch
doctor, or Satanism. That is the case of a lady by the name of Mrs. Cirila
García. She was so sick that she hired a witch doctor, who she paid with
goats, cows, sheep, and even chickens. However, that did not help.
So, she had to borrow $6,000.00 to go and see a real doctor. Her husband,
Fidel Cano Toribio, is so worried now, as they have nothing left. Besides,
they have nine children. I took this opportunity and shared the Gospel
with them. God is our Doctor and Healer.
We had the privilege, in
our ministry, to register 2,014 new students in our Bible Correspondence
Courses. 46 of our students got baptized. 116 of our students
graduated from our Bible Correspondence Courses.
Now, let me share with a testimony from one of our Bible
students.
"Dear Director, I am so pleased to get in touch with
you. I had the privilege to visit Rome a year ago… I went to the
Vatican to reinstate my faith in Catholicism. On my way back, as I
waited to take my plane to Manila, a man approached me and talked to me about
the greatness and gift of Jesus Christ to the world, in Spanish. He
shared with me about the wonderful things Jesus came to do on earth, and how
He can change lives. As I was getting ready to get on board, he handed
me a tract entitled "This was your life". I read it and was amazed at
its message. I requested your courses announced in that tract, and I am
so happy for the way you are taking me by the hand in the knowledge of the
Bible. I went to the Vatican searching a blessing, but I can see the
great blessing I got from you. I like your teachings so much that
now I am sharing it with my wife and family (three children). Also, I am
sharing the Word of God with my six siblings, in-laws, and relatives. On
weekends, we get together and we are reading the small Bible you sent
me. We read for two hours. I hope to share more great news with
you soon. I send you my best regards and wishes. God bless you and
your work team. Yours, Martín Jumpao (32). I am living in Malolos,
Bulacán, The Philippines.
THANK YOU for your much needed prayers.
We love you in Christ Jesus, our Lord and Savior!
-- Alfredo José Aparicio
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ARTICLE 6
South Korean Report
Warm Christian greetings to you in the name of our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ! I do my best to the ministry for prisoners owing to
your prayer and love. I really appreciate it. Here is the Report for
October & November
Calendar of October
1 (Wed) Daejeon Oriental Hospital Mission
(Weekly)
6 (Mon) Mt. Bomoon Over Night Prayer Meeting
(Weekly)
7 (Tue) Daejeon Prison Counseling Mission
for Foreign Female Prisoners
10 (Fri) The Meeting for the
Prevention of Cults
15 (Wed) Prisoners Athletic Festival of
Daejeon Prison
17 (Fri) Disciple Training Session of
Daejeon Prison
21 (Tue) Chungjoo Prison Counseling Mission for Female
Prisoners
22 (Wed) Special Assembly at Hongsung Prison
28 (Tue)
Chungjoo Female Prison Counseling Mission
30 (Thur) Special Assembly at
Daejeon Prison
Calendar of November
3 (Mon) Mt. Bomoon Over Night Prayer Meeting
(Weekly)
4 (Tue) Special Assembly at Daejeon Prison
for Female Prisoners
4 Tue) The Counseling
Mission for Foreign Female Prisoners
5 (Wed) Daejeon
Oriental Hospital Mission (Weekly)
7 (Fri)
Disciple Training Session for Kongjoo Prison
11 (Tue) The
Counseling for Prisoners who finished their term
13 (Thur) Mailing out
of Prison Mission Report
14 (Fri) Disciple
Training of Daejeon Prison
14 (Fri) Festival for
Senior Citizens of Yoosung City
18 (Tue) Monthly Meeting for
Christian Department of Daejeon Prison
25 (Tue) Chungjoo Female
Prison Counseling Mission for Female Prisoners
27 (Thur) The
Thanksgiving Assembly at Daejeon Prison
30 (Sun) Love Feast for
Poor Neighbor
A special Assembly at Hongsung Prison October 22, 2008. A sermon
by Pastor Sang Ho Kim was featured. Many prisoners had a wonderful experience.
We offered some Korean rice cake as a snack.
Special Thanksgiving assembly was held in Daejeon Prison on
October 30, 2008. The first half of the worship was hosted by Sang Ho Kim,
followed by the sermon of Kho Bong Joon . The second half was the performance by
The Korean Cultural-Art Mission Society.
The Thanksgiving assembly will be held at Daejeon Prison on
November 27, 2008 with the sermon by Sang Ho Kim and the Praise Competition with
all the small groups. The prizes will be donated by Daeduk Church.
Special Prayer Request -- A Chinese prisoner of Daejeon
Prison will have some operation at a hospital outside of the prison. It will
cost $3000 and we will be able to help it. We need prayer for all the procedure
and recovery.
The preparation of the Christmas Presents for Families of
Prisoners-- This is a campaign for the Sending presents for the Prison Families
every year. They work for prisoners of the 9 prisons and their families. The
purpose of this campaign is to help prisoners' families and encourage them
through the love of Jesus Christ.
The 29th Concert: Guest Performers: Myungji Holy
Orchestra/ Myungji Holy Voice/Myungji Elementary School Chorus/ United
Chorus. Special Guests: Chungjoo Female Prisoner Chorus/Eyjongboo
Christian Choir/ Anyang Prisoners Families
May God bless you and ARM Mission
Sincerely Yours -- Sang Ho Kim -- Stump
Brothers Mission
Want an ARM multimedia presentation in your
church?
As Development Director, I'm visiting a lot of churches in the Midwest!
We have a video/PowerPoint presentation that will inform, encourage, and promote
evangelism in your church. 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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Want to help?
To contact ARM about aiding in the funding of supplies and resources,
please email rodfar@arm.org, call
1-573-729-6355, or write to 3127 Hwy K, Salem, MO 65560.
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ARTICLE 8
The Mailbag
Rod, Love the Photo! Russia-Wow!
BW
Rod, Thanks again for the updates esp. regarding
the Rapha House and Daughters of Ruth.....thanks again for all you do thru our
Lord.....KC DC
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ARTICLE 9
Contact Info
Rod Farthing, ARM
National Development Director rodfar@arm.org
3127 Hwy K, Salem, MO 65560 573-729-6355
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