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ASH Feb 2020 PL Final Print THE ASH FAMILY Serving with MAF at LeTourneau University in Longview, TX | February 2020 Operation Auca, 64 Years Later I still remember reading the story of Nate Saint and the four other men martyred January 8, 1956. God used these men and their wives to bring the gospel to the Auca Indian tribe is Ecuador. Their commitment to God and the gospel of Christ changed the direction of my life. God impressed on my heart to go to the mission field. These men, completely on fire for Christ, gave Roger Youderian, Pete Fleming, Jim Eliot, Nate Saint, Ed McCuly their lives bringing God’s love to the unreached. Just last week a former student stopped by my office to let me know they have been accepted as iTEC missionaries, the mission organization started by Nate’s son, Steve Saint. I was moved; God is still using the loss of these five men to motivate people to be gospel proclaimers all around the globe and see lives changed through Christ. The world claimed their deaths as a tragic loss, but God had other plans. “I have one desire now-to live a life of reckless abandon for the Lord, putting all “During the last war (WW II) we were my energy and strength into it,” September taught to recognize that, in order to 22,1950 Ed McCully obtain our objective, we had to be willing to be expendable. Yet, when the Lord Jesus asks us to pay the price for world evangelization, we often answer … It costs too much … God "We must be global Christians with didn’t hold back His only Son…” a global vision because our God is Nate Saint a global God.” -Nate Saint In His Service, Darrell, Valerie Megan, Michael & Matthew Ash Darrell: [email protected] Valerie: [email protected] WhatsApp: +1.903.932.8613 WhatsApp: +1.903.932.7181 We thank God for YOU! Changes in the New Year… We are thankful for the Efective July 1st our monthly minimum support t e a m G o d h a s p u t required will be raised from $8400 to $9000 per together. You regularly month. If you have been considering a financial partnership with us, we would love to see you on our pray for the ministry of team in 2020! The largest factors in this decision were M i s s i o n A v i a t i o n rising healthcare costs followed by changes to how MAF Fellowship and our role in is being taxed abroad, rising housing costs, and training future missionary education expenses. pilots. You faithfully We give all the glory to God for how He has provided for financially support all the our ministry support all these years and trust He will continue to do so! work MAF does around (MAF staf raise support for a pooled fund out of which MAF covers salary, housing, the globe which includes benefits, and staf-related expenses. MAF exercises discretion over the use of staf support to carry out its work and care for its staf.) our family. Please Pray With Us… Our 2019 support • Please pray with us this coming year as we ask God to average was 103%! make it clear to us His direction for our lives. • Please pray for strength, wisdom and discernment as Thank you for your we continue to serve the Lord at LeTU and in Longview, TX. prayers and friendship! • Please pray for my upcoming mountain trip to Tennessee with three students. I also look forward to reuniting with several of my flight instructors. • Please pray for me as I lead the mission aviation students at LeTourneau. • Please pray for Megan, Michael, and Matthew as they grow in the Lord. • Please continue to pray for Valerie. She lives with daily pain, yet desires to serve the Lord. Pray for wisdom for her doctors as they treat her pain and monitor her for any signs of recurring cancer. THREE WAYS TO GIVE: ONLINE CALL MAIL www.maf.org/ash 800-359-7623 Please make checks payable to MAF and notate Ash 9116 in Click on the “DONATE” tab Ask for “DONOR SERVICES” the memo Mission Aviation Fellowship | P.O. Box 47 | Nampa, ID 83653.
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