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February 06 DANIEL'S BAPTISMBUGSYOn Sunday, January 6th, 2008 at 12:45 PM our dear old family friend passed away. Bugsy, our 13 year old Boston Terrier had been a part of our family since 1995. Prior to the 6th Justin and Daniel had never known what life was like without Bugsy. He was a great pet and is greatly missed.
October 03 A LIFE THAT PLEASES GODMarty had the opportunity to minister at the Church of Living Hope in Tyler, Texas on Sunday, September 23rd. The message was called, "A Life that Pleases God!" If you clink on the link below you can hear that message.
September 10 BREAKTHROUGH PRAYER & MISSIONS CONFERENCE & SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTThe Breakthrough Prayer and Missions Conference was incredible. The theme was Eternity in Mind --- 30 Years and Counting. It was great to hear about the thirty year history of Calvary Commission, connect with missionaries from around the world and envision the next decade of bringing Hope to the world. We heard from Dr. Joab Lohara, our India field director, Glenn Clark our Africa field director, Patrice Anaab from Ghana, Africa, reports from missionaries, a live concert from the Zambian Vocal Group, Rev. James Walker, Pastor Leo Miller and Dr. Joe Fauss our founder & director of Calvary Commission. The services were encouraging, inspiring and challenging. You can check out www.calvarycommission.org for daily summaries from the conference.
During the conference, Joe Fauss shared the vision for the next decade of Calvary Commission: to hold fast to the values of 30 years but to look to the Holy Spirit to create methods to effectively launch this vision to new powerful levels. Joe then announced a new position in the structure of Calvary Commission, the Office of Executive Director, to assist the International Director in accomplishing the worldwide vision. Dr. Fauss continued, “The mantle has fallen on Marty and Lori Thomas”.
We are extremely honored and humbled at the opportunity to serve as the Executive Director of Calvary Commission. As we look to the future we have great anticipation to what God is going to do around the world. May hope continue to be given to the hopeless, joy to the depressed, salvation to the lost and peace to troubled minds in Jesus name. Please pray for us as we serve in this new office.
July 06 ROMANIA 2007Friday, July 6th, 2007
Greetings from Romania!
We are having a great time of ministry in Sibiu. This year Sibiu is the Cultural Capital of Europe and there are many people from all over the world visiting. Justin is with me this year and having great a time with dad. He really loved the plane ride over here on Air France. We will take a 6 hour train ride from Sibiu to Timisoara on Monday. We are expecting a wonderful time there too. Below are pictures of our our outreach so far. Hope you enjoy... Saturday, July 14th, 2007 Since arriving in Timisoara, Romania last week our team has been involved in relational evangelism through sports ministry, prison services for men and women, held an outdoor youth rally and encouraged the boys of a juvenile center. Today we had a 3 hour Kidz Club complete with puppets, songs, crafts, games and snacks. About 30+ neighborhood children showed up. It was a great time with the children. Sunday we will minister in 2 church services at 2 locations. We will be going home late Monday and be back in Houston Tuesday afternoon. Thanks for your continued prayers... together we are making a difference... June 25 TRIBAL MEXICO OUTREACHOur outreach team returned home late Monday night after 31 hours of continuous driving. No doubt we were tired the next day... and the next. Our ministry was to the Mexicans of Tulancingo and the Otomi Indians deep in the Sierra Madre Oriental Mountains about 1 hour to the East of Mexico City. The mountains were breathtaking. I preached in an Indian village in English to a Spanish interpreter who then preached in Spanish to an Otomi interpreter who then preached in his native language. It was very interesting. At the end of my message a precious little 8 year old girl gave her life to Jesus. It was beautiful! I look forward to going back again one day. Calvary Commission has multiple churches in the area. Below are some pics of the trip.
June 01 MISSIONS OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU30th Annual Breakthrough Prayer & Missions Conference
Mexico Christmas Outreach 2007
South American Expedition 2008
Mexico Easter Outreach 2008
Africa Outreach 2008
SHORT TERM MISSIONS APPLICATION. Click below for a printable application, fill it out and mail it to Calvary Commission P O Box 100 Lindale, Texas 75771-0100 http://www.calvarycommission.org/pdffiles/Application%20for%20Short%20Term%20Missions%20Opportunities.pdf SOBERING STATISTICSGod has called EACH of us to reach our world... in the name of Jesus!
Want to know why Missions is so important? Click on the link below to check out some sobering statistics:
May 31 2007 MINISTRY SCHEDULEBelow is our summer ministry schedule:
June 2nd - 3rd - Missions Convention Conway, Arkansas
June 4th - 6th - District Council Waxahachie, Texas
June 7th - 18th - Outreach to Tulancingo, Mexico
June 30th - Women's Prison Pine Bluff, Arkansas
July 1st - Harvet Time Church Russellvile, Arkansas
July 2nd - 17th - Romania Outreach
July 28th - Tyler City Outreach @ Church of Living Hope
July 29th - 1st AG Mineola, Texas
August 13th - 17th - Cuba
August 19th - 22nd - Youth Revival Carmel Baptist Lindale, Texas
August 24th - 25th - Flashpoint Tyler, Texas
August 30th - September 3rd - Breakthrough Prayer & Missions Conference Lindale, Texas
September 8th - Youth Rally Trinity House of Prayer Danville, Arkansas
September 9th (am) - Trinity House of Prayer Danville, Arkansas
September 9th (pm) - Pleasant Grove AG Pleasant Grove, Arkansas
PRAYER FOR MILITARY FRIENDSPlease join with me in prayer for my family and friends who are serving in the military: Sgt. Connie Christian (Army), Sgt. Daniel Garza (Marines), SSG Billy Crosby & PFC Levi Eaton (Army). And remember ALL who serve... May 15 2 DAY COFFEE SALEThis past Friday & Saturday we had a coffee sale at several East Texas locations raising funds for our ministry. We sold Calvary Commission coffee complete with CC's logo and motto "There is Hope". Flavors included: French Roast, Rainforest Caramel Crunch, French Vanilla, Snickerdoodle and Marty's Blend (that's right). It was fun (except for the sunburns) and we sold a lot of coffee. We had help from our friends Katie & Lauren from Houston as well as Nick from Mineola. Enjoy the pictures. ARE YOU SALTY?On Sunday, April 29th we had the incredible opportunity to be a part of Pottsville Assembly of God's Homecoming event in Arkansas. This is the church were I felt called into the ministry, served on staff as youth pastor in the early 90's, were Lori and met and were married, and were both Justin and Daniel were dedicated to the Lord as babies. Seeing old friends and sharing old memories was a special time for us. I shared a message called "Are You Salty?" in the 2:00pm service.
To listen to the message "Are You Salty?" click here.
April 25 ARKANSAS TRIPWe are in Arkansas for the a couple of weeks. We are going to be preaching a 2:00 homecoming service at Pottsville A/G on April 29th. Also, ministering with a team from Allen, Texas at Harvest Time Church on May 5th and 6th. The boys are excited being able to visit family along with doing ministry. We are also preparing for Marty's trip to Tulancingo, in the interior of Mexico, and Justin and Marty's trip to Romania. We are selling gourmet coffee to help raise money for those trips. We want to thank you for your prayers and support. April 10 HOME FROM MEXICO EASTER OUTREACH '07The Mexico Easter Outreach was awesome! Our 70 person missions team reached out to local communities, a prison, a juvenile center for boys, and an area called "The Invasion", where the poorest of Reynosa live. For three intense days we preached the Gospel, shared testimonies, performed dramas, sang songs, gave away beans, rice, and clothing, witnessed door to door and loved on the orphans of the Josiah & Bethany Children's Home. Through our efforts and the gracious hand of God upon us we made a eternal differnce in Mexico... March 06 MEO07 PRAYER POINTSIn less than a month we will be in Reynosa, Mexico for Mexico Easter Outreach '07. We are excited to be able to take another trip together as a family. This will be Justin's 3rd Mexican outreach and Daniel's 2nd. Once again we will minister to the homeless, the orphan, the prisoner and needy families. The boys have been selling candy bars to raise money for the trip.
There are about 60 people on our outreach team. If you are interested in serving with us, there is still time to sign up. Give us a call at (903) 520-3898 or send us an email at marty@calvarycommission.org. There is a brochure on this website.
If you would like to help us pray before & during the outreach, below are some prayer points to serve as a guide. You can add your own as well.
MEO Prayer Points:
1) God's Favor! Psalms 5:12
2) Protection (Travel, Health, Interaction with People)! Psalms 32:7
3) Hearts Open to the Gospel! Colossians 4:3-4
4) Spiritual Fruit & Gifts Operating! 1 Thessalonians 1:5
5) Encouragement to Mexicans! Colossians 4:8
6) Cultural Adaptation! 1 Corinthians 9:22-23
7) Prison Ministry! Psalms 102:20
8) Unity in Missions Team! Romans 15:5-6 |
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