On The Rhoads

This is an email Susan sent out to our prayer team last week. This is a group of people who are praying for us regularly. We typically send 1 update/week. If you’d like to get more regular updates on our prayer needs, please send me an email.

Dear Prayer Team,

After MANY months, we finally have an answer from Wheaton Bible Church.

Last week we asked you to pray that they would support us for at least 15%.

Today we got a call to tell us that we have been accepted as Wheaton Bible Church missionaries and they are going to support us at 17.5%!!!

We have seen God answering your prayers and have been learning how important it is to bring everything to God in prayer.

As important as this financial news is, it is even more important to us to know that our home church is supporting us. This is much needed confirmation that we are still doing what God wants us to.

Last week during one of our “Stay at the Table” family devotion times, we were reading how the Israelites were grumbling about their current situation and wished they had never crossed the Jordon River into the Promised Land. It struck me just how many times they forgot about God’s miraculous provision for them when they were in a difficult situation. It was only a matter of time before God once again provided all they needed.

With our MAF review approaching and our support still sitting near 20%, we were starting to sound like the Israelites. “Why did we sell our house, quit Brad’s job and join MAF?” That passage was encouragement to us to remember the miraculous things God has done in the past and to trust Him to provide all that we need.

The WBC support along with other things in the works make it look like we will be at around 40% at the time of the MAF review.

What to pray for next:

1. Thank God for answering prayer and for providing for all of our needs.
2. Thank him for the much needed encouragement the WBC support is.
3. Pray for our upcoming speaking engagements.
   1. This Sunday evening we might be speaking to a small group. Pray that it works out.
   2. Pray that we are able to schedule speaking engagements with many of the churches in the Princeton area for the next couple of Sundays
4. Pray that as people get our newsletter the Holy Spirit will move their hearts to join our ministry partnership team.

Thank you again for your prayers. You are making THE difference in our work right now.

-Susan

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Susan Rhoads

MAF Learning Technologies

http://www.maf.org/rhoads

http://www.maflt.org

http://ontherhoads.org

630-868-8515

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From one of our Learning Technologies partners in Kenya:

We had a great time with Mike, though we could not meet on Friday, for fear of fresh wave of rioting after another MP was shot. The church in Kenya has never been praying like the way it has been lately and we thank God for answering our prayers. My family members are all fine and I thank God. Please pass my regards to all MAF staff that know me.