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Ben & Aleyamma Joseph
International Students Children - Jason and Asha April 2010 We count it an honor to have served the Lord at Arizona State University among the international community for the past 26 years, and your prayers and financial support made this possible! We thank God for you and for your Partnership in ministry. MINISTRY UPDATES: We are having many opportunities to share Christ through word and deed, and it is amazing to see the power of testimony and witnessing to hand in hand. Here's a quick story: A young man came to ASU nearly three years ago from Saudi Arabia, and we were able to be good friends to him. He has visited our home several times and occasionally he attended the International Bible Church and other evangelistic outreaches. He attended some of our monthly activities as well. A few weeks ago I had a call from him and he wanted to meet me immediately. We met at the buy Memorial Union of ASU. As I looked at his face I sensed a spirit of restlessness. With tears in his eyes he said, "You are the best human being I have ever met...here in America or in my country." "Thank you," I replied. Then he said, "I must go back to Saudi quickly, but I wanted to give you something," and he handed me an English version of the Quran. "What do you expect me to gain from this?" I asked. He said, "You are a good man and I want you to..." Knowing what he had in mind, I said, "I have read much of the Quran; but if I am the best human being you have ever met, then you must choose Jesus as your God since He has made me this way." He became speechless and I was able to give him some references from the Holy Quran that deal with the deity of Jesus. Pray for this young man as he is in his homeland. Many are considering the claims of Christ, but the fear of rejection by their families hinder many Hindu students from accepting Christ. A young couple accepted Christ a few months ago and were baptized recently at the International Bible Church. He is an engineer and she is a homemaker. We praise God for the spiritual growth we are seeing in their lives and their heartfelt desire to see their "Christian" families come to a saving knowledge of Christ. Pray for International Bible Church that meets at 4:00pm Sundays. Many nationalities attend this small house church. It was exciting to hear the testimony of one mainland Chinese young man - how he came to faith in Christ and his desire to minister to his family as he is going back in few days. Kenya Trip I (Ben) will be going to Kenya to do ministry among the Asians in Mombasa. This will be my fifth trip and the amazing things happen every time! The Lor amazed us with all that took place on my last visit and I am hoping for a repeat! I will be ministering at Fellowship Baptist Church and doing evangelistic outreach among Hindus and Muslims in Mombasa. On my way to Kenya, I am planning to stop off in Dubai for a week to have some meetings among the Indian community. The trip will be from May 5 through June 8. It is exciting to be part of His Kingdom agenda as He is preparing a people from every tribe, tongue and nation. THANK YOU again for your faithful partnership. We pray that God will use each one of you to be His Ambassadors in your network of contacts. In His Grip Ben and Aleyamma |
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