September, 2012
Dear Praying Friends,
It seems like the days slip by so quickly, and now here we are at a change of seasons already. The leaves are beginning to change colors on the maple trees and the nights are getting cooler. It won't be long until.....well, you know what comes next!
But, although the seasons may change, the need to provide America's elderly with one more opportunity to hear the gospel continues. Our services continue to go well in the nursing homes. I wish we had the space in a letter to share with you all the stories of the lives that are being touched daily because of your faithful support of our ministry. Many nursing home staff members consider me as a sort of “chaplain”, and frequently ask if I would stop in to see a particular resident with spiritual concerns after the service. And, occasionally, a staff member will open their heart to us and seek counsel concerning a lost family member or a personal struggle in their life. We appreciate the level of trust that God has built into our ministry over the past six years.
After our service this past Sunday, one dear Christian lady, that we've become close to over the years, was in tears. She clutched my hand and poured out her heart how she had wronged another resident. She had just asked the lady's forgiveness but needed assurance that things were now right between her and God. I prayed with her and she went back to her room with a big smile on her face. One man that recently trusted Christ has been set upon by the Jehovah's Witnesses . After a service, I stopped by his room and shared with him what they don't believe and what the Bible teaches about salvation and about Christ, in particular. It seems that the JW's are in every home, preying upon the elderly. Satan holds out hope to deceive people right down to the last minutes of their lives! Please pray that the power of the Gospel would prevail as we preach and teach the truth of God's Word.
We continue to have a need for giant-print King James Bibles for those who request them. In the past, interested churches have made these available to us, for which we have been extremely grateful. Additionally, we are designing a brochure to enhance our recruiting efforts for those whom God may be calling to full-time missionary service in the nursing homes. We hope to be able to have these brochures printed and ready for our travels this Fall as we present our work in churches and missions conferences.If you would like to help either with the Bibles or the production costs of the brochure, please let us know.
As we seek to bring hope those in "America's fastest growing, yet most neglected mission field", we would appreciate your prayers that 1) more churches would schedule us to present our work, 2) for our car to keep running, now with over 240,000 miles on it(!), and 3) for more people to catch a vision and a burden to establish a C.A.R.E. Ministry in their area.
As always, we thank God for each of you, and consider you as partners with us in the ministry of reaching the hearts & souls of those “nearest eternity”.
Missionary Pastor Norm Aabye
