14 And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.
15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.
16 And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.
17 And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.
18 And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.
19 And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.
20 And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.
Revelation 14:14-20 (King James Version)
"Sing unto the LORD" Psalm 96 (a Missionary psalm)
1 Oh Sing unto the LORD a new song: sing unto the LORD, all the earth.
2 Sing unto the LORD, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day.
3 Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people.
4 For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.
5 For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.
6 Honour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
7 Give unto the LORD, O ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength.
8 Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come into his courts.
9 Oh worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.
10 Say among the heathen that the LORD reigneth: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people righteously.
11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof.
12 Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice
13 Before the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.
Sunday, April 20th 10:30 am & 7 pm, Cutting Edge Ministries "Initing the Flames of Evangelism, through His presence" featuring Bobby and Sheryl Sullivan
Evangel Tabernacle's Annual Women's Connection Banquet is Saturday, May 10th.
Mothers' Day Service, 10:30 am Sunday, May 11h features guest Ilene Mills.
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Pentecostal Theological College, Uganda
Pentecostal Theological College is located in the eastern Ugandan town of Mbale, and is affiliated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of God, Uganda (PAG). Training for pastors and church leaders is vital for the growth of the church in Uganda, so BGT has partnered with the senior church leadership in Uganda by supporting this Bible College on a monthly basis.
The vision of the PAG is to train 14,000 pastors by the year 2020. Our support means that there will be churches throughout Uganda with pastors who are trained in the Bible, and who are able to “rightly divide the Word of God”.
Watoto Child Care Ministries, Uganda
Canadian missionaries Gary & Marilyn Skinner felt the call of God in 1992 to begin a care program for the orphans of Uganda. A combination of ravaging civil strife and the deadly pandemic of HIV/AIDS has left the country with about 2 million orphans. The focus of the Watoto initiative is to not just provide basic care for children, but it is to raise up the next generation of Ugandan leaders.
Watoto believes that a family environment is the best way to nurture and grow healthy, vibrant children. It has created three children’s villages with over 130 individual homes. Each home accommodates 8 children and a house mother. Instead of a life filled with uncertainly as an orphan, each watoto child receives housing, food, education, medical care and the love and compassion of Christ.
Watoto is able to supply its daily operating needs, but it does welcome building teams.
Since 2000, BGT has sent 4 teams to Uganda and has built 6 Watoto homes and a primary classroom.
Watoto means "children"...
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Statistics Concerning Children in Africa
• 19,000 children die daily from easily curable diseases.
• Approximately 17 percent of Africa’s labor force is children.
• Nearly 25 percent of Africa’s children between the ages of 10 and 14 are involved in labor.
• About 80 percent of the world’s children under the age of 15 who are living with HIV are from Africa.
• More than half of the continent’s estimated 15 million refugees and internally displaced people are children. Only about 30 percent of them receive any type of education in refugee camps.
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Aaron & Katya Pilon, Kyrgyzstan
The Pilon's left Western Ontario to fulfill a calling on their life to reach Muslim people overseas. Aaron is currently pastoring a young church plant in the capital city Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Katya is also presently studying in medical school to become a family physician. Their main focus is church planting, pastoral discipleship, and overseeing churches throughout this small Central Asian country.
Aaron has also worked as the General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God in Kyrgyzstan. Aaron & Katya live in the city of Bishkek with their children, Jacob and Carina.
As General Superintendent, Aaron travels extensively, ministering to many different pastors and congregations. The passion in their hearts is that new churches would be planted and established in various cities in Kyrgyzstan, and that believers would grow in the Lord. Some of the challenge comes due to the fact that the country is the crossroads of many cultures and peoples.
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AARON & KATYA'S PRAYER REQUESTS
- that they would be able to effectively train pastors & church leadership
- for the believers, that they would be strengthened in their faith
- for the sometimes tense relationship between Muslims and non-Muslims
- for wisdom as they raise their children
- for the newly-planted Pentecostal church in Bishkek
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100 Years of Pentecostal Missions...
Today's Pentecostal World Missions...
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Facts That Influence Missions
• INDIA:
1. About 150 years ago, a people group in Nagaland, a state in east India, were headhunters. Now more than 95 percent have accepted Christ as their Savior.
2. About 700 million people are 19 years old and under.
• SOUTH AFRICA:
1. Of the 39.5 million people living with AIDS, 5.5 million live in South Africa.
2. 3.1 million women are infected with AIDS.
3. 1.2 million children have been orphaned by AIDS.
4. In 1990 only 0.8 percent of the nation was HIV-positive. Today, that figure is nearly 30 percent
5. 1,000 people die each day of AIDS.
6. Several elementary schools in Cape Town report that 90 percent of their students use drugs.
7. Nearly 1,000 people die each day from AIDS.
8. The nation has 11 official languages.
• GUATEMALA:
1. After 36 years of civil war and a neglected educational system, the nation has one of the lowest literacy rates in the Western Hemisphere. In some areas, nearly three out of four adults cannot read or write.
2. Childhood blindness from vitamin A deficiency is a major health concern.
3. More than 90 percent of schools lack textbooks and basic library books.
4. Fewer than 5 percent of children have used a computer.
5..Diseases from contaminated water account for 25 percent of all childhood deaths in the nation.
• FRANCE:
1. Less than two-thirds of 1 percent of the people are evangelical believers, and evangelical churches are considered cults.
2. Less than 1 percent of the 12 million people living in Paris claim to be evangelical Christians.
• MONGOLIA
