Ariel Ministries Australia End of Year Report 2012

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CAMP We thank God for Heather Tupper and Jocelyn Bedford from Manna International, who organised a Camp Shoshanah styled camp where Dr Fruchtenbaum and Paul spoke. Dr Fruchtenbaum spoke on Zechariah and Paul spoke on Ruth. The amount of work that it takes to organise a camp is huge, so we want to thank them for ALL that they have done, not just for this camp but all other works in the present and in the past. They have worked tirelessly for Messiah and we pray God’s richest blessing on them. SPEAKING This year the doors were opened for Paul to present 34 Bible Studies, 5 Sermons and 5 conferences. He also had the privilege of saying the Sheva Brachot (the Seven Blessings) at a wedding ceremony, such a joy and such an honour. DISTANCES As mentioned last year Australia is a big country, and that was reflected in our driving. We drove some 6,600 km (4,100 miles) and flew almost 25,000 km (15,500 miles) for ministry purposes. COOPERATIONS We worked with three different Messianic Mission Ministries in Sydney that reach Jewish people with the Gospel. We also meet quarterly with these and other ministries to pray and encourage one another. The vineyard belongs to the Lord, we are working with all who will share the Gospel and teach the Bible accurately. Paul teaching on the Temples of the Bible WEBSITE We are grateful to Paul Knapp who is in the process of creating a website for Ariel Ministries Australia, http://www.ArielAustralia.com, do come and visit us this year. TRANSLATIONS We would love to see Arnold’s teaching available in many languages. Paul is very keen to see translations into Dutch, his native language. He is in contact with two Dutch translators; one has almost completed The Footsteps of the Messiah. This will need to undergo revisions and corrections before it can go to the publisher. The second book that is being translated into Dutch is Messianic Christology. This has just started and we hope that this will be an impetus to have more translations. We also have a few manuscripts translated into Dutch, Ukrainian and one manuscript ready in Chinese and hope that by March we will have a second one. Being so close 2
to Asia, we see a need and pray for God to enable this. For any new believer to grow, he or she needs to read the Bible and the studies in their language. Will you pray and partner with us on this GRACE When we stand back and reflect we are amazed that God opened every door and here we are. What a journey, and by God’s grace we will continue to do all that we can for His glory. PERSONAL NOTE On a personal note, we still work at the University though it seems that God might be closing the door on that. Will you pray and partner with us that God will enable us to fulfil our calling On a joyous note Sue and I celebrating our silver wedding anniversary this year and our second grandson was born, we already had Jacob and now Elijah has joined our family. We thank God both are healthy and growing well. Photo Sue, Jacob, Elijah. 2013 Our dreams for next year are many, yet we want to always be mindful of the two essentials in our ministry, the priority of Jewish evangelism and teaching the Bible from a Jewish frame of reference. With that in mind we are looking for help in many areas. Most people under 40 years of age are native to the web, so we would like to develop a strong web presence, where we can teach online Bible classes from a Jewish frame of reference. And for those who cannot join us, we would like to produce some good quality DVDs locally to strengthen the Body of Messiah. We would like to help raise up more local groups that teach Ariel or other solid Biblical studies from a Jewish frame of reference. We need to continue in our cooperation with other ministries. Yeshua in Luke 10:2 “And He said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into HIS harvest.” We must remind ourselves it is God’s harvest, we must work together and bring in those who will respond to the Gospel and strengthen those who are hungry for the Word of the Lord. THANKS We want to say thanks to ALL who have partnered, prayed for and supported us throughout the year, and want you to know we would not have done half of what we achieved if it had not been for you! You helped us to do and go, you encouraged us. 3
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