Monday, October 12, 2015


                                      News Letter for International Christian Hospice

                                                                                  Fall 2015

  

We send our greetings and prayers to you all!   Although our news is overdue we have much to report in ministry and personal life.  Thank you to so many who have remembered Susan’s brother and our family in prayer.  His cancer is progressing and he is under hospice care in his home.  Susan is so thankful to stayed with him over the past year although she is taking a break and at home presently.  Her plan is to return to Albuquerque to stay with him for the duration and Ron will join her there as well.  This has required us to put ministry travel on hold this year but God is still working through ICH!

 
Divine appointments

 
Calvary Chapel New Mexico has given us the opportunity to network and partner with their mission in Honduras.  God is opening doors with a team who are carrying ICH training information to Pena Blanca this month.  Please pray for this new open door for hospice care in Honduras.

 

Nicaragua missionary Mike Valasi was here in S.C. recently.  Ron and Chuck McCurry, who is our ICH Team coordinator, met to plan ministry for teams in 2016.  Please pray with us as plans are made to build on the foundation of ICH ministry established by previous teams as well as the work done by Mike and Maria Saeli who represent ICH in Leon, Nica.

 

Translation Progress and Testimony

 

God has faithfully been working behind the scenes in Pakistan through ICH.   The translation of our Volunteer training manual is reaching completion.  This fall we again met with the Din family while on furlough here in S.C.   We were able to place other ICH resources in their hands to begin the translation process.  Asaph and Lynn, who live and work in Punjab, report to us that ICH will be a perfect vehicle to reach into the Muslim culture with the Gospel.  The older Pastor Wilson Din and Esmere are still here in S.C. due to health issues.  Thank God they are improving and they tell us they are planning to make ICH their priority outreach when they return to Pk in the next few weeks.  The following is a testimony from the translator who is working on getting ICH into Urdu.

 

“ We are overwhelmed with joy and compassion to read your book while translating.  My wife has recently lost three family members.  She cried many times during our work and is passing through that which you write about.  This is great to see your vision and passion for the work of the Lord.  God spoke to her and put deep compassion in her heart to be a part of this work.  We have some team members who visit the hospitals for care and prayer. We want your advice and guidance… We know that this is the work of the Lord.”

 

ICH at work in South Carolina

 

By now everyone is aware of the devastating flooding recently here in S.C.  Thankfully we were spared any damage in our location here in Irmo.  Some have compared this event with that of hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.   The flood damage aftermath from heavy rain, over flowed rivers and breached dams is massive.   S.C. infrastructure of transportation, electricity and water supply has collapsed.   Interstate highways are slowly reopening but hundreds of bridges and roads are still impassable.  Scores of communities are still underwater and will likely be condemned.  Major hospitals, universities and schools have been without potable water and power.  But God is alive and well!  His body is mobilized and reaching out to those who have suffered the loss of lives, homes and property.  Churches, Christian and humanitarian organizations are trucking in supplies and workers.  This week we took part in reaching out in Christ’s name with a group of believers from many churches.  We delivered food, supplies and drinking water and canvassed neighborhoods for people who need help.  God opened doors for encouragement and prayer as we listened to people tell their stories.   Our daughter and her family live where the road is still flooded and impassable.   They have been marooned but not immobilized.   Thankfully they had no personal flood damage but a few streets away houses were in various levels of submersion, some to the rooftops.  Out of her kitchen she prepared meals and her husband and children served hot food and boiled drinking water to workers and displaced families.  We will remain active here in S.C. in helping those that we can.  It will take many months for life to take on a “new normal” for people who have had such tremendous losses!   Please pray for these folks and for those working to restore life and meet needs. 

 

Future Ministry

 

Please pray with us about the following.

·        Central America ministry travel in 2016.  Requests are being considered in Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala and Mexico.  

·        Pakistan mission trip.  Completion of translation of ICH training materials and God’s timing in ministry.

·        Team members to accomplish the work

·        Finances to support ICH work and open doors of opportunity

 

We pray God’s blessings and strength for you as you are His hands and feet where He calls you to serve!

 

In His love,

 

Ron and Susan Naish

803-781-0656


 

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Donations received at:    ICH   c/o Banis    303 Madison Hts. Dr.   Marshall, N.C. 28753

 

 

                                   International Christian Hospice News   
                                                                      Spring  2015

“Give thanks to the Lord, proclaim His greatness.  Let the whole earth know what He has done.”

                                                                        Ps. 105:1

 
Central America News

 
Pastor Francisco believes that you are never too young to learn of God’s comfort and peace amid the trials and grief of life.  Our ICH Director in Central America presented hospice care training to over 60 teens.  Youth from all over Honduras attended the winter retreat.  Many of them have had losses in their families and were touched deeply by the reality that their comfort and peace comes through Christ in their lives.  They responded with excitement to the practical information and tips on how to “walk with someone who is near the end of life.”  We pray that God will use this experience to deepen their walk with Him and to reach out to those around them. 

Pastor Francisco and his wife Blanca continue to lead Central America in ICH training seminars and home visitations. 

  

ICH Retreat

 
It isn’t often that we can arrange schedules for such an event.  But we were blessed by a weekend together with two of our ICH missionary couples here in S.C.   Mike and Maria Saeli came from their daughter’s in Atlanta and Rich and Barbara Banis from their home base in Marshall, N.C.   Some of our local ICH leaders, Chuck and Lana McCurry and Don and Sue Smith, also came to enjoy an evening meal.

Our new assistant accountant, Crystal Wilson, spent time working on “the books” with Rich.  The fellowship was sweet with recounted ministry stories of adventures around the world.  What an honor for all of us to have seen lives changed and God’s faithful hand at work!  A special highlight was the sweet time of prayer together praising God and also seeking direction for the future.  Mike and Maria have now returned to their home in Nicaragua.  We hope to have a reunion in “Nica” in the coming months with them.  Please pray with us about our upcoming ministry travel this year.  

 

 

Web Improvements

 

Please check out our website  www.ichopice.org   It has had a new facelift, thanks to Crystal Milliken and Ron.  We anticipate adding more features and links soon. 


Expanding Borders with New Translation

We received an encouraging email from Pastor Aseph Din in Pakistan.  This spring translation will begin on our ICH training manual and several other resources into Urdu.  This is a widely spoken language in a large region of Pakistan.  Please pray for this open door of ministry for ICH in Pakistan.   


Upcoming Ministry Plans

 Thank you for continuing to pray with us about ministry travel to Central America.  We anticipate leading teams to Honduras and Nicaragua later this year.  The dates have not been confirmed but we are considering July and October. 

 

Please pray for:

 
·         ICH volunteers, medical personnel and Pastors working around the world.

·        The people who are dying and grieving who need of Christ’s comfort and peace

·        Open doors for ICH work and workers to meet the needs

·        Current ICH missionaries in Nicaragua (Mike and Maria Saeli) and South Africa (LaVerne Busbee)  

·        Team trips, team members, all logistics involved

·        Urdo translation and ICH future ministry in Pakistan

  

We would like to express our thankfulness to God and to you who stand with us in prayer and financial support!  Thank you to each of you for your faithfulness to God and for sharing His heart for ICH ministry around the world.  This year we particularly are asking for prayer for financial provision for ICH ministry.  As is happening with many ministries financial support has decreased significantly over the past few months.  Please contact us with any opportunities that you may know of churches, organizations or individuals who would like to learn more about ICH.  We are eager to share the vision God has given us to bring physical, emotional and spiritual hope to the dying, and comfort in Jesus Christ! 


With joy serving Him and others,

Ron and Susan
 

Tax deductible donations received at:

ICH

C/O Banis

303 Madison Heights Dr.

Marshall, N.C. 28753