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
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
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