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ANOTHER J O Y O U S YEAR

Jonathan

Hamiiton

with

Outreach

Internationai

OKLAHOMA

SCHOOL

OF

MISSIONS

I t was a lot of fun being one of

several Missionaries involved in this

School of

Missions

in

north

western

Oklahoma

and the panhandle of Texas.

Everyone

was

so

encouraging

and

gracious

as

well

as generous.

TH NK YOU LL

It

felt

good

to be able to travel

and

speak

to 12 churches in a course of two weeks .

October 6th through the 19th was busy

but

very enjoyable.

I praise

God

for each one of

you

|

who

support me prayerfully and financially

so

I can recruit . Please contact us a t our

main office or me here in Texas if

you

would

like me to come and speak.

Jonathan

Hamilton Out reach In t l

P.O. Box

952

P O Box 72

Bedford,

TX Bethel, MO

7 6 9 5 6 3 4 34

817 355-9598 660 284-6528

January

2001

I H OPE A ND PR AY T HA T E AC H

ONE

OF

YOU HAVE HAD A VERY

M ER RY C Pm iSTM AS A ND A HAPPY

N EW

YEAR.

WE PRAISE THE LORD FOR

ANOTHER WONDERFUL

YEAR OF

LIFE TO

BE

ABLE

T O S ER VE

CHRIST

AND

HIS

CHURCH.

IT IS M Y

PRIVI

LEGE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY

TO LIVE

AND

KNOW

CHRIST AND

SERVE IN

WHATEVER

ASPECT

THAT

HE

ALLOWS

ME.

THA NK YOU FOR Y OUR PA RT

NERSHIP

IN

THIS MINISTRY

A N D

FOR YOUR CONCERN FOR ALL THE

LOST PEOPLE

AROUND

THE

WORLD.

v

T

rf i?


2/10

RECRUITING

MISSION RY CONVENTION

The France project is going

well

with

Bill ndAnne Caroline

Baird

working

with

the

house

church and

the Reinoehl

family on

their

way this month. We have some

interest

of a

few

who

want

to join them

in

starting the

campus ministry there. Please pray for

these

people and the work

there

We have some

great

interest in

teachers going to helpteach in the girls

school

in

Bankok Thoilond

We

do

need several

so

keep this opportunity inyour prayers and

help

us f ind some more volun teers

We have been asked for some help in

Nigeria for teachers. We are also still looking

Intently for some volunteers to go into

Slovakiaand study so they canstart a campus

ministry and church

there

Our team, is continuing to do a great

job inSoutheast Asia. If youwould

like

more

info about some

of

t he se r es tr ic ted areas

that

we are in please contact us. My sister

and her familyare glad to be back on the field.

We Praise God for all He is doing there

I have been put

In

contact with most of

our recruits and potential recruits. My

traveling and work has accelerated to some

degree since dad is working with Pioneer

Bible

Translators,

recruiting

I am

happy

that my

responsibilities in recruiting and traveling

have increased. I sure

thank the

Lord

for

Sonja doing

the secretarial

work

at the

Bethel

Missouri office. She sure helps me a lot.

A man that I met at Pampa Texas is

seriously thinking about recruiting full-time

with Outreach In te rna tiona l We are still

helping

him

look into that possibility. He

would sure be a

great asset

We are in the process of helping a

missionary

that

is from Pampa Texas. We are

hoping

to be able to

help him

get

set

up to do

more than he is able to right now We help a

lot of people

like

this get

involved

or more

involved

in overseas work We feel tha t this is

what we do

We

are s iar iers

and motiva to rs

in helping people do what

God

has called them

to do. In our board meeting at the Missionary

Convention, the Black s and

the

Baird s both

said

they

would not be able to be missionaries

if

it

were not

for Outreach

International

We thank the lord for beingable to help.

Please let me

know

if you would like for

me to come and share with your youth or your

congregation about

the

need for workers in

unreached people groups and other needs in

missions

l o v e

you

y o u r Se r v an t

on th n


3/10

STILL

KICKING

OUTREACH INTERNATIONAL JONATHAN

HAMILTON

P O Box 952 Bedford TX 76095 Phone: 817) 355-9598

May

2001

olume 1, Issue 2

Emergency Surgery

A oo to f

In tes t ine

Gm i e

T he en d of

March

was

a surprise I thought I had

eaten bad pizza I t

turned

ou t to be a

l i t t le

more

se r ious

than

that I guess the pizza

had nothing to do

with

it .

After having

periodic

abdominal pains

for a day

and a

half they

finally

tu rned in to

cons tan t

severe

pains

Mom

rushed

me

into

the hospital and we found

out after

going

into

surgery

right

away that my intestine

had

twisted

and

I

had

a

blockage

that

ruptured

my

colon whi ch a lm ost b urs t

Well they had to

go in and

remove

a

foot

of

in tes t ine and

I am now a proud

owner of

a

colostomy

Oh

well they

said

that

they

can

hook me

back up in about four to six

months

This

is

a good thing

I like the

idea of

getting

hooked back up like a normal

tjTje person

T hen again

I

am not sure

if

I

have eve ry

been what you would call

norma l

I am recuperating

right

now and

my stomach

is

getting

used to

not

aU

being

there

They

said that this is

not

unusua l

to have

h ad th i s

aU done having

CF

and all

I

will

not

be

traveling

this

summer too

far

away

since my doctors want to

keep

a close eye

on me

for

awhile

I

t hank the Lord

everyday for great health

The Joy of

Recruiting

While I was

up at

Lincoln Christian College in

February, I had the privaledge

of

seeing Todd and

Tonja

Hancock agian They are

missionaries on there way to

Mexico City.

T o dd r em in de d me tha t

while 1 was

on

furlough

for

a

year

back

from

Uganda

I

helped out with his Jr. High

youth group

there

in Evansville

Indiana

when I was In

town

Todd

sa id th a t he

is a

missionary

today because of

the influence that I

had

on him

back

then Itwas

encouraging

to hear

that

the Lord used m e

in h is

life

IT

IS N EV ER A BO UT

US, IT IS ABOUT GOD IN US

May the Lord

be

Praised


4/10

Traveling and recruiting

in

February

YOU HAVE

A

PART

IN

THESE RECRUITS

GOING

St Lou i s

hr is t ian

College

and

Lincoln

Christian

College

are two

places that

I

had

the privilege

of sharing at in a formal setting

as

well

as

talking to

students

one

on

one. These college

age

people are

some

of our

biggest

potential recruits.

It worked out real good

because

St.

Louis is

on

the

way to Lincoln

Christian

College where I spent

the

week

attending

the Week of

World

Wide W itn es s. 1

was

happy to be a

part of th e

mission emphasis week. I

shared at a workshop and had

a

booth and talked

to people

about the

opportunities

tha t we

have for serving

overseas.

We have

wri t ten ove r

a

hundred of the s tud en ts that

have

made

commitments to do

some work overseas after they

get

out of school. It was a

profitable time

that was spent

with missionary friends

and

s tudent .

on my way

back

I spent

the w eek end

with

Chet and

Bev

Shaw.

Some

good friends

from my highschool days in

Texas.

Chet

used

to

help

lead

our

youth group. I

had

the

privilege of sharing at

the

church where they

attend

there in Joplin. While I was

there

1

was

a lso abl e

to talk to

a couple of our recruits. Clint

leigh who is planning to join

our team there at the

university in France.

We are

excited about sending

these

new recruits

to help

the team

that

is already

there.

Pau l Deluca from my

home church

here

in town is

leaving

the

10th for Bangkok

Thailand to

teach

English and

help work in the prison ministry

there.

Tim Borson

who

is

also from my home

church

here

is

making

plans to

be a

missionary

pilot.

Praise God

that He has used me to

help

these

men see the need and

opportunity of missions.

F i n a n c e s

I have

applied

and

was

excepted

for a medical

insurance

plan cal led

Texas

Health Risk Pool.

It

is

designed for transplant

patients

and

very high risk

people who

cannot get

insurance other

places. My

doctors

highly

recommended

me to get this. It covers all

medical

conditions

whether or

not

it

is r ela te d to CP.

I have

had

this

insurance for a couple of

months now and am needing

an

extra

200 per month

to

continue paying for it. I could

really

use another

100 a

month for living etc. Any help

in this way would

be

greatly

appreciated.

My total personal

income for the

year

2000

was

11 500.

Some of that

was

used

fo r

mission work such as:

Office supplies mailings etc.

If you

would

like a

more

detailed financial

report

please let

me

know.


5/10

MISSION PROJECT UPDA TE

SUMMER 2

FIELD UPDATES:

France:

In

July Al and Sonja

Hamilton

were

able

to

meet

with Bill

Anne-Carollne

Baird,

Outreach Internationalmissionaries to France They

were

Stateside for a short

visit

andso we

were

able

to

discuss

some

of

the

progress

in

ministry

in

France

as

well

as

new

opportunities

for

interns

and student ministry. Both the Bairds

and

Karen Richardson are continuing t work

with a small church congregation that is growing

in

theirfaith. Jason and Jennifer Reinoehl

are the

Youth

Educational Services Interns that are

working

along side the Bairds and Karen

The

Reinoehls were also

Statesidefor a little overa

month

for fundraising and reporting to

their sending

churches.

Al

was also able to meet with Jason Reinoehl while they were in the

States. They

are

excited

about the possibilities for what the Lord has in store for them

in

ministry. tthe endofAugust Clint

Leigh

willjoin this team ofworkers asanIntern in

student

ministry.

Please pray for Clint as he

adjusts

to a new

culture

and prayfor open

opportunities

fo r

him to witness

and

serve

Russia: Georse ConnieKeralis

were

also back in the Statesfor a few

months

this

summer.

The preacher and leadership training church

growth

andBible

classes

are continuing to go

well. George works agreat deal with the national church leaders

while

Connie continues with

the

Ladies

ministries. They

Just recently lost

theirforwarding

agents to the

mission

field

what

a

great way to

lose

aforwarding agent) and

the

Lord has already provided new forwarding

agents

tohelp with

their

stateside andfinancial

responsibilities.

SouthAfrica: Pete Fran andDenzil Laughren hosted several internsand work teams this

past summer.

Fran had eye

surgery as

well and

we

thank God for

the

good results Roland

Joseph

is

continuing

to serve

with

the Kimberly

Christian Church.

Roland

is

a national

worker that

we

try to encourage and support

as

much as we

can. He had

come

to

know the Lord

as

a

young

man

when Al

Annette were

first

married and

working

in

South

Africa

in

the 60

s

Ueanda

Kenva.

East

Africa:

Although

the work in East

Africa was turned

over

to another

missionary that

isfulltime in East Africa, Outreach International

still sends

interns to work with

these missionaries.

Larry

Smith

continues

to make regular

trips

with

interns

to Uganda and

Kenya.

Most recently

this

work

reported

having

95 Ugandan

Kenyan

church leaders

attending the July 2001 Bible training course

from a

total

of 54

Ugandan

and Kenyan

churches

We

praise Godthat thisworkis ongoing


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Thailand: Paul DeLuca (Youth Educational

Services

Intern) hasJust returnedfrom Thailand

were he

taught some.

Although he did not

feel

led by the

Lord

to stay on

in

Thailand, he is

excited

about

helping tofind teachers ofEnglish tohelp the

schools

there.

Labors ofLove - Haiti: Wayne Judy Black reported on the progress in

Bois-Aube,

where

recently a concrete

roofwas

poured (not a

common event in

that

part

of

the

world).

heLord

provided thefood, crew

and

water

to

get thejob done, so we rejoice

with

them.

Southeast Asia: The Nguyens (YES Program) are happy to report that 6 of theirfamily

arid

friends have come to

know

Jesus

asLord and

Savior since

they arrived

on the

field in

Mid-

November 2000. Praise Godfor these

new

brothers

and

sisters

in Christ Please remember

them in yourprayers as this highly resistant fieldprovides daily

challenges

-prayfor

wisdom

in the

daily

decisions

that

have to

be

madefor the

good

ofall

involved.

NEW

OPPORTUNITIES

China: There are teaching contracts available at various schools in Shunde, Panyu, Harbin

and Shuifenhe (a bordering city to

Russia)

in China.

These

are large

cities

anywhere

from

I

million

to 3

million

people. Each

city needs

teachers

for a

variety

of age

groups

including

kindergarten, primary and middle schools. No degree is

needed

to teach kindergarten or

primary school, however a degree

in English

is

needed

to

teach

middle

school Teachers will

live with

bothforeign andChinese teachers andit

will not be

aproblem iffriends/family want to

visit

them. It

would

be noproblemfor the

teacher

tohave children, since

there

isno limitation of

family

size.

Teachers

would

teach approximately 24

hours

a week andwould have

1-2

year

contract. Wages are paid in

Chinese Yuan (3,000-5,000),

plus room and board is provided.

When we

werefirst

contacted about

this

opportunity,

we

were told

that there was a

need

for 24

teachers.

They would

like

to have the

teachers

arrive in

August

as

school begins September

1st. 1 knowthis is short notice, but thereJust might be someoneout there who is waitingfor

such a great opportunity. Pray that

the

Lord will

raise up laborers

for

his

harvest

fields. We

already

have

several

inquiries

on

this opportunity

that

we

are

following

up on).

West

Africa: We have been asked to consider a family and their co-workerswhowould like to

come

under the

umbrella

of Outreach International as

they

continue the

work

theLordhas

given

them

in

West

Africa. They

will

be meeting with

us

in the

next week

or two of

this writing.

Please pray that this transition will serve tofurther His Kingdom in a mighty way aswe seek

to

serve these

experienced

missionaries.

Pray that their transition will beas

problem

free as

possible.

New Recruits: We have recently had several requestsfor informationfrom college students

and

young

couples looking at thepossibilities and

opportunities

to

serve

in

student ministries

and/or

teaching English

as a

Second Language.

Please

prayfor theLord s

leading

in

these

lives as

they

make decisions abouttheirroleinworld-wide missions

US

OFFICES

Since thefirst oftheyearOutreach International hashadsomefinancial

challenges

as

there

has been a substantial decrease in funds ($2,000 a month) due to a couple of our major

supporters' financial situation changing. These funds were

used primarily

for

the costs

incurred for recruiting workers and

running

the Outreach International office inBethel. This


7/10

decrease has

directly

affected

Al

Annette Hamilton s support as

Al

andJonathan

Hamilton

are

doing most of the

traveling and

recruiting. Pray that new supportfunds will befoundfor

Outreach JnternationaVs recruiting and supportAogistic

work. We

trust that weare in His

hands as this is His work, so we know He will provide according to His with purpose and

tinun2, as He has been

faithful

to do in the

past

Bethel Missouri: SonjaHamilton is continuing in the ongoing responsibilities

of logistics

and

support

work

for theproject and

missionaries

under

Outreach

International and

Youth

Educational Services. Shehas beenblessedto bea part oftwo camps inJuly, the mainspeaker

for a

Ladies Retreat

andLadies Banquet as well as an

upcoming Ladies

Retreat this Fall. She

also coordinates theaccommodations and sets upOutreachInternational's annual meeting tobe

held

at

the

National Missionary

Convention in

Tulsa

Oklahoma

on Friday October 26^. She is

also

working

on coordinating a Missions Retreat

this

Fallfor area campus ministries andBible

college students.

Bedford, Texas: Jonathan Hamilton is continuing in ministry pre-field orientations

and

ministry review sessions with those goingand returningfrom theforeignfield. In Augusthe

and Al Hamilton will be hosting a pre-field orientation for some new workers coming under

Outreach

International

Jonathan has

been unable

to

travel

this

summer due

to his

recent

colostomy reversalsurgery but isnow backonhisfeet and doingwell. He7/be continuing on in

recruiting and

training along

with Al Annette Hamilton Al is backtofulltime recruiting

with Outreach International and Youth Educational Services.

Please pray that

the funds will

beprovidedfor him to continue in thismuch neededarea ofservice.

PRA YER AND PRAISES:

WE are truly blessedand wewanttobesure that the Lordgets thepraise and gloryfo r

all e has

done

Praise and Thanksgivingfor:

• JonathanHamilton 's quick and complete recovery after recent surgery.

• Newvolunteerspreparing toworkwithOutreachInternational

• Praise Godfor the newopportunityfor Teachers ofEnglish in China.

Please

pray

specificallyfor:

• Outreach International sAnnualMeeting in October

• Clint Leigh (going to France)

• Mindy (a recruit

fo r

SoutheastAsia)

•

The ie rc e s

• Recruits

neededfor

the

harvest

fields

• Outreach

International long term

missionaries:

o George Connie Keralis (Russia)

o The Bairds (France)

o Karen

Richardson

(France)

o RolandJoseph (SouthAfrica)

o TheBlacks (Haiti-Labors ofLove)

Youth

Educat ionalServices workers:

o TheNgi^ens (Southeast Asia)


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o The Reinoehls (France)

Our

stateside recruitersAvorkers:

o FinancialSupportfor Outreach International

o Al&AnnetteHamilton (NorthRichlandHills, Texas)

o Jonathan Hamilton (Bedford, Texas)

o Sonja Hamilton's

ongoing

responsibilities in support

& logistic

workfor Outreach Intemational/Youth

Educational

Services.

Without

your

prayers, encouragement

and

financial

support

the

work

the Lord has

given

us

to

do would be easily

hindered

- you are a vital link in

this

work We thank God for

vou

and

vour faithfulness inwanting the unreached come

to

knowledge of the saving

grace

and

love

of

theLord Jesus Jt is our sincere prayer that theLord will bless you, yourfamilies and the

work

thatwe

strive

to

do together

to

bring

many toHim for His

glory

andinhonor ofthe

Lord

Jesus

Mayall wedohonor the name

of

Jesus

Sonja Hamilton, USA Director

Outreach international

P.O.

Box 72

Bethel Missouri 63434

(660)284-6528

K(yw

toJfim

who

is

aSte

to

do inmeasuraSCymore than aCCwe

ashjtr

imagine,

according

to hispower that

is

atworhjwithin us,

toJim

he gfbry in the

church

and in Christ Jesus throughout

ad

generations,

foreverandever

fhnen. Ephesians

3:20-21

The

operating

philosophy of

Outreach

International

since its beginning

in 1977, isbased on

the fact that all mankind deserve the chance to hear about the savinggrace ofJesus Christ

and that it is

each

Christian's responsibility to do all we can to reach the world with the

Good News of Salvation found in Jesus Christ Therefore Outreach International has

acted as starters for those new to worldwide missions and has helped start, by the grace

ofGod, several new missions across the world.


9/10

O u t r e a c h

I n t e r n a t i

n a t h a n

H a m i l t o n

End of the

year

i s s u e

December 2 1

peci lpoints ofinter

e s t

•

Dad

in

Sudan

is do

ing well,

but

the

situation desperately

needs ou r prayers

and support.

• Sonja and I met with

four couples that are

new recruits

with

Outreach Interna

tional. PT L

• All is well, good to

have mom

living

with

me, 1am eating bet

ter.

:

Voice o f the

Martyrs

P O B o x 443

Bartlesville,

OK

74005

918)

337-8015

SERVING

T H E

PERSECUTED

C H U R C H

Jonathan Hamilton

P .O . Bo x 952

Bedford, TX

76095

817) 355-9598

[email protected]

Happy Holidays

Dad now i n

Sudan

As most of you

already know, my dad, AI,

has been working in

southern

Sudan since the

last

week o f October. H e

is working with a mission

organization c lled The

Voice

of The

Martyrs.

H e

and

a

man named

Mike Smith, are the only

Americans over there

in

that area at this time.

Mike is managinga hospi

tal while dad is teaching

and training local Chris

tians for future

work.

Dad and

Mike

have both committed one

year of volunteer service.

They are hoping to be

able to train and disciple

the local people to take

over a

lo t o f the work in

the hospital and in

preaching and teaching

the

Word

o f

God.

T he area is

safe

but the situation can be

dangerous when traveling.

There are several refugee

camps in the area that

need

the

obvious

kind o f

help. There are also

about 40 churches that

are in this

free

area that

need teaching and train

ing. Dad is working with

th e leaders o f these

churches. The people all

over

the

area are com

pletely destitute. They are

in need of clothing, medi

cines, and

food.

I cannot go into

detail in print, feel free to

contact

me

for more info

or

VOM.

1 will include

their address in this publi

cat ion .

P R A Y

Missionary

convention

It was a pleasure

to be able to attend the

missionary convention in

Tulsa this past October.

Sonja and I took care of

th e b oo th

and

the

annual

Outreach board meeting.

We had

the

wonderful

opportunity to meet with

potential recruits and

meet with old friends and

get some mission busi

ness

done .

Sonja and 1 met

with four couples

that

are

new recruits with O u t

reach as of this year. We

discussed these new pro

jects in our annual meet

ing as well as me taking

dads place while he is ou

of the country. All wen

very well.


10/10

NEW

R EC R UI TS

W e

a re s o excited

to

ha ve

several n e w recruits m ak

ing plans. Lord Willing to go

overseas

witliin

th e

n e x t

1 2

mont hs .

W e

Praise t he L o rd

fo r th eir c o m m i t m e n t to

spreading the Gospel of Christ

to other parts of the world

where people have not heard

and have the opportunity to

know Christ Jesus as we have.

Please pray for the following

people as they are makingplans

t o go .

EQUATORIAL GUINEA

W ST A F R I C A -

AHen

and Betty Pierce are al

ready over there as of Novem

ber. Steve

an d

Laurie Westlake

have begun their fund

raising

Jeremy and Edie Crim have

started their application proc

ess. Nathan and Jessica

pyykkonen are raising funds to

make a survey trip this summer

to Cameroon

West

Aficica

BrianTruschlingerand Amanda

Eggers from the Christian

Campus

Ministry

at Truman

University in Kirksville Mis-

sour^ plan to be joining the

team efforts in

P o i t i e r s F r a n c e

in

December

2002

Lord

Will-

We are also very excited about being asked to find English

teachers for

the

school

in

Bangkok Thailand. Aspecific university

in SoutheastAsia

ha s

also asked us to provide teachers

and st u

dents to come and teach and/or study may people stand up to go.

ENJOYING GOOD

HEALTH

I have

been

enjoy

ing great health this past

three months or so. My

gut

is good my lungs are just

great I enjoy playing rac-

quetball regularly. Praise

God. Thank you all so

much for your prayers and

your

support

God contin

A ll th e

H a m i l t o n s

wish all o f

you

a very merry

Christmas and a Happy

N e w

Year.

M o m has

m o v e d in w it h m e

s in c e

dad

is gone to Sudan for a year.

We are finally setded.

Pete Fran Denzil are going

ues to keep me going

through people like you all

I did find

ou t

that my insur

ance is going up after the

first

of

the year and then

again when I turn 40 in

February Lord Willing

W o o o

H o o o o .

T h a t will

feel just great

I had a great time

traveling up to Monrovia

Indiana for a week during

their faith promise month.

It had been a long time

since I have been up there.

t

w as n ic e to be

able to

se e

everyone and share with

them again.

Merry C hr istm a s to a l l

to

b e

he re for Christmas

fro m S outh Africa

to

start

of f

their year on furlough.

Sonja is also coming down

fo r a

week

from the m ain

office

in Missouri.

Karen

Toai and the kids are doing

great in SoutheastAsia We

all thank you for your

prayers. Please pray for the

rest o f our

t e a m s

a n d

m is

sionaries in various parts

of

th e world during these last

an d harder days. It is defi

antly more difficult to do

the

Please ptay as

I make plans to visit

L i n co l n C h r is t ia n C o l

lege in February and

speak at a workshop

during their week

of

w o r l d w i d e m i s si o n s.

We have been

seeing

ourgoalsfulfilled

through peaking

engagement at

churches

an d

university campus

ministries Mcythe

Lord

bepraised

right thing these

days. What fun it is

when

we can

ge t

together at holidays.

We always try to

m a k e t he b es t o f the

time we have. May

the Lord be pleased

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