New Podcast
A new messages from Ardy titled "Forgiveness" is online!
New Podcast
A new messages from Ardy titled "Motives Matter" is online!
New Podcast
A new messages from Ardy titled "Signs of Spiritual Decline" is online!
New Podcast
A new messages from Tim St. Clair titled "The Purpose of God in Suffering" is online!
New Podcast
A new messages from Ardy titled "Motives Matter" is online!
Zambia Trip Photos
Click here to see photos from ERM's recent missions trip to Zambia.
Zambia Missions Trip Report
Click on the following link to read a report from ERM's recent missions trip to Zambia:www.encounterrevival.org/zambia-missions-trip-report. Photos from the trip will be posted soon!
Checkout Ardy's New Blog
The founder and director of Encounter Revival Ministries, Ardy Parlin, has launched his blog entitled Practical Pointers for Life. You can read the first installment by going to www.encounterrevival.org/ardys-blog/. Our prayer is that you will be encouraged and challenged to live out the truths of God's Word as you interact with the blog.
Factoryville Bible Church
Factoryville—home church of Ardy Parlin, and home to native Hannah Foster—was a church the team will not easily forget. Services this week at Factoryville were such a blessing. Despite a flu-bug that threatened to get around the team, it was a joy to do dramas and sing onstage for the church family. Each day was a blessing from the Lord. We enjoyed the beautiful weather by spending time in recreation outside on the grounds of the church and Camp Elvin. God used the services both in the sanctuary and the classrooms holding the teen and children's meetings to challenge and encourage hearts.The Lord was truly in control of the events, and his presence was sweet. What a great time to enjoy both the creation of God and His work amongst His people!
Shelby Bible Church
Shelby Bible Church once again proved to be an amazing opportunity for ministry for the team, with receptive hearts and joy-filled faces ready to meet each us each night as service began.It was great to be among friends once again as well as family; Joe and Tonya welcomed Jean and Ardy—and the rest of us—and Drew and Ella were thrilled to have their grandparents back again. This week the team had a good time getting caught up on class work, with each day filled with notes on subjects such as Life Management, The Disciplined Life, On Being a Servant of God, and others. Updates on ministry in India and Africa were received daily, the information always a blessing to the team and staff. Continue to keep both ministries in prayer as they experience difficulties far and beyond what we in the states could ever experience. Their needs are great, and we trust God to provide through His people. One highlight of the week was to hear the speeches that the team members gave relating the reasons why someone should support an orphan. So many of the speeches caused us to realize once again the desperate need for help in India and how important it is to obey the commands in scripture to care for the orphans and widows of the world. Hearts were poured out for the cause of 2,300 children in need of much support. Even the team members who had not previously been to India caught the fire of importance that gathering support for those precious children really is. By the end of the speeches, there was a resounding thought that none of us could escape, and team member Tim Golden put it very eloquently: "The question is not, 'Should I support an orphan?', the question is, 'How many orphans should I support?'" More information for supporting an orphan yourself can be found on our website. Another great privilege of the team was to hear the testimony of Pastor Casey during one of our morning class sessions. What an encouragement and challenge his words were, and I am sure we will not soon forget his story and advice. It was a true blessing to glimpse his heart both for Christ and for the people he ministers to through the lens of his life. We praise God for the awesome meetings every night, as each night the attendance was encouraging, and the response of the people was warm. It was great to see the church family worship and listen, and to hear their laughter and “Amen” to the teaching. The services continued in Kid's Club and teen club, and it was great to be able to share a little in the lives of the youth in the church as well the adults. We pray for the continued work of God in Shelby, that his presence might always be as sweet. click on the following link to see photos from Shelby: [url]http://www.encounterrevival.org/shelby-bible/[/url]
