Merry Christmas 2009 From the Erwin Family

Greetings!

I pray that you are having an enjoyable Christmas holiday and your knowledge of God's love is growing each year as we serve God together and look for his soon return. I heard Pastor Tom Nelson of Christ Community Church, who is known for his great knowledge of the Bible and the end times, preach a sermon today. Pastor Nelson said that he is often asked about when he thinks Jesus will return for his Church. He will always tell them, "I don't know the exact date of His return, but I know that it is closer than ever!" Jesus said that we will not know the day or the hour of His return but we should work while it is day. Your wonderful generosity toward our ministry has allowed us to work effectively while it is day!

Major Changes - Same Vision

2009 has been a major year for change for our family. What hasn't changed is the vision that God gave us back in 1996: "Help Reach Millions of People with the Gospel."

In March of this year we took a major step in fulfilling that vision by beginning our service with Serve India Ministries. In just 3 short years of existence, Serve India Ministries is now working in over 3000 unreached villages as we are honored to serve 638 pastor-missionaries seeking to plant 5 new churches apiece.

Great Generosity

We have seen our ministry financial support stay amazingly steady in 2009 even through the difficult economy, and I know that it is because of the sacrifice of our friends who know the urgency of the days we live in and they are motivated by the Love of God for us and the lost world.

We have seen our ministry reserve grow continually in the past months and are now very close to our goal of 90 days of reserve. This reserve will allow us to maintain our momentum serving our Brothers and Sisters in India without getting too distracted with our personal support needs. It is a great blessing to see God provide month by month by month.