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<div class="moz-cite-prefix"><b>Dear John, <br>
<br>
As you know, I wear two denominational hats. <br>
One is WD&R. <br>
The other is called G.O.S.P.E.L.<br>
<br>
When I sent today's email, I was clearly wearing the GOSPEL hat.
<br>
GOSPEL is and remains an "opt in" indigenous church planting
work in Central Western India. <br>
Synod has endorsed this work much like SIW, Bethesda etc.<br>
The GOSPEL committee wants to make this ministry to be well
known and since we are part of GROW, we feel very comfortable to
ask for prayer in the CRCA. <br>
<br>
At Christmas and Easter time the churches are asked to give an
offering for WD&R. <br>
Annually churches give 3 offerings to WD&R. This is not an
"opt in" ministry of our denomination. <br>
It is not a church planting work at all. It is clearly diaconal.
<br>
We always covet your prayers for the needs in this hurting world.
<br>
<br>
I do hope these point help to clarify any misunderstanding. <br>
Let me say again that there is no developing Church planting
strategy of WD&R. <br>
The mandate and work of WD&R is clearly development and
relief in Asia and Pacific. <br>
<br>
God bless you and the work of your church and the ministry of mercy.
<br>
<br>
Yours in Christ, <br>
<br>
Bert Kuipers.<br>
<br>
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On 20/03/2013 3:51 PM, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:mins@crca.org.au">mins@crca.org.au</a> wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:mailman.362.1363755064.12129.mins_crca.org.au@crca.org.au"
type="cite">Hi All,
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Thank you for the information regarding the GOSPEL ministry
in India. </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Our deacons are seeking some clarification and they have
asked me to write a brief email asking for some further
clarification. </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Our Good Friday offering (as well as our Christmas Day
offering) are always for "empty hands" (WD&R), specifically
filling the hands of those who can assist those who are in need
of food, clothing and shelter etc. However, we haven't
received any information about that side of the WD&R work. </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>We did receive all the information about GOSPEL and the need
for extra funding so that there can be an increase in Church
Planting in India. Is this now part of the 'developing'
strategy of the WD&R? We also see that this Church
Planting work in India be a focus of our prayers on Good Friday
and Easter Sunday. </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>So the question is whether our WD&R offering on Good
Friday (and Christmas Day) has now become a "Church Planting"
offering rather than filling the hands of those who can assist
those who are in need of food, clothing and shelter etc. </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>If you could give us some further clarity on this matter, I
am sure that our deacons will appreciate it and will be able to
give a more informed recommendation to our members.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>
Blessings on your ongoing work.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>John Z.</div>
<div><br>
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<div><br>
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<div><br>
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On Wednesday, March 20, 2013, wrote:<br>
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<div><span><span><strong>G.O.S.P.E.L. News.</strong></span></span></div>
<div><span><span></span></span><span><span>Today you
will receive our</span> 2012 annual report<span>
directly from our mission field</span><span>. It
contains a lot of </span>information<span> about
the ministry</span> <span>of GOSPEL </span>and <span>matters
for </span>prayer.<span> </span><span><span>Right
now <span
style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'">
<font size="3">we are supporting 40 men in
full time church planting. They are
supervising and teaching 3,000 believers who
congregate in 2 regions (6 clusters) at 60
formal places of worship</font></span></span></span></span></div>
<div><span><span>Our director is ready to appoint 10
more gifted men to engage in Church planting in 2
more clusters in a new area, but we have held him
back until we have more supporters. We would love
to hear from you if you would like to
share financially in this harvesting ministry.
Email: </span></span><span><span><a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="javascript:_e({},
'cvml', 'gospel@crca.org.au');" target="_blank">gospel@crca.org.au</a> for
the GOSPEL committee, Bert Kuipers.</span></span></div>
</font></div>
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lang="EN-US">11 Heritage Rise, Riverside, TAS.
7250 Australia</span></b></em></p>
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lang="EN-US">+61 (03) 6327 3058 0438
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John & Trudy Zuidema
<div>19 Heather St,</div>
<div>Wheeler Heights.</div>
<div>NSW, 2097</div>
<div>Australia</div>
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