Subject: HaY'Did Update Date: Fri, 20 Feb 1998 00:17:22 +0000 To: "Hebraic Heritage Newsgroup"<heb_roots_chr@geocities.com>
From: "HaY'Did" <shalom@haydid.org> Reply-to: shalom@haydid.org Organization: HaY'Did Learning Center To: heb_roots_chr@geocities.com Subject: HaY'Did Update Dear Rooters, I am so glad to be in the service of the Lord, aren't you? I rejoice daily in what HE is doing around the world and with all of you in this newsgroup! We give HIM all the praise and the glory for this work, and ask your continued prayer support for the associate ministries. We will continue to keep you informed about the happenings within the teaching ministries, new book releases, and conferences as that information becomes available. We invite you to visit our website at http://www.haydid.org to copy off any information that will help you in your studies. With the coming of Purim and Passover, we especially invite you to visit our website for the information that we have posted for your use. If you are a pastor or not, you will find help on our website to guide your congregation or Bible study during this coming season of Passover. If you are looking for articles to include in your church bulletin or Sunday school class, please know that our site is a wealth of information for all ages. We are including information in this bulletin about several of our ministries. Please contact them with your questions and comments. Mark your calendars according! Shalom, Cheryle Holeman http://www.haydid.org ****************************************************************** February 13, 1998 Dear Friends: Potter's Clay Ministries, Inc. Golf Marathon, April 3, 1998 On Friday the 3rd of April, Forty courageous golfers are going to risk total exhaustion, sunstroke and a possible coronary to help make a differece in the lives of two pastors in small African villages. You, too, can help make a difference in their lives and the lives of their churches by sponsoring one of our golfers in the "Potter's Clay Ministries Golf Marathon". We will hack, chip,chase and putt until we finish at least on hundred holes of golf in one day! We have taken on the responsibility of pastoral training and a research library for two pastors of local churches in Africa. These are NOT the big city pastors, but are pastors that we know personally in the bush of Africa. They have a heart to serve their community by teaching, and have a heart to teach the Biblical principles that are life changing. Your participation will assure the success of this venture. It is imperitive that we raise sufficient funds to allow us to proceed with the task at hand. You are a vital part of bringing this about. We can only do what God calls us to do as He directs us. We feel that God has given us this opportunity to raise a significant amount of funding to carry on the work set before us. I appreciate your interest and involvement in this. We especially wish the members of the newsgroup to pray for this work, and for the other work that is going forth around the world. Prayer is foremost on our list always. We are focusing on two men and their villages in Africa. Joe E. Muikawa pastors the Samuti Church in the midst of the Mphezu Tea Estate in Malawi. Shukran Rutonda pastors a church in Kigoma, Tanzania. I know both of these men personally and have been working with them since May of 1996. I can say that their hearts are in serving the Lord in the place they find themselves. They have small works and are in poor areas. They have asked nothing for themselves for personal enhancement. Their desire is to be able to pastor and lead their churches as God desires. To do this they need the tools required. We take for granted the local bookstores full of commentaries and Bible study helps. In these countries of Africa, there is very little available to even the most wealthy. Our goal is to train them in the village where they are and then provide them with a resource library so they can in turn train others. It is my desire to raise enough money to provide for these projects. If you would like to make a donation towards this work, then please contact me at pottersclay@mail.icnet.net. We are sponsoring a golf tournament locally that we are looking for players and sponsors. there is no set fee per hole......... people are simply asked to make a pledge of $ per hole played and we will assign them to a golfer. My sons, Matt and Andy are going to play. I am going to pass out gator aide and bannanas. The rule of thumb is $1.00 per hole and the goal is 100 holes. Some will pledge .50/hole and some .25 or .10 per hole....then there are others that will go $2.00 or even 5.00 per hole. It is up to the one making the pledge. We are grateful for any and all support. If we should raise more required it will go into the general operating fund of Potter's Clay Ministries, Inc. All checks should be made out to Potter's Clay. Again, thank you for your help and generosity. Shalom, Randy Felton, Director, Potter's Clay Ministries 417 NW 42nd Street, OKC, OK 73118 http://www.haydid.org/potter.htm ******************************************************************* February 14, 1998 Dear Tom and Cheryle, God is Good! As I look to the exciting events of 1998 and especially to the April conference, I am reminded of the high goals and stated purpose of Gospel Research Foundation. Let me take this opportunity to share with you the purpose of the GRF: "Gospel Research Foundation is dedicated to the scholarly exploration and spiritual restoration of the Jewish roots of Christian Faith. GRF seeks to interpret properly the teachings of Jesus in their authentic context giving fresh vitality to Christian experience. The Judaism of Jesus is the root which nourishes the branch. GRF promotes interfaith understanding between Christians and Jews through mutual respect and appreciation. GRF works to place the best of scholarship in the service of people who want to learn." The calendar year 1998 promises fresh opportunities and new beginnings. The April 3-5 "Our Hebrew Heritage and Gospel Research" conference will bless many people as it reaches towards our goals. You may see information about this conference at http://www.haydid.org/gospelcon.htm or at our website at http://www.gospelresearch.org I am amazed at the great favor we have been given with Tulsa's two prominent Rabbis, four Christian pastors, and numerous biblical scholars, gathering to share with people who want to learn and to grow. We will be covering fresh territory as we build bridges of friendship. We must prepare for this conference spiritually as we make all the preparation for its success. Please register early in order to assure that you will be able to participate in all events. The Passover luncheon has limited seating. Please allow me to reserve a place for you at this very special Passover celebration experience. The registration deadline is March 20, 1998. On another subject, we still have space available for our Feast of Pentecost Israel Tour May 24 - June 2, 1998. Since seats on the airlines have to be reserved 60 days in advance, please let me know immediately if you can join me on this once in a lifetime Israel experience. Send me your phone number and I will be happy to call you personally and answer your questions concerning the Israel trip. I have been overwhelmed by your kindness and generosity this past year. We have many special ministry needs this month. Your help is greatly appreciated. Thank you for your prayers which I feel so strongly in my life. We need your prayers as never before in our ministry. Pray that the vision of merging prayer and biblical research will be planted and grow in the hearts of people as we explore the Jewish roots of our faith. God is good to us as He answers prayer. I love to pray for you and your concerns. Grace and Shalom, Dr. Brad Young Gospel Research Foundation Box 703101, Tulsa, OK 74170 http://www.gospelresearch.org **********************************************************************