Category: Updates/News
Ministry Updates and News from the Mehns
Focus on Ministry Partnering
Again I want to thank you for your interest, encouragements, prayers, financial support and involvement. We love seeing and hearing from you. We could not do it without you! Travel Costs Several people wonder how much this all costs. If you asked me, I would tell you that the airfare alone for this trip costs over $3,300 not to mention visas, lodging, meals, and ground transportation. We know this costs a lot and each month…
Travel American Style
In July, we went to Indiana where John met with his college mentor and former missionary. We also visited our former home church and ministry partner, Meadows Christian Fellowship. John was able to meet a key Mongolian Pastor and other contacts last week while they were visiting near Chicago. Our AIT team is generating connections and hopes to visit in Mongolia sometime next year. This month John and Elaine head to Kentucky to visit Elaine’s…
Prayer for August
Asia Comes Home
Asia Comes Home Your July 2023 Update from John and Elaine Last month we had our first Japanese visitor to our new home in Pecatonica IL. We imagined it would occur sooner, but the pandemic slowed the globe down. One of our old church members and Elaine’s Bible study student, Mrs. Yoko Saito visited from Tokyo. It was a marvelous time of reunion on this side of the Pacific. She enjoyed visiting with our family…
July Prayer Items
Asia Tension & Opportunity
I share with you a heavy heart today. In February, nearly our entire Asia Impact Team was able to celebrate with our leadership partners in Northeast India. Just a few weeks later, in May, inter-ethnic tensions swelled to violence and the whole area saw a wave of violence. To date over 70 people have been killed, 3,000 homes burned, 45,000 people displaced, and over 100 Christian churches have been ransacked or burned. One ethnic group…
Prayer for June
Not From Around Here
Last week someone inquired where we had moved from. We often simply say “not from around here.” When they really probe, then we tell them of our previous 35 years in Tokyo, Japan. They often nod and say, “yeah, that is certainly not from around here.” On April 9th we celebrated three years since moving back from Japan. We were forewarned that our cultural adjustment back to living in the US would take about 3…
Prayer APR MAY
FOCUS ON PRAYER FOCUS ON GIVING Thank you all for your encouragements, enthusiasm, prayers and financial support for my expanded ministry in Asia. So far, my financial support has been strong. From May 1 we will operate with a new budget with some increases. Travel expenses have been higher than anticipated due to inflation. We have also added a new budget line item for our AIT team “shared expenses” of $200 per month. We hope…