Dear Friends:
Greetings in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ! I pray that each of you is doing well and rejoicing in the goodness and mercies of God! I am writing to give you the very latest update on the work of the Lord that is taking place in our little corner of Iraq!
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US MILITARY UPDATE
There has been an increase in interest amongst some of our service members here in Camp. On Sunday evening, we had 4 Marines join us for our fellowship. 3 of the 4 were among the highest ranking Marines in our camp, so it was a blessing to see their interest in the scriptures. I spoke on the subject of "Comfort" (2 Cor. 1) and why Christians sometimes face challenges in life so that we can know how to comfort others through the comfort that we ourselves receive from God.
On Wednesday, two Army soldiers joined us for our Bible study on Prayer in Matthew 6. One of them, a sergeant, stopped me on the way to thechow hall to let me know that God was speaking to him through the studies. The other soldier, a private, came on Wednesday, as well, and then came again on Thursday to sit in with our Ugandan study. Please pray for Gus.
There has been answered prayer for the young Navy physician that I asked you to pray for. In my last update, I asked you to remember Karen and to petition the Father to help her find a church now that she is back in the USA. She recently found a church in Evanston, IL, which is a blessing. Please continue to pray for her spiritual growth.
The mail list for the Our Daily Bread devotional is at approximately 50 people right now, including all of the members of our unit, as well as members of other groups that I have met. Please pray that God will
continue to use this tool to reach unbelievers with the gospel message, as well as to strengthen the faith of those who are already Christians.
UGANDAN UPDATE
Our Ugandan study group has expanded to ten precious souls. Our average nightly study, however, is about 6 persons due to the scheduling conflicts that they have to maneuver. Peterson, William, the two Alex’s, David and Silvia are all doing well and growing in the Lord. Isaac, the young man who got saved several days back, is really eager to get baptized. I am looking in to an opportunity for him to follow the Lord in this act of faith, so please pray that God will make a way for this to happen. It is a blessing that he keeps asking me about this, not me having to coerce him into it!
We have taken a little different approach to the nightly Bible studies. Instead of focusing exclusively on the gospel of John, I feel led by the Lord to offer a little more diversity in the teaching syllabus. I have enclosed an attachment of the schedule that we are following. It is a full semester load, so please pray that God will give me wisdom in fulfilling the dual obligations of my military duties and spiritual responsibilities.
BOOK UPDATE
Work continues on our small book, "A God of Order." I appreciate those who have shared comments and suggestions on this project and thank you for your input!
Well, that is the latest from Iraq. Thank you for your prayers and support in the ministry here. I will try to update you again in the next couple of weeks on what the Lord is doing here. Take care and God bless each of you.
Yours in Christ,
John Howe
HM2(FMF) Howe, J.D.
CLB-4, Det. 2, STP KV
Admin. Petty Officer
DSN 318-3415-056
"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."
(Romans 10:13)
For more pictures from John’s world and the Bible Study Schedule please click the following link.
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