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May 2, 2012
  • Another shipment of literature for India was taken to Chicago on April 27th. This shipment included nearly 700,000 tracts in four different languages. It is expected to arrive in India around mid-June. Please pray for safe passage to the destination and the workers there who continue in the work that the Lord has given them to do.
  • The most recent mailing of parcels for foreign countries was moved up one week because of scheduling issues. It was sent on May 1st. This one included 1750 parcels weighing a total of 700 pounds. Please also pray for these parcels and others sent previously that they all would reach their intended destination soon.
  • We appreciated the visits of several couples during the past several days. They were an encouragement to us.

April 20, 2012
  • Another international mail shipment was sent out on Thursday, April 19th. This mailing included 301 parcels which weighed a total of 1,773 pounds. We value your prayers for the parcels, that each one would safely arrive at its intended destination. Lord willing, the next international mailing is planned for the week of May 7th.
  • Feeling confident that the Lord is leading us in the purchase of a new computer-to-plate system ($31,700) for our pre-press area, we have ordered it and are awaiting shipment. Installation is scheduled for the week of May 14th. Pray that the implementation and transition will go smoothly.

April 5, 2012
  • Please pray for us as we consider the purchase of a $30,000 computer-to-plate system for our pre-press office. Our current computer-to-film system is outdated and subject to failure.
  • Thank the Lord for the safe unloading of paper on Wednesday, April 4th. In the coming weeks, we expect to pay around $21,000 for those 57 rolls of paper. Each roll weighs around 600 pounds. This supply typically lasts about 3-1/2 months.
  • A mailing of 2,151 international parcels was sent on Wednesday, April 4th. Please pray for the safe delivery of these parcels as well as other ones already sent but not yet delivered.

March 22, 2012
  • We thank the Lord for the safe delivery of the container of literature that was sent to Nigeria in January. The clearing and delivery process, once it arrived in Lagos, took only seven days – a record!
  • Another 151 parcels for foreign countries was sent out on Wednesday, March 21st. Those few parcels weighed a total of 1,075 pounds! Please pray for their safe delivery.
  • Continue to pray for the Lord’s provision and guidance in the many and varied needs of the work.

March 7, 2012
  • On Monday, March 5th, a shipment containing about 680,000 English tracts for Sierra Leone was taken to a Chicago freight terminal. Please pray that it arrives in good time – without the delays in Europe of the previous shipment.
  • On Wednesday, March 7th, we sent out 1,777 parcels for foreign countries, weighing 685 pounds. Please pray for their safe delivery.