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How has ERM Impacted You?

Admin h — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:05:58 -0400

Share how Encounter has made an impact in your life.

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Re: Jacob Dykstra

Admin h — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:50:32 -0400

Thank you to all who have been praying for Jacob Dykstra, 6 year old son of ERM alumna Candi Dykstra (Nightingale). The news is quite encouraging as he is progressing well. Please continue to pray for him and the family as they go down the road of recovery. For updates on Jacob’s condition, you may visit http://www.carepages.com/carepages/jacobdykstra. You will need to create a user profile, but this will allow you to receive up-to-date information on his progress.

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Jacob Dykstra

Admin h — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:02:18 -0400

Please join the Encounter family in prayer for Jacob Dykstra. Jacob is the 6 year old son of Josh and Candi Dykstra (Nightingale). Candi was an Encounter team member in 1998-1999. Jacob was in a serious accident over the weekend and experienced a severe head trauma. He is currently in intensive care at Spectrum Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The doctors feel that the next 48 hours are crucial as they try to control swelling and infection. The family requests no visitors, but they do ask that you pray fervently for his life.

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Desire is Not Enough

Admin h — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:35:39 -0400

Proverbs 13:4 – The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Many times you’ll hear people say that if you really want something, you can have it. However, this verse teaches us that desire is not enough. A definition for the word sluggard is “a lazy person,” so this verse may well be paraphrased, “The lazy person desires, but he still doesn’t have anything.” Just wanting it doesn’t get the job done. The verse goes on to tell us that the soul of the diligent shall be made fat. Now, when we see the word “fat,” we automatically think of things that we don’t want for our lives; however, this verse speaks of a diligent person being overrun with blessings (a fat soul). Sounds like a good thing, right? In other words, the diligent person not only desires something, but does what is necessary to acquire it. God rewards this diligence with an abundance of blessings.
Today we are looking at a generation of teenagers who desire many of the things of this life – cars, motorcycles, money, fancy houses, nice jobs, popularity – but they don’t really want to work for it. So remember, the lazy person desires something, but he never gets it – he has nothing. Do you want to be fat? In the soul, that is! Diligence is the key. Desire good things, be willing to work for what you want, and watch as God honors your hard work with an abundance of blessings. Matthew Henry notes in his commentary of Proverbs that “this is especially true in spiritual affairs. Those that rest in idle wishes know not what the advantages of religion are; whereas those that take pains in the service of God find both the pleasure and profit of it.” Be diligent in the service of God!
Article contributed by Ardy Parlin

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Desire is Not Enough

Admin h — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:34:07 -0400

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Re: Matt Moon

Brad Hoezee — Thu, 14 May 2009 13:05:43 -0400

Thank you to everyone in the Encounter family who has been praying for Matt Moon. Matt was hospitalized on April 27 with a ruptured appendix. After 2 weeks of battling infection and trouble with his organs, he has begun to show good signs of recovery. He was released from Harrisburg hospital yesterday and went home to Indiana with his parents to recover. He still has several weeks before he is fully recovered, but we rejoice and praise God for restoring Matt’s health.

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Matt Moon

Brad Hoezee — Wed, 06 May 2009 09:02:29 -0400

We ask for you to pray with us on behalf of team member Matt Moon. Matt was admitted to the hospital last week shortly after returning from Zambia. He was diagnosed with having a ruptured appendix, and was operated on to remove his appendix. However, he is having a difficult and lengthy recovery. His doctors are attributing this to their assessment that his appendix most likely had been ruptured for 2-3 days before being removed, allowing toxins to be spread all throughout his body and infection to set in. The doctors are suspecting that an abscess may be developing inside his incision, so this morning Matt will be having a CT scan to verify whether or not that is the case. Our prayers for him are that his body will be strengthened to fight the infection, and that all his organs will return to functioning properly, allowing him to keep liquids and eventually solids down. Please pray also for the comforting of his family as they support him through this difficult time.

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Zambia Trip Photos

Brad Hoezee — Mon, 04 May 2009 12:52:52 -0400

Clickhereto see photos from ERM's recent missions trip to Zambia.

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Re: Zambia Ministry Opportunity

Brad Hoezee — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:48:50 -0400

The Encounter team arrived home safely from their missions trip to Zambia around midnight on April 26. What a blessing it was to interact with Leonard and the African Encounter team! Look for a full report coming soon.

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Re: Zambia Ministry Opportunity

Brad Hoezee — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:10:51 -0400

Read a blog entry from Ardy written from Africa: http://www.encounterrevival.org/In-Everything-Give-Thanks-/

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