ERM News

New CDs Now Available!

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:46:37 -0400

New Items in Online Store

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:29:38 -0400

Several new apparel and merchandise items are now available on our website. As Fall approaches, you will want to check out the Encounter hoodies (brown, gray, and even pink) and the Encounter soccer jerseys (scarlet and navy). The line of Mt. Lou San apparel includes some great new T-shirts. Other camp items that may interest you include sport packs, teddy bears, stick pens, bracelets and stickers.

Make sure you take advantage of the great deals at the online store!

Community Concert

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:16:54 -0400

Summer camp has ended and school is starting soon, but we have a great opportunity for you to come out to Mt. Lou San. On Friday, September 3rd at 7:00, the Encounter Team is doing a concert for the community in the tabernacle. Please join us as the new team shares music that ministers to the heart. You are invited! Please help us by giving the number that plans to attend Email

Thanks,
Mt. Lou San Staff

Music Quest Concert

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:49:10 -0400

Jamaica Trip Photos Now Online

Mon, 24 May 2010 10:35:40 -0400

Jamaica Trip Update

Mon, 10 May 2010 13:14:16 -0400

Thanks for your prayers for the Encounter team as they minister in Jamaica. Due to some flight adjustments, the team arrived at their destination late Tuesday night. The weather has been extremely warm there, but that has not deterred the team from being involved in church meetings, food and clothes distribution to the needy, soccer matches and orphanage work. As the team has shared the truths of God's Word, there has been a fantastic response from the people. Please continue to pray for the team as they assist Pastor Alton Vernon, Doug McComas and others in the ministry.

Water System Project Photos

Mon, 10 May 2010 14:14:49 -0400

Beca House Coffee

Tue, 04 May 2010 11:36:53 -0400

Click here to visit ERM alumni Steve Jackson's new Beca House Coffee website and find out how to purchase quality coffee while supporting Banjara Tribal Ministries at the same time!

Follow ERM on Twitter

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:59:13 -0400

You can now follow ERM on Twitter!

Click on the logo below.

Jacob Dykstra

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:02:34 -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.

Become a Camp Sponsor

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:00:03 -0500

Camp Water System Project

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:16:57 -0500

Parks Crossroads Meeting Postponed

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:59:38 -0500

Due to inclement weather, the meetings scheduled at Parks Crossroads will be postponed to a week sometime in the near future (dates yet to be decided). The team had the opportunity to minister at Garden Chapel on Sunday... many thanks to Garden Chapel for being flexible and hospitable on such short notice. The team will be staying at the ministry's headquarters for the week, taking discipleship classes and rehearsing music.

Haiti

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:22:35 -0500

Encounter Revival Ministries would like to recommend the following Haiti ministry cause for your consideration:

The devastation of the earthquake in Haiti has alarmed all of us. The magnitude of the 7.0 quake, the most powerful to hit Haiti in a century, struck shortly before 5 p.m. on January 12 and was centered about 10 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The devastation to Haitian Families has been very great!

Care for the Children, an ABWE resource to help children in trauma around the world, has given $5000 to help a Christian orphanage in Haiti. However, this is only a drop in the bucket compared to the need. There are many Haitian orphans in need right now. Because the number of orphans in Haiti has grown dramatically in the last several weeks, ABWE’s Care for the Children wants to help even more children but we cannot do it without further financial help. If you would be so kind as to consider giving to help orphans in Haiti. 100% of the money you send will get to a Christian orphanage in Haiti that will show the love of Christ. For those who donate $100, I will send you a copy of my latest book, WWQT (World Wide Quiet Time) Journal. This book would make a nice gift for any family to have family devotions together or for any child to have their own personal devotions.

If you choose to give online:

1. Click on this link: http://www.abwe.org/give/pro/Haiti-Orphan-Aid-HQ10CFC-0717301-002

2. Designate how much you desire to give (in US dollars)

3. Click “donate now”.

If you choose to mail a check:

1. Make check payable to ABWE.

2. Put “Haiti Orphan Aid” in the memo section of your check.

3. Mail to: ABWE, Box 8585, Harrisburg, PA 17105.

If you donate $100 (or more), please let me know directly and I will send you a copy of WWQT Journal. Thanks so much for considering this request.

Encounter Around the World

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:59:39 -0400

Check out a new section of the site called 'Encounter Around the World'. Here you will find updates from Encounter's partnering ministries in India, Zambia & Myanmar.

Open Dates in 2010

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:23:49 -0400

The Encounter Revival Ministries Team has some open dates in 2010. For more details contact Jimmy Van Dyck via Email or phone (717) 545-2599

Matt Moon Update

Wed, 06 May 2009 09:03:03 -0400

Zambia Missions Trip Report

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:11:52 -0400

Missions Report
Zambian Missions Ministries
April 7-25, 2009

PLACES OF MINISTRY:
Local and bush churches: 9
Schools: 3
Orphanage: 3
Literature Distribution: Numerous times
Discipleship of African Encounter Team: numerous times
Hospital: Nurse and staff fellowship 1
College: 1
Pastor’s Conference: 1 day
Leprosy Village: 1

At each of these places of ministry, the team shared in song and testimonies, and we distributed: clothes, school supplies, books, flip-flops, tooth brushes and paste, soap, toys, stuffed animals, soccer balls, team cds, wordless bracelets, and hundreds of Gospel tracts.

PASTOR’S CONFERENCE: 55 attended, which filled the building we used. Most of the pastors rode bicycles from great distances to attend and then they requested that the next time we have a 2-3 day conference. All pastors received a book by Andrew Murray on Humility and one by Charles Spurgeon on Trials. Tim St. Clair, Michael Golden, and Ardy Parlin shared in the teaching for the day and the team shared in music.

All the meetings required much travel each day for which Encounter rented a small bus.

Many prayed to trust the Lord as Savior even though a great deal of our time was ministering to believers.

The entire missions experience was probably the most effective and powerful time that we have had in the history of Encounter. We were able to communicate to nearly everyone in English. So many doors of opportunity were opened, and Leonard had the schedule arranged so we could cover a lot of ground while we were there. We had a wide variety of ministries which gave great challenge and valuable experience to all.

We spent part of a day on the property that Encounter purchased. The land is about 20 acres and already has vegetables already growing, corn fields and a great water supply from a river. Currently they are irrigating the gardens by water can, but we trust in the future to have a small pump to move the water over the gardens. On the other side of the property is ground that will be used for a Bible Institute and Camp. We have 3-4 termite hills which are good since this dirt is used to make the bricks. The local village, a very poor area, is very excited about Encounter being in the area.

FOLLOWING ARE SOME OF THE NEEDS AND PRAYER ITEMS AT THIS TIME:

1.   Leonard’s support needs to increase.
2.   The African Encounter general fund needs to increase.
3.   Leonard’s assistants need increased support (While Encounter already sends funds for these causes, we are praying and trusting that these will increase.)
4.   It seems that to impact the youth who are asking to be in Encounter and receive Bible training that a Bible Institute be started. This would be on the 20 acres so the students could help with the farm projects as a work program since they do not have funds.
5.   The team needs a bus. We have purchased a van which hold 8-10, but they need a larger unit.
6.   One of the national pastors that Encounter met in 2005 has a Bible School for “Bush Pastors” which has financial needs. We estimate they need $300 per month.

If you would like to become part of the support team for African Encounter, please contact our office for more details. Checks can be made payable to Encounter and marked “Zambia ministry.”

ENCOUNTER PURCHASED AND TOOK THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:
2 used laptop computers
Cds and Dvds
Flash drives
Printer Ink
Books
Office supplies
T-shirts

Thanks for your prayers for the trip and the continued ministry in Zambia.

To comment on this go to: http://www.encounterrevival.org/erm-prayer-items/flat/65

Click here to see photos from the trip!

BTM Drowning Accident

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:50:15 -0400

Checkout Ardy's New Blog

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:13:46 -0500

The founder and director of Encounter Revival Ministries, Ardy Parlin, has launched his blog entitled Practical Pointers for Life. You can read the first installment by going to www.encounterrevival.org/ardys-blog/. Our prayer is that you will be encouraged and challenged to live out the truths of God’s Word as you interact with the blog.