“Surely you shall call a nation you do not know, and nations who do not know you shall run to you, Because of the LORD your God…” (Isaiah 55:5)
First of all we want to thank each of you for your prayers during Hurricane Irene….yes, like so many others; we suffered a great amount of water damage. The day after the storm hit Chappy had to leave for Puerto Rico and I for Missouri! Our friend and MOTE “Bible Study Coordinator” (CBS for the prison ministry) Pastor Felipe Mendoza came to our rescue. His clean up team mopped up all the rooms of standing water, and made all necessary repairs to the ceilings and walls while we were gone. This Dominican Republic leader is our hero, our friend and an answer to all our prayers!
It has been an endless summer of wave after wave of men, women and children hearing and receiving the Gospel. The Lord is faithful as HE leads MOTE and the vision given to reach the nations. The summer wave of mission teams coming alongside of MOTE in its flourishing prison programs, rehab centers, medical outreach and children’s education and evangelism activities is the reason why MOTE has been called to serve in Jesus name!
La Victoria Prison
Cholera Outbreak: MOTE was challenged this summer by the severe Cholera outbreaks in both the La Victoria and Seibo prisons. Unfortunately the government would not allow us to work at Seibo to help the prisoners. We were fortunate to have been given a wonderful donation from, Jubilee Church in San Jose who was here on a mission trip, to purchase the needed Clorox to clean the water at the La Victoria Prison. This donation saw a significant decrease in the number of Cholera victims. THANK YOU JUBALEE CHURCH you put your faith into action!!!
La Victoria Inmate Graduation: La Victoria prison saw MOTE's 3rd Annual graduation of 235 men who completed all three components of MOTE’s Christ Centered Curriculum; CBS studies, Attitributes of God and Character Education. The graduates passed the oral and written exams and received certificates for the achievement. We rejoice as this is a step in building their Christian character. This will enable the men to contribute to their communities when released. To God be the Glory! It's why we are here.
Puerto Rico Second Pastor’s Conference
The conference, which was held 8/24/11, was well received and attended by many pastors from the East, Central and Western regions of Puerto Rico. The MOTE Christ Centered Reform programs that are working effectively in the Dominican Republic and Mexico will now be started in Puerto Rico. We thank God for the wonderful hearts of all the pastors who have now engaged in the MOTE programs. Again thank you for your prayers and support. We believe God will bless the vision MOTE has been given for this Puerto Rico ministry.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Triad Community Church Mission Team
We are looking forward to having a large 40 member mission team come from Triad Community Church in Virginia the week of 10/8-10/15. They are a seasoned team who have served here before. We can’t wait to see the work that the Lord will be doing through them and in them! How blessed we are to have this body of believers join us in HIS good work!
Puerto Rico/Bethel Seminary Conference
In addition, MOTE is collaborating once again with Bethel Seminary, San Diego, as they host a 3 day Pastors Conference in Puerto Rico on 10/27-29th. This will be the second annual conference that MOTE (Dr. Chappy) has hosted for Bethel as an adjunct professor. Friends of MOTE, Pastor Felipe Mendoza and David DeMers, a Bethel graduate, will also be teaching along with Dr. Chappy.
During this “endless summer” of 2011 MOTE has been “poured out like a drink offering……” (Philippians 2:17). A worthy sacrifice, a joy filled time of service, encouraged by your faith that continues to lift us up! Now we need the continued prayer and financial support by the body to finish victoriously this year and beginning in 2012!
Thank you for your prayers, support and love by sharing this with others so they can also partner with God. “Nations, who do not know you, shall run to you, because of the Lord your God.” (Isaiah 55:5).
In Christ,
Dr. Chappy Dave and Sandee
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
They Prayed for Me
“And pray for us too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly as I should.” Colossians 4:3-4 (NIV)
My good friends – thanks for taking the time with me. I know how busy you are and for you to give time to this short note - well - I am really grateful and I hope these words from Holy Scripture and from my heart will strengthen you today – maybe even add to your faith – that would be a real blessing.
This text has special meaning for me. I am not in chains, anymore, but I do remember the feeling and the appreciation for being truly free. The two verses for this devotion describe a battlefield theologian, Paul, the courageous one; passion for those whom he taught, whom he was a role model too and those whom he served with. Can you hear his heart in this request, “Please pray for me.”
His desire was that his friends would focus their prayers toward him as a person. He needed and wanted his beloved friends to lift his name – lift his request directly to the Almighty. Paul did not ask for treasure – he did not ask for them to ask God to remove the “thorn in my flesh” (2Corinthians 12:7). He asked God’s chosen because he knew the only true and living God would listen and show him favor in his request. Oh my what confidence he had in the prayers of the saints!
He asked the Family of God to go directly into the throne of grace on his behalf. Paul is on the front lines of the spiritual battlefield. The souls of men and women were at stake and he knew it. His request to his friends was specific. “Open the doors – doors of prisons, doors of communities, doors where children are at play and the most important door was the one to the hearts of mankind. His plea in these verses was that the Holy Spirit would use him as an instrument for global communication.
Paul wanted his friends in the churches to pray that God would us his mouth to preach the mystery of Christ to the world. Unselfish – others focused – servant leader – that is how they identified their friend – pastor – mentor. His friends had no problem with his request. I believe that they immediately folded their hands – fell to their knees and offered sincere prayers that had astounding results (Paul wrote 13 Books of the Bible) God answered Paul’s request “Pray that I may proclaim it clearly as I should.” He did! Paul desired nothing for himself except one thing, to represent God without fault – correct and clear message of hope in Christ through faith alone in the Person of Jesus Christ. May that be our prayer as well. But, we must ask our friends to pray for us that we might, like Paul, proclaim the mystery of Christ in and out of season. Jesus said, “Ask and it will be given …” (Matthew 7:7- NIV)
Today, as you read this, I am asking you to pray for me in the same manner. I suppose that it is a bit selfish and I am still going to ask. I sincerely desire that God would grant to me through His Holy Spirit the boldness and clarity to proclaim the Word of Truth – The power that is the mystery of Christ. Yes, my dear friends, He has set this captive free – there are no more chains except that which has bound me to Jesus Christ.
“And pray for us too …” that is this missionary’s request and I can hardly wait to see the fruit from your prayers.
In Christ,
Pastor “Chappy” Dave
My good friends – thanks for taking the time with me. I know how busy you are and for you to give time to this short note - well - I am really grateful and I hope these words from Holy Scripture and from my heart will strengthen you today – maybe even add to your faith – that would be a real blessing.
This text has special meaning for me. I am not in chains, anymore, but I do remember the feeling and the appreciation for being truly free. The two verses for this devotion describe a battlefield theologian, Paul, the courageous one; passion for those whom he taught, whom he was a role model too and those whom he served with. Can you hear his heart in this request, “Please pray for me.”
His desire was that his friends would focus their prayers toward him as a person. He needed and wanted his beloved friends to lift his name – lift his request directly to the Almighty. Paul did not ask for treasure – he did not ask for them to ask God to remove the “thorn in my flesh” (2Corinthians 12:7). He asked God’s chosen because he knew the only true and living God would listen and show him favor in his request. Oh my what confidence he had in the prayers of the saints!
He asked the Family of God to go directly into the throne of grace on his behalf. Paul is on the front lines of the spiritual battlefield. The souls of men and women were at stake and he knew it. His request to his friends was specific. “Open the doors – doors of prisons, doors of communities, doors where children are at play and the most important door was the one to the hearts of mankind. His plea in these verses was that the Holy Spirit would use him as an instrument for global communication.
Paul wanted his friends in the churches to pray that God would us his mouth to preach the mystery of Christ to the world. Unselfish – others focused – servant leader – that is how they identified their friend – pastor – mentor. His friends had no problem with his request. I believe that they immediately folded their hands – fell to their knees and offered sincere prayers that had astounding results (Paul wrote 13 Books of the Bible) God answered Paul’s request “Pray that I may proclaim it clearly as I should.” He did! Paul desired nothing for himself except one thing, to represent God without fault – correct and clear message of hope in Christ through faith alone in the Person of Jesus Christ. May that be our prayer as well. But, we must ask our friends to pray for us that we might, like Paul, proclaim the mystery of Christ in and out of season. Jesus said, “Ask and it will be given …” (Matthew 7:7- NIV)
Today, as you read this, I am asking you to pray for me in the same manner. I suppose that it is a bit selfish and I am still going to ask. I sincerely desire that God would grant to me through His Holy Spirit the boldness and clarity to proclaim the Word of Truth – The power that is the mystery of Christ. Yes, my dear friends, He has set this captive free – there are no more chains except that which has bound me to Jesus Christ.
“And pray for us too …” that is this missionary’s request and I can hardly wait to see the fruit from your prayers.
In Christ,
Pastor “Chappy” Dave
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