 Staying in Touch in 2010
You can stay in touch with the Brays and our CIS Missionary members by signing up for the daily “Fetch A Prayer” or by following us on our personal blogs and Face Book pages. For information, please call Bill Bray personally at 434-227-0811 or send an email to bray.william@gmail.com.
If you live in Charlottesville, join us on Tuesday nights at the Downtown Prayer Room (DPR) to Pray for All Nations from 7:30 to 9 PM. (The DPR is located opposite the police headquarters on Market Street.)
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 Deadline for Diary Orders
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – The final deadline for ordering 2010 Prayer Planning Diary is set for Monday, December 14. Donations from the diaries have helped indigenous missions cover end of year expenses for almost 30 years. Orders received after that date will are not likely to arrive in time for Christmas or a New Year’s Day gift warn volunteers at the Mission Book Table. A suggested donation of $15 or more is recommended at the Mission Book Table (on $20 online with shipping and handling). The bestselling YWAM mission’s diary may be ordered online through CIS-INC Missions [click here]. “Next to my Bible,” says mission president Bill Bray, “this is the most valuable book in my library. Every serious missionary prayer partner should use this daily.” The 200-page diary includes many devotional and planning features such as:
Phone orders are accepted at the Overseas Students Mission office (434-295-6488) and all proceeds this year will benefit the indigenous mission’s general fund. Please send contribution checks to OSM, 3045-A Ivy Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903. “This diary is a valuable educational resource as well as the most essential tool I know for planning and prayer,” says Bray, who is the 2010 chairman of the 2020 All Nations Alliance (ANA). Honor Ivy Bray December 21!
WILLIAMSBURG – Bill Bray and the mission team will honor our “first lady” with a special Birthday Party here on the night of December 21. It will begin with a reception starting at 5:30 pm at Governor’s Green. To r.s.v.p. please call Bill at 434-227-0811. “This is a special birthday for Ivy,” says Bill. “We need to make it her most memorable ever. In many traditional Asian cultures, the fifth 12-year cycle in life is considered the most special for any mother, queen or any woman in leadership. It honors her as a matriarch and she certainly has earned the double honor!” This is also the first night of our 2009 Colonial Christmas outreach and so it is special in two ways. After the reception and birthday cake, we will have an “American Share” dinner party at 8 pm in a special restaurant. It will be a night of fun, well-deserved tributes and sharing in Christian fellowship. ANA 2009 Christmas Wish List Available
CHARLOTTESVILLE – Friends and supporters of the mission can distribute a special “Christmas Wish List” as a guide to holiday giving for missionaries of OSM, CIS and others in the All Nations Alliance. To get copies, call or email the office. The annual “Christmas Wish List” is helpful in planning for the Christian Missions Offering in your family, church or home group. Fidelis Home For Christmas?
ABUJA – Newly appointed OSM missionary Fidelis Iyobote is wrapping up his survey mission to the Niger Delta and Sao Tome, and hopes to be home for Christmas. A total of $2,200 is needed to set up his headquarters office in Central West Africa and to purchase his airfare back to the USA. Emergency contributions should be sent to Overseas Students Mission, 3045-A Ivy Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903. Fidelis left on the survey trip to Benin, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Cameroon and Sao Tome in June with only “$20 in his pocket and praise on his lips” says Bill Bray. “This was a real step of faith and I don’t believe the Lord will let his servant down!” Once home, he hopes to be doing extensive deputation work to raise support and present the vision at the NRB Convention in Nashville during February. Office Open for Tax Deadline
CHARLOTTESVILLE – Although the missionary staff with be in St. Louis at Urbana09 and at the Colonial Christmas Outreach from December 21-31, Christmas Offering contributions will still be processed as usual at the National Headquarters office here. The receipts will be kept up to date and a special bank deposit made at the end of the business day on December 31 for those who want to meet IRS deadlines for “end of year” gifts. Volunteers will cover for the staff while they are doing Christmas outreach. When available, the volunteers will cover the so-called “Mother’s Hours” from 10:30 am to 3:30 pm Monday through Friday. To volunteer, please call Ivy or Bill Bray at 434-295-6488 or 227-0811 (mobile). Help Wanted At USA Office
CHARLOTTESVILLE – After consultation with staff and trusted advisors, Bill Bray is seeking a part-time administrative assistant for the Charlottesville offices of OSM. Applicants should contact bray.william@gmail.com for details. It is a faith missionary position and pastors are asked to consider appointing candidates from their church mission’s budgets. “This has been a long-time coming. From the beginning, there was a feeling that this is the next position to fill – but recent events have confirmed that this is what is needed urgently right now.” “We need an anchor person who is called of God for this work,” says Bray. “It has to be someone very sharp, professional and very good with people. We need someone who can handle the day to day affairs of the mission faithfully with minimum supervision.”
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