Faith, Hope, and Love-and You

July 2014
In This Issue
Praise and Prayer Requests
Resources You Can Use
Chartres Retreats
New MIT Faculty Housing
Save the Date!
How to Contribute
Upcoming Schedule
For Your Reflection

Read the latest news in countries served by Faith, Hope, and Love Global Ministries 
 
Rights group reports alarming rise in abductions, torture in Ukraine

African nations give rebels in Congo six months to disarm

Due to the political sensitivities in Myanmar, please contact Tim directly if you would like more information on current events. 
Praise God for...

 

1. Nelson Siang Awr, who translated Tim's book, The Spirit-Led Leader: Nine Leadership Practices and Soul Principles, into Burmese.

2. Skilled translators for 1) A Pilgrim's Guide to Spirit-Led Living Participant's Guide into Falam; and 2) The Spirit-Led Leader Participant's Guide into Kachin 

3. Progress on construction of the Faculty Quarters at M.I.T.

4. The Rev. Dr. Cheryl Dudley's six years on the Board----Thank you, Cheryl, for your tremendous support and leadership!

5. A good first draft of Tim's new book on living by the Holy Spirit completed

6. A wonderful group of friends and supporters, who continue to encourage and stand with us in our various ministries
Pray With Us for...
 
1. Book contract for Tim's new book on Spirit-led living---- response to a proposal to a prospective publisher expected soon

2. Advance preparation and translation work for The Spirit-Led Leader four day workshop in Kachin State (October 6-9)

3. Advance preparation and translation work for a new intensive course to be conducted in Falam, Chin State, A Pilgrim's Guide to Spirit-Led Living (November 3-6)

4. Course preparation this fall for Tim's teaching at M.I.T.---- New Testament Theology (two sections) and a new Master of Theology course on Romans; and Jill's preparation for speaking at the Veriditas spiritual retreat at the Chartres Cathedral in September

5. Real peace and resolution to conflict between Kachin people and the Myanmar government

6. Peace in Ukraine with justice for the people and wisdom for the church in the midst of civil unrest gripping the country and stemming from conflict with Russia

7. Funds for the completion of the new Faculty Quarters on MIT campus---- $190,000 still needed

8. Prayer Team to support ministries on an ongoing basis

9. Wisdom in responding to invitations to teach pastors and Christian leaders in Rwanda and the Congo in 2015  
Photo Gallery
Downtown Yangon
Kachin Professor 
On the streets of Myanmar
MIT Student and FHLGM Volunteer, Bar Hso Ghay
Sunrise in the Chin Hills
Resources
You Can Use


Listen to Tim's recent radio interview on the Vital Connection where he discusses the Spirit-led life.


The Teacher's Guide for the Spirit-Led Leader 5 day intensive course is now available for downloading in Faith, Hope, and Love's Resource Library!

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See what God has been revealing to Jill through the images you will find here. Your faith will be encouraged!

Through Jill's Eyes

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Board of Directors

 

Mr. Thomas Erickson 

 

Rev. Jill K.H. Geoffrion, Ph.D.

 

Rev. Timothy C. Geoffrion, Ph.D.

   

Mr. Peter Strommen

 

Mr. Mike Dircz     

 

 

Board of Advisors

 

Mr. Jim Deanovic  

 

Rev. Dr. Cheryl F. Dudley 

 

Mr. Daniel E. Geoffrion 

 

Mr. Timothy Charles Geoffrion

      

Mr. Ron Hoffman   

 

Mr. John March  

 

Mr. Warren Staley   

 

Mr. Mark Thompson

 

Staff

 

Tim

Timothy C. Geoffrion

President and Teaching Minister

 

Jill teaching

Jill K.H. Geoffrion 

Minister and Artist

 

Josias Formal

Josias Hansen 

Assistant to the President 

 

We deeply appreciate your prayers and financial support. We need your ongoing participation to both sustain and expand these important ministries.   

 

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Mid-summer in Minnesota. It's great to be home! We're catching our breath and spending a lot of time with friends and family. We're pausing to celebrate all that's going on in our ministries and feeling especially excited about so many developments and opportunities just ahead:
  1. We've been officially invited back to Cambodia next March to teach Spirit-Led Living to 25 new leaders and 25 leaders from this year.
        
  2. Jill's ministry in Chartres, France, keeps growing. She is increasingly in demand as a guide and expert on the Chartres Cathedral, and will be the key note speaker at an upcoming Veriditas retreat (September 22-26) 
  3. This fall, Tim will be teaching more theological students than ever at Myanmar Institute of Theology (MIT). Due to a change in the curriculum, he will be teaching New Testament Theology to both MDiv middlers and MDiv seniors, 80 in one class and over 100 in the other!  This course provides the biblical foundation for the next 40 years of preaching and teaching ministry for all  these future pastors!             
  4. The Spirit-Led Leader: Nine Leadership Practices and Soul Principles is now translated into Burmese! 1000 copies will be printed this summer.
  5. We found translators to translate Spirit-Led Leader Participant's Guide (85 pages) into Kachin and A Pilgrim's Guide to Spirit-Led Living Participant's Guide (60 pages) into Falam. Kachin is the primary language of one of eight major ethnic groups in the country, and Falam is one of three major dialects of the Chin people, another one of the eight major ethnic groups.
    Printing guides in local languages sharply increases the comprehension rate for participants, and provides a resource they can readily use in their own teaching.
  6. We are creating a new four day, intensive workshop/retreat, based on Tim's book, One Step at a Time: A Pilgrim's Guide to Spirit-Led Living. Tim will teach this material in the Chin Hills in November to  another group of 70 pastors and Christian leaders, many of whom are eager to return after last year's workshop there. 
     
  7. Tim completed a good first draft of a new book, tentatively entitled, Spirit-Led Living: 10 Spiritual Practices to Revolutionize Your Relationship with God.  We're waiting now to hear from one prospective publisher. 

Summer is also an important time to prepare for the fall season of ministries. We're writing articles and a book, preparing curriculum, fundraising, and gathering resources to take back with us. With more speaking and teaching invitations than we can accept, we are continually seeking wisdom to identify our priorities and to find new ways to multiply our ability to serve others.   

 

Please pray for us and with us as we prepare to step into so many important responsibilities and opportunities this fall. Pray, too, for more monthly supporters as well as underwriters for some of our major events and projects. (See our Wish List below.)   

 

Thank you for your love, concern, and support. We count on you, and appreciate you very much.   

 

Serving Christ together,  

Tim and Jill 

Upcoming Chartres Cathedral Retreats led by Jill Geoffrion

 

 

Interested in participating in a spiritual retreat in Chartres with Jill as one of your leaders? Consider the following opportunities!
  • English speaking pilgrimage, Chartres Cathedral: A Journey into Beauty, Wonder, Love, and Service, September 22-26, 2014. To learn more, please click here.
  • French speaking spiritual retreat in collaboration with the Chemin Neuf Community, April 18-25, 2015

If you would like to find out more about FHLGM Spiritual Retreats, please click here.

Update on faculty housing at MIT  

 

Progress! Slow progress, but progress nonetheless. A permit was finally issued and initial funds received. Ground was broken in May, and the frame is starting to go up. Once finished, Faith, Hope, and Love will have our own office in the country. Instead of paying exorbitant hotel rates, and stuffing our Myanmar clothes into suitcases to be stored in moldy storage rooms each time we leave, we will finally have a place to call home on campus. 
Please pray that the remaining $190,000 will be raised so that MIT can complete the faculty housing still this year. If money does not come in this fall, construction may take an additional six months or more.
  
Save the Dates! Revised 
Inspire Trip to Myanmar
January 18-22, 2016
     
We invite you to join our next Inspire Trip, January 18-22, 2016. Over five days, you will be able to experience first-hand the work that Faith, Hope, and Love Global Ministries is doing in Myanmar. Participants will be able to bless and serve the people of Myanmar while also having a unique experience to draw nearer to God and gain greater insight into their own calling as followers of Jesus Christ. Check out our February E-Newsletter for incredible testimonies from this year's Inspire Trip.

Please hold the dates and look for more information to come!

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Wish List for Donations  
  

We're thrilled by how many opportunities we have this coming year to serve and train Christian leaders throughout Myanmar with our workshops, courses, and written resources. Since the work of this organization is a collaborative effort with numerous individuals working together, we want to thank all those who have partnered with us in various capacities to help us meet the needs of those we serve in Myanmar and around the world.   

  

As more Christian leaders continue to ask us for more resources and training, would you please consider helping to provide the needed funds for the following projects this year:  

  • Translating Spirit-Led Living Participant's Guide into the Falam dialect ($250)
  • Translating Spirit-Led Leading Participant's Guide into Kachin ($250)
  • Printing 1000 copies of the Burmese versions of The Spirit-Led Leader ($1048) 
  • Translating Spirit-Led Leader into Burmese ($1400) 
  • Kachin State Spirit-Led Living workshop for pastors, faculty members, and Christian leaders ($3000)
  • Chin Hills Spirit-Led Living workshop for pastors and Christian leaders ($3500) 
If you would like to support any of these projects, please click on the donate button below, and add a specific project designation to your contribution. When you click on the button, you will also learn of other ways you can support Faith, Hope, and Love Global Ministries. Your partnership and generosity are deeply appreciated.
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Serving Christ with you,  
 
Josias Hansen 
Assistant to the President
 
 

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We greatly appreciate your support.

THANK YOU!
 
Upcoming Schedule (July-December)
  • Minneapolis, Minnesota through August 
  • First Baptist Church, Sister Bay, Wisconsin (July 20)
  • Chartres, France, September
  • Myanmar, October-mid-November
  • Minnesota, December 
Visit our online Program Calendar in order to follow our activity throughout the year.    

 
An Invitation To Reflect and Pray
 
  
Take a deep breath and gaze at this image.

What prayer does it bring to your mind and heart?