February 2015
Dear Praying Friends,
He came into the auditorium that Thursday evening with
wide eyes and wonderment all over his face.
He spotted me at the pulpit and made a bee line to me with his hand
outstretched. “It is so good to finally get to meet you,
Pastor Mark!” he said enthusiastically pumping my hand. “After all these classes, I finally get to
meet you in person!” I had never met
this man before and was a bit confused that he seemed to know me on sight. Looking around he saw the video camera hooked
up to the computer and rushed over to look through the viewfinder. “Yep, this is where it all takes place!” he
said with a wide smile. “I never thought I would get to take these classes in
person!” It finally began to dawn on me
what he was talking about.
We have students from Portugal, Brazil, the Czech
Republic and Spain meeting with us each week in our two Bible Institutes here,
but many more tune in on line in their respective countries to take our classes
via the Internet. At last count we have
between 20 and 30 on line students from Angola, Mozambique, Guinea Bissau,
Brazil and other parts of Portugal. Each
one of these Portuguese speaking countries needs the gospel and we are thrilled
to have an international influence upon the lives and ministries of people we
may never meet while here on earth.
This was the first on line student to move to Portugal
and begin taking classes in person. Only
God knows the eternal impact these Bible Institute classes will have! Thank you for making it possible for us to
minister in southern Portugal and in other countries as a result of this vital
ministry!
Teaching “all” nations,
Mark Hale
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