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FUNDAMENTAL DOCTRINE

The basic and fundamental doctrine of this organization shall be the Bible standard of full salvation, which is repentance, baptism in water by immersion in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and the baptism of the Holy Ghost with the initial sign of speaking with other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance. We shall endeavor to keep the unity of the Spirit until we all come into the unity of the faith, at the same time admonish-ing all brethren that they shall not contend for their different views to the disunity of the body.

FUNDAMENTAL DOCTRINE

The basic and fundamental doctrine of this organization shall be the Bible standard of full salvation, which is repentance, baptism in water by immersion in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and the baptism of the Holy Ghost with the initial sign of speaking with other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance. We shall endeavor to keep the unity of the Spirit until we all come into the unity of the faith, at the same time admonish-ing all brethren that they shall not contend for their different views to the disunity of the body.

WDN EDITORCraig LundtPO Box 332

Waupaca, WI 54981editor@wisconsindistrictnews.org

WDN SECTIONAL REPSSection 1: Loretta LundtSection 2: Carole Keller

Section 3: Simon ChappellSection 4: Frank Ritchie

Section 5: Kathy Fry

WDN Proofreader: Dede Sharp

DISTRICT OFFICERSSuperintendent:

Rev. J.E. PutnamSecretary-Treasurer: Rev. E.A. Kaske

Honorary Board Member: Rev. J. Grant

PRESBYTERSSection 1: Rev. C. WelchSection 2: Rev. A. Tamel

Section 3: Rev. E. HermanSection 4: Rev. J. SindlerSection 5: Rev. P. Bennett

DEPARTMENTSForeign Missions: Rev. M.W. Rogers

Home Missions: Rev. R. KeilleyMedia Missions: Rev. S. Jacobs

Ladies Ministries: Sis. J. SchumacherYouth Ministries: Rev. Tim Vik

Revival Commission: Rev. M. HookSunday School: Rev. W. Rehbein

Prayer Force: Rev. D. MeyerMen’s Ministry: Rev. S. Rogers

Music Ministry: Sis. Darlene BoytePurpose Institute: Rev. Brian Michael

Deaf Ministry: Renee Thomas

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“HOW LONG, OH LORD?”By John E. Putnam

TEXT:Psalm 13:1-61 How long

wilt thou forget me, O Lord? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?

2 How long shall I take coun-sel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?

3Consider and hear me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;

4 Lest mine enemy say, I have pre-vailed against him; and those that trou-ble me rejoice when I am moved.

5 But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.

6 I will sing unto the Lord, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.

I believe that all of us have a timing issue with the Lord at least sometime during our life. A trial or test comes our way, and after a few short days we begin to wonder just how long this trial is going to last. How long are we go-ing to have to wait for the answer to our current dilemma, or when will the torrential storm finally pass? It doesn’t matter if it’s physical or spiritual, emo-tional or financial, it just seems that the time drags on, and certainly God has missed the “timing” on this one.

The writer of Psalms was in this same position. “How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me? Consider and hear me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death; Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am

moved. But I have trusted in thy mer-cy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salva-tion. I will sing unto the Lord, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.”

It is during these times of seemingly endless trials, that we have to have the tenacity of a “pit bull”. Our faith has to dig in, our soul needs to be rooted and grounded in the fact that Jesus knows best and that His Word is true, whether we understand the situation or not.

Have you ever considered the faith that Noah had to have? The instruction to build the

Ark was not broadcast to everyone, not even to his wife and family. It was Noah who heard the voice of God, and chose to believe what he heard, and acted upon what he heard.

Now, I know and understand that, from our perspective, Noah built an Ark, but if we truly stop and consider that this man did not build the boat in the time it takes us to read the account in Genesis, but it took over 100 years for that project to be finished. I’m sure it was one trial after another as each section and piece of the Ark came to-gether. Noah’s wife and sons believed in him, but I’m sure there were times when they doubted what all of this meant and may have become faint in their pursuit to see it finished. But as the scripture states, Noah found grace (unmerited favor) in the eyes of the Lord. Noah was not only convinced that what he was told was true, but He was eager to get the job finished.

I think we would only be fool-ing ourselves if we didn’t think that at times, Noah had his moments when he probably looked to heaven and said... “How Long, Oh Lord?”

Was it worth the wait? Was it worth the trials and tests that he en-dured? From this side of the flood, it s a NO brainer, but from his side, patience and perseverance had to take place in his day in and day out struggle to keep the faith that was once delivered to

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tually, after ten decades of blood, sweat, and tears, that still voice came to him once again and instructed him and his family to get on board the Ark. What a faith builder Noah must have beheld when he witnessed the miracle of every spe-cies of God’s creation come to and get on board the vessel, as if drawn to it like a magnet.

That’s it folks! We, like all that have found their name written in the “hall of faith” found in Hebrews, chap-ter 11, have to turn our questions of “how long?” to a decision within that says, whatever the situation, whatever the trial, by God’s grace, I’m not quit-ting! I’m not throwing in the towel, I’m not going to get bitter, but better, as each and every day goes by during the trial at hand.

Like the writer of the Psalm in chapter 13, verse 5 & 6, “But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall re-joice in thy salvation. I will sing unto the Lord, because he hath dealt bounti-fully with me.”

Wait upon the Lord, and He will renew your strength. Keep trusting Him, church! His mercy endureth forever! Keep rejoicing in His salva-tion! And keep worshipping, because the end result will always be better than what we ever hoped for!

about meA nerdy civil engineer during the

day, a man consumed with passion for developing godly young people at all times! I’m blessed to have a lovely wife, Armendina, and two beautiful daughters – Anabella (5) and Sofia (2). I’m honored to serve as Youth Pastor of Elim Tabernacle in Green-field, WI.

my PassionsEcclesiastes 9:10 says, “Whatso-

ever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might…” and I have strived to live that verse in everything I do. From scrubbing toilets to teaching Sunday School - it is my passion to give all I have. I know my abilities and talents will only take me so far; but by giving God my little, with all my might, He can make it much!

Sheaves for Christ (SFC)The SFC campaign is in full

swing. This year’s campaign,

Live 2 Give, encourages us all to take on the spirit of Abel and live to give a more excellent sacrifice to God. Wisconsin’s SFC goal is $105,000. I recently completed a 50-mile bike ride and raised $1,300 for SFC, and I know, with your help, we will reach our goal. Remember, this year’s offer-ing date is August 29th.

Wisconsin youth ministry (Wym) Goals

It is my honor to be serving the youth of the WI District. The WYM team is blessed to follow the excep-tional leadership of former WI Youth President, Rev. Aaron Soto. WYM is here to serve the churches, pastors, and students of Wisconsin. Below is our vision for Wisconsin.

While maintaining our attitude of Servant Leadership, the WYM team strives to RELATE to churches, pas-tors, student leaders, and the students of Wisconsin. We plan to RELATE by:

• RelationshipsMatthew 22:37-40(37) Jesus said unto him, Thou

shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. (38) This is the first and great command-

ment. (39)

And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. (40) On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

WYM strives to build and foster Relationships:

o Most importantly, relationships between students and God

o Secondly, relationships between youth leaders and their pastors

o Lastly, relationships between the WYM and the WI District and her churches

• EducatePsalms 119:11Thy word have I hid in mine heart,

that I might not sin against thee.

WYM strives to Educate the students of WI by:

o Providing apostolic learning opportunities for students at Sec-tional and District events by hosting breakout and small group sessions

o Providing mentoring oppor-tunities for youth leaders at “Mosaic Conference” and transportation op-portunities to National “The Com-

mune-ity” meetingso Encouraging participa-

tion in Bible Quizzing

• LinkProverbs 27:17

Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

Wisconsin Youth President bro. Tim vik

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2010 Surge Senior Camp was a huge success! We are blessed with tre-mendous leadership in Wisconsin and they proved it at camp. Rev. Tim Vik, the Wisconsin Youth Ministry team and 100 staffers facilitated camp with CLASS! The camp evangelist, Rev. James Maroney, did a phenomenal job delivering the Word and connecting with the campers. We were also blessed by a visit from our bishop, Rev. Putnam, on Monday night.

There were daily breakout sessions which focused on ministry, doctrine, soul-winning and leadership develop-ment. Each session was packed with youth that were serious about growing in Christ! The speakers for the break-out sessions were all local pastors and youth pastors. They were anointed and passionate as they ministered to our in-credible youth.

250 Apostolic youth flooded the campgrounds this year with hungry hearts! Their worship was moving from the very first night. By Wednes-day night their worship and sincere hearts ushered in a special move of God that transformed youth! Several youth stated they were delivered during that powerful service.

No Senior Camp is complete with-out twilight activities and the ultimate game. The after-service activities were

very entertaining with students do-ing improv and eating strange foods. The ulti-mate game kept us busy during the day with tug of war, volleyball, Frisbee, basket-ball and many other activities to accrue points for respective teams. Everyone will remember Rev. TJ Heidenreich walk-ing around the campgrounds with an ultimate game scoreboard around his neck!

Following a week of fun, empow-ering breakout sessions and powerful evening services, Rev. Tim Vik ended camp on Friday with a strong challenge for each camper to apply all they had received during camp. Following his

moving challenge, the youth made a commitment to SURGE!

Considering that Senior Camp is for the youth of Wisconsin, what better way to ex-press its impact than to share

their thoughts. The following are only a few of many comments received from youth that attended camp this year...

“It may have changed my life - not completely as in direction, but it did turn things upside-down a bit. It was a powerhouse of the awesomeness of God and the. best. camp. ever.”

“One word..... AWESOME!!!!”“Camp can be described in one

word: EPIC!!!!!! This year the services had a lot more worship and the speak-ers were great! This was my 4th year at camp and it was my favorite one. Great job everyone.”

“It was amazing. The services were incredible! I definitely walked away with something new from God.”

“I loved camp. It was beyond epic!!”

“It was life-changing for me, spiri-tually.”

“I loved the worship, preach-ing, activities, and I had a TOTAL breakthrough Wednesday night. I feel fresh.”

It’s very clear from the comments by campers that youth were forever changed during the 2010 Surge Se-nior Camp. The youth of Wisconsin would like to thank Wisconsin Youth Ministries and each camp staffer for a life-changing, God-filled 2010 Surge Senior Camp!

By REv. Chad WiLLiams

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By LORETTa LUNdT

Ahh, Family Camp… we were met with hot weather and great services! Families have been gathering at St. John’s Road for camp for generations now. This year marked the 50th anniver-sary of camp meeting. We are so thank-ful for the heritage of our parents and grandparents and others that have paved the way!

What an exciting year! From the great teaching in the morning, to the

great preaching at night, to the special heritage service and the cardboard testi-monies, it was a year to remember! Bro. Grant and Bro. Larsen both did a great job of blessing this wonderful gathering.

Sunday, the 4th of July, started the week off with a bang. The service began with the Purpose Institute graduation and concluded with the message, “All in a Moment,” from Bro. Larsen.

The morning teacher, Bro. Grant, taught us “Christianity 101.” I am still

pondering the gold nuggets he gave each morning. He taught on grace, “Travelling in the Right Direction,” trusting in God and having the right attitude. He had some great illustrations that keep replay-ing in my mind.

Bro. Larsen, originally from Wiscon-sin, came all the way from California to bring us great preaching and some great singing as well! He reminded us of what can happen at any moment , taught us that we can either choose life or death

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CardboardTesTimonies

– it is our decision, and he taught that the “Key to Dynamic Living is Dynamic Giving.” If you were not able to make it to one or all of the services, you can still get the messages (without the heat). Contact Media Missions at scott690@centrurytel.net or call 608-306-0469.

The week was full of great activities and events. Here are a just a few high-lights: Monday, Rev. Eastman and his wife were honored for their years of ser-vice to the ministry. Wednesday morn-

ing, the children had a beautiful presen-tation of “cardboard testimonies,” while they sang, “How He Loves”. Thursday was the Heritage Dinner and Heritage Service, featuring the camp band play-ing ‘old-time’ hymns. Friday evening was the Holy Ghost rally. Adults shared their “cardboard” testimonies. Rev. Hanthorn shared his personal testimony and many received the Holy Ghost. It was a great week!

Photos by:Frank Ritchie and Craig Lundt

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Heritage Service

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Kids @ FAMiLY CAMpThe children’s sessions

are an important part of Family Camp. While the parents are at the main sanctuary, children, ages 5-12, are able to attend services in the “old” tab-ernacle.

This year, Sis. Sara Vojtasek, with her team from Thorp, led the morning services and had the extra special black-light puppets. Brother Harris was assisted by Bro. and Sis. Livengood for the evening services. He taught on the Holy Ghost, being used in the Spirit, and being used in ministry.

The children were able to sing for the adults on Wednesday morning, and shared their “cardboard tes-timonies,” as well. It was exciting to see so many great things the Lord is doing for them!

By the end of the week, 54 had been filled with the Holy Ghost for the first time, and many oth-ers were touched and refilled. One service witnessed two waves of Holy Ghost movement.

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By sTEvE ROgERs

“Yes, you too can pastor your church or lead your min-istry, and reduce the complica-tions that seem to plague others by using our proven method.” (This is a line from our latest best selling book…the which, I have no interest in writing)

All joking aside, we have had such success with our first two 40 hour prayer meetings, that I thought that I would try to encourage others about the bless-ings that it brought to Elim, and share a few comments.

From the time that we had the 40 hours of prayer as a district event, and men from different churches came to-gether to pray for 40 continuous hours, I wondered what it would be like to bring that same event home and have our own 40 hour prayer meeting. Not a prayer chain, where one man will pray for a predetermined time and another man will take over until we have filled 40 hours of prayer. The Men’s Extreme Prayer Team is a group of about 15 men, and we prayed for 40 continuous hours. The result so far has been a genu-ine spirit of unity between brothers in the church, unity in the ministry of the church like I have never experienced before.

We started on Saturday @ 4am and prayed until 8pm on Sunday. In our first meeting, no one left the property. We all stayed and spent time with each other and time with the Lord in per-sonal and corporate prayer. We ate and we talked, but no talk of sports or work unless it was the work of the Lord, and all talk was to be Bible focused. We spoke to each other about soul win-

ning and honest to goodness preferring my brother edification. We watched DVD’s of messages by other preachers; in our second prayer meeting, we only watched two. Imagine 40 hours spent focusing on God alone and things con-cerning His kingdom.

When we pray, we pray individu-ally and in groups, walk-ing through the church, praying for every Sun-day School class and each ministry of the church.

• Brandon re-ceived the Holy Ghost, while we were in a prayer circle praying for his job inter-view.

• John got the Holy Ghost in our first 40 hours of prayer, while we were on a prayer journey. We were praying in the Sunday School classroom, where his wife has been teaching for the last year or so;

• John was so pumped about the

whole thing that he took charge of our second 40 hours of prayer, as well as doing most of the promotion of it.

Honestly, if you want to take some of the complications out of being a pas-tor, or simply ramp up your walk with God, find some men who will pray with

you for an extended time, such as 40 hours, and see what

God does. There has been a

real tangible change in the unity in the church here at Elim, and God always blesses unity

with the pouring out of His Spirit.

It is easy to find some guys who will go camping for the weekend, or get up at 4am to go fishing. Why not challenge some of them to do some-thing eternal?

Choose a weekend and start pray-ing, and see what God does with it. You, your church, and your city will be blessed as a result.

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86th Annual General Conference | United Pentecostal Church InternationalToyota Center and George R. Brown Convention Center

Houston, Texas | September 29-October 3, 2010All services will be held in the Toyota Center unless otherwise noted.

Ministers Business Sessions will be held in the Toyota Center.Exhibits will be in George R. Brown Convention Center, Exhibit Hall E.

Seminars will be held in Hilton Americas and George R. Brown Convention Center.

Wednesday, September 297:00 PM Historical Drama, “Healed in Houston” – Pentecostal Music Association

Thursday, September 309:00 AM Ministers Business Session – Toyota Center

10:00 AM-12:00 NOON Ladies Talk Time – GRB General Assembly Theater6:45-6:55 PM Lighthouse Ranch for Boys7:00 PM Message from General Superintendent David K. Bernard

Friday, October 1 9:00 AM Ministers Business Session – Toyota Center

10:00 AM-12:00 NOON Ministers’ Wives/Lady Ministers Breakfast – Hilton Americas Hotel

SEMINARS – Hilton Americas and GRB Convention Center (See opposite page for subjects and times.)

6:45-6:55 PM Tupelo Children’s Mansion7:00 PM Home Missions Service

Speakers: Tim Gaddy (Cabot, AR) and James Lumpkin Jr. (Little Rock, AR)

Saturday, October 29:30-11:00 AM Coffee and Tea with General Superintendent David K. Bernard and

First Lady Connie Bernard in Exhibit Hall E – GRB Convention Center12:00-2:00 PM Youth Service

Speaker: Scott Graham (Hazelwood, MO)

SEMINARS – Hilton Americas and GRB Convention Center (See opposite page for subjects and times.)

7:00 PM Foreign Missions ServiceSpeaker: Wayne Huntley (Raleigh, NC)

Sunday, October 39:30-10:15 AM Memorial Service

Narrator: V. Arlen Guidroz (Dallas, TX)11:00 AM-1:00 PM Sunday School Service

Speaker: Ken Gurley (Pasadena, TX)5:00 PM “Houston Ablaze” Crusade

Speaker: Jack Cunningham (Chesapeake, VA)5:00 PM Children’s Crusade – GRB Ballroom

There’s still time to register and make hotel reservations on www.upcigc.com.

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Following Seminars at George R. Brown Convention Center:Pentecostal Music Association

2:30 PM Building a Long-Term Music Ministry3:30 PM Overcoming Conflicts in Musical Styles of Worship

Stewardship 2:30 PM Church Construction and Feasibility/Strategic AnalysisDon Chapman, Darryl Harris, Jay Carney, Mike Jayroe, Aubrey Jayroe

3:30 PM Church Loans and Capital Campaigns Bryan London, Clark Dickerson, Dale Armstrong

Young Ministers 2:30 PM What Is an Apostolic Philosophy?—David K. Bernard3:10 PM How Can Mentoring Impact the Apostolic Movement?

Aaron Soto3:50 PM What Would James and the Boys Say?—Art Hodges

Ministers Retirement Fund 2:30 PM Q & A—Bruce Bruinsma, Envoy Financial

Following Seminars at Hilton Americas Hotel:Division of Education 2:30 PM Training Apostolic Leaders at the Local Level—F. Joe Ellis

2:30 PM Importance of Bible College—Richard Bishop2:30 PM Chaplaincy: A Ministry of Presence—William Dillon2:30 PM Capital Funding for Christian Education—Tony Braswell3:30 PM Training Apostolic Leaders at the Local Level—F. Joe Ellis3:30 PM Local Churches and Bible Colleges: Forging a Vital Partnership

Darrell Johns3:30 PM Chaplains and Emergency Response—Mark Hattabaugh3:30 PM Christian Education for YOUR Church: How to Start a

Christian School—Moderator Charles Barcus

Foreign Missions 2:30 PM Ultimate Missions—A Forum with the General Director, Bruce Howell

3:30 PM Living with Intention and Walking to the Edge (Bennie DeMerchant, Albert Stewart, and others)

Home Missions 2:30 PM How to Cause Your Church to Dream Again—Tom Foster3:30 PM Multiplication: Moving Beyond Addition—Tom Foster

Ladies Ministries 2:30 PM Women in Ministry—"Cara's Call": A Dramatic Presentation3:30 PM Across Generations: The Ministry of Mentoring

Panel Discussion: Moderator, Gwyn Oakes

Sunday School 1:30 PM Praying for the Prey—Trent Sheerin2:30 PM Children’s Ministry—Lloyd Squires3:30 PM The Necessity of a Burden—Bruce Borlik

Following Seminars at George R. Brown Convention Center:Pentecostal Music Association

2:30 PM Music Ministry Resources: Music, Equipment, Websites,Artists, etc.

3:30 PM Developing a Culture of Worship in the Church Body

Stewardship 2:30 PM Endowments and Future Funding—Stephen Drury3:30 PM Increasing Generosity in Giving—Stephen Drury

Young Ministers 2:30 PM What Is the Nature of an Apostolic Anointing?—Stan Gleason3:10 PM The Gospel and Today’s Culture—Brent Coltharp3:50 PM Panel Discussion

David K. Bernard, Brent Coltharp, Stan Gleason, Art Hodges, Jeremiah Sibley, Seth Simmons, Aaron Soto

Following Seminars at Hilton Americas Hotel:Division of Education 2:30 PM Training Apostolic Leaders at the Local Level—F. Joe Ellis

2:30 PM How to Integrate Technology in the Church—Samuel Mendizabal2:30 PM Ministering to the Officers and their Families—Sidney Poe2:30 PM Pathways to School Improvement—Gary Trzcinski3:30 PM Training Apostolic Leaders at the Local Level—F. Joe Ellis3:30 PM Why Bible College?—Paul Mooney3:30 PM Dos and Dont’s of Chaplaincy

Sidney Poe, Mark Hattabaugh, William Dillon3:30 PM Choosing Curriculum to Meet the Needs of Your Church

Moderator, Charles Barcus

New Beginnings 2:30 PM Domestic and International Adoption: the Fact and the FictionTom Velie

3:30 PM Reaching Our Youth with the Truth about Life Choices—Tom Velie

Home Missions 2:30 PM Daughter Church Evangelism—Phil DePriest, Raul Orozco3:30 PM Cross-Cultural Evangelism—Don Hanscom, Steve Schobert,

Marshall and Vani Xavier

Urshan Graduate School 2:30 PM Confronting the Critics: Affirming Apostolic Doctrineof Theology David S. Norris

3:30 PM Apostolic Hermeneutics—Daniel L. Segraves

Sunday School 1:30 PM Praying for the Prey—Trent Sheerin2:30 PM Children’s Ministry—Lloyd Squires3:30 PM The Necessity of a Burden—Bruce Borlik

FRIDAY, October 1 SATURDAY, October 2

NEW General Conference SeminarsFrom the very opening of Scripture leaders are admonished to instruct and train. On Friday and Saturday of General Conference, time will be

given to provide training and tools. At no additional cost, you may take home resources that will be an ongoing benefit.

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WYM strives to Link students and youth leaders in WI by:

o Hosting monthly sectional events

o Hosting yearly district events (Youth Camp and WYC)

• awakenPhilippians 4:13I can do all things through Christ

which strengtheneth me.

WYM strives to Awaken the stu-dents of WI to their potential in Jesus Christ. We want our students to real-ize the power of the Holy Ghost inside them.

• TestifyActs 20:24But none of these things move me,

neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received

of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

WYM strives to instill a desire to be walking testimonies of Jesus Christ’s love and eternal promise. We want WI students to testify in word and deed!

• ExperiencePsalms 34:8O taste and see that the LORD is

good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

WYM strives to allow students to Experience all that God has for them by:

o Providing ministry opportunities at Sectional and District events

o Encouraging involvement in their local church

o Encouraging assistance to Home Mission and Daughter Works in WI

o Promoting AYC (Apostolic Youth Corps) involvement

o Providing a scholarship to UPCI-sponsored Bible Colleges

helpful LinksBelow are helpful links that every

pastor and youth leader needs to book-mark:

Wisconsin Youth Ministries:www.wisyouth.orgWisconsin senior Bible Quizzing:www.wisrbq.com

united Pentecostal Youth:www.pentecostalyouth.org

sheaves for Christ:www.sheavesforchrist.com

Apostolic Youth Corps:www.apostolicyouthcorps.com

Campus Ministry International:www.campusnow.org

The Commune-ity:www.thecommune-ity.org

Hyphen: www.hyphenonline.com

InsideOut Magazine:www.insideoutmag.org

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General Conference 2010 uPC of Germany-austria

The way into the future of the Church is the same as it was in the past - prayer and more prayer - work and more work - teaching and more teach-ing - preaching and more preaching - loving and more loving.

At the annual conference of saints and preachers from Germany and Austria, almost three hundred people gathered to launch into the depths of the Spirit once again. Some ventured further than ever before and some were filled with the Holy Ghost for the first time. Others testified about healings. Young people sought God concerning their futures and older saints encour-aged one another to hold on to Jesus, the author and finisher of our Faith.

It was a grand time of fellowship, worship, seeking after the Lord and hearing the Word .

Costa Rica: aim ReportWhat an exciting and busy month

we have had! We continue to have a full schedule and work with Bro. Julio Pacheco in Guadalupe and the 3 out-reach cell groups per week. We were so thankful that 4 of the children in one family, where we have weekly services, made the decision to be baptized. They are part of our outreach and the home church in Guadalupe. We took them to the river and Bro. Julio baptized them in the precious name of Jesus!

Also, we had our Northern Con-vention on the 19th and 20th where by Saturday night we had a full house, there were 20 baptized and 32 received

the baptism of the Holy Ghost in those two days! Bro. Fazzalore from St. Louis preached and did an awesome job, he was with a group from West Virginia and the whole group was a blessing to us all.

God is doing a great work here and we are so glad to be a part of the work here.

We ended the month with Eliza-beth teaching a ladies service in Santa Anna on the 27th then we left to go to the border of Panama to renew our vi-sas while we were so close to the border. I was privileged to preach at a “campo Blanco” service of the pastor in Cuer-vito and also across the border at the Church of Bro. Guadamuz in Puerto Almueres, Panama we had a awesome time. We arrived back home on July 1st looking forward to this month.

Foreign Missions Reports