Africa trip...Ghana, Togo and Sierra Leone

Nathan leaves to Africa the morning of September 17 along with Steve Hollingsworth from 4HIM ministries and plans to return on October 12. He will be visiting Ghana, Togo and Sierra Leone. He has been partnering with 4HIM in Africa, evangelizing and providing the local believers with Jesus Booth's.

He will be taking with him, 2 more Jesus Booth's for the believers in Ghana and working along side MS in Sierra Leone. While there, he will be visiting the three churches that were started in remote villages, through MS, using the Jesus Booth's to share the Gospel.


It is a very exciting time! We hope to have updates for you all, while he is in Africa. Please keep Steve and Nathan in your prayers.

Thank you again for partnering with us.

Romans 10:13-15

BENEFIT CONCERT SEPTEMBER 17 @ SKYLINE CHURCH

THIS THURSDAY JAMI SMITH, ART, COFFEE, and Lots of ways you can plug in and serve alongside us at the tapestry project. ALL PROCEED FROM THIS CONCERT WILL BENEFIT CHURCHES IN AFRICA!!! You can't miss this event!!!!

Updates on new JB location and Mission trip

Mission Trips for 2010

Just wanted to let you all know that Nathan is planning to go on a Mission trip, with 4HIM, in January or February 2010, to introduce the Jesus Booth to our brothers and sisters in Ghana, Togo and India and he will also be visiting Sierra Leone, Africa. He might be gone for a month. If you can please begin to pray for him now and the team that will be going with him. Thank you so much!

Lord bless you and yours!

Here an update from the outreach ministry of Calvary Chapel Oxnard (Ventura County) Please keep them in your prayers.

Hi guys. I just wanted to let you know that we have started up a Jesus Booth in our area. We display the charter as well. One of the things we have a vision for is to provide informational tracts (as well as straight out Gospel tracts). We just finished our first tract and I wanted you to see it. After engaging the culture we see a great need for good info to be made available to those who really want it. We will be making other tracts on How We Got the Bible, Church History, All Roads do NOT Lead to God, Homosexuality (a loving, Biblical response), and others. Charlie Campbell’s ministry has much to be gleaned from (alwaysbeready.com). At some point soon I will send you guys some photos of us out in our community.



Thanks so much for the inspiration…we have set up 4 times now and are having incredible success! People just flock to us…to mock of course, but many have walked away silenced and really challenged to reconsider the lies they have been told. To God be all the Glory!



In Christ,

Jerry Cesario

Also, please continue to pray for Alva, Scotland...this is from Dave and Liz Fraser

Major connections in Alva, Scotland resulting from Boothing regularly.

Lord bless you all!

CA and Beyond Update

While in CA, I was able to set up at least five times in Santa Monica~ the Promenade. I had great encounters and long conversations with non-believers who truly were seeking answers about the Bible and truly considering, with different degrees, the truth of the Gospel.

I love utilizing the booth in Santa Monica CA. It is one of my favorite places to use the Booth. Most people there are willing to go beyond shallow conversations and really are not afraid to dig deep.

Thank you Calvary Chapel LAX for allowing me to share about Jesus Booth Ministries with the congregation and what is going on here in the U.S. and in Africa. It was truly a blessing!

Please continue to pray for the ministry and the future mission trips:

Sierra Leone, Togo and a few more in Africa
also...India

If you would like to support JBM in any way, please go to www.jesusbooth.com

We thank you so much for all your prayers and support!

Nathan Gunn
Romans 10:13-15
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Jesus Booth Africa Update

Sierra Leone Africa

We are so excited to share what God has been doing and how He is using MS to be a part of a revival in Sierra Leone, Africa. As you may know, one of the many things the Lord has called him to, is taking teams out to different parts of Sierra Leone and evangelizing, (using whatever public transportation they can find), with the Jesus Booth. As a result, at least three of those areas began Bible studies and discipleship for the new believers that came to the Lord. Each group has been meeting under a tree and each group has decided to build a mud brick church for their new congregation. They have everything they need, except materials for the tin roofs.

It has just been so exciting for us to see how the Lord is moving in this part of Africa. There are two areas we feel led to assist MS with; one is funding for the church roofs and the second is to provide MS, Jesus Booth Africa , with a vehicle. The cost for each roof is about $1000.00 and we believe we can provide a vehicle for MS for $3000.00.

As you know, we also provide MS with a salary, finances for team mission trips, building Jesus Booth's and administrative costs. We know times are tough, but if you feel led to help in anyway, big or small, it would be greatly appreciated.


Thank you for your faithful support and prayers!

Jesus Booth Africa Updates

Greetings in the name of the Lord!

We have a few updates from Jesus Booth Africa.

Emess was able to travel with 4HIM to Togo and Ghana and introduce the Jesus Booth there and teach them how to set it up and utilize it. We thank God for Emess and all that God is doing through him.

Here are some pics from his visit to Togo and setting up a Jesus Booth.

Please continue to pray for Jesus Booth Africa and all of their needs. For the Lord to give Emess and all those that serve along side him, the wisdom and favor to do what the Lord has called them to do.

YOU NOW CAN DONATE ON-LINE TO JESUS BOOTH

If you would like to donate to Jesus Booth Ministries on-line, you can now do that through 4HIM. Just follow this link

https://www.4-him.net/html/donate_now.php

once you are there you will see "for the benefit of" and you will see a box next to it that says "select" from that list choose Jesus Booth and continue to follow the directions.

Again we just want to thank you so much for all your prayers and support.

We should have more updates soon.

Lord bless you and yours!

Its a New Year!

We finally did it! A Jesus Booth Ministries, Inc. Blog page. We hope this will be a better, more efficient way of keeping you all updated. So, here we go...


2008 WAS FILLED WITH MANY NEW EXPERIENCES/EVENTS...


* JESUS BOOTH MINISTRIES ALVA, SCOTLAND SEPTEMBER, 2008




Alva Illuminations: David Fraser took out the booth and a Puppet of Joseph to the Alva Glen Illuminations in Alva, Scotland. This fun family fair is a community gathering where they light up the cleft in the rock caused by Alva Burn ( a freshwater stream that cuts through the Mighty Ochil Hills and flows on through the town. We preached the Gospel at the headwaters to the town, literally!

With LCI in Stirling: Alva Baptist Church teamed up with Life Connections International to reach out to the community in nearby Stirling. Jesus Booth is such a compatible means for reaching out to people; because it represents an invitation to a conversation rather than some 'Christian' intruding with an agenda.

We know that others share our zeal for the Lord and have effective methods to reach the lost. But the Scots really warmed up to this presence of the body of Christ and saw us as a public service. The booth declares the gospel by its very presence and the demeanour of the occupant. Then when we get to give an answer for the hope that we have, that’s just so much more dear. People are truly hungry for the truth. What great fishing!
Thank you Nathan and Celia. Love, Dave

Please continue to pray for the Frasers and all that God is doing in Scotland. Here is a link to their blog for updates. http://www.firstlove.org.uk/

* SALLY TRAVELED TO SIERRA LEONE, AFRICA, FOR THE FIRST TIME.

It was an awesome experience that was life changing. She was part of a team of 16 that went with 4-HIM ministries http://www.4-him.net/. She took part in several medical clinics. The team provided medical assistance and prayer to the people in the villages and amputee camps they visited. There is such a need for medical assistance in these villages and camps because they have no way to get to a hospital or even a doctor. And if they are fortunate enough to see a doctor, they usually cannot afford the medication.

She and the team also stayed with the children at the Wellington Orphanage. It was an amazing time of getting to know the children and God knitting their hearts together. The children are amazing! They love the Lord and are an encouragement to all they come in contact with. At times, you think you are going there to minister to them, yet they are the ones ministering to the missionaries. The Gunn family looks forward to the day they can return to Sierra Leone, Africa.

A big thank you to all of those that gave generously so that Sally could go on this mission trip! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

* M.S. THE EVANGELISM DIRECTOR OF JESUS BOOTH WEST AFRICA.

We have been so blessed, because in 2008, we were able to bring on M.S. as the Evangelism Director of Jesus Booth Ministries in West Africa. We are still praising the Lord about that. Also, at the end of 2008, Sally was able to meet M.S. and his wife on the mission trip that is mentioned above. While there, she was able to discuss the needs for Jesus Booth Ministries, West Africa with M.S. and what their specific needs are. Sally was also able to see and experience for herself what their needs are.

* JESUS BOOTH FOR MEXICO MISSION TRIP

This was the first Jesus Booth with the banner in Spanish. I hope to give you an update soon, hopefully in the next newsletter.

* JESUS BOOTH IN BRICKTOWN~OKC, OK

We continue to set up in downtown OKC~Bricktown every Saturday night. Except for Winter, which is a season of prayer.

* 2009

As we begin 2009, we will be focusing on raising money for Jesus Booth Ministries, West Africa.

M.S. provided us with a detailed report of their activities, challenges and needs. I am posting excerpts from the report below:

The expected result of this ministry is to show that there is one body and one spirit, just as there is one hope to which God has called us, and there is one faith, one baptism, there is one God and the father of all. We have been saved, so we need to pass the message to each and every one so that the kingdom of heaven will rejoice.

Activities:

* We evangelise with the Jesus Booth

* We teach them how to build a Jesus Booth

* We train them how to use the Evangecube

We did all these activities for them to train others for the spreading of the Gospel.

Challenges:

* Lack of Materials ~(a)We need more Jesus Booth's

(b)Transportation and lunch

(c) Video camera or camera

(d) Insufficient Tracts

(a)More Jesus Booths needed~I have trained several people in relation to the Jesus Booth but there is no sufficient Booth. So we need more Jesus Booths to spread the Word of God.

(b)Transportation and lunch~Public transportation are too expensive and I can not get to my destination on time and I spend lots of money on public transportation and I waste more time and spend more time on public transportation.

(c)Video Camera or camera~Video camera can help me show the life events of things that have been done during the Jesus Booth Evangelism and we can then send it all to you. For the camera, we can use it to take pictures of those that have accepted Christ as their personal Savior.

(d)Insufficient Tracts~After evangelising to people and leading them to Christ, we give them tracts to go home with them and they are not sufficient, we need more.

Recommendations:

I recommend that all these challenges are to be fulfilled so that people can get more willingness to do this work for the success of the ministry. I recommend that you help the guys that volunteer and are working along side me, so they too can be motivated to do the work.

Future Plans:

In the future I would like to form a team to go round the country and spend a week or two on evangelism just to win souls for Christ and this will mean transportation and lunch. I would like this to be in your prayers, we need a car or whatever can be provided. ~ M.S.

FYI: I have to mention that M.S. wrote this all by hand. It was such a nice outline. My computer typed letters do not even compare to his handwritten letter. It probably took him most of the day to get it down on paper. I share this to let you know that providing him with a computer was one of the needs. Well...God answered that one right away. Thank you so much to those that helped with the computer and getting it all set up for him. You know who you are and thank you for allowing God to use you in a big way!

We ask for your prayers in regards to the needs of M.S. and Jesus Booth Ministries, West Africa. It can seem overwhelming at times to look at all the needs, but we serve a big God, where nothing is impossible with the Lord. Our hope and prayer is to raise $4800.00 annually to cover salary, new booths, transportation and meals.

We are also trying to raise money for M.S. to buy a vehicle and a video camera that connects easily to his computer to upload videos and pics. This would be separate from the amount listed above. Again, we ask for your prayers.

There was an article in the Timesonline that was e-mailed to us in regards to Africa. We wanted to share it with you all. Here is the link http://www.jesusbooth.com/docs/2009%20Matthew%20Parris%20-%20Atheist%20on%20Missions%20Work%20in%20Africa.pdf

We look forward to what the Lord has in store for Jesus Booth Ministries in 2009. If it is anything like 2008 and the years prior, then we better hold on tight. :) We have been in awe of all that He has done. Our God is an awesome God!

In closing, please keep us in your prayers. If you feel led to support us financially, would like to be put on our mailing list or would like to request additional information, you can contact us with the information listed below.

http://www.jesusbooth.com/

Jesus Booth Ministries, Inc.

P.O. Box 13343

Oklahoma City, OK 73113

Tel: 405*413*0038

We thank you so much for all your support and prayers! Lord bless you!

Nathan Gunn