The Rathmell Adventures

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As this year has progressed I have been able to hand off more of the ministry to others which has really been a blessing. I have been reading a lot of Bobby Clinton lately and really enjoy his stuff. I just finished reading the Biography of Charles Simeon who was used in a huge way to bring a return to Evangelicalism in the Anglican Church in the late 1700’s and early 1800’s. Allow me to quote Clinton here.
“There is a major impact dynamic involved here. A person engaged in extensive mentoring will have levels of intimacy. the closer the intimacy, the more time is spent together. he level of instruction moves from more formal to less formal as the circles decrease–with much more interaction in the smaller circles. The rule is- the more informal the instruction medium, the deeper the impact of the values in the life.”
With responsibilities for other missionaries and helping other ministries I find I have less informal time with students that not only leads to more effective ministry but really is what I crave. Would you join me in praying about how to work that out in our world and also which students and staff to focus on?
Also there is the possibility of opening a ministry in Korea and I think I will be going there early in December to check on that. Pray for God’s direction with that ministry.

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Adam and I doing some shopping. Adam Jones is here for our staff conference to speak to us this week. We went out to get some goodies for his family and found a couple of Japanese T-shirts that I thought you might enjoy. It rarely makes complete sense and sometimes turns out to be quite funny.

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The Mission’s Trip to IE Island went really well. The team had a great time and were definitely stretched as they served the believers there and reached out to the kids in the local schools

I was really proud of them. Mostly I love it when students do great things for God. I didn’t want to make a big deal about it before they left but this trip was led by Tori who is 19 and Brandon who is 18. They did a great job and God really used them on the trip. There were older staff that wanted to attend but I wanted them to experience everything that comes from leading a trip and leaning on God for help.

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Have you ever said that, thought that or written that down? At the end of March I said I would be updating this blog because I didn’t realized how hard it was to read in Internet Explorer and it wasn’t until today that I finally changed it.

I was going to set up Jen’s computer so she could write again…someday when life slowed down a little.

I will make both of those things happen today because life has slowed down…a little. We took a few days of vacation at the military base about 15 minutes from our house and it was really relaxing. Day’s spent at the water slide and pool. Evening’s spent sitting on the beach and watching the sun set.

Every time we get away for a few days I think I need to make that happen more and very often I don’t. I think I figured out that life will never slow down unless I make it slow down a little. Here’s to a little bit slower day!

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This afternoon a team of students left for a neighboring island to minister to a small church there and do some different outreach events on the island.

The goal is twofold. First they want to encourage the believers there. Secondly they want share the good news of Jesus Christ with the residents of the island.

Would you pray for them to that end? I am really proud of the two students who are leading the trip. They only graduated from high school a year ago but God has done great things this year in each of their lives and I am excited that they get the opportunity to lead this event.

Please pray for Tori, Brandon, Katie, Nick, Eric, Cristina, Wren and Jessica.

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