Where God Has Sent
This
fall has been particularly busy for Jim with much travelling and
preaching. Over the last 94 days, since August first, he has been
travelling 52 days and home 42. When I looked at the calendar since
September 1, I realized that he has been gone 38 out of 63 days. 60% of
the time! There were two particularly fast turnarounds recently with him
home only 18 hours or only 12 hours between trips. Whew! He got home
about 1:15 this morning, and I am glad to have him back!
While travelling, God gave Jim many opportunities to minister. Jim
went to Panama with a mission team made up of his son, brothers and
nephews. They played local basketball teams and taught basketball
and preached at several schools as well as a prison. Jim was the keynote
speaker for a week at the Alton Bay Christian Conference Center in New
Hampshire. God also allowed Jim to preach fifteen revival
messages, five each in Gainesville, FL and Galax, VA and also Beverly
Hills, FL. God gave Jim many opportunities to counsel and encourage
pastors and church leaders over the last three months, as well.
Thank you for partnering with us in prayer for Jim as he goes.
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L to R: Jeff, John, AJ, Mike Terry, Jim, Corey, Caleb,
Christopher, Casey. Bless Mike Terry for putting
up with eight Johnsons for over a week!
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on October 15, a very dear friend, Mitch Barnes, went home to be with
Jesus. He had pancreatic cancer. Mitch was the worship leader at our
church in Chicago, and, some of you may remember, also led worship on
the Justapreacher Ministries 2010 Bible Cruise. Jim was in Virginia when
Mitch went home, was in New Jersey over the weekend after his death,
and flew to Chicago on the 19th, the day of the funeral. Many
of you knew when this was all going on, and we want to thank you for
your prayers for Mitch’s family. Thank you also for praying for Jim as
he preached at Mitch’s funeral and also travelled almost 4,000 miles in
just 6 days. We are so glad to know Mitch is with the Lord, but that
does not erase the pain of missing one who meant so much. We are looking
forward to seeing him before the throne of Jesus!
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Justpreacher Ministries 2016 Bible Cruise
March 5-12, 2016
How would you like to have a relaxing
vacation while learning the scriptures? How about finding God-given
opportunities to minister to other passengers and the crew of the
Norwegian Spirit? If you would like to join us for the 2016 Bible
Cruise, please sign up as soon as possible. Consider giving your spouse a cruise for Christmas! We
currently have lower rates held than are offered online, but the cabins
are filling up fast! You can find the information by visiting our website, or by emailing Allison at [email protected] or Becky at [email protected].
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Jim and Mitch in 2010 on the Justapreacher Ministries Bible Cruise.
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Thank you for your gifts!
The gifts you give to Justapreacher Ministries are vital to the
ministry. God uses your gifts to cover expenses so that Jim can take the
word to churches that cannot afford to give him an honorarium or cover
his travel costs. Several different times, Jim has been able to travel
across the state or farther just to meet with a pastor that particularly
needs encouragement.
At the end of the year, God often supplies up to a third of our budget
for the coming year through the generous gifts of people just like you.
Please pray and ask God if He wants you to contribute to the needs of
this ministry.
If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation to Justapreacher Ministries, you may use Paypal to do so through our website, or mail a check to:
Justapreacher Ministries
P.O. Box 372236
Satellite Beach, FL 32937
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