February,
2009
Dear Lamplight Family,
We are pleased to share with you the
exciting things that God is doing through Lamplight Ministries in many
different countries. Praise the Lord. We are grateful to you for your prayers
and for your financial support that enables us to help many people around the
world.
COMMENTS FROM PEOPLE
WHO HAVE
BEEN HELPED BY OUR PUBLICATIONS
If you would like to see the effect of your prayers
and your contributions, please visit our website at www. lamplight.net to
see 569 comments from people in 41 different countries who have been helped by
our books and Scripture cards. You can order our publications from our website,
from our post office box or the 800 telephone number at the bottom of this
page.
a family in the
philippines received their two biggest rice harvests ever because of their
faith in God that increased from reading Exchange
Your Worries for God's Perfect Peace. Olivia Cassone said, “Our lives
have always been hard. We struggled for every grain of rice and it seemed like
we would never get ahead. My husband Tony and I worked hard planting rice and
praying for a good harvest, but fear always held us back. Your book Exchange Your Worries for God's Perfect
Peace was a revelation to us.
This book changed our lives. This year when we planted the land, we turned the
harvest over to God. We believed God for more than enough to meet our needs.
What a harvest we received! God did just as the Scripture said, EXCEEDINGLY and
ABUNDANTLY. This was our first harvest that produced an abundance. When we
planted our second crop this year, we prayed, we expected and we had an even
bigger harvest than the first one. What a blessing to finally be really free
from fear. Thank you for this wonderful book.”
A pastor in
zambia changed from a worried minister to a joyful minister after reading Exchange Your Worries for God's Perfect
Peace. Pastor
Akamandisa Lubinda said, “Exchange Your
Worries for God's Perfect Peace has changed my life, my understanding, my
beliefs and my theology. Immediately after reading this book, I was caught up
in a new world where I was secure in God’s perfect peace. I have been a
believer and a minister of the gospel for quite awhile now, but after reading
this book I will never again be the doubting believer that I was. Your book
came to me at a crucial time when I needed great encouragement from the Lord.
This book has helped me to shift from a worried minister to a joyful minister
who is secure in God’s peace. I have learned not to try to control my own life
but to allow the Holy Spirit to take control of my life. I am now experiencing
the love of God in my life. I belong to Jesus Christ and I am ready to be used
in any way He wants to use me. I have a new approach to God after reading this
book. May the good Lord bless you, Jack and Judy.”
A pastor in
india put his trust in Jesus Christ after reading Trust God for Your Finances. his
ministry needs were met. Pastor Jai
Babu said, “Your book Trust God for Your
Finances has blessed me. I was very discouraged with financial struggles
such as hospital bills, money owed for the church building and running our
orphanage. I was encouraged and my faith increased after reading Trust God for Your Finances. I put my
trust in Jesus. He has provided all of my needs by faith. Miraculously, a lady
came and delivered food for the orphanage. Another woman provided money toward
the debt on the church building. God is so good. This book has been a great
blessing for me and our ministry. May the Lord anoint you more so that you will
be a blessing for many people around the world. God bless you.”
A man in
singapore found that his life was transformed after reading Trust God for Your Finances. Joseph Lim said,
“Praise the Lord Jesus Who is awesome and good. This testimony is to give glory
to the Lord. Trust God for Your Finances transformed
the life of a friend of mine. He purchased a second hand copy of this book that was tucked in the corner of a
bookshop. He bought the book even though it looked old and unimpressive because
it was being sold second hand. He did not know that this book would impact his
life forever. After reading this book, he realized that he had been living a
life of poverty. He is now walking in full manifestation as a son of God and
giving glory to the Lord. He is out of debt and God’s favor and grace are
overflowing in his business. God has supplied all of his needs just as His Word
says. I would like a copy of this book for myself. I have tried to buy a new
copy of this book, but it is not available in Singapore.” (We do not have Mr.
Lim’s address. We will try to get this address and send him a free copy of Trust God for Your Finances.)
COMMENTS
FROM JACK HARTMAN
A progress
report on our next book. Praise the Lord. The seventh and final draft of Victory over Adversity now has been COMPLETED.
We are working on the typesetting and the front and back cover of the book
before sending the book to the printer. We have NO funds to print this book
because we give away more than 80% of our books and sell less than 20%. We are
trusting God completely for the finances to print this book. When this money
comes in, we will go to the printer. We trust God that we will have the necessary
funds some time in March and that this book will be printed in April.
Are you going
through difficult problems in your life at this time? Do you know someone who
is desperate because of the current economic condition or for any other reason?
The scriptural contents of this book will help any person who faces adversity.
You will receive step-by-step scriptural instructions from more than 600 verses
of Scripture that tell you exactly what
your Father instructs you to do whenever you face adversity. Our next
newsletter should contain facts about the availability of this book after it
comes from the printer.
I AM EXCITED AS I APPROACH MY 78TH
BIRTHDAY. I am very
enthusiastic about the books that God has called me to write during the
remainder of my life. I have been working diligently for several weeks doing
extensive research for our next book that will be titled God’s Joy Regardless of Circumstances. I cannot put into words how
much my own joy has increased as I study Scripture in preparation for this
book.
The joy of
the Lord is placed into your heart when you receive Jesus Christ as your
Savior. Unbelievers do not have this joy. Unfortunately, many Christians block
the joy of the Lord from being released in their lives. This joy will
strengthen you and help you.
We believe
that this book will help many people. We will keep you posted on our progress
in future newsletters.
PLEASE PRAY ABOUT BECOMING A MONTHLY
PARTNER TO HELP US TO MINISTER TO NEEDY PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD. Each month our newsletter includes
comments from people in Third World countries and inmates in prisons and jails
who have been helped by our publications. Needy people all over world
desperately need to learn what God has said in His Word to help them to
overcome the challenges they face. Please pray and ask the Lord if He would
have you help us financially to send our publications to many needy people all
over the world.
Because of
the high cost of shipping books, we try to send our publications primarily to pastors who often preach in their
churches from the scriptural contents of our books. By doing this, we are able
to use your contributions to reach as many people as possible with each book
that we send. Please pray also about sending a one-time generous contribution to
help us to print Victory over Adversity. Thank
you and God bless you.
COMMENTS FROM JUDY
HARTMAN
Dear Lamplight family,
We love and appreciate you.
We had our yearly Board of Directors meeting on the
telephone in February. We reported to the Board where we are and where we are
going in Lamplight. We appreciate the men who serve on our Board as pillars in
our lives. Each one brings a different set of skills and abilities but they all
are “men of good and attested character and repute, full of the [Holy] Spirit
and wisdom,” (Acts 6:30 amp). We
are blessed by each of them.
Because we are expecting breakthroughs in many areas
of Lamplight, I will be consulting with each of the members of the Board
periodically for expertise in a particular area. One of Jack’s often spoken
words of wisdom is found in Proverbs 11:14, “Where no wise guidance is, the
people fall, but in the multitude of counselors there is safety.”
TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1.
You can now receive a Lamplight Scripture card in your email daily. The
first set to be used is Freedom from
Worry and Fear to be followed by Financial
Instructions from God. Just sign up on the website. This daily Scripture
card may be something you would like to let others know about so that they can
receive encouragement from God’s Word every dayJ
2.
You can go to www.lamplight.net and put your thoughts in a
blog. People seem to like to participate in blogs on subjects that interest
them. We will have one on God’s finances, one on meditating on God’s Word, and
on other subjects. We may have a blog on specific books. If you are a seasoned
blogger, please let us know how you believe we can be most effective with
blogging. Our goal is to help people to walk with God victoriously and to be a
blessing to others for the glory of God.
The core of Lamplight Ministries is mentoring
pastors in Third World nations. These men and women are fervent in their hunger
for the Word of God. We are so thankful to God for the privilege of providing
His Word as the Bible school for these pastors. “Thank You, Father.”
We want to thank each of you who pray for Lamplight
Ministries. Prayer is the foundation of all that we do. Please let me know if
you are praying for us by calling me at 727-784-2688 or emailing me at living4giving@gmail.com. I want to update the
prayer warrior team.
I would like to ask everyone to cut off the
following prayer list and put it in your Bible so that you will be reminded to
pray for us. We would like to increase our army of people who pray for us
regularly. Thank you so much. These are the prayer requests for March:
1.
For Judy Mangle as she prepares
Victory over Adversity to be printed
2.
The book, Victory over Adversity,
when it goes to Rose Printing
3.
Jack and Judy as we work on the next book, God’s Joy Regardless of Circumstances
4.
For Judy: please agree that my knee is totally healed from a bicycle
accident (taking JC for a very fast bike ride; he ran in front of the bike. JC
was not hurt, bike was not hurt, but I toppled into the street on my knee,
elbow, and hands). My recovery is remarkable and I’m expecting 100% momentarilyJ Thank you for prayingJ
5.
For Naomi Licek as she prays and answers the prayer requests
6.
For Elizabeth Sokolik as she handles all of the orders
7.
For Naomi Licek, Steve Burns, and Annette Filippi as they handle the
newsletter and other Lamplight details
8.
For all of the pastors in Third World nations who are using Lamplight
books as their Bible school for their sermons and ministry work
9.
For funds for Lamplight to send multiple books to the nations where
pastors are waiting to receive them.
10. For funds to translate,
print, and distribute Lamplight books in Farsi, Arabic, and Mandarin, languages
of nations where there is persecution of believers and limited or no openness
for sharing the gospel.
11. Pray for the persecuted church
worldwide
12.
For funds to distribute
Lamplight books to prisons and jails in the United States
We thank you for your
part in our lives. We are blessed to be a blessing, (Genesis 12:2-3 and
Galatians 3:8)
Jack and Judy Hartman
(and J.C.)
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