Dearest Friend and Covenant Partner, A Word from the President

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Mission For Jesus - International Dearest Friend and Covenant Partner, by God s grace, we hope that you are doing well and that you will find some precious time for this season, as this year comes to

1 Mission For Jesus - International Dearest Friend and Covenant Partner, by God s grace, we hope that you are doing well and that you will find some precious time for this season, as this year comes to an end. God has performed many signs and wonders that make us speechless and humbled. By this we would like to share some testimonies as highlights of our ministry, a ministry that is fast growing and transforming. This year Pakistan with 130 Churches, Nepal with 21 Churches and many other intern. Individual Churches, Orphanages, Bible & Believers Training Centers, Ministers and Souls have joined our MFJ. More than 350 Churches with more than faithful Saints like you and more than 500 Ministers are laboring under the banner of MFJ-International in 20 Countries worldwide. You will read more in the next chapters. All is for the Glory of God, because it is by His Grace and Dominion and through your faithfulness that we have come so far. So take some time and enjoy these reports as we rejoice in what God has done. A Word from the President My dear Covenant-Partner and Co-Laborer in Christ. What a tremendous year we experienced and the year is still not over yet. While I write you these words, we are praying and planning for the next upcoming events and projects. We will introduce you to some of them in this letter. Pastor Siegfried and Marikka Preusser As I have traveled and heard the hearts of many church leaders from all over the world, it is very clear to me that we have experienced good and joyful times verses bad and sad times. As Pentecostals we like to cling only to the good experiences and easily forget the bad and sad. But especially those bad times are important for the believer. As we read in James 1,12-18: Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord has promised to those who love Him. Don t give up, Brother and Sister!!! We cannot run away from temptation, and the Gospel does not tell us, if we become born again Christians that we wont face any troubles. But Jesus promised us to be on our side and in case to carry us through. This is the victory of the Cross and of the victorious blood stained church of Jesus Christ. The emergency of preaching the Gospel to the lost and the teaching of sound doctrine to the body of Christ demands a new way to proceed things. I have testified through hundreds of discussions with foreign ministers and ministries that the church and its servants are crying out for help, and for changes. I believe that God hears those cries of his church and He soon will respond either with judgment or with the deliverance of his holy bride, the church. Especially in the last years we have seen, that from the western world so called Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists and Teachers are visiting the poor countries and churches. No church or Ministry has sent them. As they are on their evangelistic holiday, they bring their cameras and record the masses that have come to their crusades. At home they boast and present their own work for god. I don t know if they do it out of good will, profit or pride. But what after they have left? The churches should be strengthened and revived, but after a short time they become even weaker. The people are exhausted physically and financially. There is literally a burn-out syndrome in those 3. World countries. The Pastors don t know how to keep up the Joy and Excitement Factor after such crusades. Don t get me wrong, there is some professional Evangelism performed by well-known ministries, but still there are hobby or want to be preachers on the way, which bring more harm than good. God is not moved by numbers and masses, but by the hearts of the pure and faithful

After such Event, the local Pastors don t know from what they should provide for their families. The churches are in debt and the members, too. It is a disaster.

A broken leg and arm, a hospital bill like a mountain, the pressure of his land lord to kick him, his family and 30 orphans out of the street, because he could not pay the rent for the last 4 month,

Yes, we should preach the Gospel to the lost, but we need to remain faithful with compassion of those of our Christian family, too.

2 After such Event, the local Pastors don t know from what they should provide for their families. The churches are in debt and the members, too. It is a disaster. Excuse me that I am so open, but I receive many of such calls and reports from precious servants. Our National Director, Shemon Shine just recovered a severe car accident. A broken leg and arm, a hospital bill like a mountain, the pressure of his land lord to kick him, his family and 30 orphans out of the street, because he could not pay the rent for the last 4 month, are extreme trials and temptations. And still, he is preaching and teaching the Gospel, reaching the lost with the good News! Yes, we should preach the Gospel to the lost, but we need to remain faithful with compassion of those of our Christian family, too. Nobody likes to join an army who shoots their own soldiers, or after getting re-crewed, becomes left alone on the battlefield. So, my dear friend, stay faithful and supportive to our ministry and their people. Yes, it is about people!!! Not about the institution, organization or about numbers! God is faithful, even to the end. He will reward your faithfulness through compassion, love and giving towards his people. God bless and keep you. Sincerely Yours, Pastor Siegfried Preusser MFJ-India MFJ-Orphanage under National Director Shemon Shine and his spouse Sija, close to Trivandrum Airport As we stated before, is our dear brother Shemon and his family in need of our support in prayer and finances. He will not give up the plan to host the annual MFJ-National India Conference from the 18. to 21. of January We expect to participate at the Conference, right after the MFJ-Nepal Conference which will be a week before. Because of lack of financial support, we had to put any activity of the 20 Students program at our MFJ-BBTC (Bible Collage) in Trivandrum on hold. Please pray with us that we can continue right after the January convention. Reports from MFJ-International MFJ-Holland Rev. Berry van Hees, as he translated our President at a church service in Rotterdam/ Holland. He is father of six wonderful children and husband to Patricia, which is a prayerful intercessor and supporter of his ministry. He is founder and President of LWR-Ministry. As we already stated, did brother Berry van Hees and his beloved wife Patricia join the MFJ, with his already operating ministry, the Living Water Revival Ministry, which operated mostly in Bombay India and surrounding areas. The four churches in India are now under the MFJ- India office. He is just finishing the construction of his house and church building in the city of Amersfoort/NL. We will fully support this new church planting project which will begin in January 07. In November he and his spouse attended a Leader s and Director s Conference at our headquarters in Berlin. Rev. G. Oertel (former Secretary of the BFP for mostly 20 years) shared from his heart and taught the audience. MFJ-Germany The main work at the present time is the pastoral church work at our Christian Community Center Berlin. In the last four years, since founding in 2002, the church has experienced all kinds of situations. But as we write this letter we are so excited to inform you, that the church has received highest status and recognition from governmental law, through fully accreditation through the BFP (Bund Freikirchlicher Pfingstgemeinden Deutschland KdöR). Before the church was just affiliated with the BFP. Officially by the first of January 2007 the church is a direct member of the BFP. Every body is quite excited about this transition. The church is growing for example through young converts like these two young men, who recently got baptized in the Great Lakes of Berlin. As MFJ President and Pastor, it is always a great joy and privilege to baptize people into the body of Christ. The church has members from baby age to 98 years of age and from a dozen different nationalities. A very vital and vibrant congregation. Our President additionally operates as District Director for Education and Mentoring for the BFP. If time and finances allow, he would start his Ph.D. program with Trinity USA in cooperation with the University of Canterbury England

Marikka Preusser is directing the Women Ministry at the church and the Maidens For the Cross with MFJ- International.

The Founding Family of MFJ International MFJ-Russia Pastor Siegfried Sister Marikka Daniel (24) Nastasja (17) Esther (5) In October Brother Preusser, his wife Marikka and Evangelist Thomas Lutter

Petersburg, holds our MFJ-Office, is Director for his FGBI Chapter and holds many contacts in his region.

For October he made a connection to Pastor Dmitry Shatrov and his vital and fast growing ministry the: Church on the Rock, with more than 1200 members and more than 2000 visitors over the weekend

3 Marikka Preusser is directing the Women Ministry at the church and the Maidens For the Cross with MFJ- International. Nastasja oldest daughter is Youth-Leader and little Esther is some times trying to direct the Kid s Club, too. Son Daniel is in the finance committee and on the MFJ- Board, as well. The Founding Family of MFJ International MFJ-Russia Pastor Siegfried Sister Marikka Daniel (24) Nastasja (17) Esther (5) In October Brother Preusser, his wife Marikka and Evangelist Thomas Lutter with spouse followed an invitation of our dear brother and National Director of Russia, Rev. Andrey Klementiev in St. Petersburg. He is pastoring his church (MFJ) in St. Petersburg, holds our MFJ-Office, is Director for his FGBI Chapter and holds many contacts in his region. This year he got elected on our MFJ-International board, because he is walking since 4 years faithfully with us and is quite often in Berlin. For October he made a connection to Pastor Dmitry Shatrov and his vital and fast growing ministry the: Church on the Rock, with more than 1200 members and more than 2000 visitors over the weekend services. The Service was recorded and shown over the National Russian TV The following weekend this Service was aired over the National TV Broadcast twice for 1 ½ hours to many Millions of viewers. The theme of Pastor Preusser s sermon was out of Revelation 22, Jesus is coming, soon! Who can deny or refuse this great message of the Gospel? We surely will include Pastor Dmitry and his beloved wife Larissa in our prayers. God has granted us this contact and friendship with these precious saints in St. Petersburg. MFJ-Pakistan After many correspondences via Internet and telephone, our President could meet our National Director for Pakistan and his wonderful family. The whole family serves the Lord as one team. Pastor Patras (Peter) has founded and oversees 130 churches under Eternal Gospel Assemblies (MFJ-Pakistan) over all Pakistan. When he is not serving his own local church, He and his team travels to our churches or to unreached areas, to bring good tidings and news. The Gospel is for this outstanding man God, the heartbeat of God to this world. As former Military man, he has adopted many important attitudes und organizational forms. Pastor Preusser and his interpreter preaching at one of the Churches of Pastor Dmitry Shatrov Church on the Rock in St. Petersburg On two Sunday services and on a Monday Workers Day Seminar Pastor Preusser ministered the word to hundreds of people. Especially the second Sunday Service was quite an impact, because at the end of the Service mostly the whole congregation came for repentance and a re-newel of commitment towards the altar. What we did not know, was the fact that this Service was recorded for the television. Pastor Patras, his Spouse and Family He once founded the Assemblies of God in Pakistan, before the Government restricted all Christian organizations. By today it is still quite difficult and dangerous to preach or speak publicly about Christianity. But God is with them and our prayers will carry them through all

Pastor Preusser met many ministers of MFJ-Pakistan. They exchanged the things that move those precious servants of God.

One church service and one public crusade were conducted. After our MFJ-Worship Team has brought the crowd (many hundreds) into the presence of God, Pastor Preusser ministered the word.

What a miracle took place! It reminds on the power of the Gospel in the book of Acts. Pakistan is surely one of the very few countries that will experience in the next years a great revival.

Secondly, the cows are absolutely Holy, they life among the people and traffic. If you would kill one, you would be put to death or go to prison.

A country that mostly has no history of Christianity at all. It is the founding country of Hinduism.

4 Pastor Preusser met many ministers of MFJ-Pakistan. They exchanged the things that move those precious servants of God. Afghanistan, China and Iran are countries that have been already visited by our missionaries from Pakistan and the Gospel will cross those boarders stronger than ever before. One church service and one public crusade were conducted. After our MFJ-Worship Team has brought the crowd (many hundreds) into the presence of God, Pastor Preusser ministered the word. At the end of the service Pastor Preusser ordained a Pastor on the grounds, that were just given by the owner in this practically night, to him and the congregation, to build a new church building. What a miracle took place! It reminds on the power of the Gospel in the book of Acts. Pakistan is surely one of the very few countries that will experience in the next years a great revival. A Revival that will bring Millions of lost souls into the Kingdom of God, through preachers like them, who preach a powerful Gospel of Jesus Christ. Our Prayers are with them! Secondly, the cows are absolutely Holy, they life among the people and traffic. If you would kill one, you would be put to death or go to prison. Our beautiful MFJ-Office in Butwal City MFJ-Nepal One of the most exciting visits for this year, was the trip of our President to the Christians in Nepal. A country that mostly has no history of Christianity at all. It is the founding country of Hinduism. Every year millions of pilgrims travel from all over the world to the Himalayan Mountains to be closer to their Gods. If you ask people about Christianity, they really don t know what you are talking about. Our MFJ-Church in Butwal. The largest church in Butwal. More than one hundred believer gather in this little Sanctuary MFJ-Nepal is not only having 12 churches in Butwal and contacts to the churches in Kathmandu, but we are establishing with your support a orphanage and a school for the education for the children that have no possibility to go to public school system, because of their heritage and status. Pastor Preusser and our MFJ-Nepal Committee, Rev. Kamal Vitrekoti w/ wife (left from SP) and Pastors of Butwal Our President was welcome at the Airport from a delegation from Kathmandu directed by Rev. Arjun Devkota and from Butwal directed by Rev. Kamal Vitrekoti. First we all met at a Hotel to pray and to discuss the situation in Nepal. Than Pastor Preusser traveled 10 hours by car from Kathmandu to Butwal through the Himalayas mountain areas. Nepal is a taste of the Garden of Eden, it is just breathe taking! The MFJ-covenant Partners gathered for a pastor s prayer breakfast and further discussion and teaching through Pastor Preusser. Two amazing things should be mentioned here. First, only the Saturday is the weekly day off. Sunday is just a regular workday. Because of this, the Services are hold on Saturdays Shabbath. Left.: Brth. Kamal in the building that will serve as school for the very light building (right). Breaks were just bought to finish the construction. Good Morning Nepal- Jesus Loves you! Another Highlight is the great door that God opened for us, as our president went with brth. Kamal to the largest Radio Station in this Area and one of the largest in whole Nepal, to buy Radio time

Brth. Kamal in our daily 30 minute program Good Morning Nepal, Jesus loves you! left. The Radio Station, the large tower ri.corner was destroyed in last hurricane.

As Pastor Preusser told him that we are serving the God of all men and all other Gods, he immediately requested the MFJ-Representatives to go through the building and pray and lay hands of all the

The Headquarters transfers every month the costs for this Radio program.

5 Brth. Kamal in our daily 30 minute program Good Morning Nepal, Jesus loves you! left. The Radio Station, the large tower ri.corner was destroyed in last hurricane. As they introduced themselves to the Manager, who had no clew what Christians are, the Manager told the story how the big tower was recently fully destroyed by a sever hurricane. As Pastor Preusser told him that we are serving the God of all men and all other Gods, he immediately requested the MFJ-Representatives to go through the building and pray and lay hands of all the instruments. He offered us for a reasonable budget airtime. Since that time we are on the air every morning with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The Headquarters transfers every month the costs for this Radio program. Very essential was the outpouring of the Holy Ghost during the Pastor s Prayer Breakfast, as all of them started to speak in new tongues as the Spirit of God gave them utterance. They received the Baptism in the Holy Ghost. Some admitted that they already received this gift, but were told not to use it. What a pity. It is time that we will also establish another MFJ- Bible & Believers Training Center. We have already made contacts with ICI-Global University in Kathmandu. Next MFJ-Nepal Convention with public Crusade in Butwal will be on the 11 th - 13 th of January You are welcome to join us for this important event. Other MFJ-National Short Reports MFJ-Nigeria Pastor Ebenezer had many Conventions and Seminars during this year. Very sadly our President and his wife could not attend to the specially scheduled meetings. Pastor Ebenezer is processing to receive Visa through the German Embassy in Lagos. He will be visiting the Headquarters in Berlin. MFJ-Australia Pastor Tim Brown and our church in Melbourne experiencing some tremendous outpourings of the anointing of the Holy Spirit. As he reports, are people just overwhelmed by God s presence and sit even after the service is over for hours in the sanctuary. Pastor Brown celebrated as National Director the ordination of Rev. David Palmer. He was licensed through MFJ in the last two years,. MFJ-Papua New Guinea Pastor Silas Eriba is still laboring for Jesus in Popondetta and surrounding areas. Until today we were not able to support his church building project. We believe that in 2007 we will be able to support our brother and his family. Please don t forget to pray for him and his ministry. MFJ-Mexico Pastor Florencio May, Spouse Addy and kids. He is working under the Mexican tribals of the Yucatan Indios with a New Testament in their native language. By God s grace we will be visiting him and his ministry by next year. Pastor Hugo Candia has moved to the USA and planted a h h i B t Rouge LA. We surely will get a detailed report from him. MFJ-USA Our President visited this year the Chicago area. As before he stayed with the precious Branza family for one week. Main reason for this trip, was to get an overview and some impressions how we will be able to revive our Ministry in the US. Unfortunately we could not get further yet. Pastor Preusser discussed with Pastor Siegfried Tomascefski (right Hand of Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke) this situation at the last annual Bundeskonferenz of the BFP in Kirchheim. It is very essential that our ministry will start all over again in the USA. It is just a matter of time, when we will start to operate as MFJ in America again. MFJ-International There are many other Covenant-Partners in different Countries working for Jesus Christ under the banner of MFJ. We will report about some of them in the next Newsletter. About some of them, we are unable to give further information, because they could suffer problems or persecution by their government or other religious fanatics. MFJ-Headquarters New Board After 8 years of MFJ we elected a new board. Last year brother Bird went home to be with the Lord. This year brother Andreas Butschke resigned from his office. The members of MFJ fastened and prayed for God s divine direction. It became very essential that the founder, the whole Preusser family: President Pastor Siegfried Preusser, Vize-President Marikka Preusser and Secretary Daniel Haubold Preusser should be on the board united. Additionally Pastor Hans Theerman, assistant Pastor to Pastor Preusser and Director for ICI-Global University Berlin Extension Center, Pastor Andrey Klementyev, Elder Günther Stupp, Sister Heidelinde Bird and Sister Renate Stupp are on the Board of Mission For Jesus-International by September All other National Directors, some additional ordained MFJ-Covenant Partners like Evangelist Thomas Lutter can be called as chairman/-woman of supportive assistance

MFJ-Medias Internet Web As we move into a new dimension of media technique, we need to operate more active and become more transparent in what we do and who we are.

6 MFJ-Medias Internet Web As we move into a new dimension of media technique, we need to operate more active and become more transparent in what we do and who we are. We are in preparation with Matrix to update our Web portal more frequently. A monthly word to the audience and the possibility to down load Services and other TV productions in English, German and Russian language. We are planning to launch this great tool by the 1 st of March 07. TV-Studio Since January 2006 our Covenant Partner Evangelist Thomas Lutter airs under MFJ a 30 minute program each Sunday night in the Berlin local Spreekanal Station. We are in process to record the Sunday services and to air them in this channel as well. After our 1 ½ hour program in Russia, TBN Russia contacted us and offered us to air twice a week a 30 minute TV program with fundamental preaching and teaching from MFJ. They will do the translation into Russia. We just need to provide a professional recording. For this very reason we are in process to establish a TV Studio at our Headquarters in Berlin Lankwitz. - In co-operation with CGZ-Berlin church, we have delivered more than two thousand Christian calendars (produced and given through Heukelbach Ministry) in the local community of our neighborhood. Included was a personal blessing to each neighbor and an invitation for the Christmas Eve Service at the CGZ on the 24 th of December. - The BFP that has supported us during the year by providing free of charge the church facility and the offices for our Headquarters. Last Button and Least I hope that some of these Highlights have touched you and that you have gained more trust and confirmation to our vision. We are grateful to God to have accomplished so much, not for our profit or edification, but only to honor God and to have been a blessing to many people around the globe. It was not possible without God s grace and the faithfulness of our Covenant Partners and people like you. Especially I would like to say thanks to my wife and children, who have supported me through their sacrifice. Not forgetting all Board members. Least: Surely, without your financial support we could not have done it. For the year 2007, I believe with you, that we will perform and fulfill the projects and promises out of That includes primarily the salvation of all your loved ones, as well. I pray God s richest blessings and a mighty anointing over you and your loved ones. The already existing Studio of brother Lutter will be united with the new Studio at the Headquarters on 1 st January 07. We will use this platform to produce national and local Christian TV and for our international viewers over the Web as for Christian Broadcast as well. Everything finally becomes real and active by finances. Here we would like to encourage you, to become a blessing and a practical supporter. What comes 2007 Mission For Jesus will host national Conventions in: India, Pakistan, Nepal, Nigeria, Mexico, Holland and Australia. If you like to get more information on these Conventions see our Web Site or contact our office. Many thanks to: - We are operating our Web-Site under Matrix Internet Provider. Thanks to our brother Andrey Klementiev, who provided this portal, under his company in St. Petersburg Russia, free of charge. Yours, in the Master s Service Pastor Siegfried Preusser, my Family and our MFJ - Team Contact MISSION FOR JESUS - International Pastor Siegfried Preusser Alt-Lankwitz Berlin GERMANY Tel.: Fax: E Mail: Pastor@MissionForJesus.org Web: MFJ-International.org Bank MISSION FOR JESUS e.v. Evangelische Darlehensgenossenschaft eg Berlin BLZ: Kto-Nr.: SWIFT-BIC: GENODEF1EDG - 6 -

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