ABUNDANT MINISTRIES SUMMER MISSIONS UPDATE MISSIONS PARTNERSHIPS WEST AFRICA GOING TO NEW NATIONS TOGO

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1 ABUNDANT MINISTRIES SUMMER MISSIONS UPDATE MISSIONS PARTNERSHIPS Rev. Richard Myers of New Life World Out Reach Ministries in Millville, N.J. and Dr. Michael J. Pangio of Abundant Ministries joined together in their missions outreach. We have entitled this joint missions effort "Abundant Life Ministries". You can go to the above webs site and click on "Missions Partnerships", or simply type in to get more information. This team effort will enable us to use our time and resources more effectively as we attempt to take the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the world. WEST AFRICA GOING TO NEW NATIONS TOGO July 21 through August 11, 2007 Dr. Pangio had Rev. Julius Winker (our West Africa Director) put together a team and travel to the nations of: Benin, Ghana, and Togo. Brother Julius took Rev. Cyrille Taffame (our Guinea Director) and Dr. David Dzotsi (our bible school director in Guinea) to these nations. Due to the civil war in the Congo Brother Julius and his team could not take the direct route to Togo. The team traveled by road four days through the nations of Mali and Burkina Faso, in order to avoid traveling through the nation of The Congo. Once in Lome, Togo Rev. Winker, and his team traveled three hours north to the town of Kabennet. There they met with Pastor Dzotsi Koffi Elom and shared the vision of Abundant Ministries (developing a fellowship of churches and ministers, and planting a bible school.), the team also shared with him the principles of apostolic ministry. Pastor Elom was so moved by The Spirit of God with what was shared with him, that he organized a one day conference where twelve senior pastors and twenty one church workers (leaders) attended the morning sessions. Rev. Taffame and Dr. David taught leadership principles in the morning sessions and Rev. Winker ministered in the evening session with thirteen pastors and thirty church workers (leaders) in attendance. Rev. Winker presented the vision of Abundant Ministries and preached a powerful message entitled: "Man?s rejection is not God?s rejection". Souls wept at the altar as they were touched by The Spirit of The Lord and some of the sick were healed by the power of God. Pastor Dzotsi Koffi Elom shared that Abundant Ministries and the bible school are going to be the first of their kind in that part of the country. Plans are now being made for Dr. Pangio to do a city wide Leadership Conference, bring in the curriculum for the bible school, and launch our ministry fellowship in Fifty one percent of the population of Togo practices witchcraft and voodoo, twenty percent

2 are Moslem, twenty percent Christian, and nine percent not having any type of religious background. GHANA On July 31, 2007 Rev Winker, Rev Taffame and Dr. David traveled three hours to the nation of Ghana. Upon their arrival in Accra, Ghana the team met with Senior pastor Jallah Kormah and three other pastors. They warmly welcomed the vision of Abundant Ministries and committed to being a part of the founding members in the nation of Ghana. Pastor Kormah agreed to step into the leadership role for our fellowship, and head up the planning session for Dr. Pangio and our West Africa Directors to do a leadership conference, revival services and plant a bible school in Rev. Winker and his team returned back to Togo the same day after meeting with the pastors in Ghana. On their journey back to Togo Rev. Winker and his team had a very difficult time due to the corruption of the soldiers at various check points and custom officials at the borders. Upon arrival back in Togo Rev. Winker received a phone call from Pastor Kormah of Ghana informing him that ten pastors had already joined the fellowship. PTL. BENIN On August 2, 2007 Rev winker and his team proceeded to Benin, which is a three hour drive from Togo. Upon arrival in Cotony, Benin Brother Julius and his team met with Senior Pastor Axe E. Freeman and shared the vision of Abundant Ministries with him and three other pastors. Pastor Freeman agreed to take the leadership role of Abundant Ministries in the nation of Benin, which has already resulted in twenty pastors joining the fellowship. Plans are being made for Dr. Pangio and the West Africa Directors to return to Benin in 2008 to do a leadership conference, revival services, and plant a bible school. Rev Winker has safely returned to Liberia and Rev Taffame and Dr. David have arrived back in Guinea. As you have read in the above report they were greatly used by the Lord, And had a very successful time of ministry in helping us expand the Kingdom of God in West Africa. Your prayers and faithful financial support to our missions program is what helped in making this trip possible. Rev Winker, Rev. Taffame, and Dr David asked me to extend their thanks to you for allowing them to be used by Our Lord Jesus Christ, due to your prayers and financial support. Rev. Taffame spoke to me by phone and said that our sending him to the nations was a dream that has now come true in his life. WEST AFRICA FALL CONFERENCES Rev. Julius Winker (West Africa Director) is now working to set up the Abundant Ministries fall conferences with Rev. Cyrille Taffame of Guinea, Rev. Alfred Amara in Sierra Leone, as well as Brother Winker organizing everything for Liberia. The conferences will be held in the months of November and December of this year in each of these nations. Many of our affiliate pastors will travel to the conferences in the other countries to be a part of the services and minister as some of the key note speakers.

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4 PAKISTAN On Friday August 17,2007 Pastor Azeem (our Director in Pakistan) organized an Abundant Ministries pastor fellowship at our headquarters church in Lahore Pakistan. Some of the pastors were unable to make the trip into Lahore due to the heavy rains during this time of the year. Below are some pictures of our affiliate pastors and wives who were able to make it into the city. Pastor Azeem lead the pastors in a time of prayer, ministry from the "word", and a time of fellowship and food. The Pastors also viewed some of the Leadership DVD lessons from the curriculum used in our bible school which also meets in our headquarter church In Lahore. These ministers pay a great price for being Christian Pastors in this Moslem nation. Persecution is a constant factor and it comes against these Christian leaders and believers

5 in various forms, from: out right threats on their lives from radical Moslems, to loosing their facility in attempts of closing their church, as well as not being able to get good paying jobs because of their faith. Pastor Azeem has built a great team who travels with him as he visits our affiliate churches in various cities, towns, and villages. Travel is costly and many times risky, especially when he goes into Talaban villages to visit one of our affiliate pastors. Dr. Pangio will be taking a team into Pakistan in February of We are currently looking at doing a three day open air meeting in the city of Lahore, as well as a day time Leadership Conference, and a two day Women?s Conference. PRAYERS AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT If you have not made a pledge or never had an opportunity to contribute to our missions program, I invite you to obey The Holy Spirit and sow the financial seed that He speaks to you about. You can designate your offering to any of the above nations and projects, and one hundred percent of what you give will go directly to the mission field. You can send your offering to: Abundant Ministries 6993 RonJoy Place Boardman, Ohio or 3050 Saranac Rd. Sharpsville, Pa You love offering is tax deductible. THANK YOU I cannot express in words how thankful I am to all of the Abundant Ministry churches and their congregations who been faithful with their prayers and financial seed sown into this ministry. I pray That "my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus." Philip. 4:19 USA ABUNDANT MINISTRES FALL CAMP MEETING

6 NOV. 25? 27, 2007 SUN? TUES 7 PM NIGHTLY AT: ABUNDANT HARVEST WORLD OUTREACH CENTER 104 IDLEWOOD AUSTINTOWN, OHIO HOST PASTOR: JOANN PANGIO GUEST SPEAKER: PROPHET ED TRAUT Dr. Michael J. Pangio President of Abundant Ministries