Kingdom Growth

Friends & Family,

The letter below comes from a man DCC is looking to bring on as a second full-time minister.  Praise God!  For us to do this, however, he will have to raise a considerable portion of his own salary during the first year.  Please read the letter from him and consider supporting him financially.  Of course, all checks would be mailed and addressed directly to Defiance Christian Church, so they would be fully tax deductible.

In Christ,
-bill

“For this reason I kneel before the Father”

Ephesians 3:14

Defiance Christian Church is averaging 300 members, with only 1 minister! The church has decided now is the time to aggressively pursue Kingdom growth rather than wait until their entire mortgage debt (approximately $1.4m) is exhausted. The elders and church’s CPA are working very hard to reduce this debt.

The senior minister, Bill Mesaeh, had been asking the church leaders, "Why not?  Why not?  If God owns the cattle on a 1,000 hills, why don't we slaughter a few of them?  In other words, if anything is possible with God...there has to be a way for DCC to have ministers they need in the midst of this time of financial debt.

Many of you have been praying, along with me, for God to open a door of ministry to me for the last two years of my life. Our prayers recently met up with Bill’s prayers! Bill had been praying for how God could use him to plug me in, in obedience to Ephesians 2:10, "For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them." 

DCC has decided to bring me on the team as a missionary (raising my own financial support), with the full intention and plans of this being a committed, long-term ministry. In 6 months, DCC will take on half my salary; and after 1 year, the church will provide my entire salary.

Bill foresees the church reaching anywhere from 1,500 to 2,000 members. Defiance County’s population is near 40,000 people, with only 1 other decent size church.

Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest." (Matthew 9:37-38).

Would you, kneel before the Father on my behalf?

#1 Pray earnestly this prayer of Matthew 9:37-38, for God to send out laborers into his harvest, for Defiance County, and for the world.

#2 Pray about partnering together with me in this ministry, through faithful prayer and/or financial support (details on the following page).

#3 Pray for the financial debt of the church to be wiped away by sacrificial and often insignificant gifts….which, if brought to Jesus, He will multiply and accomplish monumental things! Like when Andrew brought the boy with 2 fish and 5 loaves of bread to Him, and He fed the 5,000 (John 6:1-13).

Would you, help support me financially in this year of ministry?

If so, know that any gift you can give would be so appreciated!

Checks should be sent to:

Defiance Christian Church

C/O Jason Martin

955 Standley Rd.

Defiance, OH  43512.

Checks should be addressed to Defiance Christian Church. On the memo of the check write, “for: Jason Martin’s ministry”.

If you would like to give to help DCC with this financial debt, write on the memo, “for: DCC’s Mortgage Debt”.

If you would like me to send you this letter via mail-mail.  Please give me your address, and I will send it right out with a return envelope enclosed if you would like to help in any way.

Alicia, the office manager, will generate a charity tax statement for any contributions.

Forever grateful and always at your disposal,

                               Jason Martin