Summer 2007 Newsletter

The Everly Brothers first sang this song in 1958, and we're echoing it today. Here are a few of the problems that we're living through here at WAAST. Where do we put all these people? The “Hoosier Dorm” is almost finished thanks in great part to the generosity of many Indiana churches. Last year we already had more than enough students to fill this and all the other dorms. We are expecting similar numbers this year. What about all these new churches? Local churches continue to multiply in the region as tens of thousands are added to the Kingdom each month. The growth has been so fast that many churches have no permanent meeting place and thousands of them have no pastor. Each one of these churches is praying that God will provide an effective leader. The need for training Spirit-filled leaders is more Countries We Now Serve urgent than ever before! How do we help all these people? Several countries have been asking us to help them begin WAAST extension centers in addition to the ones we already have in Togo, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Angola, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, and Rwanda. How can we answer the call “Please come and help us”? Where do we put all these people II? We are in the middle of a building program at the WAAST International Chapel. We were hoping by tripling our capacity we would be able to return to one service on Sunday mornings. The problem? As God pours out His Spirit, the church is growing so fast that we already have too many people to return to one service —and the construction is only about halfway through! Sunday morning attendance is between 2200 and Overflow Sunday Morning Crowd 2500, with an estimated 2 million others listening by Radio Jesus Loves You! Where are all the staff? As we continue to deal with all these wonderful problems, we are severely understaffed. Please pray the Lord of the harvest to send more missionaries into His field here. Be prepared to see His answer to your prayers as you look in the mirror! How can we adequately say “Thank you!” for keeping us here through your prayers and giving? Just saying “Thank You” seems inadequate for the privilege you've given us to serve here and be a part of such blessed problems. May God bless you for your continuing faithfulness! B e r n i e & B r e n d a S m i t h ♦ We s t A f r i c a A d v a n c e d S c h o o l o f T h e o l o g y ♦ J u l y 2 0 0 7 www.hereortogo.net Ac count # 240646