Hi again,

I just had to update you with some new info. I just talked to Shara in Mozambique and she does not have malaria. She actually has pneumonia, which is probably what Brenda had when she came home.

The other piece of good news for us Illinois folk is that Shara and several friends will be with us in Chicago, probably in early September. They could be with us here for the kickoff of our first Chicago Sending Center class, Missions Prep 101, as we may call it.

For friends in Canada, the Southwest USA, the Northeast USA, the South and the Northwest and everywhere else in the world, we would like to visit you all as soon as possible, so we ask you to pray that God directs our paths according to His will.

Our vision is to first establish a model Sending Center in Chicagoland and then plant other Sending Centers in other places like Calgary, Las Vegas, New York State, Four Corners, etc. Sending Centers would work well teamed up with International Houses of Prayer and Healing Rooms. Our goal is to send as many qualified workers to the harvest fields of Iris Ministries, under Heidi and Rolland Baker. We know that is what God wants us doing right now. We will work with pastors and churches that have the vision to send workers where the harvest is incredibly ripe.

The classes and open doors for mission work are for both younger and older folk. They are for both those who have dedicated their lives to "the ministry" and to business people and students, etc., who are also just as called to "the ministry".

Keep us in your prayers as we seek the Lord for wisdom and direction in these important days of history.

Blessings in Jesus' love,

Ben and Brenda