Missionary Of The Week
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Agape Flights:
New Executive Director; Allen Speer
Dear Friends, Thirty-five days. Five weeks. A little over one month. This tells you how long I have been with Agape Flights. I can not speak to you from vast experience or long tenure but I can share with you that this ministry relies upon partners like you who generously invest so that Agape Flights may continue to minister.
Here at Agape Flights we have adopted 2 Corinthians 9:12, as a verse that describes what we do and who we are. This is what it says; This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of God’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God.
Recently I had the privilege of visiting with Agape founders, Keith and Clara Starkey. As I listened, they spoke with passion and humility. Their love for the missionaries was contagious, their calling was sure and their desire was for God to receive all of the glory!
As I reflected on that visit I laughed at all the funny stories that Keith told about the airplanes, mechanics, pilots, volunteers and missionaries. I cried as I heard about the hurts and burdens of the missionaries that Agape served. I rejoiced that God had given me this great opportunity to follow these two wonderful servants of God.
There were three things that I wrote down from the visit with the Starkey’s. Here is what they said about Agape, and these things hold true for me today.
· We are dependable- that is Agape was dependable and the missionaries could count on us to get their supplies to them.
· God could and He would provide- God always makes a way, even when we cannot see it or understand it.
· Step out in faith- the Starkey’s did this and we must also.
Dear Friends, Thirty-five days. Five weeks. A little over one month. This tells you how long I have been with Agape Flights. I can not speak to you from vast experience or long tenure but I can share with you that this ministry relies upon partners like you who generously invest so that Agape Flights may continue to minister.
Here at Agape Flights we have adopted 2 Corinthians 9:12, as a verse that describes what we do and who we are. This is what it says; This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of God’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God.
Recently I had the privilege of visiting with Agape founders, Keith and Clara Starkey. As I listened, they spoke with passion and humility. Their love for the missionaries was contagious, their calling was sure and their desire was for God to receive all of the glory!
As I reflected on that visit I laughed at all the funny stories that Keith told about the airplanes, mechanics, pilots, volunteers and missionaries. I cried as I heard about the hurts and burdens of the missionaries that Agape served. I rejoiced that God had given me this great opportunity to follow these two wonderful servants of God.
There were three things that I wrote down from the visit with the Starkey’s. Here is what they said about Agape, and these things hold true for me today.
· We are dependable- that is Agape was dependable and the missionaries could count on us to get their supplies to them.
· God could and He would provide- God always makes a way, even when we cannot see it or understand it.
· Step out in faith- the Starkey’s did this and we must also.
Your partnership with Agape Flights is a blessing today, just as in the early days of Agape Flights. We’ve grown to supply the needs of more saints, but more importantly, God’s Kingdom has increased while HIS work and stories continue…one life at a time.
_Allen's words...copied from the flyer in the church bulletin___
_Allen's words...copied from the flyer in the church bulletin___
Well, from a volunteer's perspective I was so happy that the new director who moved his family to the Sarasota Venice area was welcomed so warmly by Covenant Life Church. Allen and his wife Jennifer have kids that will also be making the adjustments that families have to make when moving to a new town -
So keep please keep the WHOLE Speer family in prayer, the younger kids that moved to Venice and the older ones that will remain "up north," as Allen walks in faith to provide leadership to a ministry that has a tremendous responsibility.
Allen will have over 350 missionary families in the "field," staff members, board members, missionaries here at home and volunteers and many churches like Covenant Life that will be walking in faith to do the will of God- That's exciting...Welcome Allen and Jennifer!
I mention Covenant Life Church, because August 7th in their Sunday bulletin- To my surprise ALLEN SPEER’S picture and caption, “Agape Flights: New Executive Director; ALLEN SPEER."
Larry Edison the senior pastor at Covenant Life also mentioned AGAPE FLIGHT's ministry during his sermon...Larry has had a continued commitment to Agape for the last 30 years-
A personal note about Larry, he and a handful of committed Christians began Covenant Life Church in 1981- and Larry will retire in February 2012…so If you have not seen Larry preach (this is a sermon I love from 2 years ago…August 8, 2009) You better hurry-up to hear him in person, in Sarasota, Florida.
Allen and his wife Jennifer their daughter and son-in-law at Allen’s Birthday Fish Fry that was held at the Agape Hangar in July 2011.
YOU CAN help by praying for the missionaries and checking out Agape Flights web site to find out more about this important ministry.
You can see the missionaries current needs and you can read the stories about other missionary families-
You can see how God is working in the lives of our Christian brothers and sisters...their victories and struggles plus updates straight from missionaries in the field, many from the earthquake regions of Haiti.
Agape Flights Blog is another way to connect with the ministry. Agape Flights has been providing continual service for their member missionaries for 30 years...stay posted even via FACEBOOK for events. So stay in touch via Agape Flights !
Join in any Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. for a Devotional ...where the Agape staff, volunteers, missionaries and the public pray for the ministry, share concerns and needs and Praise Jesus in the reception area of the hangar.
Another note about the Wednesday AM Devotional, it is not only open to the public, but Lance books area pastors, missionaries that are traveling through the area and other speakers that are grounded in the word of God to lead the devotional. "Elder Pete," came in one Wednesday and we sang old hymns while Linda played her violin and several weeks ago Allen's wife Jennifer lead the devotional...we hope they both will come back. The point is- Wednesdays are always uplifting and never the same.
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