We hope that you have a Jesus-filled CHRISTmas, since it is all about Him. We pray that you will experience the incredible joy of having an intimate relationship with the Father and God of this universe whose Son was born to die for us - to give us eternal and abundant life through faith.

Don and Myrna recently moved to Philadelphia to help care for Don's 88 year old mother. As always, many things are happening through Glory Power Ministries (GPM) to further God's love and hope in this world. Enjoy reading the following updates from the U.S., South Africa, Ukraine and India, especially the powerful, life-changing testimonies.

We Americans know that things are getting more difficult in the U.S. The news stated recently that almost half of Americans are now poor or low-income. GPM also ministers in the U.S. by helping the poor, as well as counseling, one-on-one evangelism, teaching and more. Before Don and Myrna moved to Philadelphia, GPM dropped off some clothes to Healing Hearts ministry for distribution to the poor in Bradenton, Florida. Healing Hearts, a wonderful ministry dedicated to ministering to the sick, is also involved with humanitarian work with the poor.

Healing Hearts recently delivered several large bags of clothes from GPM to another ministry in downtown Bradenton, right in the heart of a poverty-stricken district. The precious souls receiving the clothes were very appreciative. Thanks goes to Healing Hearts Ministry - Rebecca Campbell, Director, and Diana Hawkins for partnering with GPM to help the poor in the U.S.

MAGONA

Farmland
After two years of going through countless applications and approvals, the final approval for GPM's farmland in Magona was recently given by the governing municipality. This farm will be used to feed orphans and destitute in the community. In addition, the farm will provide the orphans and the destitute a means of generating their own income from selling produce.

Having this farm is a long-time dream of GPM to teach the older orphans and destitute to be self-sufficient. The land will begin to be cleared out soon to prepare for the farm. Please pray that the Lord will provide the necessary equipment, such as a well, water tanks, plastic piping, fencing and other equipment, totaling about $9,000.

Pastor Patrick’s Wedding
Our pastor in Magona, Patrick, married a wonderful woman of God named Vonghi (VONG-gee) in late October. Don met Vonghi during his trip to South Africa earlier this year and was extremely impressed with her godliness and gentleness. Don, who was supposed to conduct the wedding ceremony, was unable to attend the wedding because Myrna has still not fully healed.

The wedding, at the Glory Power Center in Magona, was beautiful by all accounts. Patrick and Vonghi make a wonderful team and will be used by God to greatly glorify Him in the region and beyond. The church has always loved Patrick, and Patrick reports that since Vonghi became his wife, the church has gone to another level spiritually. Ecclesiastes 4: 9 says, “Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor.” Please pray for Patrick and Vonghi. We love them so much, our son and daughter.

Magona Crusade
Patrick, a true pastor, continues to reach out to the community, holding an evangelistic outreach at the Glory Power Center in Magona during the first part of December. 55 precious souls came to receive Jesus during this effort. There was a lot of celebrating in heaven, as Jesus said that if one soul comes to salvation, all of the angels rejoice. Also, their were miracles of people being set free from witchcraft and demonic worship. Please pray as Patrick and the church work to disciple these new believers so that they can glorify God in their lives and lead others to Jesus.

Funeral
With the third world conditions and HIV/AIDS rampant in South Africa, many die young. We were told that the life expectancy in South Africa is in the low 50’s. GPM has seen many young teenagers pass away during its almost seven years in South Africa. Pastor Patrick reported on the tragic death of a 14 year-old orphan boy recently, Kloulu (KLOW-lou), who had been a regular at the Glory Power Center in Magona. He died of some "mysterious" respiratory disease. Don actually visited Kloulu’s hut during his trip to South Africa earlier this year. Kloulu lived with his aunt, Gaylee. Don shared the gospel with Gaylee during the visit and she prayed to receive Jesus. Kloulu indicated that he had received Jesus while attending the Glory Power Center. We know that Kloulu is now with the Lord.

Tribute to Headman Mafade
There was another sad death in Magona. A dear friend of Don and a great friend of Glory Power Ministries, Headman Mafade (Ma-FOD-day), passed recently after battling cancer. The headman in a village is right below the chief and is involved in implementing the day-to-day administrative duties of the village. Headman Mafade had helped GPM since we first came to the region, greatly helping in working with the municipality to acquire the land for Glory Power Ministries in Magona, including the land for our Glory Power Center and the farmland. He always worked on GPM's behalf, doing everything he could to help GPM succeed in the region. Don really grew to love Headman and spent many hours with him in official and social settings. We will miss you, dear Headman, and look forward to seeing you in heaven.

Orphans Christmas Party
GPM ministers to about two hundred orphans now at our Glory Power Center in Magona. GPM plans to give them a special Christmas. We gave them a party two years ago, and they were amazed that they were treated so special. Many of them said that it was like a dream. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP MAKE THIS A SPECIAL CHRISTMAS FOR THE ORPHANS, IT IS NOT TOO LATE. GPM SENDS FUNDS VIA MONEYGRAM WHICH ARRIVE IN SOUTH AFRICA WITHIN TEN MINUTES!

MOKGOBA

Crusade
Like Patrick, Pastor Peter of the GPM church in the refugee camp in Mokgoba also continues to have regular outreaches to his community. He had an outreach recently where the power of God was strong. Witchcraft is also a stronghold in the refugee camp. Besides people being saved at this crusade, many were also set free from demonic possession and oppression. A total of 18 people received Jesus for the first time during the recent outreach. Praise God!

Peter also worked with another local ministry to show the Jesus film in a busy area of the city next to his camp. Some 30 people prayed to receive Jesus after the film.

People continue to grow as disciples of Christ at the church here. READ BELOW TWO POWERFUL TESTIMONIES FROM PASTOR PETER'S CHURCH.

Great Testimonies
“Since I have been coming to the church, Jesus has really changed my life. People around me are asking me questions about what has changed me. I used to live with a man who was abusing me. He recently told me that he wanted me back and I told him that I don’t need a man to live with because Jesus satisfies me. Jesus is my man; He fulfills my needs. Two other ladies are coming to the church because of what Jesus has done for me. I have changed so much, that my skin color even looks better and I have also gained some weight. Thank you, Jesus.”
Lucy

A warning about this next testimony about a young woman who had been coming to the church in Mokgoba for a few years, but not for the right reason. This testimony includes a graphic description of a satanic ritual, which is very common in the region. But the testimony has a wonderful ending.

"I am 20 years old. We had our boss (witch doctor) and we would gather during the night. (She was assigned by her “boss” to bring down Christians.) When the time came for me to go to our (satanic) meeting, my body would start itching and I would feel very hot. We would target weak Christians from the church. If they were weak, we would get into their house and inject their blood. If they were a powerful Christian, we would freeze in front of their door and release feces. We would wash our hands and feet with feces and then we were able to run away. I had been coming to the church to change Christians into Satanists. I was given the task to change Eliot, the one who leads worship in the church. He is powerful (a great young man of God), so it wasn’t easy for me. When I went back to our meeting with the boss, he beat me because I did not bring back the blood of Eliot. On Saturday, during the crusade, when the pastor was leading us in worship, I felt something like lightning beating me. The pastor laid his hands on me and prayed and I FELT FREE. I CRIED OUT LOUD AND COULD FEEL THE PRESENCE OF GOD ALL OVER ME. IT IS SO GOOD TO BE FREE!!!!"
Lebepe

Praise God! In John 8:36, Jesus said, "Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.” This is what it is all about. Having people set free from the enemy’s clutches and having their lives radically changed - that others may see this and also turn to the Almighty, loving God of this Universe. All for His glory!!!

Peter's Vision for 2012
Peter recently told Don that he saw on the news that 1 in 3 women in South Africa are HIV positive. He also said many 10-14 year-olds are being infected with HIV because they become sexually active so early. Peter’s plan for next year is to go to more schools and local churches with these objectives:
• Prevent HIV/AIDS and teenage pregnancy by promoting virginity amongst children and youth.
• Encourage youth and children to go to school (South Africa has an extremely high drop-out and truancy rate)

As Peter put it, “With this gospel that I have, everything is possible.” Amen! Peter has also started a Bible Club where he is helping children with homework, helping them learn Bible verses, and teaching them to sing praises to the Lord. He believes that this will also help the children from being tempted by sex and alcohol.

Great job, Pastor Peter. We are all so proud of you and your wife, Fanitije, our dear son and daughter.

Business Startup in Mokgoba
GPM is also working to make Pastor Peter and the Mokgoba church more self-sufficient. GPM is in the process of starting a produce business in the town adjacent to the Mokgoba refugee camp. Peter has experience in this type of business prior to being a Pastor. He put together a detailed plan listing expected profit and expenses. Peter is currently working on finding a site. Don is coordinating the supply source for the business with farmers who have been long-time friends and donors to GPM’s many past food outreaches to the poor. We are excited about this project and plan to start other businesses to fund and expand GPM’s work in South Africa – all in line with GPM’s goal to teach people to “fish”, rather than only give them “fish.” One of the biggest needs for the business will be a van to transport the produce. The cost of such a van: $8000. Please pray with us that God would provide for this vehicle.

Revived by Love – Luda’s ministry with Age-out orphans
You may recall in our last journal, we featured Luda Magirovska, a wonderful woman who has worked with street children and orphans in Lviv, Ukraine for years. Don and Myrna ministered with her during their trip to Ukraine in the past. Luda works with the “age-outers.” The orphans are forced to leave (age-out) of the government orphanages usually at age 16. The orphans age-out, even if they have no place to go. This has greatly increased the street children population. There are currently around 100,000 orphans in government-run orphanages and about 140,000 street children in Ukraine. This is an astonishing total number of parentless children for a country of about 47 million people.

As we stated in the last journal, statistics show that for these age-outers:
o 60-70% of boys will become involved in crime;
o 60-70% of the girls will become involved in prostitution;
o about 1 in 6 of these boys and girls will commit suicide before they reach their mid-20’s.
More and more of these children are horribly becoming sex slaves - either in Ukraine or other parts of Europe.

A number of the orphans and street children that Luda has helped over the years are now grown up and are serving the Lord by helping Luda minister to the children in situations like they once were. They have become true disciples of Christ.

Luda presently has five girls living with her in a cramped, one bedroom apartment, where they sleep on any available floor space. Three of the girls living with Luda are sisters. Natalya, 18, Ira, 16 and Maria, 11. Maria lives during the week at a government-run orphanage and then lives with Luda on the weekends. Another age-outer living with Luda is Vicka. Vicka, 17, shows visible emotional pain from being an orphan. The other girl is also named Natalya, age 16, and comes from a family of seven children.

Luda’s vision is to have a building where she can house more of these age-outers, disciple them and prepare them to live on their own. GPM is praying for a building for Luda.

When Don spoke with Luda recently and asked what to pray for, she admitted, that she and the girls are feeling more cramped, irritated and stressed living in such a tiny apartment. Upon further probing by Don, Luda stated that a larger, suitable apartment would cost about $350/month. GPM would love to help her with this need until God provides a building for Revived by Love. Pray that GPM could help with the present need for an apartment.

Carmel Ministries
GPM also partners with three ministries in India. One of these is Carmel Ministries, which GPM has featured in the past. Carmel is a vibrant ministry in one of the poorest areas of India. Carmel has 56 churches under their ministry, orphanages, a Bible College, grade and vocational schools and is involved in relief work, helping widows and ministering in a leper colony. Carmel also has regular outreach ministries – evangelistic and feeding –throughout their region.

The ministry is directed by Pastor T. Ebenezer Sastry, a dear friend of Don and Myrna whom they first met at a conference in the U.S. some years back. Don and Myrna immediately formed a bond with this humble man of God and has been involved in supporting Carmel for a few years now. Pastor Ebenezer visited Don and Myrna in Florida earlier this year, and it was a tremendously blessed time fellowshipping together. Pastor Ebenezer has invited Don and Myrna a number of times to visit India and minister and they are praying for God’s timing in this. GPM has blessed Carmel Ministries this year, and Pastor Ebenezer decided to use the funds to help build a “Glory Power Church” in a village in his region. GPM is so honored to be a part of such a fruitful ministry reaching many precious souls in a predominately Hindu country.

GPM’s mandate is to share the gospel wherever we can. Romans 10:14 says, “How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?” We thank everyone for your prayers and support to make all this possible – to share with others the greatest news in the universe!

Below is a list of prayer requests for GPM's work. We would appreciate your prayers as our wonderful Father in heaven hears us and answers. We wish everyone a warm, joyful, peaceful Christmas.
Don and Myrna

SOUTH AFRICA:

Funds to give orphans a special Christmas

Wisdom, favor and anointing for GPM Pastors and their staff
• Pastor Patrick – Glory Power Center, Magona
• Pastor Peter – Healing Point Ministries, Mokgoba
• Pastor Sarina – Glory Power Center, Phaweni

For orphans, widows and destitute in GPM region of ministry
• To receive Jesus as Savior
• Grow as disciples of Christ
• Be fed and clothed as needed

Orphans farm to be completed
• Land cleared
• $9,000 provided for well, water tanks, piping, fencing
  and other equipment

Produce business for Mokgoba church
• Favor with farmers supplying produce and rent for site
• Funds for van ($8,000)
• Diligent workers

• Finishing touches on Glory Power Center Magona to   be completed
• Permanent buildings for GPM Mokgoba and Phaweni
  churches

UKRAINE:

Luda and her orphans ministry, “Revived by Love,” Lviv, Ukraine
• Wisdom, favor, grace, anointing and patience for her to   care for the five age-outers in her tiny apartment
• The orphan girls continue to grow as disciples of Christ
• Building to house and disciple age-outers
  (cost about $160,000)
• Bigger apartment
  (than present one-room size – cost $350/month)

Grace Home Orphanage, Lviv
• Wisdom, favor and anointing for Pastor Taras and
  other leaders
• 25 orphans in the orphanage to continue to grow
  as disciples of Christ
• Finances to continue to run and expand orphanage home
• God’s timing and direction for Don and Myrna
  to visit Ukraine

INDIA:

Pastor Anandarao and Sunil in each of their separate ministries
• Wisdom, favor, anointing, grace, protection and finances
• Funds to help support these destitute pastors and the
  orphans and widows they are ministering to
• Funds to help them purchase Bibles and tracts for
  spreading the Gospel
• People’s hearts be opened to receive Jesus and grow   as disciples

Pastor Ebenezer, Carmel Ministries
• Wisdom, favor, anointing, grace, protection and   finances for him and the 37 pastors under him
• Funds to help support the destitute pastors and orphans
• Provision for their orphanage, vocational school,
  Bible school and outreaches to Hindus and Muslims
• Completion of new church buildings
  (including the Glory Power Church)