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Nepal Part 2!

Through your generosity, HBC gave another $3,900 to Harvest Bible Chapel Nepal - again to help feed their people during this pandemic preventing their work. Check out the email and pics from Pastor Timothy below!

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Dear Respected Pastor Jeff Miller,
Loving Greetings from Harvest Bible Chapel Nepal

It has been a while since, we are not getting into contact. We hope you are doing well there as we are fasting and praying for you and your church. However, we would like to let you know that God is at work in Nepal. We have experienced a huge blessing from you for our brothers and sisters. Without you, we cannot even imagine our situation how worse it could be if you were not there for us. We believe it is our God providence that he has provided us a praying partner like you. We really appreciate you and your church from our heart.

We were able to get to four families with the necessary food supplies. Those four families were near to each other. So, we called them at one of our church family home and we distributed the food supplies. This food supplies has been a great help to them. This would allow them to feed for 40-50 days (one and half month). They said the aid came in the right time as they were worried and praying for the aid. This is our God's answer. However, it is a first update report of the food provision help. We are trying to reach out to more of our brothers and sisters.  We would keep updating to you. Please send our warm love and greetings to your family and church. We are praying for you, your family and your church. I have sent you pictures on attachment. Thank you.


With Prayers,
Timothy Dahal
Harvest Bible  Chapel Nepal.

Praying For an Others-Centered Outlook

May 2020

When you look up self-centered in the dictionary, you will see the definition is a teenager. (I'm joking, that's not really the definition.) We all go through this stage as a teen where we are self-centered. Worrying only about ourselves. And even a lot of adults don’t seem to grow out of this stage. 

So how do we teach our teens to not constantly think of themselves? In the book The Spiritual Mentoring of Teens, the main objective is to teach your teen to put God first, others second, and themselves last. This is based off of Matthew 22:36-40. One way to help our teens develop a heart of service is to get them out of their comfort zone. Get them to look beyond their lives at high school and to see that the world is bigger. Missions trips to local areas that need help can be a start. Hopefully then, leading them to something bigger, like a mission trip to another country. 

This past February, I took my husband and 15 year old daughter on their first out of country missions trip. Watching their experience was one of the best experiences I got to have. Now that is all my 15 year old talks about. She has even put moving to the Dominican Republic and working in the villages as something she wants to do as an adult. Amazing huh?! 

Now the biggest thing I can do for my teen is to pray for wisdom and guidance in this dream she has. And to support her. She is actually focusing on something other than herself and wanting to help others. This trip has given her a sense of purpose. And it will do the same for your child. 

On top of helping your teen getting involved with missions work, it is also important to pray for them to have an others-centered outlook. Some example Scripture based prayers from Jodie Berndt’s book Praying the Scriptures for Your Teenager are as follows: 

Heavenly Father…..

Let ________ put your first, others second, and herself third as she follows your commandments. May she love you with all of her heart, soul, and let her love others as much as she loves herself. 

                                    Matthew 22:37-39

I pray that _______ would be wise and understanding- and that the evidence of these traits would be seen in her good deeds, done in humility. Do not let her harbor bitter envy or selfish ambition in her heart, because those things come from the devil and lead to disorder and every evil practice. 

                                   James 3:13-16

I pray that in whatever ______ does, he would seek to bring you glory to you rather than to help myself. Let him never seek his own good but the good of many, as he follows the example. 

                               1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1 

For more scripture based prayers for this topic please email me amoll@harvestpittsburghnorth.org 

Citation:

Berndt, Jodie. Praying the Scriptures for Your Teenages, 2007 chapter 2 pg 32-42

A Week of Prayer

In partnership with the upcoming National Day of Prayer, we will be sponsoring a Week of Prayer including specific prompts every day.

At Harvest Bible Chapel, we believe firmly in the power of prayer. When God’s people pray- God Moves! With that belief in mind, we ask you to join us as we boldly go before the Lord in prayer for these 7 centers of influence in our country:

  • Thursday April 30th - GOVERNMENT

  • Friday May 1st - MILITARY

  • Saturday May 2nd - MEDIA

  • Sunday May 3rd - BUSINESS

  • Monday May 4th - EDUCATION

  • Tuesday May 5th - CHURCH

  • Wednesday May 6th - FAMILY

Then, Thursday May 7th, join the National Day of Prayer Task force in THIS prayer, as well as a live broadcast on Facebook at 8pm

If we want to see God move mightily and revive this nation, then it has to start with 𝙐𝙎 humbly on our knees crying out boldly before the throne of our King!! 

Family Tips Tuesday Presents - Kids & Quarantine

This evening I held a zoom meeting to discuss kids and quarantine. I wanted to give parents encouragement and kids encouragement. I pointed them to scripture to where to get their strength from during this time. And even though it is hard, Christ came to serve and we are called to serve too and to do so with a joyful heart. So, while we are all stuck at home together let’s have a joyful heart as we serve our families during this time!

I also touch on the topic of how to talk to your kids about the coronavirus. This information is not just good for what is happening around us now, but with any hard discussion you may have to have in the future.

Lastly, I talk about possible separation anxiety that your kids may face once life goes back to “normal”. They have just spent how many weeks with you 24/7 and transition back to the “real world” may be hard.

There is no better time to be pouring into our children the love of God. And pointing them to scripture and prayer for relief from our anxieties of what is going on and what may happen.