Dear Friends,

We've been back in Oz for a bit over three weeks now and things have been so hectic that it feels like the six months in the US was just a dream!

Last week Joe Melham went to be with the Lord. He is the one who had a stroke two months ago. His wife and daughter, Amira and Mariette, know that he is in a better place and they are comforted. Pray for strength and wisdom for them as they walk through the Lebanese traditions that his family is insisting on. She wants to be a good testimony to them as they are all unbelievers. The funeral is Tuesday morning.

Wednesday we will be driving about four hours north to attend another funeral, that of the father of a man we have been witnessing to. We got acquainted with John Clifton through his wife, who is the daughter of one of the ladies of our church, Adriana. (Some of you met her a few years ago when she visited us in Kansas.)

Saturday is a wedding - a young Lebanese couple. John Jabra has been attending Grace for a few years now. He went to Lebanon last year and came back engaged. Pray for him and Joanna as they begin their life together in Australia. Joanna has a lot of new things happening in her life now.

Please pray about our ladies' outreach, the Chocolate Boutique on October 10th. We're asking God to bring unsaved ladies along that they may hear the gospel. This week Lenna and I are doing the bulk of the organizing and enlisting small group leaders, helpers, etc. We need quiet a few ladies to be involved if it is going to be a success; but more importantly we need prayer support!

Don and I are doing well even though we feel that our lives have been sort of like riding a runaway horse lately. We are in the process of transition to Cornerstone Baptist Church in Craigieburn beginning next month.

Strength and wisdom needed!

Thanks, Lola for the both of us.


The Winans' Australian Ministry Update
Sept 7, 2009

Praise:

The many new faces at church.
For the good care of our home in our absence.
Safety in travels
For the extra workers at Grace.


Prayer:

Melham family
John Reiffel
Clifton family
Details involved in our ministry transitions.
Upcoming wedding
That ministry opportunities would not be missed.
Mark and Sarah Pitts who are raisingsupport for Australia.