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January 2010January 2010January 2010January 2010

THE FLETCHERSJoel, Megan, Rylee, Asa & JennaJoel, Megan, Rylee, Asa & JennaJoel, Megan, Rylee, Asa & JennaJoel, Megan, Rylee, Asa & Jenna

Serving as Home Team Missionaries with Gospel for AsiaServing as Home Team Missionaries with Gospel for AsiaServing as Home Team Missionaries with Gospel for AsiaServing as Home Team Missionaries with Gospel for Asia

Office News

Change. Some love it. Some dont. We appreciate it.

This fall was a time of change for our family. As you know, our

routine changed this fall when Rylee began kindergarten and the

twins began preschool. This meant Megan was able to double her

hours serving in the office, changing her schedule.

The fall also brought change for Joel. For the past two years he has

worked on finding ways to promote the ministry in magazines and

onlineas a one-man department. With the advances of social

media, the ministry has sought a more visible presence online.

Leadership decided to create a team within the web department

focused on web marketing. Joel was asked to lead the team and

now works with two other staffers, Casey & Clara, doing similar work

in a much more broad range. Each day they seek new ways to make

GFA known so national missionaries can make Jesus known all

throughout Asia.

Just as Joel was settling into his new position, Megan was asked to

change offices. She now serves two days a week in Servants

Quarters, the office of GFA President KP Yohannan. While helping

with other administrative tasks, she has been learning to transcribe

and enjoys the new challenge!

While it takes time to adjust to changes, it keeps us growing andrelying on the Lord, which is exactly where we want to be!

ArizonaBound

We'll be headed to Yuma,Arizona in mid-March to visitwith friends and supporters.

We will be at Stone RidgeChurch on Sunday March 14and Calvary Chapel Yumaon Sunday, March 21.

It's been almost 3 years

since we visited Arizona, sowe are all very excited! Aswe plan our schedule, weare looking for opportunitiesto share with small groups.

If you would be willing tohost a gathering for us,please let us know. Wewould like to thank ourcurrent supporters and

hope to add additionalpartners.

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Prayer

Pray for us regularly.

Network

Do you attend a church orsmall group where we

could potentially shareabout the work of GFAand our role as Home

Team Missionaries?

Donate Air Miles

If you have unusedAAdvantage Miles withAmerican Airlineslet us know.

Your generous

donation of miles to ourfamily would enable us to

travel for support raisingpurposes and tell morepeople about the work of

GFA.

Financial Partnership

Prayerfully consider part-nering with us on amonthly, quarterly, oryearly basis. Make checkspayable to Gospel for Asiaand include Fletchers

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Womens Ministry:Womens Ministry:Womens Ministry:Womens Ministry:

Here and AfarHere and AfarHere and AfarHere and AfarA note from Megan.

Sometimes its hard to relate to a country half a world away with completelydifferent customs and culture than our own. During our trip to India last January,we met many amazing missionaries. Their faith encouraged us and theircommitment challenged us.

One particular aspect of the ministry that touched my heart was WomensFellowship. Having served on the womens ministry team at our church inHarrisburg, I have a soft spot in my heart for women and their particular needs.During our trip, I learned that almost every GFA-supported church has a WomensFellowship.

Established in 2005, the Womens Fellowship ministry strengthens local churchcongregations by discipling the women, equipping them for evangelistic outreachin their communities and addressing other needs in their lives.

Most of the women in these churches are first-generation Christians. Their greatestneed is to be grounded in the Word of God, learn to serve in the local church andshare the Gospel in their communities.

In addition, many of the women come from poor economic backgrounds and havelittle or no education. So the Women's Fellowship also provides literacy trainingand teaches them skills to improve their health, economic level and family life.

I cannot imagine trying to prepare a Bible study for women who cant read. But,

GFA-supported women missionaries and missionaries wives do it on a regularbasis. They meet regularly to teach these precious women the Word of God andalso teach them how to read!

If it were not for the Womens Fellowship, many women would never hear ofJesus. In most Asian countries, women live very restricted lives. Generally, theyare less educated than the men, are not free to make their own decisions andhardly ever interact with men outside their immediate families.

So it is not easy for male missionaries to share the Gospel with these ladies unlessthey attend church or their husbands come to Christ first. But there are no culturalrestrictions for women missionaries or missionaries wives to spend time withthem.

I came home from India with a new burden to pray for my sisters on the field. Icannot imagine some of the work they do. One of my greatest challenges inwomens ministry was trying to get more women to participate. I never had tofigure out a way to teach Gods Word to women who couldnt read! (How can youmemorize Scripture as a new believer?)

Many times I miss teaching Bible study and the fun events of womens ministry.But, I know that right now my job is to stand in prayer for my Asian sistersboththose teaching and those learning.