Because He Came We Must Go (Isaiah 9:6)

The Haumschilt’s will be embarking upon a ministry tour of Asia December 27 through January 17.  This trip launches Co:Missions efforts to help fulfill Christ’s final words of taking the Gospel to  every tribe, tongue and people of the world.  (Over 90% of the unreached people groups of the world are in Asia)  The coalition that has been formed will allow us to have impact in ten key Asian nations.

We know we are not going alone.  First, so many of you have given sacrificially of your finances to fulfill what seemed impossible, the funding of this trip.  To God be the glory and each home be blessed!  Second, Countless numbers of you have agreed to pray for us and the work in Asia.  Thank you for entering this Spiritual Battlefield with us on your knees.   

While in Cambodia we will meet a team of twenty one from California and a key leader over a three nation alliance in Indochina.   One of our first goals is to develop leaders in a part of the world that really does not have any churches.  We will take several days to share the story of salvation in Christ alone as the only true God.  We will begin gathering the new believers in discipleship groups and are praying that we can leave four new churches in this highly Buddhist part of the world.    

Joan and I will then fly into Northern India where we will meet up with some American Chinese believers who have a heart to fulfill the great commission among the unreached Hindus of India.  We will also meet key Christian leaders who are over the work that is strategically trying to reach over a half billion people.  Again, much time meeting people and sharing the gospel will lay the ground work for what we believe will be a move of God.  As we gather the new believers into discipleship groups we are praying for ten new churches to begin.  

From their we will travel South to meet up with the key leaders in the Southern region of India.  We will be developing church leaders and helping believers go deeper in their walks with Jesus.  We will be filming a church planting movement that has experienced the planting of over two hundred churches in the past twelve months.  

Psalms 127 reminds us “Unless the Lord builds the house the laborer works in vain”.  Joan and I are so encouraged that this is not us but God.  God has had us on a journey that has been bring us to the end of our selves for months.  Now, he is opening doors and we are simply getting in on what He is already doing.  

We are asking you in honor of Jesus’ request in Luke 10:2 to set an alarm for every morning at 10:2 to pray for this work.  When we return we will share all God did through your prayers, and support.  

Until the Nations Hear,

Mark and Joan 

A Up-date from the Haumschilt’s

God has put a burden on our hearts and a calling upon our lives to reach the unreached people groups of the world.  The past few months Joan and I have been strategically building a partnership that will advance this dream into reality.

An exciting opportunity to advance the Gospel in Asia is before us.  Two thousand years ago God’s Spirit sent Paul to this region and every person had opportunity to hear the truth according to Acts 19:10.  Today,  Asia is home to over ninety percent of the unreached people groups of the world.  Over two billion individuals have no access to the gospel.   A Indonesian peasant woman may travel for 5 kilometers a day to find water.  We consider that a sacrifice but at least she knows where to find it.  That same peasant women has no idea how to find forgiveness provided by Jesus.  

Joan and I  are embarking on an exploratory trip in December to the region of Asia as we begin to globally strategize to reach the many  unreached people groups of this region.   We will be traveling to Cambodia to a region of Buddhist followers that are unengaged with the Gospel.  Our purpose will be to plant four churches in the region and equip leaders to reproduce those churches.  We will then travel to two areas in India controlled by Muslims.  Those who follow Christ in the region are experiencing great persecution.  We will be trusting the Spirit again as we train leaders and help them to plant more churches reproduced by indigenous believers.  

The greater purpose of this exploratory trip is to understand better how to lead the work of  leaders across Asia in both new and established ministry.  We ultimately will be responsible for leading a strategy team of mission leaders who will intentionally pray, strategize and serve to see Acts 19:10 become a reality once again in the region.  

We ask for your prayers knowing God has huge plans for this partnership.  May  He display His glory and accomplish all that He desires.

Until the Nations Hear,

Mark

Revelation 7:9