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Dave & Karen Roberts In Malaysia
May 13, 2002

ARISE! Ministries International
Sharing Revival with the World

Dear Friends,

Greetings to you all in the glorious Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Wow, where has the time gone. We have been here three months already and it seems as though we just arrived yesterday. We have been so blessed and God is taking care of all our needs.

We have had the opportunity to minister at many independent churches which has been a real blessing. The people often have a mixed reaction at first, but by the end of the ministry they respond that they have truly been blessed. Every church we go to seems to open a door for us to go to other churches to share and minister to the people of God.

We are continuing to grow and learn so much as we always encounter something new and different wherever we go. The tests of our attitude, servitude, humility, purpose and the true goal of what we are to be doing are constantly being challenged and refined. Did we come to serve or to be served is always a good question to keep in mind.

We had the honor a couple of weeks ago of being god parents to Daniel Kuay, who is the new son of a couple we met last time we were here.

We have also begun to make closer relationships with a couple of pastors and their churches. This is one of the desires of our hearts. So many pastors are tired and on the verge of burnout. They have made mistakes and the people have been less than kind at times. We see such a need for pastors and the people to really understand and embrace body ministry. The idea of having a coach and a team that you can put on the field. So pray for this if you would. After all, who are we in and of ourselves to be able to do such a thing. But we know God will mightily use those that avail themselves to him for his purpose and plans.

We have been exercising by walking up a long steep hill with our next door neighbor two to three times a week. It is quite a challenge some days as we usually have to get started by 6:30a.m. to 7:00 a.m. before it gets too hot. At the top of the hill there are many monkeys in the trees and going through the garbage. They are hilarious to watch and so human like in different ways.

In our walking we have come to meet some people and share a little with them. A husband and wife who live on the hill own a private university with 7,300 students. The wife unfortunately had an anorism, the bursting of a blood vessel in her brain, late last fall. They were very friendly and I shared how more knowledge was not the greatest thing people needed, but that it was love. They asked what I did and where I lived and I was somewhat guarded and gave veiled answers. I then asked them if I could pray for them. They said I could so I prayed for both of them. Afterwards I told them I was a pastor. Just yesterday we saw them again and they came over to talk to us and were sharing some more and she asked if we would be free to share at their university on a Friday for a Christian group that meets there. We of course said we would love to do that and are waiting to make a firm time with them. Wow, I have to tell you I am so excited about this opportunity and how God could use it for his glory.

We also have met another couple from the church we have been ministering at the last two weeks; praying, teaching, exhorting and preaching to all different groups. She teaches voice lessons at the Malaysian Bible College and she asked if we would meet with a group of people from the Bible College. Are we excited or what !!!

Pray these and other doors would open for us. We would love to be able to teach Revival Principles or the like for a Semester or two at the college.

Beyond that we are busy doing all that we can and are preparing for the arrival of our first and we trust not our last visitors here to Malaysia. Cliff and Julie Pash and their daughter Jenna are coming for twelve days in the middle of June and best of all are bringing our first and only grandson Alex with them. We are excited to have visitors from home and will be blessed by them I am sure.

Other than that we are hot as usual but being on the sixteenth floor have not had to use the air-con at all. Pray for our language study as our tutor is now on the other side of town and have not had any lessons for some time.

We love to get e-mail from friends and hear what is going on in your lives.

Please pray for:

The pastors of Malaysia to see a new way of doing church.

The people to be involved and not expect the pastor to do all the work.

For Dr. Paul and especially his wife ????? who is recovering from the brain anorism.

Pray for us to be blessed with a car.

Pray for divine appointments and continued open doors.

Pray that we would have inspired speech wherever we go.

Pray for the Holy Spirit to stir people to repentance, brokenness and humility.

Pray that we would have wisdom and revelation from the Holy Spirit in all we do and say.

Pray for our family. Rachel and Lisa need different jobs and Tony is out of work. Pray they depend on God and that he opens the perfect job for each of them.

Pray for breakthroughs for all our children and grandchildren.

Thanks for your prayer support and to those who financially bless us we pray God would bless you more and more abundantly in every way in your life.

Dave & Karen

Email: roberts-dk@juno.com

Location: Jalan, Malaysia