Each day the news seems to get worse with financial institutions failing and corporations cutting large numbers of people from their payroll. We all are affected in one way or another. At Ron Hutchcraft Ministries, Inc., we feel the same pressures. With the economy in the current state of instability, it is becoming more difficult for many individuals to financially support ministries. Everyone is tightening their belts. While finances may be tight for many, the majority of our wealth is tied up in non-cash assets. There is a way you can support RHM without using your cash assets.
If you've been prompted to pray for the RHM Team recently, thank you! Since last Monday, RHM has been in what's being called the "epicenter" of a "Federal disaster area" in Arkansas. A massive ice storm has essentially shut down this region, and just keeping warm (on 8-16 degree nights), fed and safe has become a full-time job for thousands of us. With trees and electric wires filling our yard and driveway, we constantly praise our Lord for His protection.
I'm a city boy. The Bible's full of farm stuff - fields, harvesting, livestock. So I need some help. Thankfully, my country girl wife and some farm-world experiences have helped me understand a whole lot more about what God is saying through those examples.
Just before Christmas, I helped a friend pick up some lambs that were destined to be a Christmas gift. Watching city boy carrying lambs from a truck to a barn could have qualified for that "funniest videos" show on TV. Two of the three were safely in their stall. Suddenly, the third one jumped four feet into the air and took off across the countryside. We knew if we didn't fi nd her, the local dogs or coyotes would tear her apart.
A new year should begin with some good news - and I've got some. Especially for a valued spiritual partner like you who has a heart for the millions without Christ.
For many years, there's been a heavy burden on my heart. I know it's heavy on Jesus' heart, too. He grieves because "the harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few" (Matthew 9:37 ). But as this new year begins, I'm finally holding in my hand something that could make a powerful difference. And it can help change the eternities of countless lost men and women.
If you've been prompted to pray for the RHM Team recently, thank you! Since last Monday, RHM has been in what's being called the "epicenter" of a "Federal disaster area" in Arkansas. A massive ice storm has essentially shut down this region, and just keeping warm (on 8-16 degree nights), fed and safe has become a full-time job for thousands of us. With trees and electric wires filling our yard and driveway, we constantly praise our Lord for His protection.
