Trip to Arno!

On the 20^th of January Drew, Travis, a few of the disciples and myself made a trip over to Arno.  It was a great trip and a time of teaching, preaching and showing the Jesus film.  We arrived on Friday night and setup to show the Jesus film at the school on Arno, Arno. 

Many people showed up to see the movie.  The equipment provided to us by the Jesus Film project worked perfectly.  We were able to show the whole movie before the rain started.  Before we could give the altar call the rain began to fall and we had to pack up.  The next day we received many reports from those who were touched by the movie.  Praise the Lord, the Gospel was heard by many.

Saturday morning Drew started off the sessions with an awesome message to the men of the Arno Full Gospel Church.  That evening Ryan Debrum preached a message to the people and I shared on vision with the church.  It was a great time in the Lord and a full day sharing the Word. 

The next morning we dedicated the leadership for the church and shared on unity in the body of Christ.  We prayed for the sick and saw several healed immediately by the power of God.  Sunday evening Drew ministered again and we once again showed the Jesus film to the people.  It was a great weekend sharing the Word of God spending time with the church there on Arno Arno.

Please pray for Pastor Waston and Jamie as they lead the church there.  We are making plans to go back in April with trips to several of the atolls there in Arno.  Thank you for your partnership with us.  You are truly helping to reach people for Jesus in the Marshall Islands.

Running with the Vision,

Steve, Shawn, Richard, Travis, Malissa, Stephen, Terina and Kanani

Trip to the US!

Good day from the islands,
 In a little over two weeks we will be coming stateside for two months.  Our time in the states will be from   3 February to 1 April 2012.  This will be the first time that Shawn and I have been there together in over 5 years.  We are looking forward to getting some rest and reconnecting with all of you.

  If you would like to schedule us for a visit or just a time to get together please email us at rikakisteve@gmail. com !  Praise the Lord for provision.  Our plane tickets from Honolulu to Tampa, Florida have already been taken care of.  We are still believing for $2,730 for our tickets from Majuro to Honolulu!  Our reservations have been made and the time it will need to be paid is by 23rd January our time here in Majuro.  That is 22 January US time.  No problem because we know that everything is taken care of in the name of Jesus!  If you would like to help our with the tickets you can make a contribution through Missionary Ventures International.  The address is listed below:

MISSIONARY VENTURES INTERNATIONAL
P.O. Box 593550
Orlando, FL 32859-3550

Make it out to Missionary Venutres International and in the note section designate it to the ministry of Steve and Shawn Clark Marshall Islands...

You can also give online through their web site at www.mvi.org !  On the web site are also the contact numbers if you have any questions.  Have a blessed day and thank you for all of your faithful prayers and support.

Running with the Vision,
Steve, Shawn, Richard, Travis, Malissa, Stephen, Terina and Kanani

Christmas and Christmas Break!

Good day from the islands.  Well yesterday ACA started back up after the Christmas break.  The children and staff enjoyed a two break from school.  On the last day of school they had a field day and everyone participated.  The staff and the children really enjoyed it.  It was awesome to see them having fun together.  That is what we love about running this school, everyone is like family here.  We have an awesome Christian staff that is making a difference in the lives of so may children.
Christmas eve we had dinner with Drew, Sarah and the kids.  It was a great meal and a great time.

  On Christmas day we spent the day at Rairok Full Gospel church.  We started at 10 am and ended at 3:04 am the next morning.  It was an awesome day celebrating the birth of Jesus!

As always thank you for your faithful prayers and support.  We love and appreciate you all so very much.

Running with the Vision,
Steve, Shawn, Richard, Travis, Malissa, Stephen, Terina and Kanani

Merry Christmas!!!!!!

Merry Christmas from all of us here in the Marshall Islands.  Thank you all for your faithful prayers and support during the year.  You are truly our partners in the Gospel.  As you celebrate the greatest gift given to the world may your day be filled with joy, peace and happiness.  Blessings to you all in the mighty name of Jesus!


Running with the Vision,
Steve, Shawn, Richard, Travis, Malissa, Stephen, Terina and Kanani

Travis and Malissa!

Well last weekend was a busy weekend.  Travis got married.  Yes, he and Malissa got married and it was as wonderful ceremony.  Many people attended the wedding which was performed at the Marshall Islands resort here in Majuro.  Here are a few pictures from the wedding.  We thank God for both of our daughter in laws Terina and Malissa they are a huge blessing to our family.  Enjoy the pictures...


Running with the Vision,
Steve, Shawn, Richard, Travis, Malissa, Stephen, Terina and Kanani

Staff Changes!

Good day from the islands.  Well life on the mission field is always changing.  Last week we had say goodbye to Janet Waiti.  She had to leave us to take care of her family.  She has been a faithful, steadfast teacher here at the school.  For four years she has taught with us and so now we say good bye.  What does that mean?  We are believing God for a new teacher for that class.  We will miss Janet and know that God has everything under control in all of our lives.

Even with one teacher leaving God has opened the door for a new staff member.  Ryan Debrum has joined our staff at Mission Ventures MI.  Ryan will be accompanying us to the outer islands and ministering here on Majuro.  One of his duties is the chaplin for our K - 8th grade school.  We welcome him and know that he will be a valuable member to our staff.  Please keep all of our staff in your prayers and we continue to build the Kingdom here in the Marshall islands.  As always thank you for your faithful prayers and support.....

Running with the Vision,
Steve, Shawn, Richard, Travis, Malissa, Stephen, Terina and Kanani

Wind Power!

Just wanted to write a quick post on alternate energy here on the compoud.  Right now in the Marshall Islands electricity is at 42 cents a Kilowatt hour.  One of the most expensive in the pacific.  On top of that the generators are all doing major maintenance.  They have been fairly reliable for the last few months but according to experts they are on their last leg.  The power company is behind in paying for fuel and that coupled with  no spare parts causes major problems.
  With out current usage cut down to bare minimums are electricity bill is between 450 to 550 dollars a month.  For the last couple of years we have been putting together a system to get off the grid and on to our own power.  We had three generators online at one time which cut our bill immensely.  We lost a generator a couple of months ago and now we having to use more power plant electricity.  Wings of Eagles in Lakeland, Florida helped us get the wire to get things back online.  Now we are trying to replace the broken wind generator.  The money that we save will help us reach more outer islands with the Gospel of Jesus Christ!
  So this post is to give you more information on what we need.  The generator if possible needs to be weather proofed due to the salt air and generate power at 24 volts.  That is all there is to it.  If you would like to help us out in this project please contact us at rikakisteve@gmail.com .  Thank you for all of your prayers and support.

Running with the Vision,
Steve, Shawn, Travis, Richard, Stephen, Terina and Kanani

Thankful!

Good day from the islands,
  For so many this weekend has been a weekend full of shopping and getting ready for the holidays.  But on Thursday we stopped and gave thanks for all that we have.  For us here in the islands it is not a holiday and the week keeps moving on teaching and sharing the Gospel.  However, all of us take time everday to thank the Lord for the things He does for us on a daily basis.
  This year has been full of challenges and obstacles.  What has looked impossible to us has always been taken care of by our Father in heaven.  It has been amazing to see Him at work in so many areas of our lives and ministy.  Thank you Jesus that you are ever faithful.  This year we have a new daughter in law, Terina.  A new grand daughter, Kanani.  Travis is getting married, Richard is preparing to start college.  We have so many things to be thankful for.
  We want to thank all of Winter Haven Worship center for raising the funds for the engine last weekend.  Thank you so much.  Thank you Family Worship Center in Virginia for all of your faithful prayers and support.  All Faiths church in Lehigh Acres, Florida thank you.  For all of you who send care packages, thank you so much.
  To all of our individual supporters a big thank you and God bless you.  You are truly our partners here in the Gospel.

But most of all, thank you Jesus for all that you have done and continue to do in our lives and around the world........  What a mighty God we serve.

Running with the Vision,
Steve, Shawn, Travis, Richard, Stephen, Terina and Kanani

Prayer Requests!

Good day from the islands,
  We have two prayer requests this morning.  We would ask that all of you agree with us for these two needs.
1.  Dengue fever continues to increase here in Majuro.  As of last week the paper recored 154 cases confirmed.  This does not include those who are at home trying to take care of it at home.  We now know that the numbers are much larger than that.  The hospital is full to capacity and all available space is being used for patients.  We continue to pray for the sick and see healings but the number of cases continue to increase.  Please agree with us that this outbreak will be stopped in the name of Jesus!

2. We have found a rebuilt engine in Australia for our diesel bus. To get it shipped in and installed will cost of $4,200 dollars. Praise the Lord. We are believing God for $4200 to cover this cost. We need asap $1700 to lock it in and get it shipped to Majuro. This is much better than 21 to 27000 for a new bus. We still need a new bus but with this bus repaired it will take a lot of pressure off of us in many ways. Please agree with us for the funds.  If you would like to help out with funds for the bus please contact us at rikakisteve@gmail.com

Thank you so much for your faithful prayers and support.  Please pass on this blog post and request to others who will pray and believe with us.  It is time for a miracle!

Remember, Something Good is going to happen to you today!  Why?  Because Jesus is alive and He is on your side.

Running with the Vision,
Steve, Shawn, Travis, Richard, Stephen, Terina and Kanani