Rejoice, pray and give thanks!
This is the outline God prompted me to draft to present to the Staff of the FAMILY LIFE CENTER in Nepal in October. If you follow these monthly BLOGS you will know about the Nepal trip. The outline has been shared with the leader of the FAMILY LIFE CENTER to present in my absence. 

My passport with the Nepal VISA inserted was lost by the Nepal Embassy in Washington D.C. Embassy. Or it was lost at the USPS because the outgoing mails that day from the Embassy were not processed by the USPS. Our tracking number was never scanned by the USPS. It is, “not in the system”.

Stay Tuned for the report about the planning for the training center of the FAMILY LIFE CENTER in Nepal. It includes development and landscape design of the future campus for conference hall, training classroom, kitchen and dining, guest rooms, students dorms and special cabins.

So for today here is the outline of the encouragement for the staff. The staff that is discouraged because of the cancellation of my visit with them. They have prayed fervently for my being able to travel, yet God has other plans and it is actually exciting to wait on the LORD to see how He will lead forward in the days to come. He has great things in store.

Text Thessalonians 5:16-18

“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” 
JOY ~ God wants us to be joyful. 

Rejoice in the LORD; 
Philippians 4:4 "Rejoice in the LORD always; again I say rejoice!”
This is the first verse Bible verse I learned because I wanted to not because I had to.

PRAY without ceasing 
Romans 8:28 “And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose”

GIVE THANKS 
I Timothy 1:12 “I thank Christ Jesus our LORD, who strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, putting me into service,”
I Timothy 1:12 is my LIFE VERSE! Do you have one? Why not ~ get one

Q  One of questions the Kealys hear the most often is, “where are you going next?”
A  As our ministry following God’s leading has led us to numerous countries the perception is that we continue that process. Well, we do but it is based upon helping partner ministries we have met and worked with over the years using ZOOM, WhatsApp, messages, and the internet of things. Cost effective for us and this allows us to send money for their use. 
The answer is, for the amount of money it would take to travel to be with and help our partners they could use the money to greater benefit; and they do.

Q  The second question, “is Sharon going with you?” 
A  You might have guessed, The answer is, for the amount of money it would take to travel to be with and help our partners they could use the money to greater benefit. READ ON ~ MORE LATER

Q  How do you help?
A  Based upon need, it varies.  It could be putting in a new well and or water delivery system, train students at Bible schools, help build village churches, or help feed pastor families who need money to buy food during the COVID pandemic.  More specifically it includes consultation, project planning, budgeting, and architectural design.

Q  Is it a rumor, you’re going to NEPAL?
A  NO it is NOT a rumor!
Yes we have accepted an invitation for me to travel soon to Nepal.

Dear David, are you willing to Travel to Nepal sometime this fall? either with me or without me, 

The main purpose would be to encourage our team you have prayed for and supported and to visit a location where we need a training center for a remote area. 

If you can come, we would like to use your engineering skills to develop our land and design landscape and also help us design our future campus for conference hall, training classroom, kitchen and dining, guest rooms, students dorms and special cabins. The location is in a mountain resort area and we are praying that God will provide the resources. 

Pastor John Thomas introduced David to his congregation as the man God used for radio in South Africa. The vision of this partner is providing a soup kitchen for the homeless and with a radio station reaching into Masiphumelele, an urbanized township (we would say squatters camp) in Fish Hoek, South Africa, which 20,000 inhabitants call home.

HCJB World Radio’s presidents letter in June 2002 shares the meeting of David and Pastor John Thomas of South Africa. 

In 1992 two strangers “just happened” to get on a hotel elevator in Florida. One was a pastor desperate to find radio equipment to establish the first private FM station in South Africa before his temporary permit expired. The other one was a missionary from HCJB World Radio who pioneered “radio planting” in Eastern Europe. Within two weeks, Pastor John Thomas was back home in South Africa with all the equipment he needed to put the new station on the air. And David Kealy, the HCJB World Radio missionary, was delighted about this divinely choreographed encounter and pleased to have been able to help.

Little did we realize that a chance meeting in a Florida elevator would eventually open doors to a whole network of stations (RAN) reaching multiple unreached people groups halfway around the world.

During the evening service at Fish Hoek Baptist Church near Cape Town, South Africa, Sunday February 24, 2002, two men entered the rear of the church and took a seat. Pastor John Thomas recognized one of them as being a notorious outlaw who had been featured on recent television news programs. Mogamat Benjamin had been convicted of multiple murders, but is now released on parole. He came to the church with his friend who he had met in prison, Allan Rehbock, because he had been listening to the first live broadcast of the service that aired the churches radio station, Cape Community FM. He was listening and was touched by the sermon about the woman at the well. btw this is the very first private FM community radio station in South Africa.

When David asked what touched him, he said “if God could forgive her, He could forgive anyone, even me!” John then led him to faith in Jesus Christ.

Pastor Thomas has served on the Board of Reach Beyond. Pray for him as he assumes the Chairmanship of the Board in 2022.

​We are in a position to provide a one-time benefit to pastors because one of our donors heard a word from the LORD to, "convert some money to cash.  Do it and wait for me to tell you what to do with it." 
 
He did it and waited until the instruction that he knew would follow. He called me when he got the word and told me he needed to see me. I spent the day this week making the trip to meet him. 
 
He pushed an envelope with cash across the table for us to help pastors. PERIOD. It is NOT for fresh water wells that he funds monthly with contributions.

Money is being sent to our partner ministries now to help pastors; pastors who lead small churches that are not able to pay them. They are out of work because the places where they work to support their families are closed due to the COVID pandemic.

This gift gave us an opportunity to reconnect with a dear friend, Rev. John Thomas in South Africa. He responded as follows:

Hi David and Sharon,
It is so good to hear from you folk again.  I often think of you and our miraculous meeting.   It is quite something to think that in September 1993, you arranged for me to see the Board [of the then HCJB World Radio, now Reach Beyond], and I am taking over as the Chairperson of the Board of Reach Beyond in November!  Wow that meeting was SO key and so Divinely organized. 

I would love to pursue this possible funding to help needy pastors with you folk. There are many pastors who are really struggling and $100 would make a real difference in their lives. There are some churches with whom we work closely and use to do the follow up with our clients and patients who have received Christ as Savior.  Some of these pastors are really on the breadline.  
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May the Lord richly bless you in every possible way.
John V. Thomas

When I consider prayer, the first verse that comes to mind is James 5:16 b. All of the verses that I memorized as a boy were from the King James translation of the Bible. "The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much."  Or as stated in The Message translation, this verse reads, "The prayer of a person living right with God is something powerful to be reckoned with."

So, it sounds like a good idea to live right with God. I certainly think so.

"Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need." Hebrews 4:16

"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you."  Matthew 7:7
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Prayer is not only about us but how we interact with others. We are encouraged to pray for others. 
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"First of all, then, I urge that requests, prayers, intercession, and thanksgiving be made in behalf of all people,"  1 Timothy 2:1

​Then of course a song sung in bygone days, SWEET HOUR of PRAYER

I am asking you to pray with me about the invitation to travel this Fall of 2021 as the coronavirus slowly winds down and the staff is gathering in Burtibang, Nepal to expand their ministry. Property is obtained and the request is for some design planning for a conference center and training facility. Following is some information about the request. As I shared this opportunity with a friend she said it sounds like a legacy thing. I guess I must in all humbleness agree. Thanks ahead for prayers as we seek the LORD's will in this. Financing our involvement is a big part of our trusting God as we seek to follow His leading these days.