Shepherd's Rest International
A ministry of Howard & Martha Beam to pastors and missionaries and their families.
"The Lord is my Shepherd. I shall not want!" He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul!" Psalm 23:1-3
OCTOBER 29, 2016
Hello dear friends, Martha had a wonderful mission trip to India in August. She so enjoyed ministering to and with our daughter Becca in Hyderabad, India. It was a ten day trip and she flew by herself for the very first time. She had flown with me and with our family many times. I was so proud of her for going and I know it meant so much to her and to Becca and her team. Becca, as you may remember, is on an eleven month, eleven country mission trip called "The World Race" with Adventures in Missions. They ministered in India to a special needs orphanage and the kids there really won their hearts.
Please pray for Becca as she is now in Cambodia ministering and will return home just before Thanksgiving. We are so excited to get her back home safely but praise the Lord for the opportunity that she has had to serve the Lord all over the world this past year.
On the home front here in Carroll and Montgomery Counties in Mississippi we are continuing to minister to local pastors. I lead a pastor's prayer meeting every week where we pray for one another, for our families, our churches, for revival and for our nation. We have especially been praying lately for the upcoming election which is such an important turning point for our nation.
Martha and I also cook and serve a fellowship breakfast for from 12 to 20 pastors weekly. This and the weekly prayer meeting are both inter-denominational and interracial. It has been such a blessing and so rewarding to see the growing unity and cooperation developing among the pastors.
As I write we are taking the first step towards securing a ministry grant to launch "the place" for Shepherd's Rest. We are believing the Lord for something like 100 acres, with several houses, a lake, walking trail, and prayer garden in a quiet peaceful environment where ministers and their families can come and be ministered to by the Chief Shepherd, Jesus. He said in Mathew 11:28, "Come to me, all who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest." We are praying that God's Will be done on earth as it is in heaven regarding this facility. Please join us in prayer.
Please keep praying for us and Shepherd's Rest International and don't hesitate to let us know if we can serve you or your ministry in any way.
In Christ Love, Howard and Martha Beam