Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Bangladesh!!!


Wow..I am in the country of Bangladesh!! Is this really happening? God is so good. I got my visa in India for a large sum of money and for a short amount of time but God is good and it is just enough time to get some work done here!! We have a month to do ministry here and it is jam packed. Russel, Sam and I have been here for a week and a half already and we have been nothing but busy.

We first arrived in the city of Khulna where we ran a two day pastor conference for about 25 pastors..teaching them Bible Overview and every ones favorite the Inductive Method through the book of Philemon. It was interesting having my first teaching victims be pastors...it was very stretching but God did it all.

Then we took off for a city called Kaligong where we ran another 2 day pastors conference for another 25 pastors teaching them the same things. This one was really busy because we would teach all day and in between breaks take off with the pastor to visit villiages and then we also had to preach at night but all in all again God did it all and it went really well!!

15 minutes after we finished that seminar we were on a little trip accross the country by bus ferry and taxi..it was a long day but we survived and arrived in the capital city of Bangladesh...Dhaka!! And that is where we are now! We are here for a week doing some mercy ministry for half the day and then the other half of the day we are preparing to teach the books of 1st and 2nd King's in the School of Biblical studies in Dhaka!

Everything is going really well...this is the busiest schedule I have ever been on but God is being so faithful!! Bangladesh is a beautiful country and the people are so hospitibal. Everywhere that we go God is taking care of us! So thank you all so much for your prayers they are truly appreciated...

Some things to keep praying for...
1)That God will bless the little study time that we have
2)For the people that we are ministering to that God will do a good work in them
3)That we will be focused on applying God's word in our own lives
4)That 3 white guys will learn how to bargain with the rickshaw drivers

Again thank you so much for your prayers and support...I will keep updating whenever I can....this is just a small piece of what has been happening so far so if you have any questions please ask me!!! I love you all Love Justin Frase

P.S. Bangali with Justin will start on the next update and next month we will continue with our series of Hindi with Justin..thanks for tuning in!!!

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Leaving Soon

Well a quick update...I am here in an internet cafe because the base lost internet..weheee.got to love em...



Anyway this will probably be my last internet for a while but here is the outreach update...Me and two other guys from Montana..Sam and Russel will be leaving for Bangladesh on Sunday... we will travel by train for 2 days straight and then a day into Bangladesh...something to be praying about is I still need to get a Visa so just pray that God opens that door...We do have our outreach set up...The day we get there our leader Russell teaches the book of Ruth...we have two pastor conferences set up where we will teach the Inductive method and Bible Overview to them..then at the end of the month Sam and I are team teaching the book of Kings in the SBS there so another prayer point...we only have 3 weeks to prepare for that on top pf running pastor conferences so just pray that we have time to prepare and that we will be used...we will finish up our outreach by coming back to the Ywam Lonavala base where we are now and we will be running the seminar phase for the SBS in September...so that is our outreach...we have a lot of work a head of us but we are excited....sorry that was so short...I love you all and I will keep in touch the best that I can...don't be afraid to right me!!!
Much Love...Justin Frase

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Alive and Rockin in India

Gosh what can I even say!! After two days of really long layovers and really long plane rides I am here and alive in Lonavala, India at the Ywam base eating more curry and drinking more chai than you can even imagine and I am loving it. Suprisingly no jet lag for this guy so thanks God.

We started training Monday morning and it is going really well so far. It is a lot of work but it is going to be so worth it getting equipped in what I want to do with teaching now and in the future. We have 9 students two American, me and my friend Sam and the rest are all Indian, recent graduates of the School of Biblical Studies that took place here at the base. And by recent I mean they just finished last week. It is a pretty crazy turn around for all of us but we are all loving it. I am not sure about all of my outreach details yet but I will let you all know as soon as we figure it out. So yeah that's really it for now if you have any questions about anything please e-mail me at chadsmyhero@yahoo.com....


Prayer Requests: That I will rely on God's strength and not try to do this by myself because if I do that this whole thing will be pointless

Pray that the Holy Spirit will enpower me in every aspect from training to going out and teaching

Strength and wisdom to handle the responsibility of teaching God's word

That God will prepare the hearts of those who we are going to be teaching

That God will completely transform me from the inside out during this time

I want to see radical things happen in me and the people we come in contact with during this time

Thank you so much for having my back in prayer it means so much to me...if you need prayer for anything please let me know I would love to have your back also!! Seriously anything... I want to be a part of your life just as much as you are a part of mine!!!



P.S. I am very close to being fluent in Hindi so here is your Hindi lesson for the day


Chinni De Do = Give me some sugar : In the literal sense of the word sugar as in for coffee or tea. Not the possible American meaning for the phrase!

Ap Ka Nam Khia Hey = What is your name

Mira Nam Justin Hey = my name is Justin

Choop = Shut up: Very offensive, only say it to your American friend named Sam

So as you can see I am very close to being fluent in Hindi....Please tune in next time for Hindi with Justin


I love you all, Be Blessed Love Justin

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Off to India

Well here I go off on another adventure. I will be in India and possibly Bangladesh for 3 months. I will be equipping pastors and people on how to study the word of God. This world needs biblical truth and I am so blessed that God has called me to this outreach to begin what I can only hope is to be for the rest of my life. It is going to be stretching but so awesome. God works in weakness and that is what I am. He is so awesome to use someone so weak. I am nothing without him.

I am so happy to report that God has provided my plane ticket and all of the rest of my fees. Thank you all so much for your prayers and support it truly means so much to me!

Prayer Request:
- That God will completely transform me and the people that I will be teaching through his living word
- That I will daily walk in the power of the Holy Spirit always looking to see lives changed
-Health and Safety we will be going to some rough spots
-Strength and Wisdom to handle teaching God's living word


I love you guys so much...please keep in touch

Sunday, June 15, 2008

The Good News, The Bad News, The Future News (My Crazy Life)

The Good News: I have officially been accepted to do my Titus Project in India. The date is starts is July 21st where there will be 3 weeks of training in India. And it looks like my teams outreach is going to be in Bangladesh for a little while and also in India and that will be 2 months. We will be teaching the inductive method in some places and also teaching some books in SBS's in both Bangladesh and India.

The Bad News: I leave in a month and have no money. I need prayer, I need support, I need Visas in a very short amount of time. The total finances is going to be around 3000 dollars. Please keep me in your prayers and if you feel led to give that would also be much appreciated.

God has given me a heart to teach his word to those who are hungry for it and who desperately need it. This past 9 months I have learned the word and I have seen how it has affected my life and how important it is to know the word and the least I can do with my life is share to those who need it. That is part of my vision seeing people transformed by the living word of God.

The Future News: Right when I get back from my Titus outreach I have the opportunity to go on a month long tour with an artist on base which is an awesome opportunity to share my gift of rhythm with the west Coast. After that I am trying to get home for about a month to raise support for the next step. Yes this is very exciting. God has been laying it on my heart to come back to Montana for 2 years or more to staff the Discipleship Training School here. This is other part of my vision to disciple and lead and to see students set free and walking in the gifts that God has given them. It is awesome seeing how God has brought these opportunities to my life.

The Prayer Request: Finances for the next couple years. That God will bring people to me who will share my vision who are willing to support me financially for the long haul. Visas to come quickly because I don't have much time. Strength for me and my team as we are constantly teaching for two months. Thanks for your prayers...they mean so much...if you need prayer for anything let me know!

Support can be sent to: 501 Blacktail Road Lakeside, Montana 59922

Saturday, May 31, 2008

Life is good

Time is moving really fast here in Montana. I have one more month left of school and I can't believe it is almost over. I would appreciate your prayers because I am still waiting on what is next. I am in the process of applying for Titus project in India which would be taking the method I have learned to study the bible to pastors and leaders who are so hungry to learn more so we can raise them up and then in turn they can raise others up to teach the word.. So please keep that in your prayers. I will find out in a couple of weeks if I am accepted and if I do get accepted there is going to be a pretty quick turn around for me. I will graduate on the 26th of June and then I will have two weeks off until I have to get to India. Essentially I will need around 3000 dollars in the next two weeks in order to get a visa and my plane ticket and my outreach fees. So please pray that God will open any doors that need to be opened or close any for that matter. I appreciate all of your prayers, they really do mean the world. God Bless you guys!!