ANSWERS TO PRAYER!!

"Some through the water, some through the flood, some through the fire, but all through the Blood. Some through great sorrow, but God gives a song, in the night season and all the day long."  So thankful for the knowledge that God is in control, hears and answers prayers, and sends songs in the night season to comfort His children. 

Our travels have been long and sometimes physically you wonder where the strength is coming from, but God continues to enable us to go forward.  So thankful God sees when we are weary and sends that answer to prayer to boost our faith!  The other night a man entered into his church and though we had never met him nor had our service yet, he informed us that God had instructed him while still at home to support us and for how much!  What an encouragement to our souls, to hear how God is going before us to work our HIS WILL!  Our faith in the Divine Supplier of ALL of Man's Needs is growing daily as we see HIM working out the details for HIS work in Peru.

Another answer to prayer was the picking up of the Mission Helps' van.  Three and half years ago we told God to pick out our vehicle and then repeatedly asked HIM to keep it running until we could get a mission van.  Our old Aztek pushed itself with the help of God to 275,000....almost original everything.  It is still running fine, but with the upcoming trips to Florida and west, we felt that it was time to switch into a Mission Helps' van.  We are very appreciative of this wonderful ministry to missionaries.

Bryon has felt a great need to get our roof redone before flying out to Peru.  We have prayed for almost two years for this to be able to be done. There were leaks and the thought of leaving it for 2+ years was not comforting.  Through a friend we were given the name of a company that offered to do our roof for less than half the normal price. Praise God!  We ask for your prayers that we can quickly sell the ole Aztek to help pay for a portion of our roof.

 

 



In our travels it was wonderful to get to visit with Jeannette Montgomery Estes and her new husband.  She had visited us in Peru while on a AYIM team.  We so enjoyed reminiscing with her and showing her how much Samuel has grown since he was 3 mths old! :)

 



We were so pleased to see how God is using Jeannette and her husband to minister in Rev. Dan Smith's church in Bloomington, IN.  They truly are an asset and our service was also their first day for their Junior Church Ministry. 

Rev. Dan Smith and Bryon had much to talk about.  After three hours of enjoying their companionship....I yawned my way to bed, only to hear Bryon quietly enter hours later.....and they say women like to talk. :))))))








A quick trip back to Cincinnati to go out shopping with fellow missionary Heather Dickinson, putting up the Christmas tree and décor, teaching Samuel more lessons, cleaning the house, cooking a homemade meal and enjoying it with our Christmas dishes bought at a rummage sale, and then packing for our two weeks + of services.

 

 

We so enjoyed visiting with Rev. Dan & Michelle Durkee and their wonderful congregation.  After our service we were able to enjoy lots of fellowship with two young men that were raised as MK's in Peru.  After service we went to Burger King and fellowshipped with the Durkees and Samuel Aiken, an intern pastor from Ireland. 

 



 

We have often wondered about the Woodhouses that came from Ireland to Stoneboro Camp after reading a holiness book.  Being interested in Ireland, we had tried contacting them before, but to no avail.  We were excited to meet Samuel Aiken and realize that he was from the same denomination as the Woodhouses.  He is soon to marry and then will return to Ireland to preach holiness!  Praise God!

 

 

Answers to prayer!  Sweet answers to prayer.....we look to the right and to the left and see God's answers.  We look straight forward and see HIS hand guiding in answer to your prayers.  Thank you for every offering, every pledge of support, and for every prayer that truly is moving the hand of God to answer!





RECONNECTING & NEW FRIENDSHIPS!

 

 

What a wonderful thing it is to reconnect.  God has been so good to allow us to reconnect with old college friends and make lots of new ones in our mission travels. While holding services in Tennessee, we were able to meet up with a wonderful friend from my AWC days so long ago.  Shelly Getty and I not only went to college together, but also to the Dominican Republic on a mission team.  She so kindly treated us to a HUGE meal at the Apple Barn near Gatlinburg.  We had a wonderful time!

 

 

What a wonderful time of remembering my days at Rincon Marquez, NM. and reconnecting with Rev. & Mrs. Earl Newton who served on the All Tribes board.  We are so thankful for the love and warmth that we feel expressed by them and the Berrysville Holiness Church.  Feels like a part of home is there every time we get to visit.

 

It was a delight to meet Rebekah Cooley Stence's sister Faith Young and her husband.  I so enjoyed hearing the stories of God working in Faith's life as she ministered as a missionary and all the exciting stories of her sister's work on the Amazon River.

 

Loved loved reconnecting with Dan & Carol Roush.  They put up with me when I was in 5th & 6th grade!! (I'm sure I added to their gray hair)  I let them know of a few antics that Debbie Rowley, Jeff Knuckles, and I did way back then while attending what was then known as Christ Academy in Friendsville, TN.  I owe my grammatical foundation to Sr. Roush....am, is are, was, were, be, being, been!!  I shall never forget all they taught me and their Godly lives went on to impact me down through the years.

Also greatly appreciated their church and the Rev. Bentz' for opening an apartment up for us while we were in TN.  They were gracious hosts and stuffed us to the top with wonderful meals!

 

Also want to mention a big thank you to Rev. Bentz for making Samuel's dreams of being a firefighter come a little true.  He loved loved the time you spent showing him around the fire house.

 

We always look forward to any time we can stop and see the Robisons.  They are such a loving couple, doing all they can to see God's Kingdom go forward.  We so appreciated being treated like royalty in their AWESOME farm house. 

 

What an adventure and pleasure to wander room to room....9 bedrooms, two staircases that go three floors up, second story verandah and awesome antiques....love that place and family!!

 

 

Samuel was thoroughly spoiled rotten by Rev. & Sr. Thornton and their wonderful family.  We so enjoyed getting to reconnect and meet their lovely granddaughter for the first time.  We were also able to share lunch with Sr. Cousin and her daughter Naomi (NaNa) whom I taught when she was in 3rd grade.  Seeing her at 27 and getting ready to get married makes an old missionary feel even older! :)

 

 

A GREAT highlight of this past Sunday was getting to visit with Bro. Armour.  My entire life I remember him as a one scoop or two (of mashed pot) as we went through the serving line at Stoneboro Camp.  He grinned and with a twinkle in his eye told me, "I always pegged the two scoopers before I even asked."  He said he gave 50 yrs to working in the dining hall at Stoneboro.  What a delightful Godly man!

 

We have been so blessed by all the friends we are reconnecting and making in our travels.  It is a major benefit to mission work!!!  However, at the end of 1,000+ miles in a week......there's just no place like home!  Thank you, Jesus, for our home!

COW HEAD STORY!

As we have traveled around Bryon and I have told stories of all the unusual items we have eaten in Peru.  I have explained about a trip to the mountains where the fatted cow was killed for a wedding feast.  We would eat on that cow all week as it aged beautifully on the line in the sun with the flies.  As the meat "ages" they just began to fry it longer and longer.  I've explained how you feel a urge to apologize to your food since you have to look face to face with it many times while eating it. 

Well I found the pics that I mention in our deputation services.  Looking lovely eh? :P

Tired and just waiting to be fed, but who did I say was sitting right beside me?  Ha...some of you remember!

Yep, staring at me accusingly.  You just have to apologize and go on and enjoy him or go hungry!  The part of looking face to face with what I eat I might not be looking forward to too much! :)

A STEP OF FAITH!!!

After conferring with our mission director, Mark Becker, we felt led to make a true step of faith on our parts.  WE HAVE BOUGHT TICKETS FOR PERU!!!!  Though our monthly support has not grown adequately to support us on the mission field, we felt that God was leading us to put our complete trust in HIM!  We are scheduled to fly out for Peru on July 9, 2015!!  We believe that God will raise up those HE wants to support HIS work in Peru, or HE will provide our needs day by day as we are faithful to do HIS bidding. 

Excitement runs through our home today as we think about the land that we love.  Leaving Peru the first time was the hardest thing either of us had experienced.  The excitement that comes with the knowledge of returning also brings with it the full weight of our responsibility before Christ to our precious Peruvian people.  We have been in contact with Pastor Luiz in Lima, and look forward to being an encouragement to him.  He has started different works in Lima, below Lima, and Iquitos (a very hard place to reach...mostly by boat or plane).  He seems to have a  passion for souls and we would covet your prayers as we seek God's will in whatever way HE leads.  We are also praying for other contacts that we have made in southern Peru.

We have another opportunity to work for Jesus in a city in the far south of Peru called Arequipa.  We desire to be working to be a light for Jesus wherever HE plants us. We want to be busy seeking the lost in whatever city HE chooses to place us at any given time!

We are giving each Thursday for fasting and praying for God's work in Peru.  We would ask that if you feel led by God, would you join us in prayer and fasting?  So much more can be done for God's Kingdom through this avenue than any other.  The souls of men, women, and children are slipping through our fingers.....we want to be faithful in the Great Harvest time.  Reap with us through your prayers, fasting, and support.  "He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him."  Psalm 126:6

You may notice a lot of GOD'S, HIS, HE, HIM up above in the writing......it's because we truly do not feel that this work is the Fling's work in any way.  It's GOD'S work!  It is HE that leadeth us!  It will be done HIS way and will be about HIM.  What more can we ask than that HE goeth before us to Peru?!!!

SWEET MEMORIES OF THAT SPECIAL TIME!!

We still stand back in awe at the precious gift that was given to us by our Heavenly Father!  I'm not sure that a child could be loved more.....we so love our son, Samuel Logan Fling!  Found these pics and it reminded me of God's words in March, 2008.  I heard, "Unto you a son is given," in what appeared an audible voice to me.   A few days later to our delight Samuel was graciously given to us by our Loving Heavenly Father. 

I looked back at that great gift, then literally dropping baby gifts into our laps also.  At the time of Samuel's birth we had two small dingy dark grocery stores to shop in.  Most of the time you could only buy items that were local and sometimes things that were shipped in from Lima, the capital.  However, I'll never forget the day I walked in and through the sunlight shining through an opening on the roof, saw a Fisher Price swing with ALL the gadgets sitting there......all the way from America!  My Aunt Karen had just sent an amount of money for Samuel's birth and it covered the price of the imported swing.  That probably sounds like a small thing to some, but to this first time mother with only 10 days notice that I might be receiving a child, I felt so blessed that my Father personally made sure it was there.  Could Samuel have lived without a baby swing.....MOST DEFINITELY!.....however, it's just like our Father to show up and go beyond what we could ask or think.

The baby shower that was given to me by the Corbins met and exceeded any daydreams I had of having a shower in the States.  God is so good and I will forever be thankful for our Samuel.....a son truly asked of God and given by HIM!

TRAVELS WITH SAMUEL!!

We are so thankful to Jesus how he is helping Samuel to adjust to all the travels.  Samuel is a child that needs a lot of reassurance and consistency in his life, therefore we were afraid of the constant change and stress that comes with traveling every week.  However, we have found God to be our and his help during this time. 

Much of the time Samuel is squashed in the back with the Peruvian display and décor along with all the regular needs for a family of three. :) Thankfully, we have never heard him complain and he seems to take delight in meeting all the new people.  Last Sunday night we were told by a young man that they had never met a more outgoing child as Samuel in all their life!  Hmmmm.....he gets it "naturally" from his parents I dare say.

 

 

 

 

A typical sight to see when traveling through the Andes Mountains.  A Peruvian lady making what appears to be a rug.  There are so many precious Peruvians open to the Gospel of Christ.

"How then shall they call on him whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard?  and how shall they hear without a preacher?"  Romans 10:14

We want to thank each of you that are partnering with us and Christ to take the message of salvation and holiness to a hungry people!

COMARGO CAMP

God's presence was sensed in a very special way at Comargo Camp this year.  God helped us immensely in the teaching of the children about the wonderful God of Space.  We had some concerns that our services had to be held in a tent and there were a few days of rain.  As we stood in water over our shoes while getting the tent decorations set up, we realized that it reminded us of working in the jungles of Peru! :)  Our decorations rolled and sagged with the moisture in the air, but the children never seemed to notice.  They were an excellent bunch to work with. 

A special thank you to the Brookside Allegheny Church and my dad for loaning their microphone, amp, and stand so that I could be heard over the sound of the fans blowing in the tent. 
I also had awesome helpers in Bro. & Sr. Dave Jowers, Michelle Probst, my mother, and last but not in any way least my husband Bryon.  All contributed greatly to make the children's camp a success!  Praise HIS Name!

God came in the camp services with one service lasting until 12:15 am as the young people sought and praised God with such freedom!  We so appreciate our young people that have such a passion to live a life pleasing unto HIM!  May we older ones continue to be a Godly example before their lives.

Camp wasn't without a medical issue.  Bryon appeared to have a gallbladder attack and wound up in the emergency room twice.  With meds, a strict diet, and prayer he seems to be doing much better for which we praise the Lord!  He still needs to have a gallbladder function test that is scheduled for next week.  We are so thankful that God has our very times in HIS hands.....we can rest in HIM that whatever comes our way HE is in charge!

CHILDREN'S MINISTRY

God divinely led us to become the children's workers at the Brethren In Christ campmeeting.  We worked all week teaching the children about the wonderful GOD OF SPACE, who can do the impossible!!  Not only did they learn about AN ALL-POWERFUL GOD, they also learned many space facts.  We enjoyed working with these precious souls.  It also did these two missionaries good to remember that we are serving the God of the IMPOSSIBLE who is sufficiently able to supply for HIS ministry in Peru!!!

Through this outreach doors opened for our Peruvian ministry.  We are hoping to be able to hold services in churches that we made contact with while at the camp.  The brethren at this camp welcomed us with open arms and prayed over us during their commissioning of their own missionaries.  Bryon also sat on a mission panel explaining the differences culturally and the spiritual needs in Peru.

We are now setting up to begin children's ministry at Comargo Camp.  We are excited to teach these wonderful young people about our GREAT BIG WONDERFUL GOD!!  Samuel is especially excited, for he will be able to visit with his church friends that he has been missing during all our travels.

We have continued to travel throughout four states, telling others about God's call upon our lives and what we believe HE wants to do in Peru.  We are so thankful for each of you that are choosing to partner with us and God as we endeavor to reach the lost in Peru with the GOOD NEWS! 

It was hard to see Bryon up there working on the steeple.....the beautiful Brookside AWM Church.

HELPING HANDS!

This past weekend found us driving near Louisville, KY.  Bryon was up on the Brookside Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Church roof trying to fix a leak from a problem with their steeple.  After several hours in the blazing sun, he thinks he has it fixed.  Pray that the leak will stop so that they do not have to remove their steeple for more intense work.  We enjoy getting to be small Helping Hands in God's Kingdom!

While he was busy with that, my cousin was working tirelessly on our wheel bearing that needed changed badly!  Many miles that ole bearing has squealed and made the most horrible noises.  We continued to pray for God's protection over the miles and HE granted it.  So thankful that we had the Helping Hands of Jesus covering our high mileage vehicle. 

Speaking of this vehicle, back in 2011, when we knew we were to return to the States soon, we began to look online for a used vehicle.  We didn't know what to be looking for, so we prayed about it and asked God to choose our vehicle!  HE DID!  Do you think God has a sense of humor?  I DO!!!  :)  When my brother Paul called to say he had found a vehicle, that had hit a deer, for a very good price, we excitedly looked up the car we felt God had worked out for us and there it stated......."Voted Ugliest Car in America!!"   HA!  However when we allow God to do the choosing, He ALWAYS chooses best!  When we received our vehicle it had 208,000 miles on it and original motor, tranny etc.  Three years ago I asked God to please keep it running until we it's time to return to Peru.  In three years the mileage now reads 263,000......ummmm, we have done a bit of driving eh? ;)  We are to receive a loaner mission van at the end of November.  Please pray with us that God's Helping Hands will continue to enable our ole Pontiac Aztek to keep on trucking!

We are getting ready to head to Pennsylvania for three mission services, then back to Cincinnati to prepare for our first children's work at the Brethren of Christ camp meeting.  We covet your prayers as we attempt to be Helping Hands in the Master's work!

MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP

It is so wonderful to have fellow missionaries to fellowship with.  Ones that can understand the twists and turns of deputation travels. :)  We so appreciate Gareth and Susan Carter and their kindness to us.  The other night we were privileged to sit around their bonfire sharing dreams and burdens for the ministries God has laid upon our lives.  Wonderful friends, wonderful times!   We are also really looking forward to the Dickinsons returning soon to have their new bundle of joy.  What a wonderful time it will be to hear how God has blessed their work in Argentina!

TRAVELS

The past few weeks have found us traveling back and forth to Pennsylvania, Indiana, Kentucky, and different places in Ohio.  We have so appreciated the Lord's help and traveling mercies across the many miles.  It has been so wonderful to meet again with old friends and make lots of new ones!

Tomorrow night we will be the missionary speakers for the Candy Run Campmeeting in Lucasville, OH.  We covet your prayers!  God also has worked out His will for Bryon and me to serve as the Children's Workers at the Memorial Holiness Camp in West Milton, OH, and also at Comargo Camp in Goshen, OH.  We are working toward developing the theme that we felt God wanted us to use....THE GOD OF SPACE.  We realize that this is going to be a very busy summer, but we are looking forward to serving Jesus in these capacities. 

Between travels and speaking Bryon is staying busy learning how to install kitchen cabinets and granite.  He always enjoys learning new skills that can many times be applied on the mission field.  We appreciate Nathan Earls Sr. and his business, Countertops By Nathan, for providing this opportunity.

Samuel is enjoying summer break and has finally broken out of his stage fright.  He is singing "I Will Make You Fishers of Men" in Spanish "Pescadores Yo Os Hare" in front of the congregations.  He is also joining in with our family's attempt at singing "Alabare!"  (Praise HIM!)

The other day Samuel and I called a fellow missionary to sing to them a chorus that has been an encouragement to my soul!  "God said we're going to make it.....God said we're going to make it....God said we're going to make it.....We're going to make it through the raging storm....Don't worry over thunder, we're not going under....God said we're going to make it....we're going to make it cause the Master's on board!"  Friends, the important part is to know that HE IS ON BOARD......wherever HE sends you, whatever HE calls you to do for HIM, as long as HE IS ON BOARD you can go forward!  The Fling Family is going forward in HIM!

BUSY LIVES!

Well, we are up and running with deputation services!  We asked God if this was HIS timing for deputation that HE would give us the services.  Others have said that the summer months are the hardest months to get into churches, but we realized that if it was God's timing HE would go before us opening the doors.  So far it doesn't appear we have a Sunday free until late August!!  Isn't God good.....showing HIS power above the normal circumstances?!!

We have finished two mission services, spoke on our Perspectives classes at the CN Church, filled in preaching at Brookside A.W.M. Church for Mother's Day, and are headed out this WED. night for our first mid-week mission service.  It is a very busy time in our lives and we so appreciate every prayer as we juggle getting back in time for Samuel to be in school Monday morning and trying to keep my (Michele) job for as long as possible.  Because of travel Bryon has not been able to remain full-time with G.B.S., however he is able to work there as he has opportunity (we so appreciate that!!!) and others are desirous of hiring him for projects.  God is so good to provide!  If we will but trust HIM with the outcome, HE will show HIS power above and through our circumstances!!!

IHC

What a wonderful time we had at Interchurch Holiness Convention.  It was an exhausting 3 days of running back and forth from Cincinnati to Dayton, standing for hours handing out prayer cards and informing people of God's call upon our lives, but it was OH! so worth it!  God came again and again in the services.  The shouting of praises to HIM and lined altar services were so encouraging to see!

We also were able to make a lot of new contacts and received some open doors for deputation services.  The prospects of services are wonderful, but far greater the promises of prayer support.  Bryon and I FULLY realize that we can not take one step forward without prayer and the complete direction of the Holy Spirit.  To each of you that are praying and supporting us may God richly bless you!  We so need each of you and count it a privilege to be your missionaries to Peru!!!!

Pics from IHC!

Easter Weekend!

Ministry!

Bryon and I love to be in ministry of some type!  So it is so wonderful when God allows us to be able to minister in some way though not a full-time pastor or missionary on the field at this present moment.  We thoroughly enjoyed filling in at the Berrysville Holiness Church and then last Sunday at Brookside Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Church.  Our day was packed full with teaching, preaching, special songs, and leading choruses, but it was so rewarding!  There also was a bonus!!  We were able to spend Easter with my (Michele's) side of the family.  We try to thoroughly enjoy these special times with family knowing that soon in Peru, we will fall back on them as precious memories!

Tomorrow is the BIG DAY!  Setting up our Peru display at IHC for the first time.  Our deputation services start on May 6th, and the months are starting to fill up with services.  We sure covet your prayers as we begin this new venture for Jesus!

Perspectives on the World Christian Movement

Our Perspective classes will soon be over.  It has been an intense 15 weeks of juggling jobs, child care, and traffic to get back and forth across Cincinnati every Wednesday night.  I will forever be thankful that I (Michele) had a job where I was permitted to read for hours while on the clock.  Bryon, fortunately, had already read the books at AWC, therefore was not required to read them again!  It was a struggle, however, the knowledge and spiritual impact that these classes had on us was truly invaluable!

We want to thank Amit, a GBS student from India, for giving us his time as we labored through pages of questions to complete our Project Paper.  He gave an insight and understanding of India that we completely lacked.  We quickly realized that through books and others we had gained a misconception of India and its culture, therefore we truly appreciate his time and detailed explanation of his country and life there.

We also want to thank Jesus for giving us this opportunity.  We feel that we will be much better equipped to return to Peru having finished the Perspecitives class.  We want to be ambassadors for Christ in the way that brings HIM the most glory and eventually leaves the Peruvian Church an indigenous work.

Deputation Services!!

God is helping us as we start the process of calling churches to ask for deputation services.  We so want to share the burden God has laid upon our hearts for Peru!  There are so many avenues for ministry in Lima and the southern portion of Peru.  When we think of the orphanages, the prison opportunities (where mothers give birth and then raise their babies in prison), the homeless street children, and the overall massive amount of souls without the knowledge of the Good News it can be overwhelming!  However, we KNOW that God has a plan and knows the exact place of ministry that He wants for us. 

When Bryon was visiting Lima, Peru, last October, God gave direct help and leadership.  Two men were converted, a taxi driver and shoe shiner.  The old shoe shiner wept as he told Bryon and Philip about his experience as a child in a holiness church up north.  He said he still remembered things he had been taught.  God reclaimed him that day on the dirty streets of Lima, and then the question was asked, "Where do I go from here?"  Bryon could only point him to reading God's Word and finding a Bible believing church.  How wonderful it will be when we can begin to instruct these precious ones on a daily basis.  The newly saved men gave Bryon their contact numbers and want him to get in touch when we arrive.  It is staggering to think that 1/4 of all Peru lives in one city----LIMA!  OH, how they need to hear!  Pray for us as we begin traveling to tell YOU about this great need.

SO HAPPY IN OUR CALL TO PERU!!

 

THANK GOD FOR FAMILIES!  SO MUCH TO PRAISE HIM FOR!!

PRAYER CARDS!!

Well we finally submitted all our information for our prayer cards.  Within a week or two we should have them in our hands just in time for IHC!!    We are so appreciative that God helped these non-techies to set up our websites for tax deductible donations.  We are excited to be able to set up our display with Global Holiness Missions at IHC. 

Last night we were able to stop in for a while with Gareth & Susan Carter, our missionaries to Cuba, and had a wonderful time planning and discussing our calls that God has placed on our lives.  They also will be representing their missionary plans at our GHM stand at IHC.  See you there!

Preparations!

                        

We have learned a wealth of information in our Perspectives on the World Christian Movements classes. The speakers have been phenomenal and imparted such wisdom from their many years of service in missions. However, we are looking forward to the end of April, as that will be our last class. Bryon, Samuel, and I are anticipating the day we once again touch down in Peru, to serve Jesus in ministry. We covet your prayers as we look toward setting up deputational services. The beginning of this blog will help to keep us in contact with you as we set forth on this exciting next phase of our lives with Global Holiness Missions and Jesus!