Our missionaries in the Philippines, along with the Foreign Mission Committee and the calling church, Doon PRC Council, have just published their fourth newsletter of this year

The December 2014 issue, penned by Missionary-pastor Richard Smit, provides a detailed update of their exciting labors with the established churches and various groups with whom they have contact. This newsletter includes a special note about the "early" return of Rev.Smit and his family to the U.S, as they await the arrival of a new baby and a call to one of our churches.

Let's remember to pray for the Smits and Kleyns - and all our missionaries and their families - as they serve the Lord and His people in distant lands. May they experience the nearness of their Savior and the support of their fellow-saints in this time of year.

You will find the full newsletter below in image form but the December newsletter is also attached here in pdf form.

On Sunday morning, December 7, 2014 Rev. Jon Mahtani informed Doon PRC, the calling church for our Philippines mission, as well as his own congregation at Cornerstone PRC (Dyer, IN) that he was led by the Lord to decline the call they had extended to him on November 16, 2014.

Per the decision of the FMC (Foreign Mission Committee) along with Doon PRC's Council, Doon PRC will continue seeking to call a man to replace Rev.R.Smit in the Philippines' mission work.

On Sunday, December 14, 2014 the Council of Doon PRC announced the following trio from which to call next: Rev. A. Brummel (Heritage PRC, Sioux Falls, SD), Rev. G. Eriks (Hudsonville, MI), and Rev. W. Langerak (Southeast - Grand Rapids, MI). They plan to call December 25.

On Thursday, December 4, 2014, the congregation of First PRC, Grand Rapids, MI voted to extend a call to Rev.Ron Van Overloop (Grace PRC, Standale, MI) from her trio that also consisted of Revs.A.Brummel (Heritage PRC, Sioux Falls, SD) and R.Smit (missionary to the Philippines).

May the Good Shepherd of the sheep guide His under-shepherd into the clear knowledge of and submission to His will with regard to this call too.

First PRC of Grand Rapids, MI and the Reformed Witness Hour Committee announce the messages scheduled for December 2014 on the RWH radio program. 

Missionary-pastor W.Bruinsma (PR Fellowship in Pittsburgh, PA) has another message on the importance of preaching and also plans to give some special messages for Christmas and New Year's Day.

Below is the schedule of messages, which you will also find attached in pdf form.

For stations and times for listening to the RWH program, visit the RWH website.

At her congregational meeting Monday night, December 1, 2014, Peace PRC (Lansing, IL) voted to extend a call to Rev.Ronald Van Overloop (Grace PRC, Standale, MI) to become her next pastor.

As pastor Van Overloop considers this call as well as the one that remains at Grace PRC, may the King of the church give him clear guidance and grace to do his Lord's revealed will.

Issue twelve of "Reformed News Asia" has been released by the Christian Literature Ministry (CLM) of our sister church in Singapore, the Covenant Evangelical Reformed Church, and once again you will find an issue filled with informative and edifying content (for information on the previous issue, #11, visit this page)!

One of the special features of this issue is once again the devotions on the Belgic Confession, covering Articles 34-37 (see pdf attachment) on the doctrine of the sacraments, the civil magistrate, and the final judgment. Written by Missionary-pastor M.McGeown (Limerick Reformed Fellowship, Ireland), these devotions on the "BC" take you through the month of December (Dec.2 - Dec.31). You will find great spiritual profit in using these devotions day by day.

In addition, the newsletter also contains information about the CLM's pamphlet (For example, there's a new one on the Christian as soldier written by Connie Meyer!) and book ministries and about activities going on in the CERC, such as their annual Christmas Day gospel meeting, by which they try to reach the lost with the message of Christ's birth.

Some of the more recent activities of the past are reported on too - with plenty of pictures included, such as the installation of Rev.Lanning, their Reformed Youth Seminar with Rev.C.Haak, and their Reformation conference Rev.D.Kleyn.

Here is one picture of some recent visitors to the CERC - the three men from Hope PRC on their way to Myanmar.

Be sure to check out all the details by subscribing to this important newsletter from our Singapore sister.