September 2013

Dear Ministry Partners, Goals Achieved Over the past four years we have had our ministry time divided between assisting Church Extension and Camden BFC. With Church Extension we assisted the various church plants, held Bible studies, worked on demographic studies and outreach projects. While helping Camden BFC we worked on community outreaches, major property improvements, sought to gather new people and allowed them to gain some financial stability. We believe that we have completed a number of our goals at Camden and need to be able to dedicate our full time efforts to the various ministries duties within Church Extension. During these four years Camden contributed to our support needs so that we remained fully supported. However, given the upcoming projects and ministry opportunities it has become increasingly difficult for us to balance our ministry time between Church Extension and Camden. Future Goals When we are again able to dedicate ourselves completely with Church Extension we will have additional time to work on a number of future goals and projects. Plans are being developed for exploring a Bible study in the Denton, Md. area, assisting theMission (our church plant in Townsend, De.) with a new movers visitation project, and helping with property issues that are faced by several church plants are just some of the immediate needs that will be addressed. There are also a number of other responsibilities that are just in the formation stages.

Future Needs As a ministry partner we need your help. When we return to Church Extension (once Camden completes the search for a Pastor) we will be around $20,000 short of our annual needed pledged support level. We want to ask three things. 1. Pray with us that God will raise up the additional support needed. 2. That our current supporting churches will be able to increase their support to us by 20% 3. That we will see the remaining support raise through our individual donors and new churches.
Godly Challenge God continues to call us to serve the Lord and you under the direction of Church Extension. While the needed support level is significant we are reminded how wonderfully God provided all the funds last year for our car. We know that this goal is no less unattainable. In 2 Kings 3, Israel is faced with what seems like an impossible challenge of surviving without water and defeating the Moabites. After instructing them to dig

ditches Elisha tells them: 2 Kings 3:17-18 For thus says the Lord, 'You shall not see wind or rain, but that streambed shall be filled with water, so that you shall drink, you, your livestock, and your animals.' This is a light thing in the sight of the Lord. He will also give the Moabites into your hand, ESV Since 1994 when our family left to serve with TWR until today under Church Extension Ministries, God has always supplied our financial support through His people. We believe that He will continue to supply that need today.

they will include your email address on our prayer letter list. It is a separate list so you will not receive any additional emails from Church Extension unless you request them. Also, if you wish to receive our monthly email praise and prayer updates please send us an email request directly to us. Send support to: Church Extension Ministries PO Box 753, Whitehall, PA 18052 Email: raybertolet@verizon.net or guamdad@hotmail.com Face Book: Raymond Bertolet Praises We thank the Lord for His faithfulness. We thank the Lord for you faithful support over all the years. (Since 1994 to today.) Prayer That God will raise up the $20,000 needed. That current individuals and churches will be able to increase their pledge support. That we will see additional churches become financial partners.

We ask that you prayerfully consider how you can be a part of meeting that need for financial support.

Your Partner in Missions,

Louise & Raymond

Louise and Raymond Bertolet 28794 Kerlyn Drive Millsboro, DE 19966
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