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“I am sending you to them...to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the do-
minion of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have
been sanctified by faith in Me.” Acts 26:17-18
home sweet home
The dust has clearly settled from our move, and our ministry here in Kansas City is in full swing. God seems to
always provide for our ongoing needs (and we trust that He will continue to do so as we live by faith). Thank
you for your part in that. Johanna has made our new house a home, and we have already opened our home up tomany new friends, including some from Burma and Thailand. Hospitality, we believe, is a powerful and practical
way to show an observable agape love. Much ministry can take place when we simply open our door to others.
far from home
Irony is everywhere, if we open our eyes to it. As we have settled in our new home this summer, God has brought
us in contact with a group of people that are experiencing a life that is anything but “home sweet home.” Severalthousand refugees are living in downtown Kansas City, and are from the Asian country of Myanmar (formerly
called Burma). They escaped their country which is currently controlled by a violent military government, andthese people have experienced persecution, torture, famine, abuse, and so much more. They bring with them thedemons of the past, and are living in our American culture where they don’t speak the language, nor do they truly
feel at home. These families face incredible struggles from without, and especially from within, as many do not
personally know the Lord. Our consistent prayer is that God would connect us with others in Kansas City who
would share our passion to build spiritual homes, whether those homes be American or Burmese. God answeredour prayer by divinely connecting us with a local missionary couple (Rich and Vicki) who work specifically with
all internationals living in K.C. (ask us about this! It’s a God thing!) Micah and Rich had the opportunity to
spend 3 1/2 hours a few weeks ago in one of the homes of the Burmese refugees. Late into the night, they shared
the truth of God’s love to 7 adults and 4 children of the Hakha-Chin tribe of Burma — through a Christian Bur-mese translator, they shared His love to 11 people who have mostly experienced hate and indifference. They saw
the Holy Spirit bridge the language and cultural gap by bringing 5 of these adults into a personal relationshipwith God. Yes, you now have 5 new Burmese brothers and sisters in Christ! If you do not have the chance tomeet them in this life, know that you will spend eternity with them. Your prayer and financial support is what
allows us to be here bringing the gospel to those who need it...and for God to use us to “open their eyes” to
“bring them from darkness into light”. Thank you for partnering with us for the spread of His gospel. In additionto our other ministry outreaches, we are now planning various ways to minister to the Burmese — a marriage
seminar, parenting seminar, church leadership training, and we also desire to train Americans to share the gospel
by teaching English to the Burmese in Kansas City. Please pray for wisdom and energy as we press on!
How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
Romans 10:15
The Gelatt’s - serving w/ FamilyLife
bringing the gospel to families in the Kansas City area
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“always praying joyfully
every one of my prayers f
all of you because of yo
partnership in the gospe from the first day
until now.”
Philippians 1:4-5
prayer items
The Three “R’s”We had a restful, rejuven
ing, and refreshing time
our Campus Crusade S
Conference in Colora
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contact us
17912 E. 171st StreetPleasant Hill, MO 640
Micah
785.231.9478
Johanna
785.817.3997
www.gelattfamily.co
family scrapbook
go team go!
Coming up in March 0f 2012, we have our 2 Weekend to Remember marriage conferences
here in Kansas City. Last year, we had about 1000 husbands and wives attend this event.
Many came to Christ, and so many more made commitments to follow God’s Word in their
life, marriage, and family. Changed lives! From darkness to light! It’s why we do what we
do. Starting this month, we are calling dozens of local couples who are interested in joining
our existing local ministry team. They are couples who have a passion to be used by God, to
build homes. Not homes made from brick, mortar, or wood….but spiritual homes. Please
pray that many would commit to working alongside us as we begin many different ministryoutreaches. We have our first meeting for the Kansas City ministry team on Oct. 1st. Pray
that we can lead the team well, and that this local ministry team will be galvanized and
synergistic in our efforts. There is much work to be done, and few people and little time to
do it. May God grant energy!
We hopped down to Branson for a
day to spend some time with close
friends at Silver Dollar City. We had a
fantastic time together relaxing be-fore our busy season begins.
Ethan lost his
first tooth last
month. He was
pretty excited
with this mile-
stone.
He has started
2nd grade.Emma started Kin-
dergarten. She has
always loved to learn
and is extra excited
to be “officially” sit-
ting at school with
the brothers.
Josiah is growing up so quickly. He has
almost 100 chickens, is making and sell-
ing bread weekly and is always looking
for new business
opportunities. He is in 4th grade.
Grace is going to be 1 in October! That is so
hard to believe. She had a rough first year
but thankfully we are pleased to say she is a
much happier baby this year!
I think this picture says it
all. She just makes us
smile. We never know
what Abigail is going to
do next. She is a true
delight.
