The Lord challenged me with a thought. Are you willing to recruit laborers for the harvest field and train them? My answer is yes. "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.

I have been talking with people one on one about worldwide evangelism and full time missions work. Are you interested in missionary work? If so contact me. I have a job for you!

GREAT Men's Retreat.

I just spent three days in the woods with a bunch of great men. We worshiped The Lord Jesus and prayed. I was able to speak with some young men about going on missions trips. I believe we also raised some money for missionary outreach in Tajikistan.

If any of you would like to go on a summer missionary trip please email me dalepugh@yahoo.com.

Recruiting in the USA

This photo was taken at a missionary school in Mobile, Alabama. International Gospel Outreach invited me to their school. I also visited the Globe International School in Pensacola, Florida. I love teaching new recruits for missionary work. I believe now is a time to recruit new missionaries for worldwide evangelism. In the next two weeks I'll be in Michigan, Indiana and the Kansas City area. Jesus said to ask for workers to bring in the harvest.

Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field."
Matt.9:37-38 NIV

The worship in the Philippines was so full of the life of God! I really enjoyed working among these precious people. World Indigenous Missions has six missionaries living in Cebu. They have a training center and sending agency named Sea Mist. While there we worked with them on leadership and team building. The leaders really enjoyed our teaching on prayer and daily devotions. One pastor that works with the team asked permission to translate our material to the native language for use in their churches.

We are thankful that you helped send us on this trip. The impact for evangelizing and discipling Southeast Asia should be huge!

Plans for the first quarter of 2010

•The first part of February I will be in St. Louis visiting pastors, preaching and catching up on paperwork (closing out last year).
•Feb. 26th -Mar. 1st I will be in Minneapolis, MN to visit friends and supporters. I will also be recruiting new missionaries.
•March 6-14 is my yearly trip to Globe International in Florida and International Gospel Outreach in Alabama to train missionaries.
•At the end of March I hope to visit Michigan, Indiana, and Kansas City to visit supporters, encourage leaders and recruit new missionaries.
•Kathy will continue her work at North County Christian School teaching Spanish and helping disciple High School Students.

Successful Trip to Asia

World Indigenous Missions president, Chuck Hall, and I just returned from a ten day trip to the Philippines. During our time there we preached in three churches, taught two days at a missionary training school named Seamist. This school is training missionaries to serve as church planters in the 11 Southeast Asian countries. We also enjoyed fellowship with the six WIM missionaries that live and work there. Veteran missionaries Richard & June Bartz hosted us. We had a great time. Thank you for praying for this very productive trip.

New Church in the Philippines

In The Philippines

Today Jan. 18 I am in the Philippines. WIM president Chuck Hall is with me. We are visiting a team of missionaries that are training Philippinos to be missionaries in all of Southeast Asia. This is a great work. These people are changing the world for Christ! We will be teaching at the training center and speaking in some churches. I will upload some photos soon.

Christmas in Spain

We were able to visit Aaron, Mary and Sara in Valencia Spain for Christmas. They are working with a team that is planting churches and training leaders. Senior missionary Jeff Steen and his family served with us in Mexico during the 80's. The photo has Jeff's family along with Kathy and Aaron's family. I am behind the camera.

Heading to Spain for Christmas!

Saturday Kathy and I will fly to Spain to visit our son, Aaron, and his family. They are serving as missionaries in Valencia along with the Jeff Steen family. We plan to enjoy family time, encourage the missionaries and be a part of the life of God's church in Spain.

Please pray that everything goes well. As we celebrate Christmas in Spain we pray that you will be filled with the Joy that has come to the world in Jesus!

Visitation at Phayao

I am going to describe to you a visitation of our Lord to a group of children living in a girl’s home in Thailand. The home is named Phayao which means “House of Dreams” in Thai. Three different missionaries described this story to me. The following is a conglomeration of what I heard from all three.

In the fall of 2008 when there were 22 girls living at Phayao they were having a worship service. Suddenly one of the girls said, “Jesus wants to come into the room”, at that point everyone looked to the doorway and 21 of the girls saw Jesus standing there. None of the adults that were present saw him. The girls (youngest was 7 at the time the oldest was 15) said he walked in smiling at them. They all thought he looked very loving. After he walked around the room he started to walk up the stairs to the 3rd floor of the home. All the girls followed. He then stood outside the door of the isolation room where one of the girls lay inside sick. One of the older girls named Eif said, “Jesus wants to go into that room.” Eif then stepped in front of Jesus and opened the door. The Lord walked into the room and looked down at the sick girl, she saw Jesus. He then reached down took her hand and she got up out of bed. Jesus walked her out into the room with the other girls. He smiled at all of them and then walked down the stairs and out the front door where he disappeared. The little girl that was in the sick room was healed after being touched by the Lord.

No adult saw any of this. The missionary in charge who speaks Thai along with some other staff members took the girls into a room one by one to interview them. They all told the same story. The staff along with the three missionaries I spoke with all believe the girls saw Jesus.

Here is a bit of evidence I find interesting. The girls attend a public school. Most of the students are Buddhist. Eif shared this visitation with her friends at school and 17 have given their lives to the Lord. All the girls are testifying to everyone about this visitation. One more interesting fact, when the girls came to Phayao they were oppressed, poor girls that did not know the Lord. Most of them were at great risk of being sold into prostitution. When I met them one year after the visitation they were some of the most well adjusted, on fire for God youth I have ever met. The night before we arrived they had a 6 hour worship service that ended at 2:00 AM.

I was not there but I believe Jesus did appear to the girls at Phayao. He has definitely done a wonderful work in their lives.

THE GIRLS’ HOME AT PHAYAO THAILAND

Eight girls are in this photo with me and two staff members. These girls were rescued from being sold into prostitution. Just by looking at their faces you can see the wonderful work God has done in their lives. Sadness and depression have been replaced with hope, love and the joy of Salvation in Christ. The night before we arrived they had a 6 hour worship service, they are full of the life of God.

If you would like to help sponsor the work at Phayao email me at dalepugh@yahoo.com I will send you a photo of one of the girls along with her bio. You can pray daily for your child and send in a special offering or monthly support.

SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL WHO HELPED SEND ME TO ASIA!

I am in Thailand today. Chris Briles and I are having a great trip. Yesterday we visited the home where 34 girls live that were saved from being sold into prostitution. We visited, played games, talked with them about God's will in their lives then we prayed for them. At the end they prayed for us. It was a powerful day.

Tomorrow we head for China.

Thanks to all of you that are praying for this trip.

LEAVING FOR THAILAND MONDAY OCT. 19TH

Monday afternoon I will board a plane for the west coast. Chris Briles, a WIM missionary, will meet me there. We will then fly to Thailand. Our purpose there is to encourage veteran WIM missionaries Tony & Mary Ann Bianchi. They are doing a wonderful work rescuing children out of the sex trade, counseling other missionaries and providing on going education and training. We will also visit a missionary who is ministering to refugees.

The following week we head for China. Please pray for protection and that we will achieve all of our goals. I’ll be back in St. Louis Oct 31st.

Traveling to Thailand & China in October

GOING BACK TO ASIA

Oct 19^th I will fly to Thailand and then on to China. This is a very important trip. Chris Briles, WIM Director of Operations, will go with me. Our goal in Thailand is to encourage the missionaries that are working with refugees from Myanmar. They are also rescuing children out of the horrible sex trade. These missionaries are REAL HEROES in my book.

The lady in the glasses is Davelyn Valdueza. She was trained by WIM missionaries in the Philippines and is now serving the refugee community in Thailand. She is doing a great work but needs encouragement. Pray that God will use us to bring help and strengthen her.

CHILDREN’S HOME IN PHAYAO

Also in Thailand we will visit Tony & Mary Ann Bianchi who are working with a group of missionaries that rescue children who would be sold into the sex trade. They take children that are at risk of being sold and move them into a home where they are cared for, educated and most importantly taught the Gospel message. These children are becoming Christians instead of prostitutes.

The Bianchis also hold seminars and conduct conferences for missionaries that are serving in several countries in Asia.

In China we plan to help form a new church planting team.

Men's Conference

This Friday, September 25th, I will be at a men's retreat sponsored by New Voice Church, St. Louis, MO. The following day I will travel to Farmington, MO to speak at a conference sponsored by Bridge of Hope. I am looking forward to helping men understand God's plan for their lives.

MEET THE PUGHS

Dale and Kathy Pugh have served as missionaries since 1978. They started their ministry in Veracruz, Mexico where they planted churches, trained leaders and worked in marriage ministry. They are charter members of World Indigenous Missions which was founded in 1982.

The Pughs have based their ministry on II Timothy 2:2 which says, "And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others." Everything they do in ministry is to be taught to reliable men and women who will be able to train others.

Dale is a graduate of International Bible College and Seminar and King's Way Missionary Institute.

Dale is now International Coordinator with World Indigenous Missions. His responsibilities have taken him around the world. WIM has missionaries serving in twenty-five countries on four continents.

Besides her work as missionary Kathy is also a Spanish Teacher at North County Christian School. She has been a positive role model to her students and been used by the Lord to help some of them into missions work.

Dale has written three books, How To Survive on the Mission Field, Daily Wisdom and I Begin I Rule. For more information on the books write us at dalepugh@yahoo.com.

If you would like more information on World Indigenous Missions please visit our web page, just click on the link.

OUR FAMILY IN SPAIN

We have a son, daughter in law and granddaughter serving as missionaries in Spain. Aaron, Mary Carmen and Sara are all doing a great work in God's Kingdom. They are planting churches and training leaders. Please visit their blog by clicking the link for Aaron and Mary Pugh. Being a proud grandpa I can't resist sending a photo of little Sara Faith.