Wings of Faith Fellowship, Ocala, FL

Carolyn and I are enjoying our "last" conference here in Ocala before the move to Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua.





It has been a truly inspiring time here so far, with more to come today! What a truly blessed crowd there is here!





We have met so MANY Godly people, with such good hearts towards missions! The Pastor, Johnny Johnson, has made us and the other missionaries feel very welcome, and the Missions Pastor David Smoot (and his wife Diane and ALL the staff...have totally blessed us! As Pastor David puts it "service, food, food, service, service, food, food, food, ...etc. is the schedule!





Please keep our mission in your prayers as we journey down to Nicaragua to help with hurricane relief and Spiritual necessities!

We are leaving the country on the 6th of October, and will be in Puerto Cabezas on the 7th.

Dios le bendiga grandemente a su familia y ministerio.

Casa de Servicio, International
Missionary Aviation, Medical Evacuation

Richard Becton

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Church of God, World Missions Project #: 0650497

Conference in Ocala this weekend

Tomorrow, September the 28th is the first evening of the 18th Annual Wings of Faith Fellowship Missionary Conference!

5066 SE 64th Avenue Rd

Ocala, FL 34472

http://www.wingsoffaith.com/



Carolyn and I have been invited to attend the conference by Missionary Pastor David Smoot, and by Senior Pastor Johnny Johnson. Anyone that wishes to attend should make plans to do so. We expect it to be an exciting and blessed event!



The conference will run from Friday evening at 7:00pm through Sunday morning.



We hope to see YOU there !?!?!



Dios le bendiga grandemente a su familia y ministerio.



Casa de Servicio, International
Missionary Aviation, Medical Evacuation

Richard Becton









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tired....but content.

I started to write "tired but happy", but didn't want to be untruthful about it.....grin!

I was in Church over here at the Full Gospel Assembly of God church in Spring Hill, Florida on Wednesday night...just attending services with my Uncle, my new Aunt and their Pastor (Pastor Hogan).

Pastor Hogan was making the "announcements" and what have you and surprised me by asking me to stand up and say a few words about our missionary work. I wasn't prepared of course, but stood up to say a few words, about how grateful we are to the people that have supported us with their prayers and their financial blessings.

I said something like "being a missionary is sometimes like riding a roller-coaster, there are ups and downs, hills and valleys. You know when you are "riding high" on top the coaster that you should be wary of "ole slewfoot" making an appearance, and when you are in the lowest of the low valleys of the "coaster" you know that God is FIRMLY at your side!"

I think I then said....I believe that God if FIRMLY at our sides right now!

I guess with the preparations for our permanent move to Nicaragua that I have been feeling a bit "blue".

There have been many, many changes in our lives since we bought a "ticket" on this ride! Carolyn and I have given up our jobs as professional pilots, we have rented out our house and divested ourselves of almost ALL of our "belongings".

So far it has been worth every sacrifice. The sacrifices that WE have made, and the ones that our supporters have made too! There are lots of good people that believe in this mission to La Moskitia and that God desires our presence there. As Carolyn and I often say, if God weren't in it, WE would SURE NOT be in it either!

Things are progressing. There have been "shipping problems" with the RV (donated) that may delay us bringing IT to Nicaragua with us.

It doesn't really matter. If Carolyn and I have to show up with a suitcase and a vision, WE WILL. The "things" aren't important, it is God's mission that overrules ALL.

Keep us in your prayers folks, please.

Dios le bendiga grandemente a su familia y ministerio.

Casa de Servicio, International

Missionary Aviation, Medical Evacuation

Richard Becton

http://www.myspace.com/rbecton

http://www.casadeservicio.org/blog/

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Church of God, World Missions Project #: 0650497

new mailing address

Due mainly to the constraints of the State of Tennessee, concerning the requirement for a physical address, our mailing address has changed to:

Richard and Carolyn Becton
1135 Ponderosa Dr.
Cleveland, TN 37312

Please note that any donations may be forwarded DIRECTLY to our bank, and those faithful that are ALREADY donating to us directly will be receiveing envelopes and deposit slips in the mail shortly.

God bless you all

Richard

address change...stand by for it

For those of you that contribute DIRECTLY to our ministry, via regular postal mail service (snail mail?)...there is an address change coming up.

I will make the process as easy as possible for you, by sending some preaddressed envelopes with deposit slips inside. Check your mail in the upcoming weeks for these. In order for the timely deposit of these faithful donations to take place, we feel it is necessary to have you mail them DIRECTLY to the bank.

It will be an easy change, I promise. smile

Richard

Dios le bendiga grandemente a su familia y ministerio.

Casa de Servicio, International
Missionary Aviation, Medical Evacuation


Richard Becton



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Church of God, World Missions Project #: 0650497

Time to breathe

I just realized today that I haven't taken "time to breathe" since returning from Puerto Cabezas. I am taking some time today.

I keep remembering the devastation that those poor Moskito people are going through, and the hunger that they will be facing in the coming year due to their crops being lost...it makes me sad.

I remember seeing a woman over 80 years old whose house had been partly demolished in the village of "Kawnsirpi" (spelling?). I noticed a bandage around her right arm and asked her what it was. She had her forearm broken durng the storm and didn't have the resources to get it fixed. So she just put a bandage around it and told me, "God has given me this to bear". Wow, I didn't know what to say to that. Of course we helped her. I met her three days after the storm had passed, and she was just working to get her house rebuilt...WITH the broken arm.



I remember many many Pastors from the Church of God (and others, of course) that were living outside with their families, and neighboring families, beside the remains of their houses as they patiently rebuilt, with almost NO RESOURCES to do so.




I remember seeing children working to give their families something to eat, when all around them was nothing but devastation and rubble.



And most of all, I remember the face of the PEOPLE that continue to be affected by this uncaring, unfeeling force of nature named "Felix".




GOD BLESS YOU!

Dios le bendiga grandemente a su familia y ministerio.

Casa de Servicio, International
Missionary Aviation, Medical Evacuation


Richard Becton



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Church of God, World Missions Project #: 0650497

Back from Nica and going back again in a few days

I am back from Nicaragua (Puerto Cabezas), but I am going back "in country" in a few days.

The Church of God has/is responding magnificently to the crisis in Puerto Cabezas and the surrounding communities. To date (and remember it is ONLY one week since Hurricane Felix hit and decimated the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua) the Church of God has responded with cash, and has sent 3 full containers of relief goods, with possibly a fourth en route. There has been couple of needs apparent for some time in Puerto Cabezas as well. The Pastors on the coast have been CRYING to see the extremely remote communities amongst the cayos (cays) of the Caribbean but there has been NO BOAT for this purpose available. As a consequence of this devastating storm, there was no word from 15 Church of God churches as to how the families were doing, or if they had survived. The Church of God "stepped up" to meet this need in a truly Christian caring fashion. God bless the good men and women of the Church of God for their caring hearts! The relief effort has been "spear-headed" by the office of disaster assistance, headed by Doctor Richard Baker.

I will be going back to Nica to continue my efforts in coordinating the relief drive. I will be working with the local Pastors, the national overseer (Antonio Martinez) the Supervisor of the RAAN and RAAS (Pastor Gustavo Zavala) and Richard Bakers son (I believe his name was Mitch?).

I expect to be traveling back on Monday...but that date is flexible depending on circumstances.

God Bless!




Richard


Dios le bendiga grandemente a su familia y ministerio.

Casa de Servicio, International
Missionary Aviation, Medical Evacuation


Richard Becton



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Church of God, World Missions Project #: 0650497

Hurricane Felix video online

I have taken the time to upload a short video of some of the pictures I took in Puerto Cabezas and in the outlying areas around Puerto Cabezas. Most were taken the day after Hurricane Felix, and some the next day.

The link to the video is: http://www.youtube.com/v/YDTWeSZrxpc


Richard

Leaving Nicaragua this afternoon

I am leaving Nicargua this afternoon, as the people that are more experienced from the Church of God begin to arrive, and come out to this little "outpost" of humanity, Puerto Cabezas.

Know that the situation is improving due to the humanitarian efforts from around the globe and that the Church of God is HERE and helping.

I don't have but a small amount of time this morning, so I will keep it short, and fill you in more upon my arrival back in the US.

God bless you all for your prayers, and your HELP!

Richard Becton
Church of God, World Missions Project # 065-0497

More info came in

Some information came in:

Nueva Radio Ya reported that there had been one death, several injured, and 11 boats lost. Authorities estimated that at least 80% of the houses in Bilwi (Puerto Cabezas) were damaged. In the mining town of Bonanza, at least 100 houses were damaged. "Puerto Cabezas has been destroyed," exclaimed Antonio Joya, a government civil defense official. He said that the roofs of the hospital and both the Catholic the Moravian Churches had been damaged by the wind. Several churches and schools, including the Assembly of God Church used as refuge centers had lost their roofs leaving those who had taken refuge there open to the wind and rain. Bilwi (Puerto Cabezas) has lost electricity and radio towers have been blown down, according to Presidential Delegate for the Caribbean Coast Lumberto Campbell. Officials of the National System of Disaster Prevention (SINAPRED) said that 7,200 people had been evacuated by rescue crews organized by the Councils of Citizen Power while others had arrived at refuge centers on their own.

Richard Becton
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www.casadeservicio.org
Church of God, World Missions Project #065-0497

Hurricane Felix

Please keep a prayer covering over the people of Puerto Cabezas and the entire La Moskitia region. I am leaving on the 10:35 plane out of Miami in the morning and will be in Managua at 11:10am (local time). I am then on the 2:00pm flight to Puerto Cabezas tomorrow. I don't know how long it will be necessary to be there, but Felix was BAD!

Felix hit as a category 5, with winds in excess of 260 KPH. I expect the devastation to be complete. I know that there is NO POWER in Puerto Cabezas and none expected for the next 5-6 days. I also have heard of many deaths, and I have been told "there is no more tin in Puerto Cabezas".

I'll update everyone when I get back.

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Richard Becton

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Church of God, World Missions Project #: 0650497

Lake Worth, Florida

The bible tells us that the love of money is the root of all evil...not money itself, but our lust for this medium of exchange. I believe that.

But where do we, as human beings get this instatiable desire for "more", our love of money? What is the root of this fascination with wealth in the human character? I think that the root of this fascination can be attributed to ego. We as human being have HUGE egos, and therefore somehow think we are entitled to "more". Perhaps the ultimate indulgence of our human frailty is to indulge ourselves in ego-gratification. If a person "curbs" their ego, "reins it in" so to speak...they will have a better and more fulfilling life. I have found the bible, the living Word of God, to be an effective tool to begin to rein this self-centeredness in. Read, read, read...I encourage each of us to read the Bible.

We are meeting with the congregation of the Lake Worth Church of God this morning. Pastor Cardinal Nesbitt has invited Carolyn and I to share our mission with them. We are excited about this opportunity. Pastor Nesbitt is interested in aviation, and God and missions! My kind of guy, eh?

Tony Potter has begun the process of forming the "wing team" committee. The wing team will be used to raise funds for our mission while we are IN Nicaragua. Primarily the committee will raise funds for the purchase of the aircraft to be used in the small villages of La Moskitia. Anyone that is interested in devoting some time to a good cause can contact Tony through our website, and he will fill you in on all the details.

We are expecting to be able to leave for Managua sometime during the first week of next month. We anticipate being in Managua for two months before making the final move to Puerto Cabezas on the east coast of Nicaragua.





Please keep our mission in your prayers.


Dios le bendiga grandemente a su familia y ministerio.

Casa de Servicio, International
Missionary Aviation, Medical Evacuation

Richard Becton








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