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YES 30 years!! Sort of slipped up on us too. While celebrating our dear friend, and fellow missionary, Kathleen Dillard and her 30 years as a missionary, it dawned on us… Wow, 30 years (plus 10 months) since we wrote our first VOB News in January 1996 when we left NC embarking on our adventures, with the Lord, that only He knew where all would take us. This month marks our 290th newsletter.

We were blessed to cram 25 people in our little house for a meeting with Kathleen. What a powerful time of sharing and intercession! Everyone jumped right in when we moved into worship and prayer, and it was an honor to introduce Kathleen to so many new faces, and to see how inspired people were. Wherever the Lord puts us, we want to inspire others.

*Beautiful art painted during the 2 hour worship and prayer night by Kathy B.*

VOB and Global Tabernacle of David, were able to cohost a weekend of worship around the area. On Friday night, we led an evening of worship and prayer over the nations at our church, Center City Church. Again, people jumped in to pray for the nations and further the Kingdom of GOD thru worship and intercession. And creative demonstrations of worship art.

Saturday, our group took worship and intercession out into the community. We had a powerful time of blessing the land at the Snow Camp NC historical site, worshiping at the place where Quaker people aided slaves on the Underground Railroad, and ministered to the wounded of both sides during the Revolutionary war. This area is drenched in profound history. We are honored to pray on the land and worship the Lord together, to see His Kingdom come and His will be done in our country! Followed by a lovely night of community worship at the Hornaday properties mill dam, built in the late1700’s. (Like I said, such an historical area!). The tall trees opening up to the beautiful starry sky, with a bonfire and all the sounds of the land, contributed to an especially profound evening of worshiping our Creator, the Lord Most High.

On Sunday morning, 3 of us from Gtod (David, Carol & Marta), were able to share at Center City Church again during the morning service. We were able to share personal stories, Biblical teaching, and practical application of how we can each contribute to the advancement of the Kingdom of GOD, and be missional in our day to day walk, as well as dedicated times of worship and prayer. We are seeing a great break-thru coming for this part of the world, in the move of the Lord. Voice of the Bride is so excited to be a part of this—-‘for such a time as this’ (book of Esther).

Thank you for praying. You carry us with your prayers, as you labor with us in delivering the Good News wherever and whenever we can!

Would you also consider sowing financially as well? We have some opportunities coming up where costs are involved.

Love, Wayne & Carol

Ways to donate.

To say we are proud of Gabriel, is certainly an understatement. He is a fighter, an overcomer, and an achiever. I (Wayne) would not have missed the opportunity to cheer him on! I am so grateful I could be there last month for his graduation from Berkeley University with a Mechanical Engineer degree. Meeting Gabriel more than 11 years ago, happened because we always asked the Lord to let us help and serve the “one” He put in front of us. In this case, this one become like a son, and he served with us. We look forward to seeing what he will go on to do, along with his lovely bride Roxanne, in life.

After the graduation, and a brief, but wonderful, visit with my dad in Northern California, I popped down to south of the border, to visit our teams and families in Tijuana. Pedro (right) is another “son like” that we look forward to seeing all that God is going to do in his life. VOB has supported his ministry as a worship leader. We now are helping him with commerce trucking school for international freight, which will help him support his family and qualify for a US visa to hopefully be able to visit us and be a part of Carol’s future worship leader gatherings.

It was also good to see my buddy Vicente (left) whose kids, we are very proud of, and honored to have VOB help in their education and career interests. Vicente’s family continues to rally around Greg supporting the weekly food distribution ministry. Pray for Vicente as his sweet mama just went to heaven this past week.

One unexpected take away, was how honored and blessed I was to visit the Focus On The Family headquarters where our conference was hosted. The presence of the Lord and the honor of all that has been done in His Name was really very impacting to me. For nearly 50 years, FOTF has sown many seeds into very hard ground to stand for family the way God intended. Many departments striving for Biblical principles and not only reaching the lost, but helping them get equipped and stay victorious in Christ. One, in particular, really touched me. A HELP line department, for prayer requests, messaged over a video monitor that staff pray for. A couple incoming messages, that I glanced over, while walking by, were intense…”I just scheduled an abortion and I really don’t want to do it”…”I have written out my suicide note but really fearful right now”. Sobering, to say the least! Use this link for into to the HELP LINE for perhaps yourself, a family member, or friend who really just might need an anonymous listener and prayer partner.

UPCOMING TRAVEL: LITHUANIA 🇱🇹

Soon after you receive this letter in the mail, Wayne will be about to embark on his flight to Vilnius Lithuania. Many have asked – “where is that?” Lithuania is just above Poland in Eastern Europe and part of the Baltic States on the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea. Once occupied by Russia, today Lithuania is an independent, sovereign nation. Interestingly, our one and only other time in EASTERN Europe is when Carol and Wayne first went to Moscow, Russia in 1994 just after graduating Bible College and still mere newlyweds, married 16 months.

Wayne along with leadership team will be leading a Living Waters training in Vilnius, which is the capital and, not only most populated city in Lithuania, but the most populous city in the Baltic States. The real blessing in going to minister to the ones who sign up for the training, will be getting to meet them in person. We have those who join the online programs that have been running for the past couple years. But as much as it is a blessing to have the nations come in to our VOB home office online each week, it is all the more blessing to visit them in person. And it means a lot to them as well. I would say a mutual blessing for all!

FOR PRAYER: 🙏

Wayne’s safe travel abroad. Specifically June 30th flight from Raleigh to Frankfurt Germany and then on to Vilnius. And return same path on July 8th. ✈️
We also still have remaining funds needed to come in for this one. Airfare $1609 Lodging $300 Let us know if you are interested in giving! ＄
Prayer covering for Carol and family in Wayne’s absence. Grace needed for covering home office & farm duties. 🏡 🐴
Prayer covering for our moms and our sisters helping our moms. ❤️

FOR DONATING:

Paypal: @voiceofthebride

Cash App: $voiceofthebride

Venmo: @Wayne-Kiger-Rice

Checks mail to:

VOB Ministries

6405 Alamance County Line Road

Liberty, NC 27298