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Howell Family Photo

This photo is about 1.5MB in JPG format which prints to standard 5x7. I copied the image to a Camera memory chip and printed them at CVS. If you are unable to print this photo, I will be glad to get a copy to your church. To save the photo just right click the image and select "Save Target As". If you select "Save Picture As" then you will get the low resolution thumbnail. You can do the same by right clicking the link above. 


New Zealand Religious Statistics

From the 2006 New Zealand Census, the above link will show all religious statistics entered. The downloadable file is in Microsoft Excel 97 format. If you do not have access to Excel 97 or higher you may use the Excel file viewer to view, print and export the contents of this file. Excel Viewer


New Zealand/United States - Exchange Rate Graphs

The exchange rate has steadily increased since the year 2000 and it had its highest peak in history in 2007 when it reached 0.81. We need the exchange rate to return to where it was when we started our deputation, around 0.60. The difference between 0.60 and 0.80 is about $1,000 per month on our budget.



As missionaries, we do our best to help each other out with meetings and conferences. I have received many recommendations and much support from one missionary in particular. This missionary has a unique ministry reaching the Spanish-speaking population in the USA. Please pray for the Duey Whitfield family and consider them for a meeting and for support. You can read about his ministry at The Duey Whitfield Family but you will not get the full effect unless you see his presentation.



MTT Ministries is a tremendous ministry offering those called into the ministry the opportunity to travel to a mission field and labor as the Lord has called them. This ministry is not your typical mission team ministry that tours the world for the sake of touring. I can personally vouch that we labored from sun up 'til sun down. The Lord used MTT to get me into New Zealand for the first time. Having never traveled outside of the USA besides in the military, I was unsure of many issues with passports, travel, culture, finances, etc. that MTT assisted with. Before traveling, MTT laid everything out from how to write a letter to request support for the trip to training on the specific mission field we traveled to. The knowledge and experienced I gained was a great asset to our transitioning to full time deputation. I highly recommend MTT Ministries to both High School seniors and college students seeking the Lord's guidance to where He has called. You will certainly get your feet wet with this ministry; by the way, it rains 10 month of the year in New Zealand.