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We live in a spiritually declining world in need of hope to fill the void of moral decay. Through this need, God has called us to the country of New Zealand with a purpose of taking the Gospel of Jesus Christ as this hope in fulfillment of the Great Commission given to us in Matthew 28:18-20. In doing so we believe the power of this hope (1) will get people saved (2) will get people sanctified and (3) will get people serving.


A suggestion was given that I add a link to our website as an easy means of transferring funds from PayPal into our support. I added this link to contribute specifically to our special projects, which for 2009 is our passage fund. All funds will be reported to our mission agency for accountability and tax purposes. We request and insist that all monthly support go through our mission agency and not to us directly. This link is secure through PayPal and will accept funds from PayPal, Visa, Master Card, American Express and Discover Card.
 


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/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. Since March of 2008, no doubt due to the prayers of our supporters, the exchange rate has dropped to .67 through the beginning of September.


Palmerston North, NZ Weather

Palmerston North's climate is temperate with daytime temperatures averaging 22C (72F) in summer and 12C (54F) in winter. On average temperatures rise above 25C (77F) only 20 days of the year. Annual rainfall is approximately 960 mm (37.8 in). Average annual rainfall for New Zealand is 1,500 mm (59.1 in). New Zealand has received up to 10 meters (393.7 in) in some years, with over 200 rain days a year.


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