Thurman Update 34, Written August 9th, 2007

Three Pillars of Antioch Network:
 Reaching the Nations with the Gospel—Making Apprentices(disciples)to Jesus
 Serving the Church in its role in reaching the nations
 A pursuit of intimacy with God

We are involved in starting & supporting kingdom works of:
 Reconciliation—working for ethnic, social, and spiritual unity and reconciliation through Jesus
 Compassion—serving the poor and least of these by addressing the needs of the whole person
 Justice—Standing on the side of Justice and advocating for the voiceless and powerless
 Service—serving national leaders and ministries through prayer, training, and resource
 Evangelism—sharing the gospel through building intentional friendships

The international areas of involvement for the Thurman family are:
 Bosnia—Service/Compassion/Reconciliation
 Cyprus—Evangelism/Reconciliation
 Turkey—Service
 Germany—Reconciliation
 Senegal—Service
 India—Compassion/ Justice
 Mexico—Compassion / Justice/Service

When we are not overseas supporting these various works we are serving Antioch Network stateside through administration work and assisting Jayson K. and the International Turkey Network.

We are also working to develop Apprenticeship to Jesus as a model for discipleship that will train young people for a life of fruitfulness in the context of missional communities here in Phoenix that are involved in works of Compassion, Justice, Reconciliation, and Service, trusting that this model can be reproduced in any cross-cultural setting.

Thurman Update 33, Written July 12, 2007

Dear Friends,

We hope this email finds you encouraged and aware of God’s greatness! We are doing great. We just got home from a successful minor surgery for our daughter Keilah. I am back in full swing of things after my time in Turkey and Wheaton . I have finished the Turkey blog that has stories and photographs of my time. Please look at the photographs and if you have time read the stories. It will give you a glimpse into the amazing mercy and faithfulness of God to the struggling Turkish Church .


We are grateful for you ongoing love and financial and prayer support!

Ryan & Noleen Thurman

Thurman Update # 32, Written Tuesday June 19th

Greetings friends,

I returned home safely late Wednesday night. Thank you for your prayers for our time in Turkey and for my family!

We spent much of our time in Turkey hearing from God through His Word and praying in strategic cities.

I will be spending the next few days processing the trip and creating a web blog that will have key stories and photographs. When it is finished I will send out the address.

Prayer Requests

*As the Lord continues to call Antioch to be a blessing to the nations we have sensed the importance of us as a staff to remain steadfast in our journey to wholeness in Jesus. Some of us will be participating in a Pastoral Care Ministry school from June 24th-29th at Wheaton College; http://www.leannepayne.org/home/index.php
Please pray for this time, I have a strong expectancy for the work of healing God intends to do in my own life as well as the tools He desires to equip me with as I continue to serve Him.

*As we prepare for our third child and as I begin to travel more to Mesa to work with Jayson K. and the International Turkey Network. We are aware that the time of our family sharing one vehicle is coming to a close! Would you pray for God’s direction and provision of another vehicle for our family!

We are grateful!

Ryan & Noleen