Praise Reports

What does it Mean to follow Jesus in Bangladesh?

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What does it Mean to follow Jesus in Bangladesh?
Remember the prisoners as if chained with them—those who are mistreated—since you yourselves are in the body also. Hebrews 13:3.
We would like to introduce you to Pastor Ashik and his wife who are ministering in Bangladesh. We have just begun to support them in their endeavor to win people for Christ!

History:
87% of Bangladeshis are Sunni Muslims and 2% are Shia Muslim. Approxiamtely1/2 of 1% are Christians. Bangladesh is one of the poorest countries in the World.
Local Muslim authorities, and Islamic extremists’ groups, families and communities persecute Christians.

Ministry:
Pastor Ashik and his wife work in rural areas which is difficult. Many Christian groups meet publicly, while other worship in private unregistered churches. When Muslims convert to Christianity, they are often forced to leave their community. He and his wife have a real heart to win children for Jesus! He states winning children for Jesus will save them from many problems in their lives.

We are asking that you help us to support pastor Ashik and his wife as they reach out to their communities with the gospel. Any amount of money you send to us will go to this ministry.
Remember Proverbs 19:17. “Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord! And He will repay him for his deeds”
Dr. Timothy Emerick
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Tortured in Libya!

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Tortured in Libya!

What it means to follow Christ in Libya?
Remember the prisoners as if chained with them—those who are mistreated—since you yourselves are in the body also. Hebrews 13:3.

Libya has remained unstable and chaotic since the overthrow of its dictator in 2011.Three opposing governments via for control, and the conflicts have severely damaged the country’s infrastructure and made the gospel work extremely dangerous. Many missionaries and believers have been killed in recent years. The extremist groups, including the Muslim Brotherhood and the self-proclaimed Islamic State (ISSI), operate throughout the country.

The major religion in Libya is 97% of Libyans are Sunni Muslims. 2% are Christian.
Life is very difficult and the difficulties are compounded for Christians and especially Christian converts from Islam. There are very few believers in Libya, and it is extremely difficult for them to practice their faith openly. Christians are rejected by their Muslim families and friends. They are beaten, lose families and jobs, and sometimes are killed. It is unknown how many Christians are imprisoned in Libya.

Access to Bibles is severely restricted; they are brought into the country with extreme difficulty and risk even death for the mere possession of owning a bible. Please pray for them earnestly as if you had a loved one trying to survive under these dire circumstances.

Over the years, my wife and I have supported this organization. We are asking you to pray for persecuted Christians in Afghanistan and your economic support to:
“The Voice of the Martyrs”. vom.org.

Link Harvest Evangelistic Association 2024 Year End Review. Dr. Timothy and Claudia Emerick

Harvest Evangelistic Association 2024 Year End Review
Dr. Timothy and Claudia Emerick
HarvestEvangelisticAssociation.com

First, we want to express our sincere gratitude that you have offered us both in your prayers and financial support. Please continue to pray for all the different outreaches involved so the Lord can open more doors. The following information is to help everyone understand the extent of your ministry.

We are using the system called GTL Getting Out to contact inmates. This allows us to communicate and send teaching with over 100 inmates at various State Prisons. We sent out teachings to 100 inmates 2 to 3 times per week. This is 4000 teachings sent via CDCR Messenger Tablet Services. We have approximately 100 people who are attending both Sunday services at the Lancaster State Prison conducted by our Inmate Pastor Robert Lopez. They are trying to obtain a larger room because CDCR will not let more people attend due to limited seating capacity. Pastor Robert and his team are conducting on-going evangelism and over 80 men have accepted Jesus in which they are receiving the teachings we send to them as well as personal visits from Pastor Robert to each of these men’s cells.

We have produced 194 teachings on our YouTube channel and on our Community Channel link both English and Spanish. This involved an approximate total of 600 hours of prayer, research, and development in making the videos and teachings. We have 235 people who have subscribed to the channel as of this year. We have had this year a total of 9,966 views of the videos we have developed. And on the website, we have had 9,000 views from 23 different countries around the world. We also have reached out this year via LinkedIn and had 60,554 views of the teaching we have provided both in English and Spanish.

We have a total of 1,632 ministry contacts on our iPhone to send teachings and other worthy news to report. We sent bi-monthly teachings of 1.632 x 2= 3,264. We we multiple this by 12 months it comes to a total of 39,168 teachings sent in 2024 to our ministry contacts via our iPhone.

The ministry brought in a total of $19,906.00. We have contributed to people and organizations a total of $3440.00. The remainder of the funds, $16,166.00 covered ministry expenses for auto and insurance costs, office expenses, postage expenses, telephone expenses, and expenses to keep up the website growing and helping people to learn the Word of God. As you know Dr. Emerick and his wife Claudia do not receive any income from their services.

Rev. Robert Lopez is Our Newly Licensed Inmate Prison Pastor

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Greetings, my name is Robert and I’m an inmate at the Lancaster State Prison. This is my diploma in which I graduated from a two-year study of the Holy Scriptures delivered by Dr. Timothy Emerick of the Harvest Evangelistic Association Bible Institute. I have been serving teaching for over a year now and Dr. Timothy Emerick has officially Licensed me as the Inmate Prison Pastor in Lancaster State Prison for Harvest Evangelistic Association. I have now graduated and have been promoted to be Inmate Pastor licensed from Harvest Evangelistic Association. I am currently discipling other inmates and I am responsible for conducting the English & Spanish Speaking Sunday services.

Before I came to the Lord Jesus Christ, I was a gang member and criminal. I was angry, resentful, and a miserable person. I allowed my circumstances to change the course of my life. At the age of 16, I was sentenced to die in prison for murder. I take responsibility for my actions and I didn’t care at that time about the harm that I caused to my victims and their families. While in prison I was a very violent person and in 2016 I was sentenced to the Security Housing Unit for two years in Pelican Bay for attacking and stabbing another inmate. This is called Solitary Confinement and it is a prison within a prison.

I am a born-again believer and now teach and pastor as the Christian Protestant Services every Sunday.
You can see my entire Praise Reports on the Website at. HarvrestEvangelisticAssociation.com

Alejandro Martinez Receives his Diploma

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Alejandro Martinez Receives his Diploma.

This is a picture of those who participated in The Actors Drama Presentation in Avenal State Prison on July 24th, 2024.

The participation by inmates in these types of programs helps them act different types of scenes and characters that helps them in their rehabilitation.

Alejandro receives on-going teachings from us now at this prison. We stay in contact with many inmates at different state prisons through an app called Getting Out. You can see Alejandro’s testimony Praise Reports when he was part of our ministry at Lancaster State Prison before his transfer to Avenal.

I have been in prison for now 13 years. I grew up without a father and my mother tried her very best to help me but I listened to the “Street” rather than my mother’s advice. I was living a criminal lifestyle as a careless and reckless and dangerous kid. I had turned to gangs to find a sense of myself, love, acceptance, self-worth, and empowerment. Being immature and impulsive, I committed a lot of crimes out of resentment and anger, I got deeper involved in the gang life. My aim was to become the most dangerous gang member to build a reputation for myself on the streets. In doing this I believed that I was going to gain the love from those who I want to be accepted and respected and feared by. I grew up with a callous heart and my affiliation with gangs was fueled by anger and hurt towards myself and my family. This destructive lifestyle I chose let me to commit to assault and a murder wrongly killing another gang member. A month after I turned 18 years, I was arrested, tried and convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the crimes I committed.

The class is part of Arts in Corrections (www.artsincorrections.org), which is funded by California’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and administered by the California Arts Council.

Congratulations Pastor Robert Lopez

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Alfredo and Zulma Gallegos Lancaster, CA 93534
June 5, 2024
Robert Lopez Lancaster State Prison

Dear Pastor Robert Lopez,

Congratulations on completing the two-year program at the Harvest Evangelistic Association Bible Institute and being appointed as the inmate pastor within the Lancaster State Prison. Your dedication to the ministry and hard work in spreading the gospel are truly commendable.

We are inspired by your commitment to serving others and sharing the message of hope, salvation, and faith with those around you. Your passion for bringing people to the Lord is evident, and I have no doubt that you will continue to make a positive impact on those you encounter.

As you embark on this new chapter as an inmate pastor, we want to extend our heartfelt congratulations and best wishes for the journey ahead. May God bless you abundantly as you continue to serve and minister to those in need.

With warm regards and prayers for you,

Alfredo and Zulma Gallegos Luke 4:18-19

Felicitaciones para Rev. Robert Lopez

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Mi nombre es Angela y el nombre de mi esposo es Ángel Chan. Mi esposo Ángel tiene 78 años y yo 73. En 1991, mi esposo y yo estábamos sentados en nuestra sala de estar cuando alguien inesperadamente toco la puerta. Para nuestra sorpresa, un hombre se presentó como el Pastor Timothy Emerick. Nos habló del amor de Dios y de cómo podía cambiar nuestras vidas. Nuestro matrimonio estaba pasando por muchos problemas y nunca habíamos escuchado el evangelio antes de este tiempo. Le doy gracias a Dios porque el Pastor Tim se tomó el tiempo para ir de puerta en puerta y hablar con la gente sobre el amor de Dios y ese día estará en mi memoria para siempre.

El mensaje ardió en nuestros corazones, nos arrepentimos de nuestros pecados y aceptamos al Señor Jesús como nuestro Señor y Salvador. No nos arrepentimos después de tantos años de seguir viviendo para Jesús. Fue la decisión más inteligente e importante de nuestras vidas. Dios nos ha bendecido continuamente con su amor a través de muchos años y nunca nos ha dejado.
Escribimos esta carta como ánimo y felicitación al hermano Robert por servir a Dios. Nos hemos enterado por el Pastor Tim y su esposa que Robert, quien está cumpliendo una sentencia de cadena perpetua en prisión por un tiroteo relacionado con pandillas. El Pastor Tim y su esposa han pasado muchas horas en el discipulado con Robert ya que ellos podían ver el llamado de su vida a servir a Dios. Completó un Instituto Bíblico de dos años y sirvió como pastor asistente para nosotros cuando estamos enseñando en la prisión. Pastor Tim anuncio que Robert tendrá una licencia como pastor recluso residente para la Harvest Evangelistic Association. Hermano Robert, sé que tu historia ha inspirado y ha impactado a otros. Por favor, no tengas miedo ni timidez para hablar de las buenas nuevas que Dios ha traído a tu vida. Recuerda que en cada situación él está contigo. Y en cada situación, él te ayudará. Como usted sabe por hebreos 11, hay muchos héroes de la fe mencionados. Te sugiero que leas ese capítulo una vez más y comprendas que eres un héroe moderno para muchas personas. Cuando tenga la oportunidad, por favor lee primera de Timoteo 2:4.
Con mucho amor,
Ángel y Ángela Chan.

Congratulations to Rev. Robert Lopez

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My name is Angela and my husband ‘s name is Angel Chan. My husband Angel is 78 years old and I am 73. In1991 my husband and I were sitting in our living room and we received a knock on the door. Much to our surprise, a man presented himself as Pastor Timothy Emerick. He told us about the love of God and how it could change our lives. Our marriage was going through many problems and we never heard the gospel prior to this time. I thank God that Pastor Tim took the time to go door-to-door and speak to people about the love of the God that day will be in my memory for ever.

The message burned in our hearts, and we repented of our sins and accepted the Lord Jesus as our Lord and Savior. We have no regrets after so many years of still living for Jesus. It was the smartest and most important decision of our lives that we’ve ever made. God has continually blessed us with his love through many years and has never left us.

We are writing this letter as encouragement and congratulations to brother Robert for serving God. We have learned from Pastor Tim and his wife that Robert who is serving a life sentence in prison for a gang related shooting. Pastor Tim and his wife have spent many hours in discipleship with Robert because they knew the call on his life to serve God. He completed a two-year Bible Institute and served as an assistant pastor to us when we’re teaching in the prison.

I just learned that Robert will be licensed as a resident inmate pastor for Harvest Evangelistic Association. Brother Robert, I have learned that your story is very inspiring and impactful to others. Please do not be afraid or timid to speak about the good news that God has delivered to your life. Remember in every situation he is with you. And in every situation, He will help you and give you wisdom. As you know from Hebrews 11, there are many heroes of faith mentioned. I suggest to you to read that chapter time again and understand that you are modern day hero for many people. When you get a chance, please read 1st Timothy 2:4.

With much love, Angel and Angela Chan.

Dr. Jenkins-Letter of Congratulations to Rev. Robert Lopez.

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June 5th, 2024

Dear Mr. Lopez,

Titus 1: 8 “But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, Just, holy, temperate”

I am writing to you as Dr. Emerick shared with me the wonderful progress and milestone that you have achieved by completing your Biblical studies. I want to congratulate you on your achievement and encourage you, as move toward ordination. We all know that the world needs God. We need men and women of God sharing God’s word and spreading the beautiful message of the gospel.
As you move forward on your journey, and this is truly a journey where you will grow, prosper, and become closer to the Lord; as you move forward on this journey, stay encouraged. Not everyone chooses the path that you have chosen. The fact that you have chosen the path you are on is extraordinary and exceptional. Remain humble. Keep an open heart and sound mind. Continue to listen to the Lord. I pray that the Lord protects and guides and provides you with the support and resources you need as you move into ministry.
God Bless,
Dr. Theresa Jenkins

Robert is Our Newly Licensed Inmate Prison Pastor

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Robert is Our Newly Licensed Inmate Prison Pastor

Greetings, my name is Robert and I’m an inmate at the Lancaster State Prison. This is my diploma in which I graduated from a two-year study of the Holy Scriptures delivered by Dr. Timothy Emerick of the Harvest Evangelistic Association Bible Institute. I have been serving teaching for over a year now and Dr. Timothy Emerick has officially Licensed me as the Inmate Prison Pastor in Lancaster State Prison for Harvest Evangelistic Association. I have now graduated and have been promoted to be Inmate Pastor licensed from harvest Evangelistic Association. I am currently discipling other inmates and I am responsible for conducting the English & Spanish Speaking Sunday services.

Before I came to the Lord Jesus Christ, I was a gang member and criminal. I was angry, resentful, and a miserable person. I allowed my circumstances to change the course of my life. At the age of 16 I was sentenced to die in prison for murder. I take responsibility for my actions and I didn’t care at that time about the harm that I caused to my victims and their families. While in prison I was a very violent person and in 2016 I was sentenced to the Security Housing Unit for two years in Pelican Bay for attacking and stabbing another inmate. This is called Solitary Confinement and it is a prison within a prison.

I now teach and pastor the Christian Protestant Services every Sunday.
You can see my entire Praise Reports on the Website at. HarvrestEvangelisticAssociation.com