Well hello again,
I can’t believe it, but our time in New Zealand is coming to an end, or is it?
Well let me fill you in on what has happened before I tell you what is coming.
So Tecla and I have been in Rotorua, New Zealand for almost a year. It has been the most amazing thing we have done, and we have enjoyed every minute of it. I am currently co-teaching through the book of Romans with Mark Walsh, and then teaching Community Outreach. Tecla is still in charge of food service and the student’s servant areas (m199). To explain our time here, in a few words, I’ll use one of C.S. Lewis’ quotes: “Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn.” It’s been a blast! God has been our strength and our guide: Psalm 36:5 “Your love, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies.”
Tecla is very pregnant. I think she is beautiful, but she says “How can I be beautiful when I have a belly like this?” Of course you have to imagine her saying that with a Romanian accent. As I said our time here is coming to a close for now. Tecla is heading back to California on April 28th. I will finish teaching here at the college and then join her in California on June 8th.
Our hope and prayers are to come back to New Zealand after the baby is born. We are not sure when that will happen or how it will take place. We are not sure as of when, because of our visas, we have to get new ones as well as all of the proper documentation for the baby. We are not sure of how, because our financial situation is not stable enough to support a family of 3. We know that He alone is our source for everything, where He guides He provides, so please pray with us and for us. Psalm 9:10 Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.
So with that said, while we are in the States please email us. We would love to try seeing as many of you as possible. And thank you all so much for your prayers and support.
CCBI Staff
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
Tsunami Warnings from the Japan earthquake
Hello every one,
There was an earthquake in Tokyo, Japan. It was a about an 8.0 very large. So because of that I know a lot of the West coast of the United States have received Tsunami warnings. New Zealand has received similar warnings. But thankfully they are low risks unless you are in the water. So for us we are all ok. We were going to go to the beach today for an evangelistic outreach with the college, but as of right now we are sitting tight to play it safe. I have had contact from the Bible college in Okinawa and they have said they are fine really didn't feel much and the Tsunami warnings weren't big for them. But Tokyo and surrounding cities are very badly hit. So please keep them and their friends and family who might be in Tokyo, in prayer. Thank you and love you all.
in Him
Jake and Tecla and little one on the way
There was an earthquake in Tokyo, Japan. It was a about an 8.0 very large. So because of that I know a lot of the West coast of the United States have received Tsunami warnings. New Zealand has received similar warnings. But thankfully they are low risks unless you are in the water. So for us we are all ok. We were going to go to the beach today for an evangelistic outreach with the college, but as of right now we are sitting tight to play it safe. I have had contact from the Bible college in Okinawa and they have said they are fine really didn't feel much and the Tsunami warnings weren't big for them. But Tokyo and surrounding cities are very badly hit. So please keep them and their friends and family who might be in Tokyo, in prayer. Thank you and love you all.
in Him
Jake and Tecla and little one on the way
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Earth quake and Baby
Hello everyone,
We are all good down here in New Zealand. We didn’t even feel the earth quake at all. To give you all a bit of a geography lesson, all of New Zealand is about the size of California. New Zealand is split into two main islands. We live in Rotorua, which is about half way down the north island. The earthquake was about half way down the south island, in a town called Christchurch.
Update on the epicenter. Most of the Calvary Chapel folks down there have been contacted and are all ok. There have been reported on the news that 65 people are dead so far, and the number will probably double.
On a personal note. On Wensday we found out whether we were having a boy or a girl. So we are having a little baby girl. Woot Woot. We are very excited and thank the Lord for His protection and guidance through this all
Thank you for your love and prayers.
in him
Jake and Tecla
We are all good down here in New Zealand. We didn’t even feel the earth quake at all. To give you all a bit of a geography lesson, all of New Zealand is about the size of California. New Zealand is split into two main islands. We live in Rotorua, which is about half way down the north island. The earthquake was about half way down the south island, in a town called Christchurch.
Update on the epicenter. Most of the Calvary Chapel folks down there have been contacted and are all ok. There have been reported on the news that 65 people are dead so far, and the number will probably double.
On a personal note. On Wensday we found out whether we were having a boy or a girl. So we are having a little baby girl. Woot Woot. We are very excited and thank the Lord for His protection and guidance through this all
Thank you for your love and prayers.
in him
Jake and Tecla
Monday, February 7, 2011
We are still alive and serving the Lord:)
Well Hello Everyone,
I know we must apologize for how long it has been since we have written. There are all the excuses in the world but the bottom line is that we suck and we neglect those that care about and support us. So we are sorry and love you all very much.
Well a lot has happened since we have last written. As most of you know Tecla is pregnant! WOW! We are very excited for our first child. We do not know what this little bump is yet. At the end of the month we are going to find out. Tecla and I both have felt like it is going to be a boy and even have a name picked out, Jeremiah Zion. If it is a girl well then we have enough time to pick a name for her and will love her just as much. Tecla is about 4 ½ months pregnant, it is very HOT, and HUMIDE here. So please pray for her comfort and all that goes with being pregnant.
As for me, this past break, a good friend and I taught through Ephesians together at a little home fellowship group we had meeting at our house. It was just during the school summer break and it is very interesting here in New Zealand, during this time all life shuts down, as the mid-week service at our church was on break as well. I have also taken up a sort of part time job, due to a shortage of funds, not because I have a bountiful amount of time on my hands. Well I am sure some of you are already thinking it is building or construction, I am sorry to say but no it actually has very little if anything at all to do with building things. It is milking cows. That is right I have become a relief milker. I work about 4-8 hours a week. So it is quite different and even a bit exciting. I get up at 3:30am, and start at 5am, almost like my work hours back homeJ. Then we milk about 600 cows in 4 hours. Oh and for those who may not know, I am NOT doing this by hand, rather it is all by machine, I put these suction cups on the utters of the cows. So it is a bit draining getting up early, but it is all-good, plus if I ever have to get a job full time out here I always have another trade to fall back on. ☺
So our Second semester is about to start and things are getting a bit busy. Tecla will be in charge of the student’s servant hood (m199), the food/kitchen, and the housekeeping areas. She is very excited with the second semester getting under way. I am Co-teaching the book of Romans with director Mark Walsh. I am also teaching Community Outreach and Friday lectures, as well as various other practical responsibilities around the Institute.
I know many of you are asking when will we return home, and then when are we leaving again. Well our plan so far is Tecla will return home with Brienn Gisler, one of our dear friends, at the end of April. Then I will return when the school semester is over which will be at the beginning of June. As far as returning to New Zealand, our heart is to come back and serve with the Institute again, we just need to see God’s provision and we will follow. So please keep us in your prayers as we seek God’s will and see where He is going to take us in the upcoming months.
“Wherever you are, be ALL there!”
Jim Elliot
“I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know Him better. I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in His holy people, and His incomparably great power for us who believe.”
Ephesians 1:17-19
Love Jake and Tecla
I know we must apologize for how long it has been since we have written. There are all the excuses in the world but the bottom line is that we suck and we neglect those that care about and support us. So we are sorry and love you all very much.
Well a lot has happened since we have last written. As most of you know Tecla is pregnant! WOW! We are very excited for our first child. We do not know what this little bump is yet. At the end of the month we are going to find out. Tecla and I both have felt like it is going to be a boy and even have a name picked out, Jeremiah Zion. If it is a girl well then we have enough time to pick a name for her and will love her just as much. Tecla is about 4 ½ months pregnant, it is very HOT, and HUMIDE here. So please pray for her comfort and all that goes with being pregnant.
As for me, this past break, a good friend and I taught through Ephesians together at a little home fellowship group we had meeting at our house. It was just during the school summer break and it is very interesting here in New Zealand, during this time all life shuts down, as the mid-week service at our church was on break as well. I have also taken up a sort of part time job, due to a shortage of funds, not because I have a bountiful amount of time on my hands. Well I am sure some of you are already thinking it is building or construction, I am sorry to say but no it actually has very little if anything at all to do with building things. It is milking cows. That is right I have become a relief milker. I work about 4-8 hours a week. So it is quite different and even a bit exciting. I get up at 3:30am, and start at 5am, almost like my work hours back homeJ. Then we milk about 600 cows in 4 hours. Oh and for those who may not know, I am NOT doing this by hand, rather it is all by machine, I put these suction cups on the utters of the cows. So it is a bit draining getting up early, but it is all-good, plus if I ever have to get a job full time out here I always have another trade to fall back on. ☺
So our Second semester is about to start and things are getting a bit busy. Tecla will be in charge of the student’s servant hood (m199), the food/kitchen, and the housekeeping areas. She is very excited with the second semester getting under way. I am Co-teaching the book of Romans with director Mark Walsh. I am also teaching Community Outreach and Friday lectures, as well as various other practical responsibilities around the Institute.
I know many of you are asking when will we return home, and then when are we leaving again. Well our plan so far is Tecla will return home with Brienn Gisler, one of our dear friends, at the end of April. Then I will return when the school semester is over which will be at the beginning of June. As far as returning to New Zealand, our heart is to come back and serve with the Institute again, we just need to see God’s provision and we will follow. So please keep us in your prayers as we seek God’s will and see where He is going to take us in the upcoming months.
“Wherever you are, be ALL there!”
Jim Elliot
“I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know Him better. I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in His holy people, and His incomparably great power for us who believe.”
Ephesians 1:17-19
Love Jake and Tecla
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
2 Months since we have been in New Zealand....
Well hello from down under,
It has been over 2 months since we have arrived in New Zealand, and it has been great.
Oh and to let you all know we didn’t feel the earth Quake here, thank you for the prayer and concerns. Love you all.
To fill you in on us, we are settled. We live in a 3-bed room studio/apartment. The other two bedrooms are where the boys from the Bible College are staying. The girls are staying in a house just up the hill from us. We got a car or rather a van. Thank you for all who were praying for that. It is great Tecla is now a soccer mom☺ It is a Mazda MPV; it is a great little people mover. We will use it to shuttle students around, and to pick any of our friends up from the airport, hint hint.
As far as the Bible College is going… The students have arrived. First classes were on the 30th of Aug. So every one has survived the first month of Bible College. To fill some of you in on what we are doing specifically. Tecla is in charge of servant hood area (m199, which is a class that has the students work around the college to keep the cost of living down for them), kitchen (she helps prepare the meals, and organizes who is fixing other meals, and make the runs to the store for all the food), and various other things. I am teaching Community Outreach (it is a class that gives the students practical tools to share the gospel with the people around them, then it gives them the opportunity to do that. They go street witnessing or to people’s houses, to do a little yard work, weather permitting), I am also the overseer for Friday morning guest speakers and prayer (That is a class that we get people from around New Zealand or even the world, to come in and share what the Lord is doing in their ministry. It is to give the students an idea of what ministry is like else where in the world)
Tecla and my self also work for the Ranch that the College is facilitated at. We put in 40 hours a week, 20 for Tecla, and 20 for me.
On Tecla’s face book page there are more pics, of the things out here. So please take a look. Please feel free to email us with questions, or even just shoot us a quick hey what’s up. We love you all and miss you so much.
Love you all and thank you for your support and prayers.
1 Cor 13:2 “And though I have the gift of prophecy, and UNDERSTAND ALL MYSTERIES and ALL KNOWLEDGE, and though I have ALL FAITH that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I AM NOTHING”. (Emphasis mine)
It has been over 2 months since we have arrived in New Zealand, and it has been great.
Oh and to let you all know we didn’t feel the earth Quake here, thank you for the prayer and concerns. Love you all.
To fill you in on us, we are settled. We live in a 3-bed room studio/apartment. The other two bedrooms are where the boys from the Bible College are staying. The girls are staying in a house just up the hill from us. We got a car or rather a van. Thank you for all who were praying for that. It is great Tecla is now a soccer mom☺ It is a Mazda MPV; it is a great little people mover. We will use it to shuttle students around, and to pick any of our friends up from the airport, hint hint.
As far as the Bible College is going… The students have arrived. First classes were on the 30th of Aug. So every one has survived the first month of Bible College. To fill some of you in on what we are doing specifically. Tecla is in charge of servant hood area (m199, which is a class that has the students work around the college to keep the cost of living down for them), kitchen (she helps prepare the meals, and organizes who is fixing other meals, and make the runs to the store for all the food), and various other things. I am teaching Community Outreach (it is a class that gives the students practical tools to share the gospel with the people around them, then it gives them the opportunity to do that. They go street witnessing or to people’s houses, to do a little yard work, weather permitting), I am also the overseer for Friday morning guest speakers and prayer (That is a class that we get people from around New Zealand or even the world, to come in and share what the Lord is doing in their ministry. It is to give the students an idea of what ministry is like else where in the world)
Tecla and my self also work for the Ranch that the College is facilitated at. We put in 40 hours a week, 20 for Tecla, and 20 for me.
On Tecla’s face book page there are more pics, of the things out here. So please take a look. Please feel free to email us with questions, or even just shoot us a quick hey what’s up. We love you all and miss you so much.
Love you all and thank you for your support and prayers.
1 Cor 13:2 “And though I have the gift of prophecy, and UNDERSTAND ALL MYSTERIES and ALL KNOWLEDGE, and though I have ALL FAITH that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I AM NOTHING”. (Emphasis mine)
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Sorry a couples days old, internet at the ranch is not the best
Well we made it.
We are here in New Zealand and we haven’t died yet, or lost anyone. We left on Tuesday the 13th of July and arrived in New Zealand on the 15th of July. I still can’t fully wrap my head around it but that’s all right. It has taken a few days to get adjusted but I think we are all good now.
We have moved in to our nice house now. It is a 3-bedroom apartment type thingy. We only use one room; the other 2 will be used for the students when they come. The view off our back porch is horrible; we are on the second story over looking a small lake, with rolling hills behind it and amazing sunsets, just horrible. Just kidding for those that think I am serious right now.
We went to church for the first time yesterday, Sunday. That was so good, meeting new people and just seeing how welcoming they all are. We also had a little guys discipleship study last night (Sunday night). Lots of meat, lamb, steak, sausage, and some other little New Zealand dishes that were good, but I can’t remember what they were called.
Well as far as the Bible College, students should arrive around the end of August, so it is just a matter of getting all of the details figured out, but it is coming together. We all are excited here to see God move.
As far as our work on the Ranch we are going to sit down with the leaders of the Ranch at the beginning of this week and sort of put it all together to see what they will require of us and when they would like us to be here. Obviously with the College and all it wont be our typical work day of 9am-5pm deal. Tec and I are excited to get started with everything God has for us out here.
We Love you all and miss you all soo much. And please keep us in your prayers. Thank you for all your prayers and support in our big move.
In Him
Jake and Tecla Wilmoth
We are here in New Zealand and we haven’t died yet, or lost anyone. We left on Tuesday the 13th of July and arrived in New Zealand on the 15th of July. I still can’t fully wrap my head around it but that’s all right. It has taken a few days to get adjusted but I think we are all good now.
We have moved in to our nice house now. It is a 3-bedroom apartment type thingy. We only use one room; the other 2 will be used for the students when they come. The view off our back porch is horrible; we are on the second story over looking a small lake, with rolling hills behind it and amazing sunsets, just horrible. Just kidding for those that think I am serious right now.
We went to church for the first time yesterday, Sunday. That was so good, meeting new people and just seeing how welcoming they all are. We also had a little guys discipleship study last night (Sunday night). Lots of meat, lamb, steak, sausage, and some other little New Zealand dishes that were good, but I can’t remember what they were called.
Well as far as the Bible College, students should arrive around the end of August, so it is just a matter of getting all of the details figured out, but it is coming together. We all are excited here to see God move.
As far as our work on the Ranch we are going to sit down with the leaders of the Ranch at the beginning of this week and sort of put it all together to see what they will require of us and when they would like us to be here. Obviously with the College and all it wont be our typical work day of 9am-5pm deal. Tec and I are excited to get started with everything God has for us out here.
We Love you all and miss you all soo much. And please keep us in your prayers. Thank you for all your prayers and support in our big move.
In Him
Jake and Tecla Wilmoth
Monday, July 12, 2010
We leave for New Zealand on Tuesday 13th
Well dear friends and family,
The time has come for us to move. As some of you know Tecla and I have been praying to go back on to the mission field since we returned to the Golden State of California back on October 31st 2006. The past year more specifically we’ve been praying for New Zealand. After 8 months of applying for work visas, two-yard sales, moving in with parents again, and sending my sister and her husband off to Kentucky, we are finally moving to Rotorua, New Zealand.
You may be asking why New Zealand and other are saying why not …it is the Hawaii of the Pacific Rim. Well long story short, a friend, pastor and teacher of ours moved down there little over a year ago and invited us to pray go and help him start a Calvary Chapel Bible College down there. As you know with much prayer, and consideration, (about 2 seconds worth) we said yes. So began the process of getting our work visas.
Talk about timing, we first wanted to leave in January of 2010 but the Lord did not allow it at that time. We stayed in the States for a bit more. It not only allowed us to save some money, but allowed Tecla to receive her American Citizenship, and go visit her family in Romania.
I would like to share with you what the Lord used to start our journey to New Zealand--Joshua is about to cross the Jordan River, with all of Israel, as the new leader of the Israelites. And the Lord has 3 things that He calls the Israelites to as they begin their journey:
First is to wait on the Lord, and follow his lead, because the Israelites “had not gone that way before”. This had new meaning for us in January, because we thought we were suppose to go to New Zealand at the beginning of the year, but that was not when the Lord was leading. We “had not gone this way before”. So we waited on Him, and allowed God to guide us and lead us to this point in time, we are leaving on July 13th of 2010.
Second thing God calls them to is sanctify themselves - the Israelites. What that meant is literally they were to take a bath and wash their clothes. Thankfully we are able to do that every day☺; to us it means to set ourselves apart from this world. To sanctify means to set apart, consecrate, make holy. By reading our Word and letting the Spirit move within us, every day we let the Lord work in us that sanctification, that washing of the mind and soul.
Third thing God calls the Israelites to follow the Arc of the Covenant. Nothing special there, the Arc is moving so follow. For us that went a little deeper. God called and we had to move, to follow. The Priests had to get their feet wet before God would part the Jordan River. They had to stand in a raging rushing river before that water would stop and dry up for them all to cross. For us we had to sell and get rid of things and even make preparations before God truly said go. We had to “get our feet wet” by trusting He would sell our house, cars and provide everything else before He stopped the Jordan. Before we go He wants to see our faith, hope, and trust in Him.
So here we are getting our feet wet, setting ourselves apart to follow and wait on Him. You may be asking ok what are you going to do down there? What I know for sure is that He’s called us to serve and help start this Bible College. There will be teaching involved, youth ministries, and many other opportunities, which God will reveal when we get there. We have work visas for 1 year so as far as we know that is just a start and we will see where and how long God provides.
Prayer requests
1. The school in general, new staff, new students. We will need to work out all of the kinks, and want lots and lots of grace for everyone.
2. Tecla and myself to continue to rely on the Lord for everything as we make this move being a Godly example to these students, this nation of New Zealand.
3. Provision for a car in New Zealand.
4. The Walsh family as they are the Pioneers for the rest of us.
5. For the Lord to be glorified in it all.
Thank you all and hope this wasn’t long or boring but just wanted to get some of you caught up to speed with what is happening in our lives. Love you all and please don’t hesitate to email us.
In Him
Jake and Tecla Wilmoth
“See I have set before you an open door…”
Rev. 3:8
The time has come for us to move. As some of you know Tecla and I have been praying to go back on to the mission field since we returned to the Golden State of California back on October 31st 2006. The past year more specifically we’ve been praying for New Zealand. After 8 months of applying for work visas, two-yard sales, moving in with parents again, and sending my sister and her husband off to Kentucky, we are finally moving to Rotorua, New Zealand.
You may be asking why New Zealand and other are saying why not …it is the Hawaii of the Pacific Rim. Well long story short, a friend, pastor and teacher of ours moved down there little over a year ago and invited us to pray go and help him start a Calvary Chapel Bible College down there. As you know with much prayer, and consideration, (about 2 seconds worth) we said yes. So began the process of getting our work visas.
Talk about timing, we first wanted to leave in January of 2010 but the Lord did not allow it at that time. We stayed in the States for a bit more. It not only allowed us to save some money, but allowed Tecla to receive her American Citizenship, and go visit her family in Romania.
I would like to share with you what the Lord used to start our journey to New Zealand--Joshua is about to cross the Jordan River, with all of Israel, as the new leader of the Israelites. And the Lord has 3 things that He calls the Israelites to as they begin their journey:
First is to wait on the Lord, and follow his lead, because the Israelites “had not gone that way before”. This had new meaning for us in January, because we thought we were suppose to go to New Zealand at the beginning of the year, but that was not when the Lord was leading. We “had not gone this way before”. So we waited on Him, and allowed God to guide us and lead us to this point in time, we are leaving on July 13th of 2010.
Second thing God calls them to is sanctify themselves - the Israelites. What that meant is literally they were to take a bath and wash their clothes. Thankfully we are able to do that every day☺; to us it means to set ourselves apart from this world. To sanctify means to set apart, consecrate, make holy. By reading our Word and letting the Spirit move within us, every day we let the Lord work in us that sanctification, that washing of the mind and soul.
Third thing God calls the Israelites to follow the Arc of the Covenant. Nothing special there, the Arc is moving so follow. For us that went a little deeper. God called and we had to move, to follow. The Priests had to get their feet wet before God would part the Jordan River. They had to stand in a raging rushing river before that water would stop and dry up for them all to cross. For us we had to sell and get rid of things and even make preparations before God truly said go. We had to “get our feet wet” by trusting He would sell our house, cars and provide everything else before He stopped the Jordan. Before we go He wants to see our faith, hope, and trust in Him.
So here we are getting our feet wet, setting ourselves apart to follow and wait on Him. You may be asking ok what are you going to do down there? What I know for sure is that He’s called us to serve and help start this Bible College. There will be teaching involved, youth ministries, and many other opportunities, which God will reveal when we get there. We have work visas for 1 year so as far as we know that is just a start and we will see where and how long God provides.
Prayer requests
1. The school in general, new staff, new students. We will need to work out all of the kinks, and want lots and lots of grace for everyone.
2. Tecla and myself to continue to rely on the Lord for everything as we make this move being a Godly example to these students, this nation of New Zealand.
3. Provision for a car in New Zealand.
4. The Walsh family as they are the Pioneers for the rest of us.
5. For the Lord to be glorified in it all.
Thank you all and hope this wasn’t long or boring but just wanted to get some of you caught up to speed with what is happening in our lives. Love you all and please don’t hesitate to email us.
In Him
Jake and Tecla Wilmoth
“See I have set before you an open door…”
Rev. 3:8
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