Archives for September 2023

[This is Rev. Rudy Poettcker, missionary with Reformation Christian Ministries (RCM), giving you
a brief update.]

Greetings dear prayer partners!

Thank you for your part in this ministry of SALT.

Your continued prayer for the Church and school in Suriname is so much appreciated. It is already now the beginning of the 7th week of classes at CLA. We have 8 weeks per Quarter so it is coming close to the end of the First Quarter. Give thanks to the Lord for the work of teachers and staff there and pray that the Lord might truly encourage each of them in their work. Pray for the students who come from so many different backgrounds and need the Truth over against the Lie. PTL for progress in the construction and pray that it continues.

Please also remember to pray for the Church (FPC) and for the Lord to grant His grace so as to draw members into close fellowship in the Lord and His Truth. Pray for Rev. Hamid as pastor and to be encouraged in his ministry.

Thank you also for continuing to pray for the online students, and especially those enrolled and active in the Seminary studies. Our Lord is building His kingdom and providing leadership; PTL. "The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. (Luke 10:2)

Thankful to be of service to Him, with you all,

Rev. RP

Construction progress:

The ministry of SALT (Scriptural Advanced Leadership Training) includes:

• Director of RITS & RIC (Reformation International Theological Seminary & Reformation International College).
• As Dean of Studies, I work with students in College studies (especially teacher training for a Bachelor of Arts in Education Degree).
• As Dean of Studies, I work with students in Seminary studies (especially training for ministry and eldership in the M.Div. degree program).
• My work, together with Rev. Hamid, in Administration of CLA (Christian Liberty Academy) in Suriname. I serve as Headmaster, and he is Administrator.
• I also serve as Elder in First Presbyterian Church in Suriname (FPC).

Pray for my preaching ministry at King’s Reformed Presbyterian Church in Melbourne, Florida.

Link to church website (and live stream of Sunday worship): https://www.krpc.us/

Link to RCM website: https://www.reformation.edu/wp/

To support this ministry (tax-exempt), you may write the check to “Reformation Christian Ministries” and designate it to “SALT” (Scriptural Advanced Leadership Training).

Mailing address: 1300 East University Blvd. Melbourne, FL. 32901

If you wish to donate online, you may use this link (and select SALT for designation):

https://gorcm.org/product/donate-to-rcm/

[This is Rev. Rudy Poettcker, missionary with Reformation Christian Ministries (RCM), giving you
a brief update.]

Greetings in the grace of God!

In His grace alone SALT continues on; and thank you for your prayers.

Thank you for praying for God’s gracious purpose in the Church in Suriname (FPC) and especially for His grace to use the discipline of the Church to bring about repentance and restoration.

Thank you also for ongoing prayer for CLA and the construction. We finally have the second floor poured; PTL.

Thank you also for praying for students in the College and Seminary. One Seminary student just completed a course and has begun the next one. The Lord, in His grace, is training for leadership in His Kingdom.

In all let us be in prayer for the coming of Christ’s Kingdom…here on earth as it is in heaven. It takes place in our hearts and lives, in the heart and life of the Church, and the Day will reveal that Kingdom in all its glory.

In His grace,

Rev. RP

Construction progress:

The ministry of SALT (Scriptural Advanced Leadership Training) includes:

• Director of RITS & RIC (Reformation International Theological Seminary & Reformation International College).
• As Dean of Studies, I work with students in College studies (especially teacher training for a Bachelor of Arts in Education Degree).
• As Dean of Studies, I work with students in Seminary studies (especially training for ministry and eldership in the M.Div. degree program).
• My work, together with Rev. Hamid, in Administration of CLA (Christian Liberty Academy) in Suriname. I serve as Headmaster, and he is Administrator.
• I also serve as Elder in First Presbyterian Church in Suriname (FPC).

Pray for my preaching ministry at King’s Reformed Presbyterian Church in Melbourne, Florida.

Link to church website (and live stream of Sunday worship): https://www.krpc.us/

Link to RCM website: https://www.reformation.edu/wp/

To support this ministry (tax-exempt), you may write the check to “Reformation Christian Ministries” and designate it to “SALT” (Scriptural Advanced Leadership Training).

Mailing address: 1300 East University Blvd. Melbourne, FL. 32901

If you wish to donate online, you may use this link (and select SALT for designation):

https://gorcm.org/product/donate-to-rcm/

[This is Rev. Rudy Poettcker, missionary with Reformation Christian Ministries (RCM), giving you
a brief update.]

Greetings in the name of our sovereign Lord!

Wow today is “9/11” and it surely brings back many memories. In all may the Lord assure His people that He was, and is, sovereign also in that. May we all be greatly encouraged that in His sovereign eternal counsel He has also chosen to work His will through the prayers of His people. This is true also for the ministry of SALT; and thank you all for your prayerful partnership.

Thank you especially for praying for CLA and all who work there, and also for the ongoing construction project (they are hoping to pour the second floor today!). By the way in the previous PPP the number which Rev. Hamid had sent was a typo; he wrote 271 students at CLA and it should have been 371!

Thank you also for continued prayer for the Church in Suriname (FPC) and for God’s grace to work in those who are under Church discipline. Only in grace does the Lord keep His Church pure (not perfect but knowing forgiveness and cleansing from all sin).

I very much also thank you for praying for the students and my online work with them. The students in College are in a kind-of “holding pattern” but several in Seminary are faithfully working and your prayer for them in this is much appreciated.

In His Majesty’s service, together with you all,

Rev. RP

Construction progress:

The ministry of SALT (Scriptural Advanced Leadership Training) includes:

• Director of RITS & RIC (Reformation International Theological Seminary & Reformation International College).
• As Dean of Studies, I work with students in College studies (especially teacher training for a Bachelor of Arts in Education Degree).
• As Dean of Studies, I work with students in Seminary studies (especially training for ministry and eldership in the M.Div. degree program).
• My work, together with Rev. Hamid, in Administration of CLA (Christian Liberty Academy) in Suriname. I serve as Headmaster, and he is Administrator.
• I also serve as Elder in First Presbyterian Church in Suriname (FPC).

Pray for my preaching ministry at King’s Reformed Presbyterian Church in Melbourne, Florida.

Link to church website (and live stream of Sunday worship): https://www.krpc.us/

Link to RCM website: https://www.reformation.edu/wp/

To support this ministry (tax-exempt), you may write the check to “Reformation Christian Ministries” and designate it to “SALT” (Scriptural Advanced Leadership Training).

Mailing address: 1300 East University Blvd. Melbourne, FL. 32901

If you wish to donate online, you may use this link (and select SALT for designation):

https://gorcm.org/product/donate-to-rcm/

[This is Rev. Rudy Poettcker, missionary with Reformation Christian Ministries (RCM), giving you
a brief update.]

Greetings from Florida!

Yes, I have reached home and thankful for the safe travels; and thank you for your prayers. My return was postponed a couple of days (due to mechanical problems with the plane). Those extra days actually provided time for me to recover from a rather serious cold, so that I was able to travel with less issues from it. The Lord rules in all things, even such details He turns to the good of His own. PTL!

To just encourage you to continue in prayer for the students in College and Seminary, here is what a RITS student wrote in an exegesis course:

This has been a great reminder to me that the power of preaching lies completely in the Word of God. Salvation and the effectiveness of the sermon does not lie with me. I am commanded to let Scripture interpret Scripture, use proper exegesis, avoid eisegesis, and let the text speak for itself. Doing this allows the congregation to hear God speak to them through the text.

I also just received this update on the student population at CLA, from Rev. Hamid:

We currently have 271 students enrolled, that includes 55 new students this year. We have several (I am sure close to 50) on the waiting list. Continue to have parents come in to see if they can beg their way into getting a place. Some are still being tested so that we can know their grade level. Praise the Lord!

What a great blessing this is from the Lord; that He sends so many to CLA. PTL with us.

The construction work at CLA in Suriname is continuing and going well; although in the past week or so it may seem to be going slower, it is really just a very tedious work of preparing for the pouring of the second floor (see pic below). Thank you for your prayer for this work.

Please also continue to pray for all who work at CLA, and for Rev. Hamid (now that I am not there his workload increases).

In His service, together with you all,

Rev. RP

Construction progress:

The ministry of SALT (Scriptural Advanced Leadership Training) includes:

• Director of RITS & RIC (Reformation International Theological Seminary & Reformation International College).
• As Dean of Studies, I work with students in College studies (especially teacher training for a Bachelor of Arts in Education Degree).
• As Dean of Studies, I work with students in Seminary studies (especially training for ministry and eldership in the M.Div. degree program).
• My work, together with Rev. Hamid, in Administration of CLA (Christian Liberty Academy) in Suriname. I serve as Headmaster, and he is Administrator.
• I also serve as Elder in First Presbyterian Church in Suriname (FPC).

Pray for my preaching ministry at King’s Reformed Presbyterian Church in Melbourne, Florida.

Link to church website (and live stream of Sunday worship): https://www.krpc.us/

Link to RCM website: https://www.reformation.edu/wp/

To support this ministry (tax-exempt), you may write the check to “Reformation Christian Ministries” and designate it to “SALT” (Scriptural Advanced Leadership Training).

Mailing address: 1300 East University Blvd. Melbourne, FL. 32901

If you wish to donate online, you may use this link (and select SALT for designation):

https://gorcm.org/product/donate-to-rcm/