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Dear Friends, Warm greetings from Brownsburg, IN! After what seemed like an infinitely long time, the Garrisons are finally settled in the USA. They arrived on the 2nd of May, and God has wonderfully blessed and guided through every aspect of their getting settled here in the Indianapolis area. There are many things for which we are thankful to God. Here are just a few: Praise points 1. The Garrisons found a house and had an offer accepted within 4 days! 2. Searchlight has been able to clear all debts that had been incurred during the time of a very poor exchange rate between the US dollar and the British pound. 3. Supporters have faithfully continued to act as co-workers in Searchlight during this time of major transition. 4. With the transition from the UK back to the USA, it means that Searchlight will be able to practice better stewardship of the finances that God provides, and we’ll be able to put more directly into the work of the ministry around the world. 5. God is already beginning to open new possibilities for Searchlight here in the USA and in other parts of the world. We hope to tell you more about some of those opportunities soon. 6. Mike and Anne Barton have had an offer on their house in England, and the sale is now progressing. This means that the first stage of Searchlight’s transition to the USA has successfully been completed. We are now looking forward to completing the process by relocating the Bartons to the Indianapolis area. With that in mind, there are some prayer needs to keep in mind. Primary prayer requests 1. That the sale of the Bartons’ house will go smoothly, without any delays or difficulties. The selling process takes longer in England. They are scheduled to complete around the end of August. 2. Mike and Anne’s visa application is now with the Homeland Security department. Please pray that visas will be granted speedily and without any unnecessary difficulty.

Further news: 1. Mike and Anne Barton have just returned from a week-long trip to the Netherlands. While they were there, they were solidifying Searchlight’s administrative operations for the continent of Europe. God has graciously given us a reliable and trustworthy European financial representative in Swawek van der Meer and his family. Please keep them in your prayers as they oversee the practical details of Searchlight’s finances in Europe. Also on this trip, the Bartons were able to meet with a couple who are interested in working with Searchlight in Rwanda and Burundi in the future. We hope to bring you more news as this new relationship develops. 2. Later this month, Mike and Anne will be meeting with a couple in England. We are still praying about the right people to oversee Searchlight’s activities in the United Kingdom, and we are seeing what possibilities there might be with this couple. Please pray that God will give us his guidance and direction in the decisions that have to be made to insure that Searchlight’s activities in the UK and across Europe continue without any hindering interruptions. Searchlight in troubled countries Over the past few years, God has given us some wonderful opportunities to be an encouragement and help in some of the more troubled parts of the world. God has graciously blessed Searchlight’s literature and teaching conferences in Myanmar and Pakistan-both nations that are in great spiritual and political turmoil. Please pray that God would supply the finances for us to be able to continue sending literature to these countries (in Urdu for Pakistan and Burmese for Myanmar), and that he would guide our steps regarding possible future visits. » donate specifically to Searchlight's work in Pakistan » donate specifically to Searchlight's work in Myanmar Thank you so much for your prayers and continued interest in Searchlight and the work that God has given us to do around the world. Please keep us in your prayers as we follow all that he has set before us for the coming days. "Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!"

Searchlight Ministries

P.O. Box 407

Brownsburg, IN 46112

USA

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