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SPRING 2009 MISSIONARY TRAINING CENTER GRADUATES

After years of preparation and specialized training, students are graduating from New Tribes Mission’s Missionary Training Center! While this group may be small due to course changes, they pack a powerful representation of Christ’s love to the world. So…Pray with them as they imerge into new geography, culture and language! One of the couples is going to Brazil.

It is with great joy, and gratitude of what God has done, that we announce the graduations of:

Ozilia:

With Bachelor of Arts degrees in Graphic Design & Spanish.
From College of the Ozarks,

on May 10th at 2:00pm

Joice:
From Camdenton High school
on May 21st at 7:00pm

if you need more information and directions to the events,

please write us at the address above.

Thank you.

Dear Friends,     

“For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waited for him”.

                                                                            Isa 64:4

            Truly, there is no other god besides of our God, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. As the prophet Isaiah said, this is the only God who gives many blessings to those who love him, and wait on Him. Nobody has ever seen or heard a god like the God of Israel.
           

God has blessed us with many kinds of blessings. He has blessed us in our ministry of discipleship with the new missionaries at Missionary Training Center. We always share with them about our lives and the experiences that we had on the mission field.  Check out the testimony of one of the missionaries who was trained here:

            “In 2007, one of the village of Papua New Guinea heard the gospel, joyfully accepted it and many of them began worshipping the one true God who alone is worthy. Now these same believers themselves are beginning the literacy and gospel outreaches that are needed to reach the other 2,700 people who have the same language. Amazing!  Sometimes we get so busy in what we are doing that we forget to stop and look back and remember how the Lord has worked in our lives to equip us for the work He is doing through us. In light of that, we want to stop and thank the Lord for the great cross-cultural mission training we received through New Tribes Mission. We want to especially thank the staff that works at the training centers for the time they give to equip new generations of missionaries and for passing on their life stories and examples to those of us who are able to take and apply those principles to our own new works. We are also thankful for those who prayerfully and financially support these trainers and teachers as they work stateside. Their jobs may not be taking place on foreign soil, but they are no less impacting the world of tribal missions as their thoughts and ideas are spread throughout the world as they are implemented by the NTM students in many countries. The Lord is truly using them to give missionaries the tools they need to take the gospel to the ends of the earth.”

This should encourage us to continue serving the Lord in the work that He has given us.
In January we received information that we needed to pay almost two thousand dollars to start the process of our permanent visas (Green Cards). We were praying for that and by His Mercy the Lord provided all the money. We sent to the Immigration Office all the papers and documents that were needed. Please, be praying that we can have a favorable answer from them.

Also pray for our family, especially for Oseias (19), our son who is in College. This is his first year, pray for his adjusting.

Ozilia is still working in Florida. She is enjoying the work and the environment. Pray also that she can find a job of teaching.

Joice has been accepted at College of the Ozarks for next year.

We want to thank you for being part of our lives and ministry. May the Lord continue blessing each one of you with the joy for working for Him.

In His love,

Claudio and Edna Berto

Daily prayer…

Monday WashDay
Lord, help me wash away all my selfishness and vanity, so I may serve you with perfect humility through the week ahead.

Tuesday Ironing Day
Dear Lord, help me iron out all the wrinkles of prejudice I have collected through the years so that I may see the beauty in others.

Wednesday Mending Day
O God, help me mend my ways so I will not set a bad example for others.

Thursday Cleaning Day
Lord Jesus, help me to dust out all the many faults I have been hiding in the secret corners of my heart.

Friday Shopping Day
O God, give me the grace to shop wisely so I may purchase eternal happiness for myself and all others
in need of love.

Saturday Cooking Day
Help me, my Savior, to brew a big kettle of brotherly love and serve it with clean, sweet bread of human kindness.

Sunday The Lord’s Day
O God, I have prepared my house for you. Please come into my heart so I may spend the day and the rest of my life in your presence.
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We just got back from the MTC Youth Group Retreat. it was amazing with  very good time and lessons as well. The Speaker talked about how we should store up treasures in heaven, not on earth. Its a simple massage that we have all heard, but it was a great reminder. Like really a reminder and an eye open because we can easily forget.

He talked about Matthew 6:21 : "Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also" and that the treasures are the things we seek the most in life and how the word heart in its original text referred to the center of our feelings and emotions, so if our emotions are based on treasures of this world such as material things or desires, or even respect or acceptance from others, then our emotions are going to be "rollercostering" everywhere because those things are temporary,  instead our treasure must be something that doesn’t change, something that lasts. and of course that’s Jesus, then he went on to refer to the Bible as a "treasure map" leading us to the perfect treasure and to encourage us to pour over this "map" God has given us. The map thing sounds kind silly but its so true, that’s exactly what the Bible is. He was just a very powerful speaker, used lots of really good stories and illustrations, and you could tell it was coming from the heart. 

Writen by one of the campers.

Claudio and I  felt  honored to be part of the MTC Youth Group Retreat Leadership! It had an awsome program, games and  the food was very well prepared and fresh.                                                              

-Please pray that the Lord might give us wisdom in our ministries.
-Pray for our financial support increase.
-Pray for the new missionaries that are graduating in the end of May.
-Pray for our kids so they might be able to finish well the school, and always seek the Lord’s will for their lives.
-We praise the Lord for the privilege to serve Him with you. 

Claudio and Edna Berto
Ozilia, Oseias e Joice
Fone: 317 8435 
We would love to hear from you: claudio_berto@ntm.org or edna_berto@ntm.org

Dear friends,
We are very glad to be able to write to you sharing how God has been faithful to us and how He has used you in many ways so that we may continue working for Him. We praise the Lord for each one of you!
At the moment our ministry has been to train new missionaries to continue expanding of the reach of the Gospel until the last Tribe will be reached. We believe that this is God’s desire for His Church.
This semester we will have 50 new missionaries graduating from MTC (Missionary Training Center). Some of them are going to Africa, some to Asia and South America. We are very glad to be part of their lives helping and training them to take the Gospel to the end of the earth.
We are teaching French to two couples that are going to Africa. The Altmillers are going to Guinea Conakry and the Schillings that are going to Senegal. Both countries are French speaking language. The couples are being able not just to learn the French language but also the African culture with us.
We are expecting to have about 150 students for next semester.

Our kids, Oseias and Joice are very busy these days for they are about to finish the school. Therefore they are having lots of homework and also testes and finals. Please, pray for them. Ozilia, our oldest daughter, will come home for one week and then she goes back to work for the College work program, which will help her to pay her next school year.
Please pray that the Lord might give us wisdom in our ministries.
Pray for our financial support to be increased.
Pray for the new missionaries that are graduating in the end of May.
Pray for our kids so they might be able to finish well the school, and always seek the Lord’s will for their lives.
We praise the Lord for the privilege to serve Him with you.
Lord may continue bless you and yours for His Glory.

Serving Him Together
Claudio and Edna Berto

9000 youth came from all across the midwest…

1500 accepted Christ as their Saviour…

415 churches equipped…

26 tons of  food were collected for the city…

A new generation of students were trained on how to share their faith in a very easy way using the GOSPEL Journey and then were unleashed on the city of St. Louis.

Find out more about how you can be equipped by clicking on>>>>>>>GOSPEL JOURNEY! 

Oseias and Joice,  with 100 others from the Lake of the Ozarks, attended the Dare2Share conference. The conference was incredible but seeing thousands of youth interested in the Gospel was energizing.We were so proud of all of our MK’s from our campus who were equipped and energized to share the GOSPEL message with so many people.

Pray for each of our students who attended and also the Dare2Share ministry and all of us here at the Missionary Training Center as we prepare students to GO WIDE with the Gospel message to unreached people groups around the world. 

Go to: http://www.gregstier.org/rants/i-love-st-louis and read what others are saying about their time in St. Louis>>>>>>>>Dare2Share!

Camdenton, October, 07

“Making it my purpose not to take the good news where Christ was named, so that my work might not be resting on that of others;

But as it is said in the holy Writings, They will see, to whom the news of him had not been given, and those to whose ears it had not come will have knowledge.” Rom 15:20,21

Dear Brothers and sisters,

The verses above have been through the years a great challenge for us. Ahead of this challenge God has placed us in some different works through the years, and we praise the Lord as , He has allowed us to be part of the Evangelization of the peoples, who had still never heard of the gospel.

. This has been our commitment before the Lord, who has straightened us daily.

The French version of the verse above brings us closer to the original. It says that it is a great honor to announce the gospel. So, it is not just the Purpose, but also it is an honor to preach the Gospel where Christ has been not known.

We do miss our time in Senegal and so as soon as we can, we would like to go back. Therefore we see that God still wants us here working to prepare more missionaries for the end of the earth. Thanks for remembering our ministry and our family in your prayers!

The Training is already on the third month of classes, and the students have been adjusted very well here at the School. During the Training the students are involved in one program that is called Personal Development. In this program all the students are connected with the Staffs. So the students come to our houses and we also visit them looking for to know them better and to help them in their needs.

The Institute has now 140 students and it has been a great pleasure to be part of their lives.

I’m still working at the maintenance of the institute and Edna has worked with the Child Care. She takes care of the children whose parents are attending classes.

In September we had here in our house a special supper for 15 students, who are willing to go to Africa. We spoke to them concerning the work in Senegal too. They really enjoyed the Maffe (typical dish in Senegal), that Edna prepared. They were very excited about the work in Africa after hearing and seeing the slides concerning the missionary work in Senegal, and also what god has done in that country.

We’re still teaching French to: Chris and Ruth Altimiller, as they are going for Guinea Conakry, West Africa. Please pray for them, that God continues helping them in the preparation for the work in African.

On the third of November Edna and I will be starting to teach these new missionaries on how to learn a tribal language. There will be six weeks of intensive teaching.

In October we had two birthdays in our family. Ozilia turned 21 years on the 11th and Edna became prettier on the 20th! We praise God for each one of them and for the blessing that they have been in our family!

We would like to express our appreciation to each one of you. Thank you for your prayers, and for the blessing that you have been in our lives. We feel honored to work with you.

Let’s continue reaching the enriched,

Claudio, Edna, Ozilia, Oséias and Joice Berto