February 2005Dear Friends and Partners,As I sit down to write this letter all I can say is WOW! The Lord has done such amazing things in our lives and in the ministry these past few months. It has overwhelmed our entire staff and family. To be completely transparent with you, so many amazing things have been added to us that I was hesitant in sharing them. So, with that in mind receive this letter as a praise report, boasting in what the Lord has done. I am humbled to be so honored by the Lord in all these things that I'll share. We were so busy with facilitating all of the growth that many of you didn't receive our year end report from our office in January. Let me start there. In 2004, KLM International held 5 major crusades in the nations and held five power packed Pastor Conferences. These crusades and conferences were held in Mali Africa, The Congo, Zimbabwe, and twice in India. During these events we witnessed over 300,000 salvations and trained nearly 2,000 pastors and gospel workers to aid in the follow up of the new converts. Also, in 2004 we stepped out in a new area for us by bringing the ministries of Dr. T.L. Osborn and Christian Adventures to Des Moines. These meetings were held at the Polk County Convention Center and were a great success! As an international ministry we feel that it is vital to affect our local area while we are making great strides in the nations of the world. Then in December we took on the responsibility for an existing ministry called Jesus Right Hand. My parents founded this ministry over 18 years ago. With the passing of my father there was a need to come along side my mother and help her run this proven ministry. With offices in Ames, Creston and New Virginia, Jesus Right Hand helps an estimated 150 families a month with food and clothes. The working vision is to "win the lost to Jesus Christ while building bridges back to the local churches." In 2004, KLM International also started it's International Relief efforts. We distributed over 40,000 pounds of food in the nation of Zimbabwe. While providing for the immediate physical needs of the people, this type of ministry is very effective in opening up regional doors for crusades. The many letters of thanks that came to our offices pulled on our hearts and motivated us to further these types of efforts. Currently, we are working on relief efforts in the nations of India and Liberia. In Liberia our goal is to have over 400,000 pounds of food ready for distribution through 1,500 local churches. The food distribution increases the effectiveness in the crusades and also solidifies the connection between the local church and the new convert. The eight containers designated for the Liberia crusade in April left port a few weeks ago. While in India we are supporting work in 30 villages that were devastated by the recent Tsunami. This type of relief work takes a great deal of advance planning administratively and financially. Eventually, we would like to have a relief program working with every one of our international events. In addition to all of that, we recently acquired our new building here in Ankeny. This facility will house our International Center as well as act as a headquarters for Jesus Right Hand. We have set aside a large space with a separate entrance to be used for the newest help center to be opened this month. You can read more about the building and Jesus Right Hand in this publication. With all of the growth and new areas of responsibility, now more than ever, we desire your prayers and your partnership through volunteering as well as financial support. Many of these projects require months of planning. For example, we must begin working nearly a year in advance to be able to bring in large quantities of food for relief with our crusades. That means that we must either have the total amount of finances for the event raised one year in advance or that we have many committed monthly partners. Monthly commitments allow us to budget and plan. This gives us the time we need to source food for the relief programs and it also gives us the ability to work with other ministries to gather books and Bibles to give to the new believers. A monthly financial commitment is vital to being able to reach more and also to be able to do a better job with follow up and discipleship through the local churches in the regions that we go. Our international goal for 2005 is to hold 6 major crusades as well as Pastor Conferences in 5 different nations. In these events we are believing God to train 4,000 indigenous Gospel workers and for half a million souls to come into the Kingdom of God. Later this month we will be adding a help center in Ankeny, Iowa. With the addition of this new Jesus Right Hand we should help over 200 families a month. To further broaden our local outreach we desire to open our fifth location by the end of the year. Then in April we are helping to bring Rev. Morris Cerullo along with Rev. Eddie and Alice Smith, Dr. Charles Blair and Rev. Christian Harfouche to Des Moines. These meetings will be held at the Polk County Convention Center and admission is free. All of the wonderful new avenues in ministry creates many different opportunities for partnership and sowing specific seeds. So as you read this larger than normal letter, bear in mind that we are not presenting needs, but opportunities for you to join with us in the work that we are doing here "locally" and in the "nations of the world". Remember, Together we can! Your missionary evangelists, 
Kenney & Neja Linhart |