Busy New Year! - January 2023

 

January has been busy month so far! We started the new year off heading to Ohio! We were able to combine two things in one trip. ​ The first is to see a supporting church, where John spoke during the evening service (Cornerstone Bible Church in Xenia, Ohio). We're grateful for the opportunity to meet those in fellowship there. We have been blessed to be able to join several churches this way, over the year.

The second is that we represented SonSet Solutions at Cedarville University's GO Conference. It is a blessing to be able to ​ interact with students who are missions minded, pray with them as they seek the Lord's will in their lives, and have them reach out to us during the year! The conference is such a good challenge to us all. We are also joyous as several Cedarville students responded to the gospel message and truly became believers and followers of Jesus!   The SonSet Solutions annual giving statements have gone out via email or the postal service! John and Jean prepared and printed the letters, and we had great help from our coworkers to get them out the door. SonSet has been blessed with prayers and finances, and we were grateful to see God's provision this past year. Some statistics are in! During 2022, SonSet Solutions assisted 117 ministries in 50 countries via equipment, service, consultation, training, and partnership development. We shipped 9,615 SonSet® radios to 15 countries during 2022.  We receive data from over 1,200 SonSetLink® monitors located in 25 countries. Our Solar Media Centers are also in great demand, and we have manufactured and installed more of these units than we ever have before! We praise the Lord for the technology that continues to be used mightily to share the gospel through their use and for the ways they provide credibility and avenues for the gospel to be shared. Zane Pratt, the keynote speaker at Cedarville's GO Conference, said this during the conference: “If the Red Cross or the UN [United Nations] can do it, then it’s not missions.” ​We agree.   Praises We are so thankful for God's provision through you--your prayers and gifts are not unnoticed!  We are thankful for those who have hosted us, had us over for a meal, and made us feel welcome in your homes and churches. ​We are excited to see how the Lord will use SonSet Solutions with future technologies.​ Requests ​Solar Media Centers will be manufactured soon for shipment to Ukraine.  Please pray as our Power Solutions Team works on acquiring materials, as well as the manufacturing of them onsite, and the delivery of 20 units to Ukraine. ​We pray that these will be used mightily by our partner ministry to share the hope and good news of Jesus Christ soon.

Anderson Prayer Letter Christmas Edition

 A Voice in the Desert

[from SonSetSolutions.org]

This is an amazing photo of people living in very different circumstances! This is also a great image of working together in partnership.

Ben Manthi serves his country of Kenya with DIGUNA, a German ministry. They have assisted our Broadcast Solutions Team with radio projects on various occasions. Recently it was our turn to assist them. With Ben’s help, Radio Ashe Samburu went on the air in 2020 to reach the Ichamus, Samburu, and Massai peoples near southern Lake Turkana in Kenya. Ben’s heart for spreading the gospel, however, has extended much farther north to some of the remotest parts of his country.

Ben has been taking missions teams to the northeastern shores of Lake Turkana to the Daasanche people of Illeret for years. On one visit, Ben met with government

officials who expressed their dire need for a radio station from which they could communicate with the local people. Radio Ashe Samburu took up the challenge. However, getting a radio license so close to the Ethiopian border was not an easy task. Security threats in Illeret were also a major concern. Permission was eventually granted. In June of 2022, Radio Ashe Illeret went on the air. Government officials, Bible translators, NGOs, pastors and the community from as far away as the Ethiopian border gathered for the dedication.

In addition to coverage maps and the FM transmitter, SonSet Solutions was approached with another need – SonSet^® radios. Ben learned that the Daasanache don’t own radios because they have never had a radio station to listen to before. He was asked to bring some solar radios for them. We are answering this request from the community by sending 720 solar radios, funded through our Delivering God’s Word campaign.

Ben is guided by Romans 15:21, “… but as it is written, ‘Those who have never been told of him will see, and those who have never heard will understand.’”  Bringing God’s Word to those who need to hear, is our passion too.

New Unabridged* 2022 Dictionary

Fully Revised and Updated

A·bel (ā′bəl),(stɪŋ’ kər), n. 1. Energetic two-year-old who can be loud 2. Loves animals 3. Continues to be a ginger.

A·ni·na (ə·nē·nə) and Ty·​ler (tī·lər), n. 1. Love local businesses and coffee shops 2. Celebrated four years of marriage 3. Live locally, and we enjoy their company often.

ba·​by (bā-bē), n. 1. An extremely young child 2. That David and Dominique are expecting 3. Who is due March 11, 2023.

Da·​vid (dā·vəd) and Dom·​i·​nique (dä·mə·nēk), n. 1. Celebrated one year of marriage 2. Are both busy getting ready for baby 3. Currently have seven dogs: Louie, China, and their five puppies.

El·ea·nor (e·lə·nər), (prin ses), n. 1. Loves gymnastics 2. Loves having us spend the night 3. Super artsy and creative.

Eliz·​a·​beth (i·ˈli·zə·bəth) and Pe·​ter (pē·tər), n. 1. Busy, hardworking parents of three 2. Elizabeth homeschools Micah and Eleanor, but Pete and Elizabeth, both, provide full and enriching activities and field trips on which the kids all thrive on 3. Are Abel’s favorite people.

Fif·ty Club (fif-tē kləb), n. 1. Not an age club but a club that John joined this fall 2. that Jean is not qualified to join 3. Because Jean has not yet visited Idaho.

Jean (jēn), n. 1. Continues to serve in Donations Services, Communications, and Community Health at SonSet Solutions, and grateful to serve and work in the McCoy Church office 2. Is a PoPo (maternal grandmother) now but will be a NginNgin (paternal grandmother) soon 3. Wishes to see Idaho.

John (jän), n. 1. Continues with multiple roles at SonSet Solutions 2. Continues with Jean to be a Young Adult Ministry leader at McCoy 3. Loves being a GengGeng (maternal grandfather) and looks forward to being a YehYeh (paternal grandfather).

JR (jay·ar), n. 1. Was promoted to Lead Zookeeper this year 2. Is a good cook AND bakes a mean homemade pumpkin roll 3. Has new experiences related to management and has hired several keepers for the Lee Richardson Zoo recently.

Mi·​cah (mī·kə), (sweet’ hɑrt) n. 1. Seven, soon-to-be eight-year-old, who is an avid reader way beyond his age 2. Loves ninja classes, games, and video games 3. Is a cheerful worker.

o·ver·joyed (ō vər joid), adj. 1. Feeling great joy or delight 2. How we feel when we think of the birth of our Savior, the blessings God has given us, of family and friends, health, and opportunities 3. and especially the knowledge of how much God loves and offers salvation to all.

Prince Ed·ward Is·land (prin(t)s ed-wərd ī-lənd), n. 1. Vacation destination with beautiful shores and is the setting of Anne of Green Gables 2. Great seafood, especially oysters 3. Sheer beauty of God’s creation still shines after the damage from Hurricane Fiona.

Son·Set So·lu·tions (sən-ˌset sə-ˈlü-shənz), n. 1. John and Jean have served over twelve years in Elkhart 2. During the first three quarters of 2022, SonSet Solutions assisted 97 ministries in 49 countries via equipment, service, consultation, training, and partnership development.

We·wish·you·a·Mer·ry·Christ·mas (wē wish ū ə mer rē kris məs), phrase. 1. and a Happy New Year!

The BBR Model

The BBR Model

We praise the Lord for the successful trip for two of our coworkers who were in Tanzania to install four Solar Media Centers. This tool is so valuable for these small rural pastors (and their churches). 

​Assisting Unreached Peoples Mission (UPM), Mike Tapia and Bryan Jackson traveled to four churches in the Tanzanian bush. The ministry of Unreached Peoples Mission trains pastors that usually come from a bigger town, and then sends them out to plant churches among hard-to-reach tribes.

UPM sends them out with their BBR model, which stands for a “Bible”, a “Bicycle”, and a “Roof”. Each trained pastor gets a Bible, a bicycle in order to reach the hard-to-reach places, and then once they start planting a church, they get a roof so that the congregation has somewhere to meet.

​Pastor John is one of the pastors whose church received a Solar Media Center. His church in Mang’ola has no power and neither do any of the people in his village. The lights, the speakers, the cell phone charger, and the LightStream Pocket make a very big difference at his church. ​

Please pray with us as these rural pastors used these tools to expand their reach for the gospel.

Missions Conferences

​​We have been blessed to join in our churches' missions conferences, missions emphasis months, and other events that focus on worldwide missions. 

​We have enjoyed demonstrating the Solar Media Center this year in several places. 

We are grateful for these opportunities and appreciate the blessing of meeting so many. Please pray that God will use these events to bring others to serve in missions.

 

 

Some Family News

​JR is hoping to be able to come home for Christmas this year.

He's a zookeeper in remote Kansas, and we really miss him.

​David and Dominique are expecting their first baby in March of 2023. "Children are a heritage from the Lord..." (Ps. 127:3)

Praises

Jean has a back up for her role in Donation Services! Ryan Smethers who recently began his service at SonSet Solutions is doing a terrific job. This made being away much easier. 

We praise the Lord for his constant provision and leading. He provides without us even asking sometimes!

We also praise Him for a wonderful getaway to New England and Prince Edward Island. We are grateful for the extra gifts some of you provided to make this happen.​

Requests

Please continue to pray for John's mother, Susan. Praise that she is back in their apartment, but she is recovering from a blood clot in her leg. 

Please pray that JR can come for Christmas.

Please pray that things would continue to go smoothly for David and Dominique with their first baby.

Please pray with us for the support we need to meet the required cost of living increase that will begin in January.