April 26, 2013

Dear Friends,

I wanted to give you an update of what has happened in the last couple of weeks. First of all, we have completed the remodeling necessary for our new recording studio. The framing, electrical, drywall and painting have been finished. We have purchased material for the video backdrop and have begun the process of assembling the recording equipment.

I want to thank everyone who supported us in the month of April with your prayers and gifts. We didn’t know how the month would turn out, but we decided to step out in faith and believed that God's people would be there. I am happy to report that all ministry bills have been paid with the exception of the remaining month of rent due on the old church building. I have committed myself to paying this debt so that our unsaved landlord will see that God’s people do not walk away from debts.

When it comes to the new studio, we did not have the cash on hand for the materials and labor. While we did most of the work ourselves, we did have to hire an electrician and purchased the necessary material on credit. I know that some will disagree and say that we should not have done anything until we had the funds for it but I believe time is of essence and that it was necessary to get up as quick as possible with the way events in the world and our nation are changing so rapidly.

I believe that the Devil knocked us off the air with the destruction of the Resurrection Life of Jesus Church. The plan that God had laid out was for Bill Chacon to take over as a pastor and that the cost of the facility rent would be split between the RLJC and EAEC. Our long term goal was to pray in funds and build a new studio with funds in hand. In the meantime, we could continue our webcasts and other recordings at the church facility. But when the church crashed, we had to scramble to get our equipment out and start working on a new studio immediately. Our plan is to resume a weekly webcast every Sunday at 9 a.m. Pacific Standard Time. We also hope to be able to have a Bible study webcast during the week.

Please pray for us as we are working hard to get back on the Internet again. 

Yours in Christ,

Pastor John S. Torell

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