The latest newsletter is finally being published! Home Assignment year has led to infrequent communications with all of you! That should be changing over the next several months as we begin to work our way back around the world to our work in the land God has called us to.

Please take the time to download the latest newsletter. Read it. Print it. Post it. Repost it. Tweet it. Put it on Facebook.

And thank you. Thank you for your partnership with us (Philippians 1:3-6) for the Glory of Jesus in Mongolia.

Home assignment has led to rather infrequent posts here … and we do apologize for that. However, it seems to me that a lot of pictures from America are not nearly as interesting to our US residing readers.

That said, I actually have several things to post here over the next week or so which I hope will be thought provoking and helpful. I was going to include this “personal post” in one of those … but thought better of it. This is worth its own spot. Maybe.

We are wintering well here in Franklin, TN. We’ve enjoyed the cooler temps and the snow. I (Bernie) had a good Fall tour up in Wisconsin. I visited many churches, made lots of new friends and learned a lot, as well. Sold lots Yak Polo shirts and had an overall good experience. I hope that we’ve gained some Cheese-Head followers at RememberMongolia.org! Christmas with family was great … and snow since the new year has been fun. Jonathan is doing well at school in South Carolina. Cori is busy with her Junior year of High School … and is trying out for a play next week. Renee’ and I are preparing for our next tour (coming up in less than three weeks) in the Central Pacific District. I’m not going to lie to you. We’re looking forward to it, since the “tour” involves Renee’ and I visiting eight churches in Oahu. Yeah, that’d be Hawaii. Sorry … someone has to do it.

In the meantime, we’re praying daily for the work in Mongolia – and we sincerely ask that you join us in that. The field is faced with many serious challenges right now, not the least of which being another brutal Mongolian winter. Pray for our team members. They have a lot on them and need the strength which only God provides.

That actually brings me to another issue. One of the Home Assignment goals that I have us to raise up prayer partners for the work of God’s Kingdom in Mongolia. If there’s one thing I’ve learned since coming back to the US last June, it’s that we (“we” being all of us who are working on the field) will not make it without prayer. I’m not just saying. I believe it. I really do. So much so, that I am working on a complete re-design and re-focus of RememberMongolia.org. You’ll be hearing a lot more about this, but my end-game is to see God raise up prayer groups all over the world consisting of three or more people who will commit to pray together for the work in Mongolia for at least one hour a month. I’ll be writing more about this soon. So stay tuned! RememberMongolia.org will soon be THE place for information and resources you can use to pray for God’s Kingdom to come in the land of the Khan.

The countdown has also begun for our return to Mongolia. We’re only five months out now. Your continued prayer and support for our family is appreciated. We’re not looking forward to returning without Jonathan. However, we are looking forward returning to a new Ministry Assignment and a new apartment. Our work will be focussing on Leadership Training and development, which is really what we felt called to do in Mongolia in the beginning. This will be challenging, but joyful.

Your gifts to the Great Commission Fund, our Work Special or our Outfit Fund are all greatly appreciated!

Above all … please pray. It’s the first work.

More to come soon.

Here is our Christmas letter for 2010!

Please feel free to download and post!

May you know Christ’s presence and hope this Holiday season

It’s here! The 2010-11 Yak Polo t-shirt! You can order yours today by downloading this order form, filling it out and sending it with your check as instructed.

All proceeds from this year’s shirt will benefit the Grain of Wheat Center in Ulaanbaatar, so it’s really important that you order your shirt TODAY!
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Well, we’re back in the US for the year. Here is our latest news update. We look forward to seeing many of you in your homes and churches over this next year.

Please click on the link below to download, print and read the latest edition … and please feel free to share with others!

Anderson Newsletter, June 2010

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The newsletter is finished, mailed … and now online! If you are not on our mailing list, please contact us and you will be added. I also wanted to post the cover letter included with the newsletter mailing:

Greetings from Chiang Mai Thailand! We’re taking a bit of a breather here for a couple of weeks and enjoying the down time!

This newsletter features our staff members at the Grain of Wheat. We hope that you’ll prayerfully read this and get to know the folks that God has us working so closely with. Pray for these guys who are all not just co-workers, but friends.

We are also asking our supporters to prayerfully consider some “above and beyond” giving for our GOW staff. We have approximately $700 per month which goes for salary support for the workers you will be introduced to in this newsletter. We have an approved special set up through the C&MA national office called “Ulaanbaatar Outreach” we are trying to raise enough in this fund each year to completely cover the operating expenses and support required for both the Grain of Wheat Student Center and the coming UB Community Center (hopefully we’ll have more on that in the near future!) Please consider giving to this fund either through your local Alliance Church by designating your check “Approved Special/Mongolia – Ulaanbaatar Outreach” or by giving directly online.

Be sure to check out our website (http://www.remembermongolia.org) for more frequent updates, blogs, etc. Our field website can be found at http://www.camamongolia.org.

And … if you’re interested … I (Bernie) am doing a daily photo blog at http://www.ploughedunder.com. It’s a few days behind right now, simply because my Internet has been sketchy the past few days. However, check back or subscribe via RSS to see our life in photos.

Thanks for your partnership and support! We really appreciate all of you and your concern for Jesus’ Kingdom in Mongolia.

Now … without further ado … we invite you to “Meet the Staff“!

Our 2009 Christmas letter is out and ready for you to download.

If you are not on our mailing list, please contact us so that we can add to the list. You will be updated with all of the latest news and happenings from the Andersons and from Mongolia.

Blessings on all of you as you travel through this season of Advent and the celebration of the coming of Jesus.

Well, we’re pleased to announce that the Grain of Wheat Student center now has a fully functioning computer lab. We have two beautiful brand new iMac computers, networked to a Canon printer that is can be used by our student members for free. Students now have the opportunity to not only write reports, do research on the web and utilize our printing service, but they can also do some excellent photo and video editing as well as record music. The students are thrilled with having access to the nicest computer lab in the city.

We’re so grateful to the Evanston Alliance Church and specifically to Jim and Denise Manchester for raising the funds and taking the time to come to Mongolia to set up our network. It is a blessing to our work here to have partners like Evanston and the Manchesters. Thanks for your time and all of your hard work!