THE FLETCHERS Joel, Megan, Rylee, Asa & Jenna

Serving as Home Team Missionaries with Gospel for Asia

April/May 2010

FAMILY UPDATE
It’s never a dull moment around our house! Our trip to
Arizona was wonderful. Thank you for praying for safe
travels and fruitful times with friends. We had both. We
added more than 3,500 miles to our van, met with dozens of
friends and supporters, and were encouraged by God's
outpouring of love! Megan uploaded lots of pictures to our
blog, so go check them out.
Texas. The kids (and Mom and Dad) couldn't be more
happy. Jenna, Asa, and Rylee love to explore the outdoors
— from digging in the dirt to climbing trees to swinging at
the park. We recently took a day-trip to nearby Turner Falls
to enjoy the scenery and streams. That was just before we
celebrated Rylee's 6th birthday and her loosing her first
tooth!

Just after we returned, we celebrated Easter. Our kids were This spring we have been blessed to have the kids enrolled
looking forward to the egg hunts, but they seemed equally in gymnastics and dance classes through our Recreation
excited (much to our joy) by the daily candle-lighting and Center. Rylee has been taking Saturday ballet and tap
Bible readings we did focused on Jesus' death and classes while Jenna and Asa tumble every Friday. It has
resurrection. It was a somber week to have them start to been wonderful to have a structured way for them to get
understand the great sacrifice Christ made for us, but their some energy out and learn some new skills.
joy at His resurrection reminds us regularly of the joy we all
School will be out in just four more weeks, so we're looking
have because He is risen!
ahead to summer. We will be in Texas for the duration, so if
Since our last newsletter springtime has arrived in you're looking for a good vacation spot come see us!

THE FLETCHERS Email: joel.megan [at] gmail.com

Web: GoFletch.net
Joel: 214/300.5700
Megan: 972/897.6064 (new#)
THEN THERE WERE 6...
Don’t get too excited, our family of 5 isn’t
growing to 6...but the Web Marketing Team
has, at least temporarily.
We wanted to take a moment to introduce you to the
people that make up our team.
Clara Serrano
Joined staff: August 2008
Moved from: Las Vegas, NV
Role: Analytics, reporting, Facebook &
Twitter
Favorite Verse: Psalm 46:10
Clara loves God, enjoys cooking and
likes to fellowship over coffee.
Cari Poweziak
Joined staff: February 2010
Moved from: Carpentersville, IL
Role: Assisting with Social Media,
Content Management (blogs), & Web
Video.
Favorite Verse: 2 Cor. 5:17
Cari is married with two children, Josiah (6) and
Harmony (10). Joe, Cari’s husband serves in our
Church Relations Dept.
Casey Short
Joined staff: July 2008
Moved from: Edmond, OK
Role: Strategy, special projects, misc.
Casey, with his wife Summer and son
Colton, moved down from Oklahoma to
fight the good fight.
Uriah Bartlett
Summer Intern: April-May 2010
Moved from: Turners Falls, MA
Role: Analytics, Social Media strategy
and policy development, research,
sounding board.
Uriah recently received a degree in
Marketing Management from Grove City
College and enjoys cliff jumping.
Alley Wessner
School of Discipleship Student:
August 2009-July 2010.
Moved from: Chester Springs, PA
Role: Web Video Production - “Why
Do I…” videos - coming to GFA.org
soon!
Favorite Verses: 2 Timothy 1:7,
Romans 8:28 & 10:14
Alley will be joining staff after she
completes her year as a School of Discipleship student.
She will return home to raise her support. Pray she
returns quickly!
Joel Fletcher
Joined staff: November 2007
Moved from: Harrisburg, PA
Role: Web Marketing Team Leader.
Responsible for managing the people,
resources and projects of web
marketing.
Joel is married, as you know, to Megan, and is the
proud father to Rylee(6), Asa(4) and Jenna(4).
Donations to our staff account should be made payable to GFA with Fletchers #6199 in the memo
OR you can give online at www.gfa.org/hometeam (Staff Designation #6199).
BEFORE HE WAS PASTOR
Udyan Venkatesan wasn't always a Gospel for Asia-supported
pastor. In fact, he wasn't even a Christian. He was raised in a
place dominated by worship of false gods and goddesses. The
home he grew up in had various shrines to deities that he and
his family regularly worshiped.
His parents worked as laborers to take care of him and his six
siblings. But one day, his parents fell ill and had to stop
working. Udyan and his siblings were left with no one to care
for them.
He and some of his siblings had to quit school because there
wasn't enough money to pay their school fees. They moved to
another village where two of his brothers found jobs as
laborers.
Days went by, and Udyan and his family were still stuck in the
same situation. But then Udyan met
Kishore, a Bible college student, and
heard the Gospel message for the
first time. Kishore invited him to a
church service, and when he
attended, Udyan felt immense peace
flood his heart for the first time in
his life. He decided he would start
attending church regularly.
His family members fought against
him in his decision, but Udyan
continued to go. It didn't take long
for him to fall in love with Christ and
give his life to his Savior.
Pastor Udyan’s family
Udyan's family started to see the worshipped idols like this
change in his life, and God's before discovering Jesus Christ.
blessings spilled over into their lives,
softening their hearts. They all eventually came to know the
Lord as their Savior, too, and were delivered from the
bondage of witchcraft and evil spirits. They stopped going to
temples and cleared their home of idols.
Later, Udyan enrolled in a Bible college where he learned more
about God's Word and trusting Him. During his time, he
struggled with physical hardships and multiple battles with
sickness, but each time, the Lord heard his pleas and healed
him.
Udyan joined the mobile team ministry upon graduation. Later
he became the pastor of the church he now leads, which has
about 110 believers.
Today Udyan is committed to serving the Lord and helping
others see past the idols to the God who died for them.
Stories like this one illustrate the crucial role
that we, Megan and Joel, along with you, our
faithful prayer and financial supporters, serve.
Together, we are helping provide the resources
to train and equip Bible college students and
pastors in some of the world’s most unreached
areas. Thank you for partnering with us!
PLEASE PRAY
Megan’s shoulder: Megan injured her shoulder two years
ago and has been going through some painful physical therapy
recently. Pray for a quick recovery and complete healing.
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