Fellow Laborers in Christ,
The Lord continues to open doors for our ministry on base and we are busy planting,watering, and preparing the soil for future harvest. e are so thankful to the Lord for providing abase pass and the many avenues for ministry,
access to base locations and the exposure of our ministry to young Airmen. Here are a few of thethings we are involved with on base and some pportunities since our last newsletter:

Our “cookie ministry” to the First TermAirmen's Center continues in a weeklybasis. Access to the Airmen'sCenter continues to be blessing and a greatopportunity to talk with Airmen, manynew to the base. I showed the film FACING THE GIANTS andserved refreshments at the Airmen's Center on a Saturday night.

Christian Center is now a recognized sponsor of these quarterly events. The latest event wasa Pool Party with the theme - 'build a boat andmake it float.' It was humorous to watch 8 teams compete after launching their boatsmade from cardboard and duct tape.  There has been one profession of faith inChrist, and 5 Airmen have attended our local
church.

We continue to get support and recognitionfrom the baseleadership, which is
a great blessing and answer to prayer.However, with all the activity amongthe men and womenon this base, there remains much workto be done. Generallyspeaking, the hearts and lives of young people in the military “are ina mess” spiritually. We need your ferventprayers for the Lord to open hearts to the Truth, and for young Airmen to open their eyes to theirspiritual condition and need.

PRAYER RESULTS AND REQUESTS:
For at least two years we requested prayer for the doors to be open on base. God hasanswered “exceedingly abundantly above allthat we ask or think...” (Ephesians 3:20). Now it is time to pray for those we have contacted.I'm providing a list of names for your prayertime. I realize you cannot remember them all every day, but I would ask you to take onename per day or take one name and pray forthis individual each day. I believe the Lord will touch someone's heart to pray for every singleAirman on this list. These are men and womenwhom we contact several times per month, and most of them weekly. Some need to be savedand others need to make some spiritual decisions.

Ross - an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician who will deploy to the MiddleEast in December for a year or more. He
recently made a profession of faith in Christ.

Isaia (no 'h' on the name) just turned 19 and from Catholic home.Elijah has parents on the mission field and wastaught Bible truth.

Ryan professes to be a Christian

Chris professes to be a Christian. He will deploy in September to the Middle East.Trenton has explored many religions includingWicca (witchcraft) and is very inquisitive. He just married a young Airman he met while in Tech school.

Kevin has been stationed here one year with no indication of spiritual interests.Josh E. goes home often on the week-ends and claims to be a Christian.

Josh R. has showed an interest in Bible Truth.

Dennis will be in Guam by the time you read this. I have sent his name to a pastor in Guam.

Two young men have recently indicated aninterest in having a Bible study on base:

Chris - a home schooled young man from a Christian home.

Zachary - older, more mature Airman who webelieve God will use on this base. PRAY in a special way for these two young men, ourministry to them, and that their lives will beused in God's hands.

PRAY also for the hundreds of men and women from this base who will deploy to theMiddle East in September. One will be Ray, afaithful member of our home church, and faithful to the Center ministry.

WATCH FOR OUR NEW WEB PAGEAND E-MAIL SERVICES
Missions To Military will soon be launching a new web page with easier access for oursupporters and those interested in our ministry.We will also be sending more news via e-mail. It would be good to hear from those of you whowould like to be added to our E-MAILING LIST.Send me an e-mail to: MTMGoldsboro@mtmi.org Your address will only be used to send youinformation about the ministry of Missions ToMilitary. We wanted to devote this letter to giveemphasis to PRAISE to God for what He HASdone over the past few months AND to emphasize the need for PRAYER.The recent emphasis in our revival serviceswas Zachariah 4:6, “….not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord ofhosts.” As the power of God worked to get usON BASE, the power of God is needed to work in the hearts and lives of young Airmen tobring about a harvest for HIS GLORY!!THANK YOU for your faithfulness to pray and give. We'll have more family news in ournext letter.

Your Missionaries to the Military,
JOE & LINDA YEARGIN
SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB
GOLDSBORO, NC

Dear Pastors and Fellow Laborers,

The United States Constitution states the President shall from time to time give Congress information of the State of the Union and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient. With President Bushs State of the Union address fresh in our minds, I though it would be a good opportunity to write a State of the Ministry letter to all of you who faithfully pray and financially support our ministry with Missions To Military. Pauls letters were inspired by the Holy Spirit, something that I cannot claim, but they also were personal, informative, and encouraging. When possible he would personally report to his supporting churches as he did in Antioch: And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed (reported) all that God had done with them and how He had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles. (Acts 14:27) I pray you will take a few minutes from your busy schedule to read our report to you.

STATE OF FAMILY

Our children are scattered about now more than ever. Our oldest son, BRYAN, who for years worked as an engineer with Hewlett Packard, presently is working in the construction business and still lives in Boise, ID.Boise State University and WESTON, 18, will finish high school this year. Our second son, JON, still lives in Valdosta, GA and works for the city as a fireman. JENNIFER, our daughter, is in Wichita Falls, TX with her Air Force husband, EMILY (4) and SAVANNAH (5 months). His sons, ASHTON, 20, a student at

As many of you remember, LINDA was diagnosed with diabetes 20 years ago and with liver disease 7 years ago. In January, her doctor was concerned about some lab results and ordered a stress test and an ultrasound on her liver. The tests showed her heart to be good and that she has a healthy liver. PRAISE THE LORD! She still battles the discipline of proper eating and exercise to keep the diabetes under control and does so with the help of oral medication. There are daily battles which results from her fibromyalgia, but she faces them daily with a pill and some rest. Linda continues to care for her 82 year old blind mother who has lived with us for the past 4 years. This responsibility requires a lot of time, energy and at times is quite stressful.

I (Joe) was diagnosed as a diabetic last year and the doctor has me on 2 pills per day. Im keeping it pretty much in check (Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners didnt help any) by trying to keep off the sweets and getting in more exercise. A round of golf ever so often helps a lot. I also keep my blood pressure and cholesterol under control by medications. I lost a few pounds which helped everything, even made me feel better.

Our health remains an area of concern for us as the years pass by and we know our energy level isnt where it use to be, but it seems like the work level is the same or higher.

STATE OF CENTER MINISTRY

Last year was a difficult, down year for our ministry among the military. There has been other down years during our 25 active years of directing the Center ministry, but this time it seems more difficult to bounce back. I have asked Why is it more difficult to bounce back this time? Without making excuses, we have to face the reality that there are many factors of this ministry that have changed over the past few years.

• Security levels are higher which have limited our access to the base.
• Dorm living arrangements have changed which limit our personal contacts with Airmen in the dorms.
• Deployments have hindered continuity of follow-up and prolonged ministries to many of the Airmen.
• The mindsets of young Airmen have changed toward church, especially toward Fundamental, Baptist churches and our stand toward music, dress, and Biblical standards.
• The modern dorm facilities make dorm living more appealing to single Airmen. Thus, a home environment, home cooked meals and family surroundings arent as interesting to todays young people.

Have we quit trying? NO! Have we quit evangelizing? NO! Have we quit inviting? NO! Last month we hosted a meeting of 3 Missions To Military leaders and 3 other Center Directors. We discussed the downward spiral of attendance that each of our Centers is experiencing and better ways to minister to singles. Each Center director gave reports that their attendance of single military men and women is similar to what we are experiencing in Goldsboro. Even though our attendance is down among single Airmen, we have welcomed the attendance of young married couples, military and civilian guests, for our Bible studies and activities. At the present time we are no longer having Sunday dinner after church at the Center. Instead, we usually get the group who are at church and fellowship together at a local restaurant. We have also used the bunk room on numerous occasions during the year to house missionaries needing overnight accommodations.

Due to our energy level and age, Linda and I are not able to continue to do many of the things that we have done over the years to keep the Center ministry going. We even find it hard to even think like young people think today. Their minds are so geared to technology and entertainment that we find it difficult to get on their thought patterns. However, there are still spiritual, social, moral and emotional needs that I know we have the sources to meet these needs. This base is plagued with underage drinking, moral problems and even suicides. The modern dorms make it easy for young people to live in immorality. We know the solutions to these issues and problems are found in knowing Jesus Christ as Savior.

There are several things that I would like to see for the Center ministry in the future that I believe would broaden our outreach to single Airmen.

1. A younger Center director, preferably one with a military ID.
2. Some key dorm residents with a passion for reaching their peers with the Gospel and bringing them to the Center and church. They would be young Airmen who have a passion for Truth.
3. More contact with and information provided to those in leadership on base about the Center ministry and our desire to be helpful in all areas of young Airmens lives.
4. Permission from base chaplains to post Center flyers in the dorms and in places conspicuous to single Airmen.

These are some of the areas we will be trying to implement during the months ahead and we ask you to pray that God will open some hearts and doors. Of course, salvation of souls is always the goal of each day and with every invitation given.

STATE OF FINANCES

It is usually during the first quarter of each year that we have churches to contact our mission board asking for an update on our financial status and support level. I will give you a shortened version and if you need more information please do not hesitate to contact me or MTM Headquarters. As it has always been in the past, it is our responsibility to raise support for our personal needs as well as the operational needs of the Military Christian Center. Our board has approved us to raise $5000.00 per month. During the past year, our 30 (down from 40 a few years ago) supporting churches along with several individual contributors averaged $3675.00 per month which puts our support level at about 74%. However, we were able to keep our expenses to an average of $3061 per month. Fortunately, we didnt have any major breakdowns or major expenses during the year. Also, since our Center attendance was down so were our operating expenses. We ended the year in pretty good shape financially and we are so thankful for your faithful commitment to support this ministry.

Some have asked about our retirement since I will arrive at that magical age of 65 years old in July. This is not in our plans for the near future. Besides, I opted out of Social Security when I was ordained in 1982 and I dont think the few dollars I would draw would provide very well for us. We do not have any other retirement plan in effect for any monthly income and only a little in savings. So, we are trusting in the Lord to keep us going and we know He will provide needs as they arise.

Forgive me for being so lengthy and thank you for taking the time to read our State of Ministry report. The words of President Bushs State of the Union message could also be applied to our labors together in the Gospel: We enter the year 2007 with large endeavors underway, and others that are ours to begin. In all of this, much is asked of us. We must have the will to face difficult challenges and determined enemies -- and the wisdom to face them together. Please keep us in your prayers and thank you again for your ministry to us and with us.

In His Service,

Joe & Linda Yeargin