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Amlin Update: August 2022

8/22/2022

Hello and blessings on you. Thank you for your prayers, financial support, and taking the time to read our update.

First I want to thank God for His many blessings. He has supplied prayer warriors, which we desperately need, financial investment support, without it we could not go where He wants and do our part for the ministry, and Holy Spirit presence to fight the battles before us. We seek the Holy Spirit, trust the Holy Spirit, and do our best to follow the Holy Spirit. We count on you to help us make a difference in people’s lives for eternity!

I am now trying to plan a couple trips to the reservation to work on the following items.

We have two exterior doors that need to be replaced.
We need to make some adjustments to duct work in the attic until we can get the units replaced.
New soffit and fascia board.
Insulation

Just to name a few things.

Steve and Debbie have been blessed with God’s moving in the church family but of course there are challenges. Please keep them in your prayer. Debbie’s father passed recently so a special prayer would be helpful for her, Steve, and the family.

Thank you again for being a part of the ministry.

In His service,
Tom and Pam

Amlin Update: June 2022

6/22/2022

Thank you for taking the time to read our update. It has been a busy year so far and a few challenges as well. I will briefly mention a few personal items and then complete with ministry highlights.

Pam and I have had a new grandson who is nine months old and also we just received word that in July the court will award adoption to Pam’s daughter and son-in-law a little girl that they have been caring for since birth. We are very excited and thankful for these blessed additions. I had been asked to be grandpa (papaw) and I am loving it. Pam and I are also helping with Harvest Chapel in West Jefferson with Pastor Faron Tabor so when we are not on the reservation or in a service somewhere, we are busy. I have been in Arizona the later part of 2021 and now in 2022, several times. I have had some people go on small work teams and we are now wanting to begin planning for more in the coming fall and spring.

We were able to get the larger, very inefficient windows changed and put in smaller, more secure, insulated sliding windows. We have been upgrading, replacing, or fixing some smaller items to get phase I finished.

We are now trying to get the HVAC replaced. The church is now deciding which system we will use. We have had some donations towards the new unit but we will need to raise more. We have two exterior doors that must be replaced, insulate the attic, complete the modifications to the sound system, before we can continue to phase II.

The reason we are intent on completing this work is because God is doing some exciting work at Siloam. The guitar program is going forward with people waiting to be in it. The ladies bible study is growing, the children are starting to return. Some of the former church kids have moved back and are coming. Adults of all ages are coming. The contacts Steve and Debbie are getting is awesome, and God is moving.

Please pray, for souls, work teams, finances to finish, protection and strength, wisdom, and more lives to be touched. More to come. You can always go to my website, Beautiful Hands Ministries for pictures and updates. Thank you. Love you all.

- The Amlin’s

Siloam Church Update for May of 2022

6/7/2022

Greetings! I wanted anyone interested to know that we have an updated power point presentation (below) from the start of the work at Siloam up to May 25, 2022. I hope you find it interesting.

Also, I spoke at Harvest Chapel in West Jefferson, Ohio on Sunday, May 29. The sermon title is, "Walking in the Rain with Jesus" and it's available to view below.

Make it a great day.
-Tom

June 2021 Update from Siloam Church

6/25/2021

Greetings from our house to yours. We have heard it said, and most of us have said it, it has been a different year. No matter your occupation, your age, or anything else that defines you, it has been over a year of wondering what is next. I assure you, nothing has caught the Father by surprise, or wondering what to do next. I know He is in control.

We still have some work to do on the project at Siloam before we enter into phase II. We decided before we start the addition, we should upgrade and repair anything on the existing church building that needed it so we don’t have to go back later to complete those items. The present church building needs to have new windows, two egress security doors, and electric conduit from the back of the building to front of the building placed in the attic. We also need to check all the old wiring in the attic, and then blow insulation into the attic for better temperature control. We are now discovering the shingles may need replaced as well. The windows that are there will be removed and we will frame in a smaller horizontal style window for light, fresh air, and more security. The conduit will give a place to pull in wiring in the future, if needed so we can proceed to add insulation sooner than later.

Siloam Indian Church has been there over a hundred years and during that time they have gained respect for their participation in the community while sharing the truth and love of Christ. Steve and Debbie Cartwright have pastored there for many years and have become a part of the community offering their gifts and talents to help the Pima people. One example, Steve started a guitar ministry a few years ago that has now reached into other communities and churches because of some of his students taking what he taught them to their church.

The electric is hooked up and now Steve and Debbie are ready to get settled.

They have now moved into a double-wide on the church property (pictured above and below) so they can offer more to the community, and to the church. They will not have to drive an hour one way to the church four times a week to do ministry.

Siloam has always been a special place and since the ministry, and the church have been there for over one hundred years, we don’t think God is finished with it yet.

I have been blessed with supporters that have continued through the Covid situation, and we have banked your investment, sending Steve and Debbie money to help some of the people have food to eat, helped purchase a projector they needed for service, and trying to prepare for the day the restrictions are lifted.

The restrictions are beginning to loosen and we can now begin again to help make a difference in reaching people for Christ. On July 23rd, I will go to Arizona to work with Steve to begin to put action to our many months of talks to start the project again. I may take one day and do some site work excavation around the church and their new double wide.

We will also be working with a team from Capital City Church arriving July 29th going to our Tucson churches as well as the Siloam Indian Church. They will be helping with children’s ministries, bringing a puppet team helping to encourage the Arizona Project and Siloam Indian Church. I will be reviewing our church buildings in Tucson to see if we need some structural work done on them.

Please keep all of us and our families in prayer. Pam will not be able to go with me this time and they, as well as I, wish that wasn’t so. I have a lot to do in a short time and I also believe the timing of this ministry team is of God so I am anxious to see what God has planned.

I hope this next week to get back to updating the web site, BeautifulHandsMinistries.com, as well.

Please check it out.
Thank you again for your prayers and support,
In His service,
Pam and Tom

Tom’s Update on the Gila River Reservation

3/17/2020

Greetings to each of you.

The first item is I am calling for anyone who believes in prayer to keep or put us on your list. I will be saying more at another time or you may detect what we need as we begin doing more online.

The Lord is doing some exciting things at Siloam, and I want to give you a taste.

Siloam Church exterior

Instantly, you might envision an addition being constructed but not yet. The church people and members of work teams have made much needed changes of sanctuary lights, a new wood floor, bigger bathroom doors, new vanities, and a lot of good relationship building.

The new lights have given a better overall coverage, the new wood floor makes walking more comfortable for everyone, the bigger doors have made it so much better for people who have a hard time getting around, and the vanities give support to lean on.

Relationships are hard to explain but to watch what happens between people when they come on one of the teams is so exciting. Some people talk about when two worlds collide only when it is a bad thing, but when true friendships are built from the same experience, it is a God thing.

Until the next time, we covet and thank you for your prayers, financial support, trust, and friendship.
Tom

P.S. Steve and Debbie Cartwright have more exciting news to share about Siloam below.

March 2020 Cartwright Chronicle: Opportunity

The word of the year 2020 so far is OPPORTUNITY-we can sense that God is doing something BIG.

Why? Because of exciting possibilities and seemingly impossible odds - the perfect situation for God's glory to be seen!

Opportunity #1-an invitation to live on the Gila River Indian Community.

We've been ministering at Siloam Church, on the Gila River Indian Community, for 20 of our 21 years on the American Indian Field but always traveling from off-reservation to be part of those ministries. That's because a reservation is a sovereign nation. We can't move there just because we want to. The land belongs to the Community and is allotted to Native families and other entities, like churches. People who are not Native generally only live on the reservation if they marry a Native person, work for the tribe and have housing provided to them, or if invited to put a mobile home on someone's allotted land.

In recent discussions about us hoping to rent a home nearer to the reservation, the church members said they would prefer us to live at the church property and voted to make the invitation official. This would provide extra security during the church remodeling project as well as open up a number of ministry possibilities for the church (men's and women's small groups, music ministries, community health initiatives and counseling/grief ministries, to name a few).

We've made contact with the District 6 representative to tribal council and he has been very supportive of the idea. And financially, actually buying a mobile home would pay for itself in 4-5 years, considering the costs of rentals in the area and the fact that we are looking for longer-term.

That's where a miracle becomes a necessity. The American Indian Field has a project account called "AIF Housing replacement or purchase" (310-31718), but no funds in that account right now. Estimates of the cost range from $50,000 to $80,000. WILL YOU PRAY as we seek God's miraculous provision for us?

Cartwright's Siloam Church Home Location

Here is the location on the church property

Opportunity #2-a chance to see God's provision for us through His people.

In four months it will be our regular time for Homeland Ministry Assignment. However, we won't be able to relocate to Ohio for additional support raising for another year. The house where we stay during Ohio HMA is also the "home away from home" for another missionary couple staying there until July 2021.

Over the past year, we've had a number of supporters who have discontinued giving for various reasons. Additionally, increases in medical insurance premiums, housing costs and utilities make the monthly support needs even higher. We've calculated that another $1000 in monthly support would meet all monthly expenses. We're asking God to provide 20 people who would pledge new monthly support of $50 per month (or increase their current support by that much.) It sounds big to us, but we know it's easy for God. He knows who He wants to partner with us to make another 16 months on the field possible. We ask that you pray with us for this need-which is truly an opportunity to see God's glory revealed in marvelous ways.

Write or call us if you want to help. You can also donate or pledge online at www.wgm.org/missionary/cartwright

Also pray for a short (3 week) trip to Ohio and Indiana this April/May. Steve will be visiting supporters and sharing in some churches from April 22 to May 10; Debbie will join him during that last week, shortly after completing her fiscal year-end procedures as treasurer. Here is the schedule as it stands right now (come see us if you're in the area):

April 22-6 pm, coffee & dessert at Denny's (West Baden, IN) with folks from Hillham CCCU (Steve)
April 26-10:30 AM Xenia (OH) Grace Chapel; 6:30 pm Circleville (OH) Crossroads (Steve)
May 3-10:30 am Walnut Hill CCCU (OH) ; 6 pm Urbana CCCU (Steve)
May 6-7 pm Peebles (OH) CCCU (Steve & Debbie)
May 10-10:30 AM West Baden (IN) Baptist, (Steve & Debbie)

Prayer requests

Pray for Debbie as she approaches her first fiscal year closing on her own, which will happen the end of March and the month of April.
Pray for the ministries at Siloam Church (preaching and Bible studies, SOAR, children's reading nights & youth coffee shop).
Several at our church are going through challenging times. Keep their unspoken requests in your prayers.
Pray for our funding needs and the opportunity to live beside the church.

Thank you for your prayers,
Steve and Debbie Cartwright

Update from Siloam Church on the Gila River Reservation

11/6/2019

Hello to you all.

I am happy to report we had a great work team with us in Arizona on the Gila River reservation working on the Siloam church. We got a lot of work done, but most of all we made some good relationships with some of the church people who come in to work with us, and some who brought in great food.

It was a joy for me to have the team from Ohio come and meet some of my dear friends at the church and to experience their hospitality. They brought in delicious food, which we enjoyed so much. I especially love red chili stew and fry bread.

We were able to put in a new floor, base around the new floor, new doors on the two bathrooms, and two new vanities. We also was able to put in 13 new lights in the sanctuary. You can see in the pictures below the united effort between the church and the team.

We had a few challenges along the way, such as two vans that decided to act up, or shut down might be a better word, but the Lord helped us through that as well.

Thanks to the church people who stopped in to help and the team who took vacation and paid their own expenses to come and work. It was a great week. Busy, but great!

I hope you enjoy the pictures. If you would like to contribute to the ministry, you can do so securely through the website. We had some extra expenses for this project, so we do appreciate the people who have been supporting Beautiful Hands Ministries.

In His service,

Tom

Phase 1 Complete at Siloam Church

11/27/2017

I am very thankful and pleased to present this video of Phase I from the Siloam Church building project on the Gila River Reservation. With God’s blessings, people who came to work from the church, work teams, volunteers, and missionaries, we were able to have our re-dedication and celebration on November 12, 2017.

God is blessing the work at Siloam and we plan to share more with you in coming weeks. We have started the architectural work on Phase II and will be posting a sketch in coming weeks. Please pray for the work of the church and preparation for the next big step.

In His service,
Tom

Siloam Church Progressing Towards Re-Dedication on Nov. 12

10/28/2017

The work at Siloam Church is progressing. We have been pretty busy trying to get Phase I finished in time for a re-dedication on November 12th.

The work team from Ohio, and some of the people from the church did a great job together. We hated when it was time for the team from Ohio to leave. Together, we have been able to reconstruct some walls, re-route some electrical switches, build a good permanent storage room and a temporary storage room, build some false beams, change some lights, fill in 2 doors, repair some drywall, and now we are trying to finish the drywall, paint, and put up the trim.

After the team left, some of the people from Siloam Church have continued to help and it is such a joy to work with them. I will try to keep updates coming with pictures. Please continue to keep us in your prayers.

In His service,
Tom Amlin

Mondos in Sells

Eating the real deal at Mondos in Sells

Missionaries in Sells

Meeting with one of our missionaries in Sells

After some of the work is finished, Larry playing with some of Steve's guitar graduates at Sunday Service

Siloam Church Renovation Update

8/7/2017

Renovations and improvements continue at Siloam Church on the Gila River Reservation.

The original front door was torn out and replaced with block to allow the church to reverse the building's layout.

See the process and end result in the slideshow. Pastor Steve Cartwright has commented on how much easier it is to hear at the front of the church after the improvements.

Siloam Church Ministry

7/24/2017

One of the ministries we are blessed to be a part of is the redesign and remodel of the Siloam Church on the Gila River Reservation.

This church was established over 100 years ago when a man donated the land to the people to build a sandwich building for church.

What is a sandwich building you ask? We will answer that question and more as we continue to feature the Siloam church with more history, new progress, ministry development, and how you can help if you like. The information will be ongoing for the next few weeks which will include members, work teams, and maybe pictures of a sunset.