Recommendations
Rhema Ministerial Association International
1025 W. Kenosha Street
Broken Arrow, OK 74012
September 10, 2008
To Whom It May Concern:
John Withington is a 1999 graduate of Rhema Bible Training Center in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. He was licensed and has been a member in good standing with Rhema Ministerial Association International since March of 2000. John traveled to India on a short term mission trip while a student at Rhema and at that time felt called to minister there in a full time capacity. He has now been in India for several years serving the Lord. If you have additional questions concerning John, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Joseph Duininck
RMAI Missions Director
Abundant Life Faith Church
Laxmi Sadan,Dighali Pukhuri
To Whom It May Concern,
I consider it a privilege to take this opportunity to recommend my friend and colleague Rev. John J. Withington. I have known him for a little less than 13 years in various capacities. First, as my roommate when I went to school in the United States and then as a co-worker in His harvest. I have no reservation to state that he has been an inspiration to me. I have observed him to be very generous, a man of character and integrity and a man sacrificially pursuing to stay in God’s perfect will for his life, even if this meant staying away from all the comforts and security this world offers. My prayers are with him that he will see God’s unprecedented favor as he seeks your support in establishing his God given vision to extend his ministries and his mission to establish an orphanage in India. God promises that you will share in the reward when you help the one who is called. 1 Samuel 30:24 "…… But as his part is who goes down to the battle, so shall his part be who stays by the supplies, they shall share alike."
Yours’ faithfully
Pastor Balie Kirha
Abundant Life Faith Church
TRINITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
P.O. Box 385
Rocky Hill, Connecticut 06067
Dear Pastors,
In 1997, my husband Albert, myself and Rev. John Withington made our acquaintance with each other in a most unusual manner (or maybe not so unusual since God was in it) while we were students, attending Rhema Bible Training School, in Tulsa Oklahoma.One evening while we were praying in our home, God told me that He wanted my husband and I to introduce ourselves to, and befriend our neighbor on my right, and his face was presented to me, a face of a very quiet person. We did as we were told without knowing the ramifications then, the relationship remained, and the rest is history. We communicated with each other for the past 9 years by e-mail and telephone, in good times and bad times and have found him faithful, steadfast, and given over to the call that God placed upon his life, the “Call to India.” During the years as a missionary to India, our church and ourselves and family have been supporting him and have only found his integrity marked with that of Jesus. He always kept us informed of all activities of the ministry that we were supporting. We did not have to search him out to be informed. August 13 –September 2, 2007, we were privileged to have John with us in Connecticut, ministering at our church, and some good fellowship as well. We were so amazed at the spiritual transition and the anointing upon him. We no doubt knew that God was able, provided the vessel was willing to submit, but were amazed at the degree in which it was manifested. Therefore, we write this letter to you to encourage you to please consider Rev. John Withington, good ground to sow in.
Albert & Joanne Thompson
Pastors
Victory Life Fellowship
P.O. Box 13
Dodge City, KS 67801
Dear Pastors,
I am writing to you in reference to John Withington. I have known John since attending Rhema Bible Training Center in 1998. John is very mature in his ministry and very balanced. John has recently ministered in our church and he is very humble and depends upon the Holy Spirit to guide him in ministry. We had wonderful services on Sunday, (Sept. 9th, 2007) with him and people were healed and their hearts were touched greatly. He moves in the demonstration in the power of God, with signs wonders, and miracles. What is so great about John is that he is yielded to God to do what He wants to do and doesn’t try to work anything up in his own strength. He has compassion for people and loves to see God move on their behalf. We, as a church, have supported John’s ministry in India for the past 8 years, and continue to support it. I would recommend John to any pastor who would consider having him minister in their church. Your church would be greatly blessed by John’s ministry, just as ours was.
In His Service,
Rev. Carl Nance
Pastor Victory Life Fellowship
Victory Family Church
102 Parrish Road
Danville,VA 24540
To Whom It May concern;
We were a part of the mission team from Rhema Bible Training Center in 1998 when John Withington made his first trip to India. John immediately loved the people of India and felt a call to minister there. Through great physical danger and many difficulties, John has been faithful in spreading the Gospel in India and teaching the people. John and his wife Naomi have a great love for children and feel led to start an orphanage in India. They will need a building for up to forty children. We recommend that each Christian pray for this couple and consider supporting this worthwhile and necessary project. We thank God for such dedication missionaries as John and Naomi Withington.
In His Name,
Robert D. Ricketts, Pastor
Nancy B. Ricketts, Co-Pastor
Recommendation for John Withington
September 3, 2008
To whom it may concern:
I have known John for the past 9 years. We have ministered together and taught in the same Bible School on numerous occasions. I have also been in services that John was conducting. We have spent many hours together in fellowship and conversation. John has a strong calling to serve the Lord in the nation of India. He has been incrediably obedient to that calling, through both good times and hard times.Many lesser men would have quite in the hard times, but John has always put God's plan and purpose for his life above has personal comfort. That is the strength of John's character and his commitment to the Lord's work and calling! John is sensitive to the leading of the Holy Spirit and obedient to the Word of God. I am happy to be able to recommend John Withington as a minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Thomas R. Watts DDS, MS
Colonel, US Army DC, Retired
Celina, TX USA