FROM COLLEGE TEACHER TO TENT MAKER

Merry Christmas everyone! As promised, I am going to share more about the founder of Miami Missionary Tent, my father, Clair Tromsness.

At age 4, Clair felt God's call upon his life. As a young man he entered seminary to prepare for the ministry. He recalled that while there he became agnostic. He tried for 5 years to overcome his agnosticism. He finally left seminary and went to school at Stanford University where he received a master's degree in English. Clair taught college classes in Miami, Oklahoma for 16 years. During this time he was spiritually hungry but was unable to satisfy that hunger.

Then in 1971 he met some Pentecostal Christians who showed him the church of Jesus Christ was alive and vibrant today. Through the faithful prayers and witness of these men, he gave his life to the Lord.

In 1978 the Holy Spirit began to tug gently at his heart. He knew a change was forthcoming. He had met Assemblies of God Missionary-Evangelist Mike Hines. A licensed pilot, Clair had been flying to Central America during summers doing volunteer missions work. His friendship with Mike and the Lord's leading eventually contributed to a change in his life.

In 1980 Mike called Clair and explained he was planning on holding Good News Crusades throughout Paraguay. He said the Assemblies of God Division of Foreign Missions wanted 50 tents for those crusades. Mike asked if he knew of anybody who could build these tents. Clair felt quickened in his spirit and told Mike he would do it. He had spent the summer before in Central America helping make tents but he knew those tents were leaky and poorly designed. He knew the Lord was calling him to build the best tents possible for His work. He resigned from the college and the rest is history.

Miami Missionary Tent has shipped tents to 135 countries and possessions around the world. Millions of people have accepted Christ as their personal Savior under our tents. I can't wait to see what God has planned for Miami Missionary Tent next.

In Christ,

David Tromsness
Sales Manager
Miami Missionary Tent
129 S. Treaty Rd.
Miami, Ok 74354
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Winter "Blowout" Tent Sale!! Huge Selection!

Hello. I trust you have had a happy and prosperous year. I wanted to let you know about our year end “Specials”. We have a HUGE selection! Click on http://gospeltent.com/specialoffers.html to see over 100 tents from 10’ up to 100’ wide!

If you don’t find the size you need on our “Specials” list, click on http://www.gospeltent.com/private/ to view our regular wholesale prices. Now is an incredible time to purchase. I have kept our prices the same since January 2009. With just 25% down you can secure our current price for up to 12 months.

Thank you in advance for considering us for a pole tent. Our tents are designed to be the strongest, most reliable and longest lived tents in America.

Have a wonderful day and let me know if we can be of assistance.

Kind regards,

David Tromsness

Sales Manager
Miami Missionary Tent
129 S. Treaty Rd.
Miami, OK 74354
918-540-2435- Phone
918-540-2436- Fax
www.gospeltent.com - website
www.gospeltent.com/private - prices
http://miamitent.blogspot.com - blog

Our Pole Tents and Food Supplies for Haiti

Hello everyone. I pray you have been busy and blessed! God has blessed us with many sales this year. We just loaded a 40’ container full of 44 tents and 4 pallets of food/supplies for Haiti. This effort was coordinated with Global Aid Network which is part of Campus Crusade for Christ International. Thank the Lord for the benefactor’s involved to purchase all of this. The tents will be used as long as possible for churches. This is the second large order we have shipped to Haiti.

In the last few years we have added many new countries to our list of where our tents are being used including Armenia, Botswana, India, Mongolia, Belgium, Zimbabwe and Israel. One of our tents was actually set up on the Mount of Olives in Israel. A local tried to set the tent on fire by throwing a Molotov Cocktail Bomb on it but it simply burned a small hole in the tent and the services went forward. Praise the Lord!

I can't begin to express what a blessing it is to play our part in the Lord’s ministry with the gospel tent. So many incredible people from around the world are called into the tent ministry. It is not an easy thing to do but the Holy Spirit moves in such an awesome way under the tent. There is such a freedom there and it allows for a “neutral” place for people to meet.

Thanks to all of you who think of Miami Missionary Tent and keep us in your prayers. There is still much to do before the Lord returns. I pray the Lord will continue to richly bless all of you.

In Christ,

David Tromsness
Sales Manager
Miami Missionary Tent
129 S. Treaty Rd.
Miami, Ok 74354
www.gospeltent.com - website
www.gospeltent.com/private - prices
http://miamitent.blogspot.com /- blog

In God We Still Trust

While other nations have built their governments upon the shaky foundations of communism, socialism, and countless other anti-God philosophies, only to see those foundations crumble, America stands without equal as a beacon of hope and freedom in a hurting world. Our Founding Fathers delivered to us a system of government that has enjoyed unprecedented success: we are now the world's longest ongoing constitutional republic. Well over two hundred years under one form of government is an accomplishment unknown among contemporary nations.

While we have much to admire and love and be thankful for in being able to call America our home, our nation is rapidly drifting from its biblical foundations. Our freedom to serve God and to promote the gospel in our land is disintegrating. There is a great spiritual battle going on that is threatening our country, our families, and our lives. Only God's intervention will return America to solid footing and restore a moral nation that righteousness will exalt.

We must Pray - Our founding fathers knew the power and purpose of prayer
We must Process - Have a better understanding of our laws and governmental processes
We must Participate - This is the key for change and success
We must Persevere - The battle is not always won by the strongest or the smartest but by those who persist and persevere


This blog was taken from or inspired by the book "In God We Still Trust" by Dr. Richard G. Lee

David Tromsness
Miami Missionary Tent
129 S. Treaty RD
Miami, OK 74354
918-540-2435
http://www.gospeltent.com - website
http://www.gospeltent.com/private - prices
http://miamitent.blogspot.com - blog