We would like to ask you to join us in prayer for several things.
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Just a few days ago we arrived in California for more meetings. When we moved to Mexico City in May, we did so knowing that we'd have to come back and attend some conferences that we had previously scheduled. We should be back in Mexico City the first week of November, and while we are eager to be back, we are also so thrilled to be at these churches. It's humbling to partner with churches that are healthy, growing, and have a great vision for the furtherance of the Kingdom of God. Just last week we were part of Shadow Mountain Baptist Church's missions conference. Wow! That was awesome. Last night we visited an already supporting church Faith Baptist and our dear friend Pastor Tim Rasmussen. What a delight to see how they are growing and impacting their community. The game plan now is to drive to Burbank to visit Victory Baptist (Pastor Nick Reed), Inland Hills Baptist, (Pastor Isaac Morin), fly to Denver to go to Front Range Baptist, (Pastor Jeff Redlin), and fly again to Connecticut to celebrate our commissioning service at our home church Emmanuel Baptist, (Pastor Cary Schmidt), then drive to Harvest Baptist, Pastor (Kurt Skelly), fly back to California to go to First Baptist of Long Beach, (Pastor Michael Jones), go to Lancaster Baptist, Pastor (Paul Chappell), and finally Coastline Baptist, (Pastor Steve Chappell).
Wow! As you can imagine, we can't wait to be at all these churches where I know God will partner us together for the cause of the Gospel. Pray for us as we have much travel ahead of us. Also, please pray for my citizenship process. Everything should be done by now, but we were recently told that my application has been withhold for further review. When I obtain my citizenship, I will be allowed to be out of the U.S. as long as I need, which is ideal for a missionary. With my green card, which is what I have right now, I have to come back to the states every six months. Dear friends and co-laborers in the ministry, Mexico City will soon have a new church, and it will be a direct result of your investment. We don't take for granted your sacrificial giving and we are excited to see you in Mexico soon. One of the aspects that I was more concerned with before coming to Mexico City was the longevity of our ministry. By that I simply mean that missionary work must never be only about the missionary. Discipleship, training, preparing men are all vital components for the furtherance of the Gospel in any field. When or if the missionary leaves the field, the work must continue, and my wife and I wanted the preparation of men to be the main priority in our ministry.
For the last couple of months I have been meeting with several men that expressed a desire to consider full-time ministry in the future. I am rejoicing to share with you that one of them, Esaú, has accepted God's call for ministry. He is 17 years old, and therefore there is a long road before us as we look towards the future, but it is exciting to see fellow nationals joining the call. Also, another young man, Christopher, has made it very clear that God is definitely working in his heart to be in ministry full-time. Praise the Lord. In addition to these news, it is my pleasure to also share with you that a family from the US whose church we visited not too long ago, contacted me to let me know that God has called them to missions work in Mexico City. Again, the road is long before they can join us here, but we are humbled to see a potential team of church planters being assembled for the most rewarding job there is. We are eager to see what God will accomplish here in Mexico City and we continue to ask God to send more laborers to His harvest. |
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December 2020
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