Mission Trips
In the fall, 3 churches visited Colombia and experienced the many ministries born out of the church-planting movement here. They didn’t just come to take a tour of the country, but also and especially to serve and to bless many pastors and ministries. That’s exactly what they did!
Mission Trips
With two of the groups, we visited a local park in our neighborhood, shared the gospel, and invited people to Bible studies. With the other group, we tried to do the same, but we were caught in one of the worst rain storms we’d ever seen! Thankfully, all of the groups were able to participate in our Manna soccer ministry.
Soccer Ministry
You’ve already heard a lot about the soccer ministry. So many kids have been saved through it, and we filled a Bible study with some of their parents. Anna and two other ladies started a discipleship group with the girls who have been saved. Pray for more to be saved and for the kids and their parents to get into Bible studies.
Girls Groups
Bible Studies
In our last update, we said we were starting evangelistic Bible studies in our neighborhood with the hope of eventually forming a new church.
We ended up with two studies: one in our house full of soccer parents, and one in the apartment of a lady from the park. She filled her group with friends and neighbors.
Between both groups, about 15 people (not including us) finished the Mark study, but everyone wanted to learn more, so now we’re going through John with an emphasis on salvation by faith alone and a focus on discipleship. One lady obediently invited enough new people to double the Saturday study! We hope the studies will move in the direction of more being saved, discipled, and organized into a new church in 2025.
Bible Studies
Trouble at Church
Our last church plant is having problems with leadership and unity. We still attend the church, and Jonathan is on the board, so we will be giving a lot of attention to the church for at least the next several months—preaching and helping the church through their problems. Please pray persistently for the church’s pastor, leaders, and unity.
Thank You
God must have given us the best supporters on earth! In 2024, several churches asked how to pray for our ministry, and many of the people they prayed for got saved.
We just noticed that in 2024 not a single one of you who support our ministry missed a month of support without making up for it later. Thank you for being so faithful! On top of that, 22 churches sent special offerings for the building fund, for Christmas, and for other reasons.
Even then, inflation has tightened our budget over the past several years. We’re thankful for those who have lovingly increased their support to offset that reality.
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