Friday, April 24, 2015

The last couple of weeks have been busy, but exciting!  Here’s a quick update:

Church Meetings

I had the privilege of visiting Calvary Bible Church just across town on April 12 and Fellowship Baptist Church in Wadsworth, OH on April 19. 

For those of you who don’t know, Calvary is the home church of my high school, Northside Christian School.  It was such a blessing and privilege to speak there!  Besides a quick visit earlier this year, I hadn’t been to Calvary in probably 10 years, so it was an added blessing to see what amazing things God has done in and through the church in that time!  We serve a God who is at work!  One of the “funnest” parts of pre-field ministry for me has been the opportunity to see God working in so many ways and in so many churches!  Thank you, Calvary, for the wonderful visit: I left both encouraged and challenged by your love for God and for the Gospel!

The meeting with Fellowship Baptist Church also went well!  We ate lunch together after the morning service and then had a Q/A time.  I really enjoyed getting to meet many members of the congregation on a more personal level during lunch and seeing their hearts for the Lord and His work.  It never ceases to amaze me how God knits together the hearts of His people: though we may be “total strangers” at first, we have an instant bond because of our Savior!

Work
In the last month, I havev started substitute teaching at a local charter school and teaching ESL online classes.  Between the two, I have been kept pretty busy; but I am thankful for the work!

Support

Generous love offerings & gifts from individuals have given sacrificially, moving my Outfit-and-Passage level to 77%!

A new church took me on for support this week, bringing my current monthly support level up to 43%!

*Be sure to check out the newly updated pie charts on the “Get Involved” page.*

Friday, April 10, 2015

God is good!

Since January, I have had the opportunity to share the ministry in 8 different churches (all within the state of Ohio)! 

To be honest, I had no idea what to expect when I came home to begin “pre-field ministry” in December.  I didn’t know if I would be able to get into churches quickly or if it would take long to raise support to return to the DR full-time.     While there are still a lot of unknowns, there is one “known:”
God is good all the time,                                           
all the time God is good

He is good whether things take longer than I'd hoped or whether I'm back to the field quicker than I could've dreamed.  Over the last couple months, He has demonstrated His goodness to me in two exciting ways:


  1. He has opened up many opportunities for me to speak.  In addition to the meetings that have passed, I have 5 more coming up in the next 6 weeks and a few others in the more distant future! (see schedule below) Several of the meetings scheduled were last minute openings which allowed me to visit sooner than I would have normally been able.  God is good!
  2. In March, another church and another individual decided to partner with me, bringing my monthly support level up to 38% now! 

Jesus, Jesus how I trust Him, how I’ve proved Him o’er and o’er. .  .Oh for grace to trust Him more.”  
He has been so good and I have so many reasons to trust Him, but I ask that you pray with me for continued grace to trust Him in this endeavor - trust that He will not only bring more ministry contacts and more meetings, but will provide the needed support in HIS time. 

Thank you for your support and your prayers!

Here is my schedule for the next few weeks:


April 12
Calvary Bible Church (Columbus, OH)

April 19
Youngs Corner Fellowship Baptist Church (Wadsworth, OH)

April 26-27
Abbe Road Baptist Church (Elyria, OH)

May 2
Victory Baptist Church (Whiteland, IN)
May 17

Berean Baptist Church (Pickerington, OH)