Compared to January and February, March was easier. Church is going well. Our Teen Sunday School with the teens has been packed out! I’m using the opportunity with Teen Sunday School to stretch my Portuguese a little farther, and it is encouraging to see how far I have come. I am not just reading my notes, but I am teaching while only using my notes as a reference. I thank the Lord for how far I have come in my Portuguese. During the rest of the month of March, we prepared for Easter. Our teens put on a small skit to help illustrate salvation and what Jesus did for us. Our teens are really growing, and we are encouraged by how much they want to be at church, serve, and learn. Keep praying for them! God is doing something big!
It’s not surprising to me that February was full. It was Teen Camp Season after all! It’s still bizarre having summer in February, but it’s the end of summer, so schools start back up in the middle of February. On February 13th and 14th we had 10 teens at our ranch, and we had a very successful teen camp. We challenged them about facing the challenges and difficulties in life, and pray that they were impacted by God’s word and will have renewed focus on the Lord. So far, we have been very encouraged by what we have seen! Our teens have become more united, more interactive, and are showing more hunger and interest in God’s word. Be praying with us for the next generation of our church.
We were “all-hands-on-deck” preparing for a missions trip group this last month! One of the Yelle’s supporting churches came down with a group of 7 people to visit and work with us in our ministry for 10 days. This is the first missions trip we have ever hosted here! We were excited for the opportunity. It was a lot of preparation, a lot of running, and a lot of work! But it was a very successful missions trip. We handed out about 5000 tracts in a week, and we pray that we will see some fruit from this labor. This group also helped us prepare our property for Teen Camp this next week. They were very helpful, and it was a blessing to have them visit.
November was much more normal than October. We are doing well, and our church is continuing to grow stronger. We are rehearsing for our Christmas Program coming up this weekend, and our choir is getting excited. We have been inviting just about everyone we meet at the grocery stores and other places we go to see our program! Please be praying that people will accept the invitation so that they can come to our church and hear the gospel. We pray that this upcoming season will bring many people to faith in Christ.
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