Scouting out the land!
Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your gracious Spirit lead me forward on a firm footing, for the glory of your name, O Lord, preserve my life. Because of your faithfulness, bring me out of this distress. In your unfailing love, silence all my enemies and destroy all my foes, for I am your servant.
Psalm 143:10-12
We have had a wonderful time the past two plus weeks in Jinotega. We saw God’s presence in the joy and excitement on the faces of the children at the orphanage as the basketball court repairs neared completion and again in the laughter of the organized chaos that is the sports camp. What great joy to be apart of what God is doing in reaching the people of Nicaragua. I am so thankful for the small part God is allowing us to play in His Kingdom work here.
This week has been a challenging week as God again has revealed a glimpse of what can be as we seek out the next steps for our ministry. In our meeting with Pastor Higinio, God seems to have brought like-minded hearts and passions together. Join us as we pray for wisdom and discernment in forming a partnership for training young men and women for ministry. Teaching and pastoral training has always been a part of our vision. This week God has redirected the intensity and scope of our focus on training. As we seek to minister to the rural poor communities in the highlands, pastors and lay leaders will be needed to disciple those that come to Christ. Pray that God will raise and up leaders in these communities.
Villages with a mission presence: Planned missions
Pantasma El Cua
La Rica Yali
Bocay La Concordia
Malaconsito Asturia
San Rafael del Norte Las Loma del Nance
Puerta Azules
Pray also for our association with Pastor Javier Moranga, the pastor of Primera Baptist In Matagalpa. His church is the mother church to the mission in Santa Emilia where we have done a water project and Medical mission. The church supports three mission congregations from their body in Matagalpa. God is using them to reach into the city of Matagalpa and the outlying areas. This coming week we will be doing an intensive ESL language course in one of the schools in the heart of the city. In less than an hour of the invitation banners going up and youth form Primera Church passing out flyers, more than 30 people had called the preregistration telephone number! We are excited about what God has planned. Pray for our team. Half of our team is veteran of at least one previous language course, with the remainder being first timers. It is going to be an exciting week together. We are looking for 250students per session.
