Dear Prayer Warriors,
When we're about God's business, He is about our business, isn't He? That doesn't sound very biblical does it? How about ~ John 15:4 "Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me." Please pray that we abide in Him first ~ in all that we do.
Over the past 3 weeks, we had the opportunity to visit two of our supporting churches and we were greatly blessed by our worship & fellowship time together. Our desire was to hear the pastors preach and to be a part of their Sunday worship service. The Lord showered His love through these churches. Praise the Lord for those churches that have partnered with our ministry & the Lord's work in Ecuador.
Our Spanish is coming along. Cindy's analogy of learning Spanish up to this point was like playing in the pool before the actual swimming lessons. She just wanted to soak up what she could. Well, her analogy after 6 weeks is that she is all shriveled up and ready to get out of the pool. We are beginning to drive our kids nuts, as we are continuously practicing what we know. At this time, they aren't too interested in participating. Please pray for our ability to make sense of this language and be able to remember what we have already learned.
Our missions conference is March 11, 12, & 13th. The theme is Advancing Missions through Prayer (Colossians 4:2-4) Our desires, lives, and ministry are empowered by prayer and we believe it is no coincidence that this is the theme for this years conference. We continue to have a need to cover all 13 national churches in prayer. Please prayfully consider if you would like to adopt one of these churches.
Last Sunday night, Doug was asked to preach in the Hispanic church in Bloomington ~ Iglesia Cristiana Restauración (Restoration Christian Church). This is the church were we have attended various services and events, and have developed a special relationship with the Pastor and his family, and with many of those that attend. The Lord met us there! He answered prayers; He sent encouragement; He saved two young boys that came forward; He challenged hearts to obedience, and He blessed our time with these brothers and sisters. It was encouraging to see how so many come forward to receive prayer for becoming obedient servants for the Lord.
We received two handwritten letters this month that were great encouragement to us. The first traveled from the Field Committee meeting in Ecuador where many of our future fellow missionaries wrote a few words of encouragement. Praise the Lord that He is already binding us together for service unto Him. The second arrived from a man who sat behind us at the church where Doug preached. It was filled with encouraging words and scripture.
"Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing." 1 Thessalonians 5:11
Praise the Lord for an opportunity to intercede on behalf of a Spanish classmate. Rachelle slipped Cindy a piece of paper (note passing in class) asking us to pray for her. No specifics ~ just a request to pray. I trust that it was more than a final plea before our quiz today. Please join us as we pray that the Lord will meet Rachelle and she will recognize that He alone can supply all her needs.
We appreciate you all so much. Thank you for your faithfulness to this ministry.
Blessings to You!
Doug & Cindy
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