Tankersley Update - Bogota Greetings

Tankersley Praise & Prayer Update View this email in your browser February 2017 Dear Prayer Warriors, Greetings from Bogotá, the capital city of Colombia, hosting about 11 million people. We spent a few days this month with Carlos and Jonathan (Satura Facilitator & Coordinator) visiting churches and preparing for our March evangelism team.   (Top left photo below) Next month, there will be two evangelism teams at the same time from March 10 - 19.  One in Medellin and the other 10 hours away in Bogotá.  This is very exciting because we are another step closer to seeing Satura facilitators lead evangelism teams. Pray for Juan David as he leads his first MFM team.  This month, we served alongside Marta, Satura Facilitator, as we led evangelism teams into her area. She is now fully equipped to receive future teams. Pray for Marta as she coordinates follow up with the pastors and churches where 321 people made a decision to accept Jesus as their Savior.  We are so thankful for the leadership of Satura and the privilege we have of serving alongside several more facilitators and preparing them to lead evangelism teams in the future.   (Top right selfie with Marta, Juan Guillermo, Adriana & Jonathan Bottom photos of Marta and the team) Thank you for praying for the Satura meetings and for us as we shared about MFM evangelism teams. Join us in thanking God for this incredible group of facilitators.  Each one is training pastors and leaders in local churches in their respective areas to evangelize, disciple and plant churches throughout Colombia. We are very excited to be working with 3 new facilitators this year. There are some facilitators that we are unable to visit because of their location.   Please pray for these hostile areas.     The English Fiestas sponsored by MFM Canada have started for the year. We currently have about 35 translators in Medellín.  We're asking God to also build a translator group in Bogotá, Cartagena and Montería.  God brought great encouragement all the way from our home sending church in Gibson City, IL.  Pastor Paul and Connie, our dear friends for over 20 years, came to visit, see and participate in ministries here in Medellín.  What a blessing it was for us to host them and hear an English message as Paul preached. Family Update Erin has entered her third trimester with a due date of around May 13.  They bought their first home this week and David is interviewing with the Bloomington Police Department on Thursday.  Jonathan has been promoted to Manager of the meat department at Kroger.  Knowing that we are planning a quick trip in May/June to celebrate all these life events does help ease the pain of distance, but it is very difficult for all of us to be so far apart.  Please pray for our family! Click here for the current issue of MFM Action Magazine Featured articles on Colombia can be found on pages 8, 9 & 10. (Doug and Kent Eller are on the cover, during their recent trip to Cuba)   1. Pray for evangelism teams in March: One in Medellín and our first one in Bogotá.  2. Praising the Lord for 30 years of marriage on March 21. 3. Pray for the new translators serving with MFM teams. 4. Pray for our family and ask God to bridge the distance in ways that we can't. 5.  Rejoicing that over 300 people chose to listen to the Gospel of Jesus. Praying that His word will not return void.  Like & Follow Us on Facebook Click here to find dates and information for upcoming teams in 2017.   Thank you for your support!   Meet Jonathan Tobón: Jonathan is another amazing Satura Coordinator that we have had the privilege to work alongside this year. Pray for Jonathan as he serves with Satura and MFM.  Our USA ph.# direct to Colombia: 217-784-2092 Permanent Mailing Address 823 E. LeFevre Ave. Gibson City, IL 60936 Blog: http://tankersleys.blogspot.com

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