Tankersley Update

Tankersley Praise & Prayer Update View this email in your browser January 2019 Happy New Year!  You can't tell it by looking at us, but pictured above are men and women who have chosen to be wood carriers.  It's quite obvious that there is no wood to be seen in this photo, but the truth remains that we carried the wood to Cuba.  In reflecting back on 2018 and looking forward to 2019, we've been reminded of a saying from Dwight Ferguson, Men For Missions Founder: "See where the Holy Spirit is building fires and carry wood." Dwight would encourage laymen to find a fire that God had started and continue to carry wood to that fire.  As we work with thriving ministries in Latin America, we have the opportunities to carry the wood to support the fire that God started in countries like Colombia and Cuba.  Great things are happening around the world and we are so thankful to have a small part in them.  Thank you for your prayers as we served alongside New Pines Church in Cuba.  New Pines is a fire that God started over 90 years ago and God opened the doors for us to carry some wood to them. There was much rejoicing when our team of 10 each received religious visas the night before our departure. We'd welcome any opportunity to share with you about our time in Cuba.  Unfortunately, this is not the platform in which to do that.   As we look to 2019 and the Men For Missions G5-30 goal*, we pray that God will open our eyes to the fires that He has started and open the doors for us to be wood carriers.  It's been said, "Someone, somewhere is depending on you to do what God has called you to do." We are that "someone".  We are so dependent on you, your prayers and your giving.  THANK YOU for your faithful and generous support to us and the ministries that God continues to prepare for us.  May 2019 be a year that you draw closer to God than ever before and share the abundant love that He so graciously pours out on you.  Blessings to you, Doug & Cindy *For more about G5-30, read below Thank you for praying for our Men For Missions Global cabinet meetings.  It was during this time that God laid on our hearts a goal which far surpassed our vision.  One of the men described it as a scary, God-sized goal which would require total dependence on God.  With a smaller goal, we might all depend on our own abilities to achieve the goal.  This goal is so big that only God will be able to achieve it.  It's called G5-30 and stands for raising up 30 Men for Mission leaders, Globally in 5 years. From our  perspective, this goal is very "scary" when we realize that it took about 2 years to raise 2 leaders in 2 countries in Latin America. Pictured above is Jonathan Tobón representing Men For Missions Colombia for the first time on the Global cabinet and sharing the expansion into Venezuela through Satura. Men for Missions Global needs your prayers as this begins to unfold.  Men for Missions USA will hold their regional meetings January 15 & 16.  The MFM Regional Directors are located in Oregon, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Florida, & South Carolina.    We've accepted an invitation to speak at the Peoria Christian Elementary School during their Life Change week.  We would greatly appreciate your prayers as we share each day from January 22 - 25.  We plan to share the Gospel on January 25 and ask that you pray specifically for God to touch hearts.    As we remember 2018, our hearts are so grateful for the people that God graced our paths with this year... precious family, dear friends, church members, ministry partners and so many others. Some have relocated to their heavenly home, and some remain in Ecuador, Colombia, Cuba & Mexico. Thank you for touching our lives so deeply and loving on us this year.     1.  Praising the Lord for all that He has done in our lives in 2018.  His love, grace and mercy are much more than we deserve.  2.  Pray for G5-30 and the expansion of Men for Missions into 30 countries in 5 years. 3.  Pray for New Pines Church in Cuba and for those that will be on the next team - May or June 2019. 4.  Pray for two evangelism teams to Colombia in February.  We will be leading one to Medellín and the other will be simultaneously in Bogotá.  5.  Pray as we prepare and share with the Peoria Christian School. 6.  Pray for our MFM Regional meetings - January 15 & 16 in South Carolina.   Vision:  Our goal is the Lordship of Jesus Christ in each person's life, at home and around the world. Mission:  Men for Missions challenges men to Do, Go and Give in total obedience to Jesus Christ.   Click above to read how God is using the gifts, talents and resources of every day, ordinary men and women to be a part of His work around the world.  Like & Follow Us on Facebook We are 95% funded and thankful to each one that has given to this ministry. Please consider a one-time gift - Click "Donate Now"   Cell Phone #: Doug - 317-528-0063 Cindy - 309-989-1111 Mailing Address: 2516 N. Rockwood Drive Peoria, IL 61604 Blog: http://tankersleys.blogspot.com   Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

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