Dear
family and friends,
The
Lord says that he will provide all of our needs and that whatever we ask in His
name for the glory of the Lord he will provide. (John 14:14)
Today we write you out of financial need for
the purpose of continuing ministry in Puerto Rico. We thank God for the support
you have already given either through prayer or financial means. We believe
scripture leads us to the understanding that although we ask him and he can
miraculously provide, there is a role that we as followers of Jesus play as
well. Our family’s role as missionaries and ministers of the gospel message is
to humbly come before God and our brothers and sisters in Christ and present
our needs.
Our family has now been on the island for
almost 8 months. As we left Michigan we knew God was calling us here, but the
vision of how he would use us was not made clear. We knew that making disciples
was the main call but the means to this was unknown. As many of you know we
have connected with the local church in Dorado, The Center Church PR. CCPR is
currently where the Lord has us serving. As we are led by Pastor Efren Pena and
his wife Monica, the Lord is continuing to show us how we are able to fulfill
our calling here.
Over the past eight months our needs have
been met. Through this process we have been faithfully focused on our ministry
through prayer, faith and to be honest a little worry. The economy where God
has called us to allows very little available work. I (John) have applied for
several different positions at local businesses that are seeking English
speaking workers. The Lord has seen it fit to give no responses from those
applications and many phone calls. Jennifer has been blessed with her
nanny/cleaning position. This has yet to provide a steady income as she has
only worked one day due to her family she’s working for being out of the
country for the next 5 weeks. We plan on
staying in Cabo Rojo for two weeks where Jennifer will be a temporary nanny for
a family there. That will help with some immediate needs. We have also done
some minor work for CCPR that has paid enough to pay for some smaller needs.
This however will not be a reoccurring opportunity.
After looking over our basic needs, a
budget of $2000/month is needed in order for us to effectively continue
ministry here in Puerto Rico. Although we are blessed to receive one time
support gifts our real need at this time is monthly support. This allows us to
budget more efficiently so we can do ministry more effectively.
We ask you to join us in prayer about
financially supporting the ministry God has set forth for our family to fulfill
in Puerto Rico.
You
can send your support to:
Matthew
28 Missions
PO
Box 3616
Arecibo,
PR 00613-3616.
Tax
deductible checks can be made out to:
Love
God Love People Church of (LGLP) with Matthew 28 Missions written in the memo
spot.
(Know
that the address may change once we move to Dorado)
Again, we thank you so much for your love, prayers
and support. Without it our job here would be a lot harder than it has been.
Please continue to pray for the ministry God has planned here and that the
gospel message is heard and people on the island receive the message.
In Christ,
John, Jennifer, Blake, Dallas &Bridger
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