January – February 2016 Prayer Letter
Hello Dear Friends!
I must tell you, I knew that as I chose to head into the ministry of missions, God would do a lot of training me, teaching me, and showing me even more of Himself than I could imagine Though I still feel I am in the beginning of this journey God has done so in ways even greater than I could have imagined.
Deputation Update
Until now, due to the holidays, and because I was at the beginning of deputation, my chances to travel to other churches and present this ministry I get to be involved in were sporadic. With the holiday season now behind me, the opportunities to share with other churches and individuals has grown almost exponentially. In the last two months, I have gotten address several churches as a whole, as well as work in Junior Churches, Wednesday night programs and then speak to a teen youth group regarding how they should prepare now for what God would have for their futures. I feel so unworthy to do so, and yet I get to see God work through this broken vessel every time. Please continue to pray for these churches as they must determine whether helping me service in Peru is a ministry they want for their church.
Preparing to head to Peru, for me, is not only about gaining support from churches and individuals financially and through prayer, but also about training other to step into roles I previously filled at my home church. I have a couple ladies I have gotten to work with in the area of setting up events and activities for the teens and college & career group, and I am thrilled to know they’ve got these ministries which are dear to me in good hands.
I also got the chance to help train the next generation. I had the opportunity to work with about 40 senior high teenagers, training them on how to plan a teen activity, but even closer to my heart, I got to work with them on how to teach children’s classes in church. I can’t wait to hear their stories as they step into some of these ministries in the months and years to come.
When I started deputation, I had been advised to hold on to my accounting job as long as possible to help with finances. God graciously filled most of my calendar through May with meetings and events a few hours from home. The time came in February where I had to meet with my employer to request a few key days off in that time span. Praise to God, my employer didn’t mind those days and requested that I stay on through my desired date of May 10th.
Prayer Update
Along with praying for and with the churches who are considering whether they want to partner with me in this ministry to Peru, please pray that God continues to fill my schedule through this fall with meetings at churches, and for a trip I will take to Peru this June. Please also pray as I personally learn to balance the priorities of work, contacting churches, working more on my Spanish, and maintaining relationships with those I have gotten to know.
Thank you so much for your continued support through finances and prayer.
Serving as an Ambassador for Christ, ~ Pam