Baby Steps

I remember a movie called "What About Bob?", where Bob constantly reminds himself he must take baby steps before taking larger ones. That principle can be used in many aspects of life, including fundraising. So many times we want to be finished with the fundraising aspect of ministry so we can jump to the stuff we want to do. It's then that God reminds Briyana and me that, fundraising is part of our ministry and is preparing us for the future.

This past weekend was a whirlwind. We had 5 meetings with couples over 2 days in Austin, TX. The meetings were very encouraging. It is always fun to catch up with people and share with them our heart for short-term missions and the Great Commission. It wasn't until we arrived back in DFW, laid our heads on our pillows, that we realized how much physical energy the trip took from us. We slept like rocks.

We recently received our support letters and are feverishly addressing and sending those out. We look forward to how God is going to provide through this avenue. In the coming weeks, please pray for Brie and me for energy during the week, a feeling of comfort for us, a continued strengthening of our support and prayer team, and quality time with each other.

Here is a story from Bruce Bennett about what God is doing on the continent of Africa.

"I have just returned from an eventful visit to the Ivory Coast. On January 13, we held our first graduation ceremony for Village Church Planting (VCP) pastors in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Some 750-800 dignitaries and family members attended the joyous graduation of 88 pastors who had met the OMS graduation criteria: successful completion of the Timothy Training Institute and OMEGA programs, planting and pastoring a first generation church, initiating a second generation church and facilitating the training of its leaders.

In just under four years, God has used Pastor Mathieu in the extraordinary expansion of His Kingdom by adding 10,000 villagers to the body of Christ. These believers now meet in 155 first, 96 second, and 9 third generation churches…"

Thanking God for the friends like you,

Brent and Briyana

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