Thanks for praying for us.
- First, praise God for how He continues to provide for us. In particular, we sold our large van and were able to upgrade to a 4-wheel drive for only $500. We got full asking price for our van and bought our new vehicle for over $2,000 under its book price. We see this as a direct provision of God for our transportation needs.
- “The Peacemaking Church” study is going very well. If your church has not used it, I highly recommend it. Tonight’s lesson focussed on how God uses conflicts to reveal the idols in our own lives. We have roughly 35 people involved in the study at this point and it is extremely encouraging to see them coming together and building relationships with one another. We are especially grateful to True Hope Fellowship, who graciously offered to let us use their facility to meet!
- As we work with people in the study and/or community, there are issues emerging that require heavy doses of Gospel transformation. We are currently working with wide ranges of people who bring in serious hurts and anger from bad church experiences, chemical dependency issues, marriage struggles, and all sorts of other difficulties. Please pray that we would all grow in our ability to apply the Gospel to our real life challenges in a way that brings God glory and increases our joy and Christlikeness.
- While God continues to provide for us, the last week or so has also seen a great deal of spiritual attack. Please pray specifically that our family and our core families would be protected from the enemies attacks. I was reminded by a friend who grew up in the area that we are “trying to plant a church over a direct portal to hell.” We know that there will be difficult days ahead, but we also know that the Lord is our strength and salvation!
- No church can be planted through the efforts of man alone. To plant a church requires the supernatural work of God, for NO ONE can be born again without God’s miraculous intervention. Please pray that God would pour out his Spirit in Northeastern Minnesota to cause MANY to be born again!
Thanks for your prayers. I will try not to let so much time pass before the next update.
Kevin
