International
Equips and serves SBC churches all around the world with missions and church planting
Project 3000:
Presently there are over 3,000 people groups in the world that are unengaged with the gospel. Over the next 5 years our IMB will appoint 300 missionaries to confront this lostness. Each missionary will be assigned 300 people groups, for a 2-year period, in which to develop a strategy to engage each people group with the gospel. To date 18 explorers are on the mission field. Progress is being made with 83 people groups having been explored in one year. Pray for these missionaries on the field and for more to be called and sent.
Shaun Shorrosh serves in four countries in the Middle East assisting local churches in their mobilization:
Shaun has shared his praises with us for (1) his present furlough in the states (B-Ham with his son). Pray for (1) the ministry in the Middle East while they are away.
J & R: IMB Missionaries
J & R have shared these praises with us for (1) the finding of believers in the Tikulhara, a UUPG for which we have been praying, and (2) For the great week that our Grace Life team had serving alongside of them in the village ministries. J & R have asked us to pray for (1) S as she continues to serve as a journeyman, (2) for the 2 journeymen from South America that is now serving alongside of them, and (3) for the pastors that lead the house churches while overseeing multiple house churches.
Madison is back home with us! Continue to pray for her as she serves at Grace Life this fall as an intern and as she finalizes her education plans to begin in January.
SBC efforts at combating hunger and sharing the Bread of Life
Partnership between Grace Life and Gregorio Cano to serve Southern Belize in mission efforts and pastor training
Orphanage in Jacmel, Haiti
Children’s Hope has continued to partner with local pastors as they carry the gospel to unreached villages. Pastor Marc is one of these pastors. Pastor Marc has had a dream and a desire to hold some camps this summer to minister to the many that are following Christ in the mountain villages. Praise for (1) tremendous success of the camps that were held (100+ children in the 1stweek, 137 teenagers and young adults in the 2nd week, 100 women in the 3rd week and 60 menin the 4th week) (2) John Bush with Across Festivals who spear headed the campaign to raise this money. Pray for Children’s Hope as they begin another school year (tremendous cost increase for school ($25k 1st year, $43K this year)
Compassion International (Thailand):
Works to relieve poverty in Jesus’ name through child sponsorship and church partnerships
Click here to watch Owen Githanga share his testimony of growing up as a sponsored child.
Pray (1) for Grace Life members who are sponsoring children in Thailand. (2) for the children and the families to be healthy. (3) for the children to be protected from temptation. (4) for the Compassion-assisted church to have more strength in serving God.
Kidz Konnect 4 Jesus (Belize):
KK4Jesus Serves children and families in central Belize.
Pray for (1) the medical team working in October in Belize.
Children’s Home in Atenas, Costa Rica
Praise for (1) the beautiful care the children receive from all
the staff. (2) Nick an Alyssa Cross and their 3 daughters who
have moved to Costa Rica to serve in the children’s home
and (3) the gospel seeds that are constantly planted in the
hearts of the children.
Pray for (1) the children who come to this home from difficult
family situations. (2) for the staff that care for the children
and (3) Nicka and Alyssa as they learn the language and orient
themselves to their place of service in the ministry.
Pray for the continued growth in this ministry as Tim and Dena will be spending more time in Guatemala by not having to travel to Costa Rica as often.
Bringing the hope of the gospel to the Middle East and Africa through mission efforts, church planting and pastor training
Dr. R wanted to share these praises for (1) the publication of Dr. R’s book to help reach Arabs for Christ. He has asked us to pray for (1) the necessary work needed to prepare new church site for occupation, and (2) for evangelist, AK (not his real name) as he has been threatened by a group of men with whom he shared the gospel. They attempted to manipulate AK to get him to come to their home and they intended to bring him harm. AK continues to share the gospel in a community where radical Muslims live.
