Greerville

Please Pray – Church move, new friend, and more

05Feb10

To the Praying Faithful:

It’s been a bit longer than I like since our last prayer update. Things are, as always, moving quickly here, and I have several things to ask you to pray about.

First, the Jubilee church plant is steadily working toward its long-term goal of buying a piece of property to construct its own facility. It’s a tough time to undertake such a project, but the church has grown over the past three years, and the leadership is confident of the Lord’s leading in the process. Please pray for adequate resources for the church’s people and for good support from churches and individuals in the U.S.

Also, leadership of the Jubilee plant has decided that we will be changing our rented location. The current rental contract was set to expire next month, and when we met with the owner we discovered that he wanted to raise the cost significantly at a time when the church was looking to save money anywhere we could. Thankfully we’ve found a new location, that’s a little bit larger and costs less. We will be making the move in April. Please pray that God prepares the way for this transition and that all the church’s people would maintain a positive, hopeful outlook in the middle of change.

Finally, please pray for a friend of mine. He’s been coming to one of our small groups for awhile now, and he’s super interested in the Christian faith. I’ve been meeting with him on Saturdays to do introductory Bible studies. Please pray for him, as he reads the Bible for the first time (he just finished Luke and is starting Acts). Pray also for our studies on Saturdays in the coffee shop down the street. Ask God to continue to open his heart and ask that he would respond to God’s invitation to New Life.

Thank you always for your prayers.

Blessings,
Luke

PS — the photo is of me eating my first “chinicuiles” — better known in English as “worms.” Not bad…

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Special Letter from the Impacto Latino Team, Haiti

20Jan10

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Our team of Missionaries and Mexican Church leaders are feeling great sadness for Haiti, and we are praying for the country’s people, including the many Christians and missionaries that live and work there. In the days ahead, the Jubilee church plant will be looking at how it can participate in helping with the great need there. Those of us that were in Mexico during the 1985 earthquake remember the terror and devastation of those very difficult days.

We would encourage you, our Christian brothers and sisters, to move quickly to help in this disaster by visiting the websites of New Mission Systems International (nmsi.org) or the International Disaster Emergency Service (ides.org) to make donations to their Haiti disaster relief programs. Both of these organizations already have established systems in place to quickly provide aid.

In light of the disaster in Haiti, we have come to the conclusion that it is wise for us to postpone our VISION SUMMIT that was planned for next month in Pachuca. The new dates for the summit will be SEPTEMBER 26 & 27. Though this is disappointing, it does not compare with the current suffering of Haiti’s people. We hope that this will help all of us focus on how our churches need to respond to the need in Haiti.
We will be in contact with each of you over the coming months to organize your participation with us in September. Please also be aware that information on the VISION SUMMIT will be on the IMPACTO Latino website. 
 
If you have any questions, 