We're Almost Home

Yes, we’re packing up getting ready to head to the Airport later today and then- it’s only 32 hours of airports and airplanes ‘til we touch down in our beloved San Antonio. It’s been so wonderful to be used by God. With people being saved every day it’s like we’ve been transported into the book of Acts when the church was in its infancy. Our team has been woven together through many unexpected twists and turns on this mission adventure and they have stepped up to each challenge and some have led their first person ever to Christ. This morning in our devotion we talked about how to bring the fire of evangelism home so please pray that our transformed team will bring transformation back to Castle Hills and be used mightily by God.

We have a special prayer request this morning that I share with a heavy heart. I have not said much regarding this up to now but Luzira Community Church is really at a critical juncture in their short history of three years. The church has done well and has had phenomenal growth especially in the last few months as Helen Schaper has arrived on the scene. The children’s ministry has grown from 65 children to 150 per week in that four month period. However, the church has also experienced some growing pains and controversy. This has been an unusually hard trip for me in that much of my time in the evenings has been spent meeting with the church staff and the elders to work through some of the problems. I have never spent even one evening away from a team on a mission trip and it’s been difficult but very helpful to spend this time with church leaders. We also invited the entire church leadership team to our guest house last evening for a leadership workshop with the focus on Jesus as a Leader. Please join us in praying specifically that the will of God will prevail for this situation.

We are so grateful for your prayers and support. Without you not one of the souls that came to Christ would have been headed for heaven today.