Short term CPM Team Successful
The team of 16 hardworking cpmers has returned and is rejoicing in all that God did through them during the trip to help our Honduras cpm project. The team consisted of 13 people from the Cave Hill Independent Church of God in Versailles, Indiana and 3 others from Western Ky. Ben Holloway, a missionary evangelist from Madisonville, Kentucky and Daniel Slayden and I from Marshall County, Kentucky went with the Cave Hill team.
Our mission was to assist our permanent team in Honduras that consists of 2 full time missionary couples and 1 part time couple. (Randy and Linda Travis' daughter and son-in-law, Angela and Nick also came down for this outreach). Our Honduran church planters made up the full contingent that were working together during the week.
Our goal was to assist the team with practical projects that will help open and widen doors for the gospel in Honduras. The trip launched on May 30 and we all arrived home (after some flight difficulties because of weather) on June 7 in afternoon and evening.
To set the stage, let me tell you about our HCPM progress so far. At present (more detail will be given in future blogs) we have somewhere around 50 ongoing Discovery Bible Studies occurring in various locations in a several state area of western Honduras. These studies are conducted among mostly non believers and are using the 3 column Bible study method as a foundation as the people discover the Word of God and are led to commitment to Christ. These studies are multiplying and are now in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd generations.
In other communities, we have begun to find men and women of peace, but have not yet begun studies and are doing various access ministries to bless the communities and see God open doors for future studies. This was primarily what the team did.
Here is a list of things accomplished by the team (or by the Lord through the team, to be accurate) during this busy week.
1. The team transported many needed supplies in to the project, including: Children's vitamins for the villages, toothbrushes and toys for kids, 20 cassette recorder/players for studies, a tape duplicator, 300 cassette tape, and other things for current and future application in this project.
2. The team painted a village school bringing goodwill into a community where we have no studies. The village leadership came and gave special thanks to the team and the door is now open for further connection there. The faces of the people were beaming.
3. A village down the mountain saw what the team was doing at the school and made a solicitude to WME for help with their school. This is the first time that a village has come to us and said please come and help us. We had not previously made contact with them. They were about to march about 60 children up the mountain to contact us, when Randy and I were coming down and they stopped us in the road. We are planning to engage this village by helping their needs.
4. In another community, we began drilling a water well. We got down to 42 feet, but must go deeper to get proper water. The permanent team is finishing this well this week. At this location we were invited to begin a Discovery study the 2nd day of well drilling.
5. Christian Fellowship Church members had provided funds to supply backpacks of school supplies to school children. The team assembled the backpacks and distributed nearly 500 of them to 5 schools in 6 locations. Some of these are in communities that would be resistant to the gospel, and in which we have no studies at present, but the goodwill that has come from this has opened doors of opportunity. The faces of the children were beaming when they received the supplies and the toys.
6. The team was able to attend some of the Discovery Bible studies, where appropriate, and see the process in action. One of the studies in a somewhat difficult area is moving forward with excitement and asked our missionary, Keith Travis, for materials to multiply from 1 to 6 studies.
7. Richard and Pat Crowder were marvelous helps during this trip. They are full time missionaries with WME, and were there at the project for 2 months. They have a children's ministry and in an appropriate location conducted kids ministry for 3 days during the trip.
8. We met a new Honduran contact that may be interested in participating in cpm work in the future. This man is currently working in a more traditional ministry, but showed interest.
9. The team was ministered to by Ben Holloway for 2 evenings. Ben preached and encouraged the team, and was a spiritual minister. We had great times of refreshing. One team member was slightly injured during the well drilling. At the Wednesday evening team service, the Spirit of God came mightily among us, and the injured person was instantly overcome by God's power and healed. Praise God for His mighty power.
As a result of this short term trip, I believe that at least 8 or 9 doors of opportunity have opened or been widened. New men and women of peace may be discovered by our Honduran team because of the connections that happened here. I think that we have had an interface of a short term team project and an ongoing cpm project. I look forward to seeing how these locations are affected as our team continues the work there.
Thanks to all who have prayed or given support for this project. The difference that you made is very large. Please continue to pray for this project. More reports will be forthcoming.
Our mission was to assist our permanent team in Honduras that consists of 2 full time missionary couples and 1 part time couple. (Randy and Linda Travis' daughter and son-in-law, Angela and Nick also came down for this outreach). Our Honduran church planters made up the full contingent that were working together during the week.
Our goal was to assist the team with practical projects that will help open and widen doors for the gospel in Honduras. The trip launched on May 30 and we all arrived home (after some flight difficulties because of weather) on June 7 in afternoon and evening.
To set the stage, let me tell you about our HCPM progress so far. At present (more detail will be given in future blogs) we have somewhere around 50 ongoing Discovery Bible Studies occurring in various locations in a several state area of western Honduras. These studies are conducted among mostly non believers and are using the 3 column Bible study method as a foundation as the people discover the Word of God and are led to commitment to Christ. These studies are multiplying and are now in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd generations.
In other communities, we have begun to find men and women of peace, but have not yet begun studies and are doing various access ministries to bless the communities and see God open doors for future studies. This was primarily what the team did.
Here is a list of things accomplished by the team (or by the Lord through the team, to be accurate) during this busy week.
1. The team transported many needed supplies in to the project, including: Children's vitamins for the villages, toothbrushes and toys for kids, 20 cassette recorder/players for studies, a tape duplicator, 300 cassette tape, and other things for current and future application in this project.
2. The team painted a village school bringing goodwill into a community where we have no studies. The village leadership came and gave special thanks to the team and the door is now open for further connection there. The faces of the people were beaming.
3. A village down the mountain saw what the team was doing at the school and made a solicitude to WME for help with their school. This is the first time that a village has come to us and said please come and help us. We had not previously made contact with them. They were about to march about 60 children up the mountain to contact us, when Randy and I were coming down and they stopped us in the road. We are planning to engage this village by helping their needs.
4. In another community, we began drilling a water well. We got down to 42 feet, but must go deeper to get proper water. The permanent team is finishing this well this week. At this location we were invited to begin a Discovery study the 2nd day of well drilling.
5. Christian Fellowship Church members had provided funds to supply backpacks of school supplies to school children. The team assembled the backpacks and distributed nearly 500 of them to 5 schools in 6 locations. Some of these are in communities that would be resistant to the gospel, and in which we have no studies at present, but the goodwill that has come from this has opened doors of opportunity. The faces of the children were beaming when they received the supplies and the toys.
6. The team was able to attend some of the Discovery Bible studies, where appropriate, and see the process in action. One of the studies in a somewhat difficult area is moving forward with excitement and asked our missionary, Keith Travis, for materials to multiply from 1 to 6 studies.
7. Richard and Pat Crowder were marvelous helps during this trip. They are full time missionaries with WME, and were there at the project for 2 months. They have a children's ministry and in an appropriate location conducted kids ministry for 3 days during the trip.
8. We met a new Honduran contact that may be interested in participating in cpm work in the future. This man is currently working in a more traditional ministry, but showed interest.
9. The team was ministered to by Ben Holloway for 2 evenings. Ben preached and encouraged the team, and was a spiritual minister. We had great times of refreshing. One team member was slightly injured during the well drilling. At the Wednesday evening team service, the Spirit of God came mightily among us, and the injured person was instantly overcome by God's power and healed. Praise God for His mighty power.
As a result of this short term trip, I believe that at least 8 or 9 doors of opportunity have opened or been widened. New men and women of peace may be discovered by our Honduran team because of the connections that happened here. I think that we have had an interface of a short term team project and an ongoing cpm project. I look forward to seeing how these locations are affected as our team continues the work there.
Thanks to all who have prayed or given support for this project. The difference that you made is very large. Please continue to pray for this project. More reports will be forthcoming.
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