Between Trips

To the readers of the blog, apologies for the delay in an update. I have been traveling a lot and actually am in between trips right now. Here is what is happening.

On June 4, Eric (one of our WME missionaries focused on our project in Indonesia) and I traveled to the Atlanta area to attend a conference on Islam. We were powerfully impacted with reports and information about what God is doing to reach people of Muslim background. I travelled from there to California on June 5 and was there until June 19. Here about 30 people focused on church planting movement strategy worldwide gathered for 2 weeks of strategy, Bible study, and prayer. This meeting represented partnering organizations who are focused on cpm in the nations and reported amazing things from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and even the United States. Altogether, the group reported over 12,000 churches planted in the last 5 years. Praises to God and celebration for what He has done abounded. The meetings and individual discussions were especially valuable for me and the Honduras project.

On June 30, myself and 3 others will leave home for a trip to the Honduras project itself. This will be a strategic trip where we will visit, observe, strategize and encourage the team. I would ask for prayer for this trip, that it might be safe and that the strategic goals will be met. On the short term team will be myself, Ben Holloway(Missionary Evangelist), Brian Shelton (from Oasis Church), and Larry Hardin (WME missionary to Kenya).

Thanks to all our readers and intercessors and supporters for your help. Your prayers are vital to the work in Honduras and the fruit that God is producing in lives there.

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