At bat and on deck
It’s baseball season and so it only seems right to use baseball terms to describe the next few weeks.
Now at bat…. Belarus
July 31 – August 9
Strengthening Faithfulness in our Relationships
We are so excited to return to Belarus to serve a group of thirty pastoral couples from around the country. The Lord has prepared a special international team with teachers from the USA, Armenia and Uzbekistan to serve alongside our Belarusian partners.
In the past, the Lord has used this training to bring healing to broken marriages and to re-ignite a ministry passion to share the Gospel and make disciples. We are praying for God to move similarly in this new group of ministry leaders.
“Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel.” Philippians 1:27
On deck… Paraguay
August 14 – 23
The Supremacy of Christ
Last year a couple from the Paraguay Association of Evangelical Churches attended our training conference in Argentina. They were so moved by their experience and the needs they saw in their own country that they immediately made a request for a Shepherds’ Support team to come to Paraguay. We all prayed and the Lord led the way opening doors for this to happen.
This is our first pastoral couples training conference in Paraguay and as we often do, we will start by focusing on the Supremacy of Christ – in all things, in all ways and through all time. This core teaching is foundational for understanding our true identity, our relationships and the calling that we have received as shepherds of God’s church.
Ways you can pray
- Pray for safe travels and a positive immigration experience for our team going to Belarus. We are thankful that some have been granted visas, but we are still waiting on others. (Psalm 121:7-8)
- Pray for God’s Spirit to freely speak into each couple’s hearts and minds and to encourage them to press on faithfully in their marriage and ministry. (Philippians 3:12-14)
- Pray that the Lord would protect each couple attending and remove any obstacles that the enemy puts in their way to distract or dissuade them. (Psalm 91:1-4)
We rejoice in these two wonderful opportunities to pour into the lives of pastoral couples. May the Lord give us two, back to back HOME RUNS and anoint these trainings with His presence!