Answered Prayers from April

• We were able to rest well and enjoy time together as a family in Scotland on Holiday.
• We met with a new National Partner in Manchester and spent time in our local area doing Evangelism. He was a blessing to us, and we were able to be an encouragement to him!
• All four girls had GREAT parent teacher conferences this month! Each teacher has spoken highly of their academics and character.
• There are FIVE people attending Alpha with Kris and other leaders on Sunday nights.
• We have had many spiritual conversations this month. People are coming out of winter and ready to talk.
• We are seeing people come to Christ in our area!
• A local lady, J, agreed to meet with me to read the Bible together.
• Building relationships with neighbors and teachers at the girl's schools

PRAYER REQUESTS

One thing that echoes in our hearts and minds is that prayer is the work of this missionary journey; we can do nothing apart from Jesus! We would love for you to join us each week in praying over the work of ministry, our family, and life in Manchester.

Monday: Kris will be leading another Alpha course during the month of May. Pray for the 6 people that are coming to learn about Christ. Pray for salvation for A, P, and N as they seek Christ.

Tuesday: Pray for boldness and spiritual conversations where we can share the gospel! Pray for connections and in roads to relationships in our community. Pray for creativity in reaching the every and all in our city.

Wednesday: Pray for our family to be kind and show grace in everyday moments with one another.

Thursday- Pray for us to Abide daily in Christ. We are shifting in to a season with multiple teams, evangelism days, and other ministry tasks- would you pray for us to rest and abide in Christ so we can balance life well in this season.

Friday - Pray for our football outreach we are planning for May 27-29. Would you begin praying that God would bring families to faith through our partnership with Ambassadors Football Ministry. Pray for the 11 members of a South Carolina BCM team as they come and serve in Manchester for this event and evangelize throughout the week.

An almost complete family picture passing into to Scotland on holiday. We have a 12 year old.

April has been full! We have been blessed to join calls with U.S. church teams, small groups, and friends as they prepare for upcoming summer trips. We were prayed for and encouraged by a South Carolina small group. We also hosted friends and were able to sneak away to Scotland for a family holiday during a school break. We stayed on the east coast of Scotland in a town that had more sheep than people. It was a peaceful retreat to read, recharge, and rest as a family.

We came back to Manchester with full hearts and were ready to jump back into life and ministry.

In conversations with a Christian friend in Manchester, he shared that in all his years living there, he had been approached by Jehovah’s Witnesses and Mormons, but never by an evangelical Christian. His hope and prayer is that one day that will happen. After lunch with our friend, we scheduled a day to go into the city to share the good news of Jesus with the people we encountered. The next friday, we were able to pray with 17 people and share the gospel four times. It was a sobering experience to hear about the hurt and grief people were carrying right outside of our church. The warmth of the day seemed to mirror the warmth in our conversations. Now we have 17 names we plan to pray for in the coming days.

We are encouraged and reminded that the harvest is plentiful, and we are called to pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest for laborers. We are continually amazed that God brings people to use that are in need of the gospel. He owns it all. There are people that God is preparing right here in Manchester.

Maybe you could be an answer to that prayer. Would you be willing to lay down a week, a semester, or a season of life to come be a laborer for the gospel in a foreign land? Would you see yourself as a laborer in your city, school, or workplace? In so many places, spiritual ground that was once hard and rocky is growing softer. People are hungry for hope and goodness, and as believers, we have access to that through Jesus. He is the way, the truth, and the life!

​Thank you for partnering along with us in prayer as we are sharing the gospel, making disciples, and helping plant churches. If you'd like to financially support us, 100% of gifts to our ministry account help cover ministry activities, travel, and local outreach as we serve in Manchester. Thank you for being part of what God is doing here!

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