Answered Prayers from November

• We enjoyed our time with Kris's parents. We got to show them our city and other places in North England!! Having family here was really really sweet!!
• Our home is being used for life and ministry! We've had families over for dinner, coffee, games, and just afternoon hangouts!
• Each girl has had multiple friends over and has been invited to play dates. Relationships are growing with church and school.
• We've met some neighbours and the girls have enjoyed playing with their kids!
• English Class is going well- building good relationships. Aubree is teaching the Christmas Story on December 2nd!
• We are working on a mutual agreement between us and our national partner church to be on staff for Evangelism and outreach!
• Kris and Aubree attended a Manchester conference for Ground Level church planting!
• Kris was able to attend a FEIC conference in Blackpool and a City to City Church planting Conference in Budapest this month.
• A quiet revival is stirring in the UK.
• We celebrated Thanksgiving twice- with some friends in Birmingham and some friends in Sheffield!
• The three primary school girls all had great reviews from school to how they are adjusting to the British school system!
• Sweet notes from friends on a really hard day!! The Lord's timing was so kind!!

December 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.

1. Monday: Pray for the Lottie Moon Christmas offering! Pray for churches as they support not just our family to help make the gospel known in Manchester, but also more than 3,500 IMB missionaries around the world. Here are prayer prompts you can check out!https://www.imb.org/lmco-resources/week-of-prayer-for-international-missions/​
2. Tuesday: Pray for boldness and spiritual conversations where we can share the gospel! As we prayer walk, map the city, pick up our children from school- and all the other moments of our day. Pray for connections and in roads to relationships in our community.
3. Wednesday: We have had doubt, anxiety, and hearts turning hard. Spiritual warfare against the hearts of our family is real. Pray for Christ's unity, truth, and grace, and peace to reign supreme in our home! Pray for salvation for Riley and Eleanor. Isaiah 50:4
4. Thursday- Pray for our rhythms going into December. It seems that this might be our busiest month yet here in England. Pray that we have good habits of rest and that we also participate in the gift of Christmas.
5. Friday - Pray for our December Outreaches! 12/2, Aubree is teaching at ESL, 12/6 We have a family craft event, 12/14 Big Gift Day at Church (making and providing items for families in need),12/21 We have a carol service at Church.

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Stories from the Field

Acts 1:8

This month has been filled with conferences on how to reach our Jerusalem, Judea, and Samaria. We started this month with a meeting at City Church in the city centre of Manchester. We spent the day broken into different groups learning the ins and outs of church planting. We got a great understanding of church planting in our home city. The next week Kris was off to Blackpool with the Federation of Independent Evangelical Churches. This conference was full of pastors from all over the UK. Kris was able to meet new pastors, see other IMB missionaries, and hear the state of Christianity in the UK. Then on a last minute invite from our national partner church, Kris joined them to a conference in Budapest, Hungary. This was to hear from a church planting network from all over Europe. This was a time of learning and challenge as churches were encouraged to think about Gen-Z ministry and evangelism strategies to fit an ever changing Europe.
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Overall, we want you to know that God is moving all over Europe. At each opportunity this month, Ministry leaders could not hold back the emotion of wanting people to find a healthy local church. We agree that planting more churches is a part of the solution. Covid and the mass migration into Europe has challenged the status quo and many people are looking for answers to their spiritual questions.
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We have hope today because of Jesus and the way he is raising up everyday Christians to love their neighbors. We are grateful to be along for the ride.

Northern Gospel Project Training- Manchester, UK

FEIC Conference- Blackpool, UK

City to City Conference- Budapest, Hungary

We are so grateful for your generosity that enables us to reach people with the gospel of Jesus.

When you give to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, 100% of your gift supports missionary presence. You are not only supporting us, but more than 3,500 other IMB missionaries like our family. Thank you!

For more Lottie Moon resources and details on how to join in prayer for missionaries around the world during our annual Week of Prayer Nov. 30 – Dec. 7, visit lottiemoon.com.

Will you take a minute to reply and let us know how our family can pray for you during this season? We'd love to connect during this Christmas season.

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!