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O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph. For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth. (Psalm 47:5) The word “terrible” carries the idea of “fear” or “reverence”. God is King of the universe and we are to reverence and obey Him. What a loving a great King we serve. Praise God!
Busy, Busy!
September and October have found us very busy both in conferences as well as in final preparation for the arrival of Ellie. Ellie arrived on October 14th at 12:45 in the afternoon. She weighed 8 lbs. and she was 19.5 inches long. She is adjusting well to her new home outside of mommy’s belly. We are excited and thankful for her safe arrival, and she truly is a loved and welcomed addition to our family. If you are interested in pictures:Jehovah Jireh
God has been answering your prayers! Meetings seem to be picking up! We have several meetings already scheduled for the first of the year, and God has also provided the opportunity for another mission’s conference just a couple of weeks ago. We are looking forward to the final 12 months of deputation and we are asking God to fill our calendar with meetings so that we can finalize on our support, outfit, and passage and soon leave for the field. God knows what we need and when we need it. His timing has always been perfect and we realize that we simply need to trust and obey.
Team Huddle
We have mentioned two missionary families to you at different times whom God is uniting our hearts with, and praise the Lord we will be able to sit down in the next couple of weeks and begin discuss ministering together. Both men are veteran missionaries and we are excited about the way God is weaving our hearts together toward a common goal. There is so much that can be accomplished via a team and each of us plays a unique part in the church planting process. We are also excited because the team approach will give us greater opportunity to have an extensive discipleship and theological training impact with the nationals. One of the greatest assets of the churches already planted in Venezuela have been the discipleship/Bible institute ministries. We will have the opportunity to equip national men and women to reach their own kinsmen without the inhibitions of culture and language. Sarah and I are also very excited because both these men are veteran missionaries both in the fact that they labored under the authority of their father Carlos Arce, but also in that they have been involved in church plants by themselves. Pray that God continues to guide and direct and place each of us in the unique position where He desires, so that we can have the greatest impact for His honor and glory. Regardless of logistics or location, the exciting part is that we will be working together with the common goal of reaching Venezuela for Jesus Christ. We will keep you updated as the this process continues.
Politics
We were excited to see some positive movement on the political scene in Venezuela. Last month there were some decisive victories for the people of Venezuela that will effectively begin to limit the amount of dictatorial power and hopefully move Venezuela into a position of physical, economic, political, and spiritual prosperity
The Home Front
The boys have begun the home schooling process. They are doing well. Luke participates with Sam because he wants to be a part of the program, but we won’t actually begin evaluating him until next year. This year will help set a foundation for him so that hopefully next year will be a review for him. Sam wants to read so so he is motivated to learn his lessons. He is doing wonderfully. I am always amazed and amused at the boys as they learn new Bible verses and hymns from church. I think the cutest part is when they misunderstand what the word is and make up their own verses to songs. They keep us entertained on a regular basis.
Thank You
Thank you for investing in our ministry through your faithful prayers and support. We are excited about the work that God is doing in and through our family, and we are excited to have the opportunity to serve Him. Please continue your prayers especially through the next several months as we move toward the goal of arriving in Venezuela!
Prayer Requests
- Pray for a full schedule for next year
- Pray for our safety in travel
- Pray for the missionaries currently in Venezuela
- Pray for the Venezuelan national pastors
- Pray for Sarah and baby Ellie. Praise God for health for both of them.
- Pray for the boys spiritual life. The boys sing Bible songs, memorize scripture, etc. but pray that it is truly a reality in their lives
- Pray for wisdom as we work on develop our Venezuela outreach team!
- Pray for the Arce families!
