Dear Ministry Partner,
Thank you so much for your continued support of Reaching & Teaching. We are so thankful for your prayers and as we are faced with every increasing opportunities and needs we are especially mindful of how crucial prayer support is. So far 2013 has been a year of great growth for us and we want to take this opportunity to update you on a few key developments as well as prayer requests.
First, Dr. Sills had the opportunity to visit two communities in Peru where we had been asked to establish training centers. He had the opportunity to visit both locations in January. Dr. Sills blogged about this trip and we encourage you to read the three part series to get a sense of the needs and opportunities there:
Not only did the opportunity arise for us to establish ministry in both locations in Peru, but the Lord providentially worked out the details so that we are able to launch this ministry in July. Several have already committed to the initial trip, but slots are still available if you would like to go and be a part of this new work. Information is available on our website at http://www.reachingandteaching.org/shorttermmissions.html. Please pray that the Lord will call clearly all those who are to be a part of this team and that the work the team does in July will bear lasting fruit.
Second, while we had been aware that ministry locations in Peru were a possibility for Reaching & Teaching, our second ministry development and blessing this year was wholly unexpected, but clearly led by the Lord. Through several providential connections as well as a key ministry contact, the opportunity has arisen to us to begin a work in the Dominican Republic. Dr. Sills along with a key ministry contact will be traveling to the DR in May for an initial teaching trip and to further develop things for upcoming trips. Please pray for this ministry, join us in thanking the Lord for the providential connections He has established, and ask Him to guide our every step as it is further developed.
Third, we will also be launching a new training center in the Panama Canal Zone in Panama this summer. We will be working in partnership with a historic church that has long desired to establish a hub of training for Central America. The team serving on this trip will largely consist of individuals who have participated in our Tambo, Ecuador ministry in the past, so we anticipate a very strong launch and a quickly established base of ministry. Please pray that this training center, which is in a very strategic location, will quickly become a location through which leaders from throughout Central America are able to receive much needed training and discipleship.
Thank you again for your prayer support and interest in all the Lord is doing in and through Reaching & Teaching. We continue to marvel at the ways in which He is growing and stretching us. Dr. Sills is working with the Board of Directors on an expanded multi-tier development plan for the ministry as we have grown beyond our expectations. Please pray for this process as well as for the needed prayer and financial resources so that we are able to be faithful to that which God has called us. If you are interested in serving on one of the trips we have mentioned here or through our training center in Ecuador, you can find information on our website at http://www.reachingandteaching.org/shorttermmissions.html. Do not hesitate to let us know if you have questions about how you can more effectively pray, give, or go with us!
Grace and peace,
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