Because of this, I was thinking: we are so blessed to have you all praying for us and supporting us! But, if we're the only missionaries that you know and pray for, then you are really missing out! So, about once a month, I'm going to try to very briefly introduce you to some of our friends, so that you can be praying for them, as well! Praying for each other is one of the greatest blessings that we have in our walk with Christ, and praying for missionaries? Well, that's even better! (at least, in THIS missionary's opinion ;) )
That being said, we'd like you to introduce you to Tony and Beverly Steele. Tony and Beverly were 3rd trimester students at ILE when we started back in January, but, we already knew them (a little). You see, Tony and Beverly are the only other missionaries to Mexico from Global Outreach (our mission's organization). We knew they were working towards getting to Mexico, too, and we have been praying for them. So, we were incredibly excited to get to meet them and start to talk about ministry in Mexico with them. When you take into account the size of the language school and the size of Mexico, there really aren't that many missionaries at ILE going to Mexico, and it was such a blessing to get to share what God has put on our hearts for that amazing nation.
We got to spend some time with Tony and Beverly last semester while we were at ILE, especially one night before the end of the Trimester when they came over to our house for dinner. In one of those 'small world' moments, we found out that, even though they are being sent out of the Kentucky/Tennessee area, they lived in Casper, Wyoming for a few years, and even attended College Heights (our home church) for a while. While this was a while ago (before Sara or I were born!), it's still crazy to see how paths can cross in this world!
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| Beverly holding Gabe when we went to visit Courtenay and Jacob Folk in Cartago. |
Tony and Beverly finished up their time at language school at the end of April, then spent a few weeks in the States before driving down into Mexico over Memorial Day Weekend. They are ministering in the state of Zacatecas in Mexico, about 4 1/2 hours north of Ciudad Guzman, where we'll be living and ministering. They have a great heart to partner with pastors in southern Zacatecas to see more churches planted across the area, and see the Gospel go forth into one of the more spiritually dark areas of Mexico. Would you pray for them this week as they begin their ministry there? There are so many things to do when moving to a new country, and many things to figure out. Plus, now that they've left language school, this is the first time that they've been in a Spanish speaking country without the benefit of other missionaries around to lean on for support; would you ask that God would be their strength and support during this time? Pray that God will be glorified through them in Zacatecas, that they would have numerous opportunities to share the Gospel, and that many would be saved through their ministry. You can also keep up with them and their ministry on their blog: http://www.gozacmission.blogspot.com/
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| Go ye therefore, into all the world, but start with Mexico! ;) |
We are so blessed to know the Steeles, and we can't wait to be a few hours from them in Mexico, sharing the Gospel with that great and needy country!
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