Would you join us in prayer for this trip?

On Sunday morning, Chris will return to Nicaragua to continue investing in the leaders who work with Young Life Central America.

This week is their annual camp for Area Directors, a chance where they can receive ministry and ongoing education after spending the last year ministering to kids.  It’s a time to seek renewed vision, refreshed passion, and some private time to deal with their own stuff before the Lord.

We have been teaching the PRMI Dunamis material since our first trip over 10 years ago.   Our team will be bringing a Dunamis presence to the Area Directors school for YoungLife Latin America.

This is a great honor and privilege for us to once again be invited into the lives of these top leaders who are advancing God’s kingdom in seven countries.

This is a small camp with leaders who are in charge of the ministry for their country, city or barrio (large neighborhood).   They are young adults with lots of responsibility — spiritual, pastoral and financial/administrative.

For example, the Honduran and Salvadoran staff are on the front lines with gang issues; the Guatemalan staff disciple leaders who minister with teen moms in garbage-dump type conditions, just to give you a sense of some of their contexts.

Prayer Requests:

• Safe uneventful travel for our team on Aug 30, 31 and return Sept 6.
• Good relationships between our team and with the YoungLIfe staff workers leading the retreat
• Clear sense of God’s leading for next steps/future steps for our partnership between YL and PRMI
• That the leaders will hear from the Lord and experience His love, healing etc as they do “The Walk”; that many will perhaps encounter the Lord in new ways
• Outpouring of the Spirit and clear direction for the closing service (Friday Aug 29) which our team has been asked to plan/lead. The person who asked requested a time of prayer for ministry and family for the leaders and “of course leave room for Holy Spirit”.
• Pray that the Spirit comes and we know what to do/how to cooperate as well as for time to debrief.
• For Susan and Chris to be led of the Spirit as they do prayer ministry for several hours each afternoon; that they will know the direction to go with each one; for God to move in the limited times (30 min appointments)
• For team members to join them in these prayer appointments and continue their equipping

Moving Update

We have begun to settle into our new location in Florida.

Eventually, this website and newsletter will change it’s branding to Mission To the Americas to reflect the expansion of our vision.  If you haven’t seen the video yet, please check it out

We have seen God’s provision for our move – We continue to pray in the remaining $3,000 to finish that goal before 15 September.

The family is beginning to adjust to the local culture, our kids are enrolled and school, and our family is on the quest to find a local church home.  Continue to pray for us as we adjust.

We’d love to hear from you.  Feel free to reply with how we can pray for you.