We Are On Our Way!

We are sporting our green shirts. 

Over 40 bags have been successfully checked in without a single problem... Including the generator. It was truly a miracle. 

The team did their skit in the middle of the terminal as hundreds of people watched in silence while videoing and smiling at the message being presented. Afterwards Pastor Shane shared and a few people came over to talk to the group and give us encouragement.  Praise The Lord!!!!

Now we are just waiting to board the plane. As you can see the fun has already begun.   Thank you for your prayers. 

Please be praying from 9:30-10:30am (usa time) Monday.  This will be the time we begin our journey through customs in Ecuador. 

Pray for Ecuador

I (Stacy) will be leaving Sunday, July 21 for a two week trip to Ecuador.  I will be going with three other adults and 19 high school and college students.  We will be there to support the ministry of Chet and Katie Williams, with Commission to Every Nation, doing construction work in Shell and then putting on a Christian family camp on the beach in Same (the name of the town). 

In addition to this we will have an opportunity to meet up with Gustavo and Ines Calixto, with Global Recordings Network, and take them much needed equipment and materials.

We do not take this experience lightly.  The Lord has called us and Satan would like nothing better than to destroy the ministry.  We desperately need people to commit to praying daily for our team.

Please pray...

     1.  That all equipment, materials and luggage arrives, nothing is stolen, and it is all given the green light by customs.

     2.  That the Lord would prepare our hearts for what He wants to teach us.

     3.  That the Lord would prepare the hearts of the lost and lives are changed.

     4.   For team unity.

     5.  Safety and Health

   

Working Together for God's Glory

Pastor Matt and Steve had quite a lengthy and interesting conversation with these Jews.

Joe worked quickly to keep up with our duplicating needs. 

A great story ...

Although the primary focus of the DC team was handing out CDs, we had a handful of really good conversations where we were able to share the Gospel. 

Three guys came to the booth and said they spoke Spanish. I asked if they happened to speak a dialect and they did. I played the dialect on my phone to ensure I had the right one and then told them it would take about 5 minutes to make them copies. They chose to wait in the shade of the next tent which was run by two ladies sharing the Gospel through the colors on a salvation bracelet. Maribelle Coleman went to help translate into Spanish. While they waited for their CD they heard the Gospel and then prayed to receive Christ. I then handed them the Gospel in their dialect which they will be able to listen to and share with others. The Lord really does work in mysterious ways!

The Final Numbers Are In

A team of 35

8 days on the National Mall in DC

Over 4000 CDs given out

In 110 different languages

 And 2500 copies of the Jesus Film given

Thank you to each of you who allowed The Lord to use you to bring the Words of Life to the nations!

Let's pray that lives are changed because His Word does not return void. 

Team DC!

8 straight days on the mall, 112 different languages, a strong and unified team of 35 and 1000's of CDs and DVDs given out. Our time here has been blessed for sure. His Word will not return void!  Thanks so much for all the prayers nd encouragement!  

God's Plan Can Not Be Stopped

There is a folk life festival close to us that is highlighting language groups that are at risk of dying out. Today a few of us went there and worked to find out exactly what language each of these people spoke and if we had the recording. I had a few of these people, that were flown in to represent these people groups, listen to the language on my phone. They smiled as they listened. I had one of the languages already burned on CDs and went to share them. I was told I was not allowed to give them anything. Not a moment later someone came to escort us out and told us we were not permitted to come back.  Oh, how frustrating!  They were trying to promote these languages yet obviously didn't truly care about these groups. 

A few hours later these two young people came to our tent and asked for Hawaiian. I played the recoding on my phone to make sure it was the correct language. They recognized the voice as their professor's, who happened to be at the festival of at risk languages (the one we got kicked out of). They were so excited that they took a handful of CDs back to that people group in the festival. Just goes to show that nobody can stop God's plan!

Young at Heart, but Big in Purpose

Our three youngest, Tate, Natalie and Reyna, have been a blessed part of the team. Nobody says no to a free CD from three sweet little girls. 

I am certain they have learned more geography this week and more about languages for sure!

They have also been running our craft table where people can come to make a free bracelet. While they are sitting here we get the chance to talk, witness and give out CDs. We've had a few camp groups stop by and their leaders have let us explain the meaning of the salvation bracelet to the entire group!  Praise God!

When God Makes Rain....

It has rained every day since we have been here. The first day it took us off guard a bit as we worked to protect all of our materials and equipment. Now we open the tent, hand out CDs, and when the rain comes we each take a potable pack of CDs and head for a museum. We still get to hand out CDs and are blessed to see some of the sites.

So, when God makes rain...

                  Jump in a Puddle!