I (Ben) have been overwhelmed by how true this statement is over the past few weeks. God has been so gracious and faithful to our family as He is to all who are His children. He continues to show us His steadfast love and His hand working to move us to Boston. Over the past few weeks He has provided for all of our moving expenses to get on the mission field in Boston and even the expenses related to sending out our support letters to the body of Christ. Every time a task has seemed too difficult for us to move forward, the Lord has shown Himself to be the provider of all that we need.
This past weekend was an extremely encouraging weekend as we were able to feel the love of Christ lavished on us though the church. On Friday night we had two of our dear friends, Chris Maschke and Brent Reese, spend 3 and a half hours helping us fold over 1000 support letters that will be going out to our church body this week. Then on Monday Daniel Gambrell helped us put address labels on the envelopes. We are so grateful to them for their support as well as our church for being willing to share our mission with the entire body of Christ at Summit. We were also invited to share with 2 Sunday School classes at the church the need for the Gospel in Boston and the call God has placed on our lives to go. This was a great time of encouragement and edification as people were amazed to hear the need for the Gospel and even share stories of friends and loved ones that were already there and looking for a church home. We are so grateful for our church body and how they are partnering with us through prayer, encouragement, and support as we go out. We truly have felt the love of Christ and the fellowship of the Spirit from His Bride this weekend.
:Prayer Request:
Please continue to pray about how the Lord is leading you to join with us in this mission whether that be through prayer support, letters of encouragement, or financial support.
We would also like to invite you to pray with us for the Pastor of Charles River Church, Josh Wyatt, his wife Becky and their two boys Isaiah and Luca. Currently, they live about an hour and a half outside of the city of Boston and commute several times during the week for missions projects and small group studies. They will continue to have to do this until their house sells. As you can imagine this is very difficult to do and can take a toll on their family if they are not careful. This also makes it difficult to connect with anyone in the city as they are seen as outsiders and not residents. There are a few other core families that are in the same situation. Please join us in praying for them that their houses will sell and they will be able to relocate to the city as soon as possible.
"Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen." (Ephesians 3:20-21)
