Dear All,
Wednesday’s Bottom Line:
The Villasis DM seminar ended very well, and the participants are full of energy as three new DM groups begin!
Wednesday’s Prayer Requests:
- Each leader to lead their group according to the example they have been trained by, and close relationships to develop among the group members.
- Scott to have God’s wisdom (and human help) to standardize administrative systems for managing and growing the RDM network in each nation.
- The Holy Spirit to have his way in the Better Together marriage seminar on Thursday.
Wednesday’s Details:
First, here’s a bit of explanation about Prayer Request #2 above.
I believe five new DM groups have been formed so far during this trip. Sometimes it’s a challenge to have enough trained leaders standing ready to lead new groups. Often, experienced leaders are already leading a group – or sometimes two groups – of their own, and since leading a group involves a major commitment of time, praying, and planning, there’s definitely a limit to how many groups one person can and should lead.
Also, for a number of months, Scott has been sensing that things are about to break open and expand rapidly, and he knows that the ministry is growing to the point that he can’t personally lead/manage/oversee it all. He’s been working to set up systems and give key leaders responsibilities that in the past he has handled personally.
He wants to standardize procedures so that each national Disciple-Makers network functions in the same way, but he also knows he needs to be flexible, sensitive to each culture, and led by the Holy Spirit. We are already past the point where Scott “does it all,” and that expansion creates new opportunities as well as some challenges.
I hope that explanation helps you better understand #2 above. And now, here are some pictures of our newest groupies. = )
Scott said, “The seminar really went well today. The people clearly understood the process [of raising disciple-makers] and the need to get in the vehicle [the relational environment]. As you can see, we had a great turn-out for the groups. 3 new DM groups were birthed today…
one group for the eight pastors, led by Wilson (standing),
one group led by Angelica (in stripes), with lady pastors,
and one group with church leaders led by Angeline (standing),
one of Angelica’s disciples.
It is exciting that Angeline is going to lead one of the groups. She is really honored to be part of the team. We are excited to have a 3rd trained and experienced disciple-maker!”
Then on Thursday (Wednesday night, MO time), Scott will lead a very powerful marriage seminar, which is specifically designed for couples in which one or both spouses are vocational ministers. Ministry marriages are precious and, like all marriages, the enemy would like to destroy them. We trust that God will use this “Better Together” seminar to bring hope and health to ministry marriages there in the Villasis area. BT seminars usually bring both tears and laughter, as well as deeper connections between husbands and wives, so please agree with us for God to do amazing things in that seminar.
I’m about out of creative ways to say, “Would you please pray for My Hero today?” so I’ll just say once again, “Thank you so much for praying for My Hero today!”
Blessings,
Patty