Devotional Thought:
We said Goodbye to our beloved Church of 17 years on August 25th. They gave us a beautiful commissioning service and laid hands on us and prayed for our new missionary journey. We were sent out by the Church and the Holy Spirit just like Paul and Barnabas! We are extremely grateful for our past ministry at Carterville and we will dearly miss all our brothers and sisters there. But we are also excited to have our feet on the ground in our new mission field!
God has already been getting the word out on our new Church Plant. We were introduced in front of a church congregation of 600 people as Church Planters and the leadership encouraged the Church to pray for us. We have also been introduced to over 100 seminary students as Church Planters and I was able to share our mission and where we are planting a Church! This upcoming week we are going to take homemade cookies to all of our neighbors and introduce ourselves. Your prayers, your partnership and your provision are already making an impact for the Kingdom of God! Thanks you!
Acts 13:1-4
Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a lifelong friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” 3 Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent them off. Barnabas and Saul on Cyprus 4 So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus.
Prayer Requests
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Pray for us to build relationships as we reach out to our community of neighbors.
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Pray for Carterville First Baptist Church as they search for their next pastor.