Island of La Gonave
As I head to Haiti I want to share with you prayer requests for the trip and the pressing needs that Co:Mission Ministry has. Joan and I are very encouraged with how God is working in this ministry already and specifically how He put this trip together. I will be leaving St. Louis on August 2nd and heading to South Florida. I will meet up with a young man Matthew Sirmans who I am mentoring in missions. We will head to Haiti on August 3rd. We will begin our work on the Island of La Gonave. Our purpose will be to prepare the leadership for future house church plants. We will be meeting with community leaders and perspective pastors. We are looking to start ten churches on the Island in the next twelve months.
Pray for safety in travel.
Pray for Matthew Sirmans since this is his first over seas mission experience.
Pray for our teaching times as we build into the new pastors.
Pray for my health as I am battling a sinus infection.
Pray that we know the right villages to approach to start the house churches.
Pray that we can rest in the evenings because sleeping could be very interesting on the Island.
Work in the Mainland
On the 8th of August we will travel back to the mainland. Our purpose will be to establish three house churches and build those houses. We will meet up with a team we put together from Texas. Seven college students will meet us for the purpose of building the houses. My purpose will be to train the pastors, assure the building goes well and launch the churches. We will be doing a great deal of evangelism to strengthen the work in each of the areas.
Matt and I will return on August 12th. Our building team will return on August 23rd.
Pray for the many logistics involved in building these homes in Haiti. (Foundations, Materials, Tools, Enough workers etc…)
Pray for the pastors who will be equipped and left to lead these new house churches. (Their names: Margera, Midace, Janic)
Pray for the team from Texas as they give sacrificially and work tirelessly to get these homes together.
Pray for our evangelism efforts that many come to Christ.
Pray for the launching of these house churches and their impact in the communities they will dwell. Pray for hundreds to become true Disciples of Christ. (Community names are: La Saline, Canaan, Cabaret and if time allows La Plaines and Arcahaie)
Immediate Needs for Co:Mission Ministry
As God is opening many doors for Co:Mission Ministry we have some big needs. We are already working with three churches to help create partnerships globally.
We need help as we put together our prayer ministry coordination, web-sight development, budgets, databases, brochure etc…
We need help with the many flights we are taking to establish ministries in other countries around the world. If any of you have flight miles you could donate it would be very helpful.
We need start up funds and partners who will give generously to help launch this ministry into the harvest fields God has called us to.
We need prayer partners who will stand in the gap and passionately pray for Co:Mission Ministry.
We praise God for you and your prayers, love and support as we work diligently to launch a ministry that will impact countless lives. Thank you for your wilingness to be involved with us.
Until the nations hear,
Mark and Joan
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