Trials, Opportunities, and Steps of Faith Hello friends and family! We want to share with you that we are so grateful for the great opportunities that the Lord has opened for us to prepare and train us before we go out to the mission field. As many of you know, the Lord has called us to plant a church in one of the unreached areas in the south of Mexico - in a small city called Calpulalpan, in the state of Tlaxcala. ...
(Español abajo) The summer has come to a close with some amazing and encouraging things these past weeks. We went to the Church Planting Conference at Calvary Rosarito. Right before the conference started I (Brittany) was able to go to a Pastor’s wives brunch. It was very encouraging as each wife was talking about how it has been for them personally with their church plant. While I was there God revealed a vision to me. I have been struggling with a lot of doubts of myself, and in this vision each of these doubts or lies in my head were like these pillars that were coming up from the ground and surrounding me. Then Jesus appeared and wrapped His arms around me and protected me. God later gave me these verses while at the conference: Isaiah 43:1-2 “Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I have called you by name; you are Mine. When you go through deep waters, I will be with you.” God encouraged and strengthened me through the conference, through many people I spoke to personally and through the speakers. One lady from Culiacan also shared this verse with me: 1 Timothy 4:12 “Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.” ...