First off I would like to thank all of you that have given towards the trip coming up in March. Thank you so much for your financial support. We are not quite there yet so please continue praying for us. If you haven't given and would like to, there is a link at the end of this email.

To those of you who have been praying for us, thanks and please keep it up! I am not saying this in desperation but in sincere gratitude. I have had multiple calls and conversations with some of you that have had words of encouragement from the Lord, visions, and a few confirmations that have really helped solidify what we have been feeling like the Lord has been saying. It has been awesome. I really appreciate you taking the time to lift us up and it has been interesting to hear what the Lord has been speaking through you.

I have felt for a few weeks now that I should send out another email giving you a brief description of my mission this trip. This trip is very pivotal for Edouard's churches in the Congo. Yes, I did say "Churches". Since our last trip another smaller church has emerged in a distant village that could easily take off. It is under Edouard's leadership and was started by someone trained in Edouard's church. So far it is the first official church plant, but as of right now it resembles more of a small cell group, but if they continue with Edouard they will undoubtedly grow quickly.

I have a little understanding of how Paul must have felt after he left a church in a far away region. Many of his churches experienced persecution and needed someone to visit them and encourage them in their journey. The church in Congo feels the same way. I have heard on multiple occasions from Edouard, "It is good that you are coming. My people need to know that we are not alone. It is easier to fight wen you are not alone."

Not only am I going to encourage them to fight the good fight but also to impart some of the knowledge that we have learned in Atlanta. Things like our position in Christ, the true power of the Gospel, intimacy with God, and impart to them more spiritual gifts. Most of this comes not by teaching only but literally showing them. Jesus did his training on the go and it is definitely the most effective way.

Just this past weekend our church held a conference where 120 people were trained to go out and pray for the sick and preach the Gospel. They were not just told what to say or how to say it, they were shown, and it produced incredible results. Jesus modeled it. He didn't just talk about it. That was how His disciples learned.

So please pray for me. Pray for Edouard. And please pray for the church in Congo. We are also planning more trips in the future so keep us all lifted up. This is an incredible journey. Jesus is truly KING!!!

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