March Prayer Letter

I just posted my prayer letter for March. Check it out: Prayer Letter Please let me know how I can be praying for you!

(http://www.eslwi.com/prayer%20letters/newsletter%20mar10.pdf)

Surveys and Schedules

Surveys
In the next couple days, a Literacy Missions Survey will go out to missions advocates for all Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptist Convention churches. Please pray for a strong response from these churches. We need their feedback to find out where to best direct our energies, and I also pray this will raise awareness for Literacy Missions opportunities.

Schedules
Several individuals have asked about an upcoming English as a Second Language workshop. I'm hoping to schedule one for May or June 2010 in the next few weeks. Please join me in praying for a church that would step up to host that event! If you know of anyone in the Wisconsin area (not necessarily Madison) that would be interested in attending such a workshop, please pass this on to them as well.

New ESL Ministry in Sauk City!

It's always exciting to hear of new works off to a strong start. This one in particular encourages me because it models something I've been attempting to express for some time...an ESL ministry working together with a language church plant to edify that plant. Jose V. is part of a Hispanic church plant in Sauk City, WI. When he attended an ESL workshop several months ago, he already had a number of people waiting for him to get trained so he could teach them to speak English. He currently has two dozen students that are involved with the new ESL ministry. The beauty of this kind of partnership is that it enables the church to minister to individual's needs that might not have come to the church otherwise. It provides a regular meeting place for believers and non-believers to come together and learn, build relationships, and experience the love of Christ.

Please join me in praying for Jose and all those he is ministering to in Sauk City!