International.
South Africa

Blake and Claire are continuing to serve alongside the church in Pretoria, South Africa, with their four kids. The ministry team has received new partners! Kerry and Vinson Sensenig joined a few months ago with their 3 kids. They will serve at the baby home as house parents, and will also work full-time for 1Hope, helping to fill in some much needed gaps for admin and practical needs.

God is answering prayers through sending Akani and his family after so much preparation! Being a part of helping families like them go to unreached areas is their reason for being there. When they wonder if the hardships are worth it, God encourages them through this family’s own willingness to give up the comforts and opportunities of the city for village life. 

  • Pray the transfer of paperwork for baby home parents will go smoothly and for the Sensenigs and their kids to adjust well to life in Pretoria.
  • Pray for the Hlungwanes to adjust to village life and the gospel to spread.
  • Pray that Blake and Claire’s cars would get fixed quickly as both need major repairs and for wisdom in what to do with the cars.
North America.
Josh & Julie Kary // Cochrane, AB

Josh and Julie are thankful for the Lord’s sustaining grace as they’ve now passed the one year mark of serving at Grace Church of Cochrane. It was a challenging year with some difficult counselling situations and a few people leaving. They have felt quite overwhelmed at times, especially since Josh is the only staff pastor. But praise God that there’s been a few new people visiting and for the ways people are serving. 

Over the last year, they’ve seen 15 individuals become members. Grace Church also had the privilege of baptizing two young people this fall, as well as, starting up a Sunday School ministry for both kids and adults, which have been well attended thus far. They've also seen a growing fervency in believing prayer during their monthly prayer meeting. They give thanks to God that the church has now officially received their own charitable status.

  • Pray that at least 10 new members partner with them for the gospel.
  • Pray for God to send elder-qualified men to the church, and for God to give Josh wisdom to spot them and train them.
  • Pray for God to provide so that they can be financially independent of Calvary Grace Church (their planting church) in the next year.
  • Pray for Julie and Josh to continue growing in love for Christ, one another, and for wisdom as they raise their kids (Amelia, Carson, and Margaret). Pray that the seeds sown would bear much fruit in their lives!
Kentuckiana.
Immanuel Adults

Children need milk, but they must mature to solid food. Likewise, all Christians, including adults, ought to progress from the “basic principles” to become “skilled in the word of righteousness” (Heb. 5:12–14). Knowledge can puff up (1 Cor. 8:1), but the aim of teaching is love (1 Tim. 1:5) and to equip the saints for ministry (Eph. 4:12). Those who remain immature in the things of God are at risk of being tossed around by false and deceitful teachings (Eph. 4:12–14) and led astray from the faith (2 Cor. 11:3–4). Thus, the goal of Immanuel Adults is to present men and women mature in Christ (Col 1:28) who can stand firm and hold onto truth (2 Thess. 2:15).

  • Pray for those in the Adult Education classes to develop  relationships with others in the room as they grow together, rooted in the faith.
  • Pray that God would raise up more men with a desire to serve the body through teaching in the Adult Education classes.
  • Pray for those in the Prayer Rooms to be filled with faith and zeal for God’s glory as they cry out to Him on behalf of the needs within the body, in Louisville, and around the world.
Unreached.
Jambi of Indonesia

Location:

Indonesia

Population:

1,000,000

Ev. Christian:

0%

Main Language:

Malay, Jambi

Spiritual Beliefs:

99.94% Islam

Bible in Heart Language:

Partial

The Jambi people primarily live in central Sumatra. Most of the area inhabited by the Jambi is a lowland basin of agricultural fields. Almost all of the Jambi are Muslim. Most villages have mosques or prayer houses.

  • Pray for the few believers in this region to grow in their knowledge of God and the Scriptures.
  • Pray that healthy churches would be planted among the Jambi people.
  • Pray that God would bless gospel efforts throughout Indonesia to impact the Jambi people specifically.