After spending 9.5 months in the USA in MS, TN, and KY, Phil & Laura returned to Oaxaca in mid-March. While in the US, they were able to have sweet visits with family and their kids got to see their first snow!
Since being back in Mexico, they have made a few visits to Libertad, their focus village, where they have reconnected with Brian and Beth. By God's grace, they are still walking with the Lord and pray together every night. They continued meeting each Sunday while the Metcalfs were gone with some students who led them in Bible studies.
After years of prayer and discerning, Phil and Laura are visiting two other regions in Mexico as potential new places to minister alongside established teams. They have long had a desire to live amongst a people group and work alongside a solid team in a village, where they can invite people into their home and minister daily.
Vine Community Church was recently granted permission to rent and renovate a vacant church building just outside of El Dorado. This space will allow them to continue growing as a congregation, while still meeting in one service. It provides a cry room and nursing mothers’ room. This building will also give them a place to offer biblical counseling, pray together in prayer rooms before Sunday morning worship, and use the building whenever it is needed!
Vine recently completed a sermon series on strengthening marriages and have seen God doing that very thing through the preached Word and through consistent discipleship with some struggling couples in the church.
Mary and Jordan have been experiencing health trials for the past seven months. These trials have primarily affected their energy levels, which has been difficult while trying to raise a 1-year-old and also homeschool a 4 and 7-year-old.
Hebrews 13:7 tells us to remember those who lead and speak the Word to us, considering the result of their conduct, so as to imitate their faith. Praise the Lord for how He has gifted Immanuel with godly pastors who serve the church to the end that the saints are equipped for the work of ministry, to the glory of God.
Location:
Republic of Ireland
Population:
4,802,245
Ev. Christian:
1.16%
Main Language:
English
Spiritual Beliefs:
Post Catholic
Bible in Heart Language:
Yes
Many Irish are professing Catholics yet are greatly influenced by the secularization of society. The Irish are one of the European peoples that qualify as unreached (less than 2% evangelical Christian).