International.
East Africa

In the last six months, Nate and Jenni have implemented several projects to assist pastors and church planters in providing for their families. One project involved receiving donations to help a pastor establish a system for bringing clean water to his village. He will essentially operate a micro water utility, supporting his own family and ministry while addressing a significant need among his people. This year, they hope to send out one single man and three couples as church planters in the province, each learning and practicing a tent-making skill to bring as they herald the good news of our Savior.

Nate and Jenni took a family holiday in December, where Jenni’s mother stayed with them and they had some much-needed time for reflection, rest, and fun. Eliana was with them on break from boarding school, and they are thankful for how the Lord is growing her. They are out of the country at the moment after a time of political deterioration that arose after a recent election. 

  • Pray for the pastors to be good stewards of their new tent-making opportunities.
  • Pray for those soon to be sent out to be solidified in their vision and calling.
  • Pray for the local believers to take ownership of the work while Nate is gone.
North America.
Jones & Nicoline Ndzi // Mebane, NC

The Ndzi family moved away from Louisville three years ago when God called Jones to pastor Grace Reformed Baptist Church (GRBC) in Mebane, NC. The church recently appointed two new elders. They are so thankful for God's kindness in giving them these two brothers. Their ministries are already blessing the body greatly. The Lord has also continued to bring multiple visitors every Sunday to the church; praise the Lord. The Lord has led them to undertake several evangelistic efforts and they would love to see many saved.

The church has had challenges and opportunities. They recently excommunicated one member in a 1 Cor. 5 manner, which brought soberness to the church. An opportunity before them is the possibility of sending one of their staff pastors into church revitalization work in Baltimore, MD. 

Praise the Lord who has given Nicoline and Jones a very sweet season of marriage life amid much busyness in homeschooling and ministry responsibilities.

  • Pray for many conversions in the church, including Jones and Nicoline’s children: Nethanel, Mishael, Eliezer, Joel, and Lemuel. 
  • Pray for repentance for an offender and wisdom for the body, especially the pastors, as they care for the family of this individual.
  • Pray for the Lord's leadership in the potential move of a staff pastor to Baltimore.  
Kentuckiana.
Immanuel Network Summit

The Immanuel Network is a mission cooperative of like-minded leaders whose mission is to plant and strengthen healthy multiplying churches in North America and the unreached peoples of the world. Later this week, Network partners from all over the world will be gathering at Immanuel to fellowship with one another and sit under the teaching of God’s word at the annual Immanuel Network Summit. The theme of this year’s gathering is "Love: It's Still the Most Important Thing." The goal of this conference is to cultivate health in Network churches by equipping pastors, their teams, and their people.

  • Pray for the partners and their teams to be built up in the Lord.
  • Pray that God would strengthen those who are leading, speaking, and organizing this important event. 
  • Pray many would come and learn to rejoice in God as they labor to advance the gospel to the nations.
Unreached.
Rejang of Indonesia

Location:

Indonesia

Population:

390,000

Ev. Christian:

< 1%

Main Language:

Rejang

Spiritual Beliefs:

99.96% Islam

Bible in Heart Language:

No

The Rejang people live primarily in the province of Bengkulu. They farm coffee and a variety of other crops including the delicious durian fruit. Despite being Islamic, they reject the idea that a man can have multiple wives.

  • Pray that the Word of God would go forth in Indonesia, especially among the Rejang people.
  • Pray that local believers’ engagement of the Rejang would result in healthy churches planted incorporating  Rejang believers. 
  • Pray that God would raise up faithful churches among the Rejang and lead many of them to become disciples of the Lord Jesus.