INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP
The last two weeks have been high energy for IF. We have welcomed students on the Kansas City, Springfield and Fayetteville campuses in multiple events. We have represented IF to the students in club fairs, held welcome dinners and hosted game nights. This year the turnout has been especially good among the students here. So happy to have met so many new friends! The new students we connected with were from Pakistan, Indonesia, Turkey, Taiwan, Nigeria, Mexico, Vietnam, Jordan, Japan, Ghana, India and East Asia. So many of these places are in need of the message of Christ.
We added several new leaders at IF this season and are grateful for how God has provided in this area. Training and equipping will be an ongoing process for our leaders! We have an All Leader Retreat happening October 9-11 that we hope will be a time of encouragement for all of us, an opportunity to learn more about being effective cross-culturally, and a time of prayer and celebration. We will also offer online courses for our leaders in How to Study the Bible. Grateful for this opportunity!
We appreciate you! Thank you for your prayers. Please continue to pray for the international friends in our lives and for the wisdom and encouragement of our leaders.
- Suzanne Lennard
We added several new leaders at IF this season and are grateful for how God has provided in this area. Training and equipping will be an ongoing process for our leaders! We have an All Leader Retreat happening October 9-11 that we hope will be a time of encouragement for all of us, an opportunity to learn more about being effective cross-culturally, and a time of prayer and celebration. We will also offer online courses for our leaders in How to Study the Bible. Grateful for this opportunity!
We appreciate you! Thank you for your prayers. Please continue to pray for the international friends in our lives and for the wisdom and encouragement of our leaders.
- Suzanne Lennard
ALASKA
What a great summer in Alaska! We had four teams called to serve, and recapping what God has done here is truly hard to put into words. This was a first for Project H.O.P.E. teams up north. We all know God goes before us, and we are so grateful for the opportunity to serve. When we serve, we reflect the love of Christ, and that simple act brings glory to God. Servanthood can be challenging in a world that praises personal gain, but these teams stepped up beautifully.
Serving throughout many communities in Alaska meant we often had to divide and conquer. We embraced many different roles while working together toward our common purpose in faith to honor God. We came alongside several main ministries, including Peninsula Christian Church, The Compass Youth Center, Alaska Bible Institute, and Freedom House. Beyond that, we also helped many elders, ministry staff, and individual churches with various projects.
Praise God, thousands of hours of service to these ministries brought many new decisions for Christ and strengthened countless relationships. I believe God was glorified in all that we did. I also believe the team members were strengthened and reminded of the importance of being available to Serve, Unify, Encourage, Pray, and Share the Gospel in everything they do.
Alaska is a beautiful place to serve, and we are incredibly thankful for the Project H.O.P.E. teams that came. We did more than just scratch the surface of ministry; we truly believe we are leaving fingerprints everywhere.
"Under construction for God."
- Chuck Cook
Serving throughout many communities in Alaska meant we often had to divide and conquer. We embraced many different roles while working together toward our common purpose in faith to honor God. We came alongside several main ministries, including Peninsula Christian Church, The Compass Youth Center, Alaska Bible Institute, and Freedom House. Beyond that, we also helped many elders, ministry staff, and individual churches with various projects.
Praise God, thousands of hours of service to these ministries brought many new decisions for Christ and strengthened countless relationships. I believe God was glorified in all that we did. I also believe the team members were strengthened and reminded of the importance of being available to Serve, Unify, Encourage, Pray, and Share the Gospel in everything they do.
Alaska is a beautiful place to serve, and we are incredibly thankful for the Project H.O.P.E. teams that came. We did more than just scratch the surface of ministry; we truly believe we are leaving fingerprints everywhere.
"Under construction for God."
- Chuck Cook
NICARAGUA
We accompanied Jarvin and his grandfather to the orthotics clinic to receive his orthotic braces. His grandfather shared that Jarvin has undergone multiple surgeries in an attempt to correct the condition affecting his feet, but so far they have not been successful. The doctors recommended that he continue using orthotic braces along with physical therapy, and depending on his progress in September, they will decide whether another surgery will be necessary.
The process has been delayed, but Jarvin's grandfather is very grateful to God and to Project HOPE for the support they have received. We ask for your prayers for Jarvin; that God will continue to guide his treatment and, if another surgery is needed, allow it to be successful and bring total healing to his life.
- Eduardo Mejia
The process has been delayed, but Jarvin's grandfather is very grateful to God and to Project HOPE for the support they have received. We ask for your prayers for Jarvin; that God will continue to guide his treatment and, if another surgery is needed, allow it to be successful and bring total healing to his life.
- Eduardo Mejia
