Life Update
The month of October for us has been a great month of life and ministry! Mia is almost three months old and is discovering her tongue, putting things in her mouth, and smiling a lot. She loves eating, taking baths, being out and about, and exercising! We are trying to instill in her a love for God, people, traveling, ministry, etc. We applied for Mia’s U.S. citizenship and passport on October 1. Maria is enjoying the challenge of being a mom and wife. She is learning a lot and is already doing great! Jonathan is also enjoying being a father (and husband) and is learning a lot about patience and love and how to balance ministry and family.
We are planning on visiting the States for about three months (April-June) next year to visit family, rest, fundraise, speak in churches, etc, and prepare for our return to Colombia. We are praying for God to send us/show us the person(s) who will lead things at the foundation in our absence. We are trusting God in the details of our time there and in our absence here. We have also been praying for a house and a car. We are challenged to raise our expectations of Jesus and levels of faith! We also had a great time with my parents here in Santa Marta last week. It was a blessing for us and them to meet Mia, visit with us, see new places, and relax!
Ministry Update
We feel God wants to do so much more with the ministry of Enciende El Fuego and is also calling us to be more faithful with what He has already entrusted us with. We are currently in the planning stages and raising funds for year-end Christmas gifts and parties for the kids from 17 de Diciembre and Divino Niño. We have been blessed with extra money to buy things needed for the foundation. Through the donation of action Bibles, we were able to bless about 90 kids with a Bible!
This past Saturday we had a breakfast for the kids for the first time! Through donations from our volunteers and others we were able to give a simple meal of eggs, bread, and hot chocolate. We hope to continue this every 1-2 months. A few weeks ago Maria and I invited three brothers from Divino Niño to come spend the day at our apartment complex, and we had a great time! I recently got to know a Christian school in the area that has a similar vision as Enciende El Fuego, and I may begin teaching evangelism classes there next year. There is also a local church that we may be supporting with evangelism training next year.
“For we walk by faith, not by sight.” - 2 Corinthians 5:7
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.” - Matthew 7:7-8
In Christ,
Jonathan, María, and Mia
The month of October for us has been a great month of life and ministry! Mia is almost three months old and is discovering her tongue, putting things in her mouth, and smiling a lot. She loves eating, taking baths, being out and about, and exercising! We are trying to instill in her a love for God, people, traveling, ministry, etc. We applied for Mia’s U.S. citizenship and passport on October 1. Maria is enjoying the challenge of being a mom and wife. She is learning a lot and is already doing great! Jonathan is also enjoying being a father (and husband) and is learning a lot about patience and love and how to balance ministry and family.
We are planning on visiting the States for about three months (April-June) next year to visit family, rest, fundraise, speak in churches, etc, and prepare for our return to Colombia. We are praying for God to send us/show us the person(s) who will lead things at the foundation in our absence. We are trusting God in the details of our time there and in our absence here. We have also been praying for a house and a car. We are challenged to raise our expectations of Jesus and levels of faith! We also had a great time with my parents here in Santa Marta last week. It was a blessing for us and them to meet Mia, visit with us, see new places, and relax!
Ministry Update
We feel God wants to do so much more with the ministry of Enciende El Fuego and is also calling us to be more faithful with what He has already entrusted us with. We are currently in the planning stages and raising funds for year-end Christmas gifts and parties for the kids from 17 de Diciembre and Divino Niño. We have been blessed with extra money to buy things needed for the foundation. Through the donation of action Bibles, we were able to bless about 90 kids with a Bible!
This past Saturday we had a breakfast for the kids for the first time! Through donations from our volunteers and others we were able to give a simple meal of eggs, bread, and hot chocolate. We hope to continue this every 1-2 months. A few weeks ago Maria and I invited three brothers from Divino Niño to come spend the day at our apartment complex, and we had a great time! I recently got to know a Christian school in the area that has a similar vision as Enciende El Fuego, and I may begin teaching evangelism classes there next year. There is also a local church that we may be supporting with evangelism training next year.
“For we walk by faith, not by sight.” - 2 Corinthians 5:7
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.” - Matthew 7:7-8
In Christ,
Jonathan, María, and Mia