May 2024 Prayer Needs Brad and Hannah Smith

I'm thrilled to announce some exciting news! I've put a picture of Greece at the top of this email because perhaps the greatest testimony of the work of God is that there are still those who continue to leave everything for the sake of the gospel. This is the transforming work of the Holy Spirit and we celebrate the opportunity to be a part of that journey with those so called. To that end, within the last two months Communitas missionaries are now operating in Greece!  This lovely couple was such a joy to walk with. They return to his homeland from the UK where they had been working, working with a local ministry called Streetlights and a local church in Greece. He is Greek, she is American. They are walking the talk, leaving ready for seasons of fruitful ministry. We look forward to continuing to be part of their journey. 


Training News
In April we began two courses, one called Church of Two, and another called Emotionally Healthy Relationships. Both have been historically significant for our missionaries. Church of Two falls in line with a quote by Adrian Rodgers — "if you can be a Christian at home, you can be a Christian anywhere!" Its effectiveness is in the depths of intimacy created when we learn to authentically connect and intentionally invite the Holy Spirit into the process. I went through the Emotionally Healthy stuff at the recommendation of a mentor the first year I was on the field. The reality is that during the first few years, a cross-cultural missionary is experiencing difficulties they have never experienced before. Processing it on their own produces problems that often results in a wake of relationships on the brink. The EHR course provides people a safe place to begin unpacking this and tools for moving forward in a healthy way. Here is a testimony from when we first started giving these courses:

"I had the joy and privilege of going thru the first EHS and EHR courses which Daphne and Marty Uhler facilitated almost 4 years ago. It was such a transformative experience that my team was inspired to begin offering these same courses to our network of Christ-followers here in the Benelux. We have since had the privilege of helping to facilitate 4 more of these EHS/EHR courses. And each time we have done so we have discovered deeper layers of self-awareness, healing and perspective resulting in a more mature faith firmly rooted in the goodness and faithfulness of God. Whatever season of life you find yourself in, I wholeheartedly recommend these two 8-week discipleship courses." Jack LoMonaco. 

I praise the Lord that He is using these trainings! Your partnership allows us to keep training those who are going to the most secular cities in the world to start and shape communities of faith in Jesus. Thank you for your partnership!