Dec. 2023 Update from Brooke Bateman

Happy Thanksgiving! I am so thankful for each of you and your prayers. The God of the Harvest is at work. Two women put their trust and faith in the Lord this past weekend. They  are both Deaf and live in Slovenia. Please pray for them to be discipled well and for the power and grace of God to protect their hearts and minds as they walk in newness of life and prepare to be baptized. Pray for me to know how to encourage them from afar and possibly through technology! 

Also thank you for your prayers last month. My trip to Ethiopia was fruitful and good. 4 Deaf teams were trained in their work with developing children’s books and school curriculum into Sign Language on a technology called BLOOM. Please pray for  me as I continue to build relationship with them and support in following up. Pray for the teams as they work on writing proposals and look for funding. The books will be crucial in language  development and community development for the Deaf to have access to an education in their sign language and learn about the love of Christ! Praying for life transformation.

Personally, please pray for me as I am in a relationship with a wonderful Godly man. His name is Gasper and we met at a conference in April. We will be together for Christmas in his home country of Slovenia. Please pray for us to  build on the foundation of Christ in every aspect of our personally lives and our relationship. Pray that Gasper would be led by the Lord and in turn lead us well. Please pray for protection and peace for us as we both serve in the Deaf communities and experience spiritual warfare. We desire to be used of God and stand firm in the faith! 

Right now we are long distance, 8 hours away by car. It’s not been easy but God has been so gracious to us. We are seeking to please God in our relationship and desire to build a life together, if He would so graciously allow us to in His timing and way. We are thankful for the mentors speaking into our lives we need them and your prayers. Gapser is one of 4 Deaf believers in all of Slovenia and works in Bible translation. Pray for him to stand firm and be a light in the darkness where Deaf need  Jesus. 

Thank you for your prayers! May God richly bless and strengthen you and your loved ones this CHRISTmas.