July Ministry Update

“But Moses said to the people, “Do not fear! Stand by and see the salvation of the LORD which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians whom you have seen today, you will never see them again forever.”
Exodus 14:13

The account of the nation of Israel in the book of Exodus is one that I am constantly humbled by. When the Lord puts forth a plan there is nothing that can change that plan. However, to see the deliverance of the Lord, it would require that they act in obedience. The nation was driven out having plundered the Egyptians and went out as valiant warriors. However, when tragedy strikes what direction does their focus turn to? They would be reminded again and again of their dependance upon God and their responsibility to obey. I am reminded that as we walk in faith we are to act in obedience. God wants our full surrender, and we pray to give Him just that. Lord, lead us in the way everlasting.

We wrapped up last month at Strait View Baptist Church in Port Angeles, WA and made many wonderful connections. The following weekend we were scheduled to be back in the area and we connected with some of the members from Strait View for an evening on the lake. The girls had a blast in the water and hike to the waterfall! Memories like these are always worth making. Thank you so much for the fun time Jon and Tyrelle! We feel like we are part of the family.

The beginning of the month we were blessed to be with Faith Baptist Church of Sequim, WA and were warmly blessed. We were very thankful for the missionary apartment that we used for two weekends and the love of the body. We were greatly cared for and enjoyed the enthusiasm of the body at Faith toward missionaries. We then had a weekend home for ministry before we spent a Sunday in Roswell, Idaho. We were connected with the church in Roswell through another church and were able to spend another wonderful day with Pastor Clancy and his family. We love the Clancy crew and are excited for what the Lord is doing in their lives in reaching the people of Notus, Id. and the Congo.

Closing out the month of July I promised that we would be home for Vacation Bible School at our home church. The kids have been thrilled to have this break from school and to be at the church with their friends. It has also been a great blessing to see Kathleen serving the Lord in this ministry. She has taught and helped in VBS every year for the last 11 summers. It is hard closing out some of our regular ministries and passing the baton off to the next leaders, but it is truly a joy to have many faithful servants of the Lord willing to step up and fill the spots where needed.

We are very thankful for all of those who helped in this years VBS. The offering that was taken was a true gift to our hearts. We continue in confidence that the Lord is doing great and mighty things and faithfully using His people in the process. Thank you for your willingness to be used by God in such mighty ways!

The next several months are going to remain pretty busy. As we begin to wind down deputation and prepare for language school, we have much to get accomplished. We have a full schedule between now and Thanksgiving but are confident that the Lord is working out His plan in our lives. Please be in prayer as we make these last several meetings. Some of these will be out of state and will require more extensive traveling for Kathleen and me. Please pray for us while we travel and leave the kids behind on these longer trips.

Well, I think you heard it in the video! If you didn’t watch it I would challenge you to stop reading this and click that play button. The excitement of the boys is very much worth the two minutes. We are now over 95% of the way to our monthly support goal. We cannot express our thanks enough for those that have joined our team over the last several weeks. The Lord continues to build up a faithful team around us for this ministry and we are excited to have you onboard. To God be the glory!!!

Being that we are now just over 95% we have had people ask us “what will you do when you get to 100%?” Well, we will keep on keeping on. We will keep to our meetings that we have scheduled and if we bring in funding over our support goal, those funds will help us as we serve the Lord to the people of Paraguay. We have a set date before classes start for Kathleen and me, so we will continue to share wherever God takes us.

Kids’ Corner!

Adara-Dasha is growing just like the others in this process of being a missionary. One of the things we love the most about having her on our team is her ability to make friends everywhere we go. She has asked for prayer as she is nervous about learning Spanish. She knows that in order to make friends in Paraguay she will need to learn the language. As her dad, I don’t think Spanish will keep this spicy red head from making friends in Paraguay, but would you keep her in your prayers?

How can we pray for you?

Thank you for your faithful prayers for us and our ministry. God continues to do a mighty work and we know God is hearing your prayers! Please send us an email and let us know what God is doing in your lives so that we can pray for you. We cannot wait to see you in Paraguay!

The Loucks Family