July 2026

Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!

Psalm 133:1

What a great truth to remember as we recap on all that the Lord has done the last several months of ministry. Bringing in new team members, having visitors from the states, and connecting with other national pastors has all brought great encouragement to us and the ministry here in Paraguay.

The end of June and beginning of July were busy weeks as we prepared for guests and also for the Missionary Training Camp (CEM). This year one of the guest speakers for CEM was our director of Adelphos-USA, Shawn Haynie. This year he was also able to bring with him his wife Tina for the visit, but it wasn’t going to be a relaxed vacation. They arrived after a long trip and had to jump right into ministry as Shawn had a full schedule of preaching and teaching. The trip did not allow for much down time to talk about life and ministry, but rather they got to experience our busy season of ministry.

This year for CEM Kathleen and I were asked to take on some different responsibilities and ministries. Kathleen and Temperance headed up the nursery ministry making it easier for many young couples to come and join us for the three days of training. This was honestly a true blessing to so many! I was asked to head up the Counseling portion for CEM, being available to everyone to have personal conversations and discuss spiritual issues in their lives. Added to these ministries were also blessed to co-teach a course on the importance of childrens’ ministries and on giving toward missions.

After three days of training, then came time to put it into practice. What a joy it was to see youth and young adults out connecting in communities and sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ. In the three days we did, two kids’ clubs, went and evangelized at a public hospital, and spent hours walking around neighborhoods sharing the gospel. Please continue to pray for the lives that heard the gospel as well as those who took part in the week of training that their lives would continue to be transformed.

Now that life has gone back to normal the kids have started their next year of school. Temperance is in High School now, which seems impossible but it’s true. Jedidiah and Adara-Dasha are in middle school taking it one subject at a time while Elija and LuVerna are working through elementary. It is back to full days of school, tutor time, and church activities. Please continue to pray for each of the kids as they study and for Kathleen as she keeps up with gradings and administering of materials.

Thank you for your continued prayers for the group in Hernandarias. Praise the Lord for continued spiritual growth. As with every ministry we have had some difficulties, but God is good and the group is growing in the Word of God and in fellowship with one another. Please continue to pray for this ministry as we seek to grow and reach out to the community. We are considering now the opportunity of renting a room so that we can meet and invite more people to join us in studying the Word of God.