The Second Update!
Well, we have stuck it out to write a second letter! We have survived the first few months of deputation ministry and what a blessing it has been. We hope that in reading this letter you will be blessed as well.
Current Ministry:
Currently Kathleen and I when we are not on the road sharing what God has called us to, we are busy serving in the local church. God has blessed me with many service opportunities as a deacon, in worship ministry and other great opportunities. Kathleen is busy with Children’s ministries from Master Clubs, a special Wednesday evening kid’s program, and scheduling nursery workers and helping keep it all sanitized. She is also active in worship many weeks singing for special music. We love our home church, and the opportunities God allows us to be used for His glory to the people of Grace Baptist Church.
What about the Kids?
Life for our 5 amazing kids has been uneventful, just kidding. The kids are active in ministry right along side us. Our oldest three are homeschooled so most mornings they are busy with getting lessons done while Kathleen chases the other two around the house.
We are blessed in that we serve in a local body that wants to educate our children anytime the doors are open, so when Kathleen and I are there, the kids are with us serving along side us. We have been warned that deputation with 5 kids can be a challenge and we have gone to great lengths to prepare ourselves for this. We have a great support team of family and friends who have offered to help with the kids so that we do not burn them out. The kids really do not mind an extra night with Nana and Papa, especially if Uncle David is around to play with them!
While making appointments for deputation we take all of this into consideration, but also know you want to see them and get to know them. We hope that our youtube channel (loucks2paraguay) will be a great help in allowing you to see them and what mission’s life is like for them.
Upcoming Plans:
Our current appointments have us busy and we are super excited for this! February, we have a little down time and coming in March we have lined up 3 meetings that we are very excited for! Followed by the first of April where we will start the month of recovering together and end it traveling. We will share more details as these visits come about on our Facebook (JahaParaguayPe)!
We are so excited to share that we are already at 15% of our monthly support goal! We can not thank those who have come along side us enough. We are so thankful for the opportunity
God allowed us to share our ministry at First Baptist Church of Boardman, OR the end of December and for the great fellowship with the body there. It was great to worship with them again after several years of not being there. We were also blessed to share our ministry with First Baptist Church of Burbank, WA. We visited with them not long ago and were so thankful for the invite back and for their great encouragement as we move forward.
Prayer Requests:
- Please pray as we continue to set up meetings and build our support team. We have been so blessed up to this point and are excited for what the Lord is doing for His kingdom through so many people.
- Pray for Temperance as she will be being baptized soon. What a blessing to see her desire to follow the Lord in such a way!
- Please pray for Kathleen’s Dad. He has many health issues and if facing some tough times. Pray also for her Mom that she would find comfort in the Lord and strength to meet each new trial.
Jaha Paraguay Pe!
Loucks 2 Paraguay 