Hello everyone,
Hope you've had a good summer. God has been answering prayer in regard to CC Roca Norte and Roca Norte Missions and we are excited to share the details with you.
We'll start in Chihuahua. You may remember from our last email that we were praying a lot about the building for the church. The owner had raised the rent significantly and Pastor Jose and the leaders weren't sure how the church was going to be able to afford it. Well, the first thing that God did was provide for almost half a year's rent through supporters of Roca Norte Missions! Thank you Jesus for that! And thank you to those of you who gave and to those of you who prayed. At around the same time, Pastor Jose happened to see a nearby building that was for rent and felt a nudge to call the number. He found out that it used to be a church, was bigger than the first building and was the same price as the original price of the first building (before the owner raised the rent). Even better, the owner of the second building is a Christian and was the pastor of the church that used to meet there. He was excited that another church was interested in renting and has really been willing to work with Pastor Jose and the leadership in different ways. Well, all that to say, that CC Roca Norte decided to move buildings over the last few weeks and July 23rd was their first service at the new building! (The picture above is some of the core people in the church celebrating after their first service in the new building). The money that the Lord provided allowed them to pay the deposit on the new building, do some minor renovations and still have some left over to help with rent over the upcoming months. The reasonable price for rent should be much more manageable for them over the long-term as well. God is so good and we are confident that He is at work leading CC Roca Norte!
I also want to invite you to praise the Lord with us for what He is doing with Roca Norte Mission here stateside. I also mentioned in the last email that we were raising funds to form Roca Norte Missions into a legal 501c3. An organization called StartChurch is helping us through the process from start to finish. This will allow us to do things in a more organized and above reproach manner--especially with finances. We will soon be able to open a bank account in the name of Roca Norte Missions. Well, God also answered our prayers with the 501c3 because He provided all the money necessary for the program and we are marching forward with the process! Over the past several weeks we've been praying a lot about the formation of the board for Roca Norte Missions. I'm so excited for the board He has been setting up and I can't wait to see how the Lord uses Roca Norte Missions moving forward. Thanks for your support and prayer with this as well!
-Tim
Eph. 3:20-21
Praise Reports
-God provided and led the leadership of CC Roca Norte to a great building that they can meet at.
-God provided for the formation of the 501c3 for Roca Norte Missions and is clearly moving in that process as well.
-The Lord allowed Priscilla and the kids to spend the summer out in California with her family!
Prayer Requests
-That God would continue to guide and use CC Roca Norte to reach Chihuahuenses with the Gospel and make disciples of Jesus.
-For the trip that we want to take out to Chihuahua in September to visit the church and help with a wedding (for Mario, the worship leader at the church).
-For Pastor Jose, his wife Keyla and their boys--that He would continue to bless their family, provide for all their needs and help them to keep their eyes on Jesus.
-For vision, strategy and unity for the Roca Norte Missions board--that God would show us how to most glorify His name through our supporting role.
-For my mom Susan's cancer. The scans in June showed a small spot of cancer still remaining on her lung. The doctors decided to give her body the summer to recover from surgery and rest from chemo. In the upcoming weeks, they're going to do another scan to see if the cancer has grown and then decide on a plan from there.
-For God's continued guidance and favor for the business I'm creating, Refuge Insurance & Financial Solutions. Please pray that God opens doors to help many people and that He uses the business to provide for my family and help us get on our feet and situated. I'm also starting a new part-time job in the mornings, teaching high-school classes at a Christian school called FWC Academy. Pray for energy and wisdom for balancing the workload.
-That God would lead and provide for the perfect house for our family to be able to rent here in Pueblo.
