Moving Forward!

We are so excited to share our good news with you.  Today we received approval from our field leaders to move forward with securing a location for our church plant.  We have settled on the rental price with the landlord, and now are ready to begin negotiating the terms of the lease.  Please pray for wisdom throughout this process.

We are looking forward to the day we can offer counseling to families, hold seminars, and offer training events of interest to the community.  We are looking to establish a visible presence which will help families in Punta Cana see our commitment to them and to the community at large.  We will also use this ministry facility to hold church services, classes for children, and any other activity we can dream up that will help introduce people to Christ!

We covet your prayers as we seek to formalize the contract, raise the needed funds to install flooring, ceilings, lighting, and air conditioning, and work to contract laborers to complete the necessary tasks.  Please pray for wisdom in the many decisions we have to make in the coming weeks, and for God’s strength for the task.

If you want to consider a year-end, tax-deductible contribution to help make this ministry center a reality, click here to learn more.

Thank you for giving!!

We were recently informed by our C&MA National Office that we have reached the limit of what we are allowed to raise for our Outfit Fund over a five-year period.  Wow!!  Thank you so much for your incredible support for our family!  We are amazed by your generosity.

This also means that for the remainder of the calendar year, we will not be able to raise funds for our Outfit Fund.  If you would like to support us financially in other areas, we ask that you please direct your gifts toward the Punta Church Plant Project or our Work Fund.

Negotiations with Owner a Success!

Jeff just returned from meeting with the owner of the building where we hope to establish our ministry center for the Alianza church plant in Punta Cana.  Praise the Lord with us that all of the negotiations went well, and the landlord has agreed to the rental price we requested.  We will now await field approval before proceeding any further.  Please pray for God to guide our steps as there is still much to be done to secure this locale.

Please Pray for Building Locale

Jeff and colleague Zac Stutler meet tomorrow morning (Wednesday, October 27) at 10:00 a.m. with the owner of a building that we consider to be a really good option for our ministry center.   Please pray that the Lord would give us grace in the eyes of this gentleman and that we might clearly know what the Lord’s will is in relation to a locale in this building.  Check out our page, Using Your $Change$ to Bring Change, to learn more about this opportunity and view pictures of the space we would like to rent.

Ministry Center for Punta Cana

We have shared recently about our desire to establish a ministry center to help meet the needs of families in Punta Cana.  Some of you may be wondering if there is a way you can help offset the initial startup costs of this new venture.  An Approved Special for the Punta Cana Church Plant Project has been set up through The Alliance, allowing us to raise $45,000 for this need.  To learn more about some ways these funds will be used or how you can help, click here.