Greetings everyone! I have heard a few people at Sunset say that missionaries on support should be sending little posts every week saying how they are doing. I am going to do better at this from now on. We have two weeks left of school. This week is classes. The seniors are graduating on Saturday. A few of them will be leaving Lubbock to go work for churches as ministers and youth ministers. Some others are going to work on more education in various fields. Most of them have formed mission teams already and are going to stay in Lubbock and go through the Advenced Missions department at Sunset International Bible Institute. That is really exciting! The Missions department at Sunset says this is the largest class they have ever had for Advanced Missions. Also, I have heard there is a large number of those who are enrolling for the first year of the School of Preaching. And a large class coming in for Adventures in Missions (AIM) this fall as well. Exciting and challenging times at Sunset!
Most of you know about my summer plans. Lord willing I will go to Cameroon, Central Africa to teach the gospel using World Bible School material. I’m really excited about that! Also I’m planning on going to New York for a few weeks as well (July 4th through July 20th) to help work at Camp Hunt and check out a few places that might be looking for a minister or extra minister. I am thinking my real calling is State-side church planting. My goal, hope, and prayer is to accomplish that in a college community. I am thinking and praying about places in the Northeast and other places in the United States.
In closing I just want to ask for prayers for my classmates and I to our first year strong. Please pray for us while we are traveling. For safety. For open doors for when we’re preaching and teaching we’ll be talking to people who are searching for more meaning in their lives and searching for God.
One last thing, I probably won’t take my laptop to Cameroon nor New York. I am very nervous about forgetting it there and most likely won’t see it again. So I probably won’t take it with me. But I do promise to post about the trips as soon as possible after getting back home from each of the trips.
Thank you all for your support, prayers, thoughts, emails, and for everything y’all do for me. I would not be where I am today without it. Thank you all from my heart to yours.
I’m making an effort to email more often from now on. Thanks again! God bless. Grace and Peace.
You are doing great to post as often as do. Stateside at a college setting sounds like an excellent match for your talents and abilities. Will pray for you and your mission. Can’t remember, but will you come home before leaving?
Love and miss you, Suzan, Danielle, Jett and Guy
Glad to hear about all your summer plans, that’s so exciting! I really hope you have a wonderful time in both places. You will be in our prayers as you travel and we can’t wait to hear about them.
I understand about trying to always do better at keeping in touch with supporters, friends, and family. It’s a huge task! I myself want to get better at it, but sometimes it’s just too difficult and thankfully our supporters understand. We do send out a weekly prayer update every week to our prayer team, though. That’s a little easier than a post and it’s so encouraging knowing people are praying every week. Just an idea for ya if you wanted to do the weekly thing.
God bless you this summer! Have fun and enjoy God’s blessings all over!
Sounds like you are doing awesome Zack! Good luck in Africa! We will be praying for you and your team. Keep us updated and how that all goes. Hope to see you soon!