Greetings in Jesus from Panamá, entering the rainier season!

It is your prayers and finance that provide the content of these e-Mailer reports. But we want you to know that we also pray for you from a heart full of gratitude.

We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people
Colossians 1:3-4 (NIV)

Kirk finished teaching the online course Theology of Children’s Ministries that we reported on last edition, including a miraculous testimony from one of his students. The final group project assignment was to prepare a presentation that motivate a local church congregation to raise up an effective kids ministry in their own church and community. A sample of screengrabs from the various teams’ PowerPoint slides will have to suffice showing the impact it all had on me. If I wasn’t already committed to kids ministry, after hearing their presentations, I would have signed up all over again!


Panamá International Church (PAINT Church) held our second annual Missions Conference, which was even better than the first! As mentioned before, Yvonne joined the Fine Arts team. With them she organized the Musical Opener complete with parade of national costumes and flags flying, plus energetic choreography. It was an excellent start to the weekend.


Next door in EPIC Kids department, Kirk and team members led their class studying the need to share the Gospel across five continents. The kids got to hear testimonies and prayer requests from real live Panamanian missionaries that their church supports. And they spent an extended time praying for our missionaries, plus the needs of people groups around the world.


Thank you for continuing to pray for the Amigo Mentor Sunday afternoon Bible club. In answer to those prayers, God has sent additional caring mentors who now join with us to love on these precious children. Keeping with the theme of prayer here, recently we taught from the Lord’s Prayer, which many of them know by heart! We gave each one a special copy of the Lord’s Prayer to keep as a reminder, or as a symbol of prayer from their heart, for those who are less verbal. Finally, as you can see, we practiced the Lord’s prayer in small groups. It was a priceless time all together in the presence of the Lord.


1 As for other matters, brothers and sisters, pray for us that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you…
3 But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you [& us] and protect you [& us] from the evil one.
2 Thessalonians 3:1, 3 (NIV)

Thanks for your prayers! Blessings!