Travel to Nicaragua on Mission

Next week (April 16-22, 2013), I’ll return to Nicaragua on another teaching trip, particularly to the cities of

Jinotega
Matagalpa.

I teach for a ministry called PRMI (Presbyterian Reformed Ministries International).

I serve as their Missions Faculty for the Americas and have the joy of helping grow their work in Latin America.

Pastor Raul (pictured with me a few years ago) is one of the host pastors.

Teaching the saints how to pray

Paul exhorted the Christians in Ephesus to:

…pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayer and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints (Ephesians 6:18).

We’ll be teaching a conference prayer, particularly the work of intercession.

1. Pray for workers: When Jesus saw the crowds, he instructed his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the Harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field (Matthew 9:38).”

2. Pray for Open doors: Paul wrote the Colossians, “Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ (Colossians 4:2-3).”

3. Pray for the Gospel to Spread and to be Honored: Paul asked the church to intercede for his mission team, “brothers, pray for us that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored … (2 Thessalonians 3:1).”

Where?

There are 5 Matagalpa churches that are on board as participants. The credibility of our work with Young Life Latin America over 10 years has opened up the doors for these churches to invite us in.

There are at least 3 churches in Jinotega that will be sending people, building upon our first visit with them last November 2012.

I look forward to telling you the stories of this trip.

Travel Agenda for Prayer:

We arrive on the 16th
The 17th we will visit the pastors’ association meeting and maybe radio in Jinotega
The 18th we will do the meetings in Jinotega from 8am-8pm
The 19th morning is free, meeting starts at 4 and goes to 8pm in Matagalpa
The 20th in Matagalpa meetings from 8-5
The 21st in Matagalpa meetings from 8-12
Sunday evening the 21st we will meet with the house church we have.
Monday, 3:00am leave for the airport for flights home.

Your prayers and financial gifts create the foundation for me to go. Several readers have bought my product out of the store, and others have given financially to help make this possible.

I’m responsible for the $600 airfare and some incidentals to get there.