It is exciting to share with you the good reports from our Fall Urban Ministry Institute (TUMI) classes here in St. Louis! Each week new praises have been brought to our staff team about solid attendance and engaged and learning students. Gil and Linda Carlson, full-time missionaries with World Impact who also coordinate our St. Louis TUMI ministry, are encouraged by the work and discussions of students ranging from long-time followers of Christ to new believers. It is exciting to see people hungry to know more about the Lord and to put their knowledge into practical service!
Praise God for such an encouraging start to the Fall session. Please continue to keep this ministry, and the students involved, in your prayers!
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Thursday, September 20, 2007
New Neighbors
Constantly meeting new people is part of life as a missionary in the inner city. Many of our families are transient and while this means that we often must sadly part with people we have come to know and love, we also are presented with many opportunities to build new relationships.
Several of our missionaries have gained new neighbors in the last few weeks. There will be opportunities to build relationships with the adults and children and to share Christ with each of them. Pray for these new neighbors and their future involvement with our missionaries. Pray for the missionaries as they strive to build new relationships and seek opportunities to serve their new neighbors.
Several of our missionaries have gained new neighbors in the last few weeks. There will be opportunities to build relationships with the adults and children and to share Christ with each of them. Pray for these new neighbors and their future involvement with our missionaries. Pray for the missionaries as they strive to build new relationships and seek opportunities to serve their new neighbors.
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Bible Clubs!
Bible Club for kids in 1st-5th grade will start up again on this coming Tuesday. There has not been a week that has passed, since the summer program, that we have not been asked by an eager child when Bible Clubs would be starting again! Now we can answer, "Next week!"
In a community where kids are moved around so frequently, we often only have a short window of time to share the love of Christ with them. We pray that Bible Club will give us the opportunity to present the Gospel to the children who attend, so that whether they come for two weeks or six months, each child will go away with the knowledge of Christ's love for them and His gift of salvation. We also pray that these clubs will allow us to build relationships with and minister to the children's families.
Please join us in prayer for the children and families we will meet through Bible Club!
In a community where kids are moved around so frequently, we often only have a short window of time to share the love of Christ with them. We pray that Bible Club will give us the opportunity to present the Gospel to the children who attend, so that whether they come for two weeks or six months, each child will go away with the knowledge of Christ's love for them and His gift of salvation. We also pray that these clubs will allow us to build relationships with and minister to the children's families.
Please join us in prayer for the children and families we will meet through Bible Club!
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Training Urban Leaders
The Urban Ministry Institute is about to start its Fall session! The growth these classes have seen in the past year is very exciting. With seminary level classes that require no prerequisites and are affordable and incorporate practical ministry training, The Urban Ministry Institute desires to train up strong and godly urban church leadership. World Impact St. Louis is one of many satellite locations, and is looking forward to the tremendous opportunities to strengthen and expand the church body within inner-city St. Louis through The Urban Ministry Institute.
Please pray for the this ministry. 1) Pray for the instructors, that God will prepare them to lead these classes and that God will bring more instructors to this important ministry. Often it is difficult for students who have little formal education to complete the required readings and assignments, so 2) pray that God will give the students perseverance, and that He will bless them for their desire to know Him more. 3) Pray for the future growth of this ministry, as these classes continue to connect congregations in St. Louis and seek to train future leadership within the city.
Please pray for the this ministry. 1) Pray for the instructors, that God will prepare them to lead these classes and that God will bring more instructors to this important ministry. Often it is difficult for students who have little formal education to complete the required readings and assignments, so 2) pray that God will give the students perseverance, and that He will bless them for their desire to know Him more. 3) Pray for the future growth of this ministry, as these classes continue to connect congregations in St. Louis and seek to train future leadership within the city.
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