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September 2016 Women On Mission

The Gospel Reaches Refugees in St. Louis

[Missouri] At 10:02 my watch alarm beeps as a reminder to pray, just as it has done twice a day every day for the past year.  The time references Luke 10:2, Jesus’ exhortation to pray for more workers in the harvest.  It is so clear that God is mobilizing people to accomplish His will for our city, which is an answer to prayers.  God is laying a strong foundation for an exciting future for this ministry effort.

I have been challenged to start a movement of house churches among refugees living in and around St. Louis.  This involves sharing the gospel and training leaders in the community to multiply themselves and their gatherings so the name of Jesus may be exalted among all peoples.  We are able to engage people here who would be in areas closed to gospel outreach in their home country.  It’s exciting to see how God is working to bring the nations to us.

Usually, our first obstacle in sharing the gospel is overcoming misconceptions people have about Christianity.  Many come to this country with certain expectations of our culture and our faith, and we must build bridges with love and truth so they can see the truth of the gospel.

Another obstacle we face is the idea that a person cannot change his faith.  For many in this community, to be from a particular country is to be of a particular faith.  It is difficult for them to see that one can be a believer in Christ and still be a part of his or her cultural experience.

Pray for the Holy Spirit to do a mighty work in the hearts of the lost throughout our city.  Pray He will send dreams and visions so they will know Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life.

-Matthew Clark, missionary

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Women on Mission will meet Monday, September 12 at 6:00 p.m. at the church.  All our ladies are invited to join us.

Pastor's Points August 2016

Dear Church Family,

I want to take this time to publicly thank Mark Alliett for all he has done for us while he has served as our Associate Pastor of Students.  Mark has served diligently and has invested a lot of himself into the lives of our students.  I know it is hard to say goodbye, but we must and as we do I want to encourage our church family to pray about a few things.

1. Pray for Mark.

This is a big transition for him and we need to pray for him to hear clearly God’s leading as he goes forward.  Pray that Mark feels the peace of God during this time and that he would boldly follow wherever God leads him.

2. Pray for our Students.

This is a big transition for them as well.  Pray that God would comfort them during this transition.  Pray that they would remain faithful and put into practice the things that Mark invested in them.

3. Pray for the Interim Time.

Pray for continued involvement by the students as we are searching for our next student minister.  Pray for the other pastors who are going to help out during the interim.  Pray for the student leaders who will continue to invest in the students as well.

4. Pray for the Search Process.

We have already begun the search process for our next student minister.  Pray God leads us to exactly who he would have us bring to Oakhill.  Pray for God to prepare the hearts of our students, youth workers, church staff, and church family as we will be adjusting to a new person in this very important role.

5. Pray for our next Student Pastor.

We do not know who this person is yet, but God does.  Pray for him to be open to the leading of God in his life.  Pray for him to know clearly God’s movement in his life as God brings us together in a new adventure of ministry together. 

So as you can see the main thing I would ask you all to do right now is to pray!  Let’s seek God’s face together as He leads us into a new chapter of ministry together.  I know that God has so much more in store for us right around the corner!!

I love you and I love being your pastor!!