Monday, November 8, 2021

Prayers and Praises for Now and Later

Looking ahead, 2022 promises to be a busy year for Sowers4Pastors. There are already 20 teams lined up to visit! The visits will begin early in the year as teams arrive to help with backpack distribution. Allen and Trish are requesting prayers for everyone’s strength and stamina, and for the ministry as a whole. But before 2022 gets here, there’s still plenty more to pray about in 2021!

Michael is blissfully unaware of all the 
hustle and bustle
You may recall that Kirstin went to Tegucigalpa to help Rachel pack for her family’s upcoming move to a new home a few weeks ago. She was able to help out a lot and also got to be there to assist Rachel following the birth of Michael. Everything was all set when Brandy and Rachel discovered that the home they were supposed to move into has severe issues with water. They would have had to purchase huge tanks of water and the ongoing expense would have been exorbitant. Mercifully, this was discovered shortly before they signed the contract.

Brandy and Rachel found another house that should work well for them. It is smaller, but they are looking to separate their ministry space from their family’s living quarters. For now, they will be able to house the girls currently staying with them. Kirstin returned to Tecucigalpa to assist with the actual move this past weekend. Praise God it went well!

Just as the staff from the States got ready to head back to Honduras following the backpack collection trip, the coffee harvest started. That means a lot of extra activity and workers on the farm. In case this is your first exposure to what goes into a coffee harvest, you should probably know that there are actually several harvests in one coffee season. It’s not a one and done situation.

Returning home after an extended absence means that Allen and Russell each have extra-long to-do lists. Besides Russell’s oversight of the coffee farm, there are all of the other ongoing things to handle. A lot of pastors had requests while Allen and Russell were gone and Allen is lining up meetings with pastors requesting church roofs and other needs.

Recently, the year’s second pastor’s training school/conference was held. All of the attendees are enrolled in pastor’s training school. In a regular year, two gatherings wouldn’t sound like much. Coming out of COVID restrictions, it sounds miraculous. Clay Powell returned with a small team to Honduras to oversee the school for the week’s classes.

Stay tuned to hear more about backpacks, teams, coffee, empowering pastors, and family! And, as always, your ongoing prayers are very much appreciated!




-posted by Christi

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