Thank You in Any Language

Do you remember the old song by Sandi Patty, “Love in Any Language”? It’s time for a “Thank You in Any Language” blog post. The end of a year is always a good opportunity to say, “Gracias for your support!” Or as Allen said, “Thank you for all of the ways you help us do what we do.”

Thanks to everyone who prays for Sowers4Pastors. And, in case any of you speak Norwegian, “Takk skal du ha!” Your continued prayers are a blessing and a comfort. 2022 was a hard but good year for S4P. They made a conscious decision to be sure they were “making the main thing the main thing.” That meant examining and reexamining every aspect of the ministry. 

Here are just a few of the ministry highlights for the year:

• S4P brought on four indigenous staff members to help meet the needs of the communities they serve.
• A new sister church has joined in with Sowers4Pastors, and another new sister church is getting ready to start soon!
• Pastor Training School started back up again (after being closed for Covid).
• Pastors in more communities are coming in to ask for food.

Because of a growing need for food in communities that were previously more food secure, S4P believes there will be more feeding centers on the horizon. This is the perfect time to say “Toda,” (Thank you in Hebrew) to everyone supporting the ministry financially. With a $23K matching fund in place for Allen’s birthday to raise money earmarked for shipping food containers, your generous support can stretch further than usual. At the time of this writing, more than $5K has already been matched. That’s a great response since those gifts were given during the busy week before Christmas! The fundraiser will continue at least through Allen’s birthday on January 12th, so you still have time to get involved. (You can give through the FB donation page, or on the S4P website. THANK YOU!) 

Another organization is expressing interest in helping the ministry obtain food. Allen is hoping they can iron out the details soon. Due to shipping restrictions in Honduras, the group will have to package the food slightly differently than the way they currently package it for other countries. Please pray for this potential new food source, to supplement the food supply coming in from the original organization.

As you pray for the ministry, please remember to say a special prayer for Trish and her upcoming travels. She is scheduled to fly to the States on December 30th. This is the happiest of occasions because she will finally get to meet her newest grandson, Stephen. Stephen was born more than four months ago, but he probably still has that new baby smell! Trish will be flying into Miami, where she will have a connecting flight into Tampa. Then she will be driving to Boo’s house in Virginia. From there, Trish, Boo, and Stephen will drive to Maryland for a visit. Trish doesn’t like to complain, but she hasn’t been feeling great for more than a month. She is dealing with the same respiratory gunk that often hits her hard. Please pray for her health and endurance. Also, she knows that there’s a chance of flight schedule disruptions, as well as slippery roads, due to the whole winter weather mess the US has been facing. 

For all you’ve done to support Sowers4Pastors in the past, and for all you will do in the future… Merci! Grazie! Danke! Salamat! Asante sana! Thank you in every language, including those with characters that would require too much effort to include in this post! 

 

 - posted by Christi