Dear Friends,
Thank you for your prayers! We are thankful to the Lord for His goodness to us. Since the beginning of the year we have continued working our jobs in Greenville – at the Reynolds Company and The Kidder Group – while beginning to schedule meetings in churches to share the work we anticipate in Uruguay. The Lord has given opportunity for periodic preaching in the Greenville Rescue Mission and for song leading and occasional preaching in Iglesia Bautista Monte Calvario, our church’s neighborhood Spanish outreach. For fourteen weeks I also had the privilege of teaching a church music course in the small Bible college at Iglesia Bautista de la Fe, a Spanish church here in Greenville.
We expect this summer’s activities to include neighborhood evangelism, preparation for meetings this fall (including preparing information to share), and continuing to establish relationships with churches. To date we have meetings scheduled in Ohio, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia.
During these last months Deborah has tutored several students in Spanish, a job which led to her helping set up a trip to Uruguay for one of her students. Her student Matthew is currently in Uruguay visiting several missionaries and churches there, taking advantage of opportunities to improve his Spanish and to serve. He will be in Pando with Deborah’s parents for part of this time.
We would appreciate your prayers for the following requests this summer:
- The Lord’s working in and through Matthew during his visit to Uruguay through the end of June.
- Effective ministry in Mount Calvary Baptist Church’s annual Neighborhood Bible School here in Greenville, SC, the week of July 13 through 17; we will both be teaching. Please pray especially for the salvation of lost children who come.
- Genuine understanding, conversion, and growth in the lives of many who attend the weekly neighborhood Spanish service.
- The Lord’s guidance in the establishing of relationships with churches during this period of deputation.
May the Lord bless your service to Him!
John Mark, Deborah, and Elizabeth Steel
