Heading out in the morn...

Hello Supporters and Blog Followers,

I am overwhelmed right now the way God has provided through many of you. God has been so gracious to me as I have been preparing for this trip. God has provided greatly through many brothers and sisters in Christ and I praise him for that. I am so grateful for your support of the furtherance of the Gospel. I especially want to thank my Ekklesia church family that have helped me grow spiritually and helped much through prayer and financial support. I have never been part of a church that has been so mission-centered, which helps me to see greatly that we are Gospel-centered as a church family. But, I want to thank everyone for their support with prayer and financial support. Thank you for joining me on this trip.

This trip is really, where my heart is when it comes to the mission field. I am hoping that this will be the first of many trips that are made to help in supporting the church around the world through teaching and growing leaders. There are many churches in the States that are growing disciples and helping people grow in Christ and become church leaders, but this is not as easy in the majority of the world, especially with the majority of the church being non-westerners. Many of the resources we have here in the States are easy to get our hands on with excess money and bookstores on every corner. Training Leaders International has a heart to see this change in that leaders all over the world are able to have the resources and teachers needed to help grow Gospel-centered church leaders.

Therefore, how you can continue to help support this mission and work of the Gospel is to continue to pray for me as I head to MN tomorrow morning and then to Kenya Friday. Pray that God helps all of us to teach boldly but with great humility, the topics at hand, and to remember all that is to be covered. Pray that at any opportunity we have that we can also evangelize many and see people come to know Christ as more than their savior but their treasure. Pray also that traveling goes well and that the team works great together.

I am hoping to update you all as much as possible, so keep your eye on my blog and if you have skype, message me on their if the Lord leads you. Thank you again and I will see you all soon.

Grace and Peace,

Josh