Missions Newsletter December 2022

Recently, a team of our church members visited our long-time missionary partners in Cyprus. We were privileged to spend lots of time with the Doub family and several members of their church. It is very evident that the Lord is present and working in their midst. We were able to see and hear of many answered prayers within their small body and it truly blessed my heart. One of the greatest answered prayers was the purchase of a property that has a church gathering space and two buildings with several flats. It holds so much potential for growth and outreach and I know with certainty that the Lord’s kingdom will come on those grounds.

On the other hand, this visit opened my eyes to the realities and needs of the laborers in Cyprus. Church planting in a country that is not your first home brings many cultural, social, and emotional challenges for the Doubs. The number of obstacles that have been overcome to purchase the church property are very many. The time and endurance it has taken to build community and interest in the gospel is currently at nine years and counting. Building a team to carry the spiritual and physical weight of the church has come with joys but also with relational strife and many cultural differences to work through. They labor against spiritual warfare and the teaching and knowledge of the Islamic faith. They also have their own children to teach and shepherd.

Because of Jesus we have complete access to our Father, the only being with the power to answer our prayers. We must be on our knees for our brothers and sisters who labor for the gospel overseas. Let us pray fervently for unity in their marriage, family life, community and church family. Join us in prayer for the sustainment of new believers and boldness of their church to take the gospel to the ends of the earth. The Lord is faithful to do it!