March newsletter

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Team La Ceiba

This past weekend we had the joy of spending some time with our teammates dedicated to making our team better!  I am just so thankful for these fellow laborers in Christ.  From ministry to personal life, I feel loved and supported.  Many hands held the twins and watched my kids and many shared their joy in seeing girls at PDE come to know Christ and follow Him.  I so feel like we are in this labor together as we serve our families, each other, and those within our ministries.  We are so sure that God has put this team together in this way at this time for His purposes and for our good and I think that I can speak for each of us to say that we feel quite blessed.

One of our purposes of the weekend was to come up with some team-wide goals, it is so good to be on the same page and to feel unified in purpose.  As we talked through things, we were able to identify some of the areas that need special attention this year.  I know that most of you are reading this blog because you love and support Puerta de Esperanza and THANK YOU!  We still need your support, and one goal for us this year is to be fully supported monthly!  We are almost fully supported this year thanks to monthly and one-time gifts, but we are still not at full monthly support to be stable in the future.  So please continue to prayerfully consider partnering with us in that way.  Also, C needs a sponsor for her schooling, a need of $75/monthly.  Please contact me at ssinnes@gmail.com if you would like to help with that or have a question.

However, I want to present some non-PDE needs to you that would help our team to meet our yearly goals!  I am hopefully that maybe one of you has a deep interest in one of these areas and that God will move your heart to give and/or spread the word about these needs.  I am confident that in every one of these ministries the Gospel is going forth and God is using it for His glory.  Many of these are one-time gifts that you can keep in mind… the number in parenthesis is the account number that you would use to give on the website or in the memo section of your check.

1. Construction on our ministry center in La Isla $125,000 (92412) – this will provide office space for us, the completion of the seminary and medical clinic, and jobs for all of our workers for another year
2.  Medical clinic in La Isla - $15,000 (92419) – will provide supplies and furniture for a clinic, plus a lab with reduced prices, as well as specialized medical care for those who cannot otherwise afford it
3. Seminary $30,000 (92418) – tables, chairs, books, projector, all the things that you need to outfit a seminary where we will be using 3^rd millennium curriculum as well as guest lecturers and many other resources to provide theological education to local pastors.
4. Peter Project monthly support (92414) – giving to this ministry provides at risk boys the chance to hear the Gospel daily, go to school, get job training, learn live skills, and even see some family reconciliation
5.  Doctor Roger monthly support (92420) – our national partner, specialist in family medicine, pediatrics, and geriatrics, was training in Cuba and now has spent the last few years working alongside us in the existing Clinic.  Roger is now the head of MTW La Ceiba medical and raising his own support.  His contacts in the states are limited, but I promise he is well worth the investment.  He is our family doctor and has had a huge impact in a personal way in the communities where he works.  People hear the Gospel through the ministry that he is doing.  Please consider supporting him monthly to help pay his salary as well as stock the clinic.

Thanks for taking the time to read through our team needs.  It seems like money is always a limiting factor, but we know that God can and will provide!  And He may just use you… J