Tomorrow is Opening Day at Lincoln CC and Logan CC!

There are quite a few things I can name off as a blessing in my life right now (including my first place Chicago Cubs!) but one thing that was a blessing this week was having a few moments to count up how many Youth Group kids that I have had the privilege to lead who are involved in some sort of ministry this summer. There are several kids who are involved in summer college ministry, camp ministry, missions, and even one who is playing on our Saints Illinois team this summer!

It is easy to get discouraged sometimes in ministry. There are lots of things that can be frustrating and disappointing but it was nice to have a moment to count my blessings and be reminded that God is at work and is faithfully raising up another generation to go and share the Gospel outside of their comfort zone.

Praise the Lord for how He works and continue to pray for the next generation that will share the Gospel with the corners of the world!!

Our team is heading out to our little corner of the world tomorrow.

Tomorrow morning we are going to Logan CC and Lincoln CC which are two places that we have never been to.

Logan is actually a women’s facility so we will divide up our team with their team and play two “co-ed” softball games.

Kurt Hand will be sharing his testimony during the morning session and Kris Mettelmann will be sharing the Gospel.

In the afternoon we will be going to Lincoln and playing two more afternoon games.

Nick Sauder will be sharing his testimony during the afternoon session and Kyle Krall will be sharing the Gospel.

The Lord has provided in so many unexpected ways over the years. I appreciate the prayer support that our team has had. Please pray for the men and women we will see next Saturday.

PRAISES

• The Texas Campaign in March went really well! We visited 3 prisons and handed out 632 Gospels of John and had 37 men make a profession of faith.
• Like I mentioned earlier, we have several young adults from our church involved in missions trips and camp ministries this summer. It is such a blessing to see God working in their lives. (I’m sure several of you have young people in your church doing similar things, so if you pray for our young people, I’ll pray for yours!)
• Lord willing we are visiting three new prisons this summer and one prison we haven’t been to in over 10 years! Praise the Lord for opening doors this year!

PRAYER REQUESTS:

• Pray that God keeps the doors open all year for us to minister
• Pray for all of the other teams going out tomorrow- North GA team, NE team, SE Ladies team, and WV team.
• Pray for the hearts of the inmates we will see this summer. Pray that God draws their hearts to Himself.
• Pray that God provides more missionary athletes across the country for all of the opportunities to go in and share the Gospel!
• Pray for the hearts of our own missionary athletes and pray that we are bold in our prayer lives and bold sharing the Gospel this summer.