What is going on should be prefaced with a little background:
I first met Jared and Tanya Cox and their four children in December 2015 after they had recently returned from 15 years serving in Nicaragua. We started talking in the lobby of Heritage Christian School (where I work here in Bozeman), realized we had a mutual friend in ministry, and got to know each other better from there. They have been such a huge blessing in my life. I am so thankful for their hearts and faithfulness to the Lord and their desire to see His name glorified to the ends of the earth. Here is a link to a video of what the Lord did during their time in Nicaragua: http://youtu.be/wcv5wN0jQmY
In April 2017, Jared and Tanya asked me if I would be interested in praying alongside of them for a church plant in Bozeman, as they, along with the Nicaraguan pastors and elders had been seeking the Lord and being led in that direction. I was seeking the Lord at that time and in many months proceeding about where the Lord would have me to focus and to serve here in Montana. Shortly thereafter, the Lord also opened the door to travel to Nicaragua during the summer for two weeks in July on a vision trip to see the churches there, get to know some of the Nicaraguan pastors and their families, and see possibilities for future ministry opportunities. The time there was a blessing far beyond words!
The Lord convicted me at that time to step away from some ministries I was involved in here in Bozeman upon returning and continue to pray for His direction.
After many months of praying, the Lord has opened the door in His timing to be apart of the church plant here in Bozeman. The first vision night for the church was December 17. The second vision night is this Sunday, January 7 and then the first service will be January 14. It has been sweet seeing the Lord's provision through each step of the way! There is also a couple from Nicaragua moving here in June to serve as well.
The Lord has also graciously opened the door to return to Nicaragua February 26-March 6 this year with a team from Heritage Christian School. I cannot wait to see the family in Nicaragua and see how He is continuing to build His Kingdom there!
Please pray:
-That the Lord would build His church
-That He would use His church to save many lives and call many to be used for His Kingdom work and His glory
-For protection in the spiritual battle
-For wisdom, discernment and His leading
-For divine contacts as the Lord brings those He wants to be apart of the church plant
-For the mission trip - that the hearts of the students and adults going will be prepared and humble and moldable for His purposes
-For more partners to support the ministry and teams to travel to Nicaragua. Here is the link to Petra International Ministries - www.petramissions.org ... the website for the church here in Bozeman is almost complete as well
-For Christ to be the center of everything and for His name to be lifted high always!
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| The Cox family |
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| Vision Night 1 |
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| The supremacy of Christ above all things. Partnering with the global church to reach the global community. |
