Nate's Return to PERU!

Ministering the Gospel of Jesus Christ with Praying Pelican Missions, networking with local churches around the world, and connecting mission teams to life-changing ministry opportunities.

About 15 years ago, Nate was first introduced to Peru missions through our home church in Wilmington, DE. Yearly we would support our missionaries there by bringing a large missions team to travel up the Amazon River and minister alongside them. For several years, Nate traveled with our head pastor and other leaders from the church putting on pastor conferences and evangelizing in the river villages. It was there that Nate was trained and equipped in serving pastors while gaining a heart for the remote local churches.

Now, many years later, and with a lot less hair than in the picture above, Nate will be leading a team of 4 staff and 15 mission trip participants to return to the Amazon River! They are so excited to pour into a pastor and church, in an effort to help them to continue to serve their community in the name of Christ. The team has many things planned like VBS, construction projects, door-to-door evangelism, men's and women's events, and nightly services.

This trip is two-fold: it allows us to partner alongside a church and pastor, and it also helps us get set up for Peru to be the next country where we launch PPM365. This will allow churches and pastors to continually be built up, encouraged, and assisted 365 days a year!

Your prayers are GREATLY appreciated and needed for this trip. With every trip to Peru, there has been great spiritual warfare on the mission field, and your support in this is needed. Will you commit to pray through this trip? Nate and the staff will begin their journey to Peru on October 19th, with the team arriving on the 22nd, and everyone departing back to the USA on 29th.

A Trip Journal will be updated as the team is ministering, you can follow along here.

We are no longer raising personal support but would encourage you to begin sponsoring a church and pastor through PPM365 for just $35/month!

www.ppm.org/365

September Family Update

As Laura says, Fall seems to have "slapped us in the face" again this year, meaning that all of the back-to-school meetings, sports and all that they entail, appointments for the kids, etc....seem to hit all at once and make life a little nutty.

We have also faced some serious situations in the midst of an already hectic month:

The girls were involved in a car accident that totaled our vehicle, resulting in a concussion for Reagan and bumps and bruises for them and their friends.
Navigating teenagers and all of the fun and not-so-fun stuff that comes along with that
One of the kids needing some intentional care and attention

...and we know that we are not alone in this as so many of you have similar struggles.

Through it all God continues to prove His goodness and faithfulness to us:

The girls are alive and healthy! The accident wasn't Reagan's fault and no one in any of the three vehicles involved was seriously injured. We were able to find a replacement vehicle in a timely manner for a decent deal and all of the insurance issues are working out.
We are surrounded by the help and support we need as we seek to bring wholeness to one of the kids who is struggling. Nate's parents moved down to this area for 9 months and have been a big support and source of joy that we need. Our friend Taylor came for a visit, and she was such a source of care and joy for us.

We are praising God, that He continually gives us beauty for ashes when we surrender everything to Him.

Specific prayer requests: Wisdom in parenting, an additional vehicle, peace in our home especially while Nate is ministering in Peru for 10 days, and continued grace for all of the things life is throwing at us these days.

We are so very grateful for each of you, praying God blesses you for your faithful prayers.