July/August
Dear praying
friends and family,
These last two
months have been busy months and God has blessed greatly in our family
and in the ministry. We praise Him for His faithfulness in every aspect
of our lives.
June through August
is always a busy time for Chosen Children Ministries with many short
term missions teams coming to work and minister alongside the staff.
Keila, Noelia and Mickey had the privilege and blessing of translating
for many of the teams and they saw God work in awesome ways in the lives
of those they worked with as well as in their own lives, growing them
and maturing them into the young adults that He would have them be. We
praise God for the many godly people they were able to meet and minister
with as well.
In August one of
our supporting churches, Southcenter Community Baptist Church, came down
and worked in the barrio of Miraflores, just outside of Managua. They
were able to paint the inside and outside of the church building as well
as hold VBS every afternoon. They also participated in one of our youth
meetings in Salinas Grandes. We appreciate so much the support,
encouragement and love shown while they were here. It is always an
extra special treat to have friends come down and work alongside us.
Cheryl continues to
teach two bible studies on Wednesdays, one in Leon and another in
Managua, and has now begun another one on Friday afternoons in the
Miraflores barrio. She is encouraged by what she is learning through
the Bible study as well as seeing and hearing how the ladies are growing
in their faith.
With the arrival of
so many teams the Bible Institute classes have been a bit sparse but the
pastors have continued learning through seminars and Bible studies given
by different visiting pastors and leaders. God is doing such a great
work in these men and it is a privilege to be a part of it all. Please
continue to pray for them as they continue to grow in the Word and seek
to influence their barrios and win others for Christ.
As many of you know, last March we
held our first CCM camp for the youth of our churches. We had an
attendance of 84 young people and have seen the great impact these youth
have had in their own barrios. We are already planning for our next
camp and in January of 2010 would like to hold two weeks of camp. We
know that the camping ministry can have a life changing impact on these
kids lives and we are looking forward to seeing what God has in store
for this new year. Please be praying that God will supply for these
kids to be able to come to camp. The cost for each camper is
approximately $30. If you would like to help you can contact Chosen
Children Ministries. (1-864-599-0067)
Cheryl is in charge
of our local church’s VBS which will be held in Jan. 2010 and would
appreciate your prayers as she begins to get things together for this
activity. This is a new challenge for her as she has never done this
before. Last year there were over 220 kids in attendance.
We are so grateful
to the Lord and to each one of you for your faithfulness in praying for
us as well as encouraging us through emails and sacrificial giving. You
are such a blessing to us. May God continue to bless you and use you in
His ministry here in Nicaragua.
In His care,
The Mingos
Adrian, Cheryl,
Keila, Noelia, Micael, Lorena, Natalia & Alexandra
PS. Please visit
our 2009 Youth of Impact camp webpage to see
pictures.
Prayer Requests:
-
Preparation and
training of pastors and leaders
-
Women’s Bible
studies
-
Youth groups
(Salinas Grandes – 5 churches, Paraiso)
-
Youth Camp 2010 –
staff preparation, finances, program
-
15 passenger van
-
VBS