Betania Sur: One

We began the youth ministry today with one. One 15 year old boy who wants to grow in Christ. We hope others will join him, but if not, we will be faithfull to help this one boy grow. Marcelo has been to everything we have ever done at the Betania Sur Baptist Church and we look forward to what God will do in his life.

He lit up when we told him about the "prize." He will get a point for coming, for memorizing the verse of the week, inviting a friend and getting good grades at school. When a member gets 50 points, we will be going to see the Aucas play soccer. Pray for Marcelo and the other boys in the neighborhood to seek God's best for their lives.

The Magnificent Seven

No. Not those Magnificent Seven! For the past two years, every time that we have had an event at the Betania Sur Church in Guamani, South Quito, there have been some people we could count on. The seven boys that my dad led to Christ two years ago, keep coming around. On October 31st, we will be launching a ministry to them that we hope will be a model for youth ministry in Quito.

Matt Baker is our Journeyman missionary who specializes in Children and Youth Ministry. Pray for Matt as he begins this ministry. I will be with him in the beginning to help with language and culture issues. Matt will be teaching the Purpose Driven Life. Pray for these youth and especially the boys, to know God's purpose and rule in their lives.