June Update

 Over the past several years we have learned a couple of things about God...  His timing is perfect, and sometimes that timing doesn't always match up with our plans.  But we can rejoice in the fact that our present and our future is secure and sovereignly guided by our loving Savior. 

We weren't able to fly back to Colombia as we had hoped, but we have chosen July 18th as our next date that we are praying for in faith.  We have been blessed by several families that have enabled us to get even closer to our goal.  We now need only about $500 in monthly support.  Praise God!  We are thankful for the many ways that God has blessed our family through others.  We are thankful for each of you that has so generously blessed us through your prayers and your financial support.  We would greatly appreciate any help that would connect us to others that might be interested in supporting God's work in another country.  If you would like to join our family as we minister in Colombia, please send us an email, or call us at 910-670-8348.    

Right before we left to return home, Amanda and I were blessed to be a part of children's outreach in a community where our church, the Esperanza, is trying to start a church.  The area consists mainly of men that work in the military and the police so this can be a very difficult area to minister.  Before leaving, with the help of our Colombian brothers and sisters, we offered a children's club where we helped them understand the true meaning of why Jesus came as a baby and died for our sins.  The response was tremendous and I have since been back with a team of teenagers to minister to the same area and the response was even better.  

People are hungry to hear about the freedom that we only can have through Jesus.  The people in the community keep asking when we are coming back.  The students in the Esperanza church and school are also asking, "When are the Howards coming back?"  We are so thankful that God gave us the opportunity to be a part of their lives and we are eager and ready to go back and be with them again and help them understand who God has created them to be.  We are desperate that they understand that a loving God desires to free them from the bondage of sin and they can have a personal relationship with the God of the universe. 

Please continue to join us in prayer as we are eager to return back to Santa Marta to continue our work with the Esperanza church developing youth ministries and planting a church in an area that desperately needs one.  We know in our hearts that this is where God would have us to use our passions and gifts to His glory.    

In Him,