Mission

This summer, a handful of young adults from EFCC will be leaving San Diego and heading to the Andhra Pradesh province of India for a three-week, short-term project in July. While there, we will be helping an Indian organization by way of teaching English to college students on campus. These students have joined church planting teams so they can go out all across India to plant churches and assist in certain needs of many different communities (social work). In the first year, the students (called Freshers) come to campus for two months to learn English (by the way, all of their classes are taught only in English), and take other Christian courses as well (i.e., Spiritual Development, Penteteuch, Discipleship, SMS- research & citation, etc). If, after four years, they pass all their classes they will graduate with a degree in either theology or in Christian Studies which will help them in their church planting ventures.

Mark 16:15-- He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation."

Friday, July 19, 2013

The longer I'm here, the more I'm reminded how blessed I am in America

Hello family & friends,
I hope your all well and in good health when you're reading this & I also just want you to know you're all in my daily prayers.  I get the honor of preaching this Sunday in a local Telugu Christian Church, I will be preaching on the topic of "There's only one God & God's love" (also my brother Chris is leading worship). We've visited more slum schools & tailoring shops (in the slum areas), it's such a blessing every time we visit them.  The kids are full of joy for the Lord & for learning English.  I would ask of you if you would please pray with us for them-- so that as they grow up, they continue studying & be able to graduate, instead of dropping out because they have to work to help their family. I've also learned about the Good Shepard ministry which has over 3,000 churches & are in need of our prayers so the ministry can continue to get funded.  The Good Shepard ministry is what most of the schools we have visited are from, so please pray with us for their ministry. The more I'm around the students the more I've learned of how big their hearts are & their faith for God.  I love it when we have prayer because they're so powerful & it's such a reminder of how much they trust in God.  They don't have the same lifestyle as us & their daily struggles are sure a lot more difficult than ours. It's also a good reminder of how good we live in the States & yet we complain about the smallest things.  It's definitely a humbling experience.  I want to thank you guys for your prayers, they're so hopeful.  Thanks for reading & God bless you all.

-Julio

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