Our summer tutoring ministry came to an end tonight with our getAhead graduation celebration. It was an incredible evening! Over 50 kids graduating and getting cheered on by their getAhead family, the Springs of Grace Church family, and many of their parents. Many of the students don’t get cheered on very often. Parents stood and…
"…to the praise of the glory of His grace…" Ephesians 1:6
Pray For…Lesotho Stats •Population – 1,919,552 •Percentage of Evangelicals – 8.2% •Total Number of People Groups – 6 •Number of Unreached People Groups – 1 •Language Spoken – Sesotho, English, Zulu •Major Religion – Christian (80%), indigenous beliefs •Human Development Rank – 156 •Persecution Index – N/A In 1966, the Kingdom of Lesotho gained its…
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http://www.onehopeministry.org/ gives a tremendous picture of the ministry of One Hope that is wed together with the faith life of Springs of Grace.
8/4/09 Exponential has posted an adaptation of Francis Chan’s message he gave at their conference. May his exhortation to trust in the Holy Spirit and strive for authentic, loving, and a true Biblical community sink deep. Here is an excerpt: “A little over a year ago, we baptized this guy who came out of the…
Telling people that being part of the local church is optional for the health of the Christian, is like telling a married couple they can replace living together with being friends on Facebook to grow closer and become One as God intends. – Carlos Griego
Pray For…The Kyrgyz of Kyrgyzstan Stats •Population – 2,800,000 •Percentage of Evangelicals – N/A •Language Spoken – Kyrgyz •Major Religion – Islam (Sunni) •Human Development Rank of Kyrgyzstan – 120 •Persecution Index of Kyrgyzstan – 49 •Global Evangelical Status – Level 2, Less than 2% Evangelical. Initial church planting in the past 2 years. The…
Jesus told the story about two sons who were told to go work in the vineyard (Matt. 21: 28-32). One said he would go and didn’t, and the other said that he wouldn’t go, and then did. Thus far the parable is a familiar one. But I was recently struck by how the son who…
Pray For…North Korea Stats •Population – 22,757,275 •Percentage of Evangelicals – 1.5% •Total Number of People Groups – 5 •Number of Unreached People Groups – 4 •Major Religion – autonomous religious activities now almost nonexistent •Human Development Rank – N/A •Persecution Index – 1 Korea has been autonomous for much of its long history. However,…
Pray For…Iraq Stats •Population – 29,671,605 •Percentage of Evangelicals – 0.1% •Total Number of People Groups – 33 •Number of Unreached People Groups – 33 •Language Spoken – Arabic, Kurdish, Turkoman •Major Religion – Muslim (97%), Christian, Other •Human Development Rank – N/A •Persecution Index – 17 Home to the ancient Babylonians, Iraq has a…