To Namibia & Back Again
Namibia Trip Report 2018 David was recently in Namibia from July 2nd through 19th & was able to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. He went with the goal of checking up on the ministry, working out some difficulties with the cafe & to lay some groundwork for the Echols family's return to the country. He is back and the trip was a great success. He is excited to share the details with you, so click here to read the report and see lots of pictures.
Returning to Namibia Perhaps the biggest news coming out of July's visit to Namibia has to do with our plans for the future. Over those two weeks David was able to spend time with potential partners and meet about what the future may look like. We are very happy to announce that when we return, we will do so with All Nations Church in Windhoek. This is the church we have attended since 2011 & we believe it is a very good fit for 3 Measures. We plan to continue our work, while training and mobilizing Namibian Christians at All Nations to reach out into their country. We look forward to bringing the ministry under a local church and seeing how God uses this relationship for His glory moving forward!
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Meanwhile in the USA
Central Christian College of the Bible
On the Road
Our time at CCCB has been wonderful; it has been a blessing to spend time with young missionaries-in-training and to be a part of what God is doing in their lives. A big part of what we did last semester was coordinating and training for Spring Outreach Week. In total, seven teams went out to Romania, Germany, Ecuador, Jamaica, and South Dakota.
We haven't stopped moving all summer! We spent June in Colorado/California and July in Namibia/Colorado. Please pray for the connections we've been making & for us to find people and churches to partner with us. We are finally back in Moberly, MO and are looking forward to spending some time with our partners
A new semester starts this month and we look forward to getting back into the swing of things here in Moberly. We will be here through Missions Emphasis week from Oct 1-5.
Our time in the USA has provided so many opportunities to share about 3 Measures. If you are interested in having us share at your church, Sunday School, small group Bible study, or anything else, just let us know! Email Us
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So, what is next? Sandy has applied for her US citizenship and we are now just waiting for the process to be completed. We tried to time things so we could be ready to leave the US by October, but that is looking less likely as the immigration process has slowed down considerably. Our plan now is to head to Colorado in October and stay there until the citizenship is approved. We see this as an opportunity to build stronger connections with our supporters there and to build a relationship with our sending organization. This will also allow us to spend some of our time Stateside with David's parents who live in Colorado Springs. Once Sandy has received her citizenship, we will have no more than 45 days before we will have to be out of the country. Please pray for this to come through in God's time. We are anxious for it to be approved so we can get back to Namibia, but there are a lot of things that need to come together and the right timing will be crucial.
Pray! Thank you to everyone who prays for 3 Measures and our family. If you would like to know what to be praying for, please click here for an updated prayer list. There you will find more details about what is currently happening in our lives and ministry, and how you can be praying. Thank you!
New Website Coming Soon David's working on a new website that should be ready soon, so keep an eye out for that announcement.
Support Update We are so thankful for the faithfulness of our supporters since we've been temporarily Stateside. Thank you for understanding and for continuing to support God's work in Namibia! Before we return to Namibia we do need to raise our support level. We have a total monthly need of $4,900 and we are currently up to $4,108. This means we need an additional $792 in monthly commitments. We are so close and are hopeful that we can reach this goal before it is time to return. If you would like to be a part of the mission to reach Namibia through the ministry of 3 Measures, please consider joining the teamfinancially. You can click here to make your commitment or email us and we can contact you. For His Kingdom, David, Sandy, Reese & Avi Echols
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