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Here’s the latest news from David and Sandy Echols January-March 2012
Announcing What’s Next! When we came to Namibia two years ago, we set out with a general vision for church planting and community development. For our first term we committed our time to serve Community Hope School (CHS) while seeking God’s direction for our future in Namibia. That first term is nearing its end and God has been faithful in providing the opportunity to put our vision into action. Now, we are ready to share that plan with all of you. After a three month furlough, we will officially begin our new ministry, Three Measures, in August.
Three Measures "The Kingdom of Heaven is like the yeast a woman used in making bread. Even though she put only a little yeast in three measures of flour, it permeated every part of the dough" Matthew 13:33
The Kingdom of God is revolutionary and its reach is unlimited. When present in a community, it should not simply transform a part, but should permeate every aspect of that society. This is the basis of our new ministry. Every community is made up of three measures: (1) the physical, (2) the social and (3) the spiritual. Our goal is to reach out in each of these areas. We will be partnering with Youth With a Mission, developing the ministry under their covering. Our target will be Katutura, in the same community where we have been serving with CHS. We plan to start a Community Health Evangelism program as well as begin house churches as we go. Furthermore, we plan to take about three trips per year to the north of the country to hold “Restoration Seminars” to train village pastors. We are very excited about what is coming & we hope you are too. Please join with us in prayer and celebration as we end our time with CHS and begin with the next step. For more info about Three Measures visit davidandsandyechols.blogspot.com.
Pray for wisdom & guidance as we begin a new ministry Health for our family Preparations for furlough (including visa process for Sandy) Growth for new Christians and others who are still making the decision
Special Dates
May 1— - Two years in Namibia & end of work at CHS
May-July— - Furlough in USA
August— - Official beginning of Three Measures
To keep up with us between these newsletters, check out our website and blog:
davidandsandy.org David & Sandy Echols – 3940 Oberding Dr. Colorado Springs, CO 80911 –david@davidandsandy.org