The BBR Model

The BBR Model

We praise the Lord for the successful trip for two of our coworkers who were in Tanzania to install four Solar Media Centers. This tool is so valuable for these small rural pastors (and their churches). 

​Assisting Unreached Peoples Mission (UPM), Mike Tapia and Bryan Jackson traveled to four churches in the Tanzanian bush. The ministry of Unreached Peoples Mission trains pastors that usually come from a bigger town, and then sends them out to plant churches among hard-to-reach tribes.

UPM sends them out with their BBR model, which stands for a “Bible”, a “Bicycle”, and a “Roof”. Each trained pastor gets a Bible, a bicycle in order to reach the hard-to-reach places, and then once they start planting a church, they get a roof so that the congregation has somewhere to meet.

​Pastor John is one of the pastors whose church received a Solar Media Center. His church in Mang’ola has no power and neither do any of the people in his village. The lights, the speakers, the cell phone charger, and the LightStream Pocket make a very big difference at his church. ​

Please pray with us as these rural pastors used these tools to expand their reach for the gospel.

Missions Conferences

​​We have been blessed to join in our churches' missions conferences, missions emphasis months, and other events that focus on worldwide missions. 

​We have enjoyed demonstrating the Solar Media Center this year in several places. 

We are grateful for these opportunities and appreciate the blessing of meeting so many. Please pray that God will use these events to bring others to serve in missions.

 

 

Some Family News

​JR is hoping to be able to come home for Christmas this year.

He's a zookeeper in remote Kansas, and we really miss him.

​David and Dominique are expecting their first baby in March of 2023. "Children are a heritage from the Lord..." (Ps. 127:3)

Praises

Jean has a back up for her role in Donation Services! Ryan Smethers who recently began his service at SonSet Solutions is doing a terrific job. This made being away much easier. 

We praise the Lord for his constant provision and leading. He provides without us even asking sometimes!

We also praise Him for a wonderful getaway to New England and Prince Edward Island. We are grateful for the extra gifts some of you provided to make this happen.​

Requests

Please continue to pray for John's mother, Susan. Praise that she is back in their apartment, but she is recovering from a blood clot in her leg. 

Please pray that JR can come for Christmas.

Please pray that things would continue to go smoothly for David and Dominique with their first baby.

Please pray with us for the support we need to meet the required cost of living increase that will begin in January.