YOU ARE MAKING AN IMPACT

Thanks to you and to our faithful God - we are on the mission field -- and we hit the ground running!

Our main focus right now is the registration of CLUB1040 in Lebanon. Establishing the ministry as a Lebanese entity, does three things:

- Provides an avenue for visas both for ourselves and other key members of our launch team, but also for third country nationals desiring ministry and missions training. - Allows the ministry to continue long after we, or others from the west are gone. Facilitates one of our primary goals: that ministry in Lebanon be funded by Lebanon by the year 2020.

Just days ago we received a great answer to prayer, and we want to say, "Thank you" for praying for us!. We received confirmation that we will be able to modify the charter of an established organization to focus on training leaders and church planters. This is a breakthrough because previously we had been told that to function as a nonprofit in Lebanon we would have to be a humanitarian aid agency. Thanks to your prayers, God made a way.

We are rejoicing in God's faithfulness. As we are settling in, we commented that as a family, it seems like we have always lived here. We know that is because of God's grace and your support. Knowing that we are not here alone, but as an extension and representatives of you makes us embrace this place!

PRAISE REPORT! God has provided our budget through August. We are making plans to return to the US for a short time before we launch the Missionary Development Center. Currently, we plan to be visiting five states and would love to make time to share some of the testimonies we are witnessing here in the Middle East.

Thank God for His love! Julie and I are confident that God is providing for us and also for you. We are rejoicing with you in all that God is doing!

Until all have heard,

Matt & Julie