Thanking God for His Goodness.

Dear Praying Family,

Since we last wrote to you, God has done some wonderful things.

The Bible constantly mentions giving thanks to God. The words of David’s psalm proclaim thanks to God for His everlasting mercy. God’s people give thanks for His righteousness, His goodness, and His mighty works. We thank God for being near to us.

Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
Let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving,
And declare His works with rejoicing.
Psalm 107:21-22

As God’s children we all have so much to be thankful for! We look forward to many years of thanksgiving sacrifices as we declare the works of our wonderful God.

A Growing Family (again!) This summer God gave us a new member of the family. My sister, Lisa, married Matthew Leahy on the 9th of July. We have a new brother! :-) They had a beautiful wedding on the beach. God even gave us three days of dry weather in Tampa, Florida! To see more wedding pictures, click here.

Support Increase
We have been on the road for much of the summer. We have visited churches in New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Florida. God has blessed us with good meetings. We enjoy meeting and sharing with God’s people!

God is providing! This summer several churches and individuals have joined our support team or increased their monthly support. Last week, our home church voted to increase our support by $200 per month. Praise the Lord! We now have 64% of our monthly support. If we reach 85% by November, we will be able to participate in our mission’s biannual field preparation seminar and could leave for language school as early as January. Please pray with us for God to provide in His perfect time.

Survey Trip
This week we will be traveling to Guatemala and Costa Rica with our administrator for South America, Bob Trout. We will be evaluating the possibility of creating a special language school arrangement in Guatemala. We are hoping I will be able to study at a Spanish seminary while Angela learns to speak Spanish fluently.

Pregnancy Care Center and Medical Ministry
Angela has enjoyed several opportunities to learn about the pregnancy care center ministry. She participated in the seminar Evelyn (my mother) presented at ABWE’s Missionary Enrichment Conference. ABWE’s Medical Missions Interface challenged us with some amazing opportunities for outreach through medicine. Medical personnel from around the world shared how God is using their skills to open doors. Yesterday we heard a report on a recent 2 week medical trip to Peru. Over 170 people made professions of faith! Angela also attended the annual Summit Conference of Baptists for Life in Grand Rapids. It was an inspiring and exciting time. She can’t wait to arrive in Peru and get to work!

Church Planting and Provision In Peru Two months ago Pastor Alejandro led his church in an evangelistic campaign to kick off a new church plant in Lima. This is their sixth church plant in recent years. God provided memorial gifts of over $500 from our home church to help purchase supplies for the new church.

Last week God provided $1000 from First Baptist in Galeton, PA for ministries in Peru. $500 from that gift will help remodel the primary pregnancy center in Lima so they can deliver babies. The other $500 will help to finish a temporary church building at the church plant in Manchay. Both of these projects could use a few hundred dollars more. There are always opportunities to invest for eternity.

Prayer Requests
- Contacts, meetings, and new support.
- Personal spiritual vibrancy.
- Emotional/physical stamina.
- Safety traveling.
- Fruitful ministry.

Our God is so good! We thank Him first for the relationship He initiated with us. We also thank Him for guiding, directing, and providing in this journey.

May God bless you all with a deeper and more intimate walk with Him!

Jonathan & Angela Stone