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This was Caleb when he was first learning how to crawl. For some reason this young man loves the remote control! We'll have another ministry minute up in a couple days! Enjoy.

August Ministry Minute

Wait a second...August? August ministry minute? Nah, that can't be right...
In spite of my disbelief of what the calendar tells me here is an update of how God has been good in the last month and how we pray He will bring glory to Himself in the next one:

Praises:

• We were able to spend a few hours with another one of the guys in our ministry that has been home for summer but returned for a couple days. God is on the move in Brent's life and shining light on the places that will, by His grace, show themselves to be strength's in his growing faith.
• We had zero trouble gallivanting around the Midwest visiting friends & family the second week of the July. It is encouraging to be reminded how big God is--He's working in Iowa, Illinois, Ohio AND Michigan :) (Sorry, Indiana...we didn't stop there!)
  
• We're hovering around the 80% mark of our funding for next year and have been cleared to report to campus if we finish the next three weeks strong!
  

Requests:

• The Panther Party August 19th at Northern Iowa. This is our biggest and best chance to reach students- especially freshmen. Would you pray that He would add students to His Kingdom on this day and not just our ministry?
• A rekindling of relationships with students at Wartburg. While they don't return to campus until September, please pray that they would know that they are valued and that we're excited to see them again! "We loved you so much that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well, because you had become so dear to us." 1 Thess. 2:8
  
• That our heart, soul, mind and strength would, "in humility consider others better than ourselves." Phil 2:3
  
• We have $11,000 of need before school starts. While this seems to be a big deal to us; this is small potatoes for the God of the universe. Please pray that God would show himself to be the God of Ephesians 3:20 & that through His work all would know that only God is capable and recognize Him for who He is.
• For a strengthened relationship with the churches in Waverly, that we would together reach students for Christ. 1 Corinthians 12:12
  

James 4:2 has been challenging me the last few days, "You do not have, because you do not ask God." We pray that this would never be true in any of our lives. God Bless.

Ben & Angie
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