Serving to Build Trust
[New Jersey] TIM and ROBIN NUSSBAUMER have been in New Jersey
for more than 10 years planting gospel-centered churches. One of
Tim’s goals from the beginning has been to partner with local school
systems. One elementary school allowed the church to rent school
facilities on Sundays, but it still took time to build trust between them
and the church. To build this trust, the church cancelled a morning
service to instead clean the school and do landscaping. Eventually, this
relationship led to a tutoring and ESL class for the families of students.
Pray for more church planters to have a heart for the Northeast and
support them by giving through the Cooperative Program.
Perfect Timing
[North Africa and Middle East] SEBASTIAN HALAFAX* was trying
to find a man named Nadim.* He had met Nadim a few times but
did not have his contact information. One night Sebastian, who is
supported through the Cooperative Program, walked through one of
the city’s hotspots hoping to run into Nadim along the way. Praying
as he walked, Sebastian found Nadim waiting to catch a bus. They
traded phone numbers and began a deeper friendship. As a result,
Sebastian has been able to share the gospel with Nadim. “I marveled
at the perfect timing that had to take place for me to meet him that
night. I felt certain the Lord orchestrated our meeting.”