Another year is in the books. Now is a great time to look back at what has been accomplished last year and look ahead to new goals for 2014.
I would like to start off by saying thank you to so many of you who continually pray forus on a monthly, weekly, or even daily basis. God has allowed us to receive about about90% of our support goal for Crossway Baptist Church, most of which started coming in 2013. We do not have exact numbers, but my wife and I were able to see approximately 70 souls come to Christ during our travels and church foundation this past year. We were able to get Crossway Baptist Church started with 88 different people walking through our doors in its three month history. God has blessed and I believe a large part of that blessing has been your continued prayers.
I also want to give you some goals that you can partner with us in prayer over. At the end of the month we are starting our first midweek Bible study. Because of our school rental situation, we will have to start in our home. Please pray that we will have a good turnout and see this new church grow in our understanding and application to the scriptures. We are almost finished planning our first Spring campaign called "Progress - Just Keep Growing." We firmly believe this will be a great time of getting new people out witnessing and new people getting involved in the church. We have also scheduled our first missions conference in September of 2014. Please pray that we will see those "great and mighty things which we know not" in 2014. Also would you pray that we find a more permanent building to meet in. We are striving to find a building that is even reasonably affordable and it has been taxing. We as a church are already asking God to give us a building, but we are asking if you too would partner in prayer over this. God is good and He is able.
Lastly, our family is doing great. Jordan is officially talking. Just this morning he asked me to go play baxkeball (his pronunciation) with him. He is definitely a daddy's boy.
Jadyn is continuing to do well in school. She is done with all her letters and is now
trying to read everything. She is also making all kinds of friends in the neighborhood
who are constantly knocking on my door wanting Jadyn to play with them. As I write, I am once again thanking God for the wife He gave me. Amber's birthday is today
(January 10), so we are about to go celebrate it. I can't thank God enough for all the in-
dividuals who have invested in Amber's life to make her what she is today. My ministry
success is so tied into her help and encouragement. We are in every sense of the word a team and she's the star.
We pray for y'all often and hope you have a blessed year as well.
Justin and Amber Elwell Jadyn and Jordan
I would like to start off by saying thank you to so many of you who continually pray forus on a monthly, weekly, or even daily basis. God has allowed us to receive about about90% of our support goal for Crossway Baptist Church, most of which started coming in 2013. We do not have exact numbers, but my wife and I were able to see approximately 70 souls come to Christ during our travels and church foundation this past year. We were able to get Crossway Baptist Church started with 88 different people walking through our doors in its three month history. God has blessed and I believe a large part of that blessing has been your continued prayers.
I also want to give you some goals that you can partner with us in prayer over. At the end of the month we are starting our first midweek Bible study. Because of our school rental situation, we will have to start in our home. Please pray that we will have a good turnout and see this new church grow in our understanding and application to the scriptures. We are almost finished planning our first Spring campaign called "Progress - Just Keep Growing." We firmly believe this will be a great time of getting new people out witnessing and new people getting involved in the church. We have also scheduled our first missions conference in September of 2014. Please pray that we will see those "great and mighty things which we know not" in 2014. Also would you pray that we find a more permanent building to meet in. We are striving to find a building that is even reasonably affordable and it has been taxing. We as a church are already asking God to give us a building, but we are asking if you too would partner in prayer over this. God is good and He is able.
Lastly, our family is doing great. Jordan is officially talking. Just this morning he asked me to go play baxkeball (his pronunciation) with him. He is definitely a daddy's boy.
Jadyn is continuing to do well in school. She is done with all her letters and is now
trying to read everything. She is also making all kinds of friends in the neighborhood
who are constantly knocking on my door wanting Jadyn to play with them. As I write, I am once again thanking God for the wife He gave me. Amber's birthday is today
(January 10), so we are about to go celebrate it. I can't thank God enough for all the in-
dividuals who have invested in Amber's life to make her what she is today. My ministry
success is so tied into her help and encouragement. We are in every sense of the word a team and she's the star.
We pray for y'all often and hope you have a blessed year as well.
Justin and Amber Elwell Jadyn and Jordan