Ministry Newsletter

We’ve all heard about Black Friday—a day that our country devotes to shopping. But did you know that Tuesday, November 27, is Global Giving Tuesday? It’s a special day set aside to encourage charitable giving—and a reminder that Jesus told us in Acts 20:35: “It is better to give than…...

Happy Thanksgiving! I pray you and your family are blessed and able to spend time together during this holiday weekend. As Deborah and I count our blessings, we are certainly grateful for you and all of our faithful ministry partners. We could not do this work without you!...

The apostle Paul thanked the Philippians for their “partnership in the gospel” (Phil. 1:5-7). He was very aware that he was not a lone ranger in the work of ministry. He was part of a team! Paul could not do what he did without others. He told those who prayed…...

I’ve always believed that ministry is about individual people—not crowds. Even though there are a few big crowds described in the Book of Acts, most ministry was one-on-one and very personal. That is because our God cares about the individual, and so should we! This philosophy has guided me since…...

Thank you for praying for me during my long trip to southern Africa. I felt as if I were enveloped in grace during those two weeks! The travel itself was intense, beginning with the 16-hour direct flight to South Africa. I slept in six different beds in three countries and…...

When you receive this newsletter I will already be flying over the Atlantic Ocean, somewhere between Atlanta and Johannesburg, South Africa. The flight is 17 hours long—Delta’s longest! When I arrive I will begin my 20th journey to Africa. I am sending this short e-mail to ask you to pray…...

It’s been several weeks since I sent an update on our work. I have been traveling a lot since our men’s Bold Venture retreat in Georgia. Thank you so much for believing in the work of The Mordecai Project and for standing with us in prayer!...

know the Lord has done some special miracles over the years through this ministry. But something happened recently that seems to outshine anything we have seen. I must share it with you because you have prayed for us!...

Today I’ve been meditating on Paul’s words in 2 Corinthians 4:7. He writes: “But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the surpassing greatness of the power will be of God and not from ourselves.” Paul was keenly aware of his weakness. He saw miracles, yes, but he…...

These words from John 16 jumped off the page at me today: “Whenever a woman is in labor she has pain, because her hour has come; but when she gives birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish because of the joy that a child has been born…...