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August Newsletter Update

Dear Friends,

Thank you so much for your prayers and financial partnership with us. You are a blessing to us.

Support Raising Update
By God’s grace, we have crossed the halfway point in our monthly committed support! We are over 50% of the way to full support, with the majority coming from individuals. Praise God with us for how He is providing! Our goal is to be near or at 100% of our monthly goal by the end of September. To reach our goal, we need an additional 20-40 monthly ministry partners.

If you are not already partnering with us, would you prayerfully consider how you could be part of our ministry by partnering with us financially and in prayer? We would love to have you as our ministry partner in advancing the gospel in Mexico.

Church Presentations
We have been privileged to share our ministry with three churches over the last couple months, and two of them are considering taking us on for monthly support. We are very thankful for these opportunities God has given us to present our ministry.
Enjoying fellowship and authentic Mexican food after presenting at
Iglesia Bautista Nuevo Amanecer

Another exciting presentation opportunity we had was with Kids on a Mission and Teens on a Mission. Suber Road Baptist Church has developed this program to help the young people learn about their missionaries and the countries and cultures they live in. We were able to share with them a little about Mexico and the ministry we will be doing at the seminary and with kids in the orphanage there. We were also able to share with the teens about how God called both of us into mission work when we were teens, and encourage them to see how they can get involved in both international missions as well as find ways they can serve in their community.

Our missions display table at Suber Road Baptist

Individual Missions Presentations
As we’ve shared before, our main focus in our support raising ministry has been with individuals. Over 90% of our current monthly support is from individuals—family, friends, and church family. We have enjoyed connecting with dozens of individuals and families over the last couple months, and many have decided to partner with us in our mission work. If you are interested in meeting with us to learn more about what God is calling us to do, we would love to have the opportunity. Please reach out to us at ccollins@caminoglobal.org or Chris’s cell: 231-878-4567.

Other Ministry Opportunities
In addition to our support raising ministry, we have found other opportunities to minister in the Greenville area where we’re living now. We have had opportunities to minister at Suber Road Baptist, where Chris grew up. Sarah has enjoyed working with the children, and Chris has served in music ministry.

Chris also has had the opportunity to speak twice at Miracle Hill Ministries’ Overcomers ministry (an addiction recovery program).

Through these opportunities we have been able to continue to use and develop our gifts as we prepare to serve the Lord in Mexico.

Praise and Prayer Requests
  •          Praise God for His provision for our support and personal needs!
  •          Pray for additional presentation opportunities
  •          Pray for 20-40 additional ministry partners
  •          Pray for continued spiritual growth and growth in our marriage.

Thank you again for your prayers and partnership with us as we serve the Lord!

Your fellow servants,

Chris and Sarah Collins

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