God’s calling for our family continues to be serving globally while living locally. Jack’s role focuses on enhancing UWM’s nonformal pastoral training by strengthening existing missionaries on the field and refining our global strategies. This year, that meant a lot of two things: Zooms calls and plane flights.
Zoom Trainings
Many times this year, Jack hosted equipping calls for UWM pastor-trainers around the world. Using Zoom breakout rooms, thoughtful discussion questions and compelling stories, Jack equipped our people to be more informed and more effective. The September call was Jack’s favorite. Our subject matter expert, Dr. Lisa Anderson Umańa shared about the importance of mentoring. Young leaders emerge when seasoned leaders see their potential, invest relationally, and foster their development by creating spaces for them to gain experience! UWM is establishing Regional Training Hubs in each region of the world to help catalyze this.
Welcoming International Neighbors
In May and June, Loren and Jack worked hard to revise and expand the Welcoming International Neighbors (WIN) curriculum before teaching it in July in San Francisco. We enjoyed working on a project together instead of the usual divide and conquer that parenting with young kids entails. Read more here.
Family Time
We brought our kids with us to California for the WIN training there. We enjoyed exploring the cold beaches and the giant redwood forests.
When we weren't traveling we were making s’mores around the fire, cheering on the Astros, enjoying God’s creation, or hanging out with family and friends. Oh… and we got a dog too!
GBC VBS
Our home church invited us to share at their summer VBS on participating in God’s mission around the world. We talked about the armor of God, disciple-making and pastor-training. Loren really rocked it!
UWM Leadership Meetings
In September, UWM biennial leadership meetings took place in the beautiful Lake Junaluska, N.C. It was such a joy to be together all in the same place.
In October, Jack spent 10 days in Colombia meeting key regional partners and assisting with launching a new kind of training. For more on the new training, check out this blog post.
Panama
None of this would be possible without YOU! We are so grateful for your prayers, your encouragement, your financial support, and your friendship.
Consider a one-time gift: We invite you to help us continue this work of investing in Christian leaders in the Majority World who desperately need and deeply desire further training. By investing in our ministry you are joining us in serving them.
We thank God for you and your partnership in the spreading of the gospel. Together, by the power of His Spirit at work in us, God is strengthening His church and reaching the lost. Thank you so much!