Many of you have seen the video of the father and son team, Dick and Rick Hoyt. Rick’s parents have not allowed his challenge with cerebral palsy keep him from accomplishing what many others have not: marathons and triathlons. It is a wonderful testimony to what teamwork can accomplish. Check out this inspiring video.
Posted by: Jim Holway | November 4, 2008
Team Hoyt
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Posted by: Jim Holway | November 4, 2008
Montgomery, Alabama x 2
For the past two weekends, I have enjoyed some good old Southern hospitality. Oct. 23-25 was the World Mission Workshop, this year hosted by Faulkner University. It was great to commune and talk with missionaries and students interested in missions. You will be able to listen to the talks by clicking here (the keynotes and classes should be up soon). Next year’s World Mission Workshop will be hosted by Freed-Hardeman University.
Last weekend was Missions Sunday at the Vaughn Park church, one of our longtime supporters. As always, it was a pleasure and blessing to be with the dear folks at Vaughn Park. One of the highlights was on Sunday, when Matt and Grace Hangen, VP’s missionaries to Togo, were able to hook up with the congregation via Skype. Matt and Grace are doing language study in France, and Matt led the communion devotional live from France on his webcam. It was awesome!
Posted by: Jim Holway | October 22, 2008
Asunción, Paraguay
Although we lived “next door” to Paraguay for all our years in Argentina, we only made it once to visit, and that was only to the border town of Puerto Strossner (now called Ciudad del Este). In Sept. I had the blessing of working a week in Asunción, the capital city. The church was celebrating her fourth anniversary, and I was able to preach and teach in numerous settings throughout the week. The mission team also had their fifth year anniversary while I was there, and we celebrated that joyous occasion in a Korean/Japanese/Chinese/Paraguayan restaurant. It was great!
Paraguay is one of two land-locked countries in South America, and is surrounded by Bolivia, Brazil and Argentina. It rarely appears on anyone’s list of “top ten tourist destinations.” But the people of Asunción are on my list of “best people in the world!” They are lively, energetic, and wonderfully warm and receiving. The missionaries have done a good job showing Asunción what the church should be: a healthy mix of gender, race, and socioeconomic groupings. I was blessed to be in the presence of this wonderful fellowship!
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Posted by: Jim Holway | October 21, 2008
Another wedding!
Kathryn and I are pleased to announce the engagement of our daughter, Sarah, to Bryan Kelly. The wedding will be in Memphis next August. Bryan is a great young man, and we are honored to include him in our family.
Kevin and Tonya, Bryan’s parents, were on hand to record the engagement. Enjoy these pictures of the happy couple!
Striking the pose
Showing off the ring
After Sarah said ‘Yes,’ it was all smiles!
Aren’t they such a handsome/cute couple!
Posted by: Jim Holway | October 8, 2008
New church launch!
In church planting lingo, the beginning of a new church is often referred to as a launch. I think it’s a useful description: after months and years of preparation, the new group begins its journey as a community of God’s people on the earth. God alone knows where this church will go and who it will reach. There is great excitement and an atmosphere of celebration. The kingdom of light is overcoming the world of darkness!
Such were the feelings on August 17 when the Iglesia de Cristo en Pompano Beach was officially begun. Representatives of almost every Spanish-speaking congregation in South Florida were on hand to witness and celebrate this wonderful moment. Carlos and Maribel Preciado were the proud hosts for the day, and it was the fruition of many prayers and hard work.
Carlos and Maribel were a part of the first LAMP-Miami church planting team that was scheduled to arrive in Miami in 2005. That team dissolved, but Carlos and Maribel kept true to their vision. They have been interning with the Griffin Road Church of Christ for the past two years as they waited for God to lead them to the site of the new congregation. Although Pompano Beach was further north than they had originally planned, it was clear that God was opening a door of opportunity there.
The new church is meeting at the building of the 6th Street Church of Christ, an English-speaking group, and shares the space with a Portuguese-speaking group, Igreja de Cristo em Pompano. The inauguration included some singing in Portguese, and the two groups envision partnering in upcoming outreach events.
We praise God for his faithfulness and the dedication of his servants Carlos and Maribel!
Carlos gives a bilingual welcome — in Spanish and Portuguese!
Everyone enjoyed this day of celebration.
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