Hi Dave and church,

Every challenge we face leads to an opportunity…

“Your church must close!”

I was recently thinking about our Rwandan friend and team-leader, Justin, and the time when the authorities told him, “Your church must close.” Why? Because the government was requiring new regulations including, among other things, expensive soundproofing throughout the structure.

“We could never raise that kind of money,” Justin recalled. “I thought my ministry was over. This was a very difficult time in my life.”

But opportunity was coming. “God began showing me that He could work outside of traditional structures. I began to learn about simple/house churches and the power of disciple making movements.”

The result? This movement in Rwanda has now seen thousands of people baptized and hundreds of churches started.

“Years ago God told me that He was giving me Rwanda. I did not believe that could be possible. Now I see that it is coming to pass!”

What challenges are you facing today?

I am not discounting the pain that often accompanies our challenges! I remember when God called Brooks and I out of the church we had pioneered and pastored in California for ten years. On top of my depression, we went through a painful season of confusion and loss.

Yet He had spoken to us about planting churches in many nations and it was the challenging season that opened the door to this opportunity!

This is simply who God is. Always. We can count on it!

Your opportunity is coming from the challenges you face today!

Thank you for your partnership in changing lives!

With love,
Roger & Brooks