Always On Mission: Update from Houston

Written by:

David

Saldivar

Published on:

February 28, 2018

One of our Houston team members, Keri sent us a recent update on mission in the city.

"I took my disciple Truc, who speaks English and Vietnamese, on mission for the first time last night. This was her first time ever sharing the gospel! She translated to Than, another Vietnamese lady in our complex, as I shared the creation to Christ story. Than had NEVER heard of God or Jesus before. Her family is Buddhist. Her apartment is dark with red lights and Buddhist statues and idols everywhere. Everything I shared about God was so foreign to her even though she's lived in the United States for six years. We found out that her husband is very controlling and will probably prohibit her from meeting with us again, but we can try! Please be praying for Than and for her husband to allow us to share more."

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