PRAISE AND PRAYER REQUEST

• July 27, 2008 - Pray for Evangelism in Depth workshops planned for Nicaragua August 23-31 and September 1-6 in Honduras. A team from Woodland Heights Baptist Church in Conway, AR will be working with Wil in Honduras.

• July 1, 2008 - Pray for the Church that Meets in Pablo's House in Lepetarique, Honduras. Every Sunday afternoon at 3:00 a group meets for worship service and Bible study. Thirty pastors and church leaders attended the Evangelism in Dept workshop in June.

• May 28, 2008 - Pray for Evangelism in Depth workshop and evangelistic campaign in Honduras May 30-June 7, 2008. Also, a church construction project is planned for February 2009 in Danli, Honduras for Alpha and Omega Baptist Church. This will include construction, VBS and evangelistic meetings.

• March 30, 2008 - Pray for Evangelism in Depth work shops planned for Nicaragua in August and in Honduras in June and September. 

• February 9, 2008 - Work completed on two mission churches in Zapotillo and Las Acacias subdivision in Danli, Honduras. The Zapotillo Baptist Mission building in Zapotillo was dedicated on Monday, February 4th. The Las Acacias Baptist Mission building was dedicated on Thursday, February 7th. We praise the Lord for the provision of funds for the completion of these buildings.  Two Mission Churches Completed

• January 1, 2008 - Please pray daily for six weeks of ministry in Honduras. The foundations for the two mission churches have been finished. January 1st the walls will be constructed for the Zapotillo Baptist Mission. January 7th the Las Acacias Baptist Mission will be constructed. January 13th the Medical-Dental-Evangelism team will begin ministering in Zapotillo. January 19-24 seminary extension students will work at follow-up and discipleship in Zapotillo. Wil will teach an Evangelism in Depth workshop in Ocotal, Nicaragua and January 19-24 the Lake Village Baptist Church team will construct the roofs for the two missions.

• Praise the Lord for His provision of funds to build two Baptist mission churches in Honduras. We need two construction teams to lay cinder blocks for January 1, 2008. A second team will build metal trusses and metal roofs on the churches the last week of January. A medical dental evangelism team from First Baptist Church, McGehee, AR will work in Zapotillo, January 12-19, 2008. Pray for wisdom and guidance for these teams. God at Work in Two New Mission Starts in Honduras   

• At the request of pastors and church leaders in Nicaragua we will begin courses in September. Please pray for wisdom as Wil prepares a special three day workshop on personal evangelism for these pastors. It is being developed with the idea that these pastors will be able to take the workbook and teach in their churches. He is also preparing part two of the course on the Gospel of John for pastors in Honduras. Pray for funds to print these courses and workbooks for students. We provide these free of charge to rural pastors and church leaders. Our goal is to provide the evangelism workbooks free of charge to all students in these rural churches where the pastors return to teach. Evangelism in Depth in Honduras and Nicaragua

• May 24-June2 Wil taught two courses to pastors and church leaders in Danli, Honduras.  The new course on part one of the Gospel of John was well received. Pastors from Choluteca, San Pedro de Sula and Danli also studied personal evangelism. Gospel in Regions Beyond.

• January 1, 2007 - Pray for Juan Alberto and Wil as they work with the Southeast Arkansas Medical Dental Evangelism team in northern Honduras January 13-18. Juan will provide music for evangelism outreach and Will will be preaching and translating for pastors from the U.S. The following week Wil and Alberto will be teaching the Letters of John to pastors and church leaders in Danli, Honduras.  Medical Dental Evangelism and Church Growth

• At the December board meeting of Abide in Christ we provided funds to purchase two pieces of property to build worship buildings for two missions of Alpha and Omega Baptist Church. After two years of persecution and the murder of two men the Lord has reopened another preaching location in a small village. A couple of deacons will be conducting weekly Bible studies there. In January I will teach an intensive course on the Letters of the Apostle John. This will be the beginning of an advanced series of courses on books of the Bible for pastors and church leaders.

• November 20, 2006 - Wil taught a course on the doctrine of the Church and introduced another course on Church History beginning with Acts. The students will spend the next two months studying these text books and completing assigned tasks. We had a beautiful graduation service for those who have completed the ten courses for Pastors and Church Leadership. Graduation of Students New Mission Churches  

• October 1, 2006 - Please pray for our for classes scheduled for November 2-18. Pray for anointing of the Lord, wisdom and guidance as Wil teaches two courses on Church Ministry Administration and Education and a course on Survey of Church History. Also, pray for the Lord's guidance in preparations for new evangelism saturation ministries in Nicaragua and Honduras. 

• July 1-7, 2006 - I cease to be amazed at how much ministry God can pack into one week. The course on Bible Doctrine for pastors and church leaders focused on the Trinity and salvation. God opened door to preach to 225 workers in a tobacco field in Trojes, Honduras. We distributed New Testaments and we baptized new believers. Preach the Gospel in Season and Out and Mission Outreach in Danli, Honduras. 

• June 1, 2006 - Please pray for wisdom as we seek God's direction for 2007. June 29-July 7, 2006 Wil returns to Honduras to teach the course on Bible Doctrine. The students will then continue studying the text book and working in groups until the first week in September when he will teach the next course. After the courses in September and November we will have graduation for those who will have completed the 10 course in this cycle. Gabe Churchwell will also work with us to distribute New Testaments and share the plan of salvation with over 100 agricultural workers in Trojes.

• Praise the Lord for excellent ministry to students in the course on "Personal Spiritual Life and Pastoral Ministry" taught on April 1-7, 2006. The timing of the course was perfect for needs in a rural church without leadership that meets 7 hours away from Danli. A student will return with timely and Bible centered content for the rural mountain village church where he is a member. Also, some of our students and a deacon at Alpha and Omega Baptist Church have started a new mission in a large new subdivision in Danli, Honduras. Please pray for Blanca, Santos, Juan Alberto and other believers as they conduct Bible studies in home and preach in open air meetings and show gospel films.

• March 30, 2006 - Please pray for Wil's classes on the "Personal Spiritual Life and Pastoral Ministry" for rural pastors and church leaders in Danli, Honduras, April 1-7, 2006. We praise the Lord for his provisions for this trip. Pray for wisdom, guidance, leading of the Holy Spirit this week. Pray for students. 

• February 12, 2006 - Praise our great God and Savior for a wonderful opportunity to teach Biblical preaching to rural pastors and church leaders in Danli. Students studied Paul's Letter to the Philippians and preached through it. For their final exam each student gave a five minute sermon or Bible study from their favorite passage of Scripture. For three hours we sang  songs and preached. It was like a great Bible conference! Wil also preached at the new mission at Zapotillo. Over 40 children and adults were in attendance. Gabe Churchwell gave New Testaments to the those who did not have Bibles. Please begin praying of for next course Wil will teach the first week of April.

• January 10, 2006 - Please pay for Wil Pounds and Gabe Churchwell February 2-11. Wil will be teaching a course on expository Bible preaching and teaching for pastors and church leaders at Alpha and Omega Baptist Church in Danli, Honduras. Gable will be working to distribute Bibles in every home, and school in Zapotillo where we began the new mission last October. Students from Wil's class on evangelism will also be helping in the distribution. We praise the Lord for His provision of airplane tickets and meeting the expenses for this trip.

• October 27, 2005 a new Baptist mission was started in Zapotillo, Honduras. We also praise the Lord for 55 new believers as a result of the Personal Evangelism and Discipleship course Wil taught in Danli.

• September 20, 2005 - We praise the Lord for pastor Saulo starting a Bible study/evangelism outreach at Zapotillo. Two school teachers have been praying for a Bible-believing church in their town. "We want a Baptist church that preaches what you preached when you came to our town with the medical-dental team three years ago." The first service had 18 in attendance. Also, we thank the Lord for Miguel, one of our students, who has a group of 24 new believers in a new subdivision in Danli. Please pray for Saulo, Miguel and these new outreaches. Pray for a Bible distribution of the town next year.

• September 9, 2005 - We praise the Lord for His provisions, safety and excellent attendance for the course on Introduction and Survey of the New Testament. Also, God invited us to join Him in a ministry to 225 employees in a factory in Danli. God in a Cigar Factory Sixteen pastors and over 80 church leaders in Nicaragua are praying together and asking for the seminary extension courses to be taught there. Please pray for God's provisions. When He provides we will enter the door. Also, pray for our next course to be taught October 20-29 on Evangelism and Missions in Danli.

• August 12, 2005 - We can give testimony to God's faithfulness. He has provided for the course on Introduction to the New Testament which will be taught by Wil August 20-26. Thank you for your prayers. Pray for illumination of the Holy Spirit for Wil and the students as they study in Danli, Honduras.

• June 28, 2005 - We have been invited by 90 pastors and church leaders to provide Bible seminary extension courses in rural Nicaragua. Please pray for wisdom as we seek God's direction in this request. We want to enter this door only if the Holy Spirit is leading us. Pray that the Lord will provide textbooks. Pray for the Lord's direction and provision. We would like to begin this seminary extension in January 2006.

• June 18-24, 2005 - Wil taught the third seminary extension course in Danli, Honduras. We praise the Lord for excellent response to the Introduction to the Old Testament with emphasis on Christ in the Old Testament. Wil's 220 page book Cristo en el Antiguo Testament, volume 1 covering Genesis - Psalms, arrived from the publisher in time for the course and was provided as a free gift to students. Victor Castro is busy working on proof reading volume 2 which covers the prophets of the Old Testament. The August course will be on the Introduction to the New Testament. John Havard worked on electrical wiring for Juan Alberto's house, and Brenda taught children Bible classes with emphasis on salvation bracelets for children. Beautiful response!

• May 31, 2005 - Praise the Lord for providing the expenses for the June seminary extension courses in Danli, Honduras. Students are busy finishing up their April course and are excited about the next course on the Old Testament. Please pray for Wil's preparation and for the students.

• April 28, 2005 - We give praise to our Great God and Savior for providing the funds to put the roof on the house of Juan Alberto in Danli, Honduras. Great is Thy faithfulness!  We will be able to finish his house before the rainy season starts. Thank you for praying for this faithful pastor who coordinates our work in Honduras.

• Please pray for airplane tickets for the third seminary extension course Wil will teach in Danli in June. This course will be the "Introduction and Survey to the Old Testament." Students will also receive a copy of Wil's book, Cristo en el Antiguo Testamento (Tomo I - Genesis a los Salmos). Christ in the Old Testament, Vol. 1, Genesis to the Psalms is a 220 page book in Spanish. This material can also be found at www.AbideInChrist.org/.

• Praise the Lord for an excellent week of ministry in Danli, Honduras April 4-9! Praise the Lord for the arrival of the text books. We enjoyed baptizing new believers, decisions for Christ and excellent classes. Thank you for praying! Baptism of new believers in Danli, Honduras April 2005

• Pray for Seminary Extension classes April 4-9, 2005 in Danli, Honduras. Wil will translate for Bruce Kreutzer, Ph.D., who will teach the second course on Principles of Teaching. Praise the Lord for the arrival of the textbooks. Word from Juan Alberto is that 20 more students will attend this new class. Pray for the students during the week.

• Praise the Lord for the 47 rural pastors, evangelists, and church leaders who studied Introduction to Bible Study and Interpretation in Danli, Honduras in January 2005. The response of the students who had a hunger to study God's Word was a definite confirmation that this is where God is at work. The students will spend two months continuing to study their text book and make practical application of their class room experience. First Bible Institute Course taught at Danli January 2005

• Pray for the Lord's guidance as we move forward in preparing classes and make final preparations for the seminary extension ministry in Honduras to train rural pastors, evangelists and church workers. This is a joint ministry with the Missions Department at Luther Rice Seminary. Pray for Juan Alberto Herrera and Victor Castro and Wil Pounds. Please pray for us as we will deliver ten courses over the next two years. These Bible Institute courses are provide free of charge for all Honduran students. 

• Praise the Lord for the response to two courses Wil taught in August for Luther Rice Seminary's Institute for Biblical Studies in Managua, Nicaragua. He taught courses on New Testament Survey and Church History to Nicaraguan pastors and church leaders. Seminary Extension Courses in Managua, Nicaragua. 

• Praise the Lord for a successful Medical-Dental-Evangelism team trip to Nikoliev, Ukraine in October. We praise the Lord for providing the resources and funds through Temple Baptist Church, Hattiesburg, MS. The response of the churches and communities was excellent. Please continue to pray for the believers in this country.  Ukraine

• Praise the Lord for our ministry to rural pastors in New Delhi, India. Over the past four years Pastor Hongsha has been publishing Wil's expository sermons and Bible teaching in the Deepti (means "Lamp") magazine for pastors. This is a beautiful twenty-five page, 8x11, "pulpit companion" magazine that exclusively uses Wil's studies. It is sent free of charge to over 2,000 Indian rural pastors in India. Will has been invited to speak at the Indian rural Pastors Conference. Please pray that the Lord will provide the round trip air tickets for this teaching ministry.
• Pray as we seek the Lord's direction to take a medical-dental-evangelism team to Ecuador in late summer or early fall next year. If you are interested please contact us.

Ann and I served in the Republic of Panama and 20 years in mission work in the Republic of Ecuador. During the last ten years we have worked with missions teams and Honduran pastors as Team Captain and Field Director in Honduras.

We will provide all logistics for the team, purchase of tickets, exit permits, professional documents, etc. Each person joining the team will be responsible for securing his own funds to cover air travel, room and board, and any personal expenses.

 

If you sense the Lord would have you be a part of any of these opportunities to serve please feel free to contact us at the link below. Your prayers are greatly appreciated.

 

 --Wil & Ann