Ana hanging out with the big girls before one of the presentations.
Dear Family and Friends:
Last month Margarita and I asked you to pray for
the short-term mission visit by Montavilla Baptist Church from Portland, Oregon. Here are some numbers from their week in
Paraguay:
- 8 schools visited
- 20 presentations
- 5 classrooms painted at the Avamba’e Public School
- 1 game of “death ball” (Paraguayan dodge-ball) with the Avamba’e faculty
- 3,000 students saw and heard about Jesus’ love for them
- 1,000-1,500 students made decisions to follow Jesus
- 4 local churches connected with the schools for follow-up
- 100% of the schools invited us to return and present again.
We also asked you to pray for the youth lock-in
at the Fuente de Vida Church, which proved to be the highlight of our winter
vacation from teaching at the New Horizon School. 30 teens and college-aged youth stayed for the
whole 24 hours. Another fifteen or so
came and went, depending on their work and school schedules. There were no accidents (a few did wake up in
the morning with marker or toothpaste on their faces). The group came away with a greater sense of
unity. One visitor, with tears in his
eyes, shared that prior to the event he had been spiritually dry and felt the
absence of a community who cared for him.
He sensed that God began to change his situation during the lock-in.
Seeing these results, Margarita and I assume you
prayed.
Please take a moment to think about just these two recent activities that
you were involved in through your prayers, financial support and encouraging
messages. Give thanks to God for the
impact He is making in the lives of these youth.
Paraguay has the youngest
population of South America with almost 75% of its inhabitants being under the
age of 40. Reaching out to the Paraguayan
youth is reaching out to the nation’s majority.
Additionally, reaching out to the youth with the Gospel is giving hope
for future Christ-centered, societal transformation. Margarita and I are
privileged to have many opportunities to work with the beautiful and talented children
through young adults of this country. With
a decrease in giving and a baby on the way, our financial situation may not
afford us the ability to continue working into next year without having to
pause for fundraising. If you are not giving
and are able to become a monthly supporter or make a contribution to our
mission work, please visit www.uwm.org/missionaries/tim-revett
or contact us at timothyrevett@gmail.com
or margaritacohene@hotmail.com.
Years ago we were taught that it’s okay to brag
when writing an update from the mission field.
Our intention here is not to boast about any work that we are doing, but
rather to boast in the Lord. Without Him, nothing mentioned above would have been possible. He protected the mission team during their
visit and the youth during the lock-in.
It was He who touched the hearts of those thousands of youth. He calls all of us to join Him. All we need to do is say “yes.”
Sincerely,
Tim, Margarita, Ana and Antoine
