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Cuba and the speedway

 


In one week I will be on my way back to Cuba for a mission trip and to support the FCA sports ministry there.  This weekend I will be serving with our Raceway Ministry team at the speedway.  It really is an honor to serve.


The Raceway Ministry team has been serving in Martinsville and at Martinsville Speedway for a lot longer than I have been here.  This is my 24th year.  Our team provides services and ministry to race fans that includes worship services, refreshments, ADA handicap assistance and sharing the Gospel with fans.  It is a great place to serve with so many opportunities.


Please pray for the Raceway Ministry teams that serve at speedways every where and specifically here is Martinsville.  This weekend and the last weekend in October are sure to offer lots of conversations about Jesus.


One week from now I will be on the way to Cuba to serve with the team there.  I am excited that my wife, Julie, will be returning to Cuba with me for the first time in six years.  She will be there are a few days as we visit and share at one of the local churches in Havana.  Please pray that this is a great time and for safety.


Then I will be bringing a brand new mission team from North Carolina to serve with the sports ministry.  Actually we will be helping with a baseball tournament.  We get to share the Gospel, help with the tournament and the teams of young teens playing in the tournament.  


Please pray for this specific trip and mission opportunity.  Further, please pray for the FCA sports ministry in Cuba, the staff serving across the country and the people they get to serve.


Also pray for the people in Cuba as they deal with difficult living situations.  Electricity is sparse to say the least as they have blackouts across the country almost every day.  Food, gasoline and needed items are hard to get.  Transportation has gotten even more difficult.  Yet these incredible people continue to love God and desire to make a difference.


It really is an honor to serve.  Please pray for both the ministry at the speedway and the ministry work in Cuba.  If you would like to support the ministry in Cuba and this mission trip, let me know soon.  I have the honor of raising money for this ministry, and there is a need for more resources.


Why serve in these ways?  Thanks for asking.


2 Peter 3:9  NASB  

The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not willing for any to perish, but for all to come to repentance.


God loves people, and it is His desire to share His love and truth with everyone.  We get to do that!


Acts 1:8  NLT  

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.


We are witnesses of what God has done for us every where we can go.  That means at home and to the ends of the earth, and everywhere in between.


Please pray over these opportunities, and let me know if you would like to help!


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