March 2025

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News:

• Pate Ministries Team House: We hosted our first team in our new team house. Everyone was excited about the team house. We had a few minor issues with "gringo" style of cooking, but it is a work in progress. Overall we are pleased with our first team.
• 2024 Tax Contribution Statements: If you have not received your 2024 tax contribution statement, please email us as soon as possible or call 904-879-1396.
• Bible Clubs:
• Coastal Bible Clubs: The children are starting vacations this month and we will be holding back-yard carnivals with the kids after the Bible clubs.
• Mountain Bible Clubs: The mountain Bible clubs continue to thrive. The gospel is being shared all through the Southern Andes region.
• Young Mother's: This month, Veronica will be sharing on (spiritual) conditions of the heart, while Jeannie and I will be teaching CPR.
• Tuesday Community Evangelistic Outreach: Yeaaaaa! We have a new laser projector and the movie nights are still averaging approximately 260 in attendance, but they are happy to have the big, clear screen again.

Big News:

• La Niña: We have been informed that we are experiencing the La Niña phenomena until June. We have already experienced heavy flooding in our area. Just a few months ago we were praying for rain and now we are praying for it to stop.

Bigger News:

• Spiritual Emphasis Retreat: The end of February, we brought all of our mountain and coastal teams together for a week of Bible study with our Pastor Dr. Herb Reavis, Jr. and Mrs. Lisa. We were also blessed to have Ms. Rebecca Carrion return to hold seminars to make sure that we are properly trained in teaching the children. The week was truly amazing, refreshing, and educational. Every session was full of just what we needed from God. One of our mountain leaders said "It was like God told Dr. Reavis all of our dirty rags." what she meant is our saying of "he was stepping on our toes" or " read our mail." I did tell them that neither Gary nor I gave Dr. Reavis any idea of what to speak on, but God gave him exactly what to share and it was powerful.

Special Prayer Request:

• Pray for the rains to slow down in Ecuador.
• Pray for us to find private property to purchase and build a building larger than our leased building - God is in control.
• Pray for God to soften the hearts of the Montañita people to receive His Gospel.
• Pray for the national house church leaders who continue the mountain Bible clubs.
• Financial Support: Please pray that Christ will continue to provide for the ministry's financial needs for the mountains and the Coast.

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