May 2025

News:

• E-Team Member Rebecca: It official. Rebecca will be leaving Pate Ministries to marry a young man I'm the United States. She will leave us on May 23rd. She will spend a month with her family in Cuenca then make the journey to Jacksonville, Florida, USA to marry. We will give details once they have the wedding date, should anyone want to give them a wedding gift.
• Bible Clubs:
• Coastal Bible Clubs: School has started again and our Bible clubs are growing.
• Mountain Bible Clubs: The visit to the mountains was amazing. Andrés resupplied the leaders and encouraged them.
• Agriculture Program: Jeannie and Dena will be heading to Rio Blanco with Polivio to perform health checks and deliver backpacks to the little school.
• Tuesday Community Evangelistic Outreach: With school starting back, we are experiencing reduced numbers, but we are still over 220 people.

Big News:

• Dental/Medical Clinic: The 3rd week of May, a team of physicians, dentist, nurses, and auxiliary team members will be holding a dental and medical clinic for a whole week. We will close the clubs for the week and host 8 additional translators.

Bigger News:

• Property talks: We are in preparation to begin communication to resume again seeking property to build a ministry center.

Special Prayer Request:

• Pray for communications with community leaders.
• 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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