Beach Reach is go!

Hello friends!

Praise our wonderful God! Jonathan and the team are now in South Padre Island for Beach Reach! They drove through the night on very little sleep, and have made it safely. I want to thank you, first, for your prayers.

As you are praying this week for Jonathan and the team, you can connect with the Beach Reach people through the Prayer Wall.

You can also access the Prayer Wall from the Beach Reach website.

I will update what I can, specifically from the ENMUCC team, as I hear from them. Thank you again for praying!

In His Love,
Erin

Beach Reach is on the horizon!

Good morning friends!

 I hope this post finds you all very well. Our family has been fighting off a sickness that is finally on it's way out. Jonathan was out of commission for a few days, but he is starting to feel better. Please pray for his continued recovery, and health as he leaves to South Padre Island in just 5 days, and the trip will be extremely demanding.

Beach Reach
 We are about a week away from Spring Break over here, and 5 days from the team's departure to South Padre. They are set to leave Friday evening, and will be driving through the night! In the past couple of weeks they have been sharing with people here at ENMU, giving away water and ramen and various locations on campus, and learning all about how to serve and evangelize. The material for Beach Reach has been really beneficial and they team is getting the last things in order before they take off!

Beach Reach prayer requests:

Safety. This encompasses two things: 

• ---Travel to and from SPI---We just found out Jonathan won't be the only driver (a HUGE blessing) but everyone will still be very tired. Please pray for energy to drive, for the van to work properly, and for the weather to be fit for travel!
• ---During Beach Reach--- The team will be helping party-goers who are often drunk. This may pose a risk because of the volatile nature of some people when drunk. They will also be driving around the island late at night. 

Modesty for both the ladies and gents, that they would guard the hearts of their teammates, fellow believers, and those they will meet.

Health--that the students would not be sick, as this is a very demanding week with little rest. 

Open doors, open hearts and open mouths---that they would see many open doors to tell the gospel, that the people hearing it would be open to it and ultimately be saved, and that they would have "open mouths" in boldness but also with love and gentleness. 

English Corner

Last Friday was the very first English Corner and great things are happening! There were 4 international students there, along with 4 BSUCC students. Again, this is such a great opportunity to build relationships, and hopefully to share the gospel in those relationships. Please continue to pray for this event, which will begin again after Spring Break. 

Thank you for your continued support! :]

-Erin

Welcome!

Hello and welcome to Greyhounds and the Gospel!

This is the central place to see what our ministry looks like at the Christian Challenge at ENMU. While Jonathan works at the ENMUCC full time on campus, I'm usually at home with the kiddos, and luckily I will be able to update you all more often than in the past through this element!

A few things that are going on, that we covet your prayers for:

Beach Reach

Jonathan is currently getting a great group of students ready for Beach Reach! Beach Reach is an annual mission trip for college students around the country during spring break to South Padre. While there, they serve practically by giving sober rides to party-goers, picking up trash at the beach, serving multiple pancake breakfasts, and praying, while sharing the gospel.
This is the first time that ENMUCC is participating in the mission trip, and they are really putting a lot of work into being ready for the trip. Last night they were able to put their learning into practice at an evangelical service event at ENMU, which included giving out water at the inter-mural basketball league at ENMU. As they continue to prepare, please pray:

• That the 2 remaining evangelical service events at ENMU to get prepared for the trip will be used for God's glory at ENMU and in South Padre.
• That those who hear the gospel at ENMU during the events will understand, have open hearts, and ultimately that they will become disciples of Christ!
• That the students going on the trip will raise the money needed to go.
• That there wouldn't be any fear about evangelizing, especially for those who have never really been on a party scene.
• That the group would be safe on their trip, including travel to and from (as Jonathan will be the only driver)

English Corner

ENMU, like many college campuses, is blessed with a plethora of international students. Many of the students at ENMU are Chinese, and we have always been so excited to meet them, learn about them, and share with them. Recently we have had the awesome opportunity, not only to meet many new Chinese friends, but also friends from other places all over the world. We have even had the pleasure of having fun with these friends, building relationships with them, during a karaoke night at the ENMUCC. Starting next Friday we will officially be able to begin an English Corner with these international students, to get to know them better, to build relationships, and to help them with their English. As we gear up for this, please pray:

• That we would be discerning in our conversations, allowing the Spirit to guide us. 
• That they would have soft hearts to truth, and that language wouldn't stand in the way of the gospel. 
• That we can find a good place and time to have the event, so that we will be able to meet many international students. 

Those are just a couple of the things going on. Jonathan and I will continue to update you about those things, as well as others, with specific prayer requests. Thank you so much for partnering with us in this endeavor, whether monetarily or through prayer, we appreciate you and your support! 

In His Love, 

Erin