Externally Focused at Watermark

Here’s an excerpt from a recent e-mail from Scott –

During the summer months here, I have enjoyed some good times with some friends, especially those who have been faithful in coming to our Cafe Ekklesia….  Our heart is to see men like them grow in discipleship and eventually be strong in ministry here in Cordoba, or beyond.   I took the opportunity of the summer months, when the students are on vacation, to spend quality time with guys like these by taking them exploring throughout some of the beautiful spots in the Cordoba Sierras.  Besides, with the heat of the summer in the city, it is almost mandatory to go venture out and find a river to cool off in!  On one occasion, I did come across something that disturbed me some.  Just 40 minutes outside of Cordoba, driving through some small towns, I came across a sign for a church.  I slowed down, stopped the car, and to my amazement, found an abandoned property, of what once was a church.  The building does not even have a roof now.  I saw with my own eyes the evidence that without sufficient leaders to run such churches, and without sufficient resources, these small churches that once existed, become only abandoned churches with time. Pray for 2 things: 1) the students are now heading back to school/work, pray that they will remain strong in discipleship as they start a new year and 2) pray that God would raise up leaders who would be faithful to carry out ministry in the many towns without a biblical church, and that they would have the resources to do so.

This week, please pray for Scott, his ministry, and the development of strong, biblically-based, churches in Cordoba.