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Posted on April 27, 2018 Exciting Spring News!
Luis and Sarah Matos
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I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
[Philippians 1:3-6]
I have exciting news to share with you! As of March 1st, I became an Appointed Global Servant to Bolivia through International Ministries! This means that myself and my MPT has raised at least 25% of my personal support goal (PSG)! Being appointed allows me to focus 100% on building my missionary partnership network of prayer and financial support.

It truly is amazing to see how God is providing and opening doors for me to share my story and about my ministry to individuals and churches throughout this year and people are responding through prayer and giving! This month I have had the opportunity to travel coast to coast to share my call to missions at American Baptist Churches and an ABW annual conference! I have enjoyed meeting more of the American Baptist family who share the same mission to be salt and light in their neighborhoods and around the globe!

I am already over half way to being commissioned to Bolivia! In order for me to start my ministry my PSG percentage needs to be at 100. My goal is to be at 100% by the Fall. Please pray with me that this goal will be met. Thank you for partnering with me in prayer and giving! Your financial partnership is enabling me to go and for us to join God at work in Bolivia! I’m excited to begin the work that God has called me to and share God’s love to at-risk children and women through the ministries of House of Hope.
The lovely group of women from my home church, Olympia First Baptist, and my Grandma at the American Baptist Women Ministries of the Pacific Northwest annual conference. I was honored to be their missionary speaker for the weekend.
 

I would like to share more exciting news with you, on April 15th, International Ministries launched a Spring Match campaign to encourage people to support Global Servants. With this generous matching grant, your first ONE TIME donation or RECURRING monthly or INCREASE donation towards my ministry will be matched dollar for dollar!

HOW TO GIVE:
1) If this is your first donation please click on the button “double your gift today!” to take part in the Spring Match! Then Click on “MAKING A MATCHING GIFT” Scroll down to Nash, Sarah and click the orange Give to continue your gift transaction. You can select “one time” or “monthly”. Please note that your first monthly gift will be matched.

2) If you would like to INCREASE your monthly donation please call IM Donor Services at 610-768-2323 and mention Spring Matching (For example, if you increase your monthly gift from $25 to $75, $50 will be match for the first month.)

3) Give by mail, write a check payable to International Ministries on the memo line, write Spring Match – Support for Sarah Nash and mail it to the address below. Please note, Spring Match has to be written to qualify.International Ministries
1003 W 9th Ave, Ste A
King of Prussia, PA 19406

Thank you for your partnership in prayer and giving! Know that you are in my prayers!

Together in God’s Mission,

Sarah Nash
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Being prayed over by the First Baptist Church of Redlands, CA with colleagues Rita and Glen Chapman who are headed back to serve in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after their year at home connecting with supporters.
Last weekend I shared about my ministry in Maine! Sarah Strosahl Kagi (MPT member), Josh Kagi, and I were the speakers at the Mission Event for the York Association churches in Cape Neddick, ME. Sarah and her husband Josh shared on behalf of American Baptist Home Mission Society. 
PRAYER REQUESTS:
– Pray for travel safety and good health as I travel to speak at churches in Oregon in May.
– Pray for the legal paper work to go through and House of Hope will become a non-profit foundation in Bolivia, Summer of 2018!
– Pray for the leadership of House of Hope that God will continue to open doors to empower local leaders to meet the health care and educational needs of at-risk children in Cochabamba and Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
 

I’ll be at the World Mission Conference this summer in Green Lake, WI, July 4-8, 2018. The theme is “You are the salt of the earth” (Matthew 5:13). I encourage you to attend. It’s a great way to connect with global servants and international parters from 20 nations including Lebanon, Chile, South Africa, the Philippines, Hungary, Brazil, Haiti, Thailand, Mexico, Bolivia, and Malaysia. Also, it’s a great time to fellowship with other ABC family members and learn about how God is at work around the world through International Ministries! Register today, go to: www.internationalministries.org/world-mission-conference