Frequently, I am asked how we, as an organization, decide which opportunities to pursue. In a wonderful book, Strategic Planning for Christian Organizations, the author describes the prayerful and careful approach that ministries must take:

“Every opportunity should be evaluated against the institution’s mission, capabilities, and the sense its leaders have of God’s direction.”

In the Old Testament, amid the description of Ezra gathering a second group to return to Jerusalem to rebuild the people spiritually and morally, a powerful phrase is used: “According to the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of insight…” (Ezra 8:18). This man, Sherebiah, played a pivotal role in Ezra ultimately gathering the 1,515 men, plus women and children, who ushered in a spiritual revival in Jerusalem.

Last July, I had the privilege of meeting Pastor William from Nicaragua, who was anxious to partner with our ministry in his home country. After the prayerful consideration described above, EA leadership decided to proceed, believing that our connection with William was the result of the good hand of our God being upon us.

Please join us in praising the Lord for these recent photos of our first K2:42 Church Network Development graduating class in Nicaragua, which we believe, by God’s grace, to be just the beginning of many years of fruitful ministry to come!