Frank and Suzie Gonzalez
Greetings,
Suzie and I have decided to use our blogspot page for our newsletters once again as it seems to be easier for all. Please click the following link and read at your convenience: http://gonzalezmissionsgazette.blogspot.com/
Thank you and the Lord richly bless your day.
Hello All,
Thank you for your continuos love,support and prayer. We are always blessed to receive your encouragement's. Thank you.
Here are some prayer requests:
1) Sopron: The church is in need of a new building please continue to pray for that. For Tony as he shepherds the flock in Sopron and that God would give him wisdom and continual blessing upon him and his family. Lastly for the people that are coming to church, for them to be on fire for the Word, to love Jesus with all their hearts, minds, souls and to desire the Word daily.
2) Jim & Grace: Recently Grace had a massive stroke that has left her completely dependent on Jim which has become difficult for them in every conceivable way. Pray for healing for her and strength for him as he cares for her and wisdom on how to get Grace back to the States. Currently she is not stable enough to fly. Please pray for this wonderful couple who serve Jesus here in Sopron, they have been in Hungary for many years. Although they are not CC missionaries Jim faithfully serves the children in the CC church at every meeting he is able to attend. Before they left for the mission field, Jim was a professor at Azusa Pacific in California. He gave up his position in answer to the Lord's calling of missions work.
3) Redeeming The Time: Faithfulness in studying the Greek language. We have been picking this language apart and enjoying it immensely. Pray the Lord would continue to bless our study time ! We are asking the Lord for continuous opportunities to be a witness for Christ to those around us and to be used of Him in our gifts. Also that we would continue to take this time to seek His face every day and know what the Spirit is saying!
4) Travis & Kristin Spencer: This is our team that the Lord has given us to serve with in Greece in the near future. We are excited and wait expectantly for their arrival. Pray the Lord would provide for all their needs, Kristin would get her surgery to have her gallbladder removed and that the Lord would raise up more supporters as He is already beginning to do. Also that the Lord would further bless their remaining time in the States.
5) Initial Trip To Greece: The Lord would show His timing and way and that He would show us what things to accomplish on this first trip. (i.e. city to minister in,contacts to make,and over all discernment for Gods will, etc.)
6) Wisdom In The Transition To Greece: As you know we are in Hungary temporarily as a transition point to Greece. As of now we are prayerfully planning to move no later than the beginning of next year. As we wait for the Spencer family to arrive in November to transition down with us we are praying for continuous discernment when to move and to what exact city. It is my heart to not get ahead of the Lord in choosing a city in Greece to serve in out of convenience or likability but purely because that is where I feel the Lord is leading us as a team. Overall pray that God would prepare the hearts of the Greek people that He is sending us to minister to.
7) Health: Good health for both of us. My wife's feet are doing great and healing nicely from all her surgeries. Pray for continuous strength and healing. Also, Suzie is in need of her bulging discs to be repaired. We pray for an open door for God to have it taken care of or that He would heal her, which would of course be better. His will be done.
8) Fellowship: This weekend we have an another opportunity to visit our friends, Patrick & Ivetka Higgins and the CC church in Bratislava, Slovakia. Frank will also be teaching there this Sunday. The Lord has been immensely blessing the work in a neat way as well as it's amazing growth of believers. Currently Patrick has had a flourishing relationship with the Baptist church and God is opening up some neat doors. We are excited to see God do a work through our friends in this country that needs the Word so badly as it is in every country. If you'd like to learn more about the church go to: citylightbratislava.com
9)Financial Provision: Please continue to pray for our daily, monthly, yearly needs and that the Lord would meet them in His timing.
Thank you all for your prayers. God hears.
Frank & Suzie