{"id":23895,"date":"2022-12-19T13:56:02","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T19:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/?p=23895"},"modified":"2022-12-19T13:56:02","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T19:56:02","slug":"thomas-moores-fall-ministry-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/es\/news\/thomas-moores-fall-ministry-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Moore’s Fall Ministry Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi Friends and Family!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Wow! It\u2019s been a long time since my last update and a lot has happened. I\u2019ll try to give you an overview. In the past few months, I had the opportunity to be a part of two Luke 10 Exploration trips with EFM; one to Tanzania, and one to the United Arab Emirates\/Qatar. Luke 10 Exploration trips are exploratory trips that are part of EFM\u2019s process for discerning where God is leading our organization to start new fields. In between those trips (and after) I\u2019ve continued to work on learning Kinyarwanda, and I am incredibly thankful for my language partner, Innocent, who has been so patient with me as I\u2019ve learned.<\/p>\n

I had an incredible time on the trip to Tanzania in September. The team was made up of Burundians and Americans. Together, we prayed and discerned about whether God is leading the Burundi Friends Church and EFM to start work there. We had the opportunity to talk with missionaries working among the Zaramo and the Kutu, two unreached people groups, and to hear the missionaries\u2019 stories. It was so encouraging to hear what God\u2019s doing among both of those people groups. We walked away from the trip not sure yet of how God wants us to be involved long term but sensing that another trip there is needed to discern more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Tanzania Luke 10 Team<\/em><\/td>\n

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The Gulf States Luke 10 Team<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Next up was the trip to Dubai, U.A.E. and Doha, Qatar in October. My heart was filled with so much joy in both of those places but especially in Dubai. This trip was geared at seeing what God was doing among the Nepali immigrants in both of those cities, and the team was made up of both Nepali and Americans as we discerned together. We got to spend a lot of time with Nepali believers in both places, hearing about what God was doing among them and we were grateful for all the hospitality they showed us. God is certainly working among them. On our second day in Dubai, we went on a tour with some Arab guides who told us more about Dubai\u2019s history and Emirati culture, and my heart was so full to be able to spend time with them and learn more about them. I really wanted to hear their stories and get to know them more, but it wasn\u2019t the time or the place for that. I am praying about what it would be like for me to work in either of those cities but ultimately, it\u2019s about where God is leading EFM as an organization and where he is sending me within that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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A View of Part of Doha. Can You Tell It’s Bright?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

In the times in between and since the trips, I\u2019ve been working on learning Kinyarwanda more. The trips were beautiful and good interruptions, but it did mean I\u2019d have to remember and get back into it after each one, so my progress has been a bit slower than I would have liked. As I said before, I\u2019m so thankful for Innocent\u2019s patience in helping me learn and for how close of a friend he\u2019s become to me. I\u2019m so encouraged to see the things God\u2019s doing in his life as well.<\/p>\n

So, how can you be partnering with me in prayer during this next season?<\/p>\n

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  • Pray that I may continue to humbly learn Kinyarwanda, about Rwandan culture, and about how ministry is done here.<\/li>\n
  • Pray for the Carpenters as they settle back into life here after a missionary conference in Thailand.<\/li>\n
  • Pray for EFM as we discern where God is sending us as an organization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Thank you so much, everyone, for your continued prayer support and financial support. I am so thankful that all of you are partnering with me and am excited to see what God will do during the rest of my time in Rwanda. I pray that in the midst of all of the anxiousness that can come with the Christmas season that God will give you his peace.<\/p>\n

    In him,<\/p>\n

    Thomas Moore<\/p>\n

    P.S. Lots of good things have been happening in December as well. I\u2019ll talk about more of those in my next update.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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