{"id":28561,"date":"2025-09-04T11:15:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T17:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/?p=28561"},"modified":"2025-09-04T11:16:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T17:16:33","slug":"erik-nilsen-august-2025-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/es\/news\/erik-nilsen-august-2025-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Erik Nilsen | August 2025 Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Dear friends and family,<\/p>\n

In the last month, so many of you have reached out to support this mission trip, that I have gone from 27% to 86% funded<\/strong>! I am humbled by your generosity and the many, many unexpected\u00a0donors. Once we reach 100%, I will be able to go to Mexico for this one-year internship, which hopefully will be very soon!<\/p>\n

Since my last update, I have gone to the Huntington Beach Pier several times with North County Project to engage in street evangelism. Nick and Ivan (the new NCP apprentice after me) have been experimenting with new methods of public engagement. Lately, they have been writing provocative questions on a whiteboard and have invited passers-by to mark their opinion on the board. Many of them stay to converse and elaborate on what they think. We have encountered belligerent\u00a0Muslims, outspoken Italians, recovering addicts, fellow evangelists, a paranoid schizophrenic who claimed to be the Holy Spirit (and still knew the Bible more thoroughly than those evangelists), and curious people seeking for truth and open to hearing more about Jesus. We were surprised and encouraged by how many we encountered in that last group, especially in Orange County.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Moreover, I am so happy that NCP continues to invite me to join them on their mission field as I wait to be sent to another.<\/p>\n

When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd.<\/em> (Mark 6:34a)<\/p>\n

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Dutifully yours,
\nErik<\/p>\n

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I am currently looking for supporters to partner with me in my next steps with EFM. You can support me through prayer and financial giving. I need and appreciate both so that I can reach 100% in both areas at this stage of my journey with EFM. I currently have 239 prayer partners and my goal is to have 250. If you know anyone who would like to sign up to be a prayer partner, you can send them this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Would you pray and consider supporting me financially in this endeavor? There are four ways to partner with me:<\/strong><\/p>\n