February

The Wood Family
vrwood@live.com

February 2009

Dear friends,

Recently we had the opportunity to speak at a Mission's Conference. The theme of the conference was The Gospel Under Attack. The keynote speaker gave a stirring presentation of the attack on believers in Muslim countries. It was eye-opening to consider the dangers faced by those who give their life to Jesus.

In one of the 'break-out' sessions, Vince was asked to describe how the gospel is being opposed in Scotland. This provided us the opportunity to seriously consider the warfare being waged for souls in Scotland. In addition we realized that as we seek to take the Gospel to people who are perishing, we face opposition from a demonically cruel and angelically powerful enemy. Peter describes our enemy as a roaring lion. We have seen and heard a roaring lion. We grasp the seriousness of Peter's warning.

One of the difficulties we face is that we are here in the US and our work is in Scotland. As we are in the States, the need to build trust with our Scottish partners remains. Satan tirelessly tries to drive wedges between those committed to reaching the world for Jesus. Distance is a great tool that Satan uses to breed distrust. We have seen some of this develop recently with our brothers in Scotland. We need to be on site to sit face to face and reassure our coworkers in Christ.

Our separation from the field also brings difficulty to our team. Some of our members are struggling and we cannot assist them. Others will be moving to Scotland unaided, trying to begin a ministry without the leadership they need. Recruits need to visit Scotland to get a feel for the ministry to discern God's call. Vince, as Team Leader, needs to be there to provide the necessary leadership.

In addition to these difficulties, we also face personal attacks. As Vince was away traveling recently, he experienced great waves of discouragement. While we are raising support we are limited in the amount of service we can render to our local church. We love Christ's church. We love to serve her. And yet, as we are frequently gone, our involvement is greatly limited. On a positive note, recently at our apartment complex, the three of us were able to share the gospel with two couples, one of whom admitted that Vince was the first pastor she had ever met. Please pray for these couples and for more ministry opportunities to our neighbors.

Will you please pray for us? As we face such attacks from that roaring lion, please ask God to place a hedge of protection around us keeping us strong against the temptation for discouragement. As the armies of Joshua were strengthened while Moses prayed, may God empower us to resist the devil through your intercession on our behalf.

Will you join our team? Our monthly support is currently about 25% of our total need but we draw close to 40% from our account each month to cover living expenses and travel costs. We also need to have 80% pledged by June if we are to meet our January 2010 goal to move to Scotland.

• Have you planned to support us but you haven't gotten around to it yet? Have you forgotten or lost our pledge information? We understand how that happens!

• Will you jump on board now? Will you give monthly or a one time gift?

• Please contact MTW at the address below and commit yourself to sending us to Scotland.

Let us know if you or your church would like us to visit and share more specifics about our work. We are open to speak at any gathering in which we can promote the work of Jesus around the world.

We are very confident that you pray for us regularly. We are very thankful for those who are faithfully supporting us financially as well. Thank you! We thank God for you and your participation in the gospel.

In Jesus’ love,

Vince, Robin and Michael

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PO Box 116284
Atlanta, GA 30368-6284
Account #18279