Good and Bad All for God’s Glory

February was an exciting month, though it included an unexpected event.

The good news is that we were able to continue our 2026 theme, studying the “Hard Heart.” We also said goodbye to the Prater family, who have been with us for the past two years in language school and cultural acquisition. They will be arriving in Paraguay later this year to begin planting churches!

The difficult news is that Faith Baptist Church experienced a fire. The fire appears to have started from a fan that was left on by members who cleaned the church the day before. While the building sustained damage, we are thankful that it was not destroyed.

I went to the church that Sunday afternoon to help with the cleanup and saw the damage firsthand. Since the fire, we have watched the church family step up in remarkable ways—giving offering after offering and volunteering hour after hour to clean, paint, repair, and discard what was ruined. I am deeply thankful for how God is using His church to respond faithfully in the midst of this trial.

March is our evangelism month. We will be focusing on soul-winning efforts, hosting special evangelistic outreaches, and teaching on how to be a faithful witness. We are excited about this special emphasis! We will also be celebrating baptisms this month, with three candidates prepared to follow the Lord in baptism.

The Lord has been so good to us. We truly believe He is at work in the ministry, and we are grateful. Thank you for continuing to pray for the ministry God has entrusted to us.

Serving together,

Patrick, Leslie, Lily, Piper, Ivy, and Isla Henry

Prayer Requests

• Pray for Faith Baptist Church and the restoration of the building.
• Pray for the evangelism ministry this month at Hope Baptist Church 
• Pray for the spiritual growth of the three new christians at Hope Baptist Church

A Great Start with Unexpected Events

We begin each year with our “Vision Sunday”, this is one of our favorite services of the year! During the Vision, we looked back at the prior year with a short highlight video and we recognized those who read through the Bible or read through the New Testament in 2025. We looked at the present with the unveiling of the new theme for the year, and we looked at the future with goals we have as a church and for each believer. This year our theme is “Guard Your Heart”. Each month we will be studying different hearts we can have as a result of guarding (or not guarding) our hearts. After the service we had our annual sandwich competition and one of the ladies in the church one by one vote. This is something fun we do that the church family enjoys. January was a great blessing, with a few unexpected events, most notably our daughter Piper had to have an emergency appendectomy. We are grateful for how God has watched over her and we are seeing His goodness as she recovers. 

The sub-theme for February is “The Hard Heart”, we will be continuing our study of Matthew 13 and the parable of the Sower. We have had several visitors the past few weeks, please be praying with us that God will work in each of them. We have two young ladies that we hope to see start discipleship this month, we also are praying for two young men in particular, that they both will receive Jesus as Savior! Please pray that God will continue to work and grow His church!

Serving Together, 

Patrick, Leslie, Lily, Piper, Ivy, and Isla Henry

Prayer Requests

• Pray for new discipleship commitments to be started.
• Pray for Piper’s continued recovery.
• Pray for the salvation of the two young men who have been visiting.

A New Year, with New Goals, and New Beginnings

I believe we ended 2025 in a very special way. At Hope Baptist Church, one of our young ladies, Lara, received Jesus as her Savior. We also held our Christmas Service, which included our first-ever Christmas play. We were encouraged to have family and friends in attendance who do not normally come to our services. We also celebrated our annual “Empanada Night,” which served as our final service of the year. The church family chose the songs we sang as a congregation, I shared a message challenging us to finish the year strong and begin 2026 determined to live for Jesus, and we ended the evening enjoying fellowship together over empanadas.

As we begin a new year, we are also launching new themes and goals. On Sunday, January 4, we will have “The Vision” service, where we will unveil the theme for the year and share how it will be implemented throughout 2026. This year’s theme is “Keep Thy Heart,” based on Proverbs 4:23. Each month, we will study the different kinds of hearts the Bible describes and how they apply to us as Christians.

Faith Baptist Church is also starting 2026 strong. The final service of 2025 was a special one, honoring Pastor Matías, and my family and I were honored to be part of that service.

Please pray with us that God will bless and use both Faith Baptist Church and Hope Baptist Church. By faith, we are trusting God for an incredible year ahead—seeing souls saved and believers baptized and discipled.

Serving together,

Patrick, Leslie, Lily, Piper, Ivy, and Isla Henry

Prayer Requests

• Pray for Faith and Hope Baptist Churches as they start out 2026. 
• Pray for the leadership. 
• Pray for the evangelistic and discipleship ministries.

The Christmas Season Begins the Summer Season

Se had our first-ever mission conference at Hope Baptist Church, and it was a wonderful success! We held a Saturday night service that began with an “international snack” and a Sunday morning service that ended with an international lunch. We preached and taught on missions, how to be a missionary church, and the church’s next goal: to start supporting her first missionary in January 2026! The church was decorated with flags from around the world, posters about the needs in specific countries, and inspiring stories of missionaries from the past. I was so encouraged by how the church responded to the mission conference. Another blessing was that I preached at the Saturday night service of the Faith Baptist Church mission conference the very next week. We also had a combined couples fellowship between Faith and Hope Baptist Church, which was encouraging for everyone.

We are now entering the Christmas season, which is quite different from our American Christmas season because it is also the beginning of summer. At Hope Baptist Church, we plan to do something we have never done before: a Christmas play during our special Christmas service. This will surely be the highlight of our month at the church. Faith Baptist Church will also have a special Christmas choir for their Christmas service. Please pray for both churches.

Serving Together,

Patrick, Leslie, Lily, Piper, Ivy, and Isla Henry

Prayer Requests

• Pray for the Christmas Services at both churches. 
• Pray that both churches finish the year right and begin 2026 for the Lord!
• Pray for the evangelism and discipleship ministries in both churches.