Life on the Line ... serving Christ on the Equator

Graham and Sharon Nichols US Church: Lewis Memorial UMC Evans E-Mail: [email protected] Web-Site: www.Nichols4Ecuador.org

Skype: graham.sharon.nichols September 2015

“For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these

members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many,

form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.” Romans 12:4-5

Saludos friends, family and church family,

Grace and peace to you in the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ. We pray this mission letter finds you well, full of hope, and filled with His Goodness! Please pray with us as we seek to please God and embrace His fulfillment in us. †

September News … we served some of the most precious in the body of Christ in their communities … and love soo very much that they remind us every Sunday that we are to meet them where they live the following week … like we could ever possibly forget these sweet little people!! There’s something special about little hearts growing in Jesus and praying with sincerity for our homeland. There is something … Christ-like, when we hear, “Papito Dios proteja los Estados Unidos y mantenerlos seguros.” [“Daddy God, protect the United States and keep them safe”] It is truly a Holy Spirit moment. Because they love God, they love us, and they love you. And in the midst of lots of ministry this past month the faithful who help to keep us here bought plastic and wood and other materials to keep families dry in Río Verde … the daily rain is not here yet, but it is coming and these children will sleep in a dry place. We are grateful for you all! Know that they all are as well! †

Part of ‘The body of Christ’ at the EUMC-Jesús de Nazaret

This day was

Friday, 9/11/15

… America, you were prayed for

in Río Verde, Santo

Domingo, Ecuador! †

La Escuela Dominical-IEMUE-Jesús de Nazaret ~

Sunday School-Evangelical United Methodist Church of Ecuador- Jesus of Nazaret

Santa Marta

Saturdays and Men’s

Bible Study. The

body, Jesús de Nazaret is growing closer to Jesus thru music, service, study, sharing, learning, hands

raised to heaven

and being together as one in Christ. †

Nazareth

We praise God from Whom ALL blessings flow. We are soo very grateful for the support we have received and continue to receive in prayers and financial blessings which helps greatly to keep us going in the direction God is moving in our lives … to the places and people He places in our paths. As ministry continues to grow in different communities too far and too costly for people to come into town to worship on Sundays we feel led to go to them and that takes lots of prayers and more finances. Please prayerfully consider joining Jesus in His mission alongside us … feeding hungry tummies and sweet little hearts as we ‘be’ the Gospel for the people as empowered by His Spirit. We simply cannot continue in His service here without your prayers and financial partnership and support. *Please, Please note the information below regarding The Mission Society’s New Website and where to go and what to do to give to help support the mission of Jesus alongside us in Ecuador. We are grateful! †

Sunday School may look the same from month to month in this large room filled with lots of children but we see and feel change every Sunday and every Friday and every Saturday when we are all

together in Church and in the places where they live … God is growing the body of Jesús de Nazaret, in number, and in Truth of how Awesome and Faithful and Good and Kind and Loving He is to them, to us, and to the World. The way they enter and exit the church is not even the same. We wish you all could spend a little time here with us … the presence of God is taking our breath away as He molds these little people into the people He created them to be. To God be the Glory … forever and ever! †

Many arrive in little buses that are helped paid for with funds donated by our home church, Lewis Memorial UMC in Evans, GA and if this did not happen they would have a very difficult time getting to church … they simply do not have the .50 bus fair to and from church. 50 cents … means a whole lot where we live. We are grateful for many giving hearts for transportation, ministry materials, music, and snacks for the mission of Jesus where we live. I am also grateful for the ministry team God has given me as we serve together the people in the church and communities God gave us to serve. †

God bless the faithful who have kept us going and continue to be blessings in our lives and in the lives we are called to serve and love into the Kingdom together. Thank you!! It is a JOY!!! † Yours in Christ, Graham and Sharon Nichols

Missionaries to Ecuador serving with The Mission Society y IEMUE

“The thing that makes a missionary is the sight of what Jesus did on the

cross and to have heard Him say, ‘GO’.” –Oswald Chambers

Please feel free to forward, mail-out or print our Newsletter for your Sunday school class, small group, Church or friends … Thank you!!

Our Mailing Address in Ecuador (Graham is known by his first name in ECU-Robert)

We LOVE hearing from you!!

Conjunto San Marino Robert y Sharon Nichols #39

Vía a la Bengala y Río Chila-Subcentro Salud Rosales Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Ecuador, SA

Cell: 0996758531 (MUST be written on any packages)

Bendiciones desde Ecuador!! (Blessings from Ecuador!!)

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All donations may be made to:

The Mission Society P.O. Box 922637

Norcross, Georgia 30010 Nichols Support #0368 on the memo line

OR Via

The Mission Society’s New Website Giving Info:

https://themissionsociety.org/give

For giving Missionary support please use the “Give to a Missionary” form and specify the 4 digit code 0368 OR you may just type our names

Graham and Sharon Nichols