The Lord has opened up many doors for us to preach His word and to encourage His people across the country. Over the course of the last two months we have traveled 20,184 miles and it has been great to see a remnant of believers everywhere we go that are not only praying for revival but also taking some steps toward it by doing evangelism and discipleship.

In April and May I was able to preach in Madison WI, Santa Cruz CA, Portland OR, Lincoln City OR, Houston TX, Rochester NY, Greenfield IA, Dubuque IA, Chicago IL and Atlanta GA. This may seem like a crazy schedule but we do this because we feel that the Lord has led us to work in this type of an itinerant ministry with a missionary focus here in the USA. Our mission is to make Christ's name great wherever and whenever we can by encouraging and teaching and exhorting God's people in the areas of evangelism, discipleship, church planting and missions.

It has been exciting to see how God provides for our needs. We do not have a salary and we do not work for Emmaus or any other kind of organization. We remain CMML missionaries that are commended from Eastgate Bible Chapel and we simply depend on the Lord to provide for us through His people so that we can dedicate a full time effort toward preaching the gospel with urgency..... Yes, to preach as if Christ had been crucified yesterday, risen today and coming again tomorrow. We are thankful for God's clear direction and the busy schedule that He has given us. Please pray for us as we long to be useful instruments in His hands.

I am praying that the Lord would raise up 100 evangelism teams across the country that would make it a regular practice to get out on the streets and engage in one on one Jesus conversations. One of the messages that I want to get through to believers is: "One way; Jesus! One job; evangelism!" Go start an evangelism team!


One memorable moment from last month was an open air meeting in Madison Wisconsin! We started out by just singing on a street corner.... almost immediately fifty or so young people began to gather around! I felt like the prophet Jeremiah who said: "God's word was in my heart like a burning fire, it was shut up in my bones, I was weary of holding back" ....so I got up to preach. There's nothing better than proclaiming God's greatness to needy sinners in the open square!


After trying to SPARK a fire in Santa Cruz CA (which was awesome) we took the opportunity to visit the Golden Gate Bridge. What a blessing to be able to visit places like this as we try to encourage believers from coast to coast. John Wesley famously said: "I light myself on fire and people come to watch me burn". We long to see God's people catch fire for Him and that is what our SPARK events are all about!


Amy has had opportunities recently to share at a few different women's events (Nashville Tennessee, Lincoln City Oregon, Houston Texas). I love my wife! I'm so thankful for her and how she serves our family. She is constantly encouraging me in my walk with the Lord. In addition to homeschooling and homemaking she also has been a blessing to many sisters in Christ as she speaks at some of these women's retreats.


At the beginning of May I spoke at a youth retreat in Rochester NY. The Lord really seemed to do something special! I'm praying that God would set hearts on fire for His great name and His great cause and that this generation of Christians would realize that they are responsible for this generation of souls.


One major highlight from last month was some great family time at the Oregon coast. Some dear friends, Don and Debbie Williams, let us use their amazing beach house for some rest and relaxation. We had a fantastic time making sandcastles, running on the beach, looking for seashells, doing campfires, playing games, reading our bibles and just hanging out together as a family.


This last weekend I preached six times in three days at Atlanta Christian Brethren assembly which is all Malayali in ethnicity. I had a blast as I encouraged them to reach out with the gospel to their fellow Indian Immigrants. It felt like I traveled to Kerala India for a few days! What a reminder that the nations have come to the USA! The foreign mission field is right here! We live in exciting times! We must take full advantage of these opportunities!

Missions quote for the day by Unknown: "You win the battle in prayer, then you pick up the spoils as you minister"


Micah for the Tuttle's