Iker and Childrens

Ministry in the Montoneros

Community

Graham and Sharon Nichols

US Church: Lewis Memorial UMC Evans
E-Mail: Nichols4Ecuador@gmail.com
Web-Site: www.Nichols4Ecuador.org
Skype: graham.sharon.nichols

July / August 2016

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your
strength. Always remember these commands I give you today.
Teach them to your children, and talk about them when you sit at home and
walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
Deuteronomy 6:5-7 (NCV)
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.
Mission News our mission groups from the USA and those who came along from
Venezuela are now all back in their home Countries and we will soon be as well, this
week!! We are coming home for a 3 month furlough that was planned for January
2016 but so was The Mission Societys Regional Americas Gathering so we were in
Costa Rica in January for this every-other year Gathering. We are soo excited that
well be back in the Great State of Georgia on Friday and look forward to seeing our
children, grandchildren, Lewis Memorial UMC family, and all the Churches who have
graciously invited us to share the Mission of Jesus in Santo Domingo, Ecuador with
their bodies of Christ. Getting ready to leave this place however is not easy truly
God created us to be here at this time in history. Sharon and her ministry team have
prepared the lessons for our 13 weeks physical absence as they will always be in
our hearts no matter where we are. They have prayed together and with each other
over their additional responsibilities in Sunday school with 120 children weekly and in
the Communities we serve. Pray for those Sharon leads and encourages on a daily
basis we know theyre going to be awesome they are Kingdom people and they
do not take that privilege lightly. Over here in the Middle of the World ministry has
not stopped while we get things ready to depart for a little while and we have been
incredibly busy, but super blessed. Grahams Mens Bible Study group just finished
their study on the Book of John and they will resume with new material that we hope
we can find while Stateside. We are blessed to be surrounded by soo much love
there has been lots of tears this week many are fearful that we will not return.
God has given each of them to us to help love into the Kingdom and we look forward
to telling the stories of Jesus and all the ways He is changing their lives and ours into
His image. To God be the Glory!
We also said see you later not a
goodbye among us, to our Adry. Our
lead SS teacher for our 3 and 4 year
olds. She and her family moved to
Spain this month with a scholarship
to study medicine. We miss
her/them soo much already shes
a gift to us all and dear friend to
many. We sense God has great plans
may He be Glorified in them!

Saturday Morning
Ministry in the
Montoneros
Community
continues to thrive.
This Community is
just 5 minutes drive
from our house and
God is showing up
incredibly among
these little people.
We are averaging
100 loud and
sometimes squirmy
children with great
big smiles who come
running with arms
wide open. We love
soo much our time
with them and after
music getting to sit
back and listen to
my teachers share
the Gospel to all of
us! It is quite the
JOY to serve in this
Community.

After the Bible

lesson these
children love a
coloring contest
about the story
like most all
children they
love a
competition
and will do the
best they can to
hopefully get
an extra cookie
that most take
home to share
with either a
sibling who
could not come
or save to go
along with rice
for lunch.
Only one best
drawing per
age group so
this is the
quietest theyll
be all day!

And then we have Sunday school every Sunday with lots of the children we serve together and love in
their communities we are overflowing and not sure what Gods plan is but at times its difficult to
squeeze one more little person in the space we have we actually have this same good problem in
the Montoneros Community, but what we know for sure is that this is Gods ministry that we get to
be part of, and His plan we are also sure of is a whole lot better than what we could come up with.
It is really neat watching God make a way. This past Sunday the children once again shared in Santa
Cena~Holy Communion on their level in the space God has provided for them. It is a blessing for us to
watch them receive Communion for what it is an honor, a privilege, and a Holy Sacrament.

And so dear people as weve prepared for Stateside ministry for the next 3 months
we have had yet another fuller than normal life on the line since our last mission
news update, but we have been and are still soo super-blessed by God through soo
many. Words cannot fully describe all God did/does for us, in us and through us, and
those we serve through those who come and those who pray and those who send
photos help us to speak and for you to see and feel Gods heart where He has sent
us. Even in photos we could never fully share the Mission of Jesus in this place but
well always try our best we hope you enjoyed these photos of His Mission in and
through those God has wonderfully added to our lives precious examples of Jesus
heart among us!

God is sooo very Good All the Time!

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 here to the places and people He places in
our paths. As ministry continues to grow and spill over into other communities filled with
children nearby GLORY!! we are humbled to be included in the lives of all the people God
generously gives us to love and to be able to help to keep warm and dry, and now cool and dry
equator living!! And along the way the blessing and calling of feeding them spiritually and
emotionally and physically. 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 Good and Faithful Spirit. We simply cannot continue in His service here
without your prayers and financial partnership and support. We thank God for you all!
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 an
incredible JOY!!!
Yours in Christ,
Graham and Sharon
Graham and Sharon Nichols

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

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Graham and Sharon Nichols

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

Jean Piere, a
big part of our
community
ministry in his
neighborhood
and a
good example
in Sunday
school! Love,
love!!

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