Hello faithful supporters of God’s Kingdom work. Thank you so much for your generosity and faithful giving over the last 10 years plus of our ministry in Bushnell! It has been an amazing adventure so far. To be very honest with you we are very, very over committed right now.
Many of you may have heard that we have purchased another property NE of Bushnell and are doing some repairs before moving in. We have our current property up for sale NW of Bushnell and it just got rocked by some very strong winds on June 27. Our machine shed/garage, windmill, grain bins, hay barn, and many trees were taken out. The place is really a mess, not to good, when you are trying to sell it. Our plates are very full and we need a miracle to get cleaned up and moved into our new home before this school year. I do not get stressed out very easily, hardly ever, but this is a time when I am really feeling it. Praise the Lord for his faithfulness. I know He is preparing us for deeper and further ministry down the road. Right now is difficult, but He didn’t promise anything would be easy. Pray for wisdom, consistent time with the Lord through this circumstance in our lives, and love for one another.
On a pleasing family note, Andrew and Abby have been able to attend Faith Bible Camp this summer. Andrew loved it and I am thrilled for him. Abby is there as this is being written and our prayers are with her as she grows into the young lady God wants her to be. Andrew will be going into middle school this year, Abby into 5th grade, and Katy into Kindergarten. Pray that they will be a good influence on many of their classmates for the Kingdom of God. Thank you for sharing in our lives.
I continue to spend time with teens, building into their lives and encouraging them to draw closer to the Savior. Through this transition in our lives, I have had the opportunity to help teens develop as they help us clean up and prepare for the move. Pray for a trip we have at the end of this month to Northern Kentucky. We will be visiting the Creation Museum and Kings Island for a 3 ½-day adventure. There are some teens that really need to get away from Bushnell and freed up to talk about where they are at with Jesus.
On another front, I am taking on additional duties at Youth for Christ, Western Illinois. I will be coordinating the Macomb ministry as well as the Bushnell ministry. I will be overseeing new staff and developing the ministry there, as well. I have already begun meeting individually with pastors the last couple of weeks to get a feel for where they are at in their ministry, what their vision for the lost is, and how we can partner together. That has been a true blessing and is going extremely well. Pray for Macomb and the work God is doing there and wants to do. I will be part of team that will hire a new staff person for this fall in the coming weeks. Be in prayer for the right person for this job, as it will require unique abilities and a heart for reaching out to lost teens.
In Christ, and for His Kingdom,
Todd Rodeffer
