GNJ April Update

Here’s a little more of what God did through our ministry this APRIL! 🎉

🔥 Revival Impact: Finished a revival at Blunt Baptist in Sallisaw — people heard the Gospel, many lives changed! 🙌

💬 Juvenile Center Ministry: Continued weekly evangelism — teens are hearing and receiving the Good News where it’s needed most! 🕊️

🎯 Youth + Leader Training:

• Spoke at youth rallies like FBC Skiatook and Community Baptist Coweta.
• Led evangelism trainings at Faith Bible Church, OKC Chinese Baptist, and Southside Baptist Paris TX. 🚀
  
  🤝 Kingdom Connections:
• Zoom call with Dare2Share national leadership.
• Networked with OKC leaders at Hope Gathering + Metro Prayer Breakfast.
  
  🌎 Missions Movement:
• Traveled to South Carolina and spoke 4 times to inspire youth heading to missions trips! ✈️ 
• Cool Story📓… I had a part in helping South Carolina Baptists start their youth missions program last year and they mobilized 100 students this last summer! #Multiplication
   
  ❤️ Ongoing Momentum:
• Coaching leaders nationwide through Gospel Advancing Council calls.
• Countless Gospel conversations, calls, meetings! 📞
  
  💳 Stewardship Wins:
• Updated GNJ’s donation system = lower fees = more $$ to Gospel ministry! 🙌
  
  🏕️ Summer Ministry:
• Helping lead logistics + ministry for Community Baptist Coweta’s summer camp at Green Country Camp! Also scheduled to speak at Cimarron Youth Camp near Pawnee this summer as well!  🎤🔥
  
  🎓 Leadership Development:
• Nominated for SALLT Leadership Program starting August! Growing stronger to serve better! 🚀

None of this would be possible without your support. THANK YOU for locking arms with us! 🙏❤️ The harvest is ready — let’s keep going! 🌾

 

US Capitol~White House~Library of Congress

On Wednesday, we started out with a visit to the Library of Congress, with the Kerbo's and Martin's. That is the most beautiful building! Fair warning when visiting with pre-teen boys--they will take notice of the paintings on the ceiling and the fountains out front. =0) Just saying... 

Next, we took the Metro to the White House. We wanted so badly to get a tour to go into the White House, but I didn't realize you had to request that so far in advance. I am definitely going to try to make that happen when GMa and I come back this summer. After walking around the White House, we took the Metro back to the Capitol and ate lunch in the food court before our tour there. Courtney and I had to get the very Instagram-able (but not very tasty, in my opinion) white chocolate White House dessert. After our White House tour, we got to meet with Senator Lankford on the steps of the Capitol building for a few minutes. The kids had a lot of questions for him, mostly about Falls Creek, funny enough. 

For dinner, we took the Metro to Union Station and ate dinner in the food court there. Jonah was very excited to eat Cane's! Then we made our way back to our hotel to crash. We really enjoyed spending time with the Kerbo's on this day. Another great day in DC! Wow, this trip went by so fast. Just one more day left! 

The Library of Congress

The architecture is just amazing!

First time on the Metro, to get to the White House.

Wish we had this grass at our house!

So pretty!

And then back to the capitol on the Metro!

I mean, look how cute it is! We had to have it, if only for this picture! 

We didn't have time for a posed picture, but I love these pictures of James shaking Jonah's hand.

The Supreme Court building is under construction right now.

Dinner at Union Station:

We rode the Metro a lot on this day!

Yea for laying down!