{"id":9373,"date":"2018-07-30T00:20:32","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T05:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/tom-carlton\/?p=9373"},"modified":"2018-08-09T10:57:52","modified_gmt":"2018-08-09T15:57:52","slug":"our-new-ministry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/tom-carlton\/2018\/07\/30\/our-new-ministry\/","title":{"rendered":"Heading Into a New Ministry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9405 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/tom-carlton\/files\/2018\/07\/door.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"396\" height=\"596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/tom-carlton\/files\/2018\/07\/door.jpg 465w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/tom-carlton\/files\/2018\/07\/door-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/tom-carlton\/files\/2018\/07\/door-73x110.jpg 73w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/tom-carlton\/files\/2018\/07\/door-166x250.jpg 166w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/tom-carlton\/files\/2018\/07\/door-168x253.jpg 168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/>Readers of this blog will remember that for the past year or so we had been making plans to join our ministry team working down in Mexico City at our mission run Bible Institute there. We had our sights set on joining two other families serving at the school, and looked forward to our future role of teaching the Word and discipling students.<\/p>\n<p>However, because of the loss of some key personnel on the field\u00a0a few months ago, we were asked if we would be willing to remain in Chihuahua to fill some administrative needs. We felt like the Lord had opened this door, and agreed to remain in Chihuahua to fill these needed roles.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>What We\u2019re Heading Into<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-9406\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/tom-carlton\/files\/2018\/07\/book-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/tom-carlton\/files\/2018\/07\/book-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/tom-carlton\/files\/2018\/07\/book-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/tom-carlton\/files\/2018\/07\/book-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/tom-carlton\/files\/2018\/07\/book-125x83.jpg 125w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/tom-carlton\/files\/2018\/07\/book-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/tom-carlton\/files\/2018\/07\/book-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/tom-carlton\/files\/2018\/07\/book-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/tom-carlton\/files\/2018\/07\/book-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We are very excited to be able to serve the field of Mexico in this way. Here in Chihuahua, we will have the privilege of coordinating Mexico\u2019s consultant committee. This committee\u00a0facilitates each tribal work\u00a0receiving strategic help in the\u00a0areas of\u00a0language study, literacy, Bible curriculum development, church planting, Bible translation and homeschooling coordination. We will also be involved in researching new areas of Mexico for our upcoming teams to work in, as well as serve as part of the team that guides our Spanish language and Mexican culture study program.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9407\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/tom-carlton\/files\/2018\/07\/rancho-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/tom-carlton\/files\/2018\/07\/rancho-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/tom-carlton\/files\/2018\/07\/rancho-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/tom-carlton\/files\/2018\/07\/rancho-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/tom-carlton\/files\/2018\/07\/rancho-125x70.jpg 125w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/tom-carlton\/files\/2018\/07\/rancho-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/tom-carlton\/files\/2018\/07\/rancho-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/tom-carlton\/files\/2018\/07\/rancho.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Along with this, we will also have a hand in our national training program,\u00a0teaching at our Instituto Misionero Transcultural (Mexico\u2019s Missionary Training Center), called \u201cThe Ranch.\u201d We are excited to be able to have part in building into our Mexican missionaries-in-training!<\/p>\n<p>We are just moving into these new roles and are still wrapping up our time in formal Spanish language and Mexican culture study. \u00a0We are trusting the Lord through this transition and thanking Him for the opportunity to serve alongside our church planters, consultants, field leaders and many others dedicated to seeing the Gospel go out.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-9409 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/tom-carlton\/files\/2018\/07\/DSC_9493ed-1-600x777.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/tom-carlton\/files\/2018\/07\/DSC_9493ed-1-600x777.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/tom-carlton\/files\/2018\/07\/DSC_9493ed-1-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/tom-carlton\/files\/2018\/07\/DSC_9493ed-1-768x995.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/tom-carlton\/files\/2018\/07\/DSC_9493ed-1-85x110.jpg 85w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/tom-carlton\/files\/2018\/07\/DSC_9493ed-1-193x250.jpg 193w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/tom-carlton\/files\/2018\/07\/DSC_9493ed-1-195x253.jpg 195w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/tom-carlton\/files\/2018\/07\/DSC_9493ed-1.jpg 1639w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>All For the Church<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Why do we serve in Mexico? For the sake of our Savior, the One who died and rose for us, and for His Church, whom He purchased with His blood. We look forward to being able to serve the Church by assisting our church planting teams, working in unity to see people come to know Christ and built up in Him among the least reach peoples of Mexico. What a privilege it is to both know Christ and be able to bring others into the knowledge of Him!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Readers of this blog will remember that for the past year or so we had been making plans to join our ministry team working down in Mexico City at our mission run Bible Institute there. 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