On Our Way

Pastor Julian Matthew and Cynthia are graduates of Maryland Bible College and Seminary in Baltimore, MD. During their time in Baltimore (from 1990 through 2005), they were actively involved in evangelism through inner-city youth Bible club, teen ministry, and nursing home visitation. By way of their involvement in vocal groups, they had the opportunity to visit affiliated ministries overseas. Beginning in 1997, they assisted with the church planting outreach to York, PA, a one-hour commute from Baltimore. As the Assistant Pastor to Pastor Duke Horton, Pastor Julian and family commuted for evangelism, Bible studies, and church services for eight years. Two years ago, they relocated their family of seven to York County.

For more than a decade, they have believed the Lord would someday use them to spread the gospel, evangelize and teach in the Caribbean. In 2005, after planning and saving for an initial trip to the Caribbean (along with some members of the York church), they learned of a sizable short-term missions trip to Puerto Rico being planned for the spring of 2006. With a strong conviction for team and Corporate Body effort, they not only joined 50-strong in the spring missions trip with Pastor Scibbelli, Director of Missions for Greater Grace World Outreach, but also prayed and found the further definition that Puerto Rico would indeed be a strategic “hub” for outreach into other parts of the Caribbean. In Puerto Rico, the team found welcome response to the clear sound of the Gospel and the Finished Work of Jesus Christ. Many are eager to learn precisely from the Word of God and be given divine purpose and hope. Hundreds of contacts and first time professions of faith have been made during several trips over the past year.

As Pastor Julian, Cynthia, their family, alongside of Pastor Gary Thornton and his wife Lissette, plan to relocate in September 2007, please pray for the Lord’s continuing work in the hearts of the people of Puerto Rico. Pray that the Lord will go before them and swiftly form a beginning church with men and women who thirst for His Word. The vision is to begin Bible College extension courses while making disciples and equipping those whom the Lord has chosen for this Judea, Samaria and the uttermost parts of the West Indies and Latin America … the world!!…

Contact Information:

To support us financially, send your check to:

GGWO Missions
P.O. Box 18715
Baltimore , MD 21206

and write "Missions - Pastor Julian Matthew " in the memo section

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