Doug and Lila Groth
ECMI
Spring 20156
“Then he told this parable; “A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, ‘For three years now I’ve been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’ “ ‘ Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone for one more year, and I’ll dig around it and fertilize it. If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down.’ “ (Lk. 13:6-9)
Dear Friend,
As you know, we had planned to go to Oregon for a year beginning in September 2016. God has made it clear to us that we need to wait for another year. We have moved ahead our departure date to June 2017. There are many reasons for our decision. One of the main reasons is that I (Doug) want to give another year to working with two younger Polish men (Narcyz and Gabrys) who are developing as leaders in the Rabka church. Lila is being treated for thyroid problems. There are good results from her treatment and we don’t want to leave until it is completed. It will also mean that we’ll be able to be near to Philip during his final year at George Fox University and be there for his graduation.
We are disappointed that we’ll have to wait a few more months before we can spend time again with our family, friends and supporters in the States. We are thankful to our home church (Cedar Mill Bible Church) for making the mission house available to us from June 2017 to August 2018. His way is perfect and we have complete peace with this decision (please also see Prov. 19:21 and Phil. 1:23-26)
Please pray for Lila. We thank the Lord for the new opportunities for ministry that He is giving her through CEF Poland. She often travels to other areas of Poland to do teacher training. She is now involved in a project to put together a teacher training DVD. Please pray for all the work and details involved in this. Pray that God will bless and use this for His purposes.
Keep praying for the Rabka church. Pray for the two developing leaders in the church. Pray that God will give us someone to focus on evangelism and discipleship of young people in Rabka. As always, please pray that many more people will come to know Him and become true disciples of His.
Thank you that you continue to pray for us. It’s a privilege to serve the Lord together with you.
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Doug and Lila Groth
32-434 Skomielna Biala
Nr. 623 POLAND
douggroth@poczta.onet.pl
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ECMA-USA
P.O. Box 2217
Monument, CO
80132-2279
george.brown@ecmi.org
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