We will only collect Faith Promise contributions through the end of September.

From Marcus Wittig in Medelin, Colombia:

Andrew Stein played basketball for Cedarville University in OH, and then went on to be the assistant coach at Lewis-Clark State College.  On the invitation of a Columbian friend (one of our lads who we sent to the States for a high school exchange), he came to Columbia on a mission team.  Learning that he was a basketball player and coach, I spoke with him about our dream of having a basketball program alongside our soccer...

From the Vavals in Selma:

Thank you for your prayers and support! We had such a great time at Bible & Missionary Conference at Beulah Beach Camp, and we are all looking forward to next year...

Hey Everyone,

Thank you all for praying.  We have a few prayer requests.  First, today we took our son to the doctor as he has had some swelling in his lower abdomen.  They found that he has a cyst which would have developed pre-birth.  He has to have surgery to have it removed.  We have him scheduled for surgery the day after we get home from our conference.  Please pray for our son and pray that God would remove this cyst to where he does not need surgery...

Hey Everyone,   

Thank you all for praying for our trip abroad.  We got back last Monday. My wife was approved and received her visa to for an upcoming conference!  Also, all of our local staff (except one) who had applied also received their visas.  We will be there soon for a global family conference representing our nation.  Please pray for our time...

FOOD PANTRY JULY 2023-JUNE 2024 – By The Numbers, From Marcia Wheat

This year, the Aldersgate Food Pantry has seen the largest number of clients and bags given out ever! The next closest year was 2018. This past year, 1,428 regular bags given out, plus 102 for Thanksgiving/ Christmas. A total of 1,530 Bags were distributed! July 2024 we gave out 175 bags!

Hey everyone,

I hope you are doing well!  My wife and I wanted to share a couple prayer requests and needs that we have.  I have been serving in national leadership for the last year, and in June was asked to step into the role of national leader, representing our country to our greater mission.  Please pray for this.  This will also mean that I will be traveling more to regional and global leadership meetings, such as one in the Philippines the beginning of September.  All staff with our organization are fully dependent on support, and so we are needing to raise our monthly support.  Would you prayerfully consider partnering with us monthly?

Report from Mark Wittig, Christian Union Sports Club, a sports ministry in Colombia, South America.

Dear good friends at Aldersgate!  On this day in 1810 Colombia declared its independence from Spain, but is still struggling to “find freedom!”  Thank you for your support and prayers…as you will read, young Thiago Ruiz finally found the freedom that only Christ gives!!

FOUR THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED & TWENTY DOLLARS!

Aldersgate members commitment to our missions continues to be AMAZING! 

May highlights: As soon as our spring Learn & Serve retreats finished, we began to welcome our Field Study participants to campus. Halfway through this training, our summer interns arrived. Meanwhile, final preparations were being made for our summer international mission teams to travel to Ecuador and Bolivia.

Hey everyone,

We got back on Saturday from our staff conference.  We had 105 (including children) come!  It was a really challenging time for all of us, and God really spoke to many. Our speakers spoke about building an apostolic community, healthy relationships, healthy communication, conflict resolution, and ministering out of our brokenness.  Thank you all for praying!

From Church Planters in Central Asia:

We wanted to thank you all for your prayers.  We got back from our retreat, and it was a really good time.  It was great to see old friends and meet some new ones!  Please be praying as next week is our staff conference, which we will be leading.  We are expecting between 110 and 120 people, which is amazing!  Pray that God would speak during our time!

Fundraiser to Help the Heart of Alabama Food Bank and the Aldersgate Food Pantry

The Food Bank is asking organizations and churches to assist them with their fundraising effort. Each organization is given a 15-day drive period; ours is June 16-30. Participation in this fundraiser is voluntary, but it can provide a significant benefit to our Food Pantry and the people we serve.

Global Impact Celebration (GIC) 2024 will be this Sunday, June 9th.  We are excited that Seeds of Hope, the TMS Global team serving in Selma, AL, which we support with our Faith Promise gifts, will be our speakers for the 10:30 a.m. celebration. 

Hey everyone,

Thank you for praying for us!  Last week, we had a great trip.  It was so great to see so many old friends from various nations in our region.  It was also great to hear that the young believers we brought were all so encouraged.  Please continue to pray for our local leaders, especially our newer, younger leaders, that God would continue to raise them up to lead our next generation.

Report from Mark Wittig, Christian Union Sports Club, a sports ministry in Colombia, South America.

Cosdecol, Columbia is a ministry born in Medellin in the late 1980’s, around the time that everything came unglued in Medellin, as the government tried to close down the Medellin drug cartel.  The cartel reacted by training and hiring thousands of young men to be their hitmen.  Cosdecol provided an escape from the gang life that many young people were falling into.  Instead, it provided them with an outlet to play soccer competitively and also learn about God. This ministry has been successful in providing a way for many young men in Columbia to avoid a life of crime, to do something productive with their lives and to become followers of Jesus Christ.

From the Vavals in Alabama.

You will be secure, because there is hope; you will look about you and take your rest in safety.  Job 11:18 

Seeds of Hope, in Selma, AL, made a big announcement this month: 

Hello everyone, Thank you so much for your prayers and partnership. 

The past couple weeks we have had the great opportunity of having some new people join our fellowship.  One of the men that came last week is a very conservative Muslim.  I shared that morning and spoke on the difference between religion and the way of Jesus.  It was a great time, and he seemed to be impacted by Jesus washing the disciples' feet.

The GO Lead Team is pleased to announce the release of a total of $19,050 this month to our mission partners deemed highest priority.

Aldersgate has partnered with Reality and Truth Ministries since 2011.  On September 9 of that year, we began serving meals to the homeless on the second Friday of every month.  At the time, the ministry was located at the Dexter Avenue UMC.  Since then, meals have been served in a number of different locations.