By Irv Augustine
Several years ago a conversation that began between the International Executive Team of the Navigators and the US and Canadian Navigators regarding how we as a Global Work can organize ourselves in terms of world mission to see the Gospel Advance. We formed the North American Region of the Worldwide Navigators (NAR).
Donald McGilchrist, from the British Navigators, who became an original foundational member of the IET, provided excellent
Jerry White and his team strengthened our hands significantly as he led us as a Worldwide Movement in a huge effort of coming up with our CORE – our Calling, Values and Mission in the early years since the Millennium. The formation of the CORE has created synergy, collaboration, focus and direction for us precisely when we needed all of this to move forward as a Worldwide Movement.
To Advance the Gospel of Jesus and His Kingdom
Into the Nations
Through Spiritual Generations of Labourers
Living and Discipling Among All People(s)
Now Mike Treneer and the International Executive Team are leading us as a Worldwide Movement into building synergistic regional relationships and partnerships and collaborating in ways that will indeed advance the Gospel into all nations. Under his leadership we have formed the North American Region (NAR) and Eric Stolte and Doug Neunke along with some of their key people have been working at figuring out how to missionally move our calling ahead jointly.
One Huge application of this co-labourship between the US and Canadian Navigators has been to focus on opening mission into the Caribbean.
At this point, a Canadian and American team have been working together for the past 3 years and determined priority of focus to be Jamaica and Trinidad, one of Puerto Rico or the Dominican Republic, and then perhaps Haiti. As it stands right now we have the exciting developments of: [this is good. It might make more sense at the beginning of the article however. Up until this point it isn't clear you are talking about the Caribbean Navigators]
· Country Opener for Jamaica, Mark and Patty Bogart moving there later this year
· An excellent short term program to Trinidad with Sue and Ragnar Oborn leading this. They have been to Trinidad three times now! And another program is in it’s last details coming together for this spring!
· A Zonal Leader appointed, Joe and Joy Maschoff, going to language school this spring
We continue our search for a Country Opener for Trinidad, if anyone is up for a significant job shift, and is tired of our COLD WEATHER we are experiencing!
I am tremendously encouraged with all of this! God has met with us and we feel His Strength and Grace as we press ourselves into our calling, and we will be offering a short term opportunity for Trinidad Tobago once again this spring, again with Ragnar and Sue Oborn leading
So, please pray, press yourselves into our Core and Calling, and trust God for ongoing fruit and blessing through our labours!
God’s best,
Irv.
Donald McGilchrist, from the British Navigators, who became an original foundational member of the IET, provided excellent
Jerry White and his team strengthened our hands significantly as he led us as a Worldwide Movement in a huge effort of coming up with our CORE – our Calling, Values and Mission in the early years since the Millennium. The formation of the CORE has created synergy, collaboration, focus and direction for us precisely when we needed all of this to move forward as a Worldwide Movement.
To Advance the Gospel of Jesus and His Kingdom
Into the Nations
Through Spiritual Generations of Labourers
Living and Discipling Among All People(s)
Now Mike Treneer and the International Executive Team are leading us as a Worldwide Movement into building synergistic regional relationships and partnerships and collaborating in ways that will indeed advance the Gospel into all nations. Under his leadership we have formed the North American Region (NAR) and Eric Stolte and Doug Neunke along with some of their key people have been working at figuring out how to missionally move our calling ahead jointly.
One Huge application of this co-labourship between the US and Canadian Navigators has been to focus on opening mission into the Caribbean.
At this point, a Canadian and American team have been working together for the past 3 years and determined priority of focus to be Jamaica and Trinidad, one of Puerto Rico or the Dominican Republic, and then perhaps Haiti. As it stands right now we have the exciting developments of: [this is good. It might make more sense at the beginning of the article however. Up until this point it isn't clear you are talking about the Caribbean Navigators]
· Country Opener for Jamaica, Mark and Patty Bogart moving there later this year
· An excellent short term program to Trinidad with Sue and Ragnar Oborn leading this. They have been to Trinidad three times now! And another program is in it’s last details coming together for this spring!
· A Zonal Leader appointed, Joe and Joy Maschoff, going to language school this spring
We continue our search for a Country Opener for Trinidad, if anyone is up for a significant job shift, and is tired of our COLD WEATHER we are experiencing!
I am tremendously encouraged with all of this! God has met with us and we feel His Strength and Grace as we press ourselves into our calling, and we will be offering a short term opportunity for Trinidad Tobago once again this spring, again with Ragnar and Sue Oborn leading
So, please pray, press yourselves into our Core and Calling, and trust God for ongoing fruit and blessing through our labours!
God’s best,
Irv.
