Birthdays:

Brian - February 17                        Wendy - April 11

Ashley - April 24, 1986                 Brian II - August 25, 1987

Josiah - August 25, 1989

Anniversary: October 26

Address: 7399 Centerville Road, Houghton NY 14744

Phone: (585) 567-2870

E-mail: brian.sheets@houghton.edu

The Sheets serve as the first Wesleyan missionaries-in-residence at Houghton College. Their responsibilities in this capacity are to interact with students, presenting opportunities to become involved with missions, mentoring students who show an interest in pursuing missions as a career, and coordinating student mission teams. Brian has also developed Global Visioneering, which offers assistance to local churches that wish to start a missions program or revitalize an existing one. Please pray for (1) the student mentoring process, and (2) work with the churches in promoting missions, spiritual growth, and development.

News:

HOUGHTON MINISTRY

We just held our first official training session with the Houghton College students who will be going to Russia with us over Easter Break this year.  There are 8 students plus 2 leaders (Wendy will be going this year!) for a total of 10 on the team.  We will be doing a variety of ministries including the Young Adult Retreat, a day camp at the school behind the ministry center, a day camp at an orphanage, and a work project.  Pray for the team that they will grow in spiritual strength and unity and that God will provide for each member as they raise their support.

 

This Sunday we will be holding one of our largest student events of the year, the annual Super Bowl party.  Last year we had over 45 people at our house for this event.  Pray that we will strengthen relationships with students that we already know and that we will begin some new relationships.

 

RUSSIA MINISTRY

Brian returned safely from 2 weeks of teaching in Russia.  The second week of his trip was as fruitful as the first.  God continued to open many doors for ministry opportunities.  It was also a fruitful time in being able to put more definite plans together for the Houghton trip that will take place over Easter Break.  Attached, as promised, you will find a picture of the students who attended Brian's class on Pastoral Theology.

 

Thank your for your prayers that brought him home safely and made the trip beneficial for the building and equipping of leaders for God's Kingdom.

 

 

GLOBAL VISIONEERING

A conference is planned in Corinth, New York at Corinth Wesleyan Church.  This will be an evaluation seminar for the churches current missions ministry with a seminar on catching a glimpse of God's vision for the mission's ministry of their church.  The conference will take place March 4-6.  Pray for wisdom as Brian leads the seminars and for the church as they continue to seek God's will for their mission's ministry.

 

 

ON THE HOME FRONT

Ashley

    Ashley completed her first semester in college.  She also began some new on-campus jobs (for her) in the office of intercultural relations and in student tutoring.

 

Brian II

    Brian has been accepted to Southern Wesleyan University!  He is waiting to hear from Bethany Bible College (which he has already visited) before he makes his final decision.  In the mean time, Brian & Dad will be making a road trip to SWU (the weekend of Feb. 20) to check out the college.

    As an answer to your prayers, on the collision with the deer, Dad was able to make the repairs on the car by doing it himself, for under $50!!!

 

Josiah

    Josiah transferred to the public school in town (Fillmore Central School).

 

 

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