Living in Two Places at Once
We have received many questions along the
lines of, “How are you ministering in Congo and living in America?” and “How
are you pastoring a church full-time in Idaho, and still a missionary in Congo
at the same time?” These are good questions; questions we aren’t sure exactly
how to answer. The short answer is “We
don’t know.” We honestly are still trying to figure all this out.
What we do know is that God is doing some
incredible things in the World! He
continues to do amazing things in, through, and for us as well. Here are some things to consider:
1. God
provided for us to have permanent, life-time visas to the DR Congo. This means He provided for a way that we can
enter and exit Congo as much as we want, as often as we want. This is an incredible asset to the ministry
right now!
2.
We still have a vehicle, a house, and a ministry
in Congo. We are Congolese residents and
have cute little cards to prove it. We
still “live” there.
3.
Our sending church in Idaho agreed (willingly
and excitedly) to have “our” ministry in Congo be an extension of the local
church. Since it is a ministry of the
church, spending “normal ministry time” on the ministry there is natural. They also agreed to have Sparky gone from the
pulpit periodically in order to take trips to the DRC.
4.
The world is getting smaller and international
travel is becoming easier. What took us
4-5 plane changes and several exhausting 5-8 hour layovers at the beginning of
our ministry has morphed into us only touching 3 airplanes for the whole trip with
2-4 hour layovers between.
5. Technology
makes it possible to get near-instant updates from the team “on the ground”
through Facebook messenger and WhatsApp, both by text and voice/video calls. We
are in contact with at least one team member daily.
Are there challenges? Yes. Do we still need to physically be in Congo at
times? Yes. Are we still DR Congo
missionaries? Absolutely. Can we explain exactly what God is doing, why, and
how? Nope.
DR Congo Trip: February 2020
If you are interested in joining
us, please contact Sparky as soon as possible! We are still looking at around February
3-26 (with some flexibility within that timeframe). We are prayerfully
considering the possibility of Myndii going on this trip as well. Please pray for this to work out and for
others to join us!
As always, if you are interested in
details for the SD cards, tablets for this project, Bibles, or any of the other
projects, please let us know. One-time
gifts go a long way to getting these resources into hands!
Join the Group
Don’t forget: Wednesdays are our #DRCMinistryPartners
days on Facebook. We will also update and include prayer requests as we get
them from our partners in Congo. Just search and request to join: Clancy
Chronicles – Praying for the DR Congo
Meanwhile in
Idaho
We were blessed to participate in the baptism
service on October 6th, at Notus Baptist in Idaho, with 3 adults
flowing in believers’ baptism. It has
been incredibly humbling to be a part of so many new adult believers’ lives!
Please pray as we continue to minister to these new ones in the faith and teach
the church to make disciples by “teaching them to observe all things”. Thank you for your continued prayers for this
body!
Looking
Ahead
Sparky and Myndii will be traveling to
South Dakota to speak at Cornerstone Bible Institute at their annual mission’s
conference from October 21-25.
DRC in February 2020! As we look forward
to and plan this trip, please pray for several individuals or couples to join
us. What about you?
Making
disciples by teaching,
Sparky, Myndii, Martha, Titus, and Ruth Clancy
Teaching them
to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you… Matthew 28:20a
Time in Kinshasa