The Manhattan Project Newsletter July/August/September
2011 |
Greetings from the mission field of New York City!
Whew, summer went by at the speed of lightning. We had one of our busiest summers yet since being on the field. Many
wonderful churches and individuals joined with us to minister over the last couple of months. It's truly been exciting
to see the fruit of our joint laboring as we now begin to reap a harvest this fall. Here are just a few of the highlights:
|
| Main Street USA Vacation
Bible School | 
We are so grateful to First Bible Baptist
Church of Rochester, New York and their sacrifice in helping us with our Vacation Bible School the last 3 years. They are
a phenomenal group of teens and adults that come each year with one thought in mind - sharing Jesus' love with New Yorkers.
They are not only a blessing to our
church, but to our family as well. This year was our best VBS to date with over 85 children registering. And above and
beyond the great attendance, we saw a sweet, young mother of one of the children accept Christ before the week was over. We
are continuing to see fruit from this wonderful event as we follow up with these great contacts. Please pray that God
will continue to work in the lives of these young families. |
| The Wilds Summer Camp | We had the honor of taking six juniors and teens to The Wilds summer camp for one week in August.
This privilege was because of the sacrificial giving of many of you reading this newsletter. Thank you is simply not
enough. These kids were given a gift far beyond what even they recognize. The sermons that were heard and the
decisions made during this monumental week will forever change the paths th  at these kids are journeying. Ron and I had an amazing time watching them as we first arrived
in the mountains of North Carolina. Six inner-city kids from Brooklyn New York were in for quite a
culture shock. Among the words we first heard were, "Wow, look at all the white people!"
and "Where are all the buildings?" It was truly a sight to behold. But once they were over the
culture shock, they quickly found their place among the other 600 teens in attendance and we literally had a hard time keeping
up with them throughout the week. They wanted to take advantage of each opportunity available. Those fun activities
were just a tool to reach the vulnerable places of their hearts. Once the hard, outer shell was broken, God was able
to move. We are so excited to see what God is going to do through the lives of these young people. |
Youth Group | In this
new community the Lord has brought us to in Brooklyn, teenagers are everywhere. With the help of Bible Baptist Church
of Wilmington, Ohio, we launched our very first yo uth night one hot summer night in July. On our first night, we had over 25 in attendance with 15 saved. To God be the
glory. Since then, we have continued youth night each week and are seeing much fruit from it. Ron even had the privilege
of leading one of the teen's mothers to the Lord just in the last few weeks. Never underestimate the power of children's
and youth ministry. It is through this avenue we are reaching young families and generations will forever be changed
by God's grace.
|
| Spiritual Growth | Missions can be tough, we live in one of the most diverse cities in all of America,
defined by international immigration. Just this past Wednesday we had a Hindu man visit our small-group Bible study.  | | Ron and Kamal |
We first met him when he peeked into our Vacation Bible School out of curiosity. Would
you pray for Kamal? He came full of questions and is searching. We are
constantly amazed at the different cultures we come into contact with on a daily basis, all with different
religions and sometimes many gods, or no god at all. New York City, on many a day, feels much like
a foreign field. With over 40% of it's population
foreign-born and over 170 spoken languages, no wonder NYC is called the "melting pot". We have such a unique
opportunity to disciple these men and women, who in turn, take the gospel to their homeland. Now that is what missions
is all about. Among the diversity, we are honored to be called to serve here. We
are so grateful to have had the opportunity to partner and minister with so many wonderful people this summer. Because
of the sacrifice of each one, we are now reaping a great harvest. Over the last month we have seen so many new faces
grace the doors of our church because of outreaches we have done. We have seen souls saved, lives transformed, and new
opportunities for discipleship come about. We are looking forward to some of those people being baptized on this coming
Sunday. Isn't God good? |
| | As always, thank you from the bottom of our hearts for being a part of this amazing journey we call
"missions". Your prayers are priceless, your financial gifts are beyond anything we could ever accomplish
on our own. Please know that you are a huge asset to this ministry and we are forever grateful for each and every one
of you. In His service,
Ron and
Susan Taylor
Church Planting Missionaries to NYC
|
| | |
| | |  | If you would like to give to The Manhattan Project please send a check payable to:
Church Planting America P.O.
Box 37887
Jacksonville, FL 32236
Be sure to include "Ron Taylor" in the memo. |
|
|
