OCTOBER 2024

ERIC MURPHY UPDATE           OCTOBER 2024
 
CHANGE IN SCHEDULE … We had planned to minister in Curacao in early October, but there are schedule conflicts for the churches there. So, we moved the dates to January 9-13, 2025. Word of Life Caribbean Director, Mark Hall, will lead the endeavor in Curacao. It is always a joy to serve with Mark. Possibly, I will go to the island of Bonaire to meet with pastors to see if they are interested in youth ministries with Word of Life. Pray as we are trying to do this January 5-8 to help Dave Feltz who is pioneering this ministry in Bonaire. 
 
I am excited about reaching the youth on these islands in the Caribbean for Christ. This is very important and it is a privilege to be a part of this overall effort. Counting on your prayers asking for God’s blessing on these plans.
 
Plans? Oh yes, I will return to St. Lucia  January 21-27 to train youth leaders and meet with pastors. God is working in a big way on this island as adults are organizing to reach their teens and children with the Gospel. There are a number of churches that are asking us to come to help them train their leaders and develop outreach opportunities to reach their youth. Pray for God to do something amazing on these islands.
 
MONTENEGRO … I stand amazed as I listen to Jim Compton, our Director for Montenegro, as he tells about the follow-up work being done with the teens who came to Christ at Camp Monty this summer. As you may already know, we are partnering with Inter Varsity Ministries and Danijel and Martina Petkovski and Jelena Vilotjevic. Danijel directs Camp Monty along with Jim Compton and Jelena serves with our ministry as well as Inter Varsity. They are doing follow-up work along with an intern with Inter Varsity, Sarah Klejnstrup. Sarah is from Denmark and has been serving in Montenegro for a year or so. She is a wonderful young lady with a servant’s heart. This is a team effort that includes personal visits as well as weekly group meetings, both large and small groups. 
 
How many days each week are they serving? Would you believe seven days a week? Yes, each one takes a day off to rest. But, something is happening every night at our Niksic Youth Center. This includes ministry to college students through Inter Varsity as well as meetings for teens and middle school students. We give thanks to the Lord for each of these wonderful leaders! 
 
By the way, Camp Monty 2025 is July 21-25. Please let me know if you would like to organize a team or go with a friend or two. You would need to depart from Newark NJ on July 17 and return to Newark NJ on Monday, July 28. Sightseeing after Camp Monty will be at a nice hotel at the Adriatic Sea in a town called Bar, Montenegro. This is included in the room and board cost for volunteers. Sounds like a nice place to rest and experience delicious food after the camp. You could teach conversational English or help with sports training [soccer, basketball, volleyball, tennis]. Get in touch with me at [email protected] if you are interested. 
 
Eric Murphy, Executive Director          www.lifeimpactforeternity.org

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