Since the post before...

After a short Christmas break...we are back at school and into our second week.
It has been a fairly crazy week with lots of things happening.

Patty, the lady who was healed of stomach ulcers (read the last post), through being healed has had the opportunity to witness to all her family, including her children and grandchildren, about Jesus! Her family are astonished with her radical transformation, physically and spiritually! Over the 6 week holiday period she has gone from just under 45kg to almost 64kg, because she is able to eat!! She is so joyful and has a new spring in her step at the age of 70. Thank you Jesus!

I have been doing most of the driving here and Sarah has been quite content in having her own personal chauffeur...but this week Sarah has conquered the nerves and learnt to drive on the right (wrong) side of the road!

So last Thursday we ventured down the San Francisco (about a 4 hour drive) to pick up Nathan & Jeannette from the airport as they were returning from Christmas break in New York. Last time we were in San Fran we didn't get the chance to go to 'Johnny Rockets' on Pier 39. So this time Sarah was pretty keen...unfortunately the food wasn't like we remembered and it was a slight let down.
School on Friday however was a blast...We had Russell Evans from Planet Shakers here for the Jesus Culture Conference over the weekend, and we were lucky enough for him to come and speak at school. It was amazing to here an Aussie speak again!

Sarah and I have been given the amazing opportunity to partner with Bethel International in going to Honduras  (Sarah) and Ecuador (Ben) in March for 2 weeks. We are extremely excited for this chance to go to South America and see how God will use us there. Also this is Sarah's first overseas mission!!
Sarah's Trip to Honduras will be supporting one the most unique churches in Honduras. Abundant Life Church is located on the island of Guanaga, northwest of the mainland. When Missionaries Jim and Julie Nelms founded their church they thought it was to reach out to the drug and alcohol addicted population. But, when they opened the doors three years ago only children attended regularly. So they chose to train the children that God had given them and now it is those children that are part of an outreach to addicted adults. They will be doing a worship school for these children, as well as providing ministry in the streets and local churches. The teams heart is to see gifts, abilities, dreams and passions transform the nation.
Ben's Trip to Ecuador is in the city of Loja. This is only the second trip to this region. The aim this year is to equip the church and release revival culture into a country that can be won in a day. It's harvest time in Ecuador! The team will be spreading the goodness of God by ministering in churches and on the streets. They will also have the opportunity to activate people in the prophetic and arts...and they have the amazing opportunity to minister and pray for people in hospitals! The teams heart is to release God's love, goodness, glory and power.


Our trips together cost around $4200, of which we have been able to already pay just over $2000, Praise God! Our final payments are due on February 18th.
If you would like to partner with us financially, you can go to the links below and donate to our trips (tax deductible):
(these links are also under the support us section in the right hand column, just click on our names)
Sarah: https://www.ibssm.org/?action=donate&target=missions&student_id=210951
Ben: https://www.ibssm.org/?action=donate&target=missions&student_id=210955

We would also love your prayer support! This is a vital part of our trip and important to both us and our teams. We will keep you updated on what you can specifically prayer for.

As we are unable to work here due to student visa laws, we are also in need of financial support for our living expenses. If you feel led to partner with us in this area, our Australian bank details are in the right hand column of this page under the 'support us' section. Please also email us at benn.pridmore@gmail.com if you wish to do this.

A massive THANK YOU to everyone for all your continual prayers and support!

Until next time...