July 2019 – Prayer Letter

Dear Beloved Brethren,

Greetings and peace and love in the name of our eternal God, Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

As always, we thank our Lord Jesus Christ for taking us on this glorious journey, a journey of endless joy, speaking to our hearts, answering the call that He has given us and accepted the mission that is ahead of us to do His work according to His ways and will. Praise the Lord, this journey is almost at an end; we can see the light at the end of the tunnel but there are still some obstacles to go over. As we keep on pressing on this glorious journey, the month of July has been fruitful. We had meetings in Ringgold, Georgia at Faith Baptist Church, Pastor Jim Thomasson and in Cowpens, South Carolina at Westside Baptist Church, Pastor Travis Blackwell. We also visited Fellowship Baptist Church in Cumming, GA, Pastor John Gherardini; Pastor Gherardini was kind enough in allowing us to share our ministry. We were also in Alpharetta, Buford, Stockbridge, Jonesboro, GA and Greenville, SC giving updates of our trip to Costa Rica.

As we press on, please pray and continue to pray for the following prayer request:
PRAYERS
1. Special prayer request: I lost my Flash drive, in GA, which contains all the documents pertaining to the ministry; pray that I will find it or if someone finds it that they will send it to me. If not, I have to start all over again gathering information. Everything is on there since we started this journey.

2. For wisdom and guidance as we are preparing the documents and for the Lord to guide us to the right people when we go back in November to submit them, Lord willing! We have to go to NYC in August to get our marriage license apostilled, which means authenticated, (it is a long process); all our documents have to be apostilled and translated in order to get a permanent visa.

3. Our health in order to work in His vineyard. My wife’s recuperation with the cataract/astigmatism surgery.

4. We need a miracle for our support to be at 100% or more by the time we leave this year; we fervently pray for this to happen. God is able to make other miracles and we pray that He will; He is able, with Him nothing is impossible.
We pray and humbly plead for your help, for the Lord’s provision and what He will have you to do according to His will. All donations and funds should be sent to Macedonia World Baptist Missions (MWBM) under SHIPPING- TRAVEL ACCOUNT
* Support Levels
Our support has gone back up to 80% during these three months due new supports and some churches raising them. Westside Baptist Church in Cowpens, SC, Pastor Travis Blackwell; Calvary Baptist Church in Norfolk, VA, Pastor Richard Smith; Meadowview Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, NC, Pastor Robert Hutchens. We are waiting on two other Churches. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE… we need your help!
* Safety with Travels
Pray that our Lord, God will keep on protecting us on the road. We were in auto accident in GA, someone ran into us and fled the scene. Thank God, we were not injured.* Schedule of Meetings
Our schedule is not full, for now the Lord has blessed us with one meeting in August in Norfolk, VA; one mission conference and a meeting in October in Winston-Salem, NC and another mission conference in November in Statesville, NC.
* Softness of Attitudes
Pray that our hearts would stay soft, to have a humble attitude, to stay close to God, and focus on Him not on men neither our circumstances. Brethren, we are excited to see on how the Lord will be working this year, we are also encouraged and at the same time comforted by His provision, protection and peace.

PRAISES
1. Praise the Lord that we were not injured in the accident in GA.
2. Praise the Lord for His guidance to First Baptist Church of Liberia, Pastor Eliecer Robles Jimenez; he will be helping us by writing all the necessary letters and submit the documents to immigration which pertains to him; that is truly a blessing!
Thank you, as always, for your kindness, compassion and love, but most of all for your sensibility to the Holy Spirit of God who dwells in you. We are deeply grateful for your continued prayers, financial support and being behind our vision to further the Gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you as well to all who started helping towards our passage.

Brethren, may the love of the Almighty God, the grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you All. Amen!

Brother Jean-Claude and Sister Matilde Guilbaud
Under His Wings Reaching the World for His Glory
In Christ alone

June 2019 – Prayer Letter

July 2, 2019Prayer LettersJean-Claude Guilbaud

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Dear Beloved Brethren,

Greetings and peace and love in the name of our eternal God, Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

As always, we thank our Lord Jesus Christ for taking us on this glorious journey, a journey of endless joy, speaking to our hearts, answering the call that He has given us and accepted the mission that is ahead of us to do His work according to His ways and will. Praise the Lord, this journey is almost at an end; we can see the light at the end of the tunnel but there are still some obstacles to go over.

As we keep on pressing on this glorious journey, the month of June has been slow and with my wife’s cataracts/astigmatism surgery; we were pretty much at a standstill until June 20^th. We have been attending our home church and I had the opportunity to preach June 9^th, it was truly a blessing! I also had the privilege to preach at a community chapel without a pastor in Sandbridge, Virginia Beach on Sunday the 16, 23, and the 30^th of June. It was a blessing as well!

As we press on, please pray and continue to pray for the following prayer request:

PRAYERS

For wisdom and guidance as we are preparing the documents and for the Lord to guide us to the right people when we go back in November to submit them, Lord willing! As I said in our previous prayer letter, At first it was a bit overwhelming, but now as we start gathering those documents , it does not seem that complicated but will take time.
Our health in order to work in His vineyard. My wife’s recuperation with the cataract/astigmatism surgery; by June 20^th she will be back on tract according to the doctor.
We need a miracle for our support to be at 100% or more by the time we leave this year; we fervently pray for this to happen.God is able to make other miracles and we pray that He will; He is able, with Him nothing is impossible.

We pray and humbly plead for your help, for the Lord’s provision and what He will have you to do according to His will. All donations and funds should be sent to Macedonia World Baptist Missions (MWBM) under SHIPPING- TRAVEL ACCOUNT

Support Levels

Unfortunately, our support went down from 85% to 74% due to inflation and fees that the government has imposed in Costa Rica. That has created a big strain on our support. Our previous budget was right on target. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE… we need your help!

Safety with Travels

Pray that our Lord, God will keep on protecting us on the road.

Schedule of Meetings

Our schedule is not full, for now the Lord has blessed us with two meetings in July in Ringgold, GA and Pickens, SC (pray for the meeting ln SC); one meeting in August in Norfolk, VA; one mission conference and a meeting in October in Winston-Salem, NC and another mission conference in November in Statesville, NC.

Softness of Attitudes

Pray that our hearts would stay soft, to have a humble attitude, to stay close to God, and focus on Him not on men neither our circumstances. Brethren, we are excited to see on how the Lord will be working this year, we are also encouraged and at the same time comforted by His provision, protection and peace.

PRAISES

Praise the Lord that my wife’s surgery went well, but slowly recuperating.
Praise the Lord for His guidance to First Baptist Church of Liberia, Pastor Eliecer Robles Jimenez; he will be helping us by writing all the necessary letters and submit the documents to immigration which pertains to him; that is truly a blessing!

Thank you, as always, for your kindness, compassion and love, but most of all for your sensibility to the Holy Spirit of God who dwells in you. We are deeply grateful for your continued prayers, financial support and being behind our vision to further the Gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you as well to all who started helping towards our passage.

Brethren, may the love of the Almighty God, the grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you All. Amen!

Brother Jean-Claude and Sister Matilde Guilbaud

Under His Wings Reaching the World for His Glory

In Christ alone

May 2019 Prayer Letter

May 31, 2019Prayer LettersJean-Claude Guilbaud

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May 2019 – Prayer Letter

Dear Beloved Brethren,

Greetings and peace and love in the name of our eternal God, Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

As we keep on pressing on this glorious journey, the month of May has been slow and with my wife’s cataracts/astigmatism surgery; we were pretty much at a standstill. We were attending our home church and we had the opportunity to attend their mission conference from May 16 – 19; it was a blessing!

Regarding the property for the ministry and the land in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, the owner was trying to push us to make a decision, at that point we knew that it was not the will of God; perhaps the Lord will open the doors somewhere else in Costa Rica later on.

As we press on, please pray and continue to pray for the following prayer request:

PRAYERS

For wisdom and guidance as we are preparing the documents and for the Lord to guide us to the right people when we go back in November to submit them. At first it was a bit overwhelming, but now as we start gathering those documents , it does not seem that complicated but will take time.
Our health in order to work in His vineyard. My wife’s recuperation with the cataract/astigmatism surgery; by June 20^th she will be back on tract according to the doctor.
We need a miracle for our support to be at 100% or more by the time we leave this year; we fervently pray for this to happen.God is able to make other miracles and we pray that He will; He is able, with Him nothing is impossible.

Support Levels

Unfortunately, our support went down from 85% to 74% due to inflation and fees that the government has imposed in Costa Rica. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE… we need your help!

Safety with Travels

Pray that our Lord, God will keep on protecting us on the road.

Schedule of Meetings

Our schedule is not full, for now the Lord has blessed us with two more meetings in July, one mission conference and a meeting in October and another mission conference in November.

Softness of Attitudes

PRAISES

Praise the Lord that my wife’s surgery went well.
Praise the Lord for His guidance to First Baptist Church of Liberia, Pastor Eliecer Robles Jimenez; he will be helping us by writing all the necessary letters and submit the documents to immigration which pertains to him.
Praise the Lord that Freedom Baptist Church of Fayetteville, NC, Pastor Paul Worley took us on for support.

Brethren, may the love of the Almighty God, the grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you All. Amen!

Brother Jean-Claude and Sister Matilde Guilbaud

Under His Wings Reaching the World for His Glory

In Christ alone

April 2019 Prayer Letter

May 2, 2019Prayer LettersJean-Claude Guilbaud

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April 2019 – Prayer Letter

Dear Beloved Brethren,

Greetings and peace and love in the name of our eternal God, Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

As always, we thank our Lord Jesus Christ for taking us on this glorious journey, a journey of endless joy, speaking to our hearts, answering the call that He has given us and accepted the mission that is ahead of us to do His work according to His ways and will. Praise the Lord, this journey is almost at an end; we can see the light at the end of the tunnel but there are still some obstacles to go over.

As we keep on pressing on this glorious journey, the month of April has been very productive and with many blessings and some obstacles. April 7^th we attended a Mission Conference at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Salisbury, NC; unfortunately we could not stay for the whole conference because we had to leave for Costa Rica on the 9^th of April. We were in Guanacaste, Costa Rica from the 9^th through the 30^th. The purpose of this trip was to start our paperwork for the visa, a place where we are going to live and the location for the ministry. Upon our arrival, the next day, we went to the immigration and Migration office in Liberia, Guanacaste to get the process started; we came across a stumbling block, all the Immigration laws have been changed about three to four years ago and made it very difficult to enter the country with a religious visa. With that being said, they gave us all the requirements to obtain the visa; after I read what they needed, my heart just dropped. First we have to filled out a form, for each one of us, with all kinds of questions with an application fee of 300.00 dollars in cash which has to be deposited in the Bank of Costa Rica in a special account, each additional page will also be charged for a fee of .25 cents per copy; a certified letter stating the reason why we are seeking a permanent residency; then we have to have a physical place to live in Guanacaste, Liberia, Costa Rica with a certified letter from the person or organization that own the residence; then other forms which required us to have a criminal background check for each one of us from the United States for the past three years; Finger prints that have to be taken at the Ministerio de Seguridad Pública in Costa Rica; then a certified letter from the corresponding consulate in Costa Rica; then a certified copy of each page of our passport with two pictures; then a certified copy of our birth certificate; then a national pastor who has to write a certified letter to the Immigration office stating that we belong to the congregation, the reason why we will be in the country and what we will be doing; also a certified copy of the religious association, not more than three months old; also a certificate copy of the religious association registered with the Ministry of Exterior Relations and Churches. All those documents have to be signed, certified in front of a registered lawyer in Costa Rica and also all documents have to be translated into Spanish and certified. After submitting all those documents, there is a waiting period of nine months to a year and a half before getting back to us; but we can stay in the country working with the other pastor by planting churches and teaching in the institute according to the lawyer. The lawyer’s and translator’s fee could be about $500.00 to a $1,000.00 Dollars.

Now, on a better note, I had the privilege to preach three times at the church where we will be involved at, First Baptist Church of Liberia, Pastor Eliecer Robles Jimenez. Also, we did find a place to rent and the owner’s will allow us to take possession of the property in November of this year. When we move, it is more economical to buy a car in Costa Rica then bringing one from the US, it will not be cost effective because of the import taxes and it could be as high as the cost of the car itself. Buying a new car can be between $25K to 40K; it is expensive in Costa Rica about 1/3 higher than the US. Most Contractors import materials from the US vs. buying in CR. Our health, dental and vision can be as high as $900.00 dollars per month for both of us.

Regarding the place for the ministry (Church and Bible College & Seminary) there are two options (1) rent (2) buy. We have looked practically everywhere in the city of Liberia, Guanacaste for a place to rent, the majority of those places were not in good areas except for one which was in a good area of town, new 5,000 square
foot building with two floors, but the rent was astronomical at $6,000.00 dollars per month (it will be throwing money in the garbage); but the owner/builder offered us an option to buy and he will work with us even with financing, but financing will be sky high with the interest as high as 12.5% +/-, that is the going bank rate; so buying made more sense. The price to buy is about 100 to 110 dollars per square foot. I have checked the construction and it is to the US standards.

We pray that our supporting churches will get on board with us and make this to become a reality. The more churches we have involved, the lesser the burden. I will be doing my part toward the building construction of the interior spaces which includes AC. I have spoken to a few national pastors and they are excited about the Bible College and Seminary. I have already put together a curriculum for the Bible College and Seminary. See figures below and on the Pdf file.

Fig. 1 – Photo from Street

Fig. 2 – Photo from exterior at 1^st Flr. with 6 private parking spaces

Fig. 3 – Photo at second floor

Fig. 4 – Photo at second floor – Kitchen & Dining Rm on left, in the background

Fig. 5 – Photo at 2^nd Flr. looking at elevator & stairs

Fig. 6 – Photo Looking at stair and elevator at first floor

Looking at the space, on the first floor, we can fit about 50 to 100 people in the sanctuary with two classrooms; there are two existing restrooms, one utility room and one office. On the second floor (Bible Institute) we can have six classrooms, one large conference room; there are also two existing restrooms, one utility room, one kitchenette with dining area. There is a lot of potential in this place, the surrounding neighborhood is good and safe. This property will keep on increasing down the road. Costa Rica has become very expensive place to live due to the tourism. If we are debt free on the building, the only thing that we have to pay are the taxes about $350.00/mth and utilities about $300.00/mth +/-.

Also, we looked at land for future project down the road approximately 84 Hectares (207.564 Acres) of which 30 Hectares (74.13 Acres) could be donated to us for the ministry ( I have been praying for this) but the rest we have to buy and is negotiable and could be financed; of those 84 Hectares, 24 of them has 4 residences on them which can be rented or sold down the road for a good profit, the price is about $10.00 per square meters/m2 ($10.00 per 10.764 square feet/ft2). We have all the information, pictures, survey and topographical plans for this property. We would be happy to come and share all this findings with all our supporting churches. This property is about five minutes from the Liberia airport and about 10 minutes from the center of Liberia. I have already designed the master plan and each building for this project which can be found on our website under Vision, except it will be in Liberia instead of Santa Cruz. Perhaps many are thinking that this is not possible, Beloved we have to have a vision for God; if God is in this, He will make it happen.

As we press on, please pray and continue to pray for the following prayer request:

PRAYERS

For wisdom and guidance as we are preparing the documents and for the Lord to guide us to the right people when we go back in November to submit them.

For the Lord to intervene regarding the property offer for the Church and the Bible College & Seminary and for churches to get involve.

For our vision down the road regarding the land.

Our health in order to work in His vineyard. My wife had a stomach virus in Costa Rica and lost a lot of weight. My wife’s cataracts surgery will be in May 20^th.

As we keep stressing, it is our goal, Lord willing, to be on the field by the end of this year; we are trusting in God to make it happen. The Lord has blessed us with other meetings in July and Mission Conferences in October and November. We need a miracle for our support to be at 100% or more by the time we leave this year; we fervently pray for this to happen. God is able to make other miracles and we pray that He will; He is able, with Him nothing is impossible. He is good, so good!!

Beloved Brethren, Pastors and Churches, a lot of money is involved, but it takes money nowadays to make things happen, the more people that are involved, the lesser the burden will be. We pray and humbly plead for your help, for the Lord’s provision and what He will have you to do according to His will. We pray that the Holy Spirit of our Lord God will move your hearts regarding the property as well. All donations and funds should be sent to Macedonia World Baptist Missions (MWBM) under SHIPPING- TRAVEL ACCOUNT and BUILDING ACCOUNT.

Support Levels

We are still at 85%. We have not heard, yet, from the churches that we presented to last month. We pray that they will take us on for support, we earnestly need them.

Safety with Travels

Pray that our Lord, God will keep on protecting us on the road.

Schedule of Meetings

Our schedule is not full, for now the Lord has blessed us with three more meetings, two in July and one in October; one mission conference and a meeting in October and another mission conference in November.

Softness of Attitudes

Pray that our hearts would stay soft, to have a humble attitude, to stay close to God, and focus on Him not on men neither our circumstances; also for the churches that we have been in contact with and presented. Brethren, we are excited to see on how the Lord will be working this year, we are also encouraged and at the same time comforted by His provision, protection and peace.

PRAISES

Praise the Lord that He gave us a safe trip and His protection was upon us in Costa Rica. God is not finished with us yet, He has big plans for us in Costa Rica. Phil. 1:6 always comes to mind: (1) Continue with Confidence (2) Continue with the Calling (3) Continue until Completion.

Praise the Lord for His guidance to the right people and right place while we in Costa Rica.

The Lord is so good in giving us our health, providing and protecting us while we are on the road, despite of setbacks while serving Him.

Praise the Lord for everything! To God be the Glory, great things He has done, that He is doing and what He will do as we focus our eyes and hearts upon Him.

Thank you, as always, for your kindness, compassion and love, but most of all for your sensibility to the Holy Spirit of God who dwells in you. We are deeply grateful for your continued prayers, financial support and being behind our vision to further the Gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you as well to all who started helping towards our passage.

Brethren, may the love of the Almighty God, the grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you All. Amen!

Brother Jean-Claude and Sister Matilde Guilbaud

Under His Wings Reaching the World for His Glory

In Christ alone

March 2019-Prayer Letter

April 3, 2019Prayer LettersJean-Claude Guilbaud

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March 2019 – Prayer Letter

Dear Beloved Brethren,

Greetings and peace and love in the name of our eternal God, Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

As we keep on pressing on this glorious journey, the month of March has been very productive and with many blessings. March 2^nd we were at Iglesia Bautista Berea, Pastor Nelson Palacios, in Jacksonville, FL where we presented our ministry and I had the privilege to preach in Spanish as well. On March 6^th through the 10^th, we were at Central Baptist Church, Pastor Andy Bloom, in Ocala, FL for a Mission Conference with Dr. Scott Caudill our Mission Board Director. On March the 13^th, we had a meeting in St. Pete, FL which was cancelled and we drove back to Georgia before heading to Fayetteville, NC for a Mission Conference at Freedom Baptist Church, Pastor Paul Worley, with our Mission Board Director again, from the 15^th to the 18^th of March. On March 20^th, we were in Winston-Salem at Freeman Street Baptist Church, Pastor Brian Harrison, but unfortunately I could not speak because I had lost my voice, Pastor Harrison invited us back to present our ministry, the date is not set yet. On March 24^th, we were at Zion Hill Baptist Church in Marion, NC, Pastor Tom Walker, where we presented our ministry and I had the privilege of preaching as well. From the 27^th to the 30^th, we were at Calvary Baptist Church in Norfolk, VA, Pastor Richard Smith for a Mission Conference. On Sunday the 31^st of March, we were in Covington, GA for a meeting at Newton Baptist Church, Pastor Tony Howeth where we presented our ministry and I had the privilege to preach as well.

As we press on, please pray and continue to pray for the following prayer request:

PRAYERS

For wisdom and guidance as we are preparing to leave for Costa Rica, for the Lord to guide us to the right people and the right place.

We are in the process of speaking to the Migration and Immigration of Costa Rica; there is a lot of leg work to do and many papers to fill out.

Our health in order to work in His vineyard. My wife’s cataracts surgery will be in May.

We are need for a car, preferably a van, to keep going to finish deputation after we get back from Costa Rica; as mentioned in our previous prayer letters, my wife’s car was in a wreck and is totaled (that is what the insurance says but it is not) We are working with a body shop to get it fixed.

As we keep stressing, it is our goal, Lord willing, to be on the field sometime this year; we are trusting in Him to make it happen. the Lord has blessed us with other meetings in July and Mission Conferences in October and November. As mentioned earlier in the previous paragraph, we are planning to go in April to start our paperwork for the visa, check out the place where we are going to live, as well as the location for the ministry. We need a miracle for our support to be at 100% or more by the time we leave this year; we fervently pray for this to happen. God is able to make other miracles and we pray that He will; He is able, with Him nothing is impossible. He is good, so good!!

We would like to bring to the table of your hearts, again, the following needs. We know that we are repeating ourselves but it is very crucial. We have started to check on our passage expenses (flight, moving, governmental fees, rental for housing and ministry, etc. etc.); we don’t have a final number yet but from what we have gathered so far, it could cost up to Twenty Five Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty Six Dollars, ($25,736.00) perhaps more, hopefully not. So far, (1) for the flight, places to stay and the car rental (only from the 9^th of April to the 30^th) in order to mobilize when we are there will be about Four Thousand Three Hundred and Thirty Six Dollars for 21 Days ($4,336.00), that does not include food (Flight – $1,691.00 + Hotel – $1,323.00 + Car rental – $1,322.00.00/ Full coverage) these are the exact prices; we have paid for these already. (2) for the moving, door to door, it could be about Fourteen Thousand Dollars ($14,000.00), for a 40’ container, which includes one car but without the car it will be about 9K to 10K; (3) for governmental fees, taxes, etc. (Importation fees, Visa fees, it could be about Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00); (4) personal and ministry (rental of home and church building) about Five Thousand Four Hundred Dollars ($5,400.00) which includes one month security deposit and one month rent.

Beloved Brethren, Pastors and Churches, this is a lot of money; we pray and humbly plead for your help, for the Lord’s provision and what He will have you to do according to His will. We pray that the Holy Spirit of our Lord God will move your hearts; all donations and funds should be sent to Macedonia World Baptist Missions (MWBM) under Shipping- Travel account.

Support Levels

Now we are at 85%, thanks the Lord for four more churches that took us on for support, Temple Baptist Church, Pastor Josh Boles in Lewisville, NC; Iglesia Bautista Berea, Pastor Nelson Palacios in Jacksonville, FL; Central Baptist Church, Pastor Andy Bloom, in Ocala, FL; Zion Hill Baptist Church, Pastor Tom Walker, in Marion, NC. We have presented to three other churches as well (two conferences and one meeting), we pray that they will take us on for support, we need them.

Safety with Travels

Pray that our Lord, God will keep on protecting us on the road. The first Sunday of April, we will be in North Carolina for a Conference before we leave for Costa Rica on the 9^th.

Schedule of Meetings

Our schedule is not full, for now the Lord has blessed us with two more meetings in July, one conference in October and the other in November.

Softness of Attitudes

PRAISES

Praise the Lord that my wife is alive. God is not finished with us yet, He has big plans for us in Costa Rica.

The Lord is so good in giving us our health, providing and protecting us while we are on the road, despite of setbacks while serving Him.

Praise the Lord for everything! To God be the Glory, great things He has done, that He is doing and what He will do as we focus our eyes and hearts upon Him.

Brethren, may the love of the Almighty God, the grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you All. Amen!

Brother Jean-Claude and Sister Matilde Guilbaud

Under His Wings Reaching the World for His Glory

In Christ alone

February 2019 – Prayer Letter

March 1, 2019Prayer LettersJean-Claude Guilbaud

February 2019 – Prayer Letter

Dear Beloved Brethren,

Greetings and peace and love in the name of our eternal God, Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

As we keep on pressing on this glorious journey, the month of February did not start well. From the 2^nd through the 13^th, I was traveling alone in North Carolina in the area of Thomasville (Hilltop Baptist Church, Pastor W. Seawell), High Point (Woodlawn Baptist Church, Pastor J. Gentle), Kernersville (Luz del Evangelio, Pastor Bob Green and Welcome Door Baptist Church, Pastor Brian Taylor), Lexington (Currytown Baptist Church, Pastor M. McDaniel), and Rural Hall, (Freedom Baptist Church, Pastor Jon White). On Monday the 11^th and Tuesday the 12^th, I was invited by the Assistant Pastor of Freedom B C, Pastor Clint Fredericks to a Revival meeting at Kerwin Baptist Church in Kernersville where Pastor Kenny Baldwin of Crossroads Baptist Church in Falls Church, VA was speaking (they are one of our supporting churches). My wife had to stay behind due to our 22 year old Siamese cat because she was on her last days, good thing my wife stayed because on the 8^th, the cat died. On the 13^th, my wife was in a car accident and the car was totaled, Praise God she didn’t have to go to the hospital, but on the 14^th, I was on my way back to pick her up for meetings with Calvary Baptist Church, Pastor Richard Smith, for their Couples Retreat on Friday the 15^th and Saturday the 16^th. On Saturday the 16^th in the afternoon, we left Virginia to go back to North Carolina for meetings. On Sunday the 17^th in the morning, we were at Meadowview Baptist Church, Pastor Robert Hutchens; I had the privilege to teach Sunday school, present our ministry and preach during the morning service. In the evening, we were at Trulite Baptist Church, Pastor Jerry Whiteheart, in High Point, NC where we presented our ministry. We were blessed by staying at Meadowview Baptist Church prophet chamber from the 16^th through the 23^rd before heading to Lewisville, NC at Temple Baptist Church, Pastor Joshua Boles where we presented our ministry on Sunday the 24^th, I had the privilege to teach Sunday school, present and preach in the evening service. On Wednesday the 27^th, we were in Jonesboro, GA at Harvest Baptist Church, Pastor Joe Arthur where we presented our ministry; on the 28^th, we were at Tabernacle Baptist Church, a Spanish Church, Pastor Fernando Barrios in Jonesboro, GA where I preached and presented our ministry as well.

We will be leaving Georgia the 2^nd of March for meetings and conferences in Florida, North Carolina and also in Virginia during the month of March then back to Virginia Beach for a week from April 1^st to 5^th, then go to Salisbury, NC for a mission conference at Tabernacle Baptist Church on the 6^thand 7^th of April; after the conference we leave for Costa Rica on the 9^th of April through the 30^th in order to find a place to live, the location for the ministry and to start all the paper work needed for our residency in Costa Rica. We pray that everything will go well, Lord willing, and if it does, we look forward to our move sometime in June or July 2019.

As we press on, please pray and continue to pray for the following prayer request:

PRAYERS

For wisdom and guidance as we are preparing to leave for Costa Rica, for the Lord to guide us to the right people and the right place.

We are in the process of speaking to the Migration and Immigration of Costa Rica; there is a lot of leg work to do and many papers to fill out.

Our health in order to work in His vineyard. My wife’s cataracts surgery will be in May.

We are need for a new car, preferably a van, to keep going to finish deputation; as mentioned in the earlier paragraph my wife’s car was in a wreck and is totaled.

As we keep stressing, it is our goal, Lord willing, to be on the field by June or July 2019. As mentioned earlier in the previous paragraph, we are planning to go in April to look for a place to live, as well as the location for the ministry. We need a miracle for our support to be at 100% or more by the time we leave. God is able to make other miracles and we pray that He will; He is able, with Him nothing is impossible. He is good, so good!!

We would like to bring to the table of your hearts, again, the following needs. We have started to check on our passage expenses (flight, moving, governmental fees, rental for housing and ministry, etc. etc.); we don’t have a final number yet but from what we have gathered so far, it could cost up to Twenty Five Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty Six Dollars, ($25,736.00) perhaps more, hopefully not. So far, (1) for the flight, places to stay and the car rental (only from the 9^th of April to the 30^th) in order to mobilize when we are there will be about Four Thousand Three Hundred and Thirty Six Dollars for 21 Days ($4,336.00), that does not include food (Flight – $1,691.00 + Hotel – $1,323.00 + Car rental – $1,322.00.00/ Full coverage) these are the exact prices; (2) for the moving, door to door, it could be about Fourteen Thousand Dollars ($14,000.00), for a 40’ container, which includes one car but without the car it will be about 9K to 10K; (3) for governmental fees, taxes, etc. (Importation fees, Visa fees, it could be about Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00); (4) personal and ministry (rental of home and church building) about Five Thousand Four Hundred Dollars ($5,400.00) which includes one month security deposit and one month rent.

Support Levels

Now we are at 76%, thanks to the Lord due to two more churches that took us on for support, Meadowview Baptist Church, Pastor Robert Hutchens, in Winston-Salem, NC and First Emmanuel Baptist Church, Pastor Rommel Callilung in Chesapeake, VA. We pray that it will be more by our next prayer letter and for churches’ hearts to me moved.

Safety with Travels

Pray that our Lord, God will keep on protecting us on the road. In March, we will be in Florida, North Carolina, Virginia and Georgia; the first Sunday of April in North Carolina for Conference before we leave for Costa Rica.

Schedule of Meetings

Our schedule is almost full in March 2019, except for one Wednesday. November in North Carolina for one conference, if we are not in Costa Rica, hopefully we will be, Lord willing!

Softness of Attitudes

PRAISES

Praise the Lord that my wife is alive. God is not finished with us yet, He has big plans for us in Costa Rica.
The Lord is so good in giving us our health, providing and protecting us while we are on the road, despite of setbacks while serving Him.

Praise the Lord for everything! To God be the Glory, great things He has done, that He is doing and what He will do as we focus our eyes and hearts upon Him.

Thank you, as always, for your kindness, compassion and love, but most of all for your sensibility to the Holy Spirit of God whom dwells in you. We are deeply grateful for your continued prayers, financial support and being behind our vision to further the Gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Brethren, may the love of the Almighty God, the grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you All. Amen!

Brother Jean-Claude and Sister Matilde Guilbaud

Under His Wings Reaching the World for His GloryI

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January 2019 – Prayer Letter

January 31, 2019Prayer LettersJean-Claude Guilbaud

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January 2019 – Prayer Letter

Dear Beloved Brethren,

Greetings and peace and love in the name of our eternal God, Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Year 2018 is behind us and now Year 2019 is before us. It reminds me of Phillipians 3:13,14 where it says: “ … but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling God in Christ Jesus.” We are looking ahead for much brighter and bigger things that the Lord has for us this year.

As we keep on pressing on this glorious journey, the month of January has been very light, not much meetings. Most of Sunday and Wednesday evenings we were at our sending church Tabernacle Baptist Church. But on the 6^th, in the morning, we visited Temple Baptist Church on Chesapeake, VA, Pastor Watson Morgan, who is their new pastor. On the 13^th, we visited Ocean Park Baptist Church in Virginia Beach, VA, Pastor Marvin Bagent, for the first time; this particular Sunday was the second Sunday of Mission emphasis month. Pastor Bagent was very kind and graceful in allowing us to present our ministry and to speak; he also invited us back the following Sunday the 20^th, It was truly a blessing on how the Lord directed us to this church.

On the 27^th, we were invited to a retirement service of a pastor of which the church support us; the church is Biltmore Baptist Church in Portsmouth, VA, Pastor Thorton Frye; he has been the pastor there for 66 years, what a blessing that was!

We are getting ready to leave February 2^nd for the next two months for meetings and conferences in North Carolina, Georgia, Florida and also in Virginia; then back to Virginia Beach for a week in the beginning of April, after we leave for Costa Rica on the 9^th of April through the 30^th in order to find a place to live, the location for the ministry and to start all the paper work needed for our stay in Costa Rica. We pray that everything will go well, Lord willing, and if it does, we look forward to our move sometime in June or July 2019.

As we press on, please pray and continue to pray for the following prayer request:

PRAYERS

For wisdom and guidance as we are preparing to leave for Costa Rica, for the Lord to guide us to the right people and the right place.

We are in the process of speaking to the Migration and Immigration of Costa Rica; there is a lot of leg work to do and many papers to fill out.

Our health in order to work in His vineyard. My wife’s cataracts surgery has been postponed for a later date, hopefully before we leave for good to Costa Rica.

As we keep stressing, it is our goal, Lord willing, to be on the field by June or July 2019. As mentioned earlier in the previous paragraph, we are planning to go in April to look for a place to live, as well as the location for the ministry. We need a miracle for our support to be at 100% or more by the time we leave. God is able to make other miracles and we pray that He will; He is able, with Him nothing is impossible. He is good, so good!!

We would like to bring to the table of your hearts the following needs. We have started to check on our passage expenses (flight, moving, governmental fees, rental for housing and ministry, etc. etc.); we don’t have a final number yet but from what we have gathered so far, it could cost up to Twenty Five Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty Six Dollars, ($25,736.00) perhaps more, hopefully not. So far, (1) for the flight, places to stay and the car rental (only from the 9^th of April to the 30^th) in order to mobilize when we are there will be about Three Thousand Six hundred and Sixty Four Dollars for 21 Days ($3,664.00), plus or minus, that does not include food (Flight – $1,691.00 + Hotel – $1,323.00 + Car rental – $1,322.00.00/ Full coverage) these are the exact prices ; (2) for the moving, door to door, it could be about Fourteen Thousand Dollars ($14,000.00), for a 40’ container, which includes one car; (3) for governmental fees, taxes, etc. (Importation fees, Visa fees, it could be about Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00); (4) personal and ministry (rental of home and church building) about Five Thousand Four Hundred Dollars ($5,400.00) which includes one month security deposit and one month rent.

Support Levels

We are still waiting on many churches and Lord willing plus the one we presented in January. Now, we are at 74%, thank the Lord for one more support. We pray that it will be more by our next prayer letter and for churches’ hearts to me moved.

Safety with Travels

Pray that our Lord, God will keep on protecting us on the road. In February, we will be in North Carolina and Georgia; in March we will be in Florida, North Carolina, Georgia and Virginia; the first Sunday of April in North Carolina for Meetings and Conferences.

Schedule of Meetings

Our schedule is full for February and March 2019; November in North Carolina for one conference, if we are not in Costa Rica, hopefully we will be, Lord willing!

Softness of Attitudes

PRAISES

The Lord is so good in giving us our health, providing and protecting us while we are on the road, despite of setbacks while serving Him.

Praise the Lord for everything! To God be the Glory, great things He has done, that He is doing and what He will do as we focus our eyes and hearts upon Him.

Brethren, may the love of the Almighty God, the grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you All. Amen!

Brother Jean-Claude and Sister Matilde Guilbaud

Under His Wings Reaching the World for His Glory

In Christ alone

December 2018 – Prayer Letter

December 22, 2018Prayer LettersJean-Claude Guilbaud

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December 2018 – Prayer Letter

Dear Beloved Brethren,

Greetings and peace and love in the name of our eternal God, Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!

We have much to be grateful for during this Christmas season but not just for this season but all the time. First, we are so thankful to the Lord, God for sending His precious and only begotten Son, Jesus Christ as the first missionary to a lost and dying world, to suffer and die for us, ungrateful and undeserving as we are. Praise the Lord for the gift of the Holy Spirit who guides us, guard us and is such a Comforter in times of trials, tribulations, tests and tears. Second, we thank the Lord for His precious Word and, finally, we have been privileged by God to serve Him according to His call upon our lives. What an honor and privilege to serve the King of kings, the Lord of lords, the Architect of all architects, the Carpenter of all carpenters our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! We pray that you will have a wonderful and blessed Christmas commemorating the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and we pray, as well, that you will have a blessed, joyful and prosperous New Year in the Lord; and as we delight in the LORD, He will give us the desires of our hearts; and as we commit our ways to the LORD: trust in Him, He shall bring it to pass (Psalm 37: 4-5).

Lord, I lay my burden upon Thee because I know you’re there to carry them for me.

When in times of trials and tribulations, I know You’re there to sustain me.

Lord, I go to You because You give me rest despite of all my tests,

When in times of tests and temptations, I know You’re there to strengthen me,

Lord, I put my faith and trust in Thee because I know I’ll be blessed as You have promised.

When in times of cries and desperation, I know You’re there to comfort me,

Lord, I lean on You when I am not strong because I know with You I can’t go wrong,

When in times of tears and desolation, I know You’re there to walk with me.

Lord, I leave ev’ry thing up to Thee, I know You’re there to take vengeance for me.

When in times of fear and persecution, I know You’re there to protect me.

Lord, I know You’re there to sustain me, to strengthen me, to comfort me, to protect me and to walk with me;

Lord, I know You’ll always be there, no matter where! (Jean-Claude Guilbaud, 2018)

As we keep on pressing on this glorious journey, the month of December was not as productive with conferences; we had two meetings cancelled due to a snow storm where we were. December 2^nd, we went to Maranatha Baptist Church in Yorktown, VA, Pastor Dale Coffey, one of our supporting churches, in the morning to give them a report and in the evening we were at our sending church and as well on Wednesday December 5^th. On Saturday December 8^th, we headed to Evington, VA for meetings in the area but unfortunately the next day, Sunday, we had a big snow storm so we couldn’t go to our meetings in Rocky Mount, VA, Woodlawn Baptist Church, Pastor Eddie Hawks in the morning nor Liberty Baptist Church, Pastor Jeff Chapman, in Evington, VA in the evening. We have to reschedule for some other time, perhaps in January 2019. We were blessed by Liberty Baptist Church by allowing us to stay in their prophet chamber until the 17^th. On Wednesday December 12^th,we were at Southside Baptist Church, Pastor Donnie Glass, in Goodview, VA for a meeting. We were blessed as we presented our ministry, shared our vision and I had the honor to preach as well. On Sunday the 16^th, in the morning, we were at Central Baptist Church, Pastor Larry Fitzgerald in Lynchburg, VA; we presented our ministry and shared our calling and vision as well. In the evening, we went to present our ministry at Clearview Baptist Church in Rustburg, VA Pastor Zane Kramer; we were blessed as we presented our ministry and I had the privilege to preach as well. On Wednesday December 19^th, we were at our home church. On Sunday morning the 23^rd, we went to Victory Baptist Church in Virginia Beach, VA, Pastor Les Smith, one of our supporting churches, to give them an update and in the evening we were back at home church; also on Wednesday the 26^th and Sunday the 30^th since we had no more meetings for the rest of the year.

As we press on, please pray and continue to pray for the following prayer request:

PRAYERS

As we mentioned in our last prayer letter, we urgently are in need of a minivan to finish our deputation journey. We gave back the one that we borrowed. Now we will need another one to keep going until we leave for Costa Rica before next summer, Lord willing!
Our health in order to work in His vineyard. My wife’s cataracts surgery in January 2019, the date is not set yet.
As we keep stressing, it is our goal, Lord willing, to be on the field by June 2019. We are planning to go after March sometime to look for a place to live, as well the property for the ministry. We need this miracle for our support to be at 100% or more by next May 2019. God is able to make other miracles and we pray that He will; He is able, with Him nothing is impossible. He is good, so good!!
We have started to check on our passage expenses, moving and flying, etc; we don’t have a final number yet but from what we have gathered, it could cost between 7 to 15 thousand dollars. Beloved Brethren, Pastors and Churches, this is a lot of money and humbly asking, we are going to need your help and prayers for the Lord’s provision and what He will have you to do according to His will.

Support Levels

We are still waiting on churches and Lord willing plus the ones we presented to in December. Per my final calculations, we thought we were at 74% but unfortunately we are at 73% instead. We pray that it will be more by our next prayer letter and for churches’ hearts to me moved.

Safety with Travels

Pray that our Lord, God will keep on protecting us on the road. In January, we will be in Virginia due to cancellations of meetings in December; the dates are not set yet.

Schedule of Meetings

Or schedule is light for January 2019, but for now, the Lord is still opening doors for more meetings and conferences for next February, March 2019 in North Carolina, Georgia and Florida; November in North Carolina if we are not in Costa Rica.

Softness of Attitudes

Pray that our hearts would stay soft, to have a humble attitude, to stay close to God, and focus on Him not on men neither our circumstances; also for the churches that we have been in contact with and presented. We are excited to see on how the Lord will be working next the year, we are also encouraged and at the same time comforted by His provision, protection and peace.

PRAISE

The Lord is so good in giving us our health, providing and protecting us while we are on the road, despite of setbacks while serving Him.

Praise the Lord for everything! To God be the Glory, great things He has done, that He is doing and what He will do as we focus our eyes and hearts upon Him.

Brethren, may the love of the Almighty God, the grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you All. Amen!

Brother Jean-Claude and Sister Matilde Guilbaud

Under His Wings Reaching the World for His Glory

In Christ alone

November 2018 – Prayer Letter

December 1, 2018Prayer LettersJean-Claude Guilbaud

November 2018 Prayer Letter – Pdf

Carta de Oracion -Noviembre 2018 – Pdf

November 2018 – Prayer Letter

Dear Beloved Brethren,

Greetings and peace and love in the name of our eternal God, Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

As always, we thank our Lord Jesus Christ for taking us on this glorious journey, a journey of endless joy, speaking to our hearts, answering the call that He has given us and accepted the mission that is ahead of us to do His work according to His ways and will. We count it a privilege and an honor to serve the Kings of kings, the Lord of lords, the Architect of the Universe and the Carpenters of all carpenters Jesus Christ. We count also a privilege to be Missionaries to Costa Rica.

As we keep on pressing on this glorious journey, the month of November was not as productive with meetings and conferences; we had two conferences cancelled. November 1^st, we visited Vision Baptist Church in Alpharetta, GA, Pastor Austin Gardner. Pastor Gardner was gracious in allowing us to share briefly our ministry. On the 2^nd, we went back to Vision for a Mission class taught by Pastor Gardner. On Sunday the 4^th, we visited University Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA, Pastor Gary Ledford; Pastor Ledford was very gracious in allowing us to share our ministry and we also visited the Spanish Church. Pastor Ledford also invited us to their Mission Conference next March 2019, the date is to be determined. On Wednesday the 7^th, we visited Newton Baptist Church in Covington, GA, Pastor Tony Howeth; Pastor Howeth was very gracious in allowing me to share our ministry and we will be going back next March 31^st, 2019 to formally present. On Friday the 9^th, we headed back home. Due the cancellation of these two conferences as I mentioned earlier, we decided to visit some of the churches that are supporting us to give them an update each Sunday morning from the 11^th through the 25^th. On Sunday the 11^th, we went to Hampton Road Independent Baptist Church, Pastor Sebrell in Hampton, VA; I had the privilege to preach and at the end of the service 4 people surrendered their lives to the ministry; on the 18^th, we went to Central Baptist Church, Pastor John Charles, in Yorktown, VA and on the 25^th we went to Fellowship Baptist Church, Pastor John Stamatelatos, in Chesapeake in the morning and evening service and I had the privilege to preach as well. On all Sunday and Wednesday evenings, except for the one mentioned, we went to our home church Tabernacle.

As we press on, please pray and continue to pray for the following prayer request:

PRAYERS

As we mentioned in our last prayer letter, we urgently are in need of a minivan to finish our deputation journey. We gave back the one that we borrowed. Now we will need another one to keep going until we leave for Costa Rica before next summer, Lord willing!
Our health in order to work in His vineyard.
As we keep stressing, it is our goal, Lord willing, to be on the field by June 2019. We are planning to go after March sometime to look for a place to live, as well the property for the ministry. We need this miracle for our support to be at 100% or more by next May 2019. God is able to make other miracles and we pray that He will; He is able, with Him nothing is impossible. He is good, so good!!

Support Levels

We have heard from one of three churches, Vision Baptist Church in Alpharetta, GA, Pastor Austin Gardner. As of now, we are at 74%. We pray that it will be more by our next prayer letter. Praise the Lord for what He is doing!

Safety with Travels

Pray that our Lord, God will keep on protecting us on the road. In December we will be in Virginia for meetings from the 8^th to the 17^th and visiting churches, as well, that are supporting us in order to give them a report.

Schedule of Meetings

For now, the Lord is still opening doors for more meetings and conferences for next February, March 2019 in North Carolina, Georgia and Florida; November in North Carolina if we are not in Costa Rica.

Softness of Attitudes

Pray that our hearts would stay soft, to have a humble attitude, to stay close to God, and focus on Him not on men neither our circumstances; also for the churches that we have been in contact with and presented. We are excited to see on how the Lord will be working next the year, we are also encouraged and at the same time comforted by His provision, protection and peace.

PRAISE

The Lord is so good in giving us our health, providing and protecting us while we are on the road, despite of setbacks while serving Him.

Praise the Lord for everything! To God be the Glory, great things He has done, that He is doing and what He will do as we focus our eyes and hearts upon Him.

Brethren, may the love of the Almighty God, the grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you All. Amen!

Brother Jean-Claude and Sister Matilde Guilbaud

Under His Wings Reaching the World for His Glory

In Christ alone

October 2018 – Prayer letter

November 2, 2018Prayer LettersJean-Claude Guilbaud

Carta de Oracion -Octubre 2018 – Pdf

October 2018 Prayer Letter – Pdf

October 2018 – Prayer Letter

Greetings and peace and love in the name of our eternal God, Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

As always, we thank our Lord Jesus Christ for taking us on this glorious journey, a journey of endless joy, speaking to our hearts, answering the call that He has given us and accepted the mission that is ahead of us to do His work according to His ways and will. We count it a privilege and an honor to serve the Kings of kings, the Lord of lords, the Architect of the Universe and the Carpenters of all carpenters Jesus Christ. We count it also a privilege to be Missionaries to Costa Rica.

As we keep on pressing on this glorious journey, the month of October has been a blessing as well. On Monday the 1^st of October, we left Tampa, FL for Virginia Beach but we stopped in Alpharetta, GA to rest on Monday; then the next day, Tuesday the 2^nd we headed to Virginia Beach to prepare for our next journey. On Wednesday the 3^rd, we went to our home church Tabernacle Baptist Church where a Fall Revival meeting was going on. On the Saturday the 6^th, we headed to North Carolina in Winston-Salem for a Mission Conference at Woodland Baptist Church, Pastor Tim Gammons until the 9^th, Dr. Roger Baker of Macedonia World Baptist Missions was the main speaker, he is also the Field Director for Middle East and Europe. On Wednesday the 10^th, we went to Gospel Light Baptist Church in Winston-Salem to visit and to stay in their prophet chamber until the 15^th due the fact one of our Mission conference was cancelled in Orlando, FL. On Sunday the 14^th, in the morning, we visited Northwood Baptist Church, Pastor Allen Barker, in Yadkinville, NC; Pastor Barker is the Brother- in – Law of Dr. Scott Caudill, the Director of Macedonia World Baptist Missions; Pastor Barker invited us back for Mission Emphasis Month next January or February of 2019 (DTBD) where Dr. Caudill will be the speaker. In the evening, we went to Green Valley Baptist Church in Walnut, NC, Pastor Wayne Dunn; Pastor Dunn was gracious in allowing to share our ministry. On Tuesday the 16^th, in the morning, we were invited at a Pastor’s Fellowship at Meadow View Baptist Church, Pastor Robert Hutchens, in Winston – Salem; this meeting was a blessing and as a result we have made many contacts for meetings next February 2019. In the evening we went to a camp meeting at Northwood Baptist Church in Yadkinville, NC, Pastor Allen Barker. On Wednesday the 17^th, we visited Temple Baptist Church in Lewisville, NC, Pastor Joshua Boles; Pastor Boles was gracious in allowing me to share our ministry and invited us back next February 24, 2019 to formally present our ministry. On Saturday the 20^th, we headed to Silver Creek Baptist Church in Seven Springs, NC, Pastor Jason Watford, for a Mission Conference on Sunday the 21^st. On Wednesday the 24^th we visited Catoosa Baptist Tabernacle, Pastor Justin Gazaway in Ringgold, GA; I was privilege to share our vision and burden.

From the 28^th to 31^st, we were in Georgia for a Mission Conference at Westside Baptist Church, Pastor Nathan Dorsey, our allocated time was Sunday morning the 28^th then we visited Bible Baptist church in Griffin, GA, Pastor John Sweatte on Wednesday the 31^st of October, we were truly blessed by that visit.

As we press on, please pray and continue to pray for the following prayer request:

PRAYERS

As we mentioned in our last prayer letter, we urgently are in need of a minivan to finish our deputation journey. Someone was gracious enough to lend us one until November 9^th but we will need another one to keep going until we leave for Costa Rica before next summer, Lord willing !
Our health in order to work in His vineyard.
As we keep stressing, it is our goal, Lord willing, to be on the field by June 2019. We were planning to go next February to look for a place to live, as well the property for the ministry, but unfortunately we have meetings during that time. We need this miracle for our support of be 100% or more by next May 2019. God is able to make other miracles and we pray that He will; He is able, with Him nothing is impossible. He is good, so good!!

Support Levels

One more church took us on for support this month; Woodland Baptist Church in Winston – Salem, Pastor Tim Gammons. As of now, we are at 72%. We are still waiting on other churches, it could be more by our next prayer letter. Praise the Lord!

Safety with Travels

Pray that our Lord, God would protect us on the road.

In November we will be in Virginia and Georgia for meetings; in December we will be in Virginia for meetings as well.

Schedule of Meetings

For now, the Lord is still opening doors for more meetings and conferences for next February, March 2019 in North Carolina, Georgia and Florida.

Softness of Attitudes

Pray that our hearts would stay soft, to have a humble attitude, to stay close to God, and focus on Him not on men neither our circumstances; also for the churches that we have been in contact with and presented. We are excited to see on how the Lord will be working next the year, we are also encouraged and at the same time comforted by His provision, protection and peace.

PRAISE

The Lord is so good in giving us our health, providing and protecting us while we are on the road, despite of setbacks while serving Him.

Praise the Lord for everything! To God be the Glory, great things He has done, that He is doing and what He will do as we focus our eyes and hearts upon Him.

Thank you for your kindness, compassion and love, but most of all for your sensibility to the Holy Spirit of God whom dwells in you. We are deeply grateful for your continued prayers, financial support and being behind our vision to further the Gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Brethren, may the love of the Almighty God, the grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you All. Amen!

Brother Jean-Claude and Sister Matilde Guilbaud

Under His Wings Reaching the World for His Glory.

In Christ alone