Fighting for the Treasure Locked up in the Men

As we continue to faithfully pour into the relationships that God has allowed us to have with our neighbors here in South Central Los Angeles we are seeing a need become more and more evident. While socially we have been able to interact and connect with a lot of families most of the families come out to our weekly meetings without the man of the house. It is incredible to see how the women and children are growing in their faith in the Lord and how we as a local body of believers are growing closer with one another, but where are the men? Here are some staggering statistics (from churchformen.com):

·On an average Sunday in the US, six million married women will worship without their husbands. That’s one out of five. The average congregation is 61 percent female and 39 percent male.

·About 90 percent of the boys who are raised in church abandon it during their teens and twenties. Most never return.

·Most churchgoing guys are “lifers” who grew up in church. Men are the hardest group to reach.

Please join us in prayer this month for the men of Los Angeles especially those that are in our immediate sphere of influence. The weekend before Father’s Day, our church, Fuente para las Naciones, will be taking a group of men to World Impact’s “Retiro de Hombres” (Men’s Retreat) where the theme will be ‘Fighting for the victory and treasure that we have in Christ’. This will be a time of great Bible teaching and fellowship with a lot of great adventure and challenge activities, sports and, of course, some great food.

According to many studies, (see Why Religion Matters: The Impact of Religious Practice on Social Stability by Patrick Fagan, Ph.D.) families that worship together not only provide strength to their own family, but to their community – often leaving poverty, addictions and other social problems behind. When we live our life the way God created us to live we see His blessings overflow into all areas of our life.

Please pray with us for these three key areas:
·That the men God has been hand selecting would come out for the Men’s Retreat (June 11-13) and that they would all be drawn closer to God (either accept the Lord or grow in their faith with the Lord).

·For these men specifically as we believe they are on the verge of breakthrough: Primo, Adelso, Carlos, Alejandro, Daniel, Jesus, Urbano, Sergio, Cesar, Florentino, Saul, Jose, Juan Carlos and Giovanni.

·For marriages. That God would continue to give us wisdom on how to council couples, but even more that they would walk in unity, godliness and purity. That couples would communicate with one another and their children in a God-honoring manner.

Fighting for the treasure locked up in the men in South Central Los Angeles,

Chad & Fabiola Wolyn