Covenant Reformed Evangelical Church
JOSIAH AND RICKY GOSYNE
TUNAPUNA, TRINIDAD
PINEWOOD SUPPORTED MISSIONARIES
TUNAPUNA, TRINIDAD
PINEWOOD SUPPORTED MISSIONARIES
An Update from CREC:
Greetings in the name of Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!
It remains the most genuine of pleasures to greet the saints at Pinewood Church from Covenant Reformed Evangelical Church here in Tunapuna, Trinidad. We miss you all quite dearly and are excited to endeavour in ministry together soon. Not much has changed since our last update on the grand scale but a lot has happened on the small scale that has a lot of promise. We've been blessed with a steady stream of visitors, with a few university students and two families joining the church. One of those families is a young married couple (Timothy and Kimberly) and they have been a real blessing to the young men and women of our church. The other family, the Gouveias, have likewise poured into the youth of the church, often putting together many "limes" as we say in Trinidad that has allowed the bond of the youths in our church to grow healthily.
The King's Conference, headed up by Wesley Ramnarine and myself remains our yearly large youth event and we're on track this year to make it happen. We hope it will continue to yield good fruit and be a blessing to all involved. Additionally in ministry, the presence of the Gouveia family has allowed us to develop a benevolence ministry which is highly focused on community outreach and acts of mercy. Beyond this, our youth ministry continues to thrive and grow under the leadership of Roger and Laura Bala as they continuously steady the ship. We've recently been able to institute a men and women's fellowship ministry, where we come together as men and women, study God's Word and engage in fellowship after. This has been a huge blessing to us!
Finally, our Pastoral Intern, Josiah, was able to be officially appointed to the church staff and with that take on more responsibility with the church in terms of preaching, teaching and counselling. This too has been a blessing to the congregation (at least that's the feedback they've given!). Our pastor and his wife continue to faithfully serve the church and are looking forward to winding down their careers in ministry to a peaceful close in two or three years time. We continue to support them and prepare for a transition in leadership after a race well run.
We miss you all so much! And look forward for the days to come.
In Christ,
Josiah
Greetings in the name of Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!
It remains the most genuine of pleasures to greet the saints at Pinewood Church from Covenant Reformed Evangelical Church here in Tunapuna, Trinidad. We miss you all quite dearly and are excited to endeavour in ministry together soon. Not much has changed since our last update on the grand scale but a lot has happened on the small scale that has a lot of promise. We've been blessed with a steady stream of visitors, with a few university students and two families joining the church. One of those families is a young married couple (Timothy and Kimberly) and they have been a real blessing to the young men and women of our church. The other family, the Gouveias, have likewise poured into the youth of the church, often putting together many "limes" as we say in Trinidad that has allowed the bond of the youths in our church to grow healthily.
The King's Conference, headed up by Wesley Ramnarine and myself remains our yearly large youth event and we're on track this year to make it happen. We hope it will continue to yield good fruit and be a blessing to all involved. Additionally in ministry, the presence of the Gouveia family has allowed us to develop a benevolence ministry which is highly focused on community outreach and acts of mercy. Beyond this, our youth ministry continues to thrive and grow under the leadership of Roger and Laura Bala as they continuously steady the ship. We've recently been able to institute a men and women's fellowship ministry, where we come together as men and women, study God's Word and engage in fellowship after. This has been a huge blessing to us!
Finally, our Pastoral Intern, Josiah, was able to be officially appointed to the church staff and with that take on more responsibility with the church in terms of preaching, teaching and counselling. This too has been a blessing to the congregation (at least that's the feedback they've given!). Our pastor and his wife continue to faithfully serve the church and are looking forward to winding down their careers in ministry to a peaceful close in two or three years time. We continue to support them and prepare for a transition in leadership after a race well run.
We miss you all so much! And look forward for the days to come.
In Christ,
Josiah