Vacay or Vision? – Rangel September Update 24

Family! I write this month’s newsletters with a heart that is filled with gratitude. While it has been a busy season for me, I have had a few weeks to sit back and see all that God has done and wants to do. Let me tell you… I cannot believe it. To think that a few years ago my mentality was a lot different than what it is now. I was once focused on things that did not really matter or things that would never make an impact on the kingdom of God. But little by little the Lord changed my heart and switched my focus to see the reason we as believers are here on this earth! So, with this heart change and call on my life, I continue to seek the Lord and be diligent to do what He has called me to do…. Go and make disciples of all nations! 

In my last newsletter, I mentioned the vision tours I would be taking this month. Well, today it is finally starting. I am currently in the Middle East where I will spend the first part of my vision tour. I will be in the ME for one month and in South Asia for three. As exciting as this sounds, I want to be clear on what these trips are for. It is called a vision tour because I am going to get vision from the Lord. The last thing I want it to sound like is a vacation. There I will see the land, be trained in cross-cultural ministry in the 10/40 window, and seek the Lord as to what He wants to do. So, I am buckling up for a ride I’ve yet to go on. I love what my pastor always says, it’s “a venture of faith”. I’m ready! 

Sent!

This month came with awesome opportunities. I had the honor and privilege of sharing the vision and call on my life with my SOLA family, my home church. I had never spoken in front of a crowd like that, so for me it was big and very nerve racking. But the Lord helped me get up there and share what He wanted the church to hear. I pray that much fruit will come out of Calvary Chapel South Los Angeles. Please pray for me! I felt very loved by my spiritual family. I want to say thank you once more for all of you who have poured into my life and have loved me to the fullest, I am incredibly grateful to have a home at SOLA. To be sent from my church that Sunday was something I never thought would happen. All glory to God! 

That Sunday, we also sent out a team to Colombia. I was blessed to be a part of this team that the Lord handpicked. Our time serving with Calvary Cartagena and Tierra Bomba was something I will never forget. The Lord is doing a great work in Colombia, and we got to be a part of it and witness it firsthand. The love that the servants there have for the people of Colombia is awesome. Not only are they faithful to the labor God has called them to but they do it with a heart full of the joy of the Lord. That is something that I want for my life. To serve God and people, love God and people, and not only that, but to do it with the joy of the Lord. 

Going!

I thank you for your continued support in my calling through your prayers, finances, love, and time. Please send me your prayer requests so I know how to pray for you too. If you are interested in partnering with me in the work of the Gospel for the first time or in new ways, I invite you to prayerfully consider one or more of the following: 

Prayer: As I spend some time in different countries, there can be a lot of fear of the unknown. Not only from me, but my family as well. Please pray for my safety as I come and go from different places and pray for peace for my family. Also, as I go, that I would seek Him first and be a blessing to the workers I will be staying with. Please pray that my time on these vision tours are fruitful and that He would be glorified. 

Financially: My heart is that you would be apart of what God is going to do in taking the gospel to the Unreached. If you feel led to give a one time donation or monthly support, that would be a blessing to me. As of now, this financial support will cover the cost of flights, on the ground stay, language school, food, etc.  

Encouragement: If you are not already signed up for my newsletter, I encourage you to sign up! This is where I give monthly updates and prayer requests, so you know what’s going on. I have started a group chat on an app called Signal. This is where I will be giving day to day updates about what I am doing and how you can keep praying. Please download the app Signal first and let me know if you would like to be in this group chat.