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2025 July Update
Hi Friends!
Thanks to all of you for your prayers for us and the ministry here in Mexico City. Although we can't communicate as much as we would like, we very much need your prayers, as always.
God is giving us many challenges to navigate, reminding us that we need to trust in Him and seek His will in each situation. I'm especially motivated to write today to share about some upcoming events.
First, we are very excited that two of the churches here will be joining together for a special service this Sunday! A baptismal service! So please pray for each person who is following the Lord in baptism this Sunday. This is always a special time of testimony, but also sometimes a difficult time for those who have family and friends who are against their faith. Please pray for those being baptized, their family and friends, and also for the two churches that they would grow in love and faith as Jesus builds His church.
Second, our church will be joining another church (a different one - in another municipality) for a time of evangelism on Saturday, the 26th. The church, Mount Horeb Bible Church, will be having a VBS next week, and we will join them for the closing program. Family and friends will
be invited, and we will be sharing God's Word through drama, music, an object lesson, and one-on-one conversations. Please pray that we would share God's Word clearly.
And this is a praise as well! Praise the Lord for so many in our church, Path of Life Bible Church Las Palmas, who have jumped at the opportunity to serve together with our
sister church. A drama was written, props are being created, we will be practising music, preparing food - there's lots to do! And it's so encouraging to see so many
involved enthusiastically. :)
There are many more things I could share but won't - for the sake of keeping this email short, and in some cases because of confidentiality. But we do appreciate your
prayers in general for wisdom, health, and strength as we serve the Lord day by day.
General prayer requests:
https://cottrillcompass.com/requests.html
More details at our blog:
https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/category/prayer-and-praise
Thanks!
Grace & Peace,
Jim & Shari
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The Cottrill Family
c/o Avant Ministries Canada
2121 Henderson Highway
Winnipeg, MB R2G 1P8
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Jim’s mother led him to the Lord around the age of 3 or 4. At the age of 7, Shari was learning some Bible verses in school. She came home and talked about them with her parents, who led her to the Lord. We praise the Lord for His mercy!
In 1998 we began serving in full-time ministry training high school and college age teams which travelled around the world focusing on drama and music ministries. In 2003, we joined CAM International, which has now joined with Avant. Both missions were started in the late 1800s with a focus on reaching the lost with the Good News.
Our Current Role at Avant
We are currently church planters in south eastern Mexico City, in the municipality of Ixtapaluca. This work involves serving the community through community centre outreach, evangelism, Bible studies, leadership training, and networking with like-minded churches and missions in the area. This area of Mexico is one of the least reached areas in the Americas, and one of the most populated urban areas in the world.
About Avant
Avant has been focused on reaching the unreached since the 19th century, planting hundreds of churches over the past 130 years. Today, there are still many places in the world that are unreached and have no church. Avant's vision is to make a difference in time for eternity by rapidly planting and developing churches where none exist. We serve the Lord by “planting and developing churches” with several hundred missionaries worldwide, in 50 countries.