Scott and Brooke Greening

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Dear Prayer Team Members,

Your prayers helped us through a productive summer of ministry! Thank you for your support. This summer has been one of establishing roots and identity in our target community. We grow more and more excited about the possibilities that exist. Our awareness of the great need for a new church continues to enlarge.

We were blessed to have two mission teams help us this summer. In June, teens and sponsors from Brookeʼs home church, First Baptist Church of Creston Iowa, joined with Faith Baptist Church of Cambridge, Iowa for a week of ministry. We hosted this group of 30 people using the facilities of a sister church, Fox Valley Baptist Church. These teens ministered throughout the week in primarily two ways. First, they did several servant evangelism projects. These projects included sweeping garages, free yard work, handing out water bottles, washing car windows and returning grocery carts. These projects allowed us to demonstrate Godʼs love in action to hundreds of people in the community. Second, the team conducted community needs surveys. These simple surveys netted us 45 community contacts, 30 of which expressed interest in a Bible discussion group. Please pray for us, and our onsite team, as we follow up with these contacts.

In July, we hosted a team from our sending church, Faith Baptist Church, Mason City, Iowa. This team of 15 was hosted again at Fox Valley Baptist Church. The teamʼs itinerary was very similar to the group from June. One addition was a completely free car wash. This car wash took place at a Pep Boys located on a major thoroughfare in our target area. The car wash was a great success, allowing us to meet several people and share the gospel multiple times. Please pray for Nicki, a contact gained from the car wash, whom Brooke is meeting with for Bible Study.

August was highlighted by a huge answer to prayer. God provided housing for us in a very strategic location. Our new home is located at the center of our target area. 125,000 people live in a three-mile radius of our home. We moved in to our home the first week of September. An especially neat blessing was having a prayer and worship service with our on-site team in our new home before we had even moved in. Pray that God would use our home as a tool to grow His church. Pray also that we would have wisdom in making ways to meet neighbors. Our home is in a nice neighborhood but people are very private.

Lastly, a huge answer to prayer is our support level reached 90% in August! We are so thankful for Godʼs provision. We will continue to travel for the next few months to raise the last bit of our support. Please pray with us that we will reach 100% by the end of October. We need to raise $21,500 total or $600.00 a month. If you would like to be a part of our financial support team email us for more details.Thank you again for your prayers and support. God is doing some incredible things!

We appreciate your prayers,

Scott and Brooke Greening

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Prayer Team Members,

Wow, May was a busy month! We visited churches each weekend of the month. We are praising the Lord for the many people who joined our team during these visits. May’s travels took us to Iowa, Michigan, Indiana, and two churches in Illinois. God continues to show Himself faithful in our lives and ministry. Here are some praises and prayer requests; we covet your prayers for our ministry and us.

•    Discipleship Opportunity – We have mentioned previously the salvation of Tom, Brooke’s boss. I have begun meeting with Tom for discipleship. He is eager to learn and grow. It is neat to see him work through the ramifications of his new faith. Pray that he will continue to grow.
•    Support Status – We are now 85% supported! Praise the Lord for continued increases in our support. We feel confident that God will bring us close to 90% in the next few weeks. Pray that our support will quickly reach 100%.
•    Mission Teams – Next Monday (June 8th) 26 teens and adults will be joining us for a week of ministry. This group will be conducting servant evangelism projects and doing surveys on our behalf. Pray that our church will begin to have a wonderful testimony in the community, even before it exists. Pray that many contacts will be made for the gospel and for our launch team. Pray that we will see at least one salvation decision. We will post schedules for the week on our website (http://www.scottandbrooke.info).
•    Recent Community Contacts – We have made several contacts recently in the community. Pray that we will be able to continue to develop these relationships. Pray that we will have chances to share the gospel. Pray that we will find people searching for a church home.
•    Wisdom – There is so much work that goes into planting a church. Pray that we will have wisdom in our scheduling, decisions, and timing. Pray that God would work in and through us.
•    Team Members/Partnerships – We are developing our on-site team and praising the Lord for new prospects. Pray that God would bring us the right people. Pray that we can continue to develop partnerships with sister churches in the Chicagoland area. Pray that we can be an encouragement to other churches.

Thank you for your prayers. Please feel free to drop us a note and let us know how we can pray for you.

Praying to be used by Christ to build His Church,
Scott & Brooke Greening
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Pastor Dwight LaPine has invited Brooke and me to present our ministry at Calvary Baptist Church in Rochester, MN. We will be ministering at this church on October 25, 2009. We are thankful for Pastor LaPine and his interest in our ministry and lives.

We will be presenting our ministry at Grace Tabernacle Baptist Church in Centerville, IA on Sunday, October 11, 2009. We are excited to be able to present our ministry at another church in Iowa. We’ll trust God that He will raise up team members from this church.

We will be spending the July 4th weekend in Silvis, IL with the people of Silvis Heights Baptist Church. Pastor Greg Javaux has invited us to preach and present our ministry to his people. We are thrilled at the prospect of gaining more team members from our regional fellowship.

Praise the Lord! God is doing great things!

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Prayer Team Members,

Brooke and I hope you had a blessed Easter. Truly, we have a great Savior! I cannot help but be excited about the sure hope of the cross and resurrection we all communicate. Lord willing Great Commission Baptist Church will quickly join the ranks of those faithfully communicating the gospel message to the world. Please pray that Christ would quickly plant His church.

We continue to see God answer your faithful prayers. Our support level continues to climb! We are now 73% supported. Pray the remaining commitments of $59,000 ($1,640 monthly) come quick. It is wonderful to see God provide.

The development of the on-site team of people continues. We have met twice as a group and plan to meet biweekly until summer. Pray that this team of people would grow spiritually, numerically, and in diversity. Pray that a listing posted on Craigslist would help grow our on-site team with committed multi-ethnic believers. Please pray that our on-site team would grow to at least thirty adults by August. We know it is Christ who builds His church but He uses people.

We have a busy month of May. We have deputation meetings in Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan. We will be in churches every Sunday of the month. Pray for safety in our travels, God honoring ministry, and effective communication of our burden for Chicagoland. Also, pray that God might use the month of May to see our support level rise dramatically. We are looking forward to seeing whom God will raise up to be a part of our team.

There are many aspects to church planting ministry. This summer we have two weeks in which mission teams will be coming to help sow seeds for our church plant. Pray that our preparation for these teams would be timely and wise. Please also pray that the teams’ preparations would be Spirit led and effective. Please specifically pray for good weather on June 13 and July 11; we have outdoor activities planned. We are also researching possible facilities for our church services. Would you join us in praying that God would provide the ideal location for a reasonable price? We need a facility in which a church worship service, nursery, and children’s church ministry can simultaneously occur.

Thank you for your time in reading this prayer letter and praying for our ministry. We look forward to heaven when we can rejoice with you and with the people God saved through the ministry of Great Commission Baptist Church. We trust you will see God greatly at work in your life.

Praying to be used by Christ to build His church,

Scott and Brooke Greening

We will be presenting our ministry at Fox Valley Baptist Church in Dundee, IL on May 17, 2009. Pastor Phil Zilinski has invited us to share our ministry to the adult Sunday School classes. I will be returning to Fox Valley Baptist Church in June to fill the pulpit for Phil. We’re thankful for partners in ministry that have the same goal of reaching Chicagoland for Christ.

God is showing Himself faithful. Our support level is on the rise! Watch the video to find out more.

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Pastor Rob Lemon invited us to preach and present our ministry at Calvary Baptist Church in Highland, IN. We will be ministering at this church on May 10, 2009. We are, as always, excited to present our ministry and anxious to see who good has to be a part of our team from this church.