As the church in Virginia Beach completes denominational support, organizing pastor Lowell Ivey writes, “This will be my last report on behalf of Reformation Presbyterian Church. In God’s gracious providence, we organized as a particular congregation of the OPC on December 13, 2019. How blessed we have been to have received the generous support of the Committee on Home Missions and Church Extension, the encouragement of John Shaw and Al Tricarico (and many others!), and the prayers of God’s people throughout the OPC! One of the great joys of my ministry has been to receive an unsolicited phone call or email, and sometimes even a handwritten note, letting me know that people I have never met are praying for the Lord’s work here. Please

Pastor Stephen Lauer is glad to share that during this time of crisis, Wilmington Reformed Church (WRC) has remained blessed through the online gathering for worship and mid-week Bible studies. Right before COVID restrictions started, a local Baptist church offered to let WRC use their building – a huge answer to prayer! Pastor Stephen shares that the Baptist church is pleased to help them and will let themstay long term. Please join WRC in thanking God for his amazing provision and pray for his blessing on their relationship with the other congregation. Pastor Stephen also asks that you pray for God’s guidance and open doors in their new neighborhood around the building. It’s located across from the local elementary school and in a

Yuma OPC’s organizing pastor, Jeremy Baker, writes, “Like most churches, for the last two months we have canceled in-person meetings and have been live-streaming our services. The Lord has certainly sustained us during this time, but we have desperately missed gathering together. This might be the closest we ever get to understanding how Israel felt during the exile! Or how our brothers and sisters livingunder oppressive policies toward the church might feel as they struggle to gather together. After two attempts to meet together were postponed (5/10 & 5/17), we were able to meet together, in-person, this past Sunday! It was so wonderful! About half of our congregation was able to attend one of our two services and about half continue

Regional Home Missionary Lacy Andrews experienced a shift in his work following the temporary cancelation of in-person worship inmid-March. His usual rotational preaching schedule at area mission works was put on hold as services moved online. Efforts to develop new works were also impacted by the shut-down. Now as churches are opening again Lacy has begun to resume his travels. Please pray for wisdom for Lacy and the Presbytery’s Home Missions Committee as they seek the best way forward. Pray, too, for local congregations as they seek to restart in person worship. Specifically, Yorktown, VA is looking for a place to meet until their meeting facility allows them toresume services there. In July and August Lacy is scheduled to serve as

With the arrival of Covid-19, evangelist Chris Cashen shares that the ministry in Clarkston has been adapted as they seek to feed the hungry with food and provide gospel messages similar the following: “Greetings in the name of our risen Lord Jesus Christ! We praise God that He has given us the ability and desire to share with you this portion of food. Food is a blessing from God that He provides to give us energy and keep our hearts beating. In fact, as Jesus was speaking to His disciples, He said: “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they