being baptized near El Empalme Ecuador. Click on the blue icons to see more pictures.
Marriage Conference at Mala, Peru
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Verse of the Day
“But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,”
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Good News!
Good news! We are proud to announce the launching of our new and improved website. Now we can share with…
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Mission Field -- March 1, 2010
2 things to report: first is that our latest team to Ecuador came back with great stories of God's love…
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Video Testimony
UPDATE: Check out this video. Pat's talking about what happened in his service in Santo Domingo, Ecuador, last Friday night,…
What is the Heart of Titus?
The mission of Heart of Titus Ministries is to enthusiastically GO to overseas churches to strengthen and encourage their leaders and people. By God's grace we are a catalyst for revival in the churches we visit, dependent on the Lord to confirm his Word with signs, wonders and miracles which embolden the faith of the churches. We do this by forming and motivating teams of ordinary people and equipping them to do extraordinary feats, allowing them to use their spiritual gifts in situations where God's compassion and faith have been nurtured. We will multiply the number of these teams as the Lord raises up and qualifies more "ordinary" people. Are you one of those people in whom God has placed his heart of love and concern for those in distant churches? 2 Cor. 8:16-17
To find out more about Heart of Titus please click on the tabs above (What We Believe, Our Team...).
We have a name that is different but descriptive of the ministry the Lord has called us to. It is from Scripture, which says:
I thank God, who put into the heart of Titus the same concern I have for you. For Titus not only welcomed our appeal, but he is coming to you with much enthusiasm and on his own initiative. 2Cor. 8:16-17Like Titus, God has put into the hearts of our team members a concern and a passion for overseas churches. Most of us use our vacation time from work to travel overseas, often spending our own money to go. I am continually amazed at the enthusiasm and initiative our team of travelers exhibits. They aren't perfect people, just people who can't bear the thought of not being a blessing.
Enthusiasm. Initiative. Concern. These mark those with the "heart of Titus." Once God puts that heart in someone its hard to shake. We pray that God multiplies the number of people He puts His heart in, people who will go take His love and concern for His church everywhere He opens the door.
God bless you!
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We believe in Jesus Christ. He is both God and the Son of God. He is God poured into a human form. He happily accepted the limits of humanity and showed us who God is through what he did as a man.1 When Jesus was born to a woman who had never had sex, it was a sign to the whole world that someone special had arrived.2
Before he entered the world most people really did not have much reason to hope that things could get better.3 Even today people who don’t know who Jesus really is live their lives in the dark, hoping for something better but not knowing where to find it. But when Jesus came all that changed. He dedicated himself to making our lives better.
Everywhere Jesus went in his short public life he used all of his influence and all of his power to improve the lives of people. He was driven by his compassion for others. If they were sick, he healed them.4 If people were depressed, he encouraged them with his words of hope and promises of the future. If they were blind, he made them see.5 If their loved ones were dead he made them live again.6 If they were wracked with guilt over the errors of their past he not only forgave them but he gave them the power to change their lives.
Heart of Titus team is comprised of many dedicated men and women.
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What's Up with Tony & Emily?
UPDATE November 6, 2009: Emily and I moved to Clermont at the beginning of September. My father passed away on October 16, 2009. We thank all of you for your love, prayers and support through this difficult time. We are committed to helping my mother through this transition. For that reason we will be extending our sabbatical for a while, until the Lord shows us otherwise.
In the meantime we are helping to send out teams to South America. Encouraging, equipping and rejoicing with them over what God is doing! I thank God that so many are rising up to go especially when I can't.
August 15, 2009: Emily and I are taking an indefinite sabbatical from travelling overseas. My father was diagnosed with lung cancer right after we returned from our trip to Peru at the beginning of February. The situation has progressed to the point where we will be moving to Clermont at the end of this month to be closer to my parents.
It has been an intense time on a lot of different levels. Through it all we know God has a plan and a purpose and we are resting in Him. However, we covet your prayers for my father and for us during this unanticipated season.
While Stateside I have been catching up on some needed administrative work for the ministry, writing a book, and staying in contact with our South American friends. We have hosted several of our friends from Ecuador, Peru and Costa Rica and have coordinated ministry opportunities for them here. I have been teaching at my church and I would like to speak at more churches and groups here in the U.S.
We thank you for your faithful prayer and support of the ministry during this season. Our support for the feeding programs at 2 Ecuadorian churches continues and we continue to support the teams we are sending. It is not all of what I had hoped for this year but we are doing what we can with what we have.
I thought by this time I would be full time in ministry. God knew, and I didn’t, that my parents would need Emily and me to be home for a season when we sent our fundraising letter last November. While we are very grateful for the assistance we are receiving, it is not enough to cut back on work at my secular job. I can see now that God had other designs on this sabbatical time, including selling our home of 17 years and moving to a different sort of mission field.
We have heard from the Lord that this is also a season of preparation for the future. Preparation of the heart. I believe when the preparation is done and everything is in order we will go back overseas to teach and preach, lead missions teams and do what we can to strengthen the Church.
Time and timing… it takes faith to wait on the Lord. This is a good reminder to me that He doesn’t think much of my plans and He is the head of this ministry. I thank you for praying for us as we learn in new ways the meaning of PATIENCE and HUMBLE SERVICE.
