Cleveland Update #1

Greetings from Cleveland,

We have been joyfully serving in Cleveland for 2 months, and we are excited to share with you everything that has been happening! Because of your support, Colin and Marianne have both been able to work part-time for the church! This has allowed them to open their home several times a week. They are currently hosting a weekly staff meeting and a community group.

Colin was ordained, and is now officially a pastor and elder at Gateway Church Old Brooklyn! He has begun serving the church by not only leading a small group each week, but also by creating and providing a training program for the other small group leaders. Colin has also come alongside Tony and Mike to help with leadership and vision. Since joining the elder team, Colin has created a staff and elder training plan, is leading the team through that training, and is working with Tony to map out the current sermon series.

Marianne was brought on staff as children's minister. In addition to providing administrative oversight to Kids Time, she has begun writing curriculum for Sunday morning. We would like our children's curriculum to match what is being taught in the Sunday morning service. Our hope is that this will equip parents to talk about the Bible with their kids. Marianne has also begun meeting regularly with a new believer, Dwana, to study the Bible. Dwana will be baptized and become a member of Gateway on October 25!

We also wanted to share some praises and prayer requests from Gateway Church Old Brooklyn and the Mattoon's.

Praises:
Gateway recently brought Bill Bader on staff as music minister!
Gateway will have its first baptism service on October 25
We have had 2 successful youth nights. Our October youth night had 14 kids!
We are thankful that Colin was able to find a part -time job as a hospice Chaplin.

Prayer Requests:
The church asks that you pray for our upcoming fall festival on October 24
Pray for Colin as he prepares to preach on October 25
Pray for Marianne as she makes plans to reach out to the community at Estabrook Rec Center.

Thank you for your continued prayers and support as we serve in Cleveland. Be on the look out for an email that will provide you with instructions on how to subscribe to our monthly newsletter through mailchimp.

Colin and Marianne Mattoon