Dear Friends and Family,
In his first letter to Timothy, Paul writes in chapter 1
verse 12 to 15:
I thank him who has given me strength, Christ
Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service,
though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I
received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, and the grace of our
Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. The
saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came
into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.
It was after reading this short passage, that I felt God
calling me into the mission field.
Within the passage, I could see myself in Paul’s shoes and found it
truly amazing that God could use a sinner such as me to fulfill His mighty work
on this earth. I spent most of my time
praying and searching where the Lord would have me serve Him. Through His sovereignty, God sent into my
life a young man from Germany whom I had the chance to befriend. It was through this friendship and the
conversations that we had I wanted to go visit Germany. During this time I thought, why not make a
mission trip out of it? I never knew
that the first trip in 2008 would lead me to begin pursuing full time missions
in Germany. Through various other events
and through God’s plan, He has allowed me to partner with my home church, The
Church at Brook Hills in Birmingham, Alabama and also with Pioneers (a mission
organization), based in Orlando, Florida.
Throughout the
time I have spent in Germany, God has allowed me to work in Stuttgart. However, my time in Stuttgart has come to an
end. Pioneers has a missionary couple
working in Heidelberg. Lord willing, I
will be able to partner with this couple as they minister to college students
throughout the city, as Heidelberg is a large university city. I plan to make an introductory trip to visit
this team in July and spend a week with them; working alongside them, getting
to know each other, and discussing how I might be a part of their
ministry. I look forward to see how the
Lord will mold this trip to work towards His glory.
It would also be my privilege to speak to your church, small
group, or youth group about the ministry that I will be doing in Germany. You may contact me at: Tylerabowman@gmail.com. To learn more about Pioneers, please visit
www.pioneers.org.
I thank you for your continued prayer and support throughout
the years.
For His glory,
Tyler A. Bowman