We know that Phoenix is in the desert. It’s the
biggest city in Arizona, with more than 1.6
million people. That number is increasing,
because Phoenix is one of the fastest-growing cities in
our nation. Thousands of people move there every year
when they retire because of the weather.
Phoenix is where two of our missionaries, Andrew and
Sarah Bailey, live with their two children. Andrew is the
church-planting pastor of a new church called Cross
Church Phoenix. The church is reaching out to local
residents who struggle with addiction to drugs, alcohol
or other dark forces.
Andrew and Sarah have seen first-hand how the Gospel
can radically transform people with such problems. One
man they worked with has come to faith in Christ and
recovered from his addiction to drugs and alcohol. Now
he wants to minister to others with similar problems.
Did you know our church helped this man change his
life? We did – because our Cooperative Program giving
supports Andrew and Sarah in their ministry. Let’s pray
that, through our missionaries and this new church,
many across Phoenix will come to know Jesus as Savior
and Lord!