Monday, October 30, 2017

Autumn Ministry Update from the Lowmans!


October 30th, 2017

Dear Friends and Family,

            I pray this letter finds all of you well.  As we enjoy this beautiful fall here on the East Coast, I thought I’d let you know what has been going on in our lives and ministry.  It has been a crazy adventure so far, so without further ado, I’ll get right into it. 

            On September 9th we welcomed our beautiful baby girl, Kalia Linlee Lowman into the world.  She is doing well!  She’s already gained around 3 or 4 pounds.  Mommy is keeping her well fed.  She has already displayed quite the lung capacity as she is quite louder than her brother was at her age.  Lol.  She is a little fuss monster and squirms all the time.  She is so strong!  She has already added such wonderful dimension to our family.  Kai Rey loves her and always wants to hold her. 

 
            As we were getting to know our baby girl, I found out that my mom passed away on October 6th.  Many of you know she had been suffering from Frontal Lobe Dementia.  As hard as this has been, I am happy that she is with her Heavenly Father up in heaven and freed from all of the limitations she lived with for so long.  I could say a lot about her, but I’ll just say this; There is no way I would be doing what I’m doing right now if it hadn’t been for the influence of my mother.  I know that she would be so pleased to know what I do for a living and that she is in heaven right now cheering me on. 

            We are around two months into the school year and God Squad(our Student Ministry) is going strong.  Each week I’m seeing the students grow in their faith and understanding more and more not only who they are as Christians, but who this God they serve is.  Every week we have a prayer time that starts fifteen minutes before Youth Group and we usually have every student there at that time.  Even in their prayers I have seen growth where we initially only had one or two students maybe who prayed, to now most of the students participate when we open in prayer.  Not only that, we are having students initiate prayer at their schools and at their jobs.  We’ve had students lead discussions and step out in faith in their sphere of influence.  It’s been amazing!  The topics we have covered so far this semester is prayer, hearing God’s voice, God’s perspective on race and culture, evangelism, the armor of God, fear and many more.  The group has been growing.  The first meeting I had was 4 students.  We currently have around 12-14 depending on the week.  I have been blessed with a great group of students and am having a blast leading student ministry.  
  
Remember you can follow us on Instagram at godsquad_klf.
Just another night with the God Squad
                      
Praying for Students before school started
            Overall, the church is doing well.  It has had it’s share of obstacles to get over but it is in a much more healthy place than it has ever been from what I hear (I've only been here a few months).  I have had the opportunity to preach and I have really enjoyed that.  I will be preaching a lot more in the months ahead and am thankful to have that opportunity.  The church is filled with wonderful people who love God and it has been great getting to know them and the legacy that they carry with them.  I’m excited about what the Lord is doing here and have been so blessed to be around my Pastor.  Like I said before, we are continuing to develop a divine strategy for how to approach Young Adult Ministry in this body.  I am here to seek God and find out how best to keep the younger generation engaged and thriving as they walk with God so that this church has a generation to turn this work over to and in so doing, continue the legacy here at Kingdom Life Fellowship.  And this is where you come in lovely supporters…

PLEASE PRAY!
We have many needs and limited resources to address them in the natural.  Of course we know that our Heavenly Father has unlimited resources and that He will address them in due time.  This is an opportunity for you to partner with us as we see this work of God flourish. 

·       Pray that students will not only come to know Jesus Christ, but also learn to lead others to Christ.
·       Pray that God would give us courage, boldness and creativity as we aim to share the message of the gospel to this community and beyond.
·       Pray that God would raise up this next generation of leaders to change North Carolina and the World. 
·       Pray for our finances.  We have currently only raised half of our goal as far as Monthly Support goes.  We are still believing for another $1000 a month.
·       Pray for our transportation.  Our vehicle is not financially the best option for us.  We are praying for a car that can carry our family around, has under 90,000 miles and is under ten years old and is also under $7,000.  Pray that we find the perfect car and the money to pay for it. 
·       Pray for a job for me to supplement our income.  Pray that I find a job that doesn’t drain me or take away from ministry opportunities.  Pray that is also meets the financial needs of my family.  Pray that I can minister to the lost at whatever this job may be. 
·       Pray for Kingdom Life Fellowship.  Pray that it grows and that the Holy Spirit would draw people to it.  Pray for a harvest here in North Carolina.

For those of you who do not currently support us financially, please pray about doing so!

We ask that you would pray about supporting Alaina, Kai Rey, Kalia and I.  Funding is difficult for Youth Pastors.  Many churches, including Kingdom Life Fellowship, don’t have any money in their budget to reach out to students even though they want to.  It’s such an important age group… a group that will be our future leaders.  I relish the opportunity to help shape this generation for the Kingdom of God and I want you to have that opportunity as well.  Our desire is to cover our essential resource needs to enable us to effectively minister to the needs of the students. Kingdom Life Fellowship is a generous, loving church but it is a small congregation between 30-50 on any given Sunday and cannot at this time afford to pay my salary.  They did pay to move my family from Fresno and my rent and utilities for one month.  So now, for the time being, we are on our own to provide for ourselves.  We are hoping that in a year, Kingdom Life will grow enough so that they can pay me full-time.         

Like I said, my hope right now is to raise $2,000 a month, if not more, so that we can minister full time here in North Carolina.  With all of the ministry opportunities I have here and with our new baby, I would love to be able to devote all my time to the church and my family.  Please prayerfully consider supporting us financially on a monthly basis or with a one-time gift.  Your monetary support will go a long way to make sure this generation of students has an opportunity to change their campuses and the world for Christ.  Any gift amount helps.  Thank you in advance for whatever God puts on your heart.  And if you don’t have anything to give, don’t worry about it.  God is going to take care of this ministry.  We just wanted to give you an opportunity to be a blessing to these students and to us.  But if you aren't able to give, please know that your prayers are also a huge support. 

To send support to us directly, please make your checks out to Daniel Lowman:

Daniel Lowman
104 Westwind Ct.
Jacksonville, NC. 28546

 If you would like a tax deduction for your donations, please make your checks out to

Kingdom Life Fellowship with “Lowman Ministry Support” in the memo line and mail it to:

KINGDOM LIFE FELLOWSHIP
P.O. Box 1249
Richlands, NC 28574


If you would prefer to give online you can donate at:

@PMDan
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Thank you all so much for your love and support.  I look forward to more testimonies that are made possible by your prayers and support.  We love you so much and are so appreciative to be loved so well by you.  God bless and if you ever need prayer or encouragement, please don’t hesitate to hit me up.  I’m here for you. 

In Christ’s love,

Dan, Alaina, Kai Rey, Kalia and Bronson