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SHIELDSfamily
August 2017

Third generation missionaries church planting in Panama

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The past two months have been full of blessings in the
service of the King! The Ngbe people are being
evangelized, counseled, and trained for Gods glory. Ethan
taught a marriage conference in Rio Fonseca, hiked six
hours to Madrigode for an evangelistic outreach, and
preached the first anniversary conference in Tugr.
At the conference, 4 people accepted Christ, one of
which was a lady from Madrigode!
David Schwartz visited us from Ohio for one month.
He helped out where needed and shadowed Ethans day to
day ministry. It was great to have him here! Pray for David
as he seeks to follow Gods will for his life.

PRAISE! evangelism
The hangar project is underway! The municipal
council approved our request for a 15 year concession for the
land at the runway. The council also lowered the rental price
to only $600 per year! This is a fraction of the original cost
the counsel proposed.
The lawyers finalized the details of the contract, the
engineer drew up plans, and we obtained the necessary
building permits. A Ngbe pastor and some men from his
church helped clear the land and a work group from Indiana
came to help us break ground. The group worked in blazing
sun and pouring rain on the foundation, fuel depot, and marriage conference
several small projects. Thank you Grace Bible Baptist
Church for being an encouragement to us and for the
physical help and financial blessings!
We appreciate the prayers and support that have helped
make this work possible. Please pray God will supply the
remainder of the money so the hangar can be completed and anniversary services
the airplane can begin flying to better evangelize the Ngbe.

Sofia is 4 years old We have changed our mailing address Mexican and Panamanian
to cut back on expenses. Please send any
letters or cards to the address below. Our
passports for the kids
For her birthday,
Sofia was given a church secretary will get them to us. If
beautiful handmade anyone would like to send a package, please
nagua (traditional contact us for further details.
Ngbe dress) by her
Sunday School teacher, Ethan Shields
Celmira. Its even yellow,
her favorite color!
58521 Hwy 439
Bogalusa, LA 70427

In July, we celebrated ONE YEAR of ministry in Panama!

Support Address : All Points Baptist Mission PO Box 977 New Philadelphia, OH 44663 | Ethan Shields in memo line