Josh and Lauren Manning are personal heroes of mine. They were already doing something extraordinary when they said ‘YES!’ to God’s call on their lives. Now their fellowship in Southwest Missouri is the spiritual home to five language groups. That’s amazing, and then you consider there are 25 more people groups and languages waiting for a Gospel witness in that one county! They had big plans to reach even more in 2020… and then COVID hit. Today, Josh completes his account of the struggles they’ve endured to remain faithful to God’s leading, what the pandemic did to their plans, and more importantly, how God and HIs people responded. To learn… Read More

Josh and Lauren Manning are personal heroes of mine. They were already doing something extraordinary when they said ‘YES!’ to God’s call on their lives. Now their fellowship in Southwest Missouri is the spiritual home to five language groups. That’s amazing, and then you consider there are 25 more people groups and languages waiting for a Gospel witness in that one county! They had big plans to reach even more in 2020… and then COVID hit. Today and tomorrow, Josh shares the powerful story of what the pandemic did to their plans, and more importantly, how God and HIs people responded. To learn more about Community Baptist Church of Noel,… Read More