Lean In Ministries, Inc.
APRIL 2026 NEWSLETTER
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"Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, 'This is the way; walk in it.'”
Isaiah 30:21
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The much anticipated Lean In Ministries Reunion and Fundraiser is now only days away! We hope you can join us next Friday, April 17th as we gather with old church friends, meet new ones, share stories, and best of all . . . get to see Rick & Cathy Whitaker who will be coming in from Colorado for this event! You'll also hear from Andrew and Courtney Ronshausen and their family, one of Lean In Ministries' Ministry Partners in Peru, as they share about their ministry! For anyone who’s ever been on a Peru or South Asia mission trip, prayed for the teams, given financially, kept up with our ministry, or simply wants to learn more about how to get involved, this event is for you!
We’ll also have a silent auction with awesome items and packages for you to bid on as well. See below for more information on the silent auction!
We hope you can make it! Help us spread the word about this much anticipated reunion by forwarding this newsletter to friends and family who may want to attend and/or sharing our social media posts on your own pages!
FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2026
5-8PM
ATASCOCITA SPRING CREEK BBQ
5613 EAST FM 1960 HUMBLE, TX 77346
Want to learn more, make sure you receive notifications about the event, or want to let us know that you'll be attending? Email Rick Whitaker through the link below! See you in SOON!!!
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Check out our silent auction items! Generous donors have given us some awesome items and packages for you to look through and bid on! From vacation homes to zoo passes, there's something for everyone! Check back often, as items are still being added and updated! Bidding will go live on Wednesday, April 15th at 9pm CST and close on Friday, April 17th at 8pm CST at the LIM Reunion/Fundraiser. You do not have to be present to win! Have fun browsing through the items for now, and mark your calendars to start bidding when sales open on the 15th at 9pm CST!
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Want a Lean In Ministries t-shirt? For 48 hours you can get one (unless you go on a LIM mission trip and get one that way)! We're selling them for only $25 from Wednesday, April 15th at 9pm until Friday, April 17th at 9pm! Sizes and quantities are limited so get yours as soon as sales open on the 15th! We'll send out a separate email when the silent auction sales go live, along with an ordering link for the t-shirt sales! Our prayer is that gospel conversations are started when you wear this shirt among your sphere of influence and social circles!
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All glory to God! God moved in a mighty way while our Peru mission team served in both the city of Iquitos and deep in the Amazon jungle among the indigenous Urarina tribe. 24-28 people surrendered their lives to Jesus . . . accepting His perfect sacrifice and payment for their sin on the cross . . . going from death to life as they said "YES!" to Jesus!
If you have the time, here's a link to a 16 minute recap video you may enjoy watching, highlighting the missional work that the team was able to experience as God moved!
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Missed our "God Stories from Peru Share Time?" Check out the recording of our time together. Hear trip members share about how prayers were answered, lives were changed (even theirs), and God seemed to do what He always does . . . went before us and made a way, especially when there seemed to be no way!
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SOUTH ASIA MINISTRY PARTNER UPDATE & URGENT PRAYER REQUEST
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Please continue to pray for DC (initials used for security and safety), one of our South Asia Ministry Partners who is in need of a kidney transplant. Medical tests have been completed on both DC and his donor, which happens to be his wife. Please specifically pray for both DC's and his wife's pre-transplant health, strength for his family members as they support him through this journey, and for all the completed documentation to be accepted and approved. Please also lift up the medical professionals in charge of DC's care, along with his ministry co-workers who so faithfully continue to be about our Father's work even in DC's temporary absence.
Once all the documentation has been submitted and approved, Lean In Ministries will launch a fundraiser to help with DC's transplant costs. We will likely send out a second email to all of you with updates, along with the fundraising details and link. We trust that God is going before DC . . . working all things for his good and God's glory . . . weaving even this temporary trial into his eternal testimony!
“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.”
Ephesians 3:20-21
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UPCOMING LEAN IN MINISTRIES
MISSION TRIPS
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PERU MISSIONS
FALL JUNGLE MISSION TRIP: October 22-31, 2026
*Trip registration link will go live in April, so check our website!
SPRING IQUITOS & JUNGLE MISSION TRIP
March 2027
FALL JUNGLE MISSION TRIP
October 2027
Email trip leader, Sharla Henderson, for more information!
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SOUTH ASIA MISSIONS
FALL JUNGLE MISSION TRIP: October 8-18, 2026
*Trip registration link will go live in April, so check our website!
Email trip leader, Paul Edwards, for more information!
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WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOU!!!
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Lean In Ministries invites you to prayerfully consider partnering with us as we step into what God is doing. Your generosity is not simply about meeting a need—it is about participating in God’s work. Each gift is an investment in lives, in faith, and in the work God is advancing through this ministry.
Through your partnership, you help establish a steady, faithful, and foundational support of our General Fund, allowing us to not only meet our yearly operating expenses, but also grow our ministry reach, plan with intention for the future , and better serve our Ministry Partners and others with confidence and clarity.
Would you consider partnering with us in this season? Every gift, whether one-time or recurring, plays a vital role in this Kingdom work. We are grateful for your prayerful consideration and for the role you may choose to play as we “lean in” to God’s calling and serve others faithfully in the name of Jesus.
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Lean In Ministries, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) IRS tax-exempt nonprofit organization. All gifts are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law. Tax ID (EIN) 93-2123010. Donor understands and agrees that the fund preference and use of the gift is subject to the discretion and control of Lean In Ministries, Inc.
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"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
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