My great friend, Freddy T, read this letter on Wednesday night. What this letter gets at is the call of God upon both he and Susan’s (his wife) life for the city of New York. Here’s what he says:
When Susan and I got married in September of 2004, I joined her right outside of NYC to work with a church plant that she had been helping to start. As we learned about NYC, we were gripped with the strategic nature of engaging NYC for God’s global purposes. There are over 20 million people in the NY Metro Area, 8.5 million people in New York City, 66,000 people every square mile in Manhattan, and over 170 languages spoken in NYC. This influential city is a web connected to the whole world. For the ratio of churches per person in the NY Metro area to mirror that of a typical southern state, we need 20,000 churches in the metro area! Though the stats are staggering, Susan and I had the privilege of living among these millions that God loves. During that time, something was birthed in our hearts that God has now grown into our life calling. We believe God will use us to plant 100 churches all throughout New York City as we serve as the teaching and discipleship Pastor of the Gallery Church of Manhattan (an SBC- Cooperative Program mission).
Isn’t this an incredible calling? I want to encourage all of my readers to:
1) Pray for the Wyatt’s. They are expecting twins in December. They already have a young son. I don’t say this to garner sympathy for them but as praise to God. In a day when we are looking for the least committed denominator to follow Christ, here is a couple giving all that they are for the lost in NY. Therefore, let’s pray for them. Pray that God would sustain them in these days. Praise that God would enlarge the vision of Himself in them. Pray that their needs would be met in Christ Jesus. Pray that God would continue His work in and through them. And pray that God would glorify Himself through their words, attitudes and actions as they leave one ministry and embark on another.
2) Consider supporting their ministry. Living expenses in New York are a little different than other places in the country. Stepping out in faith like this is done with faith in God. Might God use you to help meet this need, then? If you need more info, you could contact the Wyatt’s through their blog or email Freddy directly.
May God inspire you to His global purposes.