WILSON FAMILY MISSIONS- DECEMBER 2019

Greetings on this last day of 2019!  It's incredible how this year has flown by, but God has done amazing things and I'm so excited to see what He has in store as we enter into 2020 and a new decade.  We pray you all had a wonderful and blessed Christmas.  We have had a very special time thus far with my parents and all of our family here in Ecuador.  Family and friends are such a treasure and blessing from the Lord.

In my last post, I asked for prayer in a few different areas.  One was our Spiritual Emphasis Week.  Due to major strikes and civil unrest, school was cancelled during our week of SEW, so we were unable to do what we had planned.  A small group of us had been praying & interceding for what God wanted to do and we just resolved in our hearts that it was not God's timing for what He is going to do.  We are moving forward in prayer and planning to release what God has placed in our hearts for the SEW in March.  The Worship Team from the US that has come the last 2 years will be coming again, as well as local guest pastors from Momentum Church (our home church here in Quito), so I'm really excited and expectant for God to do great and mighty things.  The picture I've seen in prayer is a field ripe for the harvest.  Our worship & intercessory prayer are preparing the field.  Seeds of truth have been and will be planted and the rain of Holy Spirit will pour down over us giving life to every seed! Please start praying and interceding now for this fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit.  We want to be open to His move and receive all that He has for us.  All it takes is ONE encounter with Holy Spirit for a life to be transformed.
Prayer Points:
1.  Pray that Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Truth, will pierce every heart and lead us to surrender our lives to the Lordship of Jesus Christ and that God's kingdom and presence will flood our campus and every heart!
2.  Likewise, pray for the worship team and guest speakers.  We want to be vessels for God's glory to flow in and through.
3.  Lastly, please pray against every religious, worldly, demonic spirit that will try to come against God's move.  Pray that God will silence the enemy, break every chain and bring freedom to the captives!

The other area I specifically asked for prayer was regarding transition.  God has been moving and creating a desire in my heart over the last 3 years to pastor a church.  In addition to this, all last school year, God had been telling me that this current school year would be my last at Alliance Academy.  I naturally assumed and believed that I would transition into pastoring here in Quito, Ecuador, but through much prayer and timely words from others, God has clearly spoken to me and confirmed that our season in Ecuador at this time has come to an end.  I truly believe God will lead us back here in the future, but for this next season, God is leading us home to use us, prepare us and train us for what's ahead.
Starting in September 2020, the transition to take the senior pastor position at Radiant Church will begin and my parents, John & Ramona, will pass the baton to me on January 10, 2021, 9 years to the day since Radiant's conception.  This whole thing was unexpected, but God has brought a convergence and orchestrated everything according to His will.  As you can imagine, this has produced a wide range of feelings and emotions.  One is the laying down of a dream of being here and ministering long term in Ecuador.  Another is how ill-equipped I feel and undeserving, while at the same time knowing God is calling and leading me.  I rest in the truth that God is good, His plans for me and my family are for good and that when He calls, He provides everything we need to do His will as we lean and rely on Him in hope, trust and confidence!

As a result of this transition, we have a lot to prepare for.  Our plan is to move back around early July, 2020.  So, please be praying for us.
1.  Please pray for us as a family.  Pray for peace, joy and unity.  Though we are very excited to be with our family, friends & church family in the South Bend area and for the start of this next chapter, this is not an easy move, as you can imagine.  For our children, Joaquin and Milena feel the weight of leaving what has become home to them (and us all).  They are struggling with the idea of leaving their school, family and friends.  They are also a little scared of going to a new school, but I know God will bring them new, amazing godly friends.  Carolina will for the second time in her life be leaving her family.  She has been feeling that we needed to move back to the US for the last few years, but it does not make the transition and sorrow of leaving family any easier.  And for me, it is a heavy sense of loss.  I love Ecuador so much, but I have a great sense of peace and am really excited for this next chapter, but letting go is not easy.
2.  Please pray that we can sell what we need to sell here in Ecuador (particularly our car and some household items).  For the things we want and need to bring home, we will be shipping a container.  Please pray that we can find the right company, with a good price to ship everything.
3.  Pray that God will provide for us the right home and in the right location.  Prices have greatly increased since we moved here 5 years ago, but I am at peace because God is our provider.  He has always provided for us above and beyond our expectations and I know He will do it again!
4.  Lastly, please pray that we finish strong here in Ecuador.  I want us to leave here knowing we did what we were called to do and know that we were pleasing to the Lord to the very end of this chapter.

Thank you all for your support over these 5 years.  We so greatly appreciate your love, sacrifice and partnership.  We could not have done it without you.
We also want to thank you in advance for your faithfulness to partner with us over these next 7 months as we finish our time here in Ecuador.

May the Lord richly bless you all.  We love you all and wish you a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

Love,



Caleb, Carolina, Joaquin & Milena

WILSON FAMILY MISSIONS- OCTOBER 2019

Greetings from Quito, Ecuador.  I hope you all are doing amazing!!! 

We are over a month into the school year and things are going well.  The Lord has lead me into a new season that really started back in April.  He has really impressed on me, like never before, the importance of intercessory & warfare prayer.  He showed me that we cannot continue trying to address spiritual issues in a natural way.  Our strategies, planning and creativity are ineffective against the enemy because the enemy is waging war in the spiritual realms.  We must rise up and live in the spiritual realms if we really want to see transformation and revival.  Anything we do here in the natural must come from what takes place in the spiritual places.  Our continual prayers & worship are the weapons of our warfare to pull down strongholds.  The Lord has also shown me that our prayers and worship are like plowing the ground, preparing it for the seeds of the Gospel, the seeds of Truth, to be sown.  My personal prayer times, prayer with a few co-workers and friends, as well as our Wednesday morning Intercessory Prayer times have been powerful and we have great expectancy that the Lord is going to pierce the hearts of us all this year. 

With that said, please be in prayer for us this next week (Oct 7-10).  On Monday we begin SEW (Spiritual Emphasis Week) and we believe the Holy Spirit is going to do great things in the lives of every person (both the saved and unsaved).  Our theme is "Made For This", focusing on how we are created for relationship first and foremost with God, along with the need to forgive and find our identity in Christ.  Our prayer is that the truth spoken will be like arrows to the heart and soul of every person.  We know that all it takes is just ONE encounter with Holy Spirit for a life to be transformed.  That is our prayer and we know God is going to do great and mighty things next week.  Please be praying and interceding for God's kingdom to come and will to be done! 

On a personal note, the family is doing really well.  Joaquin and Milena are doing great in school.  Joaquin has made the transition from Elementary to Middle School seamlessly and really likes the change.  He is walking strong with Jesus and wants to be a light to his friends & classmates.  Milena is still loving being a little girl.  She is so precious and just seems to really love life.  She's in 3rd grade and doing very well.  Carolina is having a much better year so far.  She was able to get Department Head taken off of her load and she is not coaching volleyball, so things are much better for her this year.  Simply, we are really enjoying our time together as a family and we're expectant for God to do great things over this next year.   Please be praying for us as we seek God's face for the future.  There are some transitions coming and we need God's guidance and wisdom as we prepare for what's ahead. 

Thank you all for your love, support and partnership with us in ministry.  We are so grateful!  We love you all and pray God's blessings over you and your families. 

In Him,

Caleb, Carolina, Joaquin & Milena

WILSON FAMILY MISSIONS UPDATE- MARCH 2019

Greetings from Quito, Ecuador!

I want to start by declaring how good, faithful and loving our God is!  He never leaves us or forsakes us and His mercies are new every morning.  Cling to Him, my brothers and sisters, everyday!    Passionately pursue Him.  Faithfully walk with Him.  Surrender your heart and life to Him.  He is our source of life.

MARCH SEW RECAP:
2 weeks ago today we started our Spring SEW (Spiritual Emphasis Week).  We did something we had never done before and that was an All School SEW (Elementary & Secondary).  The only thing we didn't do together were the messages.  It was an amazing experience and something we may do again next year.
A few of the highlights:
- We had a few amazing people give of their time to set and run sound, set & run lights, run the media and do a very profesional video recording of the whole event each day.  Everything was done with such excellence and with an attitude of worship.  Thank you Pablo Novillo, Ricky Miranda and Hillary Overholser (part of the missions team).  (You can check the videos out on my FB page)

- We had a portion of the worship team that came last year come again, with a few amazing additions.  Having the team come is such a treat and blessing for everyone.  They are such amazing servants and love to use their gifts to honor, glorify and worship the Lord.  We had a beautiful time of fellowship throughout the week as well.  It was such a blessing to me and my family having them here.
- Our time in praise and worship was extra special having Elementary with us this year.  They bring such passion and sincerity when they worship the Lord.  It's a beautiful sight and hopefully a challenge and encouragement for all of Secondary.
- The theme the Lord gave me for Secondary was "King of My Heart."  The Lord began to put specific messages on my heart going back to last Summer.  By the beginning of November, I had all the messages and spent a lot of time praying and seeking the Lord about how He wanted me to communicate these messages.  I knew He was calling me to be bold and to declare the truth of His word unashamedly and I believe I did that.  I finished SEW in complete peace and joy knowing that I was faithful and pleasing to the Lord.  It is my prayer that the seeds of the Gospel will bear much fruit as the Holy Spirit works in their hearts and lives.

MINISTRY UPDATES:
- Internship: In January, I had the awesome privilege and blessing of having CJ Hock come down for 3 weeks to do a ministry internship with me here at AAI.  He is graduating in May from Asbury Theological Seminary and felt the Lord leading Him here for his internship.  Having him here was such a blessing for me and my family.  The kids felt like they got a new big brother and he was amazing with them.  While CJ was here, he had the opportunity to teach in a chapel service, sit in on various Bible classes, lead in worship and work with the Student Worship Band.  It was an amazing and encouraging time with my little brother.

- Student Worship Band: The team of students this year has been amazing.  They are such a great group and I love them so much.  Please pray for them.  I can see that some are struggling in their faith, others are battling complacency and one is dealing with their identity.  Pray that they will completely surrender their hearts & lives into the loving arms of the Father.

- Deep Discipleship: This year has been tough.  The groups as a whole are struggling with complacency and lukewarmness.  They come to group time and I can visually see it all over them.  They could talk all day about social issues, but hardly have anything to say when we talk about the Lord.  I'm praying and believing for breakthrough for them, but it really is pervasive throughout the whole school.  We need an awakening and a breakthrough in a HUGE way!  Pray that the Holy Spirit will show me how to speak to them.

- Venezuelan Outreach:  Last Summer I asked the Lord to open the doors to be able to minister to the Venezuelan people flooding into Ecuador due to the poverty and suffering taking place in their home country.  The Lord began opening doors to simply bless people on the streets, but around mid-November the Lord spoke to me and told me to do something for Venezuelans at Christmas time.  Thinking about our resources, I thought maybe we could bless a few families.  2 days later I spoke with my dad and he told me the Lord had spoken to him about blessing Venezuelan families for Christmas here in Ecuador.  To keep it short, my dad was able to raise and bring $5,000, which enabled us to bless 30 needy families with a traditional Venezuelan meal, $10 p/child for Christmas gifts, $100 p/family and $10 to give away to someone else in need.  Each child received a stuffed animal that had been donated by people in the AAI community.  Tons of clothes were also donated and every family left with a huge trash bag full of clothes.  AAI also allowed us to use the school facilities free of charge to host the event.  Carolina was the organizational guru of the event and had everything so well planned and prepared.  We had a great group of volunteers and to top it off I had the opportunity to share the gospel with the people and see most of them respond with hungry hearts.  This was one of the most amazing ministry events I have ever been a part of.  God is so good and faithful.















- Venezuelan Sunday Ministry: As a result of this event, we felt the need to continue ministering to the people on Sunday's.  Though I believe the people are hungry for more of God, they work every day and have a hard time taking time away from selling on the street.  We have a few people show up, but not what we had hoped for.  Please pray for the Venezuelan people.  Pray that they will see the need to gather together and worship the Lord.  Pray that they will know, recognize and trust that God is their provider and that as they seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness that all their needs will be met.  Pray that we will have discernment for next steps in ministering to these wonderful people.   


FAMILY UPDATES:
- Carolina and I are doing amazing.  I love her more than ever and know God has given her to me.  I see the Lord working more and more in our hearts to love Him and one another more fully and deeply.  We are pursuing to surrender our will to Him and seek His will and purpose for our lives.  We need His guidance and wisdom as we seek Him for the future, but know He is faithful and our trust is in Him.

- The kids are doing great.  Both are doing well in school and growing in Jesus.  Things are pretty busy because Joaquin made the HS JV team as a 6th grader.  He is having a great time and learning a lot, but having to learn to be a student athlete now.  Milena is in Jr. Praise Crew and is enjoying that as well.  We want to find a place where she can develop in dance because she loves it so much.  I can see her worshipping the Lord in dance as she gets older.

PRAYER REQUEST:
- Please pray that our hearts will be set more and more on fire for Jesus and that we will all be flame carriers wherever we go.

- Please pray for God's continual protection and provision over our lives.

-  Please pray for God's wisdom as minister in the present, but seek His face for the future.


Thank you all for your love and support.  As always, we could not be here without your prayers and financial support.  We are truly blessed and grateful for your faithfulness.  (For anyone who would like to partner with us financially, you can do so through Radiant Church.  Wilson Family Missions Financial Support)

May the Lord richly bless you and overflow in and through you all the days of your lives.  We love you and thank you from the bottom of our hearts!  

Love always,

Caleb, Carolina, Joaquin & Milena