Current Update & Prayer Needs:
Prayer Update - June 29, 2026
As we continue to mourn the passing of our dear Pam, we are grateful to know she is now in the presence of her Savior, Jesus Christ. And we are so incredibly thankful for the many prayers, kind messages, and donations that have been made to Truth Unleashed Ministries in Pam's memory.
As of this writing, we do not yet have service details. Once those are completed, I will send an update.
Josue is understandably shaken by the news of Pam's death. He wanted to personally express his deepest gratitude to all of you for supporting this ministry, and he is grateful for the commitment to continue what Pam and Dave started. Josue expressed thanksgiving to the Lord for bringing this ministry so far, and he strongly believes that with all of us together, we will move mountains, reach people, and give the chance to those who have never heard about Jesus.
Last weekend, Josue had the privilege to attend and speak at a crusade in Cotonou. 16 people gave their lives to Christ! All of those people have since joined a church and are now attending discipleship classes. The team is looking forward to these 16 new brothers and sisters becoming agents in God's hands.
Josue had friend connect him to the Maclellan foundation. This is an American foundation that promotes discipleship and leadership development. They want to plant 4 churches in Northern Benin, while also organizing for basic medical needs, animal clinics, and provide for those in the area. May God bless this opportunity to minister to those in the North.
God's Grade for Kids Cotonou received the results of the 6th grade national exams. 18 students challenged the exams with 17 being successful. God's Grace has previously had 100% success, but is still so grateful to the Lord for these results. They are currently awaiting the results of the 9th grade exams.
Hope for Youth and Truth Unleashed Ministries continues to have the goal of establishing 10 schools in 10 remote villages in 10 years, with the continued vision of raising leaders for the nation. Josue has received an opportunity from one of the schools in Cotonou to take over the location. Josue is hopeful the tuition from the 2 Cotonou schools will help fund the village schools, along with student sponsorships.
Prayer Requests:
*Continue to pray for the summer mission team who will be travelling to Benin in a few weeks. Josue is grateful to have 3 Truth Unleashed board members on this trip. Pray for protection around the team, for the evangelistic outreach, medical clinic, children's camps, conferences, and that the Lord will open the hearts of those the team will encounter.
*Josue is continuing his 21 day fasting that he began on his birthday, June 11th. May God continue to strengthen Josue, and provide guidance and discernment.
*Pray for Pam's family and friends in the United States, Africa and around the world. Pam touched many lives and she will be greatly missed. Pray for Truth Unleashed and Hope for Youth, that we will be able to continue these ministries and honor the legacy of Pam and Dave.
Prayer Update - May 31, 2026
God's Grace for Kids Cotonou and Hevie are entering into the last segment of the school year. They will begin holidays as of June 12th. The 6th and 9th graders will be heading into the national exams. During the mock exams, there were one 6th grader and two 9th graders who failed. The teachers are working extra hard with these students so they will be successful and God's Grace for Kids Cotonou will continue its 100% success rate.
This past year had 250 students at God's Grace for Kids Cotonou, 23 at God's Grace for Kids Hevie, a teaching staff of 35 and an administration staff of 8. These numbers are expected to grow!
Josue has been very busy with speaking engagements. He has had the privilege to speak at many churches. This week there will be a pastors conference in Parakou with 300 pastors expected. This conference has been organized in partnership with one of the French online Gospel organizations. They want to start a branch in Africa and have selected Benin to be the headquarters of that branch. Josue will not be part of this organization, but he has been invited by them to speak at the pastors conference.
The ministry team, pastors and families are all doing very well.
Prisca, Glory, Isaac and Gedeon are also doing very well. Isaac wants to continue studying in the United States and applied to many universities. He was accepted to a school in Oklahoma that is also giving him a $10,000 scholarship!
PRAYER REQUESTS:
*Pray for the students at God's Grace for Kids as they approach the end of the school year. Pray especially for the 6th graders this week and the 9th graders next week going into the national exams. Also pray for the 3 students who failed the mock exams, that God will provide them the wisdom and guidance needed to be successful.
*Pray for Benin. The transition to the new president has so far been peaceful. The president is planning to go next week to Niger to meet with the government, and wants to restore the relationship between the two countries.
*Continue to pray for the young people in the churches. The teams are noticing they need to work on establishing a process with the young people, as there currently seems to be a disconnection between what takes place within the church and what the young people are facing outside the church walls. Some of the young people no longer attend church activities, because they feel things are "boring". Pray for an awakening among the leadership of the church, for them to adjust their strategies with the young people.