Sunday, November 23, 2008

Becoming "Bow Flexors" (Team Sponski=A Piece of Exercise Equipment????)

10:23 PM | Posted by MB Sponski | Edit Post
A Little More Information About Where "Bending the Bow International" and Team Sponski are headed.


Seth and I wanted to let each of you, that have been following our trips, know that we are making some changes very soon. 
As of December 31, 2008, Seth will no longer be employed by Rivers of
Life Christian Fellowship.  We will continue attending this church and
have been blessed over the past 10 years through our employment,
ministry, and connection with this body of believers. As stated in my last post, we are in the process of establishing a non-profit organization and ministry called "Bending The Bow International". Our paperwork should be complete within the next few weeks. 

Since we got married 13 years ago, we have known that eventually we would serve the Lord in the nations in a full time capacity.  This time has come and as of January 1, 2009 we will begin this new journey.

For many years Seth and I have known the Lord was calling us to
serve in the nations.  We have never felt led to serve full time in one
nation, and through the years as the Lord has  clarified this calling,
refined our vision, and given us more specific direction we know that
He is calling us to serve, refresh, and  minister to Christian leaders
who are serving all over the world.  While we were in Africa this
summer the Lord confirmed to us that it was time to take steps in this
direction.  We realize it may seem like a crazy time to leave a job
(in the state of our nation and world's economy)...but we strongly believe the Lord is leading us to take this step of faith and are thus compelled to step. We are extremely excited to continue on this journey of faith   and expect to find many treasures along the way.                      

A little bit about Bending the Bow International:

The idea of "Bending the Bow" is this: When a bow is flexed
there is tremendous potential energy stored up for the arrow that is in
the process of being shot.  This ministry is about refreshing, serving,
and equipping leaders and their families who are already in the process of carrying out
God-birthed vision for bringing the Nations TO HIM. 
As we serve,refresh, & equip Christian leaders a "bow" (a tool that will propel the arrows) is being flexed so that when  these "arrows" are released they will soar...reaching their full potential in order to hit their target.

The flexing of the bow is OUR job: refreshing, serving,
coming along side of, lifting their arms, serving, praying over and
for, bringing in teams to meet specific needs, etc. The goal is that when we leave, that arrow (individual, family, ministry) will experience a greater spiritual, physical, emotional, and relational release as a result of the time we have spent
with them. We hope to see them empowered and filled with the full potential of what God has placed inside of them in that season....so that they can accurately and efficiently hit the mark  that God is calling them to "hit".

Psalm 22:27 articulates the heart of why we burn inside to do this....it is
THE REASON we feel called to refresh and serve those in the trenches;  Our ultimate purpose and motivation is so that:
Psalm 22:27 (New Living Translation) The whole earth will acknowledge the Lord and return to Him.
     That all the families of the nations will bow down before him.
And we want to see families come to the Lord...mothers, fathers, children, siblings..not just individuals...We want to see families ministered to, families ministering together,  families who are healed/reconciled/strong, and families
trained up,  equipped, and serving together.

If any of you would like to be included in ourmail newsletters/updates and/or our email updates, please email me or leave a comment with your correct mailing address/email addressand I will add you to our list.  If you are interested in going with us or just getting more information about one of our 2009 trips into Asia (5 different trips), please contact us by leaving a comment or by emailing us directly. Families with children are welcome.

Blessings and thank you for praying for us during the next several months of transition.





Seth & Mary Beth Sponsler
Bending the Bow International
 Empowering Leaders to Hit their Target
Psalm 22:27 "...so that the families of the nations will worship Him."

3 comments:

Child of God said...

I'm really excited for your family as you enter this new phase of God's direction. You and your family are in my prayers.

November 24, 2008 at 9:00 AM
MB Sponski said...

Wow, thank you so much. That means a lot to me...you don't even know us. Blessings.

November 24, 2008 at 8:57 PM
Montana Sherry C said...

MB,

I need contact info for you again. I lost it all when my computer crashed awhile back.

Also, you might know "Child of God" who commented here. Do you remember Krista Honstein (I think that was the spelling) from Biola? That's her.

One more thing: I just went to type in my word verification for this comment and it says "undispe." Undies Pee? hee, hee, that's funny. (I'm the mother of an eleven year old boy, sorry.)

December 2, 2008 at 2:42 PM

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