Our May 2010 Newsletter

We are very grateful for your support, encouragement & interest in our family’s ministry with Life Action. The Lord has used so many of you in our lives in many special ways. Many of you do not realize the impact you have had on us over the years.

We are profoundly grateful!

From our vantage point in Life Action, we are seeing the Lord move in a mighty way throughout this country & are encouraged—especially about what is happening in North Mississippi!

Please join us in praying for revival in our county!

Lauren and Keely

2010 is a year of transition for both of our girls.

Lauren has been working at The Lodge, cleaning house for a lady, babysitting, completed her last course for her Associates degree and so on as she prepares to move to Seattle in September of this year. She was accepted into Seattle Pacific University and, so far, the Lord has provided 2/3 of her tuition and room and board through scholarships and grants! That is a huge praise. She was also offered student loans for the balance, but she is working on other scholarships so that hopefully she can go to school debt-free. She has also been offered a work-study position at the school that will help with her finances.

Keely is staying busy babysitting and doing quite well at it as she is saving her money to start college at the local community college here in Niles this fall. She is in quite a demand and has even started her own blog called the “Last Minute Babysitter”. Both girls are doing well and growing in their walk with the Lord in a beautiful way. Both of them are playing church softball this summer with Keely playing catcher and Lauren playing second base. It is always a blast watching that team play as they have great attitudes and have fun playing.

We do appreciate your prayers for our girls!

In February, BG had the privilege of speaking on strategic planning to the Mississippi Community College Leadership Academy that was held at Eagle Ridge on the campus of Hinds Community College. It was a great time of sharing with a very sharp group of people. It is exciting to meet with the future leaders of our community colleges and to see their passion for the state, our citizens, and education.

Prayer and Praise

• Due to the economy and other circumstances, we have seen a drop in support so we covet your prayers in this regard and your financial support if the Lord leads you to do so.

• After being urged to do so by someone he was “coaching” and confirming it with some wise friends—BG is launching a “tent-making” venture to raise additional funds, help with college expenses and planning for our “latter years”. For a while now he has been coaching several pastors and non-profit leaders outside of Life Action on leadership and organizational issues as well as doing so internally at Life Action. So with the blessing of Life Action, he is beginning a ministry coaching and consulting practice aimed at small and mid-sized churches as well as Christian non-profits. Check out the website at bgallen.com

• Please do pray for Angela as she contends with foot pain due to plantar fasciitis. Angela is busy keeping the girls on track as well as preparing breakfast for the weekly leadership development training we do for 25—30 of our home-based leaders and serving others in many ways.

• BG will be teaching two courses in the MBA program at Bethel College this summer and fall. Additionally, he has been asked by the college to develop a non-profit management track for the MBA program. A great opportunity, but also a lot of work.

“Igniting Movements of Authentic Christianity”