{"id":2049,"date":"2014-08-25T12:40:27","date_gmt":"2014-08-25T16:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fecministries.org\/?p=2049"},"modified":"2020-08-24T08:47:48","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T12:47:48","slug":"bloom-where-youre-planted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fecministries.org\/bloom-where-youre-planted\/","title":{"rendered":"Bloom Where You’re Planted"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bloom Where You’re Planted<\/h1>\n

An update from Deshler, OH<\/h5>\n

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Deshler, Ohio, isn\u2019t one of the nation\u2019s top vacation spots. In fact, unless you\u2019re one of the 2,000 people who live there, chances are good you don\u2019t even know it\u2019s on the map. But Deshler, Ohio, is very much on God\u2019s mind, and he\u2019s used two FEC residency programs and moved a young family across the country to prove it.<\/p>\n

For over a year now, Matt Boyers, senior pastor of leadership development at Crossroads Evangelical Church in Wauseon, Ohio, has been praying for someone who would be willing to move to Deshler and begin reaching out to this small, rural community. So when a conversation between Matt Boyers and Jay Nickless, church multiplication pastor at Grace Community Church in Newton, Kansas, turned from \u201cHey, how\u2019s it going?\u201d to \u201cI think we might have someone who would be a good fit for Deshler,\u201d they both knew God\u2019s hand was at work.<\/p>\n

Six months later, Alex and Darla Ruhter have made great strides in building relationships in Deshler, where 85% of the people are unchurched. \u201cThe spiritual hunger and need is profound,\u201d says Matt. Already, the Ruhters are seeing amazing progress and open doors. Be sure to look for more updates on this couple\u2019s journey. You can stay up to date on all our initiatives by following our blog at https:\/\/fecministries.org\/blog\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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