Hey Midcurrent,

Let me say thank you to everyone who joined us for our first ever YOUTH TAKEOVER Sunday at Midcurrent! It was a full house and quite possibly one of my most favorite worship experiences here at Midcurrent in these first 7+ years. The entire morning was a huge success! But I don’t say it was a success because of the record attendance. I say it was a success because it highlighted, so perfectly, our commitment to raising up the next generation of Jesus followers in the world.

If you have hung around Midcurrent for any length of time, you know that we invest heavily into the environments and opportunities we create for both kids and youth. Why? Because we believe kids and youth today are leaders tomorrow–in the church and in the world. That goes for students all across the St. Croix Valley…and students all across the world as well.

With that in mind, I am excited to share with you today a new partnership we have formed with Doulos Discovery School in the Dominican Republic. In 2002, Doulos was founded with one single goal–to raise up servant leaders from all social classes to address the spiritual, social, and economic challenges of their country for the glory of God. The abbreviated mission they list on their website sums it up well in just four words: Servant Leaders – Kingdom Impact.

You should know that a portion of every dollar you give back to God at Midcurrent will now go directly to Doulos to support the work God is doing there. Half of our annual contributions as a church will be directed toward their general operating budget to be used however it is need most to support their ministry. And the other half is funding the education of four Dominican students at Doulos–Brianna, Jessly, Nehemias, and Diego.

What does this mean for you?? Great question. Here are a handful of ways you can be involved with our support of Doulos:

Pray for the school and specifically for servant leaders and kingdom impact.
Pray for Brianna, Jessly, Nehemias, and Diego.
Begin a recurring giving plan at Midcurrent which will help fund God’s work here in Hudson, WI as well as God’s work at Doulos in the Dominican Republic.
Keep an eye out for future MC missions trips to Doulos (likely not until 2026 at the earliest).
Consider being the MC representative to one of our four students. Midcurrent (with the help of your generosity) will fund the scholarships for these students, but we are looking for four families to correspond with them, send birthday/graduation gifts, and other forms of encouragement throughout the year. We’ll pair these students up with the first four families who reach out to me to indicate their interest.

What a joy it is to be a part of a church that so passionately invests into the next generation of Jesus followers. I do believe that the local church, and the Kingdom of God across the world, is in good hands. And we have so many of you to thank for playing a part in it all.

See you Sunday for the first week in a brand new series through the Old Testament book of Esther. I think you’ll be surprised at what this short book can teach us about God’s work in our lives and in the world around us.

9:00am and 10:30am // 200 First Street // YouTube.com/MidcurrentChurch.

Thanks,
Sten