Jan & Greg Milsap's story

Greg and Jan organized the latest ministry in Mexico for us, here is their story:

When Syd and Liz Doyle come to your church you never know what's going to happen.

We definitely didn't know how God was going to use them when they spoke at our church in Charlotte the spring of 2001. At the end of the service they casually mentioned an upcoming trip to Nicaragua to bring bicycles and invited anyone who wanted to come along. A sister in the church turned to my husband and told him she felt he needed to go, and wrote a check for his trip right on the spot.

That summer, my husband went along to Masatepe, Nicaragua and saw what God was doing there. We had always known we were called to missions, but not specifically where, and he felt like this may have been the place, but he waited on the Lord and didn't tell me.

The following April, 2002, I accompanied Liz to Nicaragua on an Impact Week trip, to speak to ladies all over Nicaragua. I could not stop thinking about the place, the people, the pastors, and the work of God there. When I came home, I waited a while for my "missions high" to come down and yet the country never left my heart and mind. That summer, we began talking about and praying about moving there to work with the Benitez family and help them out with their school.One year later, after having sold everything we owned, we embarked with our three young sons on the adventure of a lifetime!

June 15, 2003 was the start of our missions life and we have loved it ever since. We have had the opportunity to see the Doyles many times since, as they have travelled to Nicaragua and to Mexico, where we now live. For me, it has been so exciting to watch the seeds grow that have been sown by the Doyles during their visits.

What a privilege to see the long-lasting fruit. Seeing women released into their callings, growing in them, and blossoming as a result of the push they receive from a retreat, a women's conference, or service where Liz speaks.

Counseling Mexicans or Nicaraguans who want to be missionaries to the Muslim world as a result of Syd's teachings. There are many ways God has used them, and I'm so thankful to the Lord for the way He has used them in our lives - to introduce us to the people and the places where we have now formed our lives and ministries.

Jan Millsaps
El Carmen, Nuevo Leon, Mexico