May & June Newsletter 2026
“Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it?” (Isaiah 43:19)
As we move from spring into summer, not only does creation see a “new thing” but so does the ministry of Woods Outreach!
What’s the latest
May brought the start of the May-July Language Class session, which started with a great group of new and returning students. This is the first time in the 3 years of teaching that we have maintained such high attendance every week (average of 18/week). It has been a real encouragement to see the effort and commitment on the part of these students. With the new session, we established some guidelines in acquiring a notebook of instruction, and the students have worked hard to acquire the class materials to keep working on their language studies in between classes. On May 13th, those who took the trip to Spain were able to reproduce part of that trip and give each student a “taste of Spain”. I was so proud of them using their Spanish and sharing what they gleaned from their overseas experience! In addition to a full-time TA, we gained a new volunteer this session who assists with new and/or Latin students as needed. On a sad note, one of our new students suddenly passed away a week after joining us. She was 76.
May also brought our first-ever Mother’s Day event which we held at the local Mexican restaurant that hosted us in December for our caroling event. We were able to shower some 30 restaurant patrons with beautiful Mother’s Day gifts and Christian resources. This growing relationship is a blessing as the restaurant manager offers us her generous support while promoting Woods Outreach to the local Latin community!
Potential & Future Events
*A language class at a library in the Appleton area in the fall
*A BBQ outreach into Green Bay in September
*Fall Language session in Two Rivers
*Community Baby Shower in October
In their words... Recently I asked the students what brings them to class.
“I want to speak Spanish to my clients who haven’t learned English yet.”
“to keep learning at my age”
“to get to know my neighbors”
“to minister to those in my church”
“A friend told me that this is the place that I need to be in order to learn English.”
“you make learning so much fun”
Board Update
*The Board welcomed a new member at our May meeting.
*Our July 6th meeting gave much thought in future considerations and plans.
*We have been receiving some good donations from the class as well as at the Mother’s Day event.
*6 Olive trees at Buen Samaritano center have been adopted locally.
*New bank account that makes it easier on the Treasurer to deposit $
“There is nothing that makes us love a man so much as praying for him.” (William Law)
Praise for:
*new and seasoned students during the spring/summer language session
*great connections and relationships established amongst the students
*six Olive trees adopted at the Buen Samaritano center in Pozoblanco Spain
*new additions to the ministry (board member; full-time class TA; volunteer assistant for Latin students)
Pray for:
*fall events
*open doors of opportunity to share the Gospel
*wisdom as a Board to honor Christ in all we say and do
Thank you FOR YOUR PRAYERS, SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT! - Woods Outreach ministry team
How to contact Woods Outreach:
facebook.com/woodsoutreach www.Woodsoutreach.org info@woodsoutreach.org
