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March 2010
by Carolyn Tomlin

March 2010 Unit
Nevada
Melanie Lawler


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Fun Facts about the Missionary
  • Melanie Lawler serves in northwestern Nevada as a ministry evangelism specialist.

  • For fun, Miss Lawler enjoys finding beauty in the desert and driving to Lake Tahoe at least once a month.

  • She works 10 steps from her house—in her home office.


Prayer Requests
  • Pray for Miss Lawler to have wisdom in working with churches to reach communities for Christ.

  • Pray for her to find a process to disciple children who accept Christ and to help them grow as believers.

  • Pray for churches in Nevada to reach beyond their walls to share Christ with their communities.

  • Pray for volunteers to work during the summer of 2010.

  • Pray that God will open doors during special events and leisure activities planned in northern Nevada.


Missions Area
  • Melanie Lawler works with 52 churches in 12 counties spread across northwestern Nevada and eastern California.

  • The people she serves are as different as the territory the churches cover.

  • As a ministry evangelism specialist, she helps churches develop ministries in their communities. These include work with summer missionaries, coordinating missions teams, Disaster Relief, Vacation Bible School, English as a second language, and after-school Kids Clubs.


For additional information and activities use Spring Start, pages 6–34, and First Steps in Missions, vol. 15, pages 49–55.
Download a sample page from
First Steps in Missions.

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