Homeschool Moms Bringing Glory to God

In February of 2023, a group of Christian moms in South Houston, TX, led by Elizabeth Parsons, became affiliated with Wild + Free; a collective of mothers who wish to give their children a quality homeschool education while preserving the adventure and wonder of childhood. The vision was to create a seedbed for the gospel to be both shared and witnessed in friendship, and to see mothers and their whole households come to faith. Every month new moms from all different walks of life were joining and it was very exciting! A woman named Jamie was convicted to be baptized soon after the group formed and in April, a Bible study began by a mother named Jean, and the topics discussed were our identity in Christ, obedience, respecting our husbands, and the discipline of children. The children even had their own child-led study they did together, rotating who leads. It was hard finding the balance with their toddlers and babies, but they persevered; keeping them right beside. In the summer, the group went through a refining time. The Bible study no longer met, and there was an urgent need from one of the women that went largely unmet, so Elizabeth made a call for more genuine love and care for one another in the group that would require some sacrifice. Some took offense, some ignored the call, but some answered so those that remained became closer and stronger than they once were. Two women named Safira and Beth lead the next study with such giftedness, and they have now passed the baton to Rachel and Angie to lead the next. Elizabeth became connected with the Blomstrom family through W+F and a farm tour they were hosting then, and within a few months they started gathering with Movement Church in Alvin, TX and opened their farm weekly for our growing church of now 21 adults and 13 children, and they have been maturing in such a beautiful way. The Spirit manifests in each person differently to build up the body, whether in song, prayer, word, or deed.  The Bay Area W+F homeschool group has now multiplied and now has a sister group in South Alvin with a need for more leadership. Please pray leaders continue to rise to the places God desires them to be so that more mothers are reached in the greater Bay Area and churches form, bringing more glory to God. Also, for the continuation of maturity in Movement Church; that each person would lean into their giftings, and for the new church that they pray comes forth.