2024 January and February Update

Dear Friends,

It has been a wonderful past two months. We were able to start services here at Auki Baptist Church. The first Sunday we had 8 visitors and then for the second Sunday we had 14 visitors, not including my family. We started an English class every Tuesday that has 10 students so far. We also have a Theology class that meets on Thursday nights and we have 3 student attending so far. There are many little logistical difficulties in everything here, but God is greater and the Gospel is powerful. We are excited to be able to begin this work and God has given us people to minister to already.

We had a church donate the funds to buy us a table saw, a wood planer and some other wood working equipment. In order to obtain this, we ordered it from the main island and had it shipped to our island. These tools have enabled me to begin making furniture for the church. All the timber here is rough cut in 3 sizes. We are still without a pulpit, and some other items, but hopefully not for long.

My pastor and deacon made their way out to visit and encourage us for about a week. It was a  much appreciated time of fellowship. The hardest part for Melodie and I has certainly been the isolation. It is abundantly clear through many circumstances that God has a work for us to do here on Malaita, yet there are still difficult times of loneliness.

Melodie and I are fairly comfortable with the Solomon Islands Pidgin Language and are starting to work on one of the local languages. Continue to pray that God a bright light for Christ would shine here on Malaita!

Prayer request:

Pray for us to be able to teach the gospel clearly.

Pray for English and Theology class to grow.

Pray for healing, Colton has had a rash cover most of his body since he arrived on Malaita.

Constrained by Love,

The Lee Family

2023 November and December Update Letter

Dear Friends,

It has been over 2 months since we arrived in the Solomons. We have experienced many new things and are slowly adapting to the heat. Douglas loves going to the market and seeing all the pineapples and avocados which are two of his favorite things. Both he and George  make lots of friends everywhere they go.

The Lord has been so good in giving us contacts here who have helped us find a house in Auki, Malaita.  The last week of November, I took a week-long trip to Malaita and was able to begin to familiarizing myself with Auki. I was also able to confirm a rental house for the family.

Work permit and visas have been approved and all of our passports have been stamped. We are officially allowed to stay for the next two years in the Solomon Islands. Melodie and I also got our drivers license. On January 9th our car arrived from Japan and it has been all registered and moved via ship over to Auki, Malaita.

We are slowly picking up on the language. Going around town gives us many opportunities to practice language learning.

The holidays were very different this year. The weather was warm and sunny. Christmas Day was not what we are used to, but, we rejoice that we are here in the Solomons to be a light for the gospel of Jesus Christ. God has been working in so many little details and it very evident that there are many brothers and sisters praying for us.

Please pray on our behalf regarding the following:

• That we will adapted to living in a new culture.

• That all of us will learn and understand the language.

• That we will be able to find a suitable place to meet in Auki.

Constrained by Love,

The Lee Family

Mark 16:20

Our new address is:

Colton and Melodie Lee

PO Box 228

Auki, Malaita Province

Solomon Islands

2023 September and October Update

Dear Friends, 

We rejoice to report that we have made it safely to the Solomon Islands. God provided strength and grace along the way, and we now begin the necessary processes for us to be able to conduct gospel work on Malaita. On September 15, we were in a car accident. Thankfully, the Lord kept all of us safe, but our car was totaled. We rented a car the last month of deputation. The first of October, we moved out of the missions house at Hilltop Baptist in Indiana, PA and began packing our boxes for the Solomons. On October 25, I passed my Private Pilot Check-ride. Big thanks to everyone who provided money for fuel. It is our hope to be able to use aviation to gain access to more remote regions of the Solomons and there preach Christ. 

The last week of October, we said goodbye to family and friends and prepared to move to the other side of the world! On November 3rd, we flew out of Kansas City and arrived in the Solomons on the 5th. The boys did a great job traveling. Both of them slept most of the way! We are 16 hours a head of Eastern Time, and we are adjusting well to the time change.

We purchased a vehicle with the generous support from everyone. The vehicle is a 2007 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado and should arrive at the port sometime late December. 

The Lord has given us contacts on the island of Malaita who are helping us find housing. We are slowly picking up the language as we explore around the area and converse with the locals. Douglas and George are not quite sure about what is going on but they are loving life. Please pray on our behalf regarding the following:

• That our purpose to preach Christ will ever be renewed in our hearts. 

• That we will adapted to living in a new culture.

• That all of us will learn and understand the language.

• That we will find a good long-term house in Auki, Malaita. 

• That all our paperwork will go through with no complications. 

Constrained by Love,

The Lee Family

Mark 16:20

2023 July and August Update

Dear Friends,

We praise the Lord for the new addition to the family! Baby George Philip Lee arrived July 10th at 5:55pm. He weighed 6 lbs, 14 oz and was 19 in. We praise the Lord for a healthy baby and momma. It is our plan that the next prayer letter that you receive from us will be from the Solomon Islands. We are hoping to depart at the end of October.

The last two months we have traveled to Montana, New Hampshire, Indiana, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Kentucky. The odometer on our car has finally surpassed 200k miles and we are praying that it will make us to October.

Several things that we would covet your prayers regarding: 1. Baby George needs to get his passport. We have filled out and expedited the paperwork and now we

wait for it to return. Once we have George’s passport, we will buy tickets. 2. We are setting aside money to begin the process of buying a vehicle for ministry use in the Solomons. The way they do this in the Solomons is you buy a vehicle via money wire from a used car dealership in Japan and then have to pay to have it shipped to the islands. It ends up taking about 3 to 6 months. We will pay to have it shipped from Japan to Guadalcanal and then to Malaita. This way ends up being several thousand dollars cheaper than buying one that is already shipped to the Solomons. We have raised about $8,000 for the vehicle and are in need of an additional $5,000. The vehicle we are looking at is about $8,000, but the additional cost is for transport as well as fees at the port. If you would like an itemized breakdown of these expenses, please let me know. 3. Please pray that we will have

good weather for my checkride, this is the last step in obtaining my pilots license. The checkride has been delayed 3 times due to poor weather conditions. The new date has been set for September 19th. 4. Pray that we will be able to find economical tickets when that times comes.

As far as packing goes, we are pretty much all set. We have all of our stuff ready to be stored at our families house and then what we have decided to take has all been packed. We praise the Lord for bringing us to this next step as we prepare to move out of the U.S. and to the Solomon Islands to begin indigenous church planting work. Thank you all for helping us get to this point.

Constrained by Love,

The Lee Family

2023 May and June Update

Dear Friends,

We are nearing the end of deputation and want to express our gratitude for those who have faithfully supported us through this process. We are a little over 90% and have had several meetings in the last two months that will likely result in support putting us nearly at 100%.

The last two months of deputation has taken us to Virginia, New Hampshire, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York. In that time, we have had continued car problems. It has been about the 7th time that I have taken the car in and the problems seems to continue. I recently spoke with a mechanic in PA that is going to replace several parts and  we are hopeful that the 8th trip to the mechanic will fix it.

In the beginning of May, I soloed in aviation, and then on June 15th I passed my Private Pilots knowledge test and have since scheduled my oral exam and check ride for July 21st. Once finished with the oral exam and check ride, I will have obtained my Private  Pilots License. Please be in prayer for these final tests.

We are currently traveling to Vermont to stay with friends while we anticipate the arrival of baby George. I have been told by a reliable source that this baby is coming very soon. Please pray for a safe and quick delivery as well as a speedy recovery for Melodie. We are excited to be a family of four and Douglas seems excited to have a partner in crime.

We plan to buy tickets for the Solomon Islands as soon as we can get Baby George’s passport. Our departure date will be near the last week of October to the first week of November. Then our intention is to spend a couple months on Guadalcanal to make arrangements for life on Malaita. Please pray for wisdom and God’s provision regarding personal housing and location for the church plant in Auki.

Constrained by Love,

The Lee Family

2023 March and April Update

Dear Friends,  

We rejoice to report that our support is nearly 90% and we continue to plan on our departure to the Solomon Islands this fall. In March and April, the deputation trial has taken us to Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Colorado, and Texas. God has been good to us in giving us safety and strength throughout the last couple months. 

During the time between meetings, I have continued to work towards my pilot license. Currently, I have over 20 hours logged. I am grateful for the instructor that God has arranged me to work with here in PA. I passed my solo flight on May 5th which is a big accomplishment towards the end goal of a pilots license. I can now fly without my instructor which will allow me to get hours of flying for my final test flight. 

In typical missionary fashion, our car is still giving us issues. There seems to be some kind of short in the system that is drawing power and causing the battery to be dead as seemingly random times. In all of this, God has given me ample opportunity and motivation to learn more about vehicle repair, so there is a bright side. 

Melodie is doing well in her pregnancy, she is currently 30 weeks along and has not been experiencing any sickness. The due date is July 14th and is approaching rapidly. We plan to drive  to Vermont and stay with friends from our sending church during the birth. 

Doug is starting to use short sentences instead of the one word guess what I am saying game. He has loved the missions house that we are staying in because there is a yard and porch for him to play outside. Currently, his favorite activities are throwing sticks and rocks as well as coloring. 

In May and June we have meetings in Virginia, New Hampshire, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Ohio. 

Several things to pray for:

Pray that we will be able to raise the last of our support before our departure in November 2023.

Pray for good health for Melodie and baby George.

Pray for safety on the roads and that the car will survive until we are finished with deputation. 

Pray that I would be able to complete aviation school before departure this fall. 

Constrained by love,

The Lee Family 

2023 January and February Update

Dear Friends, 

We have had several churches take us on last month which bumps us over 80% and most of the gaps in the coming year have been filled. We have about 4 open Sundays that we are still working to fill with missions conferences. We are confident that we will meet the deadline of leaving for the Solomons by the end of this year. We applied for new passports and are waiting to get them back for me, Melodie and Douglas. We are working to gather our outfit and passage fund which is $15,000, we currently have $6,000 that are set aside to be able to pay for tickets,  housing, luggage, and costs in the immediate of getting to Guadalcanal and then transport to Malaita. 

Melodie passed her NCLEX at the beginning of February, so she is officially a licensed Nurse! She has put so much work into that pursuit and I couldn’t be more proud. 

The next deputation goal that is currently in the works is obtaining my pilots license. I was hesitant to go forward in this, however, it appears that God has arranged it so. The application of where this will fit in our ministry is not clear. It came to my mind around December with not much seriousness, however, in my heart I told the Lord if He made it possible and His leading was clear then I would pursue it. One thing led to another and 12 minutes down the road from where we moved to in PA, there is a fellow believer, who is an instructor, who offered to work with my schedule to make it happen. I started lessons several weeks ago. 

The biggest news of this letter is that Melodie is expecting! We found out last week that the little baby is going to be another boy! We plan on calling him George Philip. We praise the Lord for answering our prayers and blessing us in this manner. George should arrive around the middle of July. Douglas hasn’t quite grasped the concept that there is another baby on the way, but we are excited for him to have a brother and partner in crime. 

Several things to pray for us about: 

Pray that we would continue to raise support before our departure in November of 2023

Pray that I would be able to complete aviation school before we depart for the Solomons. 

Pray for safety for Melodie and baby George. 

Constrained by Love, 

The Lee Family 

2022 September and October

Dear Friends,

We have had maybe the busiest two months of deputation so far, which in many ways is a very good thing. September and October were full of missions conferences all over from NC, MA, OH, AL, PA, VA. We had many very promising meetings that I believe will result in support. One church  did vote at the conclusion of the meeting to take us on. We are at about 73% support and anticipate that to go up around the new years. I have most of next year scheduled and am working to fill the rest of it. We are praying that God would enable us to be finished with deputation by the fall of 2023 and then be able to book tickets to the Solomons. The generosity of those who support us is immense! We are excited and grateful to soon be able to begin church planting and gospel work in the Solomons!

Melodie and I hoped to be able to announce with excitement that we were expecting a little baby. However, God saw fit to take the baby. We find strength in the ever-wise and benevolent hand of our Heavenly Father. I hesitated to include this in our prayer letter, but this is real life and sad things are apart of it all. I ask that you would be in prayer for our family.

In November, we are moving from our apartment in Vermont to a mission house at a supporting church called Hilltop Baptist Church in Indiana, Pennsylvania. This will allow us to be closer to the Midwest where most of our meetings are for this coming year. We will make the move by the end of November. Then we will stay with some friends for several weeks in NH so Melodie can finish up her nursing classes.

Thank you all for your continued support. Pray with us that God would open doors with churches that are willing and able to take us on for support. Pray for our family regarding the miscarriage. Pray that God would continue to give us safety as we travel.

Constrained by Love,

The Lee Family

2022 July and August

Dear Friends and Supporters,

The last two months have been full and exciting with ministry all over. We have been in WV, VA, NJ, TN and NC. In July, we had the opportunity to be involved in a Family VBS as well as present at the same church. During the preaching time, I preached for the children while a different evangelist preached for the teens and adults. There was great rejoicing as three souls were saved that week! Other exciting news from these past couple of months, several more churches took us on for support, which brings us to almost a 70% support level. September and October are super busy months. We will be in NC, NH, PA, GA, and MA presenting our mission work. We are preparing to move to western Pennsylvania into a missions house of a supporting church as we finish up deputation. We praise the Lord as He has provided this place for us to stay as we reach more of the Midwest churches in our effort to finish raising support. We hope to get to the 100% mark in the coming year.

We have tentatively set our departure date for the Fall of 2023! Continue to be in prayer for the Solomon Islands as there is still political tension in the Pacific regarding China’s involvement. We praise the Lord that the other missionary family made it safely back to the Solomons, and are continuing their work to bring the gospel to Guadalcanal. Pray for Melodie as she has started her final semester of LPN school. We are grateful to God for the many ways that He has met our needs exceedingly abundantly more than we asked. There have been dozens of needs that God so graciously met that we brought before Him in prayer and He either provided more directly or He moved the hearts of others to help us in our travels. Pray for safety as we drive and fly these coming months to meetings. Finally, pray with us that the Lord will provide the last 30% of our support. It is almost surreal to think that we are this close to heading out to the Solomons. God has been so good to us. He has rescued us from our own sinfulness in pursuing the vanity of this world that our eyes may be set on the kingdom to come and His glory. Our days spent here on this terrestrial ball are numbered by His hand and we would all do well to consider the work that God has called each of us to perform.

Constrained by Love,

The Lee Family

2022 May and June Update

Dear Friends,

Since our last update, we are excited to be at 60% support. This is a great encouragement as it is over the half way point. Many other missionaries have told us the last half of support goes quickly. We hope this is true as our hearts are heavy to get to the Solomon Islands. During the first week of May, Melodie finished a semester of nursing school which allowed us to travel to some churches further away in the Midwest near our families. After being in Illinois and Kansas, we were at churches in Ohio and Pennsylvania. In the month of June, we were in Florida and North Carolina. We praise the Lord for allowing us to be in meetings nearly every week during the last two months with just one cancellation. During all of our travels, our car was still having issues. We had gotten the A/C fixed, but that seemed to lead to more problems. We replaced the battery, alternator and had a tune up and still had issues, however, a friend was able to get it fixed during a Sunday afternoon while at our home church. We are thankful the Lord protected us and nothing major happened while we were driving.

Douglas experienced his first airplane ride in June.  He did great! He brings joy to all the churches we visit with his smiles, waves and high fives. Doug’s vocabulary has grown to saying, “Mama, Papa, bye, and hot.”

Great news, the Solomon Islands is now open for travel! Micheal and Nora Deatrick, fellow missionaries to the Solomon Islands will be leaving the end of July to return to their church in Honiara. This is a huge answer to prayer that we thank God for answering and what it means for us as we begin looking at making the trip in the future.  Continue to pray for the political unrest in the Solomon Islands. Pray for Melodie as she finishes up her summer semester of classes and goes into her final semester the end of August. Pray for safe travels as we continue to drive hundreds of miles every week.

Constrained by Love,

The Lee Family

2022 March and April Update

We are very excited to announce that in the last month we jumped to 55% support. It was a very encouraging time regarding the influx of new supporters. It seemed like each week several churches would call us letting us know that they have voted to partner with us to get the gospel to the Solomon Islands. We presented the mission work in churches in PA, KY, MD, SC, NC, FL and TN. We still have a mostly full schedule the rest of this year and it slows down in November and December, but will pick back up in February. The next two months are also full, we will be in a different church every Sunday and several for midweek services. I am currently working to fill the upcoming November and December dates. It is exciting to have several meetings in 2023 on the schedule already. 

Please pray for the current situation in the Solomon Islands regarding China trying to have a military presence on the Islands. There are currently a lot of unknowns regarding the future relationships between the Solomon Islands and its geographical neighbours. It seems pretty tense right now, but it is only with further resolve that we see the need for Gospel-work to be accomplished in the Pacific.

The last two years we have put about 110k miles on our car travelling from meetings with little issue. Last week the AC finally gave up the ghost, I attempted to fix it myself with no success. We haven’t taken it in yet, but please pray that it would be an easy fix and not something drastic.  

Our family is in good health and we are continuing diligently to finish deputation and Melodie’s medical schooling in a timely matter. Thank you for your prayers and support as we travel and work to finish deputation. 

Constrained by Love, 

The Lee Family 

2022 January and February Update

Dear Friends and Supporters,

We have had a wonderful last two months of traveling. We were at a different church each week from NH, MD, SC, TN, OH, and MA. Several churches have voted to take us on for support and we are waiting to hear back from others. We praise the Lord for a full schedule for most of 2022, and I am working to schedule the rest of the fall. It seems from my perspective that things are opening up around the US and more churches are having us in and are in a potion to take on new missionaries. Melodie and I are in good spirits as we continue our travels, however, our hearts so desire to be on the mission field that God has called us. I find strength knowing that God has perfect timing and as we faithfully obey Him at each step, He leads us.
God has given us a number of really cool opportunities to share the
gospel with people in our daily lives. It seems that people are often
having car trouble around me as we travel and I thank the Lord for the opportunities to lend a hand as well as share Christ with them. Melodie has had several opportunities to talk about God with her classmates in nursing school and is praying God will continue to open up doors to share the gospel. I praise the Lord for a wife who is often pointing others towards the Savior. In the next two months, we have meetings all over from NC, SC, PA, OH, MD, KY, and TN. Please continue to pray for safe travels, we are putting a lot of miles on the car with traveling back and forth each week so Melodie can attend her schooling and clinicals. 

Douglas turned one year old on February 14, and I am still having a hard time wrapping my brain around it. We praise the Lord for his good health and development. He still cannot speak in full sentences yet, which is disappointing, however, he did manage to say, “Father, you are my favorite!” Melodie still does not believe me on that last part, but I know. 

Thank you for those who have been so gracious in giving while we are on deputation. We look forward to the day when our prayer letters and updates are about a church plant on a remote island in the pacific where God is growing His church. Thank you for your faithfulness as we work to get the gospel to the Solomons. 

Prayer Requests: 

• Melodie to do well in nursing school.

• Douglas’ salvation

• Safety as we travel

Constrained by Love, 

The Lee family 

November - December 2021 Update

LPN School - Travels - The New Year

Dear Friends and Supporters, 

The last two months had many very positive missions conferences as well as over half of next year is filled with more meetings to present our mission work to the Solomon Islands. We are excited about the new supporters and those who plan to support us as we are closer and closer to when we will be able to start looking for tickets and work to get  in country. 

Melodie is days away from starting her LPN schooling and is working hard to prepare for her classes. This coming year will be a little crazier than the last two in that we will be traveling back and forth every week from meetings so that Melodie can participate in her clinicals. We are blessed to have meetings in MA, NH, VA, KY, NC, SC, TN and several other states, however, this will mean that we will drive down Saturday and back Monday almost every week throughout the year. I praise the Lord for the wife that God has given to me that demonstrates so much dedication to the Lord in her faithfulness, hard-work, and love for those whom she gets to minister. With all this traveling, we do covet your prayers as we will spend a significantly higher amount of time traveling to and from meetings. God is good and we are blessed to have been called to serve Him and are overjoyed at the opportunity to play a small role in getting the gospel to the unreached. We look forward to hearing back from the many churches that we presented our ministry at this last year as they plan their 2022 budget. Baby Douglas  is getting bigger every time that I look at him. He took his first steps to ring in the new year and is growing more confident by the day. We are grateful to those who have supported us thus far and have been so faithful in giving so that we can make it to the Solomon Islands. We thank God very often for you all. 

Constrained by Love, 

The Lee Family

Your missionaries to the Solomon Islands 

2021 September and October Update

New Supporters - Nursing School - A Good Reminder 

We have had a great last two months on deputation; God has granted us safety while traveling many miles, we have another supporting church, and God continues to provide in reaching the uttermost. Over the last two months we have continued to travel to mission conferences and Mission Sundays and the Lord has continued to fill our schedule for the days ahead. Douglas started to crawl a couple of weeks ago and he is  enjoying his new-found freedom as well as teaching his parents to remove all items from the bottom shelves. Melodie was accepted into LPN school and is excited to start the next step in preparation for the mission field

  I had several opportunities to preach to children and teenagers in the last couple months in Youth Rallies and  School Spiritual Boot Camps. As meetings continue, we move closer and closer to getting to the Solomon Islands and beginning the work that God has called us to do. 

The need for evangelism in the uttermost must grip our hearts to action. We must not sit idly by and spend our lives on lesser things than being about the Father’s business. There is much in our lives that only distracts us from our purpose of going everywhere and preaching the Gospel. To our faithful supporters, we are grateful for your continued contribution to this ministry to the Solomon Islands, but consider what more action God may ask of you. It is not sufficient to just give, but we all play apart in giving, praying and going. Though not all are called to the Solomon Islands, we are all called to be a light where our Father has placed us. Let us be this light and be a beacon for the hope that is found in Jesus Christ. 

Constrained by Love, 

The Lee Family 

2021 July and August Update

Camp | Traveling | New Supporters 

The months of July and August were filled with ministry and traveling. We had many opportunities to present the need for the gospel in the Solomons. Melodie is hard at work doing schooling for her LPN on the road. Doug has continued to grow and is wearing 18 month clothes even though he is only 7 months old. Durning July, I preached at Camp Northfield and encourage the campers to yield their lives to the Lord and follow Him. We also were in charge of the children’s program in the family conference at our sending church.  At the beginning of August, we were able to partner with our mission agency in a ministry called See the Harvest, which  allows others to See, Learn and Do ministry in needful areas around the world. This particular trip was close to home for us in the Boston area.  We then continued on the deputation trail. In Illinois, we were part of a missions Sunday after which the church voted to take us on for support. Then we headed for South Carolina for a missions emphasis Sunday in Pickens, SC and then a missions conference in Greenville, SC.

We praise the Lord for two churches that voted to partner with us in reaching the Solomons with the gospel. With all of the many miles that we have traveled, we continue to praise the Lord for safety. Douglas continues to be a traveling champion, so basically he sleeps most of the time in the car. Continue to pray for safety as we are on the road.  

There are several churches that will be voting this fall and coming January to partner with us to reach the Solomons with the gospel. We continue to trust in the Lord and know that He will bring in the support we need to get to the Solomon Islands. Pray that the Lord will prepare the hearts of those in the Solomons to hear the gospel. Thank you to all of those who support us and pray for us. 

Constrained by Love,

Colton, Melodie and Douglas Lee

2021 May and June Update

Traveling - New Supporting Churches - A Full Fall Schedule

We just got back to our home from
meetings in WI, IL, and PA. God has
continued to bless us with safety as we
travel and good health. We had a full last
couple of months presenting Project
Everywhere and the need to reach the
Solomons with the Gospel. I had the
opportunity to preach at a VBS in
Wisconsin as well as present our mission
work, and we are grateful to the Lord at
the young lives that were touched during
that outreach. We ask that you would
continue to pray on our behalf for
safety as we travel. During the month of
July, I will be preaching at Camp Northfield for a week to juniors. Please pray that God would save those that are unsaved, as well as challenge and grow the young disciples to see that we all have a part in getting the gospel everywhere!

We praise the Lord for two new supporting churches in the last month. There are quite a few churches that will vote in January to potentially partner with us in our gospel endeavours. We pray that the Lord’s will is done. Deputation has had its ups and downs, but God has shown His faithfulness all along the way. It is amazing that when we put faith in Christ, we get to experience sweet resting in Him. More Gospel Labourers are needed in the US, Solomons and abroad. You should seriously and prayerfully consider what role God would have you participate in getting the gospel to the uttermost. The most meaningful thing that you can do in your life is to yield control to God.



We are super excited for the full schedule that God has given us this fall. We will be in CO, IL, SC, GA, VA, MA, PA, NH and WI. I have been trying to schedule meetings as far apart as possible so as to hone in my driving skills. Only kidding, but it feels that way. I am truly blessed to have the family that God has given me. Melodie is such an incredible blessing and when I show her the schedule, she shares the excitement of God opening doors. Doug travels like a champ, he still is sleeping the whole time, with few exceptions. When we stop in traffic, he knows it and wakes up, but mostly he is clunked out. Thanks to all of those that currently support us as we are in this deputation phase of ministry. Your prayers, support and love is beyond generous, and we are so excited to partner with you all to reach the unreached with the good news of Jesus Christ.

Constrained by Love,
Colton, Melodie, and Douglas Lee

2020 November and December Update

2020 November and December Update 

Deputation | Nursing School | See The Harvest Boston and Scotland Trip 

Deputation meetings in the middle of the Covid-19 Pandemic have been unique for sure, but we are encouraged by the faithfulness of the Lord and the continued reality that  villages, tribes and islands all over the world that have no man to care for their soul and tell them of Christ. We had deputation meetings throughout the New England area and are excited that we had several churches vote to take us on for support as we look to reach the Solomon Islands. 

Melodie’s schooling is coming along very well, she is in the middle of her LNA classes and once finished will work towards her LPN. We hope for her to be finished about the same time that we finish deputation in a couple of years. We praise God for His direction in our lives and are amazed that God would use us for His work. 
We come closer to the dates for the See The Harvest: Boston (Aug. 2-8) and Scotland (June 29-July 9) trip with church planters Nick Stelzig in Boston and Jody Hodnett in Scotland. This trip is a partnership with World Wide New Testament Baptist Mission’s ministry called See The Harvest which works to give opportunity to see the need of missions all over the globe. Pray that Covid-19 restrictions would not prevent these gospel endeavours. 
As we look toward 2021, we have meetings scheduled in MA, NH, NC, SC, MS, and PA. Pray for us as we continue to schedule and present in missions conferences and special Sundays. 

Prayer Requests: 

• Pray for the good health of baby Douglas. His due date is February 11th. The next update letter will have pictures!

• Pray for safety as we travel to meetings.

• Pray for Melodie as she continues her nurse schooling.

Constrained by Love, 

Colton Wyatt Lee 

Missionary - Evangelist 

2020 September and October Update

Youth | Deputation | Future 

“For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.” Psalm 48:14 

We are so thankful that the God of the universe, the creator of the world is our guide even unto death. He is always with us, and He will never leave us. Melodie and I have seen this truth more and more  in our lives over the past months. God has directed in our ministry and we are excited to share with you. Stay tuned until the end of the letter.

We had the privilege to do a youth event for the children of our home church during our church’s Family Bible  Institute. We played games, memorized verses, sang songs and heard preaching from God’s Word. We were also able to be a part of a youth rally in New York City. There were games, food and several sessions of preaching. Melodie had the opportunity to speak to the ladies while I did a session with the guys and then all together. 

We praise the Lord that even though it has been much slower, we have been able to continue deputation. We have been able to present at several churches in New England. At the beginning of October, we were at a missions conference at Landmark Baptist Church in Loudon, NH and are praising the Lord that they voted to join us in support as we get the gospel to the uttermost.  

Big News:

From the beginning, the heartbeat of Project Everywhere has been to reach unreached people groups with the Gospel. To continue pursuing this goal, we have seen the Lord’s leading for Melodie to go back to school to become a nurse. She has recently started a LNA (licensed nurse assistant) program that will help her get hands on training as she works towards her RN.  

Also in pursuit of getting the Gospel everywhere, we believe the next step in accomplishing this goal is to move to the Solomon Islands to work on Guadalcanal and the surrounding 350 plus islands planting churches and making disciples of Jesus Christ. 

We are confident that this is the next step that God would have for us in order to reach unreached people groups. 

Prayer requests 

• Pray that more churches will take us on for support.

• Pray strength and stamina as Melodie pursues her RN.

• Pray that all the details will come together as we work towards moving to the Solomon Islands.

• Pray that God will continue to put the team together for our 2021 Scotland trip.

• Pray for the healthy development of baby Douglas.

Constrained by Love,

Colton W. Lee

Missionary - Evangelist

2020 July and August Update

Travels | Deputation | Future

“Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever.” Hebrews 13:8

Lots of changes have happened in our life this last month, and we know that more are coming in the future. We are thankful for a Savior who never changes; a Savior who continues to love us and is patient with us as we grow in our sanctification. It brings true peace when we rest in the One who holds the future. 

On June 29th, we traveled to Lake City, Florida. We helped out a church there for three weeks. I filled the pulpit in place of Pastor Lloyd Streeter who has been helping in a temporary capacity until a recent health issue. The third week of July we continued our deputation. We were in Pennsylvania for one Sunday and then headed to Illinois. While in Illinois, we had the opportunity to help out with a youth rally for one evening. I also had the opportunity to speak on the Reformers Unanimous (RU) Facebook Live. This was at the RU head quarters in Rockford, Illinois. God is using this  wonderful ministry to spread the hope of the gospel to the suffering and lost. There is no sinner too great that the Lord cannot save them and change their lives for His glory. 

The first weekend of August, we headed back to New England. We immediately began looking for a new apartment. God is leading us on from our summer time ministry that we had at Camp Northfield. We are excited to be fully focused on Project Everywhere. The Lord provided a beautiful apartment in Townshend, Vermont. Moving in and getting settled has kept us busy for a couple of weeks. The Lord also provided me with a job for the fall and winter time while we are in New England for a while. Lord willing, we will continue deputation in the New England states on Sundays until the Spring time when we will begin traveling more extensively again. 

We are sad to announce that we will not be traveling to the Solomon Islands this December and January. The Solomon Islands are on lock down due to Covid-19. Lord willing, we still plan on going to the Solomon Islands to work with Michael Deatrick in the future. 

God’s desire is that all hear the gospel and come to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ, so when it seems Satan is trying to stop the good news from going forth, the Lord gives us different opportunities to go forth and preach. We are excited to announce the first Project Everywhere and See the Harvest (a WWNTBM ministry) combined missions trip. Summer of 2021, there will be a two-part trip to Boston and Scotland. We will have more details in our following prayer update. 

We are excited to announce the newest member of Project Everywhere. Due to the location of the child in my wife’s womb, the little one will not be joining us until February 2021.

Prayer Requests 

• Pray that churches will take Project Everywhere on for monthly support. 

• Pray for God’s blessing and provision for the upcoming trip to Boston and Scotland.

• Pray for the healthy development of baby Lee. 

Constrained by Love,

Colton W. Lee

Missionary - Evangelist

2020 May and June Update

Church Planting | Travels | Deputation 

“As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.” Psalm 18:30

It is so awesome to watch what God is doing even in the midst of a world-wide pandemic. If it were left up to us, we would not have have chosen to help start a church in the middle of Covid-19, but God’s way is perfect and He knew that this was going to happen years ago. When Pastor Nick Stelzig  planned to start Community Baptist Church in May 2020, he never imagined it would be under the circumstances of the last several months. Yet it seemed that this was the time the Lord wanted to start the church in Lawrence, Massachusetts. As planned about a  year ago, Melodie and I went and helped Nick for the whole month of May. Our work there looked differently than we had planned, but we saw God working. Instead of door knocking, community outreaches and meeting with people, we did a lot of painting, landscaping, and cleaning. Thankfully we were able to be there for the first Sunday service on May 24. Melodie and I were the greeting team and passed out welcome cards and masks if people needed them. The Lord is building His church and the gates of hell cannot prevail against it.

After leaving Lawrence, we were able to start up our deputation travels again. We left for the midwest on June 2nd with only two churches to present at, but God turned two meetings into five. We spent two Sundays in Wisconsin and Illinois, then one Sunday in Indianapolis and on June 28th, we were at two churches in the Asheville, NC area.  

On June 29th, we traveled to Lake City, Florida. We will be helping out a church for a short time. I will be filling the pulpit in place of Pastor Lloyd Streeter who has been helping in a temporary capacity until a recent health issue.

Upcoming Ministry: During the months of December and January, we are planning a Project Everywhere trip to be with Michael and Norah Deatrick in the Solomon Islands. We will be doing youth outreach and other evangelistic outreach in connection with their church Pacific Light Baptist Church. We also intend to take a trip to the Western Province of the Solomon Islands to preach the gospel. 

Prayer Requests

1. Pray that Christ will continue to build His church, Community Baptist Church. 

2. Pray that churches will take Project Everywhere on for monthly support. 

3. Pray for God’s blessing and provision on the upcoming 2 month trip to the Solomon Islands.

Constrained by Love,

Colton W. Lee

Missionary - Evangelist