August Ministry Update

“The heavens are telling of the glory of God; And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands”

Psalm 19:1 NASB

Hard to believe that summer has already come and gone.  I would ask where the time has gone, but we spent some of it in the mountains and some in the city.  Some in Washington, some in Idaho, a little in Montana and wrapped it up in Colorado!  We have had an eventful summer and are excited to share with you just a little bit about our adventures from this last month. 

Our month ended in the beautiful state of Colorado.  We had not planned on any connections in the state of Colorado, but they had already prayed about having us out and when they made the call, I couldn’t say no.  In deciding wither we make the 17-hour drive over the course of 2 days or making the 5-hour flight the cost of gas made it a simple decision.  Kathleen and I would have to take this trip by ourselves, and Nana was more than happy to keep the kids for a few nights. 

We were warmly greeted and greatly blessed by our time with Rustic Hills Baptist Church. It was exciting to hear testimonies from many members in the church, to be encouraged by the leadership and to have the sweetness of fellowship within the body. We left with tired bodies, warmed hearts, and full spirits. Please take a moment to watch our uploaded video to see some of the sights!

At the end of July, we wrapped up just over 95% funded and needing $400/month to close the gap on our monthly support need.  We had already begun making arrangements for language school and set up to begin in January 2023.  We had already begun the task of cleaning out the house and eliminating things we don’t plan to take to Texas with us.  We even began having the kids work through their things and slowly eliminating more and more of their stuff all in preparation for language school.  We were confident that God was going to bring us to our monthly support goal by January.  However, we can never expect how God is going to bring things about.  We are excited now to be able to share with you we are at 100% of our monthly support goal!  Thank you, Strait View Baptist Church, and for the couple individuals who have decided to join the team in this way.  Praise the Lord for all He has done and continues to do.  We are very thankful for all of you who have joined us on this journey and have prayed for us to this end. The Journey isn’t over yet!

We have been asked what lies ahead for us now that we are at 100%?  By the Middle of last month our meetings for this fall were set and our schedule was pretty full, so we closed the planner and stopped making new contacts.  We will continue to share our ministry at churches until the end of November and are excited for the opportunity to share what God has called us to do in serving the people of Paraguay.

Should God permit that we gain support beyond our monthly goal there are a few things that those funds help us accomplish.  It will 1) help with current inflation burdens 2) aid in the furlough process (looking ahead) and 3) and most importantly, aid in our ministry fund, allowing us to do more in serving the people of Paraguay.  Our monthly support goal has allotted for $200/month for ministry funds but as we all know that fund can always use more resources.  The support beyond our living expenses would fuel that fund directly for ministry.

We are praising the Lord for how He continues to faithfully provide for our family and for your part in this ministry.  What a true joy it is to serve the Lord in such a way and to know that we do not do it alone.  We do it with you!  That is where “Jaha Paraguay Pe” came from, because if you pray for us, you are part of our ministry.  If you support us through encouragement and finances, you are part of our team.  We know we cannot serve the people of Paraguay without your willingness to join us in serving them.