We’re Moving in 3 Days!!
This is going to be one of less “wordy” blog posts because we have been busy packing! The kids have not been of much help to us as they seem to think the boxes are exciting new toys…but they sure are cute š Although it’s been a lot of work getting everything in order, we are THRILLED about the journey that is before us! We leave for TX early Saturday morning, will have a couple days to get settled, and then Dave has orientation on January 4th. Linguistics here we come!
3 Ways Preaching the Gospel to Ourselves Fuels Good Works
People who preach the Gospel to themselves ought to be the most hardcore, committed soldiers for Jesus out of anyone. Why? Because we know that a self-centered Gospel is not a complete Gospel. Instead, the Good News reminds us that we have been redeemed out of slavery to sin, given the Holy Spirit, and charged to walk in the good works prepared by God himself before the beginning of time. So, as I am rehearsing the Gospel during my daily devotions, I am reminded not only of Godās amazing love for me, but I am also calling myself to āsuit…
Moving Sale ā Everything Must Go!
We are moving into a fully furnished house in Dallas and thus are selling pretty much everything. So, please come to our moving sale this weekend and buy our stuff! WHEN: Sat 12/10 from 8-2 and Sun 12/11 from 12-4 WHERE: 842 River Dell Ct, Building M, Apt 7, Louisville, KY 40206. Look for the neon signs. WHAT: Everything that comes with a three bedroom apartment. Such asā¦ Kitchen and Dining: Coffee Maker Plates Glasses Coffee Cups Silver ware Sippy Cups Corning ware Casserole Dishes Serving Spoons Kitchen Table and Two chairs Kitchen Accessories (Measuring cups, cheese grater, etc) Home…
Soooo Overwhelmed with Gratitudeā¦
We just received our monthly report that tells us how many people gave financial gifts to our ministry and Dave and I are simply overwhelmed with many people gave.People all over the globe have given.People we knew from college that we have not seen in 8 years, friends of friends gave, friends from high-school we have not seen in over 10 years, family, fellow church members, people we have never met who just heard about our ministry, people we met one time at various churches, fellow missionaries, and so on.We are just so overwhelmed and we thank you all so…
God has Provided – We are Moving to TX!
Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. – John 14:13 We are thrilled to announce that Jesus has provided us all that is needed for us to move to Texas! We are still lacking $77/mo, but World Team is assuming the rest will come in soon, and thus released us to go into training. Over the past couple weeks, we have received email after email from people making pledges to support us monthly and contributing one time gifts. The seemingly insurmountable task of raising thousands upon thousands of…
Send the Hares to Cameroon, Give by Dec. 1st!
āAnd how are they to preach unless they are sent?ā ā Romans 10:15 Our hearts abound with thankfulness to the Lord for those of you who have invested in sending us off to Cameroon and yetā¦we are still in Louisville. While we have lists of answered prayers, we still have yet to hit 100% of our budget. Our prayer is to reach 100% of our budget needs by Dec 1st so that we can begin linguistics study in January. Specifically, we need to raise about $583 (updated 11/22) more a month and about $19,675 (updated 11/22) in one-time gifts in…
Incentive to Let Go: Heaven is my True Home
We have four toddlers and, as many people know, the toddler in his most natural state is often found shouting āMine, Mine, Mine!ā in the face of his brothers and sisters. We actually have one child that tries to carry all of her favorite toys around with her so that her brothers and sister cannot touch them. Ironically, her hands are so full that she cannot even enjoy playing with them. Day in and day out they strive to create little kingdoms for themselves where they have all their favorite things around them and seek to bring others into subjection…
IBC Talent Show
We had a wonderful time at the Talent Show Fundraiser on Saturday night at IBC. Thanks to everyone who participated. It was an amazing success. I counted over 100 people there and we raised about $2,500! Praise the Lord! It was so much fun I thought I would put up some of the videos I took from the evening. I will mention though that I did a horrible job recording this event. The videos are shaky at times, I started late, and even missed entire acts. So, sorry about that. I am a sound guy, what can I say. But…
From the Mouths of the National Translators
To give a little background, World Team Bible translators have gone into a group of people called the Oroko people 13 years ago and have developed an alphabet and assembled a group of local pastors help with translation. After years of translation work, here is what this group of national translators are saying… You might be thinking: “Why are they translating the Bible when these men know English?” Well, there is a reason that these men were asked to be on the translation committee–because they knew both Oroko and English and thus could have insight into the local language and…
$8,500 Raised at Silent Auction Last Night!
We are very excited to share with you that $8,500 was raised through our silent auction last night!! The proceeds from this silent auction will go towards our start-up expenses such as plane tickets, French school, the purchase of a vehicle in Cameroon, etc. We are very excited and grateful to the Lord and to all of you! As I shared last night, I am so so thankful and encouraged to see the zeal and commitment by so many to send us off to the mission field. Hours upon hours of work went into this silent auction as well as…
