*written by my wife 🙂
Well, if you didn’t catch the title…
WE ARE
GOING OVERSEAS!!!
This blog has been a long time coming, and we are very excited
about the news! It has been over a year since I’ve been overseas, and 9
months since Rusty has been. While we understand our full-time jobs are
here (we cannot raise money for orphans, recruit, and train missionaries if we are not in the US),
we have both greatly missed our overseas work! We love ministering to
the nations first-hand, and I especially love being with the orphans…
holding them, praying for them, and giving them the love and attention
they so desperately need!
about the news! It has been over a year since I’ve been overseas, and 9
months since Rusty has been. While we understand our full-time jobs are
here (we cannot raise money for orphans, recruit, and train missionaries if we are not in the US),
we have both greatly missed our overseas work! We love ministering to
the nations first-hand, and I especially love being with the orphans…
holding them, praying for them, and giving them the love and attention
they so desperately need!
WHY ARE WE GOING?
We are going for several reasons. For The World Race,
we will be doing set up, working to find ministry partners, and working
on recruitment (getting MORE missionaries out into the nations!) For
The Sound of Hope (my orphan fundraising campaign), we will be doing
orphan ministry, and looking into connecting another orphanage to our
fundraising campaign. We will also being doing any other ministry God
puts in front of us while we are overseas. We are SO excited about our
first opportunity to minister TOGETHER overseas, especially on a trip
that includes both of our ministries!
we will be doing set up, working to find ministry partners, and working
on recruitment (getting MORE missionaries out into the nations!) For
The Sound of Hope (my orphan fundraising campaign), we will be doing
orphan ministry, and looking into connecting another orphanage to our
fundraising campaign. We will also being doing any other ministry God
puts in front of us while we are overseas. We are SO excited about our
first opportunity to minister TOGETHER overseas, especially on a trip
that includes both of our ministries!
WHEN ARE WE GOING?
The current plan is for us to be gone from early/mid December,
through mid/late January. I must admit I have really struggled with
that time-frame! I was so excited about spending our first Christmas
together here, decorating our home, and enjoying the holidays with our
family. It was very difficult for me to agree to being gone at this
time. However, after we prayed about going God confirmed it in SUCH an
unmistakable way that I could not refuse! His will is always better
than our plans!
through mid/late January. I must admit I have really struggled with
that time-frame! I was so excited about spending our first Christmas
together here, decorating our home, and enjoying the holidays with our
family. It was very difficult for me to agree to being gone at this
time. However, after we prayed about going God confirmed it in SUCH an
unmistakable way that I could not refuse! His will is always better
than our plans!
HOW ARE WE GOING?
Here’s where YOU come in! We have really been struggling to
support raise lately. The economy has not made it easy on us; we’ve had
multiple monthly supporters lose their jobs, and others drop off their
support. We know we are doing what God has CALLED us to do, but we are
currently ‘in the red’ in our support account. If we do not get enough support in, we will not be able to go overseas. If we do not get more support in SOON, we will not be able to continue our work at all.
support raise lately. The economy has not made it easy on us; we’ve had
multiple monthly supporters lose their jobs, and others drop off their
support. We know we are doing what God has CALLED us to do, but we are
currently ‘in the red’ in our support account. If we do not get enough support in, we will not be able to go overseas. If we do not get more support in SOON, we will not be able to continue our work at all.
WILL YOU PLEASE CONSIDER SUPPORTING US?
Any amount is a blessing! Just click here: SUPPORT US!
(For those who can’t give, PLEASE PRAY for provision! And if
you have any friends who might want to support us, please send them our
way! )
you have any friends who might want to support us, please send them our
way! )
Oh… I almost forgot…
WHERE ARE WE GOING?
We will be doing mission work in two countries while we are gone. We are VERY EXCITED to tell you more about them both….
…so stay tuned tomorrow and Thursday for the details!
(don’t you love cliffhangers? hehe! 😉
