10, 9, 8…the countdown is on! Only a matter of days now before we’ll leave the city our family has called home and go to serve our great God in Papua New Guinea. Thank you for checking in on our progress and keeping up with our ministry. Marcy and I returned home from Pre-Field Orientation energized from our time with the leaders and our co-laborers, but with much on our mind. We were seeking the Lord’s guidance to make wise decisions about when to leave. We asked for prayers from our support team and prayed with you about our funding situation. Over the next 10 days, we saw our committed funding double to over 40% of recommended, our passports and entry visas were delivered to us, and our travel plans began to take shape.
It now looks like we’ll spend our 19th anniversary (July 18) arranging our clothing and other items to pack for our journey. We are watching flight schedules closely, as we’ve been blessed with standby airline passes for a portion of our travel. We are trying to remain as flexible as possible, trusting that God will deliver us to Papua New Guinea no matter what the travel circumstances may be.
We are also continuing to look to God to bring others to partner with us financially and in prayer. We’ve been blessed by our home church, Broadway Baptist, and their commitment to us in prayer and support. We shared a wonderful morning of worship and fellowship with Riverview Missionary Baptist Church in Lenoir City, TN. Our hearts were lifted by their encouragement and love they shared with us. We trust God is continuing to work in the hearts of others to partner with us as we seek to help expand the reach of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Praises
- Receipt of entry visas and passports
- Increase in partnership funding
- The blessing of standby airline passes (a tremendous cost savings)
Prayer Requests
- That ample space would be available on flights necessary to get us to Australia
- The Holy Spirit will give us peace and patience during the travel process while flying standby
- Continued increases in our funding. We are in contact with a few other churches, sharing information with them and seeking to develop relationships
Thanks for your interest and your prayers!!
Wendy says
Continually praying for you all! You are already missed.