New Year Praise & Prayer "Prayer is the cutting edge of any work for God. It is not a supplemental spiritual rocket to get some well-meaning effort off the ground. Prayer is the work and the working power of any spiritual ministry. Is should be the central thrust." (R.A. Matthews)
When we arrived in Mexico over a year ago, we had 60% of the recommended support for this field (the minimum with which field leadership allows new missionaries to come). However, over the last year, with the downturn in the US/world economy, our support has fallen to only 45%.
Praise for a successful trip to Paraguay. We able to go through all of our stored belongings & decide what the keep, sell or give away. Plus, we had time to say goodbye to friends & coworkers from our 6 years of our ministry there.
Our classes at the Missionary Training Center are going very well. We're so thankful for the training we're receiving. Our only regret is that we didn't get this training 19 years ago when we first surrendered to mission work!
"…your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him." – Matthew 6:8 We were reminded once again of God’s great faithfulness to us in our recent need for vehicle repair. His answer to our need was ready even before we brought it to Him in prayer!