NEWS FROM HECKMANS
Dear Friends,
Happy Fall! What a beautiful change in the weather October has brought to us in Central Florida. Our temperatures have dropped and the humidity has lessened a bit.
George almost had a collision with a co-worker last week. He came within an inch of a good sized palm tree. The car sustained some damage from hitting the curb and knocking over the street sign, but no one was hurt. It could have been much worse. We are thankful for God’s mercies last week!
We had a great time with Amy home for a visit for 9 days. Brett and Debby and the girls came and stayed while she was here, so we had a full happy house! Please be praying for Amy in her new position teaching English as a Second Language at the NTM missionary kids’ school in Chihuahua. Crystal will begin working at the National Missions training center about 15 miles out from Chihuahua. Please remember to pray for Amy to have wisdom regarding where she should live, and if she should buy a vehicle. (Her present apartment is too far from the school to walk, so she needs a way to get there, once Crystal moves.)
David is enjoying NTBI in Wisconsin, please continue to pray that he will find work enough to provide his needs at school. Beka has passed and is a nationally certified Paramedic now. She also has been accepted at Full Sail University to record some of her original music. What a blessing! Thanks for your prayers for our family. We appreciate you!
We are averaging about 30 kids each week in the Youth group. It is fun to see the kids growing in the Lord and in understanding of His word. Looking forward to February when we take a group to Dare 2 Share in Lakeland.
In the Member Services department, we continue to help our missionaries as they go through transitions. Several are facing retirement, and many of our members are facing the death of parents and loved ones. These are times we must encourage one another and rely on the strength and grace of the Lord to lead and guide. One of our Associate missionaries had to come home from the mission field and then make the decision to take their father off a respirator. These are tough times, and tough decisions for these folks to make. Pray we will have wisdom in offering them assistance and encouragement during these days of change. God is the God of all comfort. I am so glad of that–aren’t you?!
We have had a shift in our home based business of our workforce, as many of our workers went to Bible school this Fall. We are able to enlist the help of some of their mom’s, now. Still it is great to be able to be a blessing to our missionary family, even if it is by providing work, and a little additional income. Many of our home staff are very under-supported, and are looking for a way to make ends meet. Many folks are not willing to support home staff, they want to support “Real missionaries”. As none of our mission family are on a salary, we find many with financial needs. Thanks for praying for those families to!
We really appreciate the part you play on our team. We could not be here serving without your prayers and support! THANKS!!
George and Linda Heckman