{"id":618,"date":"2011-01-11T11:36:46","date_gmt":"2011-01-11T16:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/john-kerstetter\/?p=618"},"modified":"2019-07-12T11:37:27","modified_gmt":"2019-07-12T16:37:27","slug":"a-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/john-kerstetter\/2011\/01\/11\/a-new-year\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Year!"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s a New Year!\u00a0 A new year for new challenges, new opportunities, and new blessings!<\/em>\u00a0 <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"We have had a really good break from school and we praise the Lord for the wonderful family time we’ve had with Charity and BJ here!\u00a0 It has been good to catch up on their lives and we’ve made some more special memories.\u00a0 As nice as our break has been, though, ready or not, classes resume on January 10th<\/sup> and this semester looks like it will be challenging with a decrease in staff.\u00a0 Please pray for us all as we figure out how to cover all our responsibilities with fewer people.<\/p>\n

We also praise the Lord for His provision financially.\u00a0 We were given some Christmas money that allowed us to do some special things as a family.\u00a0 God has also provided several one-time gifts for us recently which have been a huge help towards some outstanding bills.\u00a0 He also provided money for BJ for the remainder of his school bill in December and also a portion of his initial fees for the new semester.\u00a0 Please pray for the Lord’s provision for the remainder of BJ’s\u00a0 initial fees and our outstanding bills.<\/p>\n

Some of you may remember us asking for prayer at various times over this past year for some stressful issues we were facing.\u00a0 These things culminated in recent months and we believe God is redirecting us at this time.\u00a0 After a lot of prayer and deliberation, we have decided that we will not be returning to Brazil after our upcoming home assignment.\u00a0 We have sensed the Lord leading us in this direction for a while, and He has recently confirmed this.\u00a0 We plan to still serve the Lord with New Tribes Mission, but we will be looking into a Stateside ministry.\u00a0 We would really appreciate your prayers as we deal with all the details involved in this major change.\u00a0 We have a truck, a house, and furnishings to sell, and then all of our belongings to sort through, getting rid of most of them.\u00a0 We also need to say good-bye to a country, culture, language, and people that have been our life for the past 20 years.\u00a0 We all, as a family, need to have closure to this part of our lives.\u00a0 We praise the Lord that He worked it out for Charity and BJ to be here these weeks to help them during this time of transition.\u00a0 We don’t have many answers for the future at this point.\u00a0 We are taking these first steps, and trusting God to continue to lead us in the ones to come.\u00a0 We know it won’t be easy, but we have a peace about how God is directing us at this time, and we would really appreciate your prayers as we continue to follow the Lord as He leads us each step.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.\u201d <\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

(Proverbs 3:5-6)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Thank you for being a blessing to us by partnering with us!\u00a0 We appreciate so much your su<\/em>pport through prayers, financial gifts, and encouragement.\u00a0 We pray that God will bless you as much as He blesses us through you!<\/em><\/p>\n

Following God’s leading,<\/span><\/p>\n

John & Melanie and family<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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