Greetings from Texas! We arrived back in Texas the last week of April and hit the ground running. I don’t think we ever knew what busy was until now! We have been very blessed to be able to be back with our friends and family and have been very encouraged by all of them.
We are currently still planning on heading for the Philippines in the Spring of 2009 and were officially assigned there shortly before we left Arizona. We have begun the lengthy process of corresponding with the Philippine field and getting all our paperwork together for our visas. Thank you for all your prayers because so far, it has gone smoothly.
We are also hard and heavy into Partnership Development. We have our first official speaking engagement with a local church this Sunday. Josh has been working very hard on getting all our tools and materials together as we begin the process of partnering with churches and individuals who want to be a part of getting the Gospel to tribal people in the Philippines who’ve never heard. God has already blessed us with several financial and prayer partners. We are currently at about 20% of our recommended support. If you or someone you know would like to meet with us or have us share at your church, please contact us so we can set something up!
God has also really blessed us with a new sending church that we have been able to get involved in. It is a country church where our preacher wears jeans and boots and most of the congregation is involved in rodeo in one way or another. Josh & I are both involved in the praise team and we were both able to teach in Vacation Bible School last week. We have been very encouraged by the way they have jumped right in and got involved with what God has called us to.
We have also been able to do a bit of traveling since we got home. We were able to attend Josh’s brother’s wedding in Delaware in May as well as do a little sight-seeing. The kids really enjoyed their first trip to the beach!
I hope to keep the website updated more frequently, so please visit it again soon for new updates on what God is doing and what you are doing in helping to expand the reach of the Gospel to the Philippines!
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