Tribal Tour- Muldoon, Texas

Because of the shenaniganz of the mechanic and those lead-on conversations regarding our car we were delayed and had to cancel preaching in Muldoon on Easter. But we were still determined to see the folks there at one of our sending churches, Muldoon Baptist Church. When we arrived we were so full of joy to see our friends Will and Megan Martin and their kids Eli and Liela. This family is amazing and their faithfulness to the Lord and what He has called them to spurs us on to obedience. We got some sweet time of fellowship with them, and Will asked if we would like to share with the youth there on Wednesday evening. We love every aspect of that Church and were stoked to get a shot at talking to their kids about taking Jesus’ love, mercy and salvation to those who’ve never heard because of no witness in their language. So the next night we got to show a very cool video from some friends, Brian Holmquist and Mark Woodard in PNG. The kids love it and they even spent some time asking really cool questions. After hanging out we all went out and played soccer. Knowing we had a long drive ahead of us we started for our car saying goodbye to all the folks in between. One man came up to me and asked us to follow him to his house a few miles away. There we saw his wife and met his brand new baby boy. He shared it was his wife and his desire to be a part of tribal church planting. As they had supported us in the past we thanked them for their faithfulness. In his humble way he threw and envelope at me and said “this is for you guys, do what you might need to, by a steak dinner or something!”. After giving them hugs and saying goodbye we headed for the Dallas area. On the drive, feeling overwhelmed at the task that lay before us and a moment of unbelief I was doubting whether we were going to get our recommended support level up and be ready to go to the field, Lauren opened the envelop only to start crying. This family had made up the 50% of our support we were missing that month in a single gift. It rocked us hard. And, spoke directly to our hearts at that moment. God knowing our frailty even this far in the game brought the encouragement we needed in this small way. Erin and Kelsey, thank you. You truly will be in the Jungle loving on people and you will do it from the front porch of your home. We cannot wait to introduce you to the hearts of Tribal men, women and children one day. Thank you for you prayers and your sacrificial giving. We love you all.

Playing Soccer at the Youth Group at Muldoon Baptist Church!