Goodbye Tour

March 30, 2017

Twenty four days. Three full days of travel. Three nights in the Capital City to recover from/prepare for International flights. Three nights on the beach spending quality family time together in the wake of serious grieving. That left us just fifteen days in our former home in the center of a large island that has […]

Drawing us Near…

February 9, 2017

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Matthew 5:4 When someone says the word “trial,” what image comes to mind? How about the word “sorrow” or “grief” or “tears”? I, for one, conjure up in my mind a battle. A fierce fight with men falling to the right and left of me. […]

Practicing Thankfulness

January 19, 2017

“I used to believe that God could bring good things from hard times, almost like a cosmic consolation prize for having endured something unfortunate or unfair. Now that I’ve walked with Him this far through this fight, I am certain of this one truth: Some beautiful things can only be found in the hardest times.” […]

A New Thing…

January 12, 2017

A new address. A new ministry. New friends. A new home. Yes, we made it!! Late on Friday night, January 6th, we pulled into the NTM Missionary Training Center in Roach, MO. Two vans and a Uhaul trailer were unloaded within twelve hours into our new home. We arrived grateful for an uneventful sixteen hour […]

Happy New Year!!

December 31, 2016

Happy New Year!! Here we are, the last day of 2016!! What a year, huh?! For us, the year has been filled with a range of emotions. The symbolism does not go unnoticed as we spend this last day of 2016 packing up our house, ready to begin a new chapter and season at the […]

Packing and Unpacking

December 13, 2016

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you…The God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. 1 Peter 5:6, 10 I have a love-hate relationship with suitcases. We’ve been through a […]

Shad and Sarah Deal- Equipping the Next Generation of Church Planters

December 7, 2016

Welcome to our blog!! We are the Deals- Shad, Sarah, Braden, and Brice. It is our privilege to serve the next generation of missionaries during their time at the NTM Missionary Training Center in Roach, Missouri. We desire to use our nine years of ministry experience in Asia Pacific and the lessons God has taught […]