It is hard to believe we are nearing the end of summer. The last two and half years have been very different from what I expected. Covid brought me home, and my mom's health has kept me home. This year baby j was born with a heart condition, and is expected to have a second surgery in the near future.
The Bible talks about seasons, and just like we have seasons in nature, we have seasons in life. The last two and half years have felt like a long bleak winter. It has been hard for me to not be traveling and helping missionary families. I see the needs of so many around the world, and I wish I could clone myself. My mom needs my help, and my sisters need help, and again I wish I could clone myself. I have never been a very patient person, so this period of waiting for God to bring healing... in my family has been difficult. Please keep my family in your prayers, especially my mom.
Please pray for our church. Satan is using everyone and everything he can to defeat spiritual of our members and physical growth in numbers. Some may say numbers aren't. Important, but then they would have to reject the entire book of Acts which lists numbers added to the church daily. Every number is a soul, and while having the largest church in the world isn't the most important thing, striving to have the largest church in the world is important because it means you are working to move ahead, to grow, to push harder to reach more people for Christ. The biggest needs we have are someone to help with the kids ministry, and someone to help with music. The next big need is a larger vehicle to pick up people.
Thank you for your prayers and for those who continue to support me. The continued support has allowed me to care for my health as I cared for my mom, and the bulk of the support goes into an missions account which will be used to fund future trips. Please pray that God continues to open and keep open the nations I am planning to visit.
