The Lord had said to Abram,
“Leave your native country, your relatives, and your
father’s family, and Go to the land that I will show you.” Genesis 12:1
Where did the summer go?
Labor Day is already here!! How
can it be?? Labor Day celebrates the
social and economic achievements of American workers. It recognizes the efforts and strengths that
have made this country Great. It is
traditionally celebrated with barbecues and time spent with family; marking the
end of summer and the beginning of a new school year. We will be doing just that this weekend;
camping, celebrating and enjoying our time here with family, and remembering
all God has blessed us with.
With that being said, we are ready to get back to Work! September 24th we fly to the
Dominican Republic. We will begin our
new life living and working in a new country.
It is time for a new home, a new people group and a new ministry. We are excited to see what God will do in
this next year!
We have loved our summer here with our kids, grandkids, family
and friends! We have been able to catch
up on what everyone has been doing in our absence. We have gotten our fill of all the wonderful
foods available here in America (and our
waistlines are proof). We have done much
physical labor helping our kids with remodeling projects on their homes and
some on ours as well. As we write this
today, we are without a commode due to a leak in the bathroom. Water is off for two days for repairs. God’s humor….just giving us a little reminder
of what life was like in Uganda.
We have studied hard
with learning a new language and some educational things we needed to do to
prepare for this shift. We have visited
many of our supporting churches sharing what’s next for us. And, we have diligently worked on fund raising. But, amongst all the business and work, we
did get some much need physical and emotional rest! Now, we are ready to GO!
To GO we must say our Goodbyes, and The Goodbyes stink! It never gets easier! We are always saying “goodbye” or “see you later”
to someone here at home, or with people we have come to know and love. It
breaks our hearts every time!! But, we
know this is what we are supposed to do.
Knowing God has gone before us and He is leading us each step of the
way, gives our hearts some comfort. And
even though we love America and our time here, we do not feel at home here
anymore. Life here seems somehow foreign
and different. We feel like we are
caught in two different worlds a bit unsettled and out of place. Neither here nor abroad feels like home. We are visitors passing through. Lives go on with or without us whether we are
here or there. As a missionary, I guess,
this is a part of life. And, it’s OK! We
love being Missionaries! God placed this
unsettled feeling in us so we would GO to a foreign land and to the
unknowns. And it is time to GO!
We can’t say “THANK YOU” enough to Everyone that has
transferred their financial support to us thru Helps Ministries! Thank you for being our prayer support and for
sharing your time with us! We are so
blessed because of you! We are Excited
and Ready for whatever God has in store for us!
We pray you enjoy the beautiful fall weather (that has
seemed to come early ;) and that you rest in the wonderful provisions God has
blessed you with here in America!
Hasta luego Amigos y
Familia, see you later Friends & Family!
Prayer Requests
* Pray we make up the shortage in personal support and raise
enough funds to purchase a reliable, safe vehicle
*Safe travel to the D.R. September 24th
*Pray for comfort for our family as our leaving affects
their lives too
*Acclimation to this new culture, that all the details will
fall into place, we find a new home and needed items
*Continued Prayers for our Ugandan Ministries and families.