Praise and Prayer August 30, 2021

Moncton, NB Canada

It seems our lives have been spinning these past few months and we have not taken time to update our blog.  For those who are part of our Facebook group (Light in the Darkness), we have tried to keep up with regular updates.  If you are not in that group but would like to be, please let us know by email (jteachout2@cs.com). Thank you for keeping our family in your prayers!

After traveling nearly 19,000 miles to visit with supporting churches and individuals, the Lord opened the door for us to move to Moncton, New Brunswick, arriving on July 20, just two weeks under a year from the date we arrived in the USA from France in 2020. 

God opened the door at the border for us to come through based on our new work assignment even though the border had not yet opened for non-essential travel.  We were welcomed to Moncton by the church family of Emmanuel Baptist Church with whom we are partnering.  

The Lord provided a nice little house for us to rent through one of the couples in the church who had purchased a home and remodeled it to fit our needs.  

There are so many details involved with moving and setting up residency in a new country, including bank accounts, transferring insurance and drivers licenses, and so much more.  We are settling into our home and stepping into new roles in the ministry.  Time and again the Lord has confirmed to us that He has brought us here.  There are so many opportunities and needs and we rejoice in His calling.

Praise for

• God’s protection and blessings on our time of Home ministry.  Praise for the shared vision that God has given us and our support team! Praise for an increase in our support through one new supporting church and an increase from a partnering church.
• God opening the door for us to enter Canada on July 20, even though the border was still officially closed for non-essential travel.
• many opportunities to dive into various aspects of ministry here in Moncton even as we settle in (VBS, preaching, church music ministry planning, accompanying, EBBI course prep, etc.)
  
  
  

  
  

  

• Adrianna’s High School graduation from the Bob Jones Academy of Home Education, for her being able to accompany our family to Canada and for a safe trip alone on August 12 to Greenville, SC to begin her studies at BJU.

• the progress made on the roof of the new Christian school building in Bambari, CAR.

Pray for

• the remaining needed support to bring us to 100%.  Pray that God would lead those He has chosen to partner with us. 
• the beginning of the school year for Emmanuel Baptist Bible Institute this week.  Pray for the new and returning students and for the staff.  Pray for my teaching ministry, that God would guide me in discipling future ministry leaders.
• the French Bible study and outreach that we will be launching September 12.  Pray that God will help us to connect with French speakers outside the church.  The longer we are here, the more we understand how great the need is for a French work. We are surrounded by French speaking neighbors!
• Adrianna as she adjusts to college life at BJU and being away from her family here.  Pray for us too as we adjust to the huge hole that her absence leaves behind.

• for Caleb (10th grade) and Josiah (7th grade) as they are now into their second week of school.  Pray for Mom and Dad (mostly Mom) as we work with our boys and try to give help where needed.