We are so grateful for all of those who hold up
our family and our ministry in prayer.
These past months have been a swirl as our “term” came to a close and we
returned to the USA for a two-month furlough. Those two months are evaporating quickly as we travel to
connect with many on our support team as well as spend time with family and
friends. Due to our limited time
home we are only able to report in about half of our churches this summer. Our hearts have been refreshed by the
fellowship and by the messages and music ministries in meetings where we have
been. At the BMM Annual
conference, we were reminded of God’s faithfulness through the years as
Jonathan received a pin for 20 years of missionary service.
We are so thankful for God’s help these past few
weeks. Stephen Field arrived for
an 8 week summer missions internship and was a real help to us before we
left. The final two English
Connection outreaches went well, and both parents and children were all very
interested in us continuing to have these this coming school year.
The Lord called our friend Mr. C home
in May, and Mrs. C has been adjusting to being without her lifelong
partner.
God gave us a number of good
contacts and opportunities to witness to neighbors and friends in the weeks
before our departure. Although it
began to seem impossible, the Lord helped us to complete our dvd presentation
and get our house ready for our friends the Gadbois who moved in the day we
left.
Praise
for:
- a very good appointment with the education
inspector, where Adrianna was interviewed by four professors concerning her
homeschooling this year. The
professors were very encouraged by her work and understanding.
- God’s help before we left France in
accomplishing what needed to be done, and for His protection in our travelling,
including protecting our entire family in a car accident involving another car
which ran a Stop sign right in front of us. Praise for God’s provision for our transportation for our
home ministry travels.
- God’s help for the Christys as they have
navigated temporary housing, waiting to move into their new home. Praise for God’s help for BMM
missionary Bonnie Bixby through her radiation treatments.
- the safe removal of two cysts which were found
to contain cancerous tumors from another of our BMM colleagues, Karyn Visser,
this past month.
- the refreshment God has given us through
fellowship with family and friends, and opportunities to participate in
services and the BMM annual conference earlier this month.
- God’s hand on young Timothee through all of
the treatments he has undergone, and that he is doing very well with his
current treatments.
Pray
for:
- God to use us as we share our burden for His
work in France, and that He will send more laborers. Pray for safety as we travel many more miles over the next
month.
- the hearts of our unsaved contacts in France
to be opened to the Gospel, and that God will guide and bless in our future
contacts.
- our friend, John Gadbois, who with his family
is house sitting for us in Saint Medard while helping with the ministry at the
Saint Medard Baptist church. Pray
for health and blessing for John and his family after several illnesses that
they have had this summer.
- Karyn Visser, and her family, as they navigate
the changes to their ministry and daily routine in the coming months as Karyn
undergoes chemotherapy following her surgery last month.
