Thank you for all your prayers and input over the last year
as we were looking into full-time Bible translation missions. You probably know that our desire to go to
the mission field predates even our marriage.
For many years we knew we needed to put this goal down as we became
strong as a family. Since mid-2011 we
have been seriously considering being missionaries overseas. There have been many things to explore,
investigate and pray about – more than we ever dreamed possible. This journey has been longer than we
anticipated, but we have learned much along the way. God has been faithful to guide us past
certain opportunities that sounded ideal, but proved otherwise after
missionaries gave insight and other issues were brought to light. We have seen God’s hand slow or stop our
journey through delayed or lost emails
when we were looking in the ‘wrong’ direction.
Another example of God’s providence in our path happened during a brief family
vacation, when we met people on an evening walk. They invited us to their church, where the
Lord had such encouragement for us and also some helpful guidance. What a sweet Lord we serve!
