"Wait on the LORD: be of good courage , and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait , I say, on the LORD." Psalm 27:14
Two months ago I was all discouraged when I realized that we had 3 weeks in August that were blank. 3 WEEKS! 3 weeks without meetings, without conferences…NOT getting any closer to our goal. The Dominican felt soooo far away. I couldn’t understand why we hadn’t been able to get meetings during that time, but the Lord gave us some things we needed more than meetings.
Not long ago we took Jonathan to the dentist and found out all his molars were rotting out of his mouth. He was going to need to have all his molars pulled. The dentist told us that this work would take four weeks to do. Guess what weeks she had available to do the work! We were able to get all his dental work done. He’s now minus 5 molars and has two spacers he has to wear until his adult molars grow in. We thank the Lord that even during the craziness of deputation were able to get all his work done.
In time to lend a hand
When we pulled into Chesapeake, the pastor came out to greet us and see how things were coming along for us. Chad told him of our adventures and told him we’d be around for a little over 3 weeks. He asked the pastor if there was anything we could help with. The pastor let us know that he was needing to go out of town for a few weeks and needed someone to fill the pulpit. He asked Chad if he could do it. This church has been a tremendous blessing to us over the years, and we were thrilled to have an opportunity to be a help and a blessing to them. This also meant that we would be able to attend the same church for 3 weeks straight! Something we hadn’t done in over a year. It was such a blessing to get to know the families better at this church, and to work amongst the people. The kids loved going to Sunday school and actually being able to turn in their homework and do their projects with the other kids. Not to mention, there are horses at this church. Our daughter was in heaven being able to help out with the horses-feeding, watering, brushing, and even catching them! It was time of refreshment; A time to remember what it was like to be part of a church family again.
Strengthened and Encouraged by loving family and friends
During these three weeks, we also had ample opportunities to see our family and friends again. What a blessing they were. We had several lunch and dinner engagements. It’s incredible how out of touch you can feel with everyone after being on the road for a year, but then how quickly we can bond together again. I’m thankful for the wonderful family and friends that God has given us. Though at times we feel forgotten by all our loved ones, it is obvious when we are together that we are not forgotten but near and dear to their hearts. They carry us on their hearts and pray for us daily. What a wonderful feeling to know that we have such a prayer base amongst our family and friends. Being reminded of this made our 3 weeks home, worth it.
Now we are on the road again, refreshed and stregthened. On the agenda, Massachusetts, Ohio, Southern Maryland, Illonois, Wyoming, and California! It's going to be a busy fall. lease pray for us as we travel such great distances in the RV. Please pray that our promised support will come in soon, that will put at 50% or above when it does. Please pray that God would use us at these next meetings/conferences to be an encouragement to the churches and pastors, also that God would use us to impact lives for missions.
During these three weeks, we also had ample opportunities to see our family and friends again. What a blessing they were. We had several lunch and dinner engagements. It’s incredible how out of touch you can feel with everyone after being on the road for a year, but then how quickly we can bond together again. I’m thankful for the wonderful family and friends that God has given us. Though at times we feel forgotten by all our loved ones, it is obvious when we are together that we are not forgotten but near and dear to their hearts. They carry us on their hearts and pray for us daily. What a wonderful feeling to know that we have such a prayer base amongst our family and friends. Being reminded of this made our 3 weeks home, worth it.
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I also took advantage of the time we had to get some projects done on the RV. Some special friends of ours came a built some shelves and drawers in the RV, which made travel much less hazardous for us. No toys, or instruments falling on heads this time! We also were able to relace a torn curtain with a very cute and stylish one! I was able to clean out and rearrange our outside storage compartments. I cleaned out our closets and cabinets too. This was also a perfect opportunity for us to start school. We had a few weeks of stability and quiet. What a great start we've had to our school year. We have a good schedule going, we'll see how much our deputation travels affect it LOL.
Now we are on the road again, refreshed and stregthened. On the agenda, Massachusetts, Ohio, Southern Maryland, Illonois, Wyoming, and California! It's going to be a busy fall. lease pray for us as we travel such great distances in the RV. Please pray that our promised support will come in soon, that will put at 50% or above when it does. Please pray that God would use us at these next meetings/conferences to be an encouragement to the churches and pastors, also that God would use us to impact lives for missions.
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