April Update

I can hardly believe that April is over.  We have been so busy, the year is just flying by.  The Lord has blessed us with a full schedule, and wonderful meetings and conferences.  We have made many new friends this month and connected with several old ones.

Enjoying family:We had the opportunity this year to go to the Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington DC.  It had been years since our family had made the trip downtown to see it.  The beauty of the trees coupled with the water and majestic monuments made for a spectacular day.  I was so blessed to be able to share this experience wih my parents, who had never been to the Cherry Blossom Festival before.  I praise the Lord for these precious moments with our family.

Extreme Makeover:At the beginning of the month we had a few free days, and I was finally able to redecorate our room. I love it.  It feels so much more open and comfortable.  I'm so thankful for my good friend Melissa who helped with the pillows (aren't they great?)

 

 

A month of Serving: I have earnestly prayed and sought opportunities to help and serve the churches that we visit.  This month the Lord has given me many oportunities to help churches with tracts, booklets, missions conference materials, decorating, cleaning, organizing,  etc....It has been so refreshing to be able to help and serve others. 

 

Conference Marathon:We are currently in a marathon of back to back conferences.  We'll have 14 nights straight of conferences, two days to travel and then another grouping of conferences.  Luckily, our family loves missions conferences.   They gives us lots of opportunities to meet new friends and talk to veteran missionaries. Please pray that the Lord will use us to impact others for misions as we share our passion and calling for the people of the Dominican Republic.

 

Junior Rangers: The kids have been able to earn two more Junior Ranger badges this month!  The Junior Ranger program has been soooo exciting for them, and something that they can take advantage of on the road.  They have learned so much and really enjoy earning their badges.  The J. R. program is free and something that you can fid in every state you visit.  The program is perfect for traveling MK's!http://www.nps.gov/learn/juniorranger.cfm

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Praises:

*We have all stayed healthy

*Safety in travel

*We've raised 10% of our set-up fund

*Chad was able to lead his uncle to the Lord this month

 

Prayer Requests:

*RV is struggling

*Van transmission is growing worse

*Safety as we travel

*Set-up/Visas fund

*Promised support to continue coming in

*We are still hopeful that we will be able to fly down to the DR in June, but it will depend on our support next month

*Cynthia's laptop died

*We are collecting items for our move

 

 

Thank you for carrying our family to the Lord in your prayers.  Without prayer we cannot advance.