Miles and I want to thank you all for all of your support. Your Physical, financial, and spiritual support means so much to us. We would not be fully funded without each of you. We are humbled that God has chosen to send us and use you to help in the accomplishment of the Great Commission.
Prior to leaving for orientation we were told that MAF worldwide is being challenged by the evil one to change the way they do business. This issue has our visas in limbo. We were privileged to be able to meet our regional director and take him to lunch last week. He is going back to Sentani on Tuesday and will personally attend to the consulate not just on our behalf but on behalf of MAF et all in Indonesia. We know that we will not arrive in Sentani one day later than what God has planned for us. We are ready and are waiting on the Lord.
Our breakneck pace has slowed and we are spending much needed time with each other. Since it seems that mid Aug is now the earliest we will leave we are planning a vacation where we will be able to re-bond with each other and move forward as a team. After 7 weeks apart and 2 weeks of being in a pressure cooker while we got moved out of our house, cleaning, painting, packing, and sorting, we are looking forward to spending some quality time together with the pressure off. We will be back under pressure once we arrive in Sentani as we begin to settle in and prepare to find our niches where we will be.
Our orientation group includes four "candidate" couples who are just in the beginning of the process as we were in November. It is exciting to meet these young families who are committing to serve Christ with MAF once they are accepted. Each region has presented themselves to the group. Each region would love to have the entire group come to their programs. The group has gelled nicely and they would love nothing better than to serve together. We of course are the oldest couple in our group and have no children coming to the field with us.
We are spending time in classes designed to prepare us for ministry overseas. We have very full days learning about cultures, conflict resolution, spiritual warfare, different regions, the Indonesian language, as well as chapel every Wednesday morning. Our group is in charge of Chapel this week as we introduce ourselves to the home office staff. Our classes coming up this week include cooking from scratch, travel, safety, more language and Hr stuff like benefits including medical.
We have been invited home for dinner this week by a family from the church we visited today. It is so good to be part of the family of God. We are all parts in His body. Praise Him!
We are still available by phone, email, and face book. We will try to keep in touch with each of you but please keep in touch with us.
Blessings,
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Sooo Close!
Well, right off the bat I have a correction to make. the $18,000 was what we cleared that night at our Auction fundraiser. I had forgotten about the $320 we had deposited into our account in advance sales prior to the event. Once I got back from CA visitiing grandchildren I reconciled the accounts and notonly found many more supporters from the MAF web site, we had cleared $2,020! What a praise! God impressed on me that He had taken care of us from the beginning, it just hadn't been revealed yet!
We are at 96% of our goal. This leaves $1,575 yet to raise. I know that God will bring that in as well as all He has been doing in advance of our our efforts.
We thank you all for having soft hearts listening to God direct your lives in giving to His cause in Indonesia. Without you, we would not be going.
I had a great time visiting family in California. I visited a niece with 4 children and her mother. Her youngest are a set of twins that are as adorable as they are busy! That's why God gave "Children" to the young, and when we graduated, we get grandkids. Speaking of which, the grandchildren are growing like weeds and it is difficult to realize that I am the grandmother of a boy going into high school in the fall. Jenny's next oldest is going into middle school (7th in CA) the next is going into 4th grade and her next is going into KG.
We will visit our youngest grandchild on the 4th of July. She will be 5 months old on the 1st of July. Her daddy Josh and her mommy Allyl are doing great and we cant' wait to visit them.
Trent and his wife moved to Oregon 2 weeks ago. Despite many trials getting their stuff up here they are settling into an apartment until they find a house to buy.
Well check in next week when I tell how God is taking care of our house while we are away!
We are at 96% of our goal. This leaves $1,575 yet to raise. I know that God will bring that in as well as all He has been doing in advance of our our efforts.
We thank you all for having soft hearts listening to God direct your lives in giving to His cause in Indonesia. Without you, we would not be going.
I had a great time visiting family in California. I visited a niece with 4 children and her mother. Her youngest are a set of twins that are as adorable as they are busy! That's why God gave "Children" to the young, and when we graduated, we get grandkids. Speaking of which, the grandchildren are growing like weeds and it is difficult to realize that I am the grandmother of a boy going into high school in the fall. Jenny's next oldest is going into middle school (7th in CA) the next is going into 4th grade and her next is going into KG.
We will visit our youngest grandchild on the 4th of July. She will be 5 months old on the 1st of July. Her daddy Josh and her mommy Allyl are doing great and we cant' wait to visit them.
Trent and his wife moved to Oregon 2 weeks ago. Despite many trials getting their stuff up here they are settling into an apartment until they find a house to buy.
Well check in next week when I tell how God is taking care of our house while we are away!
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Almost There
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Miles is still in Nampa getting the training on the Kodiak. This is the newest airplane that MAF is putting on the field. We are excited to be a part of this new era in working with God to overcome barriers and transform the lives of the isolated Indonesian people.
I am visiting with grandchildren one last time before we leave! We are going to miss them terribly! Most of July will be spent in Nampa doing orientation and Safety Training.
God is good! All the time!
Blessings to you all!
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Standardization
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Standardization is the training he needs to fill in the blanks between his schooling where he learned how to do his job, and his experience actually doing it. MAF wants all maintenance specialists to be doing the same things. He will of course be back for our Banquet Auction fundraiser on June 11th, and to be here for the last day of work @ Boeing on June 20th. He is on vacation from Boeing right now. Miles states that, "I am not retired, I just switched employers!".
We are getting closer and closer to the goal of 100% funded. We are currently at 63%. We only have 37% left to go. That's just under $20 thousand. With Miles busy in Nampa we will not be able to meet with individuals or churches until he comes back at the end of June. We have to be REALLY close, if not fully funded by the Auction date of June 11 for Visas and airline tickets to be ordered. We know that we will not arrive one day early or one day late. If that means a later leave date we are OK with that but we are moving forward in anticipation of God doing a mighty work to complete the support goal and to get us there before the start of the 2011 /2012 school year. Hillcrest International School is in great need of teachers for this year! Anyone else want to join us in Gods work teaching in an intercultural environment?
We thank those of you who have already given so sacrificially both in finances and prayer. We need both! God Bless you!
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Busy Busy
Miles sister's memorial service is this Friday April 29th @ 3PM @ Good Shepherd Church in Boring Oregon. We covet your prayers for all the grieving family members that will be there, especially those that have turned from their first love!
We are looking for "entertainment" for our Banquet / Auction on June 11th. We are also in need of donations for anything of value that could be auctioned off. The meal will be catered, and the tickets will be $20. If you want to help plan, set up, take down, or in any other way be a part of this exciting evening let us know. Contact us @ 360 314-6889.We are currently @ 58% of our "total need" for going. This is very exciting for us as we watch God work in our lives and the lives of our family and friends. By the time we are done with the auction, June 11 we need to be fully funded or really close. Visas have to be ordered before we can enter the country and are only good for 90 days. We are praying that God will do a miracle and fund His mission by then. We cannot do it, but God can! :)
To Him be the glory and praise!
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Sadness
We are all very sad that Miles sister passed away last Monday the 11th of April. We had been visiting our children in San Diego when we heard the news. I had just dropped Miles off at the airport and was on my way to Yuma AZ. to visit my parents. The family is doing well even thoug it was a shock. There will be a memorial service for her on april 29th. Reminder to us all to stay plugged in to the only true source of strength,
"Jesus Christ". When life gets too hard to stand, Get on your knees!
On a lighter side, my father is doing much better and is working hard at getting out of the nursing home in Yuma so that he can go home. He looks much better than he did while visiting here at Christmas. Our oldest son Josh spoke at a Calvary Chapel church in Alpine, CA while we were there on the topic of, "God's view of Sex and Abortion". He did a great job. God is doing a great work in his life. His daughter Ainsley is at that cute stage where she is smiling in response to talking to her. We had a great time getting to know her. Her mother Allyl is doing fine after the birth and is looking forward to getting back to work. We are very proud of both of them. We also visited our youngest Trent and his wife Kristie. They are in the procwss of a transition in their lives as Trent pursues his Masters degree.
Our praise is that we are at 54% of our total need for leaving. If God has laid giving toward His ministry with us on your heart, may I be so bold as to say that this would be a good time.The last half they say is the hardest to bring in. To meet our August first leave date we have to have raised 100% of our need prior to that.
Work Visas have to be applied for and are only good for 90 days once granted. If we don't make the deadline then we have to start the visa process over again and re-schedule our training to not be able to leave until after the January 2012 training. We have our passports, Visas allow us to come into a specific country and have to applied for individually.
God is in control of our leave date but we are moving forard trusting that August 1 will happen. We cannot do it alone. We have asked everyone that we know. Would you be willing to invite a small group of friends into your home for a dessert or dinner that we could share with? It is only through more folks hearing about what God is planning for us that we will be successful. Romans 10: 14 says: 14 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? 15 And how shall they preach unless they are sent?
Many have asked me, "How can you go across the world to help when we have so many needs right here in our own backyards?" My answer to them is the same. Not all are called to "The uttermost parts of the earth. Our call to MAF has been clear. Matthew 28:19-20 19 Go therefore[a] and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
We pray that those of you that have felt the Holy Spirit leading them to support us will take that step now so that plans can be completed. To God be the glory for rasing the support so far and completing it in His time.
"Jesus Christ". When life gets too hard to stand, Get on your knees!
On a lighter side, my father is doing much better and is working hard at getting out of the nursing home in Yuma so that he can go home. He looks much better than he did while visiting here at Christmas. Our oldest son Josh spoke at a Calvary Chapel church in Alpine, CA while we were there on the topic of, "God's view of Sex and Abortion". He did a great job. God is doing a great work in his life. His daughter Ainsley is at that cute stage where she is smiling in response to talking to her. We had a great time getting to know her. Her mother Allyl is doing fine after the birth and is looking forward to getting back to work. We are very proud of both of them. We also visited our youngest Trent and his wife Kristie. They are in the procwss of a transition in their lives as Trent pursues his Masters degree.
Our praise is that we are at 54% of our total need for leaving. If God has laid giving toward His ministry with us on your heart, may I be so bold as to say that this would be a good time.The last half they say is the hardest to bring in. To meet our August first leave date we have to have raised 100% of our need prior to that.
Work Visas have to be applied for and are only good for 90 days once granted. If we don't make the deadline then we have to start the visa process over again and re-schedule our training to not be able to leave until after the January 2012 training. We have our passports, Visas allow us to come into a specific country and have to applied for individually.
God is in control of our leave date but we are moving forard trusting that August 1 will happen. We cannot do it alone. We have asked everyone that we know. Would you be willing to invite a small group of friends into your home for a dessert or dinner that we could share with? It is only through more folks hearing about what God is planning for us that we will be successful. Romans 10: 14 says: 14 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? 15 And how shall they preach unless they are sent?
Many have asked me, "How can you go across the world to help when we have so many needs right here in our own backyards?" My answer to them is the same. Not all are called to "The uttermost parts of the earth. Our call to MAF has been clear. Matthew 28:19-20 19 Go therefore[a] and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
We pray that those of you that have felt the Holy Spirit leading them to support us will take that step now so that plans can be completed. To God be the glory for rasing the support so far and completing it in His time.
Saturday, April 2, 2011
April fools
- Yes, we are fools for the Lord! so many people ask if we know that we are in a down economy! Of course I know that! We are in it right along with everyone else. I haven't worked regularly for over 2 years but God has met our NEEDS! What I want to know is, "Do you know my Lord?" If we are indeed called, then He will fund His mission. He knows who we need to talk to, all we have to do is be obedient.
- April Fools day found me taking some collecitbles down to O'gallerie for sale. I couldn't believe everything that was considered a "Collectible" that didn't sell in our garage sale. I had lunch with a friend and then coffee with a long time friend who has been a missionary in Spain for the last 30 or so years. They are retiring and home for the duration 'til Jesus comes. They will be volunteering at the church where we met them. She had some great tips for us on overseas travel!
- As I sit here praying and planning today I am awed at how quickly our leave time is approaching. I am scheduling our trip to San Diego to raise support, visit our children and newest grandchild, visit my parents in Yuma, AZ. Every Saturday in April is now filled, and then May is when Miles is scheduled for his 8 week training in Nampa Idaho. That wil encompass all of May and June. He will have to come back from time to time for various events like our Banquet / Auction scheduled on June 11th.
- As long as I keep my eyes on the task of one bite at a time I do well eating this HUGE elephant of preparing to serve Him. Everytime I look at the entire task I get overwhelmed and want to just shut down. We are only responsible for what God puts on our plate each day. The rest gets "eaten" in His time! He has been faithful so far and I know He will continue to be! Praise His name! We cannot do this, only through His strength!
- I am also awed by our God and how much He has provided for us in the 9 weeks since our first newsletter went out. He has provided 60% of our total outgoing funds. We have an awesome prayer team, but could always use more of both. :)
- God bless you all this week as you keep your eyes on Him and are busy about His business.
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