The Big Restart!

Well, it's been well over half a year since beginning this blog, but I suppose it's not a problem since a lot of focus and effort had to be given to other projects.  We intend to use this blog as a location to send supporters to find updated prayer requests and information.  One of our goals this year is to improve communication and so we will be sending out email announcements to highlight a blog update so that our supporters are more aware of what is happening for us both in pre-field ministry as we prepare to get to Durban as well as family news.  Feel free to check in at anytime.  

We are finally together as a family after 16 months of adoption process.  Kaitlyn and Broden are getting much more settled into the family and are beginning to speak English the majority of the time to each other.  Since we know a slavic language we've managed to hear some stories of their life in the orphanage.  Often parents have to wait for some time before hearing about these things.  It's allowed us to reassure them and build trust when we have told them that what happened to them in Ukraine won't happen in this family. 

We are presently feeling more settled and into a routine then we have felt for a long time.  It has allowed us to get more focused on support raising and preparing for certain ministry events.  Just recently we had a ministry and sharing opportunity at Calvary Baptist Church of Oceanside, CA.  This was a wonderful experience of sharing with a congregation of folks who are very overseas missions minded.  We also just finished a 4 week series of teaching an Equipping Class called "Sharing the Gospel by Cultivating Good Soil".  This was on Sunday mornings at Faith Bible Church in Murrieta.  There is another church in the area that is praying about having us come on several Wednesdays to share the same materials.  Please pray for the Lord's leading in helping us schedule ministry opportunities with churches and potential supporters.