We had our first "Care Team" meeting last week. This is the group of people who want to be a part of our inner circle as we go on missions to Peru. They will be the people we contact first with prayer and physical needs as we prepare to leave and once we are on the field. Our first meeting was very productive. Gillian and I shared with them the things that we have coming up in our lives in order to be ready to go next January. The most pressing thing on our minds are getting our housed fixed up and sold and the second thing is raising support. We had a good time of fellowship, prayer and discussion and we received a lot of good ideas. We were really encouraged by the meeting.
Over the last week we have been in contact with some of the staff in Peru. We have been discussing housing options, churches, shopping and more. It is really encouraging to talk with people that are already on the field. I know nothing can really prepare us for the change that is about to take place in our lives, but it is nice to try to conceive our new home.
I am writing on my lunch hour and it is about up so let me post some of the highlights of the last couple of weeks.
- Alex is potty trained
- Nathan has begun to try to say some words, finally (Still hard to understand, but we know what he is trying for)
- Our monthly pledges are at 35% of where they need to be by January. This is encouraging.
- We have 6.9% of our outbound budget raised. We have to be at around 23% by July in order to go to training in August and we have to have 100% before we leave for Peru in January. We are praying that God will introduce us to people who have a desire to support this work.
- We received an invitation to speak at my former pastor's church in Kingstree, SC this Sunday, April 10.
We are encouraged by the things that have happened and we are hopeful for the things that will happen in the coming weeks.
Justin
No comments:
Post a Comment