SAVE THE DATE!!

 

“This is the church, here is the steeple, open the door…but where’s all the people?”

On June 6th, 2008 David and I are going to give a concert telling our journey to Brussels through original music.  We’ll be giving background on the spiritual condition of Europe and share with those present our struggles and triumphs as we walk this road to church planting.  Keep watching our blog for more details.

June 6th

Tabernacle Church of Norfolk

7-9 pm

Childcare provided

Does Europe deserve a second chance?

QUALIFIED

“You and your girls Eleri and Adley are qualified for the state health care program.”  Those were the words I heard this afternoon on the other end of the phone.  Relief, joy, unbelief were all emotions that ran through my body.  For those of you who know the details, this is NOTHING short of a miracle.  I was told by every person I talked to from the state that we would not qualify for numerous reasons, but they suggested we apply anyways.  I’m not sure how this happened except by God’s magnificent and powerful arm of salvation!  This means many things for us.

1.  We do not have to purchase healthcare for the girls and we will only have a $5 co-pay for every Dr. visit and prescription.

2.  My pregnancy and delivery will be COMPLETELY covered including the asthma medications that have been costing me $180 a month.

I “knew” that God was bigger than the government, money, and situations we find ourselves in, but now we’ve EXPERIENCED it in a real way.  True belief is not only knowing and agreeing with the truth, but it’s also acting in it as well.  We pray that God will cause us to remember that HE is our strength and our salvation.  What peace that brings.  Thanks for your prayers.

God’s gonna have to do it

 

So this whole support raising thing is way harder than we ever thought.  I suppose everyone in our situation has to finally come to the realization that unless God does it, it’s impossible!  We are at around 30% support and are getting around 2-3 new supporters each month.  As David said “At this rate, we’ll be in Brussels by 2020!”  I called a friend to let her know our frustration and discouragement expecting to get the “well let’s see what you can do better” response.  She surprised us with “this is good because you’re seeing that with men it is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”  Truth can be painful at times and not exactly what you want to hear but when accepted, it does yield peace.  Today we are at peace knowing that God knows our situation and recognizing that it is his power not ours that will change things.  In the meantime we feel impressed that we need to be asking him more frequently and earnestly to act in a mighty way.  Would you pray with us that we will see his salvation?