Friday, May 15, 2009

Giving and Receiving

Acts 4:32, 34 "All the believers were united in heart and mind. And they felt that what they owned was not their own, so they shared everything they had….There were no needy people among them."


We can't believe that today is 4 weeks until we leave on our trip! In one of our recent blogs, we talked about how God has been providing. God continues to bring in support daily and we are blown away by His amazing provision, even in ways that we couldn't have imagined. God has provided over $5000 in support through 26 supporters (families and individuals) that we know about. We just want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has given donations and supported this trip. We know that many of you have given sacrificially. It has been a blessing to see a few people give who we know are raising funds of their own for missions. We have also been blessed to see our nephew Joshua, who is a junior in high school, break all of the stereotypes of a self-centered teenager and gave his hard earned money in an incredible way. Our families and friends have been very supportive in many ways. Some fellow bloggers have given, which considering that we've never met personally, is incredibly special. Our church Woodmen Valley Chapel has given a wonderful gift toward this trip with The Luke Commission. The nurses at St. Francis Medical Center, the hospital where Andy works, have set up a locker to be a "piggy-bank" to give donations for the trip. Just like the church in Acts, people have been sharing from everything they have to support something God has arranged. It has been awesome to see how God has provided for this work. Thank You God for this incredible gift!

On other items, it will be an intense last month. School is ending with lots of the end-of school activities these next few weeks. I have to work for the last 14 days before the trip as well as 14 days after. Hannah has basketball camps up to the day we leave, and Caleb will be training for cross country. We are asking for prayer that we would continue to grow closer to each other and to God during this time. Also pray that we would recognize the enemy's attacks and would be strong physically and spiritually. We are also very thankful that God provided us with many wonderful skirts for Wendy and the girls through the Goodwill and ARC thrift stores. Culturally the females need to wear skirts in Swaziland, and that's not something Wendy, Hannah, and Rachel wear very often. Everyone is extremely excited for the next four weeks to go by and to start on our trip. Thanks again for everything!

2 comments:

  1. It's so good to hear that God has been pouring His blessings all over you guys! Keep chasing Him relentlessly. His power and might rests over each of you, and the nations are PRESENTLY being impacted from His love flowing through you. Keep it comin'...

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  2. Awesome! BTW, I saw on an AIM blog that the Luke Commish was going to be coming to one of their carepoints. Can't wait to hear more about it!

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