As most of you know, Daryl-Ann and I are pursuing overseas mission work. It has been a somewhat long road in getting to where we are today, but he has kept our hearts and eyes fixed on, what we feel, our purpose is. We went through a thorough process to go with a mission board that we think will be a good fit for what it is we are going to try and do. We went to an interview in July and were officially accepted in September. We are not completely sure what our job is going to be quite yet, but what we do know is we will be living in East Asia and be functioning primarily as language students for at least the first year. We will keep you posted any developments that occur.
The next step for us will be going to a two month orientation in Richmond, VA. We will leave for Richmond on January 23, 2009. To our excitement our supervisor (the man who leads the team we are going to work for) is going to be on furlough in Richmond the same time we are going to be there and we will be able to travel with his family back to East Asia. We have already reserved our international tickets and will be leaving the states officially on April 14.
Daryl-Ann and I greatly appreciate and desperately need your prayers as this will be a huge transition for us. We trust that as we leave our friends, family, and the land we know that Christ will supply everything we need to live a fruitful, joy-filled life. That which we loose in this life Jesus will fill up on our behalf, if not in this life then in the life to come. Please join us in this task and never cease to pray for us. Not only us, but all those God will raise up to take his glorious message to the world. Partner with us by joining this cause by esteeming Jesus as more valuable than anything on earth and living in a way that demonstrates Christ love to all mankind.
More to come...
LRH
