A Word of Gratitude

(This is [in part] new edition of a previous post for our new readers.)

Daryl-Ann and I are greatly honored by all of you who have been involved with this exciting part of our lives. Everywhere we go we are encouraged by people committing to pray for us, and offering to help out with anything we might need. I want to specifically thank the Tidwell family and everyone who joined us in our sending off party. Your labor of love will not be forgotten.

Our plans are as follows: We leave for Richmond on Friday January 23, 2009.  We have already reserved our international tickets and will be leaving the states officially on April 14. This will put us back in Lubbock for a few weeks before we are officially out of the country.

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.

And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. Philippians 1:9-11

Our Out of Control Road Trip

4, 703 miles. Now thats what I am talking about.

Any suggestions on things to see on the way?

LRH

Evil and the Purposes of God

“The mystery of iniquity is at work in the world during this interim time, and it is not always clear how its malignant work is being checked, overridden, or woven into the glorious purposes of God. We need to remember, though, that while Judas betrayed Christ, and woe to him for doing so, it was God’s plan that Christ was thus betrayed. Evil by its very nature opposes the purposes of God, but God, in his sovereignty, can make even this evil serve his purposes.”

-David Wells

LRH

Another one ties the knot...

For those of you who know Hayden Lavo, who is one of my best friends and was the best man in my wedding, he is getting married tomorrow to Ms. Callie Dirks.

Congratulations Hayden for finding the woman of your dreams and thank you for many years of good friendship. We all look forward to seeing where God is going to take you and Callie for his glory and your maximum joy. 

LRH

Snip, snip

From about the middle of my senior year in high school until last week (about 5 years), I worked on growing out my hair.  Mainly because I was tired of short hair, and I knew that if I ever was to get married, I would want to be able to wear my hair "up."  But on December 19th, after my last day at work, I cut off 13 inches.  Enjoy the after and before pictures, since that's the order they loaded on the blog page.  :)  

And actually, Logan cut his hair today too...so that top picture isn't even "current."  

DH

So Long Day Break...

On the 18th of this month I closed a meaningful chapter in my life. I worked at Day Break Coffee Roasters for 4 1/2 years. Leaving was mixed with a lot of heaviness, and gleeful anticipation for the years to come. A few days before my last day, one of my beloved customer/friends brought me this cake. 

Thank you Dr. Lewis Held for your consistency in always brightening my day. There are too many people who I have got to know very well that I will miss greatly. 

LRH

Scarred for Life!

Merry Christmas from the Heinrichs!

Maybe this kid knows something we don't.

An easy opportunity to comment.

We haven't made our blog public knowledge quite yet (except to a special few). And if you are one of those special few, we would like to know about it. Comment to this post with your name and the title of your favorite book.

LRH

To Richmond and Beyond...

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

Texas Tech, BA

I officially completed undergrad.... I don't think it will hit me until I next semester when I don't have to go back to class. Oh well, whats done is done.

Thanks to all those who supported me through the past 18 years of my life. I could not have made it here without your love and support.

LRH