Aug-Sept 2017 Newsletter is above, and an Extra that Joshua has added a little more information on our goings on below.
a) Praise the Lord for the missions home in West Virginia--God gave us a blessed respite in the West Virginia mountains, time and space to organize for homeschooling on the road, and much encouragement from God's people.
b) A second hurricane did impact the northern side of the Dominican Republic --so please pray for our missionary friends, Chad Papes and his family as they minister to those who suffered loss from the hurricane.
c) We were reminded in September of the joy of missions at our deputation home. God introduced us to a missionary family from Togo, Africa. Brother Emmanuel met the Lord when a missionary knocked on his door and loved him and invited him to Christ. Emmanuel and his wife, both, were the very first ones in their family to be saved out of voodoo worship and God called them to His service. Because of Christ, I can pray with Emmanuel as my brother even though he grew up 5,500 miles away. What a joy for our families to be able to fellowship together around the joy of Jesus Christ and how much He has done for us! Praise the Lord for Emmanuel's wife who spent many hours teaching my wife to cook some amazing African meals. God is good. Oh the joy of missions--and what a blessing to see God using Emmanuel himself as a missionary to his own people. Hallelujah.
d) Seth and Nathan were able to help load resources (120 32 pks. of water) and prepare the vehicles to transport those items to Texas. Praise God for our boys ministering to those in need.
e) While waiting on Honda to troubleshoot an electrical problem, God allowed me to meet a certain technician in Savannah, Georgia. Pray for Austin--he knows Jesus, but hasn't been in church for 6 years. God used a testimony of Jesus to encourage him in the Lord and challenge him to faithfully serve God.
f) Keep praying for our vans to keep running until early 2018. We are ready to start finding the specifications for the next vehicle we'll use on deputation and bring with us to the field--Lord willing.
Thanks,
Joshua
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