Prayer Request Update...

Happy September! Almost one month until we leave the country!! Here are a couple of updates/prayer requests. Thanks!

House:

Well, we had another little speed bump recently regarding our house and what should we do with it for the year. The ladies we hoped would live here have some good opportunities down in south Denver and it just doesn't work out for them to live here, so we are looking for some tenants. Know anyone? We have a few good leads right now and are praying through our options. We would also appreciate your prayers as we work though this.



Nepal:

Also, we don't have any more great info on Nepal, whether we should go or not. So we are trying not to get too anxious and trust God in this. We had planned on being in Nepal from the middle of January to early April. Which leaves a pretty big gap in our plans if things don't pan out with Nepal. We are working and praying through many options, and we would love your prayers for wisdom in this stage of planning.


Thanks! We'll keep you posted.

So what's the big idea with heading overseas?

So, what the heck are we doing? Why spend money and time to leave this country, and our family, and friends, and church, and jobs, and a house, and Starbucks, and Air Conditioning, and all the great things this county has to offer and spend time with other Christians around the world? Well, really we just feel that God wanted us to go... and that's about it so far.


We're not exactly sure what we are going to do. We don't exactly have a specific list of action items and tasks to accomplish. In fact, our 12 month schedule, as rough as it was, has already been modified as our first planned stop may not be a safe and viable option.

There are a few important things we DO know, and that drives us:
- God loves EVERYONE and wants us all to know that!
- We are all lost and God wants to reconnect with us! And thanks to Jesus and the Cross that is possible!
- God wants to free us from the heavy burdens that we put on ourselves... from culture, the world, and other gods.
And most of all, we know that He uses people to help spread that good news, and we want to be a part of that!

So, we don't know all the details, but we know God wants to use us and we trust God to fill in the details later. He has already blown our minds with how things have worked out so far, and we pray for continued trust in Him, His love, and His plan. Please join us as we plead with God to go ahead and fill in the pesky little details. Thanks for reading and more to come...

P.S. Something that has encouraged us that we wanted to share:
"Missions is not about a recruitment project for God's labor force. It is a liberation project from the heavy burdens and hard yokes of other gods." - John Piper

Welcome to Our Blog!!

Hi Everyone!



It's true! We are spending a year overseas beginning in October! We will be doing mission work by parterning with Eagle Projects International for the first 6 months of the year in Zimbabwe, Kenya, and Nepal. Then we will be in Guatemala learning Spanish and doing a little traveling around Central America for a couple months. Finally, at the end of the year, we'll be backpacking Europe for a couple of months. And then a stop in Russia to see some friends! There are a lot more details about where exactly we'll be going, what exactly we'll be doing, and why we are going, so stay tuned :-). We are so excited for this opportunity!!



We will be using this blog for all kinds of fun and interesting things. We'll be posting pictures of our adventures, as well as stories and journal entries of our life around the world. We'll be sharing specific prayer requests for ourselves and the people that we will be serving. And sometimes, we'll just post our thoughts on certain topics that come up in our lives.



Please join us on this journey! It would be so great to know that we have people back in the States praying for us and interested in where we are and what we are doing.