Time Flies When You're Having Fun!

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Time Flies When You're Having Fun!

As I type this entry, we’re rolling down the road on our way to a Preacher’s Prayer Fellowship in Georgia. We’ll spend the day and night, then plan to leave out first thing in the morning for Fernandina Beach, FL, where we’ll be starting another missions conference Wednesday evening. We’re looking forward to meeting more new friends and possibly reacquainting with some missionaries we’ve met along the way.

One thing I’m quickly discovering about deputation is that it’s easy to lose track of what day it is and even what state you’re in. Since our home is always with us, I sometimes forget we’re not parked at our church. I’m so thankful for calendars and our wall clock that not only tells the time but also the day and date. That is valuable information these days!

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What Is This "New Normal" People Are Talking About?

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What Is This "New Normal" People Are Talking About?

We keep hearing people talk about the “new normal” we’ll face once all this craziness is over. New or old, it doesn’t matter—normal is normal! While we’ve had plenty to keep us busy, we long to finish raising our support so we can get to Wales. Our hearts are there, and we so long to join them. We had hoped to be finished with deputation and ready to make our move by spring of next year, but at this point, it will take a miracle. Fortunately, we know Someone who specializes in such things.

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Waiting Time Isn't Wasted Time

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Waiting Time Isn't Wasted Time

In the past week, we’ve traveled nearly 1,100 miles on our deputation journey, visited five churches, and met many new friends. Our meetings took us to Virginia and various parts of North Carolina. We’ve driven through the fog and the rain, up and down curvy mountain roads, and through the land of waterfalls (which is beautiful). If I can say one thing about deputation, it would be this—it’s never boring! There are always new people to meet, new places to visit, and new things to learn along the way. We’ve been blessed at each meeting God’s provided for us and look forward to those we have coming up.

When we’re not attending meetings (or driving to them), we’re busy trying to book new meetings, keeping up with the paperwork side of the ministry, and of course, working on the house. In regards to booking meetings, things have gone fairly well though we still have more open dates on our schedule than we wish to have. Still, we know God will give us the right opportunities at the right time, so we’re planting the seeds and trusting Him for the results.

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When Doves Fly. . .or Not

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When Doves Fly. . .or Not

On Sunday, March 31, we had one of our busiest days thus far in deputation. We were invited to Calvary Baptist Church in Statham, GA. While there, Jason taught Sunday School, preached the morning message, and preached and presented our burden in the evening service. I also sang in the evening service. It was a crazy busy day, but we considered it an honor that the pastor trusted us enough to turn over all three services to us.

The people of Calvary were very welcoming and so precious, and the pastor and his wife went above and beyond to make us feel at home and at ease. Besides taking us out to eat (twice), they offered us their lovely home for the afternoon so we could rest and recover before the evening service. We had such a wonderful time chatting with them and getting to know them better. We bonded over our mutual love of animals and our many crazy pet tales. It was such a fabulous day, and the church was more than generous with their love offering as well.

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Dropping In

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Dropping In

As we get closer to the holidays, our mission meeting schedule is thinning out (which is typical according to other missionaries). With no other meetings scheduled for the remainder of the year, we’ve been dropping in on some local churches. This gives us the opportunity to introduce ourselves, meet the pastor and congregation, and hopefully book a meeting for a time in the future. So far, so good.

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