Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
We continue to look forward to getting to Spain and are happy to
announce that we have just reached 21% or our needed support.
Praise the Lord! It is our desire, Lord willing, to obtain the
rest of our support by the end of this year. We are very grateful
to the Lord that our middle son, Seth was baptized on January
23rd. He had asked Jesus to come into his heart last January.
Unfortunately, December and January were very slow months for us.
Due to the holiday season, weather, and my mother becoming ill, we
haven't been able to attend many meetings and had to reschedule a few
to later in the spring. We would like to thank those pastors who
have graciously worked with us to accommodate the situations that have
affected us. We covet your prayers for my mother, Cathy
Beck. She is scheduled to have surgery on the 10th of
February. The good news is that our schedule for February, and
throughout the spring is filling up and we are eager to get back to a
faster pace. Although, during this time we have been able to
enjoy a more stable routine for home schooling. It is really
difficult working school in with traveling.
The Lord has allowed us to come in contact with a few of the
missionaries that are already on the field in Spain. They have
been very helpful with providing information that allowed us to adjust
our required support level more accurately. They have also
reminded us of the tremendous work that needs to be done in
Spain. This brings to mind Winston Churchill's infamous statement
to the American people during World War II, "Give us the tools, and we
will finish the job." Our hearts are greatly burdened to get to
Spain in order to carry out the ministry that He has called us
to. We realize that His plan is for His churches to provide the
tools necessary to do this job. Therefore we covet your prayers
as well as financial support while we continue to do His will for our
lives.
We have been blessed with a wonderful opportunity to be able to learn
Spanish while we are on deputation. The Spanish ministry of our
home church is growing by leaps and bounds under the leadership of Bro.
Gilbert Mendez. To further the effectiveness of this ministry,
classes are being offered to those who wish to learn the
language. The instructors have offered to work with us whenever
we are in the area. This is a tremendous blessing that the Lord
has provided to us through our own church. With this in mind, we
hope to be able to shorten the amount of time that we will have to
spend in language school.