exactly where we are

Well, we haven't updated where we are exactly so I thought that we should let everyone know. We are now fully accepted by IMF a missions sending organization. We are now labeled as faith based missionaries. We are one summer term from graduating Bethany, and God is opening door for us like I have never seen. He is directing our steps, and showing us the plans that He has laid out before us. I am working on getting our presentation online so that everyone can see exactly why we are doing what we are doing. I would love to hear from people that are keeping up with us. We are going to mailing out newsletters and would love for people to send us there mailing address's, and e-mail address's so that we can be sure they are informed as to where we are. Thank you to all of you that are praying for, and supporting us in every way.

YAAAAAAAAAA

Wow this spring break has flown bye. Were are home starting our fundraising and it has been crazy busy. We have not seen our family much but I am thankful to be able to see them in August. We are going to be giving our presentation in church on Sunday during both services at New Hope church. Please in in prayer that the peoples hearts would be open to hear about our ministry and to get involved some how. Through prayer, monthly support or even encouragement. God has opened so doors for us since we have been home in Williston. We were asked to give our presentation to the board out in Trenton and we were also able to get in tho speak at Trinity school. This has been a little bit of a blood pressure raiser but I know that God will provide because we are doing this for Him. I have never been so sure of anything in my life. The girls have had a great time being back with family. They are our little social bugs. Thaks all of you out there for keeping up with our family. I pray all is well in each and every one of your lives. God is GOOD. Mandy

test time

Thank all of you for the prayers that you have been sending up for us. God really heard your prayers. We took our psychological test yesterday and it went well, we are just as screwed up as everyone thought!!!! Just Kidding, it went well, they were very happy to see us, we took around over 800 questions and 2 hours of counseling, and it really went well. The lady convinced us that Mandy and I are a great match, she told us both our strong points and weak points. They told us that her weakness is my strength, and my weakness is her strength!! God is so amazing in how He does things!! God has had His hand in our ministry since we first met each other. We will have the final report by Friday, and then one last meeting and we will have the approval by the missions department!!! God is so amazing in how he has been moving us. Sky and Angie, and Chris and Jo were here this weekend for Easter, that was fun!! It is always a good time when we get together. We opened our house for the weekend, and we had about 25 people show up. We ended up with more food at the end of the meal than we started out with, because people would bring things as they showed up. This was amazing, and so was the food!! We had food from India, Thailand, Brazil, and normal BBQ brats and hamburgers, etc. We are so blessed by how God has provided for us, and others that are here on campus!! Please keep us in your prayers as we are starting into the summer term, I hope that it is a bit slower than the last trimester. We have had a busy, fun time, but now it is time to reconnect with our families.

Accepted At Last - The Next step in the process

Hey- well we finally got the word, we are accepted by IMF!! Praise God, now the last and final step is to undergo the psychological evaluation!! Yikes!!! Actually we should be good to go!! As soon as the results are in, and we are cleared to be missionaries we will be completed, except for the funding, and the last couple months of school!! God is so amazing, I just cant wait to tell you more stories about the people that we are going to!!
God's hand is moving more and more, the more that I look around and talk to people about Him, and see what He is doing in my life, the more that I realise how much He loves each and every one of us. I was talking to one of the guys that is located where we are going, and He was telling me about the miracles that are taking place up there!! Wow, God is really becoming pro active in the field, calling people unto Himself! We meet another friend and he was telling that there are Muslims that Jesus Himself is visiting at night while they pray to Allah. Jesus Himself shows up and tells them that He is the one true God, and they must worship Him!! There is no words to describe the fire that they are carying in there hearts. There are people that are praying for God to answer there prayers, but God does not just answer, He blows there doors off!!! A man that we know is building Hospitals in the middle east, and the way that God is using Him to witness to people is nothing short of a miracle!!!! Satan trys to take our eyes off God, and onto the things of the world, but the more that I push on towards God, the more that we render Satan inneffective. I have just recently seen that when the attacts happen, just push hard into God, and He will supply all out needs!! I am starting to get a glimps of what God meant when He said that the harvest is ripe, and the workers are few! I had no idea how ripe the harvest is, but I praise God to know that He is not willing to let me, or them go. There have been a million times that I should have been turned into a pillar of salt, but because of His great love for us I am still standing, and we will stand. In one of the class's that we are taking now, we are studying church History, and what that looked liked, and because of that I have been meditating on what kind of love would you have to have to sit there, while you are being burned to death, and praying for the forgiveness of the peopel that are doing it? Also, not being mad at them!! I wonder how people would react to christians in a society where you have to drive past the gallows every day, knowing that they are built to kill Christians like us! We have meet some people from here that have told us about the Chinese Church and how it is literally taking your life and throwing it out the window to say that you are christian!! What kinda love must you have in your heart to keep going every day??? God please help me keep fighting this fight until its won.
Please pray for Mandy and I as we go into this last evaluation, we should know if we are accepted by as soon as friday, or as late as the 17th. Thank you to all of you that have been praying for us, and supporting us over this last 8 months!!!! Only 4 more to go!!!!!!!! Later guys, please e-mail us and let us know how you all are doing!!!!

Pushing on

Well, Mandy and I have been really busy lately, we are working on getting our newsletter out, doing class, planning Easter, and most of all we starred in a movie. Well, it is kinda a movie. When it is finally online I will post a link to it. We are going to mail out our newsletter in a couple days, hope you all enjoy it.
We got snow last night, SNOW! What in the world is going on? I thought this was over!! I am going to write a letter to God and let Him know that this is just not right!!! I was mowing grass on Friday, and shoveling on Wednesday!! What In The World!!???!!
Sky and Angie showed up Monday night at our house, we were overjoyed to see them again! They updated us on everything that is starting to move in the Bay area. God is drawing people unto Himself, and miracles are happening. The devil better watch out because when God is in the equation, things start to happen. The Rock is really doing great things, and God is really getting us ready. He is walking us through the valleys, equipping our minds, and really strengthening our faith so that we can stand! Without the Holy Spirit strengthening us we would just fall on our face's. Through Him however, "All things are possible". I cannot tell you how miraculous of a God that we serve, every time that I know God is going to do a miracle, He just blows our doors off. I look forward to seeing what God continues to do in us, and with us, as we move closer and closer to the step out. Thank you to all of you that are praying for us, and with us.