February Newsletter '08

-The Emily Edition-

Greetings,

This is my first time to write a newsletter! Since February is my favorite month, we decided that it would be a good month to let you all know what’s happing in our lives from my perspective! It sure has been a good month too! The Lord has been showering His blessings on us daily!

My Birthday and Family Excitement

February is a month of celebration for us! This month we celebrated the 3 year anniversary of our engagement, and my 26th birthday! The wonderful thing is that we got to spend these moments with family and friends! Valentine’s Day is my favorite! Ryan and I got to spend this day together, and Ryan always makes the day extra special!

This month my family got to visit too, and I cherish every moment that I get to spend with them! We had so much fun while they were here! My Dad and Mom got to spend a few weekends with us and my birthday, and my brother and his family got to be here for a weekend too! I sure do miss them! Ryan and I both thank the Lord so much for giving us families that love one another and the Lord!

You can see more pictures of our family adventures HERE.
Birthday pictures HERE.

The Next Step Forward

We have been anticipating the day for a long time that we will be on the mission field with CMA full-time. We have prayed a ton, and each step the Lord has lead us onward. I have to say that it’s sometimes hard for me when I want to see the end of the path and the Lord only shows me the next step, but I have learned that He always shows me the next step when I need to see it. We have been praying for a long time about where the Lord would have us serve with CMA. We began with the expectation of moving to Eleuthera, and then the Lord opened doors for us to serve in Freeport. Recently though, the Lord has opened up another door in Eleuthera. Right now we are praying once again about serving in Eleuthera. We are looking to help out this summer with teams going to Eleuthera. This is an exciting opportunity! It’s also looking like we will be leaving for the mission field before we expected to, possibly in June. Please pray with us as we open our hands to where and when the Lord would have us go. We have committed to the Lord that we will go WHEREVER and WHENEVER He leads us. It sure is an exciting journey! I can’t wait to see the next step!

Update
My belly continues to grow! Thank you all so much for your prayers! We are so excited about the new little one the Lord has blessed us with! I am getting more and more nervous as the time approaches for Micah to come into the world! I am also getting more and more excited though! We love him already so very much!

Kindergarten is going well. My class had a baby shower for me on my birthday! The kids are always asking me about the baby and hugging my belly and drawing the baby pictures. It’s very fun!

At home Ryan and I are busy with support raising. We now have less time to raise the funding we will need for missions, and while that’s a little overwhelming, we are comforted by the fact that the Lord has ALWAYS provided everything we need.

Not only is Ryan busy with getting ready for a new baby, but he is also writing a Thesis and many more papers in preparation for graduation in May, and his job keeps him busy at church as well, and things are busy thinking about and preparing to move in a few months! Busy time for us!

Prayers and Praises
Praise for sweet time of fellowship with family this month.
Praise for a healthy pregnancy for Emily and baby so far.
Praise for a lighted step in our journey – to Eleuthera!
Praise for those the Lord has already brought to support our ministry with CMA.

Please pray that the Lord would provide the financial and prayer support we need for Eleuthera.
Please continue to pray for a healthy pregnancy for Emily and Baby Micah.
Please pray for physical and spiritual rest as we head into an even busier few months.
Please pray that our remaining time here in Dallas would be fruitful and that we would take every opportunity to minister while we’re here.

Thank you for keeping up with us and our progress in ministry. We so value your prayers and support, and we would ask you to take a moment and pray for our journey and how you can play a part. To find out more CLICK HERE.