Monday, March 10, 2014

Every Good Gift Comes from God: THANK YOU!

Philippians 1:3-8 (NASB)

3I thank my God
in all my remembrance of you,
4always offering prayer with joy
in my every prayer for you all,
5in view of your participation in the gospel
from the first day until now.
6For I am confident of this very thing,
that He who began a good work in you
will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.
7For it is only right for me to feel this way about you all,
because I have you in my heart…
8For God is my witness,
how I long for you all
with the affection of Christ Jesus.

Brothers and Sisters, “I thank my God in all my remembrance of you.”
Oh “how I long for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus”!

First, to our beloved church in Vivian, Louisiana: How we miss you! You are our church family and a wonderful gift from God to us. Your love, prayers, and support from the very beginning have been an unspeakable blessing and encouragement. WE LOVE AND THANK YOU!

And to ALL our brothers and sisters in Christ living in Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia, South Carolina, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New England (and any and all other places not mentioned), we say, THANK YOU, and WE LOVE YOU!!!!

THANK YOU for inviting us into your homes and your churches! We are so GRATEFUL that we have had the opportunity to share with you the ministry of Shattering Darkness—a vitally needed indigenous church-planting ministry in West Africa.

Thank you for both prayerfully and financially partnering with us and supporting God’s calling on our lives!

THANK YOU for being used of God our Father to bring us through just over a year of spiritual, familial, financial, and physical preparation! Because of YOU, we have only about 15% left of our budget to raise! YES, 15%!!! THANK YOU!

Because of YOUR PRAYERS, we are closer today than we ever have been at being free from our monthly mortgage. Through the Lord's leading, we recently put our house up for rent and believe that soon and very soon the Lord Jesus will bring us freedom from this monthly burden. 
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR PRAYERS!!!

It is our hope and prayer to be leaving for Burkina Faso in about 3 months!

It is our hope and prayer to be free of the house note (either through sale or rental of the property) in the next couple of months.

It is our hope and prayer to have our budget fully, 100% met through special gifts and monthly pledges by the end of April (if not sooner).

PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY that our faithful Father will call a buyer or renter SOON and that He will call 25 to 30 new partners who will financially come alongside us on a monthly basis and will help us meet our budget in full.

We are nearing the finish line…or should I say, THE STARTING LINE!
Please continue to pray us there. THANK YOU! WE LOVE YOU!

Philippians 1:9-11 (NASB)

9And this I pray,
that your love may abound still more and more
in real knowledge and all discernment,
10so that you may approve the things that are excellent,
in order to be sincere and blameless
until the day of Christ;
11having been filled with the fruit of righteousness
which comes through Jesus Christ,
to the glory and praise of God.

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