Dear Family
and Friends,
Sorry for
the long lapse of time since our last update. In the last few months God has
done so much to confirm our call to serve Him in Alaska. First, we have
officially received our welcome letter from YWAM for our mission. We also found
out that we will not be the only family on this mission trip. There will be two other families with kids as
well! This will help us all in the transition into
missions with people that will be going through the same experience. We ask for
your prayers for our family, team, and leaders as our mission approaches. Pray
for the Yupik tribes we will be working with in Gambell, AK on Saint Lawrence
Island. We know that this is a field that God has given us and that He will
ripen it for harvest.
Map of Saint Lawrence Island
The second confirmation we received
was that we had one of our rental houses sell.
We felt that having rentals while we were out of state would be a huge
burden and would keep our focus away from our mission in Alaska. We still have
one more house on the market and would like for you to pray for it to sell as
well. I know that God goes before us and He will work out what is best for us.
We have had multiple “little”
blessings come along as well. We were
able to sell Megan’s truck and downsize to a much smaller SUV that fits all of
us so our getting to Alaska will be less costly. We have also started gathering items that we
will need for our trip, sleeping bags being one thing. We happened to be at the right place at the
right time and got $120 arctic sleeping bags for $35 each!! We can truly say that God has been with us in
each giant leap as well as in each tiny step!!
Since we’ve received our official
confirmation from YWAM we figured that we’d better get serious about
fundraising. We are certain that God
will provide the funds needed for our trip.
Our family has graciously offered to have a chicken noodle dinner
fundraiser for us, and our church has agreed to host it. We would love to have everyone come to learn about how God called us to Alaska and more about what we will be doing while we are there. It will also be a great opportunity for us to enjoy a time of fellowship with our wonderful family and friends before we leave!!
Date: October 25, 2014
Time: 5-7 pm
Location: Agape Community Fellowship in The Hope Center
212 Chestnut St.
Marysville, OH 43040
Menu: Homemade Chicken Noodles, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans and Dessert
If you are unable to make it to the dinner but would like to make a donation, checks can be made out to Agape Community Fellowship with YWAM Arctic Mercy on the memo line and sent to our home address : 1095 Lombard Chuckery Rd., Plain City, OH, 43064.
Thanks so much for praying for us and following along with our journey. We truly appreciate and treasure every thought, prayer, and letter of encouragement!!
Blessings,
Mark and Megan
Ethan, Elijah, Josiah and Charity
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