Great Lakes District | The Christian Missionary Alliance

Dear brothers and sisters,

Greetings again! We are excited to share some big news with you this month! God is good, and we hope that you will be encouraged as you read about the ways that He has been at work here.

First, after seeing several places, and much combing through newspapers and online advertisements, we found a place to live in [city name removed]! It was not an easy process as apartments in the smaller cities tend to range from small to very small, and people with houses usually sell them rather than put them up for rent. So we feel very blessed to come by this one!

Here is a photo to show you the house where we’ll move on November 15. We will be living on the second floor; the first floor is a bakery that the owner/landlord is not currently using. The people here tend to live in smaller spaces than Americans typically do, so the house is actually pretty small, but they also enjoy spending time outside, so there’s a big terrace (on the left), and a pretty back yard, complete with traditional brick grill! As we are renting it from a baker and his family, it contains an extra treat — an oven in the back for baking homemade bread! As God leads you, please pray for the baker and his family; his daughter attended a Christian camping program this summer and the other members have sensed God’s presence and direction in their lives as well.

Second, the Lord provided all the funds and we now have a car!! Last week, we finalized the purchase of a four year-old Opel Zafira, a reliable mini-van with a foldable back row of seats, giving it a seating capacity of seven, as necessary. We are very thankful for those who gave and prayed for this; we hope it will see many years of productive service for the CMA’s mission here!

In this time prior to our moving, we have been busy not only with finding a place to live, buying a vehicle, packing and preparing for the move and ministry in [city name removed], and homeschooling, but Rob has also been driving to the town of [name removed] to meet with the handful of believers and seekers there. In an earlier email, we told you about the young hitchhikers; since then, we have seen one of them again and given him a New Testament. Please pray that God would continue His work in them!

“He who follows me shall not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” (John 8:12, NKJV)

Praises!

• We are very thankful for God’s direction in leading us to work with the [people ground removed] in [city name removed]. It is important to praise God that He has such faithful and diligent workers in such a needy place.
• We praise God for His provision of a house to rent a house in [city name removed] and a light-used mini-van for our use!
• We are thankful for the two young hitchhikers who made decisions to follow Christ, and for E, a seeker in {city name removed] who is coming closer to God.

Please Pray

• The children have expressed some sadness and uncertainty about leaving [city name removed]. Please pray for God’s shepherding touch on them and all of us as we change our day-to-day routines and tasks, build new ministry connections, and adjust to a new town.
• Please pray for spiritual revival in [country named removed], and also for its well-being. Pray for the young Christians and churches of Eastern  [country named removed], that they would stand strong and multiply.