DC DAY

*We just wanted to say thank you for your prayers for us last Thursday during our day in Washington D.C. We had a GREAT day there and the kids were wonderful. We arrived in Washington around 10:30 and observed internationals in Union Station when we first arrived. We then went to eat at an AWESOME Kazakh restaurant called Cafe Assorti. It was great. We were in a group with 1 other family and with another single guy. After eating lunch, we went back to Lincoln Park to just walk and share our faith with people that we met. We were able to have quite a few surface conversations and a couple of people were willing to share some prayer requests with us.

*We also ask you to pray this week for us as we are in session until 5:00 each day. This means that the kids are in school until 5:00 each day as well. Pray for strength, focus, and energy to complete the week and learn all that we can in our time.

*Last week the Lord challenged me in many different ways! 2 of the things that He is continuinously reminding me of are these to things:

1) Revelation 2:10 - Be faithful unto death!

2) What would you do for God if you were not afraid?

*We thank you for being our partners in prayer. If you know someone who is not on our email list or you would like to be on our email list, please let us know! Hope you enjoy the few pictures!

PICTURES OF QUAD LIFE!

These are pictures of our quad in Virginia! We are just over halfway finished with our time here and it seems to be flying by! We praise the Lord for GREAT quad mates and are enjoying being around other folks who are facing the same things that we are at this time! God's presence fills this place and we are being challenged in many ways in preparation for leaving to spread the message!

AWESOME QUOTES AND QUESTIONS!

I just wanted to quickly update everyone on the week. We have had a great week. Things are incredibly busy, but worthy of the time! Our kids have adjusted so well and are extremely happy here. We thank you for the prayers, letters, and other encouragements already! Below, I am going to list some quotes and questions that challenged me in a HUGE way on Friday during one of our sessions! I urge you to think about these quotes and questions and ask the Holy Spirit to speak to you through these as well!



QUOTES AND QUESTIONS:



1) There is a metiocre Christianity in the west that does not need to be transplanted to the nations!

2) Many Western churches are experiencing a spiritual drought!

3) The biggest treat on the mission field is finding passionate Christianity in believing nationals.

4) The enemy is sharpening his tools waiting for me.

5) You cannot live off the sap you have stored up for very long. The only way to survive is a fresh cup of living water each morning!

6) All you need to do is inspect the fruit of your life to determine the vibrancy of your walk with Christ!

7) The enemy just wants to get one little hook in your heart so he can cover it over. He repeats this process over and over.

8) BE HOLY BECAUSE I AM HOLY!

9) You cannot look into this country for your standard of righteousness.

10) What compromises have I made? What excuses do I give?

11) Are you filled by the Spirit? Are you walking in the Spirit? Are you led by the Spirit?

12) The Spirit cannot fill a dirty vessel!

13) We are missing so much that God wants to put into our lives!

14) Do you anticipate reading the newspaper more than reading the Word of God?

15) If the Holy Spirit were loosed to all believers, the world would be turned upside down again!

16) IF YOU HOLD INEQUITY IN YOUR HEART, YOUR PRAYERS WILL NOT BE HEARD!

17) Our struggle is always with our pride!

18) It's hard to groan after something you know nothing about!

19) We have become lamps with no lights!

20) Where is the body of Christ who will stand up and say, "Thus saith the Lord!"

21) Other religions are popping up everywhere throughout our country as we sit idly by and watch!

22) People's capacity for suffering is much greater in other countries than here in America!

We so desperately need a revival of the American church! Pray that God would lead you to become more passionate about Him and about spreading the gospel at home as well as to the nations!!!

Are you hungry?

I woke up way too early in Virginia this am as we prepare to begin our training at ILC. One of the reasons I am up so early is I am HUNGRY! As I was laying there trying to decide if I would get up or not I realized that hunger is what this whole process is about. So questions started coming and I started thinking (which is scary sometimes) Do I hunger for the Word? Do I hunger to know Jesus more? Do I hunger to see souls saved? Do I hunger to honor Him in everything? Do I hunger to see every people and nation and tribe and toungue worship? This is what life should be! We should always be hungry for all of these things and more when it comes to our walk with our Savior! So, I challenge you as you read this blog to think are you hungry for these things as well? I hope so!!!

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!

We just wanted to share some photos with all of you of Kellan and Ella's last day at school. We were so blessed to be able to be a part of Rainbow Connection and Boiling Springs Elementary. We will miss all of you!

Kellan's class gave him a GREAT send off before the Easter party! He got a cool hoodie and t-shirt from the school and all of his classmates had signed the back for him. He LOVES them and has already worn the t-shirt tonight!

We will miss all of you and hope you have a GREAT end to the school year after Spring Break!

Ella also had her last day of school at Rainbow Connection. We love Mrs. Connie, Mrs. Tracy, and Mrs. Tonya! Thanks for a great year in the 3 year old class. We love you and will miss you. Brady, Ella will miss her best friend SO much!

Please pray for both of the kids as they transition to a new school and to new friends after a week at Disney World! Pray that they both meet a speical friend that they can connect with!

APPOINTMENT WEEK

We have returned from a great appointment week with the board filled with LOTS of information and excitement for going! We want to thank everyone for their prayers and encouragement throughout the week. We especially thank those who came to Greenville for the commissioning service on Wednesday. We were excited to see everyone. It was a GREAT service and the Holy Spirit was very real there.
Please continue to pray for us and our last couple of weeks in Boiling Springs. We need your prayers as we transition to life in Virginia for 2 months. Pray for good friends for us and for our kids to share in this time together. Thanks Michael and Crystal for the time we spent together this past week. We look forward to being with your family again in April.
Pray for packing wisdom. How in the world will we ever decide what is most important to take. We will be filling up 12 suitcases that can weigh only 50 pounds. We need wisdom for this!
Read Psalm 98: 4-6 and PRAISE HIM!

THANKS FOR A GREAT DAY!

We want to thank everyone at Crestview for a GREAT farewell service on Sunday morning! The gifts from the kids were awesome and all of the well wishes and food and fellowship we will never forget! You are very special to us and we will never forget our times there. It has been a wonderful 7 years. Thanks to everyone who spoke to us on the video and to those who created and edited it! Stan's part is especially memorable. We might try to post it on here when we figure out how to do this better!

We also want to say WOW! What a commissioning service. Several people have commented that they are ready to go to Moscow with us now. Thanks to Crestivew, Pleasant Ridge, and Union, and all of our friends and family for making that an unforgettable worship experience. Every part of the service was wonderful! (Emily, you go girl, you can sing!)

Please pray for us as we prepare to leave for Greenville, SC on Friday. We will be there until the next Thursday and will be in meetings and interviews and rehearsals for the appointment service during the week. The appointment service is on Wednesday, March 18th, and we appreciate your prayers for that. Thanks for you prayers. We love all of you!

Jeremy, Deana, Kellan, and Ella