Finish the Race

It has been nearly 3 years since we KNEW that God wanted us to go to Africa!

Wow - 3 years is a long time - the first part of year 1 - just Rhonda and I and a small group of our closest spiritual mentors knew what God was birthing in our hearts.

After about 6 months - we told the world "as much of it as would listen" and we were off and RUNNING!

It was more of a crawl - a hurry up and wait period of our lives when we got poked and prodded and quizzed and questioned over and over..............( it was a growing and learning time)

We expected to raise our budget and be in Africa in August of 2007!

We have seen it happen - we even helped many of our missionary friends, in a small way, on the same journey...........we call it "itineration" - it has been the HARDEST thing that I have ever done!

It has been hard - the travel - the frustration - the rejection BUT it has been good - {not every good thing is something that you ever want to repeat}

We have learned to depend DEEPLY on the Lord and we have Loved each other in adversity and uncertanity and even when we did not know if we had a tommorow.............

God is Good!

So now it looks like we have a little further to go ----- a bit more "vision casting' ----- so more services to preach ----- people to meet and ---- money to raise.

God is Good!

It is time to Finish the Race and get to Africa and then Run the Race with all of our hearts!

God is Good!