Once again, we have neglected to update this as often as we intended. We haven’t had a tremendous amount of news to report. In the past few weekends we have been able to make presentations for the University church of Christ in Morgantown, WV and the Watterson Trail church of Christ in Louisville, KY. In the upcoming weeks, we’ll be making a presentation at the Dublin-Powell church of Christ and immediately after the Honeymoon we’ll be travelling to Nashville to meet with the missions committee at the Hendersonville church of Christ. We are keeping busy however we still need to find support! We have made a good start, we have eclipsed the amount that will make it possible (although very tough) to make the move and go through with our plans. That being said we still have a considerable need for continued monthly supports.
I had dinner a month or so ago with my grandparents. My grandfather has been very ill with cancer (I’d certainly appreciate every prayer you can give on his behalf) and so I have been made even more aware of the uncertainty that is life. While we were eating we started to talk about some of the challenges of the work in Arizona and how to deal with people. He said, I have always answered people’s complaints the same way, with one question. ‘What did they say when you told them that?’ It’ll fix the problem every single time he said. That reminds me of something I want to make sure that I’ve been very clear about in regards to our plans and communications and especially this blog. I would rather answer a couple of questions about something that’s been unclear so I can let you know exactly what I meant or think instead of the alternative. I myself have been guilty of reading or hearing something and then using it to gossip rather than straightening out the issue at the source. Great piece of advice, via Bob Smith. As often as I can manage it I will be sharing nuggets of wisdom from my grandfather instead of my own. I am very blessed to have a strong Christian man as an example in my life.
June 24, 2010
June 2, 2010
On the Road Again...
It's been a couple of weeks since we've updated the blog here, been a while since we've had much news to report. I just wanted to leave a quick note about our coming weeks plans. We are still looking for support. So if there is a person, a congregation, an Eldership or organization that might be interested in getting involved in this work or might have connections that we could use to meet potential supporters, please let us know. (That sentence should probably have a colon or semicolon or something. I only use the colon when I'm writing the time and the semicolon when a comma doesn't seem appropriate but something is needed.)
This coming Sunday I am headed down to Louisville, KY to the Watterson Trail church of Christ to meet with the members there and give a presentation about the mission work. Unfortunately, Heidi will be staying behind on this trip to attend (and host) a wedding shower at the church for our friend Lisa. Then the following weekend we'll be headed together out to Morgantown to visit with and make a presentation for the church there. We also have a meeting set with the Hendersonville church of Christ in TN on the day after we return from our honeymoon in July. As far as dates on the calendar, that is the extent of our travelling schedule for now. We've been talking with a few local churches and are waiting to hear back from a handful of churches in other areas. Please continue to pray for our support raising efforts as we still have some work to do.
We are just over halfway to our goal right now, in terms of monthly support. We have also collected a very generous amount of individual donations and one time supports that will be very helpful in making the actual move and getting some things set up once we arrive in Kayenta. Hopefully, the gas prices will continue to go down. I've been advised that a uhaul (fully loaded) pulling a car behind will get about 8mpg optimistically. Our trip is going to be close to 2,000 miles. Ha ha, so we'll need a lot of gas.
In other news, the wedding plans are coming along well. We are just over a month away now and are pretty much down to the minor details. There are still 2 groomsmen who haven't been fitted for a tuxedo yet, Ahem. Excuse me I'm just getting over a cold. We're also anxiously awaiting the RSVP's, that has been one of the best parts of the wedding experience so far. I personally, can't wait to see and experience the Western PA tradition of a cookie table. Retraction, I can't wait to be married to my beautiful bride and then to see the cookie table.
Heidi has started a Bible study with a friend of hers from work and has been really excited to share her faith. We've both been excited to get to Arizona and get started in this work, putting our faith into real action. Thanks for all of the support and encouragement that you've graciously given us both.
Nick
This coming Sunday I am headed down to Louisville, KY to the Watterson Trail church of Christ to meet with the members there and give a presentation about the mission work. Unfortunately, Heidi will be staying behind on this trip to attend (and host) a wedding shower at the church for our friend Lisa. Then the following weekend we'll be headed together out to Morgantown to visit with and make a presentation for the church there. We also have a meeting set with the Hendersonville church of Christ in TN on the day after we return from our honeymoon in July. As far as dates on the calendar, that is the extent of our travelling schedule for now. We've been talking with a few local churches and are waiting to hear back from a handful of churches in other areas. Please continue to pray for our support raising efforts as we still have some work to do.
We are just over halfway to our goal right now, in terms of monthly support. We have also collected a very generous amount of individual donations and one time supports that will be very helpful in making the actual move and getting some things set up once we arrive in Kayenta. Hopefully, the gas prices will continue to go down. I've been advised that a uhaul (fully loaded) pulling a car behind will get about 8mpg optimistically. Our trip is going to be close to 2,000 miles. Ha ha, so we'll need a lot of gas.
In other news, the wedding plans are coming along well. We are just over a month away now and are pretty much down to the minor details. There are still 2 groomsmen who haven't been fitted for a tuxedo yet, Ahem. Excuse me I'm just getting over a cold. We're also anxiously awaiting the RSVP's, that has been one of the best parts of the wedding experience so far. I personally, can't wait to see and experience the Western PA tradition of a cookie table. Retraction, I can't wait to be married to my beautiful bride and then to see the cookie table.
Heidi has started a Bible study with a friend of hers from work and has been really excited to share her faith. We've both been excited to get to Arizona and get started in this work, putting our faith into real action. Thanks for all of the support and encouragement that you've graciously given us both.
Nick
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