We just can not put into words how much you mean to us. God has blessed us with such great prayer and financial supporters, and I can't wait until we get to heaven and see the dividends of God teaming us together for His kingdom.
I will be totally honest with you and open myself up here; I have always had a hard time in school and here in language school it has been no different. I am not complaining but just want to let you know how I have felt over the past 7 weeks of school. I have had tears calling out to God for wisdom and the ability to memorize and just put the struggles I have had in the past aside and just give me the new abilities. I have been frustrated, sad, almost angry because I still struggle with the learning process. I am learning that pride is a dangerous thing to hang onto, it distorts reality and causes one to see only what they have planned and not really seek out the overall plans of God. Your prayers have helped me out so much over the past 7 weeks, and I want to encourage you to continue praying for me and our family as we continue on. I was told that I would be repeating level one while Mari and Leah move on to level two. At first I was very disappointed and felt like I had let God and all our supporters down (pride) it is good that I repeat if that is what I need to do to get the tools needed to preach the Word of God clearly and correctly. I am here to prepare for what God has for me, not to just look at the marks and evaluate who I am by that. I am excited for Mari and Leah and to see how God will use them and I am excited and determined to learn what I must to do the task that God has called me to.
Jaxon is doing great running around with friends speaking some Spanish and just being a little boy in the environment God has called his family to.
We will try to send out another update soon, Mari will give a descriptive update, she is so good with words and making you feel as if you are standing beside her as she describes the life we have been living over the past 7 weeks.
