So Joshua called together the twelve
men he had chosen—one from each of the tribes of Israel. He told
them, “Go into the middle of the Jordan, in front of the Ark of the
Lord your God. Each of you must pick up one stone and carry it out on
your shoulder—twelve stones in all, one for each of the twelve
tribes of Israel. We will use these stones to build a memorial. In
the future your children will ask you, ‘What do these stones mean?’
Then you can tell them, ‘They remind us that the Jordan River
stopped flowing when the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant went across.’
These stones will stand as a memorial among the people of Israel
forever. --Joshua 4:4-7
We are so thankful that we can be part
of God's story here in Ecuador. Many days it is easy to feel
discouraged with all of the day to day and family issues that we have
to deal with. But we want to choose to remember just like the Lord
asked the Israelites to—remember all the amazing things God has
done for us. Please pray that we not become discouraged but continue
to be faithful to God and what he has asked us to do.
From Scott
I continue with the administrative role
of trying to sell mission property here in Ecuador. I'm hoping to
travel out to the jungle this week along with our legal
representative to sign some papers for a couple of properties out
there. Please pray that things can move forward in this area. It's
amazing to me how many details need to be waded through to make the
slightest bit of progress, and how often it feels like I'm making no
progress at all!
From Kristi
As you know I have been working as the
6th grade teachers aide the past 2 years. I am excited to let you
know that I have been hired as 6th grade teacher for the coming
school year. I will be teaching Math and Science as well as Bible to
my homeroom students. This whole process has been quite amazing and
definitely designed by God. I am in the middle of taking a class "The
Truth Project" along with several others at Alliance. After I
finish this class I'll be able to apply for my ACSI teacher
certification.
The other news is that I'm scheduled to
have my 2nd hip replacement next month. I've had a lot of
pain in my second hip since a year ago April and since Christmas it
has gotten worse. I'll be having the surgery in Wichita again and
will be gone from home for about a month.
Family News
We really enjoyed having David at home
for a month around Christmas. He is looking at doing an internship
this summer in his field of civil engineering.
Joel could use some extra prayers as he
finishes up his senior year. It has been a difficult year for him. He
has decided he wants to take a year off before going to college but
we still don't know what that is going to look like.
Luke is now a teenager and has passed
Kristi up in height. He finished his basketball season and really
loved it. His team finished 1st in the tournament. Now we actually
have him home after school.
Lindsey turned 8 back in December. She loved playing soccer. She keeps us all smiling with her love and energy for life.
Pray for encouragement in our responsibilities.
Pray for advancement in paperwork for mission properties.
Praise the Lord for Kristi's new teaching position.
Pray for Kristi's upcoming hip replacement.
Pray for David's upcoming internship.
Pray for Joel during his senior year at school.
Praise the Lord for Luke and Lindsey's growth.
