Saying Goodbye

We now have plane tickets for August 24^th.  The next month of our lives will be filled with goodbyes.  Although we are excited for our new adventure, we are sad to be leaving family and friends.  Here are some important dates in the next month.  All are invited:

July 31 (Sunday)—attend Monticello United Methodist Church service

August 3 (Wednesday)-6:30pm at Common Ground Christian Church (4550 N. Illinois St. 46208)

"Nehemiah Night"---This is our church's monthly prayer night.  The church will be praying for us specifically on this night. 

August 6 (Saturday)--Open House-- at Common Ground Christian Church 1-4pm--cake and punch provided--nothing fancy, just stop by and say goodbye. :)

August 7 (Sunday)--Common Ground Christian Church will be praying for us at each service.  This is also our last day in Indianapolis.

Our Trip to Georgia

Katy and I were invited to speak at Lighthouse Church in Rossville, GA this past weekend.  We left Indianapolis on Friday and met up with a few friends along the way.  We had a great time with the Lighthouse community, and it was very encouraging for us.  Thank you Pastor Fred, Tracey, and Heath for connecting us to Lighthouse Church. 

Where are we?

That's a really good question these days. Our training at MTI was
wonderful. We met so many great people that God is calling to all
corners of the world. The language learning portion of the training
calmed my fears of learning Khmer. We now have tools that will make
language learning fun and very doable. The cross-cultural training was
excellent. We're now more prepared to be successful in doing God's
work in Cambodia. Thank you MTI staff for a great experience and
preparing us to serve the people of Cambodia.

So MTI is over, where are we? Currently we're in Akron, Ohio visiting
with my family. This summer is mainly going to be spent in
Indianapolis, IN, Monticello, IN, and Akron, OH. We're looking to move
to Cambodia at the end of August. We're extremely excited to go and
serve in Cambodia where God is calling us.

God has been teaching me patience over the last month as we have come
back to the Midwest without having a home of our own anymore. Don't
worry, we're not living out of our car down by the river. We have
plenty of family and friends that have opened their homes for us to
rest our heads. Just about everything we own is now in storage.
Organizing everything took longer than we thought. Glad that's over!
Starting to say goodbyes is tough and overwhelming.  Although life is
a little unstable, I trust and believe that God will provide more than
enough patience for me.

God bless,
Alan