from 2 months...to 2 weeks...now it's 2 days!

We're in the final stages of packing, making arrangements and saying good-bye to our family and friends. The time has really flown by and we are becoming more and more excited each day to see what the Lord has planned.

Beginning August 2nd, we will be in 2 weeks of church planting training at One Mission Society headquarters and leaving for Costa Rica on August 14.

Please pray for our family, especially during these next few days and weeks as we are in the heart of transition:

1. Thank the Lord that He has brought us thus far and thank Him for our many partners in prayer and giving. Please pray for the Lord's blessing on each member of our team.

2. Saying good-bye is difficult. Please pray for our ability to grieve well, especially for our children. We are all learning what it means to be happy and sad, excited and feeling loss....all at the same time.

3. Pray that all of the "little details" will fall into place as we make our moves.

4. Pray that we will have rich times with the Lord as individuals and as a family. The Lord is our strength!

Thank you, again, for praying for us!

Two weeks to go!

Time is flying by with packing, paperwork, visiting friends, churches and saying good-bye! We will be leaving our home in a couple of weeks and heading to One Mission Society headquarters for two weeks of church planting training. The day after training, we will be arriving in Costa Rica around lunch time.

During this time of transition, we appreciate your prayers more than ever! Here are some of our specific requests:

1. Praise the Lord He has gotten us this far! Praise Him for sustaining our family and for all of those who have partnered with us along this journey.

2. Pray we will accomplish all that needs to be done in these last two weeks (more packing, paperwork and visits). Pray that we will receive all paperwork necessary to make our move to CR and to obtain our student visas.

3. Pray especially for our time with family and friends...that we will continue to build good memories and will have ample time with our loved ones.

4. Pray that Hannah and Samuel will transition well (so far they are doing great), and that they will be well prepared for what lies ahead.

5. Pray for quick language aquisition for all of us.

6. Whatever the Lord lays on your heart, we know we will be in need of those prayers!

Thank you so much!