Working on Visas...It's Getting Closer

 We are working on getting our visas processed. They are at the Embassy. Hopefully if everything goes smoothly we should see them by next week sometime! Please continue to keep us in your prayers as we work on the last minute details.  It's only two weeks til we leave for Pa, and three till we should actually arrive in Thailand! Wow! So much to get done!
 Tonight we shared with our church family about where we will be and what we will be doing. I made a sampling of Thai food for people to try. Some were brave enough, and some weren't.
I made thai green coconut chicken curry, sticky rice, pad thai(peanut noodles), spring rolls ( made them bitesized in wonton wrappers) and fruit. I really didn't make that much of anything, and still have a few leftovers, but there was a lot of other food there, so that partly accounts for it.

Moving Ahead Once More

We are thankful to the Lord for clearing away difficulties and giving us a peace about going. We are now working on getting passports, tickets and visas. Please keep us in your prayers as we work on all these details.

Big decisions

A Bigger God

 

Please continue to pray for us as we try to ascertain the will of God for us at this time.

Some things have come up for consideration, that could potentially effect our plans.

He will lead us. This confidence is a comfort.

Moving Ahead

This picture is from a travel agency in Thailand where our course would be located

We feel that the Lord is directing us towards IGo. Step by step, each thing that seemed to stand in the way has been removed. We continue to pray and ask you to join us, as we make steps towards getting passports and visas and actively pursue attending the first term this year. Classes begin April 25. It is fast approaching and there is much to be done. Please uphold us in your prayers.

Ready or Not?!

We talked to Val Yoder (the igo director) and they have immediate openings, if we are ready to jump and go. It starts in little over a month. There would be so much to get done between now and then.
Can we do it?  Is it crazy? Is it what God has for us now?

Pray for us as we pray about this. We need to make an immediate decision if we are going to do it.
Do we have the funds? Should we look at doing both terms this year, and save the airfare that it would cost to go again, or whether to just do one term, and start in August instead of April.  Can Darren take the time off work?

Then there are all the details of passports, visas and tickets to be taken care of. The children don't have theirs yet, and so one of the steps we are taking while we pray about this all, is to begin the process of getting them theirs.

IGO?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_oj_poit74

We've been praying about missions together a lot, and are currently checking into the possibility of taking some training under the Institute for Global Opportunities.
There's a lot of questions with out answers for us right now concerning this.
One is - "Where are the funds going to come from?" The answer to that one will have to be God, because we really can't afford it on our own right now.
Also, we are waiting to talk to the directors about the details of when, etc. I feel like my head is spinning with thoughts and... well, I'm so thankful that God knows all the details!
Here's their website -  http://www.igoasia.org/

The Purpose of this Blog

I made this blog page for those who want to keep in touch with what is going on in our lives. I don't know just how much I will be posting here, but I hope it will inspire some of you to pray for us, and give us a way to keep in touch.
This is totally separate from our photography blog.
More here, later