Updates
April 2023
During this past month we attended our first North Island Teen Camp. This brought sweet memories of assisting at our sending church’s campground for several years.
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March 2023
It is hard to believe we are about to complete our first six months on the field! Having Alyse’s parents visit for seven days this month was a blessing to our family as well as our church family.
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February 2023
At the start of the month, we had the privilege to lead a lady to Christ who had been attending the services for several months.
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January 2023
Last Wednesday night God answered one of our prayers by allowing us to see a young lady, Iah, accept Christ after the service. She had been attending our church quite regularly since mid-December.
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December 2022
We appreciate hearing from many of you through Thanksgiving and Christmas, expressing your prayers for us or simply reaching out to encourage us. We never take your communication for granted!
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November 2022
Since our last letter we have had quite a change in scenery. Our flight from Chicago directly to Auckland was smoother than expected, courtesy of your prayers!
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October 2022
We bring much anticipated news this month and desired to get it to you a few days early from our usual prayer letter schedule!
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September 2022
Perhaps the most exciting news to happen in September was the word we received from the New Zealand immigration office late in the month.
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July/August 2022
Several days after sending our last letter we successfully submitted our visa applications to the immigration office! This was an exciting step that required much prayer to be able to accomplish.
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April 2022
We were privileged to present our ministry in seven churches in April and had several unique ministry opportunities.
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February 2022
Our goal in February was to cover a lot of ground and visit nine churches that were mostly outside of our normal sphere of meetings. This included several in Texas, Alabama, and Arkansas.
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January 2022
We wanted to begin this letter by thanking those of you who sent the extra donations and support for Christmas last month.
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November/December 2021
After visiting nine churches in November and eight in December, we find our year-end support goal in the rear-view mirror and looking towards the finish line heading into 2022.
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October 2021
Throughout October, we visited twelve churches in eight states. On the two evenings we weren’t in church, Bentlee was confused why he wasn’t in the nursery!
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September 2021
As we approach the end of the year, it’s exciting to see God make our goals a reality! Our year-end support goal is 75% and we are currently at 69%.
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August 2021
August was a Midwest month for us on the road! We presented in churches throughout IA, IL, IN, and WI and had our first meetings with 2-month old Bentlee.
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April 2021
April began with a calm morning on Easter Sunday at our home church followed by a whirlwind of meetings in IN, MO, FL, MI, OH, and WI.
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March 2021
Let’s be transparent for a moment. As we planned for deputation, much of our mental preparation was bracing ourselves for bad experiences, rejection, awkward encounters, and more along those lines.
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February 2021
February was our busiest month of traveling up until now, with three conferences and eight total meetings.
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January 2021
Throughout January, we presented our ministry in six Illinois churches. God worked out our schedule to avoid the Midwest snowstorms that came frequently this month!
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December 2020
Our December began in Albuquerque, New Mexico, inching past Port St. Lucie, Florida as the farthest distance that we currently plan to travel on deputation.
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November 2020
God provided eight churches where we could present our ministry at in November. We also had the opportunity to stop in at three other churches as we traveled to scheduled meetings.
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September 2020
Our first month on deputation has passed quickly! We had the opportunity to be in 7 different churches throughout Illinois, Michigan and Indiana in September.
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August 2020
Starting next month, we will be sending monthly updates on our deputation travels as we seek to raise the necessary funds for church planting in New Zealand.
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November 2019
Earlier this month, we made our first of many trips to New Zealand. Our initial travels held the following purposes:
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