We're At 70%, And It Feels So Good!

We just hit another huge milestone!

We had a campaign to finish March at 70%, and today we met that goal!

Thank you so much to our friends and family, you joined us this past month, and with your support, we reached the next step!  We could not have done it without you, and we are more thankful for you than you know!

We are praying and hoping to leave for Slovenia in August, which gives us about 5 months to raise the last 30%.  We know that with God's grace, and your support, we will able to be on our way to Slovenia!

And that's not the only praise report we have!  Since our last blog post, we have also found out that PFYouth Speed the Light has raised the funds needed for our Speed the Light car!  For those of you who may not be familiar with Speed the Light, it is a ministry, where the youth of each district raises the money needed for missionaries' vehicles.  This is a HUGE help, because if we had to raise the extra funds, it would add months, maybe even years to our itineration cycle.  The fact that the funds are already available means that as soon as we land in Slovenia, we will have a reliable and safe mode of transportation.  We are so thankful to our District Youth Director Casey Casal, as well as all the teenagers who have given to Speed the Lights!

And that's still not all!  Wide Open, City Church's youth group in Sanford, FL has pledged to raise $5000, for our plane tickets to Slovenia!  That is amazing!  We get so excited to see young people on fire for missions!

We are so thankful for all the people who have come alongside us, who encourage us, love and support us!  Please continue to pray for us, for traveling mercies (our car just reached 100,000 miles!), favor with the pastors, and other people we meet, and to be able to leave for Slovenia as soon as possible!

Thank you!

Spring - a Time of Growth

We were recently reading through Ecclesiastes, and were reminded again, that there truly is a season for everything.

Spring is a time of growth, renewed strength and hope.  And we are feeling all those things in the last couple weeks.

We ended the year at 50%, and as of right now are already at 63%! That is incredible growth, and we are so thankful!  We are praying and believing to be fully funded by August 1st.

Some of you may be new to our blog, so we wanted to give a quick recap about what it is that we are doing.

We are newly appointed Assemblies of God missionaries to the country of Slovenia. Slovenia is a country in South East Europe, with a population of 2 million people, and approximately 1000 (0.5% of the population) Evangelical Christians.  There are currently no Assemblies of God missionaries to this country, and we are so honored and humbled to be answering God's call to Slovenia.

We are currently itinerating, which means we are visiting churches, and meeting with people to tell them about our heart for Slovenia, in the hope that they will partner with us in prayer, encouragement and financial support.  We will not be collecting a salary in Slovenia, rather we live off of the generosity of people who share our heart for Slovenia.  We have a monthly budget that we have to raise before we can get clearance to go.  Our first term in Slovenia will be for 3 years, during which we will be attending language school full-time, while partnering with the local Slovenian Pentecostal movement to help inspire church development and revitalization and trying to integrate into as much of the culture as we can.

After those three years, we will come back to the US, itinerate again, and then go back to Slovenia for 4 years.  We will continue this cycle until God tells us otherwise.  

So, when we say that we couldn't do any of this without you, it isn't false humility.  It truly is by the grace of people just like you that we are able to minister in Slovenia.  So, thank you, thank you, thank you!

Please keep our family in your prayers this month, as we all (especially Dan) will be doing lots of traveling.  With as much driving as we do, it is not uncommon to see accidents on the road.  We are often reminded that we need God's protection wherever we go!  Also, this past month Abigail's grandfather went to be with the Lord, and we all travelled to Springfield, Missouri to attend the funeral.  It was sad, but we know he is in a place where he is no longer in pain.  Please pray for comfort, as this is the fourth grandparent we've lost within the span of a year.

We appreciate all of you more than you know!  Thank you for coming on this journey with us!