God's Refining Fire

Wednesday evening we were preparing dinner and we heard one of the kids fall. I ran in their room and Makayla was laying on the ground crying. I checked her out and could not find anything seriously wrong besides a bump on her head. Throughout the night she complained that her leg hurt, so periodically I checked it. The next morning she was still complaining about her leg and would not stand on it. We decided to take her to the urgent care to get it checked out. They took an X-ray of her leg and to our surprise found out the she had broken her femur(thigh bone).
Now we are home she has a partial body cast and will be in it for at least a month. Please pray that her pain will be minimal and for quick healing. Heather and I also would like prayer, because this next month is going to be a little difficult.
God is good and are thanking Him that surgery did not have to be done. Just when you think that you might have seen it all God allows you to go through another test. What an opportunity to show how you can trust God in every circumstance.

Beginning the Journey

To be able to realize that we are actually real missionaries is a very humbling reality. We are very excited to see what God has in store for our family. Knowing that our ministry here in the states is just as important as any ministry that we will be a part of in South Africa. The passage in I Cor. 1:27 that says ..."God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty"..., comes to our minds regularly.
These next few months are going to be very important for us. We need your prayer as we are going to be looking for churches to have meetings in and for us to create a solid prayer team.