Before Carol & I left to serve as correspondents for Global Partners, we asked the Lord to help us with two specific things.
First, that He would enable us to finance our work as short term missionaries as much as possible ourselves. Once word was out we were going to Africa to serve in this way, our immediate family and incredible church family insisted on helping, and for their help we are most grateful. And so, we were able to keep the circle of support quite intimate.
Knowing we would be returning to make appeals for much of the worthy work we were called to report on, we wanted those who heard us to understand we were not asking anyone else to make any voluntary sacrifices we were not willing to make ourselves!
Second, we asked God that He would direct us to those ministries He wanted us to spotlight for prayer and finances upon our return.
Carol and I have had the privilege of making several presentations at churches already. These have been more general reports, but now we want to get more specific.
And so the next few blog entries will be devoted to several of those missionaries and work which are in need of prayerful and financial support.
Among Global Partners Missionaries and projects in Africa we expect to highlight over the next few weeks and months are Mike and Cindy Helvie and the Pilgrim Wesleyan Bible College and a Bible Student Scholarship Program; Drs. Dan and Joan Jones and Zimba Mission Hospital and Zimba Eye Hospital; Jerry & Jody Manwaring. We also plan a special and very personal report on Hope for Children.
Thank you for taking your valuable time to read and prayerfully consider these stories and needs. Our hope and prayer is that there may be those who have never really given to missions before who may be able to PICTURE themselves making a difference with us to the glory of God – in Africa.
