September Update

We arrived back in Texas last weekend after a month of traveling. Our first stop was Disney World, and we had a great time. The kids loved it, and I know will be left with some great memories from our vacation. (To be honest, Suzy and I loved it just as much as they did, especially visiting all of the different countries at Epcot!) From there, we traveled to Isle of Palms, SC, where we spent a couple of days with Suzy's sister who just so happens to live right across the street from the beach! Then it was off to Columbia where we spent a couple of weeks with friends and family. We also had the opportunity to make some new friends as we did several presentations about our work with Aid Sudan. (For those of you who are new to our newsletter, welcome!) On August 23 our home church in Chapin had a commissioning time for us, which was a blessed and powerful time as the church sent us out and committed to pray for us during the years ahead. Finally, on the 29th of August we started the long journey home with a brief stop in Birmingham to visit with the Axworthys, our dear friends from Brazil. What a blessing it was to see them one last time as they left the next day to return to their work in Brasilia.

September is going to be an exciting and challenging month for us. We are in the process of trying to schedule more presentations for September and October. We currently have commitments for 60% of our monthly support, and we praise God for His incredible provision. We continue to pray that the additional commitments will come in between now and November so that we can set our departure date for late this year or early 2010. Please join us in praying for God to stir the hearts of those He wants to partner with us financially and that they will be obedient to what He's called them to give, even in these uncertain and difficult economic times. We also will begin homeschooling this week. We've received all of our materials, and Suzy has been working diligently to get ready for her new role. Please pray for her and the kids as they get adjusted to this new way of learning. Also this month we are attending a class on Chronological Bible Storying at Houston's First Baptist Church, and Suzy is going to attend Beth Moore's Bible study, also at First Baptist. Finally, our Aid Sudan retreat is going to be September 15 - 18, and it will be great to have a time of prayer and fellowship as our team gathers together in Cleveland, TX.

Follow the link below to see the latest Aid Sudan news including the opening of our new Bible school in Nimule and the repair of several water wells near Aweil.

http://www.aidsudan.org/api/Index.cfm/cms.page/i/1430/t/Aid-Sudan-News.htm

Thanks to all of you for your continued support of our ministry with your prayers and giving. As always we'd love to hear from each of you, and please let us know if there is any way we can be praying for you.