Greetings in Jesus Precious name!
We want to extend a big THANK YOU for the prayers and patience of each of you who have interceded for us over the last two and a half months! It has been a time of much transition and seeking the Lord for our family. In our last letter, we had three specific prayer requests/needs – 1) a sponsoring church; 2) a trip to Colombia and 3) the changing/refunding of our airline tickets. The Lord has been faithful to guide, protect and provide and we want to share with you this update:
First, as we began the process of finding a sponsoring church, we had several Scriptures that the Lord impressed us with to begin. We also had four churches in three different states that extended an invitation for us to visit and seek the Lord's direction as to possible membership and sponsorship. Over the course of the past two months, we spent time visiting these churches, seeking the Lord's will. Of these four churches, the Lord gave us clear confirmation that He was adding us to Mt Zion Baptist Church, St. Clair, MO, Pastor Thomas Smith. This past Sunday (July 29th) we joined the church here and are excited to be added to this local assembly!
Secondly, from May 28th to June 7th, I was able to make a trip to Colombia. The tickets were originally purchased so I could travel to Colombia and arrange housing and set up a home prior to my family’s arrival. Instead, it was a good time of participating in the ongoing ministries under Bro. William Aya. I was able to participate in a number of discipleship sessions as we met in the homes of a number of the young believers from the work in the Bototá. I was also able to help grade courses and prepare materials for the Correspondence School. We also drove about 4 hours out of the capital city to visit a developing work in the town of Libano. Bro. Aya baptized two believers (a husband and wife) and we were able to spend some time in encouragement, teaching and fellowship with this developing work.
Thirdly, the airline tickets we had purchased for a departure date of June 26 were non-changeable/refundable. However, if we are able to purchase tickets with a departure date of February 13th, 2008 or sooner, we will be able to apply the funds toward the cost of new tickets. This gives us a definite date and goal to aim towards, however for this to happen, we need your prayers for the following:
- We lost $1,000/month support from our former sponsoring church when we made this change, so we will need to schedule meetings and raise our support level once again.
- Also, we will need to redo much of the Visa paperwork that was underway.
Thank You once again for standing by us throughout these challenging days! Our burden and vision for Colombia have not changed – only the timetable and we trust that through it all, God has some clear purpose for the delay!
Prayer Quote:
"A great part of my time is spent in getting my heart in tune for prayer." Robert Murray McCheyne
The Moore Family to Colombia
Exo. 33:14-15
Wednesday, August 08, 2007
May, June and July 2007
2 Cor. 5:7 "For we walk by faith, not by sight."
