Friday, July 11, 2008

May/June 2008

“(Eccl 3:11) He hath made every thing beautiful in his time:” Eccl. 3:11


Dear Pastors, Praying Partners, Friends and Family;

The Lord gave me the verse above a couple weeks ago… My heart and mind has been looking toward a departure date, and there has been one delay after another! I had gone from peace to impatience and back again a couple times, when I came across that verse. It was just what I needed to know that God has a perfect plan and purpose for these delays. As one of my former pastors used to say “God not only orders the steps of a good man (Psalm 37:23), He orders the stops.”

Paperwork Update:
The paperwork process still has several stages left to go. We received word in late June that a document that we were waiting on had gone through several delays, each taking 3-4 weeks. This means that we are just now picking up again where we were three months ago. While frustrating, it is entirely out of our control. The good news is that things appear to be moving much quicker now. This document has already been sent to the state and federal levels for authentication. One document has been returned and the second should be back any day. When returned, they will go to the Colombian Consulate in Houston for authentication. It looks like there is still a minimum of 2 to 3 months before we can expect to receive a letter of sponsorship for us to enter Colombia.

Bro. William Aya, who will be handling the process in Colombia, will shortly be in the states for several days. Please pray with us that these documents can be returned from the Consulate before his departure, so that he may hand carry them to Colombia. Not only would this be more secure, it would also be much speedier!

Colombia in the News:
Colombia has been in the news several times in the recent weeks. The situation seems to be getting better as the government makes headway against the guerilla rebels. You probably heard of the amazing rescue of 15 hostages, including 3 American hostages who had been held for over 6 years by the guerilla forces. In the last 4-5 months, three of the top guerilla commanders have either died or been killed who for so long were “untouchable.” Lord willing, this will help improve the security situation and it may very well be that God is preparing the country for a time of greater opportunity to preach and publish the Gospel. Please pray with us for fertile soil and an open door for a harvest!

Spending some time at home:
We have been blessed and encouraged to spend a few weeks with the folks at our home church. It was a blessing for our family to go to Family Camp, as well as get more involved with the visitation program, Reformers Unanimous ministry and a renewed emphasis on discipleship. We have several ministry trips planned in the next couple weeks – please pray with us for safe travel, profitable meetings and sensitivity to the Holy Spirit!

Thank each of you for your faithful prayers!
The Moores to Colombia - Exo. 33:14-15



Prayer Challenge:
Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart:
wait, I say, on the LORD. Psalm 27:14