Friday, July 11, 2008

March/April 2008

“Hope deferred maketh the heart sick
but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.” Proverbs 13:12


Dear Pastors, Praying Partners, Friends and Family;

We are excited to have come to the end of our deputation! We grateful first and foremost to our Lord and Saviour for His protection, provision and direction through several years of driving, visiting churches and witnessing along the way. We have grown spiritually, been challenged practically, tested occasionally and at each step along the way we have found HIM FAITHFUL! We owe a great debt of gratitude to many Pastors, churches, fellow missionaries, church laborers and families who hosted and helped us along the way and who co-labored with us in prayer. We want to say a big “THANK YOU” and “GOD BLESS YOU” to each who had a part!

In March and April, we finished up two of our final long road trips, traveling through 16 states and into Canada before returning to our home church. The Lord blessed with a number of good meetings and at least one new supporting church. We rejoiced to see international fruit as we saw a woman receive Christ following the preaching in Canada!

Paperwork Pending:
We are currently in a holding pattern as we wait for news on a letter of sponsorship that must come from Colombia. This is the last major hurdle before our departure. When we receive it, we can go to the Colombian Consulate in Chicago to obtain our visas and then make our final plans for departure. Sadly, I don’t have any specific information on how long this will take. We have done everything we can do at the moment, we must simply wait on the paperwork process that is underway. We were very hopeful to have it by now, but while out of our control, it is certainly not out of the Lord’s and we are confident that He has a purpose and plan for the delay. As the Lord brings us to your remembrance, please pray with us for wisdom, patience and His perfect timing for the letter of sponsorship, visas and our departure.

Preaching Conference/Missions Seminar:
We were honored to be present and to participate as our home church hosted a 5-day Preaching Conference/Missions Seminar from Apr. 28th to May 2nd. It was truly a great time of preaching, fellowship and edification among about 50 Independent Baptist pastors and missionaries who came.

New Supporting Churches:
Ø Cornerstone Baptist Church, Richmond, VA, Pastor Stan Bennett
Ø Bible Baptist Church, Columbia, MO, Pastor Jeff Hastings
Ø Park Meadows Baptist Church, Lincoln, IL, Pastor S.M. Davis
Ø Bible Baptist Church, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, Pastor John Reaves

Thank each of you for your faithful prayers!

The Moores to Colombia - Exo. 33:14-15


Prayer Challenge:
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. Isaiah 40:31