A Chance to be Involved

Our trip to the States is rapidly approaching. As we anticipate traveling on October 25th, we invite you to pray specifically for the following:

- The travel from door-to-door - about 18 hours in all - that the Lord would cover the four of us with peace and safety. Pray for patience as we find creative ways to keep the boys content on the two flights. Pray also for Enoh and Ian as they adjust to a new time zone, new surroundings and the busyness that awaits us as we hit the ground running.

- Our fund-raising efforts. We have determined that we need to raise our support by approximately $400 a month. The Lord has been faithful thus far in our ministry and we are confident He will continue to provide for our needs.

- The ministry we are leaving behind for 3 months. Pray for Sara - an 18 year old who is contagiously passionate about Jesus - as she takes over the Junior High youth group. Pray also for the boys who have been coming regularly to guitar lessons, that the Lord would continue to work in their hearts. Finally, pray for Betanija church that God would continue to strengthen and renew our pastor and the congregation.

- Jeremy as he studies. He will be taking two classes in order to prepare for a Master's Degree at the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Croatia.

- The relationships we renew. The latest methods of communication via internet are nice, but nothing beats face-to-face fellowship. Pray that our time with relatives and friends is mutually encouraging.

Thank you! Prayer is by far the most important way in which you can be involved in our ministry. Please let us know if we can better inform you.

In Christ,

Jeremy, Petra, Enoh and Ian

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