News from the Mission Field

Caitlin called this morning from her missions trip in NYC and Stamford, CT. They are having a great time. Their hotel was evacuated early this morning due to a fire (a kitchen fire), everyone is fine and they were back in their hotel around 8:30am. This delayed their morning excursion a bit, but they were headed out about 10am.

Part of the team is teaching a soccer camp and they had ordered 60 soccer balls to give to the kids; however, the ball company did not have a record of their order, so they are going to have to hunt down 60 soccer balls and pay regular retail prices for them. This is where the extra monies raised comes in handy.

I cannot wait to tell my grandmother (Caitlin's great-grandmother) the following news...Caitlin took French last year which Grandmother told her was a "waste of time"..."when would she ever use French?". I told her, "Grandmother, you never know that Caitlin may be called to the mission field in France." Well, Caitlin talked with a French woman yesterday AND LED HER TO THE LORD IN FRENCH!!!! She was so excited!!! Your prayers for her are helping her be confident in sharing the message with others! Please keep praying for her boldness to share the gospel!!

I am so grateful that the Lord has blessed me with such an amazing daughter. It is an awesome responsbility--and the most important responsibility of a parent--to train a child in the way he/she should go. Dale and I realized that one day we will be held accountable for our decisions and the way we trained our children, so it is a job that we don't take lightly. Our children love the Lord with all their heart and want to please Him and serve Him. I pray daily that they will be difference-makers and always live for Him, giving Him first place in their lives and giving Him their best!

Will keep you updated!! Thanks for your prayers!