Life Continues Forward....

Well since the last post we are continuing to prepare for launch with support raising, Lord willing, in February. We pray that the Lord is preparing hearts that are willing to partner with us in our ministry to the Ecuadorians. Our presentation of our mission and vision is almost complete and we are very excited about it. Why? Because we will be living this out in Ecuador!!

 From one generation to another may our God be glorified.

Our mission statement is below:

Our mission is for the peoples of Ecuador to know God's way and salvation, so that, they may praise Him.
We understand and fully believe ALL authority in heaven and earth has been given to Jesus Christ and in that authority we are going to make disciples. We want to entrust the Gospel to faithful men who will be able to teach others and make the manifold wisdom of God known. We will proclaim Him, teaching all men and admonishing all men, in all wisdom, so that, we may present all men complete in Christ.

Looking forward:

May God provide us faithful men who will be able to teach others!

Looking unto HIM

David

Preparation....

We are still in the midst of preparing ourselves for support raising. As I put the finishing touches on the presentation of our calling, I thought of this song that we sing so often at New Life Church Eads. It's called "Lead on O King Eternal" The first stanza is below:

Lead on, O King eternal,
The day of march has come;
Henceforth in fields of conquest
Thy tents shall be our home:
Thro' days of preparation
Thy grace has made us strong,
And now, O King Eternal,
We lift our battle song.

What a beautiful song! 

When I think of all the preparation it takes a missionary to become ready for support raising, these lyrics that Ernest Shurtleff wrote in 1887 seem so appropriate. It is God's grace that makes us strong as we prepare for His work. The fields of conquest, no matter where they are: Ecuador, Nicaragua, South Sudan, Peru, to the ends of the earth, God is our home. As the day of march comes and we are ready, there is One who is in front leading the way, O King Eternal. 

Praise Him for never leaving us!!

Please continue to lift us up in prayer as we finish our preparation as the day of march comes near.

In Christ,

David

Word.

 



2014.

A new year

which means:

Time

for a new

resolution.

...

Or not.

...

I mean

after all,

I did 

change my name

to Oxymoron

a couple of years

ago 

when I resolved

"to resolve no more".

Remember?

So instead,

I choose 

one

single

word.

In 2012, I chose

discernment.

In 2013, it was

still.
 

This year,

in light of 

our call

to missions,

and our

desire

to be obedient

to that call,

I see

nothing

more fitting

for our

family

than to

choose

the word

faith

to meditate on

in 2014.

So there you have it, "faith" is my word for 2014. What about you? Do you have a word of the year? Perhaps you stick with the traditional New Year's resolution. Whatever you do, feel free to share in the comment section. I'd love to hear what changes, if any, the new year means for you. Who knows? We might end up holding one another accountable! :)

Thanks for dropping by to check on us!

~Lindsay
 That Family [who is not quite, but soon to be] in Ecuador