Two weeks Away!

Only two weeks away!  Time has gone by so fast! We will be leaving from the Valdosta Airport on Tuesday, August 6 at 5 pm.  We preached at our last church this past Sunday.  It was such a blessing to be a part of different congregations throughout Florida and Georgia.  However, our hearts have longed to be with our church family, New Covenant Church.  We will be there the next two Sundays.  They will pray over us this Sunday and we would love for you to join us!  We are looking forward to having family in town this weekend for a 70th birthday party for Brinson's dad and to see us before we leave.  We will have Seth’s birthday this weekend and have already began celebrations with last night’s piñata busting.  We just put up our van to sell a few hours ago, so please pray for it to sell at a great price, quickly.  We are enjoying continuing to learn Spanish from a dear friend of ours twice a week.

We put a sermon below if you would like to listen to what we are sharing at the churches we have been in.   Thank you for your continued prayer as we make this transition.  We can’t express in words how deeply we will miss our family and friends.  You have poured in so much!  Hope we can see you Sunday at New Covenant Church in Valdosta!

On the Move

It has been such a joy to share and connect with friends and family in different cities and churches the last few months as we prepare for our departure to Guatemala on    August 6.  It is beautiful to see the uniqueness and diversity of each church we have been ministering in. We are going to be in Lake City, FL this weekend where our married life and ministry started 13 years ago.  Lori and I were only 6 months into marriage when we moved to serve as Youth Pastors at Christian Heritage Church.   It was a place of firsts for us; first house, first child, first time leading a mission trip, and many other firsts.  It was also the first time Lori and I met Ron Kelly, the director of Living Water International, the missionary we will be serving under in Guatemala.  We will be on the move the next couple of weeks traveling to different churches and the CFN conference.  We would appreciate your prayers.  We are still extremely excited about moving to Guatemala but have recently found ourselves taking deep breathes, as we reflect and realize we are about to move away from our family, friends, and our hometown to begin a new life. 

Philippians 4:6  Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

Here are a few items of prayer for our family

1.   Grace on our family as we say our last goodbyes

2.   More monthly & one-time financial partnerships as we still are in need of help

3.   God’s protection on us as we travel hundreds of miles in the next few weeks

4.   God’s gracious anointing to surround us to encourage and motivate the churches to engage their mission field

Prayer Video for Guatemala

Thank you for your prayers for the people of Guatemala! Operation World produces prayer videos for countries and people groups all over the world.  Today the highlighted country was Guatemala.
Please watch the video below and continue to pray for the gospel to spread in Guatemala.

Click here for Prayer video

Week of Transition

This week we have had a lot of transition! Last Saturday, we had our BIG yard sale to sell the bulk of our things. Then on Monday, we moved in with Brinson's parents near Hahira. Today will be the last time we attend the bible study at Heron Lake.  We are so grateful that David Mullis will be continuing it. And Brinson will conclude his last day on staff at New Covenant today. We have been very blessed to serve with such amazing people! He will be preaching at New Covenant Valdosta this Sunday!
With all the changes this week, the kids are doing well.  They are enjoying all the open spaces to run and play at the Barker's. And tomorrow, we are celebrating Asher's 6th birthday!
Thank you for your continued prayer and support.  We know that we are walking and living in His peace and grace.

We're Starting a Blog!

Welcome to our Blog! Please be patient with us as we are new to blogging and learning how to do this.
We will send periodic blogs with updates of our progress getting ready to go to Guatemala and our ministry in Guatemala.  Since God has called our whole family to Guatemala, this blog with consist both of personal adventures with our family and ministry news. If you would like to receive these updates, please subscribe to our blog! You can enter your email in the right hand column to receive it through email.
We are busy right now packing up our apartment to move out to Brinson's parent's house for a month or so until we leave for Guatemala.  Some piles of boxes are for a yard sale we are having next Saturday, some are boxes to go into long term storage, and a few are going with us to Guatemala. We have sold most of our furniture already...Praise the Lord! Sometimes it feels overwhelming looking at all the things to pack, but it is making think about what I really need.  If you want to curb your spending, start downsizing, and you can see what is easy to live without!