Over the past 6 years, Lena and I have moved 15 times. Some of these moves have required selling everything and moving to another country. Others have only required us to shift across town. Just recently, we have relocated once again. We have moved from the East part of our city to the West. Moving is a challenging process, but we face these transitions with joy because of our confidence in the Father’s love for us and for the South Asian peoples. We are starting over in a new community. We are identifying the various people groups that surround us and are developing strategies for how to reach out to them. We are also focusing on connecting with local partners so that we might become a catalyst for others to start participating in d*sciple making.
Moving has not been the only change that has taken place recently. We also have a new team member in our city and a new supervisor. We got to meet with our new team at a conference in South East Asia back in January. It was a wonderful time of encouragement and vision casting. Our leadership has introduced us to some new concepts that are helping us to see more clearly how kingdom growth takes place. Seeing the big picture is helping us to better identify specifics ways for how to tackle the task before us. We are looking forward to implementing these concepts in the upcoming year.
Lena has had some great opportunities to encourage a local South Asian fellowship. She has been training several ladies on how to share their f@ith using henna storying. Henna is a dye that is used to draw designs on the hands. Henna stories incorporate Asian inspired designs so that key concepts from Scr*pture can be proclaimed. These ladies have been using the stories to tell their friends and family about our Father. They also want to start inviting their friends and family to “henna parties” at their ch*rch and in their homes. It is encouraging to see these ladies get excited about sharing their f@ith.
Simeon has been to the hospital several times lately. At one point he was in the hospital for 6 days. He has been having some issues breathing. His last trip to the hospital was at the end of January. Since then he has been doing much better. Lena has been giving him breathing treatments on a daily basis at home.
Overall, we are in great spirits and are looking forward to the future. We are so thankful for all of our friends and family who keep us in their pr@yers. Praise be to our Father who is our tower of refuge and strength.
Pr@yer Resquests:
1. That we would be able to connect with some new partners who are looking for ways to reach out to the South Asian communities.
2. That the partnership Jennifer has with the ladies she has been training will develop and become fruitful.
3. Please continue to pr@y for our family’s spiritual and physical well being.
Moving has not been the only change that has taken place recently. We also have a new team member in our city and a new supervisor. We got to meet with our new team at a conference in South East Asia back in January. It was a wonderful time of encouragement and vision casting. Our leadership has introduced us to some new concepts that are helping us to see more clearly how kingdom growth takes place. Seeing the big picture is helping us to better identify specifics ways for how to tackle the task before us. We are looking forward to implementing these concepts in the upcoming year.
Lena has had some great opportunities to encourage a local South Asian fellowship. She has been training several ladies on how to share their f@ith using henna storying. Henna is a dye that is used to draw designs on the hands. Henna stories incorporate Asian inspired designs so that key concepts from Scr*pture can be proclaimed. These ladies have been using the stories to tell their friends and family about our Father. They also want to start inviting their friends and family to “henna parties” at their ch*rch and in their homes. It is encouraging to see these ladies get excited about sharing their f@ith.
Simeon has been to the hospital several times lately. At one point he was in the hospital for 6 days. He has been having some issues breathing. His last trip to the hospital was at the end of January. Since then he has been doing much better. Lena has been giving him breathing treatments on a daily basis at home.
Overall, we are in great spirits and are looking forward to the future. We are so thankful for all of our friends and family who keep us in their pr@yers. Praise be to our Father who is our tower of refuge and strength.
Pr@yer Resquests:
1. That we would be able to connect with some new partners who are looking for ways to reach out to the South Asian communities.
2. That the partnership Jennifer has with the ladies she has been training will develop and become fruitful.
3. Please continue to pr@y for our family’s spiritual and physical well being.
