May 2012 Recap

So much has happened this past month. We wanted to quick give you an update on some of the events that occured.

May 3-7: Alan spent a few days down in Mexico City with Josh and the team, you can read about it and see pics on our here.

May 19: Alan's family, and many of the people of NorthPointe Community Church held a yard sale to benefit our move. First, the fact that several families donated their items to benefit us instead of themselves was truly humbling. Second, the yard sale was held at Alan's parent's house, which is probably a mile or 2 off of any main road--it's literally in the woods. The amount of traffic we had was incredible! And finally, the amount of "man hours" that our dear family and friends put into this was so sacrificial and generous and we are really thankful. In total, we sold more than $1,000 worth of items, and were also given over $500 in donations!

May 19/20: We were officially announced as missionaries at Worship Center. It was an emotional weekend for us--sharing our story, Alan leading worship, and connecting with so many of our church family after the service and hearing their words of encouragement and support. If you didn't get a chance to be there, you can view the service online here.

In that weekend alone, God provided through our church family over $2,500 in one-time gifts, and 25% additional monthly support! It was such an overwhelming and humbling experience for us.

May 30: We had the opportunity to share at Drive 78 (7th & 8th graders) about our journey, and encourage them to be looking even now for the steps God is asking them to take, even at such a young age. We shared with them about The Well, and the girls there. We gave the students an opportunity to stay after the service and write a note to the girls at The Well. It was cool to walk back into the room and see several dozen students giving up their hang-out time to write a word of encouragement to the girls! One young man came up to Alan and said he felt God asking him to do something, but didn't know what to say in a letter. He then handed Alan $20 he had earned at his summer job and said, "I feel very blessed. I hope this will make a difference." It will--God is always just asking for our obedience, and when we obey, it surely makes a difference!