We Stand Amazed

2015 is flying by, and we stand amazed at the way the Lord has been with us.  In our day to day activities, we continue with what He has put before us in Chad; helping recruit for 2015 Discipleship Training School, recruiting staff for our upcoming  Crossroads DTS and preaching and teaching in local churches.   This summer we are looking forward to our second Crossroads DTS.  A Summer of Service Youth Camp is also planned.  Home school is more challenging as Jo teaches without a volunteer (We miss Elin!)  Josh is preparing for High School as the siblings advance, too.  We need wisdom as we pray about moving so that the kids’ educational needs can be met, while Moses can travel back and forth to continue serving the mission both in Chad and in the region.

Blessings to us included a visit by our Crossroads Freeport (Illinois) friends, Pas. Jon Eastlick & Randy Haglund.  Jon spoke at a Missions Seminar and taught on our DTS while Randy did amazing Photography and intercession.  

After Moses’ trips our friend Jared Osborne came for 8 weeks to serve at the base and hang out with the family on the weekends.  Our Korean colleague Jacob (serving in Niger) came for 10 days and also spoke at the DTS while prayerfully sharing regional joys and challenges with Moses... the kids had a blast with all these visitors as did the parents.    Our family is big, multi-ethnic and international... thank you God for spoiling us.

Our DTS team is now on outreach, their first week was spent working on installing a ceiling in our dining hall, under the expert eyes of their school leader Herve, who is also an excellent carpenter.  They are evangelizing here in Sarh before moving further afield, and have been seeing wonderful response.  Seeing students go out, teaching powerfully in the local churches, on fire for the Lord and bringing others to Him is what we are all about!

Walls are going up on our fourth building.  It’s been a blessing to make our facilities available for church groups and individuals for retreats, as well as to host our students in training programs.

HIGHLIGHTS- What a joy to see former staff and students stepping out:
#Congo-Brazzaville- Our spiritual son and dear friend Celestin Ngaba  invited Moses to take a trip to Congo Brazzaville.  Ngab is pioneering a YWAM base in that Nation. Moses spoke at a Missions Seminar at the Brazza Baptist and at the first week of DTS.

#“Goz Beida”- Adele is planning a Summer of Service as a precursor to possibly running a DTS there in future and starting a Base
#Maro- Timothy has been among the unreached people Group RITO for a year now and the DTS will join him during their outreach.
# Crossroads DTS-Dina & Solkem will be joining our Staff this summer and will also help run a Summer of Service with Ferdinand and the current DTS students before they graduate.
We are so proud of our guys, but know the enormity of the pioneering challenges they face and will continue to face in establishing new works.

PRAYER CONCERN
Over the last months, security concerns have weighed heavy on us as-
#Libya sank deep into anarchy
#Darfur clashes resumed in (Sudan,)
#South Sudan violence in Malakal  (where Moses visited and taught at new YWAM Base  a few years ago,)
#Central African Republic still unstable.
#'CharlieHebdo'  riots in Niger.
#Boko Haram around Lake Chad.
It was stretching to release Moses to travel  to Congo Brazzaville and Spain as trouble threatened to spill over into Chad, but God renewed our courage and travels went well, Chad has been affected on Islands and villages near  Lake Chad  but containment has been swift. We are thankful.

#Please pray with us for peace and stability in our region.
#Also pray with our as a family and ministry as we prepare for upcoming transitions.

Thank you for your friendship and prayers! 
- Moses, Jo, Josh, Zack, Marianne & Katelyn