Short Term Missions Trip

Lord willing, Skip and I will be going to Moldova for the month of May 2009. We are going to help our long time missionary friends, Eric and Stephanie Chapman. Eric sent word that he needed American men to come and help enclose an existing room at one of the camps. They want to turn it into a Bible School by creating two classrooms, a library and a hall to hold 100 people. Skip and I began praying about going around the first of this year. Some of our friends began praying with us. Little did we know that the Pastor and elders at our church had been praying and asking God to raise up some missionaries out of our church. Within 6 weeks 4 families came to the Pastor desiring to serve as missionaries in different capacities. Skip and I were one of those couples. Things have progressed well. I spoke at our former church in California on Sunday June 22nd, sharing our desire to go to Moldova. That church has supported the Chapman's and their ministry for 15 years. Then Monday evening Skip and I shared at a missionary dinner, sponsored by our church here in Surprise, Arizona. That was quite an event. It was fun too. So, we are waiting on the Lord for His direction. We need to get our passports and write more letters. We are looking forward to what He has in store as we make ourselves available to Him.