What a month! (And its only been two weeks)

This morning Erika and I were talking about all the things that are going on with our lives: adoption, moving, new job and raising support. We are seeing exciting things happen in these four areas of our lives. Feel free to scroll down to the story that interests you most.

New Job:
First and foremost our ministry is to students. Last week I was able to speak to 140 students who lead gospel centered movements on 20 campuses around the St. Louis area. We talked about "Why we walk with Jesus" and looked at "What happens when we walk with Jesus?". I was amazed at the commitment that these students have to reach their fellow students for Christ. For example, the students at Washington University (where Einstein unveiled his theory of relativity) have doubled the amount of small groups THIS FALL so that every living area has a group of believers meeting in it. They are determined to see God use them to bring their friends to Christ.

Another aspect of my new role is to help implement strategies and resource teams that are in the cities of San Fransisco, L.A., Chicago, Miami, Washington D.C. and New York that will reach every student in these cities with the Gospel. Currently we are working on a way to increase the number of staff in these cities through volunteer networks. Ross and Cindy Queener who head the ministry in NYC see a day when every borough has a team of staff, students and volunteers reaching every campus in the area. It is a huge challange. Thanks for partnering with us in this endeaver.

Moving:
Not much news here, we are still waiting to sell our house...It would be easy to be discouraged but God has us in a good place. He continues to remind us that he is in charge and has us in Greeley for this season. We are tempted to think about moving before selling, but its not possible right now.

Adoption:
From what we understand, our papers are starting to work their way through the Guatemalan government. We feel sad and disconnected from our kids their...this is a hard one for us right now. As you pray, pray for them to be cared for and that time would go quickly. We are still waiting on 3 peices of paperwork as well.

Raising support:
We are attempting to raise about $1500 monthy support due to cost of living increase, two more children and the reality that we have lost some support over the past year. We are encouraged to have had about 7 new families join our team and about $700 in monthly support as well!