Thursday, August 8, 2013

GOD IS LEADING US TO.............

Our adorable nieces and nephews learning all about.....

TANZANIA

God has been moving in our lives in a really awesome way over the last few years.  Megan became a believer in October of 2010 and I gave my life to the Lord October of 2011 AND in October of 2013 we are joining a team of missionaries in Arusha, Tanzania!!  

In June 2012, we went on our first mission trips and God led us both to East Africa - Megan to Kenya and me to Ethiopia. While in adjacent countries at the exact same time, God began opening our eyes to see His global heart.  We came back eternally changed and committed to praying and seeing where He would lead. 

Shortly after, we met with our missions pastor at White River Christian Church, who introduced us to CMF – Christian Missionary Fellowship. After hearing about the ministries in East Africa, we began praying specifically about joining the Tanzania team. And, in the crazy way only God can work things out, we had an opportunity to travel back to East Africa together in February of this year… and we just so happened to make a 3 day stop in Arusha, Tanzania – the exact same town where the team lives!!! Once God opened the door to serving Him in East Africa, He has been continually making every detail fall in place.

CMF is a mobilizing agency compelled by Christ’s love to transform lives and communities around the world. One of CMF’s major strategies is creating indigenous church planting movements. And, the Tanzania team is focused in this. They train and empower national church planters to establish a worshipping community among unreached tribal groups.

Their approach is holistic ministry – taking care of both spiritual and physical needs. In addition to training national church planters, team members also strive to reach the local community of Arusha. Megan, with her background in agricultural accounting will be working on farming and micro-enterprise projects. Also, Michelle with her legal training and passion for justice will be doing outreach to widows and orphans and coordinating child sponsorship programs.

In the few short years that we’ve followed Jesus, He has radically transformed our lives to live with an eternal purpose - saying yes to whatever, wherever, whenever He leads. So with much prayer and confirmation over the last year, God is leading us to serve Him in Tanzania for one year beginning in October!

2 comments:

  1. Great blog! I'm looking forward to hearing how the Lord continues to bless and teach you!

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  2. This is so exciting! I am thrilled to see the OFFICIAL announcement! Know that we will be praying for you girls as you set out on this amazing adventure! I can't wait to see all the pictures and updates!

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