Back "Home" Again

At this point in life, it's sort of difficult to say where "home" is for us, whether it's Bourbonnais, Danville, Kokomo, Kansas City, or Johannesburg. In a few short months, it will unquestionably be the latter of those, as we want to make South Africa our home, not just a place that we work. Right now though, that question is a little more difficult to answer.

Weekend Update

We got the chance to go to one of our "homes" this weekend, as we traveled to Danville, IL, where Jeremy spent the first 13 years of his life. It was a wonderful time of getting reacquainted with family and friends, and was so amazing to see how everyone has changed! Jeremy had not been back to Danville First Church in 15 years, so it was quite an experience. We were so happy that the Lord allowed us to have a couple of wonderful services there and that we were also able to stay with Jeremy's grandparents for the weekend. A long drive, but Jake did very well and it was a great time!

Daily Life

We are in our second week of seminary classes now, and so far, so good. There is so much to learn and so little time! We are enjoying the classes and think that it is a great opportunity that they are being taught by missionary veterans (Bill Selvidge and David Wesley).

We also are continuing our preparations to leave for the field. We were working this afternoon on scheduling appointments to get all of our shots (ouch!) and are still in the process of getting acquainted with all of the new websites we need to access (insurance, retirement, deputation, etc.). It's a whirlwind!

Praises and Prayer Requests

God has been so faithful in helping us to get our deputation schedule filled up. we went from having about 3 services scheduled when we first signed on to now only having three open services from now until December. Does he answer prayer or what?! We know that if we end up staying here until March that he will be just as faithful after Christmas as well. Thank you all for your prayers!

Right now, here are some of our prayer needs:

-Endurance for seminary classes (about 400 pages of reading per week!)
-Good time management skills
-Safe travels for deputation
-Steven (Jeremy's brother) and Mehgan, as they get married this week
-Jake's continued adjustment to a hectic lifestyle

Closing Thoughts

Although there are many challenges associated with preparing to be sent as missionaries, we are so thankful that God has called us to go. It is so exciting after all of these years of preparation to finally be so close. We thank God for each of you, as we find such security in knowing that we have so many praying for us and that we serve a God who answers prayer!

Until next time,

Jeremy, Tricia & Jake