Misssionaries to Papua New Guinea
Hello Friends,
Thank you for always keeping us in your prayers! Here is our latest prayer letter. We are beginning to get anxious as we prepare to leave. God has been working in great ways, and even since we have written this letter, more churches have taken us on for monthly support! We are getting excited! As always, just click the link and you should be able to read it in PDF.
Being shy, introverted, and not at all a “people person”, i was really dreading deputation. Meeting and talking to new people, being in unfamiliar churches, getting up in front of people to do music or speak… not my ideal day.
But to my surprise, after almost two years of “part time” deputation, i’ve actually enjoyed it! I’ve always loved the packing and planning that goes along with a trip. I enjoy spending time in the car with my husband. I’m so thankful to say we’ve experienced none of the missionary “horror stories”. We’ve always had nice places to stay, and have been VERY well fed. We’ve sung and played our songs so many times, i don’t really need the music anymore (i still use it, just so i have something to look at 🙂 ). Everyone is so welcoming and friendly. Conversations aren’t so difficult after all :). We have also enjoyed seeing local attractions and landmarks as we travel.
As for Adrienne, she is a little social butterfly and loves meeting new people. Twice recently, she’s walked up to children at a new church with a big smile, a “Hi!” and arms open wide for a hug. She’s great in the car, and a good sleeper – even in new places. She’s not very good at being quiet in church, but we can work on that. 🙂 As soon as there’s a pause or a quiet moment, she fills it with with her little words… usually “what’s that?” or “oooooh!”
Overall, we’re thankful for the good experiences we’ve had, and all the wonderful churches we have been able to visit and minister to. Looking forward to see what in the next few months of deputation.
Just a little about Adrienne. We have less than a month to go before she is 1 year old! We can’t believe it.
Here’s a video of her taking a few of her first steps yesterday! We are delighted to see her growing and getting bigger.
We are trying not to be doting parents, and we want to be realistic about our kid. We know she’s not the most amazing little girl ever (try telling her grandparents that!), but we are so thankful to have had her in our lives! Thank you LORD!
(If the video doesn’t play in email or Facebook, follow the link back to our site. It should play well there)
Well, Adrienne is now 9 months old! People told us that she would get bigger very quickly. I can’t tell you how many times we hear the phrase, “they grow up so fast”, but lo and behold she has changed so much even in the past few months!
We love our girl! I am reminded, though, that she is still a human like we are. My wife and I were talking about how much we loved her and she said, “Yeah, Adrienne loves herself and thinks that we are ok too.” How true that was. She still needs to be taught what is right, and she needs to get saved. She needs to know there is a God who loves her more than she even loves herself right now. My mom would always call me and my siblings “dirty rotten sinners”, and looking back, we were 🙂 I know what she means now. Being a parent is all about how you train them, and we have our work cut out for us for sure, but we thank God for our little girl! We love her, and would love for you to pray for her, especially those who’ve been able to meet her! Thank you so much for praying and caring for my family and me!