Monthly Archive for June, 2008

If you want to pray for us…

If you’re wanting to join us in prayer, here are some things that are in front of us:

  • We need more empowerment from the Spirit. He’s already gifted us in many ways, but as I look at the task in front of us, this is the number one thing on my heart. Soft hearts, open ears, and boldness.
  • Pray for Northern Ireland. At this point it’s easy to get caught up in the flurry of tasks and barriers to moving – money and visas, etc. – but that’s only the first little hurdle. God can handle visas and He will. Pray big. Pray Paul’s prayers from Eph. 1 and 3.
  • We need a visa to enter the country. As I posted last week, the process is complete and from this point on we’re just waiting to hear back. We need favor with the British government.
  • Both of the other American couples that are going with us need to sell their houses. If you are looking for a great little house in Yorktown or a sweet condo in Fort Wayne, get in touch. :)
  • Lars and Nick are both looking for jobs in Northern Ireland. As you may expect that’s not the easiest proposition these days. Lars can work because he has Danish citizenship, but Nick would need a work visa, which is not an easy thing to get.

A big thank you to those who are joining with us in that way. Every blessing.
Mark

Visa Update

We submitted our visa applications today. Next Tuesday we have to go and get our biometric data taken and then we just wait. If we are granted a visa, we’ll leave around the 1st of September. If not, we have a couple other options to try. Please pray with us, though. It would certainly be easiest if this one just goes through.

We’re really tired of waiting. I’m no longer that excited about possibilities and dreams – I just want to be able to invest. I want to be where we are instead of looking to the next thing. I want to take stock of where there is death and captivity and say: “we are here until things change.” Funny how “we are here…until our visa goes through” doesn’t have the same power to it…

God is good to us though. He’s even better than we think He is.

Mark