This Are Shaping Up

Last week as I wrote our newsletter I had tears of sadness dripping on my keyboard. Today I must say I have had tears of joy. Yes I know I am a man but hey it takes a real man to cry. As we said goodbye to our cats last week it was tough but God took no time to bless our socks off.

We got a call on Valentines night that rocked our world. On Tuesday of last week our paperwork was filed with The Central Authority. This is the new adoption office in Guatemala. We were told our paperwork would be there for 30 – 45 days. Well on Thursday they called and told us it was finished and on its way to what we hope is the final destination. So in 2 days our paperwork got through. If you know anything about Guatemala, that is a miracle!!! Isn’t it amazing how Awesome God is. It has been a tough and long 4 years but we are not giving up. Those are our sons and God will make away for us all to be together.

The blessings did not stop there. This week we have had a couple of individuals give $2,000 toward our move. We also have a third that wants to help with our computers. The amazing thing about this, is these folks were not on our original list of friends and family. God has opened up so many doors for us and we are so thankful and excited. Below I have a list of target items that I would like to ask you to pray about. These are things that we need to make the move.

Our time for the past week or so with Mike Clark has been great. Our family has really had a great time getting to know him and Dottie. They are such good people and truly sold out for the Lord. If you would like to hear them this Sunday At Mount Harmony Baptist. He service starts at 10:15AM. I don’t want to pull you away from your own church but his stories are worth the drive.

Finally I want to take a moment and just tell you how excited I am about those that are jumping on board. We have seen a few people this week that have made commitments to help us each month. My prayer is that your return on your investment will be 10 fold. As I came back from Guatemala in December God shared with me in His word that there is a great Harvest in Guatemala and we are called there to help bring the harvest in. Anytime something like this happens, satan tries to stick his nose in it. Please pray for protection for our family as we continue to follow God to Guatemala. Listed below are also our 5 prayer needs for the week. Please send us any prayer needs that you have so we can add them to our list.

His Servant,
Mike

Prayer List Needs List
1. Carla’s - Dad Carl Gann 1. Container - $1900 still needed.
2. Genesis – Little Girl at Casa that needs kidney 2. Kitchen Cabinets - $1900.00
3. Casa – The Flu is around even in Guatemala 3. Inflatable Slide - $1500.00
4. House to Sale 4. Bathroom cabinets and doors $800.00
5. Find a vehicle 5. Paint and supplies $400.00

Getting There

I am sorry it has been a little over a week since our last update. Our entire family has been down for the count with this flu junk going around. Even though we have been sick things are still moving along.

Last week we sent out 150 letters trying to finalize our support. We are still needing 40 families at $30.00 to meet our family goal. Thank you to all who have gotten on board with us so far. We also have 5 churches on board now and are needing 10 more to meet our church goal. If your church would be interested in partnering with our ministry please email me with the information and I will contact your pastor. Our goal is to not only have churches sponsor us but for us help the church educate its members about missions. With the technology we have now we can offer a lot to churches. We would love to have your church on board.

As we move forward we are starting to see doors close behind us. I feel that is an important step for us because if those doors do not close it is so easy to try to go back through rather than focus on the task. I think for the kids this is the toughest part. Pray for Zach, for months he has been so worried about what he would do with his cat Dudley. Well today our neighbors came over and shared with s that they found him in their garage dead. Zach was crushed and it has been a tough day for him. Also Katie has something going on and some doors closing with some relationships that are really hard for her. God knows what he is doing so we have to let Him be in control. It is tough but also neat to see God working in all of our lives. For Carla and I it was a good weekend. Mike Clark is here for a few weeks speaking at a few churches. We went to Pratt’s Chapel last night, that is Carla’s families church. It almost seemed as everyone has already started saying good bye. That was tough but reassuring for Carla. Carla’s dad even talked about maybe going to Guatemala. That would be Amazing!!!! For me well we set a date for my final day at Love89 and I have to say that was not easy. April 11th will be my final day on the morning show. So it seems we are all starting to really give up things we love.

For those that do not know Mike Clark he is the Founder of Casa. He is here the entire month of February speaking. Below is his speaking schedule. Speaking engagements are also picking up for us. If you would like for us to come to your church and share about our ministry just contact me or Carla and we can set it up.

Feb. 13th Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Niota, TN
Feb. 17th Buffat Heights Baptist Knoxville, TN Morning Service
Feb. 17th First Baptist Bluegrass Knoxville, TN Evening Service
Feb. 20th Arlington Baptist Youth Knoxville, TN Youth Service
Feb. 24th Mt. Harmony Baptist Knoxville, TN Morning Service

Prayer Needs

1. Carla’s Dad Carl
2. Hose to Sale – Open house this weekend from 2-5
3. Support to be confirmed
4. Genesis – Little girl needing Kidney Transplant
5. Family as changes take place