Wednesday, August 03, 2005

Support and deputation going well

Last weekend Shannon and I and the girls were blessed to be able to share what the Lord is doing in our lives with the good people at Sheffield Baptist in Halifax and Pleasantville Baptist near Bridgewater.

Shannon and I spent five years at Sheffield (1990 to 1995) while all three of our girls were born. We were truly blessed to be among people who care so much for us. We were told that there were still members of that church who have been praying faithfully for us since we left - some told us they pray for us every day! People were surprised to see how big the girls were as Sydney (who turns 10 this month) was born just before we moved away.

Pleasantville was a very special church for Cary as this is the church of his childhood. Cary was saved while attending Pleasantville, and his father even pastored there for a while. This small church made a big impact on Cary's life. It was special for Shannon to be able to meet many of the people Cary has told her about over the years and to see the love they have for him.

Our support continues to stream in. We are officially at 11% of our monthly support level, but a large one-time donation of $2000 US came in this week and the donor indicated that they also want to make regular contributions, so we're eager to see where that will put us. So far, none of the churches have given us any indication as to how much support they will be giving us on a monthly, quarterly, or yearly basis. This is no surprise as these things need to go through missions committees and then get approved by either the church leadership or the congregation. When the churches do make their commitments, we should see the percentage jump a fair amount.