Monday, June 14, 2010

50 Days!

"Once more the humble will rejoice in the Lord" - Isaiah 29:19

Amen! Four months ago, a mission trip was on our hearts. Where we would go and the work God planned for us was unknown. We struggled with the opportunities shared, mostly on account of funding worries. Flash forward to now, and we surely are humbled men. With high ticket costs to Johannesburg trailing off the World Cup, food, and lodging costs, our mission cost totals $13,627.50.

Thank you for being partners in mission by prayer and donation that has raised $9,200!!!

Please take a moment and praise God! Continue to pray as our hearts prepare for what lays ahead and our safety. You can visit the missionaries' homepage, Louis & Amber O'Tool, at http://www.otoolsa.com/ . We are excited to build the new orphanage and become the hands and feet of our living God to the people of South Africa! You are helping us bring true Hope in Christ, His love and salvation.

"It is a picture of my bride, the Church... She's not the place you go on Sundays... That's not what I came to build. What I see are people and their lives, a living breathing community of all those who love me, not buildings and programs." - The Shack

In Christ,

Stephen Bowers
Joel Pudenz
Ian Moore
Micah Loesch
Dusty Gutzmann
Joe Eisenbacher