Thankfulness

While most people expect that (being in the line of work that we are in), we would travel a bit and hang out with people in other parts of the world, it may not be common knowledge that we also do that very same thing here in the United States as well.  In fact most years, within weeks of our returning from our yearly Discovery trip to Ghana, we hit the road again for several weeks so we can visit with some of our many financial and prayer partners.

 Our ministry partners are very important to us; they are the ones who are investing time and/or resources to support us and the work we are doing.  The work of Bible translation is dependent on these groups of people, whom, though they may never meet each other, form a community that the Lord uses to enable us and encourage us to keep on doing this day after day after day.  We need each other....and that is why it is so important and good for us to spend time face to face...to hear how our partners are doing, to pray for them and thank them for their faithfulness that is such a blessing to us. To hear their struggles....to rejoice with them in the ways God has blessed them...to love on each other... to be reminded that we are family. 

So, for three weeks this fall, we hung out with lots of wonderful people; we ate meals together, hiked together, and served them in whatever ways we could.   

This Thanksgiving, we are so thankful for each and every partner God has blessed us with, and the opportunities to be reunited with them whenever we can.