We wanted to share a little bit about what ministry looks like through the eyes of our children:
Rebecca (14 years old, living on the mission field since age 3)
“Life in ministry in the city can be very busy, but we get to help lots
of people. Sometimes it is hard to adapt from one culture to another and always
be ready and willing to help everyone, but it has been a good experience.”
Justice (12 years old, living on the mission field since age 1)
“I feel very fortunate. Whenever I have
questions about God, I can just ask my dad or mom and they can help me. I like
to do things like make videos for church and earn extra money for helping with
things. I feel like the church is my second home and second family.”
Beniah (6 years old, born on the mission field)
“I don’t know. I like going to the beach.”
Angela (14 years old, brought into the mission field at age 13)
“You [Chad & Fabiola] help so many people and I
see you pray for them. Where I use to live it was very different, people didn’t
really pray for me or for anyone. We get to help people be better people and
bless them. I don’t see anything bad, just lots of good because we are helping
so much.”
This month please lift our family up in prayer. We strongly believe that ministry is about relationships. We also believe that our first ministry is to God and then our family. When these relationships are strong and healthy then we will be able to truly pour out blessing and be that needed light in darkness. We are doing well but see burn out and moral failure and brokenness all around us and want to be a model family, sustained by God’s love and grace so that we can reach more for Him.
Normally in these letters we ask for prayer for leaders or pastors we are working with, some ministry event that is coming up (i.e. church plant school) or for the big issues facing people in poverty in the city. No doubt these prayers are still desperately needed, but this month we want to ask for concentrated prayer over our children, marriage, schooling, friendships, health, relationship with God and anything else that God brings to your mind for us…so that we can continue to pour out and give the very best to those that usually only get left overs and crumbs.
Thank you! Be well and know you are loved!
