You ever have one of those moments when you know you married way out of your league? I had one just last week.
I was standing in front of the stage at Grace Bible Church in Dallas. In front of me was my wife who was speaking to a group of kindergarten through 6th graders at Grace Academy of Dallas. She was talking about Romans 10:14 and what it means to be a missionary.
We were invited to be the chapel speakers that week and we were sharing about our plans for ministry in Haiti. The plan was that she would start us off, talking about the passage and I would finish with some information about Haiti and our ministry.
As I stood behind her, I watched the faces of the kindergartners in the front row. Their eyes were locked on her. I looked over to the 6th graders in the back – theirs were too.
The panic started to set in when I realized I had to follow this girl!
As I watched her knock it out of the park, I realized again how cool it is that I get to be on a team with someone as talented as her. Capturing the attention of 200 kids is not my specialty, but for my wife – it’s a piece of cake.
When Becca and I think about the task that lies ahead of us: fundraising, language learning, transitioning, and the work of the ministry itself, we know there is no way we will be successful without the support of a strong team of people who are in this with us.
To that end – for every time you pause in the midst of your day and pray for us, we thank you!
Prayer Requests
Continued Travel:
I’m writing this in the Chicago airport, on my way back to Dallas after a week of recruiting here for DTS. Week after next, I’ll head to California and the week after that I’ll be in Washington, DC. Continue to pray for us and especially for Becca as she carries the load at home alone while I’m away.
Continued Progress on our PDP’s:
This month will involve some more reading as well as meetings with mentors and coaches. Continue to pray for us that the Lord will use this PDP process to prepare us well for what lies ahead.
Small Group:
One of the cool things we get to do here in Dallas is help lead a small group at our church. We’ve been doing this for a couple of years now and we love this group of people so much. As we jump back into our Fall schedule of regular meetings, pray that we’ll have the wisdom we need to lead this group well.
As always, we love praying for you as well! If anything comes up – please don’t hesitate to let us know.
Excited to be in this with you,
Luke (for Becca, Grace and Lydia)
