July update :)

 

H e l l o  F r i e n d s, 

We are getting ready for Scott`s upcoming trip to Indonesia in August. 

He is very excited about it! All the plans are coming together nicely. 

He needs to raise $2,500 for this trip. 

If you would like to donate or have more info on it please KLIKK HERE.  

 

Many of you ask how our support raising is going and how you can pray for us. 

The Lord allowed us to raise $1,507 monthly support so far. Praise His name!!!

But we can not consider leaving for Indonesia until we have raised at least $4,152 monthly support.

So we need to raise another $ 2,645.   :)  

Just to break it down for you,

if   we   had  264 people giving $10 a month, we would be fully supported! :)

OR

if we had just 132 people giving $20 a month, we would be fully supported! :)

OR

if we had just 52 people giving $50 a month, we would be fully supported! :)

OR

if we had just 26 people giving $100 a month, we would be fully supported! :) 

We are ready to leave as soon as the Lord opens the way for us!! :)

But we know that God is not late and that he will raise the rest in His good time.

Meanwhile please pray for us as we are contacting churches and talking to individuals about this ministry opportunity. Please pray that we will encounter with churches and individuals who want to partner with us financially too.

God is changing the lives of tribal people- You can be a part of that today!!!

The resources you invest in through our ministry are focused on one goal: 

PLANTING CHURCHES AMONG TRIBAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT HAD ACCESS TO THE GOSPEL!!!

If God is leading you this way, please visit our BLOG for more information. :)

Praise: Edina`s friend from Hungary is coming to visit for 3 weeks in August while Scott is gone to Indonesia. :) 

Praise: a couple of month ago we spoke at the Church of the Open Door in Wyoming and we met a nice lady whose husband was Indonesian! :) He had passed away a few years ago but she told us about 3 other Indonesian ladies who live in Zeeland, MI. So a week ago we all got together for lunch. They fixed us a very nice Indonesian meal. We talked a lot about Indonesia. It was a real treat!! :)

 

Thank you for all of you who have been praying for us and supporting us!!

May God reward your eternal investment!!

Orando et laborando,

Scott and Edina

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weekend in kankakee

A HOT weekend we spent in Illinois. Tim and Tanya Berg are old friends of Scott. He was actually best man at their wedding. We stayed at their house the whole weekend. Thanks guys for feeding us, entertaining us, letting us intrude your house! 

The city of Kankakee, IL

Benjamin at the farmers' market
The Illinois sweet corn was SWEET!! :)

Benjamin had a fascination with the flowers

Sniffing pretty flowers

On Sunday morning we went to Grace Bible Church with our friends. To our surprise the guest speaker was none less than Dave Meyers from new tribes! He spoke about perseverance in our journey. It was very encouraging. At the evening service we had the privilege to share our testimonies and about the ministry that the Lord has called us to do in Indonesia. Many people came up to us afterwards with questions, or to tell us about their Hungarian relatives. That was very cool! :)

Benjamin having fun with his little friends

The Carmical family from Papua New Guinea, Dave and Carolyn Meyers from the NTM campus in Missouri and us

Beautiful memorial roses from Ecuador. They are just as tall as me.  5'3"

On the way home

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Our home church

Our home church is Jenison Bible Church in Hudsonville, Michigan. 

Scott has been a member of the church since 1992, and I since 2007. 

This is a warm and friendly church, and we love its people. 

There are many kinds of programs and Sunday school groups for every age group. 

Pastor: Dr. Stephen Lebar

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Gyülekezetünk: Jenison Biblia gyülekezet (Hudsonville, Michigan állam)

Scott 1992 óta tag, én pedig 2007 óta. 

A gyülekezet nagyon barátságos és meleg hangulatú. 

Minden korosztálynak vannak programok és vasárnapi iskolai csoportok. 

Lelkipásztor: Dr. Stephen LeBar

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May newsletter

 

 

 

I can do nothing? This is not a popular concept in America. Rush Limbaugh will not be exposing this idea!....... nor will the liberals!! We are the land of self made men.... of those who realize their inner potential.... who believe in themselves.... But when it comes to spiritual fruit bearing and Christian service, it is a foundational truth! Christ has called His Church to be fruit bearers. To go into the world and bear much fruit. Jesus tells us that it is impossible to bear fruit apart from abiding in Him.

What`s the plan?  Leaving soon??

As Scott and I look to the Lord to open the way for us to carry His light to a dark place on the Earth, we are aware that it must be the Lord who opens the way for us! 

This does not mean we are idle, we pray, we study His word, we serve, we seek opportunities to share the work in Indonesia and challenge others. 

Our plan was to leave this August, but now it looks more like sometime in the fall or winter. 

We hear from other missionaries that there are many tribal groups who are begging for missionaries to come to their village and teach them the "Creator`s Talk". 

We are willing, ready and waiting to go!

 

we are moving again! Move No.10 in 5 years! :)

We are so thankful for the house the Lord had provided for us for the last 11 months. But we are also excited to be able to move into our home church's, Jenison Bible Church's missionary house.

It is right next to the church!So we are packing, cleaning, organizing in the next 10 days. 

Our moving date: June 9 Saturday

      

Two Sundays ago we visited Alton Bible Church in Lowell, MI. We spent the day with Pastor Ford and his kind family (7 super-nice kids! :) and spoke at church in the evening. We were excited to answer a lot questions about Indonesia and about tribal church planting.  

 

Last Sunday we visited Church of the Open Door. It was a very encouraging time for us all!!

We had the whole service time to talk about Indonesia and the huge need for church planters and Bible translators there. 

Cool surprise: at the end a nice lady came up to us and told us that his husband was Indonesian!!! He passed away a few years ago but she said she still had 3 Indonesian friends in Hudsonville (they are believers) if we wanted to meet them. We would LOVE to meet them! :) So exciting!!!!

We still need partners!

If God is leading you to partner with us, we praise the Lord for you! 

Please see the "pray encourage give" page for more information!

 

We have full confidence that God will raise up the needed support for us to go!

Prayer Request:

* Scott is considering a 2-week mission`s trip to Indonesia in August. He would be going with an Italian team to do a work project in one of the tribes on the island of Borneo (Kalimantan). He would also be able to visit several other tribes in the region. 

Please pray that God will work out all the details if that is His will for him to go. 

He needs to raise approximately $2,500 for this trip. 

thank you!!!

Thank you for your prayers and support!! 

                                           Edina for the family

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Monday night softball

The new season has started. The guys are playing softball again on Monday nights.

So far they won both their games. 

It is fun to just sit around, watch the game, chat with other ladies. 

I can just let Benjamin go to play with the other kiddos. 

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Visiting Alton Bible Church

We took off early on Sunday morning. We went to visit Alton Bible Church in Lowell, MI. Even though we only spoke at the evening service, Pastor Ford invited us to come for the whole day, have dinner with his family and spend the afternoon with them. 

About 10 minutes before we reached the church I noticed that a police car started following us. He followed us for about 5 minutes, we didn't do anything wrong but it was still..... yikes!! Scary! Nobody likes to be followed by a police car.

                                              

Alton Bible Church, Lowell, MI

we arrived at the church

ready to go inside

Scott and Benjamin in front of our display

on top: Shantall and Pastor Ken Ford
bottom: Pastor Ken is showing Scott the drawing of their old farm house which was burned down overnight about a year and a half ago.

 It was an amazing story really. Their 20 year old son, Justin woke up in the middle of the night and realized that the house was on fire. He screamed to the others to get out. God helped them all out of the house without harm. The family lost all their possessions in the fire, including their Christmas presents. 

The Ford family has 7 kids.  When we entered their kitchen, it was really fun to see most of them in there helping to get lunch ready. :) 

We had the best roast ever!! Thanks Shantall! :)

Scott speaking at the evening service

Benjamin had lots of fun playing with the boys

Hanging out and chatting with people after the service

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Cleaning day at the cottage

So this last Saturday we had a cleaning day at Scott's parents' cottage. The whole family got up there and we scrubbed and we shined and we dusted and we vacuumed and we washed and we rinsed and we emptied and we dragged and we shook and we carried. It was time to get the cottage ready for the summer season. It was nice to hang out and work together with family. 

on our way up to the cottage 

at Lake Cecilia

cleaning with my sister-in-laws
the guys getting the dock and the boat ready
benjamin and cousin aiden chillin

on our way home in the car

the "blessing of the bikes" festival was going on in Baldwin, MI

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