Wow! What a month September has been! September marks many particular highlights for us. First, we have OFFICIALLY been on deputation for ONE FULL YEAR! We launched out on the deputation trail a year ago, and the Lord has blessed us so much. Second, this has by far been the busiest month of our deputation so far. Within two weeks, we took part in four different missions conferences. It has been busy and exhausting, and we have another fully booked month coming up.

For August we went to Houston. Everyone said we were crazy for going to Houston in the heat of summer, but it was cooler and wetter than anywhere we have been for the last three months. We enjoyed moderate temperatures, beautiful sights, empty beaches, and wonderful meetings. Driving was a little terrifying, but besides that, we had a wonderful time in Houston.

This past month, there’s not that much special to report! We had our nose to the grindstone, visited churches, set up meetings, and continued our deputation. We enjoyed our time in Oklahoma, but that chapter has come to a close. We are so grateful that Heartland Baptist Bible College, our alma mater, let us park our 5th wheel on campus for these months in Oklahoma. We will miss the people we know and love and look forward to reporting back to our supporting churches.

"What are we going to do with two weeks with no meetings?" My faith was relatively low at the time. As I looked ahead a June's calendar, we saw one meeting and many blank spaces. I was discouraged. I wondered why God would give us such a significant gap in meetings when we so greatly desire to get to the mission field! But it turns out God knew exactly what He was doing (as He always does). Our "empty" month of June turned into a very full and frantic month.