TEAM is such a great organization that really prizes the gospel and the uniqueness of the people who work for them. The more we talk to them, the more we love them. If you don't know much about the organization we're partnering with, I encourage you to visit their website: https://team.org. We are happy to be going overseas with a group of people who have been invested in Japanese soil for so long (Japan is one of TEAM's oldest fields).
2. If you hadn't heard, Isaiah is NOT going on the OPC short-term trip to Sendai, Japan. Honestly, it would have been a great opportunity (He would have been gone April 1st-15th). But, the team was already full of even more qualified workers than Isaiah, so God showed us he meant Isaiah to stay home and allow other craftsmen to work on the center. It would have been hard to be away from each other for 2 weeks anyway! ;) Pray that God would graciously equip those working on the Nozomi Center in Sendai.
3. I am still going to a Discern Conference for Women at the Creation Museum April 14th-16th, and Isaiah and my dad are planning on coming along...haha! (They may be the only men around.) The boys will be visiting the museum with me (sort of as my "children"), and Isaiah might sit in lectures with me (dad says he may pass on that part but is very excited to see the museum). I am super happy to get to engage in creation science on a deeper level and just to see the place that I've wanted to for over a year now. And I'm really happy my dad's coming along. I know that it will strengthen his faith and warm his forestry-driven heart (he wanted to be a forest ranger in college and loves nature).
4. Isaiah and I are getting TEAM training in Quebec, Canada May 8th-13th if all goes to plan (our approval conference is on Monday, so pray that everyone on the team continues to love us and support our journey to Japan). I just sent in for an expedited passport that reads Calli Jade English rather than Calli Cleary. We do not yet know exactly what training entails, but I know it will be great. After training, we can start getting the word out about fund raising. We'll also just know more about everything in general, which will make my planner's/networker's heart feel very happy.
5. Isaiah is currently working at a landscape company called Larmore. He was working for a different company, but it refused to pay him for overtime, so he switched and is enjoying his new job very much! Calli is staying at home, and though it is hard sometimes, on the best days she accomplishes much. I (Calli!) am reading the Word (almost finished with 2 Chronicles!), trying to complete Bible classes (finally finished my textbook on John....now for all of the papers), and am striving to balance reading, writing, chiropractic care, and praying with actually being active....it's pretty hard actually.
6. Pray Requests: (a) Pray that TEAM will officially-officially approve us tomorrow and that we can go to training for Japan and learn much from other missionaries and teachers. (b) Pray that Calli will focus on her schoolwork (it's gotten harder because the Bible itself is much more interesting than textbooks), so she can have things finished in time. (c) Pray that the Discern Conference will help Calli's faith. (d) Pray that Calli's reverse-curved neck would continue to heal as she goes to the chiropractor and does her neck homework. It would be ideal for God to heal this before we head overseas. It causes much pain. (e) Pray that Isaiah can be an evangelical influence on his co-workers, many of whom are not Christians (f) Pray for Calli and Isaiah's marriage. It is awesome! But prayer is always important, especially when two people are planning on heading overseas together.
Love you all!
~The Englishes
No comments:
Post a Comment