Have you ever noticed how God’s timing is often quite
different than our timing?
For example - more than once in the past year, we’ve
pondered “why didn’t God call us to be missionaries earlier?” While we don’t know the full answer to that,
we feel that part of it was because we weren’t ready yet. While some of the tools that are used in
ministry come from books or classes – a lot of the tools come from life
experiences. God was still taking us
through those experiences to grow & mature us.
And here we are once again with God’s timing causing us to
“scratch our heads.” In our support
raising, we are currently at 33% of our goal, and we cannot start full–time
service / training at MMS Aviation until we are at 100%. And yet earlier this week, I just put up a
“House For Sale By Owner” sign at the end of our drive. We are currently renting the place in which
we live, and the landlord has decided that it is time for them to sell the
house. We knew that we’ll be moving
closer to MMS Aviation when we start serving there, but this means that we’ll
be moving down there before we’re even ready to start.
This is not to say anything negative about our landlords –
they have been great folks to rent from, and the house has been an amazing
place to live. We know that this is all
in the Lord’s timing, and we know that He will provide a new place for us to
live once this house sells. It’s just
amazing to us that in His timing, He waited until after we’ve been married 13
years to call us into missions, and now that we’re on that track, things are
happening so quickly that our heads are spinning!
But that’s good that things are happening quickly. We are eager to begin service at MMS. We are eager to see how He uses us, and how
He grows us while we’re serving at MMS.
We are eager to see where God takes us after our 30 months at MMS. Sometimes, following God’s will is like
riding a roller coaster – you’re not sure what lies beyond that next hill or
curve, but you can be sure that it’ll be exciting.
If God is leading you to help
make it possible for us to serve at MMS Aviation, there’s a “Donate Online” link
at the top of this page (just be sure to select "I prefer to give to Missionary Support" and then select our name). Your
involvement will enable us to live a bold,
visible testimony of faith in Jesus Christ, the power of the Holy Spirit, and
the truth of God’s word while ministering locally and globally. Your involvement will enable you
to become a primary partner in missionary aviation, play a vital role in the
day-to-day operation of reaching the lost through aviation, and further the
spread of the Gospel of Jesus Christ through the use of airplanes.
