Our future plans

After much prayer and consideration we feel that we are being called to be used by God here in America and have decided to not return to the foreign field of Estonia. We have contacted the pastors of the churches we had set up for furlough visits and will continue to honor those commitments as God allows and the pastors wish. We will be sharing with these churches about what God did through us in Estonia. We will not be making any future appointments however.

We thank everyone who has prayed for us and supported us while we have been serving with the BMAA. Please know that just because we are not returning to foreign missions, that we are still very much missions minded and plan to seek God's will for a place in a church that we can serve God in and help grow and plant new churches from.

Please continue to pray for us as we seek God's will for where we would serve and for our family's adjustment back to life in America. We love each of you and look forward to seeing those that still allow us to come to their churches.

We have a surprise!!

So we have been keeping a big secret for some time now. Now that all of our family has seen us and know, we can tell the secret. We are expecting our fourth child. I am almost six months pregnant with Samantha Irene! Yes, we found out before leaving Estonia that the baby is a girl. Unless God surprises us and it is a boy, in which the name would be Declan Matthias. We are very excited about the new little blessing God has brought into our lives. This for sure will be our last. We decided this prior to trying for this one. We were hoping for a boy to even out the girls and boys in the house, but are very happy that the baby is healthy and beautiful. We had the opportunity to see her twice in 4-D sonogram in Estonia. The last time at 20-weeks, she was so beautifully sweet and sleeping.

This is why I stopped reporting in about my weight loss. I got to the point where I was gaining and wanted to keep the surprise so I could not share anymore. I have gained within the recommended amount of weight for how long into pregnancy I am at this point and am still working out at least five times a week. I do not work out as intensely but I do work out for about 30 minutes. I hope to lose the rest of my weight after the baby comes. Of course, I will not push it too much because I want to enjoy the time with her as well.

We are excited to be home and with family and friends. Nothing beats getting to see and hug your parents and in-laws in person. They are very supportive of us and we love them very much! We are looking forward to meeting with the churches that have supported us and sharing with them the work that God has done through us here in Estonia and our future plans.

Please continue to pray for the kid’s transition into public schools here. Please pray for our safety as we travel. We love and thank you all for your support and prayers.