August 2007 Newsletter

It has been a while since I last updated everyone on our life, so I will try my best to be brief without leaving out any of the facts.

In May I left England for good (at least for a while) and headed back to the States. The Cadence Hospitality House was a wonderful experience and I miss all my friends and family over there. Leaving was one of the hardest things I had to do in my life but I definitely made the right choice.

On May 26, 2007 Elaine and I were married in Pennsylvania and went on our Honeymoon Cruise in the Caribbean. We then headed to Chicago and have been here since.

I hit the ground running. When I got to Chicago I began looking for some part-time work. I applied at a few places but the first to call me back was LifeWay Christian Store on the Moody Campus. (Elaine is a Moody Bible Institute Senior). So I have been working for LifeWay for about a month and a half now and love it. I work with some great folks and have a flexible schedule - which I need. Other things going on are -- Marriage/Cadence/School.

Marriage is amazing but no one told me it would be this much work (wink, wink). We love it and are already starting some good habits, like an evening devotional. Please pray for our marriage. We are so excited about our future but we understand we are only in the beginning. We know it’s going to be a lot of work.

Cadence has been absolutely amazing with my transition from England. Here is what I am doing: I am working with the new Recruits at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center north of Chicago. This is an amazing ministry and I will write more about what we are actually doing throughout the week. I can tell you this, this is a group of young people who are ripe to hear the Gospel. Please pray that God will use us to minister to the new Recruits, especially at this unique period of their lives.

I am also working for the design and media department of Cadence’s Home Office. Right now my supervisor is having me do research. Hopefully I will be finding new and creative ways for missionaries to communicate to all of their supporters. Please pray that I will find patience with working and learning. Technology moves fast and staying up to speed with what’s new can be a little complicated and frustrating.

Finally, I am taking classes and trying to finish my Bachelor's of Science in Religion by next summer. Elaine is graduating in May and I would like to have mine about the same time. Please pray I will stay focused and learn as much as possible. I am currently taking my first Theology course and loving it. God is really teaching me a lot and I can’t wait to teach others what I am learning.

Elaine will be doing an internship with the Residence Life department at MBI, primarily working on a mentoring program for female undergraduate students. There is a high demand for a program like this on campus and it provides exciting opportunity to minister to students.

Our life is really busy and we can certainly continue to use all of your support. I am still a Cadence missionary so to all of my financial supporters please continue to support us if you can. We are currently looking towards the future after graduation. The title “Missionary” is really sticking with us so now we have to figure out where to go. We are willing to go where the Lord sends us.

Thanks for reading and please continue to keep us in your prayers.