Free NIV Audio Bible (MP3)

Hey everyone. I just wanted to share this with you all. I found a great resource for your daily devotions. Check out this link.

http://jcsm.org/1on1/NTBibleonMP3.htm

I have found a new passion for reading the Bible because of this. I will listen and follow along in my NIV Bible. The best part is it is completely free. Anyway, download and share!

Wes

Back to School

As I have overheard Elaine say a few different times, "Today is my last first day of school." Today, Jan. 14, 2008 is Elaine's and my last semester of college. It is hard to believe but we are almost done. So here is a list of our last courses.

Elaine:

• Wellness - basically a health class
• Apologetics - the defense or proof of Christianity
• Women in Pain - how to recognize and deal with women in pain
• Senior Seminar - A required class for all Moody Students

Wes:

• Church Ministries - the basics of ministry
  
• Fundamental Theological issues - self explanatory
  
• Daniel/Revelation - it's a basic Bible class
• Methods of Teaching the Bible - self explanatory

One thing we have learned from school is after we graduate we will instantaneously become smart.
Elaine is also looking for a steady job (more than babysitting and cleaning), applying on campus and at the 4 million different Starbucks stores in walking distance. Please be in prayer for the job search and our final semester.

We love you all!
Wes & Elaine

Prayer Cards Sneak Preview

You should all get one of these in the mail in the next few weeks. Please let us know if you don't get one.

Wes

PRAYER = New Year's Need

As we ring in the New Year, Elaine and I are excited about where God is taking us. As many of you already know we are making plans to visit the Oshman’s in Okinawa, Japan in March during Elaine’s Spring Break. This trip will formally introduce us to the Oshman’s and help us decide if a partnership will be a good thing for their ministry. (Mark and Jennifer Oshman and their three girls serve through Cadence International the U.S. Airmen at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. To learn more about their family click here.) If all goes well with our two week visit we will begin preparation to move to Japan for a one or two year assignment serving with them. We do have a few needs right now and could really use your partnership.

We need committed prayer partners. Here are some specific issues we could certainly use prayer for:

Japan Spring Break - We will be making our first trip to Japan in March. We pray that God will use this time to confirm that this is the ministry we are supposed to be doing. There will be a lot of preparation for this visit and it will take a lot out of Elaine and I. Please pray we are encouraged and prepared to go.

Graduation is almost here - This semester will be our last semester for our Bachelor’s degree. In May I will graduate from Liberty University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Religion and Elaine will graduate from Moody Bible Institute with a Bachelor’s of Art in Family Ministries. I will be taking 12 hours and Elaine will be taking 10 hours. This with us both working almost full-time jobs and trying to raise ministry partners has the potential to wear us down in only few short months.

This Summer – This time period will really be a transitional period for us. We will be traveling back and forth for a few months to visit with friends and family to finish the last of our financial support raising. Please pray God will provide all the partners we need.

Thank you Lord for your Grace,
Wes & Elaine