Traveling overseas with a team made up of people from M I L EST ON ES three di erent churches was quite a logistical undertaking and we began to understand the essential contribution the BIRTHS administrativesupportsta providestotheworkoverseas. Jane Alexandra was born to Kris and Abbey Yoder After returning home from our trip, we began asking God on December 2. This is the first grandchild for how we could serve him more effectively. But, beyond maternal grandparents Gary and Marilyn Lange. joining the STAMP Committee, no doors opened, and life DEATHS continued as it had. Then, one day in January 2019, Daniel walked in the house from work. It was too early for him to be home, and he was as pale as a ghost. Daniel’s mom had called him at work— his dad had suddenly passed away from cardiac arrest.
Pray for the family of College Church member Shirley Whitecotton, who passed away on December 2 8 , in Glen Ellyn. Pray for Patty (Jeff) Mann and family as they grieve the loss of Patty’s father, Bob Klepack, who passed away on December 2 5 , in Wheaton.
Daniel’s company graciously allowed him to travel immediately to Southeast Asia to be with his mom. Daniel arrived Pray for College Church missionary Margreet (Jeff) to both his mom and the entire community grieving and in Dusek and family as they grieve the loss of shock. Within the next week all Qve siblings had arrived, in Margreet’s mother, Gre Van Dijk, who passed cluding spouses and grandchildren. Oh, how the Lord providaway on December 19 in Holland. ed as churches and extended family stepped up and helped Pray for Angela (Scott) Killian and family as they pay for airplane tickets for so many family members. grieve the loss of Angela’s father, Roy E. Crawford, of The administration there had gone into crisis mode and Chillicothe, Ohio, who passed away on December 11. was focusing all their attention on this emergency. There Pray for Wes Steffen and family as they grieve the were so many details that needed to be taken care of loss of Wes wife,Mary Anna, who passed away on such as funeral and cremation arrangements, paying for December 10. hospital expenses, housing for Daniel’s family members, Pray for Edwin Selander and family as they grieve and paperwork pertaining to the death of a foreign the loss of Ed’s wife, Jo Ann (“Jo”), who passed away national. Because Daniel knew the language and how to on November 29. get around, he was able to immediately step in and assist on the administrative side of things. During all the chaos, a side of Daniel emerged that neither of us had ever seen before. Although his grief was intense, Daniel was thriving. Daniel was doing what God had designed him to do. Once back home, we both felt that we should explore the possibility of working overseas. The more we researched, the more we learned about the need for trained administrators in the field. Handling a crisis like the one Daniel and his family endured is one example of the responsibilities an administration team oversees. Other responsibilities include building capacity within the team, maintaining partnership relationships, and keeping the workers safe and healthy. All these are necessary for the ultimate goal of bringing the gospel to all nations through language development, literacy and Bible translation. So, here we are, following the breadcrumbs God is setting in front of our feet. We are currently building our partnership team. Once we reach 100% of our ministry and launch expense budgets, we will apply for our visas and hop on that plane.
Modern Intimations of the Soul DIGITAL/CONCEPT ART
Jon DeMoss
We cannot wait to help proclaim the gospel as part of the Bible translation team in Southeast Asia!
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