In other news, another one of our youth has committed his life to the Lord! Sunday, May 16, Kyle Cotton asked Jesus to be his Savior. We gave him a salvation certificate to remind him that on this day the angels rejoiced, his sins were forgiven, and his name was written in the Book of Life. Praise God! Please pray for him as he was sent back to New Mexico by his father who
couldn't handle some of his issues. In New Mexico he had been involved in some gangs, drugs, etc. and his family and church family here are really worried about him. Pray that he will be able to be committed to his new life in Christ and to avoid temptation of activities that he used to be involved in there. We are praying that somehow he will be able to come back and possibly stay with another one of our youth. He was truly trying to change, and we believe that he can, but he needs Christian support in order to stand firm because he is such a new Christian.Heather was able to get a low-interest loan on a
car to replace her Malibu that had a broken air conditioner and a failing transmission! She was actually able to trade in the Malibu and received a great deal more than she expected for it. Her new car is a 2009 Chevy Cobalt. She is very thankful for the much more comfortable, and non-jerky, ride to and from work everyday in her new car considering the weather has stayed in the 90s for the past few weeks!We have been privileged to see 2 of our youth graduate in the past few weeks. Jazzlynn Ben and Nick Charlie have both made commitments to the Lord, and we trust that God will continue to lead and guide them into lives that are honoring and pleasing to Him. We are very proud.
Heather has been working hard to get all of her school "stuff" figured out. As of yesterday she was officially accepted to Mississippi State University as a transfer student and registered for 4 summer classes today. Classes start on Wednesday already, and will be three nights a week from 6-10. The next two months will definitely be tiring for her. Please keep her in prayer as she continues her studies as well as works as close to full time hours as possible. She will be unable to teach the youth on Wednesday nights for the summer because of one of her classes, so Tim Seibel of our sister church, Jubilee Mennonite, will be taking over for the summer. Please pray that the youth will be respectful and open to what Tim has to say as he leads them!
Lastly, we would like to thank all of you for so many prayers about the sale of our house in Indiana. Two weeks ago this past Thursday Heather sent an event invitation out to everyone she knows on facebook asking them to pray at lunch time that day that the house would sell. People invited others who invited others, and eventually we had 166 people who were committed to praying. In the 9 months that we've lived here in Mississippi we have never had an offer on the house. Within a week after the time of prayer, we had 3 offers on the house! The sale is a cash sale, which is a blessing for us, and closing may be as early as June 1st! God truly answers prayer!!!
We are so blessed by your support. If you ever want to come visit, we definitely welcome you! Maybe by that time we will have our own house. What a blessing that would be... a new house filled with old friends. We love and miss you all!
