Happy New Year! Yes, we know it's a little late, well, maybe a lot late, but we wanted to wish you one all the same. We rang in the new year on the beach with several other missionary families. We had a wonderful time of praise and worship where each family shared how the Lord had blessed them in 2008. We began 2009 by speaking blessings over each other. It was a great way to start the year!
Last week we had our annual business meetings in Pallatanga. We had a great time of fellowship with our fellow OMS missionaries. We were able to hear reports of this past year's ministries and of the work that was done to advance God's kingdom here in Ecuador. I came out of the meetings with a new ministry. I am the new Ecuador Member Care contact. I am responsible for helping prepare the new missionaries who are coming to Ecuador, which basically means I will be the one they contact with any questions as they prepare to come to Ecuador. I am excited about this new, much needed ministry. Please pray for me as I begin the process of setting this ministry up.
Courtney is enjoying a week off from school. This is first semester finals week, and she only had to take one final on Tuesday. She doesn't have to be back at school until next Wednesday! Please pray for her as she begins her last semester of high school (Oh how it pains me to say that!). She has been accepted to the two universities she applied to, so now all she has to do is decide what she wants to do. She also is considering taking a year off and working at a Christian sports camp in New Zealand. I know she would appreciate your prayers as she decides what to do next year.
Josh has decided to leave school for a while. He has had a desire to pursue a music career for quite some time now, and feels like this is his time to do that. He is working in Canyon right now, trying to save some money so that he can move to Austin in May. Please keep him in your prayers as he makes this change in his life.
Darryl left today for Pallatanga once again. One of the team members who is there working on a building project fell and cut his head open and broke his hip. This has caused the couple running the camp to have to be with him in Guayaquil. Darryl is going to Pallatanga to help facilitate the team that is at the camp while the other couple attends to this man. Please pray for him. The doctors in Guayaquil have recommended a hip replacement surgery. His family in the states is now trying to decide what is the best thing to do.
Praise the Lord, we finally have a van! In fact, we drove it to Pallatanga for a test run to see how it handled these rough, mountain roads. We were able to take all of the Quito missionaries with us to Pallatanga, which made the trip very enjoyable. This brings us to an urgent prayer request. We have been raising money over the last year for this van, however, we lack $5000 in funds to complete our goal. We bought this van in faith, trusting that the money will come in soon. We are asking you to join us in prayer for the last $5000. This van will be an important assett to both our guest house ministry and our ministry of coordinating teams that come into Ecuador. If you would like to make a contribution to the van, or know of a Sunday school class or group who is looking to take on a mission project, here is the information you need:
Make checks payable to OMS International.
Mail to P.O. Box 1648, Monument, CO 80132-1648
Last week we had our annual business meetings in Pallatanga. We had a great time of fellowship with our fellow OMS missionaries. We were able to hear reports of this past year's ministries and of the work that was done to advance God's kingdom here in Ecuador. I came out of the meetings with a new ministry. I am the new Ecuador Member Care contact. I am responsible for helping prepare the new missionaries who are coming to Ecuador, which basically means I will be the one they contact with any questions as they prepare to come to Ecuador. I am excited about this new, much needed ministry. Please pray for me as I begin the process of setting this ministry up.
Courtney is enjoying a week off from school. This is first semester finals week, and she only had to take one final on Tuesday. She doesn't have to be back at school until next Wednesday! Please pray for her as she begins her last semester of high school (Oh how it pains me to say that!). She has been accepted to the two universities she applied to, so now all she has to do is decide what she wants to do. She also is considering taking a year off and working at a Christian sports camp in New Zealand. I know she would appreciate your prayers as she decides what to do next year.
Josh has decided to leave school for a while. He has had a desire to pursue a music career for quite some time now, and feels like this is his time to do that. He is working in Canyon right now, trying to save some money so that he can move to Austin in May. Please keep him in your prayers as he makes this change in his life.
Darryl left today for Pallatanga once again. One of the team members who is there working on a building project fell and cut his head open and broke his hip. This has caused the couple running the camp to have to be with him in Guayaquil. Darryl is going to Pallatanga to help facilitate the team that is at the camp while the other couple attends to this man. Please pray for him. The doctors in Guayaquil have recommended a hip replacement surgery. His family in the states is now trying to decide what is the best thing to do.
Praise the Lord, we finally have a van! In fact, we drove it to Pallatanga for a test run to see how it handled these rough, mountain roads. We were able to take all of the Quito missionaries with us to Pallatanga, which made the trip very enjoyable. This brings us to an urgent prayer request. We have been raising money over the last year for this van, however, we lack $5000 in funds to complete our goal. We bought this van in faith, trusting that the money will come in soon. We are asking you to join us in prayer for the last $5000. This van will be an important assett to both our guest house ministry and our ministry of coordinating teams that come into Ecuador. If you would like to make a contribution to the van, or know of a Sunday school class or group who is looking to take on a mission project, here is the information you need:
Make checks payable to OMS International.
Mail to P.O. Box 1648, Monument, CO 80132-1648
Put the project number 40630 on the memo line.
I must apologize for my lack of correspondence. I saw that our last update was posted on December 26th. We know that you continue to pray for us, but I will try to do better about sending out these updates. It is important for us that you know what is going on so you will better know how to pray for us. Thank you for your patience and your continued prayers. We love you bunches!
Serving the King,
Kelly, for the Chambers
I must apologize for my lack of correspondence. I saw that our last update was posted on December 26th. We know that you continue to pray for us, but I will try to do better about sending out these updates. It is important for us that you know what is going on so you will better know how to pray for us. Thank you for your patience and your continued prayers. We love you bunches!
Serving the King,
Kelly, for the Chambers
1 comment:
Hi Darryl,
I'd like to let you of a new resource that focuses on neglected area in the mission community:
Reentering missionaries and their specific career transition needs
I am a former missionary myself who returned 11 years ago. At that time there wasn't a specific program to help missionaries who'd been away for years to transition into their home labor market again. There still isn't and my work addresses that gap.
www.setanewdirection.com/returning_missionaries.html
Member Care usually focuses on attrition issues, but there are also the times when people do leave and need support to reenter.
All the best, Brad
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