Happy New Year!

A heartfelt New Year's greeting from our family to yours!!

We hope that you had a wonderful time with your family celebrating the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and that you will have a Blessed 2014!!

As we near the departure date for our mission trip, which will be sometime in the middle of April, the reality of picking up and moving is hitting us pretty hard.  Christmas was a great time for our family as usual, but there was also a little sadness in knowing that we are moving away from friends and family for a couple years.  The lesson that I have learned over and over again rings so true, especially now....the focus of the season is Jesus and not us.  In the commercialized world we live in, that can be easy to forget. 

A few positive notes.....
Next year, we will be celebrating Christmas with new friends. 
We will be in a much warmer climate (very exciting)
Most importantly, we will be in the Mission field doing some amazing things, helping our neighbors, and making a difference in people's lives.

Update on our plans
At this point we have about 1/3 of the money we need.  Our focus these first few months of 2014 is to get the rest of the funds through individuals or families who can make a commitment to give faithfully each month.  $100,000.00 sounds like a lot of money, but it will only take 105 of these monthly commitments at an amount of $40.00/month.  At this point we need about 85 more commitments at that level, or less if people commit at a higher level. 

If after reading this, you feel a little nudge in your spirit to join us on this Mission through a financial contribution, please don't ignore it.  We just ask that you pray about it and do what you feel is right for you....and if you feel you want to help out, please email us at mtap5@yahoo.com and we will get you the information you need to get started.

Thanks for all the prayer support that you have been giving.  We know God hears our prayers and we have seen Him working through all of this.  Please keep the prayers coming.  We will create another post with specific prayer request.  God Bless You!!