Transitions on the Way

Month three of living here is in the books, which is hard to believe when we realized last night that 25% of 2012 is already over. It has been a fast three months in our initial phase of being here. These three months have been filled with setting up house, learning language, and getting to know the people that we are living amongst and ministering to, which we are especially looking forward to sharing about Easter this weekend.

Although all three of those are still in process and two of those will only continue, there are some transitions on the way, especially for Matt. He has slowly started to travel more to our focus area for a mix of vision trips and as a way to network with the existing believers already there to see what the Holy Spirit is already doing. In the next month he will probably be gone 10-12 nights from home, which will only continue each month from there.

We are excited about this transition because it means that he will finally start doing what we came here to do; but we also know that the transition of being away from home for as much as up to two weeks a month will change our family dynamic. Especially since he will be traveling anywhere from 3-8 hours away so he will not be able to get home quickly if needed. We appreciate your prayer as we embrace this transition in pursuit of seeing some of the most lost areas in the world no longer staying that way.

Here are a few immediate needs that you can be lifting up:

• As mentioned for the transition of Matt traveling more often.
• He is also dealing with car sickness on some of these trips so pray against that.
• For opportunities to share this week of Easter.
• Continued language learning.
• For Andrea to be able to further the relationships with the many women that live nearby.

Our temporary mode of transportation.

Hills/Mountain view from our porch.

Another hill/mountain view from the neighborhood.

 *Note these views of the hills/mountains only happen on a clear day, which unfortunately hasn't been often since we arrived here, but we love it when they do.*