New things

Just wanted to post a short note, thanking all of you for your prayers and thoughtful words of encouragement in this new season of my life. It's amazing how in just a few short months a whole new chapter has begun. And tho the previous chapters have been incredible, this new one is already beyond what I could ever have imagined.

As most of you know, the Lord has graciously brought a wonderful, loving, and very gifted woman into my life and Pamela and I are planning a May 1st wedding! The reality of having a partner and helpmate once again has me weeping and doing cartwheels at the same time. Such deep gratitude and joy is overflowing my heart!

Psalm 66:12 says, "...we went thru fire and thru water; but You brought us out to rich fulfillment." A friend of mine teaching on this verse recently noted that God doesn't waste the troubles we go thru!  Amen to that!

I've been continuing my work with new missionaries coming on board with Shepherd's Staff. In the last couple of months, I've been blessed to interview and pray with folks preparing to go or already serving in the Philippines, England, Romania, Bulgaria, Kenya, Namibia, Australia, and India. What an honor it's been to meet and begin to grow new friendships!

So life is at warp speed, God is awesome, and I'm blessed to continue to serve and be used for His glory that His Name and great love would be known in all the earth!

In His Arm's,

Pat