Feb 24, 2011

Making some mula!

A little anyhow. For for the first time we are taking a container back to Croatia. We are shipping Croatian New Testaments, furniture, toys and chairs for the first church plant, oh yea and some personal stuff too. Anyhow, a container to Croatia is about 6 grand so we're praying and asking God to give us the money for the container. We have faith that HE will provide but we also know that faith without works is dead. Okay I know I'm taking that verse out of context but it worked so well.
Anyhow, I have started selling on e-bay to raise money for the container. I sell mainly skirts and shoes. I have managed a few purses here and there and it's going okay.
Anyhow, this is a shameless plug for my little entrepreneurial endeavor. I have a lot of really nice, modest skirts listed if anyone wants to take a look-see.
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Feb 23, 2011

On the road again!!!

Well we're still out and about on furlough. We have been with some great friends and preachers in the last month or so. We were so blessed to be with our good friends at Springtown Baptist Temple in Springtown, Texas. We love Bro. White and the whole church. Johnny's aunt and uncle go there and it's like going home when we get to be there. Actually, SBT gave the money to put in the foundation for the first church plant in Cakovec. We love you guys!!!

Then we made it over to Grace Baptist Church in Midlothian Texas and had a ball with them. Sadly I didn't manage to get pictures of that one but it was really good. 

We got to drop by and see our good friend Dr. Carl Ogdie over at Lakeland Baptist in Ft. Worth. We really love Bro. and Mrs. Ogdie, a great couple that have stuck to the stuff and set a wonderful example for the next generation. 

The next trip took us down to the boonies in La Grange Texas. We got to see some x-missionaries to Croatia. Bro. Joel Rumbaugh and his family were missionaries for a year in Croatia before we got there. They welcomed us and treated us like family. Our time at Bethel Baptist was a blessing. 


Sometimes our trips take us to fun destinations too. We had so much fun at Bible Believers Baptist Church in Corpus Christi. Bro. and Mrs. Welder are awesome people and we felt so welcomed. 

Bible Believers gave us money to go see some sights so we headed for the Texas State Aquarium. It was awesome!!
Here are some photos we took. BTW, Hannah snapped that awesome photo of the dolphin above, how cool is that!


Can you find the hidden sea creature?
What about here, there's a little critter hiding in there.

My sweetie and me!








I love being a missionary. I wouldn't trade places with anyone. God is so good to allow us to be a part of something as big as reaching the world for Christ and then allowing us to have fun along the way too. WOW!
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Feb 22, 2011

Great Sale and Lands' End! Today Only!

Lands' End is having a great clearance sale today. Do you know why I love Lands' End? I love the little girls' Jersey dresses. Hannah lived in these and they are really hard to find and Lands' End is one of the only places you can find them.
Anyhoo, they're having a great clearance sale today only!!!
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Feb 8, 2011

We're Famous!





Oh my goodness, are you kidding? I was so excited to see Bro. Sam's blog this morning and the article in the Cakovec newspaper.
Bro. Sam Ward, missionary extraordinary, who came to Croatia a little less than a year ago has sure made waves in Croatia. He had a sign ministry in the states and it was his heart's desire to start one in Croatia too. We'll if Bro. Sam wants it done it eventually gets done.
This morning I found this post on Bro. Sam's blog and was ecstatic. Aparently the "sign crew" was out standing on the side of one of our really busy roads when a reporter decided to check it out.
The article reads:
 
Signposts to eternity

Quite a few were surprised who were in the January 28 peak traffic moving from the direction of the Čakovec to Šenkovec seeing people who are at the edge of the road with signs.
The column of vehicles slowed down because drivers were trying to read the text, hoping that they had just one last chance to save money or find a bargain on some expensive product.
But there was none of that. The inscriptions on the signs, held by members of the Independent Baptist Church Stablo Života from Čakovec, pointed drivers to the right path to eternity.


We are so blessed to have such wonderful co-laborers. Bravo, guys!! Wow, the water is sure being stirred in Croatia, now we just have to get some folks in the water. 


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Feb 2, 2011

18° in Texas??? What?

Are you kidding me? Really? The other day I was wearing flip flops and now it's 18° outside??? And it figures it's the week we leave for our first out of town mission conference. Oh well, good thing God's watching over us and knows every icy street we're gonna be on.

Oh yea and one more thing; Traci Holcomb is the other missionary wife in Croatia and she's scheduled for gall bladder surgery in Croatia tomorrow. I would ask you to please pray for her. Surgery in America is dangerous enough but surgery in Croatia is a real act of faith. Please remember Traci in prayer!




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