lots of beautiful feet

How will they call on Him in whom they have not believed?

How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? 

And how will they hear without a preacher?

How will they preach unless they are sent?

It is just as it is written,

"How beautiful are the feet of those who bring Good News!"

Romans 10:14

Whew...there has been so much going on that I've been hard-pressed to not leave anything out. Most exciting thing about this week happens today: 

It was a 3rd year evangelistic outing to "Of the Mangoes"

Then, it was a huge burden for a pastor to plant a church in the area.

Then, it was Civil's vision for water, and Living Water.

Then, it was a collection plate, $90 raised.

Then, a community recognition that poor Christian men sacrificially did what a wealthy witch doctor never thought to.

TODAY completes the exciting whirlwind, and marks the beginning of a long journey:

Eight students and Civil will lead the first Bible study around that dripping well, unceasingly preaching the whole gospel to men and women who have never heard.  

The first service: today.  SO EXCITING.  

Please be praying!  While everything has happened quite rapidly these last days, today marks the beginning of a long and difficult journey of bringing transformation and redemption and new life to an entire community that has been dead, and celebrated it, for a LONG TIME.  "Of the Mangoes" is deeply rooted in Satan and lostness, and planting the Gospel in this dry and thirsty land will be hard work.   His work.  We covet your prayers.

Matt and I have fought so much about who gets to go and who has to stay home with Lily that I think we might just make it a family event :)

WE NEED YOUR HELP.  Two of our own, Lucner and Paul, have been teaching these students, ministering alongside of them.  They have been able to guide these men and women to a deeper walk with the Lord much in part to their continued education.  As they've worked through their Master's degree with Matt, they have been able to bring alive so much more of the Gospel, able to teach the Scriptures in a more accurate and relevant way.

And now it's time for them to go to Jackson, Mississippi for their mandatory 2 weeks residency...and Emmaus, who is working to keep food on the table (literally :) and pay the staff and run the generator, currently has NO money in their continued education account.  

Met Luke?  Know Paul?  Pray for a student?  Believe in what Emmaus is doing?  Wished you could do something more?  We need you help here....Jump over to the Emmaus Biblical Seminary site here and check it out...

They need SENT, and we need help sending them.  Thank you for  being a family we can always come to.  If you don't feel led to help in this way or can't right now, please be praying for these two and for this need.  Lucner's wedding is the second week in November, and Paul's 5th child is due the same time, just two weeks after their return!  Whew!

How beautiful are the feet of those who bring Good News!