by Barrett Hendrickson
As we prepare and get ready for the mission on Abaco we see God at work in so many ways. We are so thankful to give all of you an update on some of the ways we have been seeing God at work in confirming His call.
On March 5th we signed papers to put our house on the market. We knew that the Penn Hills housing market was ripe, but we did not know that our house would sell in 5 days. That’s right, on March 9th we signed papers and are under contract to close on April 30. God provided in a huge way.
As we continue to serve at Hebron, we also now have new roles at the CYN (Caribbean Youth Network). Before we can start work on Abaco we get to watch the Lord provide by raising our salaries and ministry expenses. When we started this process in January, we thought of this as a chore and something that we just wished would be over before it began. God, of course, had bigger and better plans than we did. Every free night we have is now scheduled with support raising meetings and we have seen God through these meetings in so many ways. Here are a few:
· Confirmation of God’s call in our lives as we meet and chat with people about the mission, vision and financial goals of the mission on Abaco.
· We have seen and witnessed the incredible love of God’s people in their desire to give. Statements like “I wish we could give more”, “I just got a raise and can’t wait to give”, “I want to know God’s calling on our lives on what to do with our resources”. It has been an incredible journey to see God at work. Whether or not these meetings result in a financial supporter has been pushed to the background as the joy and encouragement we’ve received is overwhelming.
· Our prayer lives have changed as we meet with people and ask the question “What can we be praying for you?” We desire to have partners in ministry who will stand with us. It has been amazing to see the way God has worked in that simple question. Caring, loving, faithful people have come alongside us in ways that show intentionality mixed with prayer.
· We have had an outpouring of people who are walking alongside us through meals delivered, driving our kids from place to place, encouraging emails, text and phone calls, getting our house ready to sell and now offering to help pack. It is an incredibly humbling process to be served in such big ways.
We continue to watch God provide and we are excited about His work on Abaco. We currently have 48.11% in pledges of support. We continue to work to raise support both financially and prayerfully. We would love for you to join us.
