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| A view of the devastation in Abaco |
The Hendricksons are still on schedule to go to Abaco, Bahamas this autumn to work for Caribbean Youth Network and plant an Evangelical Presbyterian Church. One of the most difficult pieces of this stay-at-home for us is the realization that this is how our time at Hebron is going to end. We do not know of anyone who got into ministry with the intention of sitting in their house for two months, and not being part of a gathering church. However, as has been the case throughout our lives, we can see the Lord's hand on it all.
Moving a family to another country involves many transitions. Because of the devastation of Hurricane Dorian, the schools in Marsh Harbour are still not open, and therefore we are planning to cyber-school our children. These last two months have made cyber-schooling something we are getting acclimated to while we are still here. We are learning how to interact with people electronically, which is important to us. We desire to maintain close contact with all of our supporters.
Like much of the world, the Bahamas has shut down. Most of the economy is tourism driven, and without people travelling, there are no jobs. The restoration of Abaco has come to a screeching halt, as the volunteer groups have no way of getting to and from the island. Our partners, Gabe and Jan Swing had 11 mission groups scheduled to come to Abaco between March and July. All but one have cancelled, and that last one is highly questionable.
However, we are still fairly confident that our schedule is unchanged. Our month of training mid-July through mid-August is still planning on happening. As people have gotten used to Zoom meetings, we have resumed scheduling support-raising meetings, and are at 70% of our annual goal, as of this writing. We could always use more partners, so if you'd like to meet with us, or know someone looking for a missionary partnership, we'd love to set that up.
You can pray for us as we move forward. This is a difficult time for all of us, not having the interaction we are used to. You can pray for our support-raising efforts. You can pray that our kids recognize their place in spreading the Gospel to different places. You can pray for Barrett's ordination exam preparation. You can pray for the leadership of Hebron as they look to fill the roles that we have played over the last 19 years. We'd love to pray for you as well. Please check out our Website: Hendricksonmission.com. You'll find a prayer page, where you can let us know how to pray for you. If you want to meet with us, please email us at hendricksonmission@gmail.com.
