I just wanted to send out a
quick SHORT update on our ministry. A full
update will follow soon I hope.
Tonya is in summer classes and progressing fine. Lee has successfully
opened up the Butterfly House on Mackinac Island.
We leave tomorrow early in the morning for Muscatine, Iowa. Josh
is getting married on Saturday.
Prayer requests for now include:
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The Marinello Family - they have answered the mission call and will be
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overseas soon.
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Francis Thompson - Her husband Lesslie has been called home. We met
them
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in Metlakatla.
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Metlakatla - the economy is not getting any better and the state Senate
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just passed a bill that has changed all funding for public schools in Alaska.
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Us - because of the new legislation in Alaska all of the non-tenure
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teachers are being let go and they are attempting to consolidate what they
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have. This translates to no job for me after graduation and thus
we will
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be unable to return to Metlakatla at this time to continue our ministriy
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there. Lee and I recently asked God to direct us as we continue our
plans
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and laid out a couple of different paths that we see in our future.
This
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seems to be at the very least closing the door for now to our dream of
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returning to Metlakatla. Although we want to be there it seems that
our
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Lord has another road for us. Please pray with us that we will be
open to
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His plans for our lives.