Looking Back, Looking Ahead

     2011 was a great year in many ways.  We were able to be involved with projects in Czech, Slovakia, Austria, and Germany.  We were able to help two new missionary families get settled in the Czech Republic.  We continued our involvement with the Teen Challenge church in Prague.  But, it wasn't a great year just because of our involvement in ministry.  We also saw God provide for our family in miraculous ways.  God gave us the gift of a great international school for our oldest two boys, at a fraction of the normal cost.  We are still amazed that our kids are actually attending this school.  This was a huge, and unexpected, blessing from the Lord.  We also saw another financial miracle at the end of the year.  We had seen a decrease of between $1200-$1500 per month in our support over the last two years.  This had really taken a toll.  Our cash budget finally dropped into a negative balance and was continuing to drop as the months passed.  As many of you noticed, we were requesting prayer for our financial situation.  Over the last 2-3 months of 2011, we began to see money come in from unusual sources.  We also had a few pastors who said that God had laid us on their hearts, and they were sending in a special offering.  We received enough extra money to get our balance out of the negative and back into the positive!  God has always met our needs and we know that He will continue to do it in 2012.  Praise the Lord for His many miracles in 2011.  Please continue to pray with us that the shortfall in our monthly budget will be replaced with new commitments.
     We are excited about the opportunities and challenges of 2012.  The first part of the year, we have teams and ministers coming over, we will be traveling, and we have to prepare for our return to the US this summer.  We have to begin calling churches to set up our speaking schedule for itineration.  We must make arrangements to move out of our house and find storage for our furniture, etc.  The second half of the year, we will be traveling in the US speaking at churches, promoting the cause of missions and raising support for our return to Czech in summer of 2013.
For more details on our schedule, please check the calendar page of this website.
     Thanks for your continued prayer and financial support.  We look forward to what God has in store for 2012.  May God richly bless you this new year!