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November 27, 2014
Happy Thanksgiving!!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING! And a special Thank You to those who are serving others, whether in the Armed Services, in hospitals, firefighters, law enforcement and those giving up time with family to help in our communities... serving the homeless and needy. May you be blessed for your sacrifice 💕
September 12, 2014
July 8, 2014
Personal Blog Post
I have tried to
write this so it won’t go on and on forever but there is so much I want to
share so I apologize for the lengthiness of it in advance. I have a prayer request first of all for our
son, Michael who has been on an 11 month mission trip since last September
2013. We have spoken with him and he has
to have a couple of procedures done later on in the week to fix a couple
problems with his teeth that he’s been dealing with for a few months. He finally went to a dentist because of a
tooth he broke, it's really been
bothering him lately. What he didn’t know is
that he also needs to have a root canal.
This dentist doesn't perform them so he referred him to
someone that will. Pray with us that everything goes smoothly and he'll have a quick recovery so he can finish the
remainder of this trip strong. If he
would wait to come home to have these done, it would cost much more and he would not have medical coverage when he arrives back to the
states because of all the changes with the new health reform. With the root canal and extraction of the broken tooth, it is going to
run close to $500.
I have gone back
and forth on whether to share a few things regarding Michael and his financial
needs for a while. While he has been
fully funded for the entire 11 month mission trip for a while now, there have
been several unexpected and some necessary expenses that are not covered as part of
their funding. The funding basically
covers all of his traveling expenses to each ministry location as well as a
food allowance of usually $3-5/day to eat.
It also covered a medical health insurance policy while traveling but
just like any other insurance policy there are deductibles and items that the
insurance will not cover. It has been
reassuring to know that they had coverage in case of illness or accident but when he was sick it would not
always cover such things like when he needed penicillin shots, antibiotics or
pain medication. These were extra
expenses that he hadn’t planned for. They
live a life of simplicity… most often sleeping floors, tents or
hammocks. Sometimes little to no plumbing, often using the "Bucket shower" system. There’s been many
times they could go into the nearest large city and purchase wifi to have
communication back home with us and every now and then they would be able to
access it for free. On their days off
they would try to do something fun like sight see or go to a museum and on
occasion they would want to do something fun like rent scooters, bikes, go to the
beach or when possible splurge for some “American cuisine” These little extras add up and while they
have been loving working and serving in the communities they have had the
privilege of being in, they do not get paid so he has not had any income coming
in since leaving his job a year ago to follow this path. His cell phone he left with quit working
quite awhile ago but thanks to the generosity of others, Kevin was able to take
him a working smart phone (when he went to work side by side with him for a week in
ministry in May) so that he could communicate with us when wifi is
available. I’m not sure but this phone
may not be working (or at least not to it full potential) anymore since he has
relied on a couple generous teammates to let him use their phone to skype call
us a couple times this past month. He
has important deadlines and information that has to be relayed for when he gets
back to the States at the end of this month.
Unfortunately his laptop is no longer working either (I am thinking this
is probably why he hasn’t posted a blog in quite a while)
While honestly I feel
a little weird sharing all of this with you, I feel like I am supposed to for
some reason. Maybe God wants to work
through this situation. Maybe He wants
me to lay aside my human pride of not asking others for help. Or maybe He wants to use someone or their resources
to bless Michael. When I think of it
like that, it is easy to share. It’s not
about me…. Rather it is about His son, Michael… I
know that God has been and is still using Michael in so many ways these
past several months and He has been growing his faith all throughout this amazing
journey. We are so proud of the work Michael and his
team has done all over the world and have had nothing but joy helping him in
any way God has allowed us to. As I’ve been reading in my
devotions, it seems they keep emphasizing how He often uses people and things
that we would never imagine to help His children. Maybe He wants to use someone through this
situation to strengthen their faith, to show them that they can make a
difference in His Kingdom. I am trying to just be obedient to let ya’ll know of
this need. If you would pray with us for him it would be greatly appreciated and if you would like to help Michael in some way… However small or big contact me and I'll let you know more. I pray you will be blessed for it. Please feel free to call
or email me or send a personal message via fb or comment here and I can give you my phone # to reach.
We truly appreciate all the
prayers and support that many of you have already shown to our son. This has been an incredible year of growth in
his faith (as well as ours) and we are looking forward to seeing what God has
for him next.
God Bless!
~Kathy~
God Bless!
~Kathy~
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