One year here and the Lord has not only given us a clear mission to keep us busy, but also continued provisions to keep us going and countless blessings to keep us praising.
Just before our family took the big step onto the mission field, we were reminded at our commissioning service that the God who sends is also the God who supplies. The same Jesus who was described as Immanuel at His incarnation is the One who, at His ascension, was self-identified as the God who will be with us always, even to the end of the age. What a comfort to have studied, sensed, and seen that promise to be true over the past 12 months as missionaries, thousands of miles from home.
We especially felt the Lord’s presence at our launch-day service in Santa Maria on Resurrection Day, 9 April 2023. After a time of worship and fellowship, Reuben opened the Bible at Acts 2 – the sermon which was preached on the birthday of the church – which was doubly appropriate to the theme of Christ’s resurrection.
