We are currently in Medicine Hat for another 4 and a half weeks upon which we will be heading out from the familiarity of our surroundings to a place we have never been before. Our Plane Tickets are now booked for the 10th of October, and we will be departing from Calgary to Mexico. As the days begin rushing by, we are discovering more and more how much we still have yet to do before we leave. Kara is currently writing an all-inclusive children's program which she hopes to have finished before we leave. It is a program that will be used for many years to come and will serve as an instruction manual for all children workers and leaders. She loves doing this kind of stuff and is putting many hours of work into it. For myself, I just finished painting along with Kara, an office at Glenview Nazarene church here in Medicine Hat. I have mostly been putting around Medicine Hat trying to keep busy and working on last minute things that need to be done before we head off to Mexico.
Please continue to pray for us as the time to leave draws near. Please pray that God will prepare us for this up and coming year and that these last minute details will be worked out before we leave. As of today we just recieved some good news from Heather Haund who will be Kara's mentor for the year, that our budget for Mexico has decreased 125$ per month per individual. Although it is not much compared to the overall budget, it is still something. To give you an update on our finances we have currently raised 2,000$, plus maybe 2,000$ in pledges. There is no way of keeping track of pledges so therefore it is hard to gage exactly how much we have raised in support finacially. This is still a long shot from the budgeted amount of 23,000 -25,000 we need to cover all expenses of our trip. We are trusting God and praying that He will provide, and that as He has called us He will provide. Please pray and consider if God is calling you to be a support financially and/or prayerfully. We cannot do this alone, and we are asking you to join Kara and I on this year long journey ahead. Partner with us, dive in with us as we trust God to do amazing things year not only in our lives but in all of your lives and the people we meet in Mexico as well. My Heart and passion is seeing missions globally connect with missions locally. Thus i feel a dual purpose to this year and potentially in the future. A passion for Mexico to serve as God has called us, but at the same time a passion for Canada. Even though we will be in Mexico impacting Mexicans for Jesus Christ, at the same time i see an impact in Canada. And this is why we are so excited for this year ahead. Although it will be a huge learning curve for the both of us, it will be an experience like none other.
We ask for your prayer, as well as your support financially. Without these this trip would be nearly impossible for us. But praise the Lord that we have a God who makes the impossible possible. That nothing is to great for our God, and that all things are possible in him.
I hope to keep you updated continually. There is a news letter going out shortly via email, so keep your eyes open for that.. thanks, peace, and love
Nathan & Kara, 2Blessed2BStressed
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