It is hard to believe that October is coming to a close and November will soon be here. As we witness first hand the changing of the season, we are reminded of the verse in Ecclesiastes 3 which says: seasons, "There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven:". It has been wonderful to enjoy the changing colors of Fall, and we are welcoming the cooler weather after a very hot and humid summer.
God has been so faithful and good to us and this ministry. During this season of thankfulness; we have much to report! This Fall, we got the boys settled into their respective schools and we have been warming the bleachers at many of their soccer/football games. Each of them have had a good season, and without injuries in which we 
are always grateful. David's season of college soccer is soon coming to a close, and Jonathan finished his first ever year of American Football.Just when we were getting into a routine of focusing on ministry activities, we were grief stricken by the sudden death of Doug's dad. We are so thankful for your prayers during that time and how the Lord led each of you to pray, send a card, email, or call. We can see God's providential hand in orchestrating our presence here in Gibson City and
recognize His perfect timing. We are so thankful that we were given several months to visit with Dad before his untimely death. We are also very thankful that we were here when he died. The presence of family and friends has been so crucial to the comforting that is needed during such sorrowful times.We have been continually blessed with the outpouring of encouragement and support from you during our Home Ministry Assignment. It's been so nice to be living in an area where everywhere we turn, there seems to be someone from our ministry team. It's been wonderful to sit down to dinner with supporters/friends of this ministry. A couple of weeks ago, we spent an afternoon with several folks who just wanted to talk about the Lord, His word, and give testimony to His goodness in their lives. We sang and prayed together. We are convinced of the need to do things like that more often, and are continually reminded of the ministry needs that are located right here in our own country. We spent the last few days with some precious prayer warriors and missionary friends from Guatemala - again another wonderful time of acknowledging all that we see God doing in the lives of His children.
Tomorrow, Saturday, October 3 begins our annual missions conference at the Gibson City Bible Church. Please pray for God's anointing on the conference . The theme is: Is God Calling You? We look forward to seeing how people take a leap of faith to trust and obey what God is calling them to do for His kingdom. On November 3rd, we will be sharing with the Gibson City Bible church's high school youth, and then on the 7th we will be sharing for the first time at the Calvary Baptist Church in Chatsworth, IL.
We solicit your prayers for discernment in decision making for our future ministry. The call to serve God in full-time missions is still very loud and clear in our lives. Our desire is to commit to another five-year term of serving with One Mission Society in whatever opportunities that God opens up for us, and to be obedient to what He is calling us to do. We have been prayerfully seeking God's direction knowing that Jonathan greatly struggles with our return to Ecuador. We also have other family concerns at this time as well.
We welcome any opportunity to share about our ministry in Ecuador as well as share about the great needs and how you can get involved through going, giving or praying. If your church, small group, or simply your family would like to know more about the ministries in Ecuador, please let us know.
Blessings to You!
Doug and Cindy
