Camp Meetings? Have you heard of them? We thought we were going to a missions conference and ended up attending 58 services during a Camp Meeting in Avon Park, FL. God knew we needed far more than a missions conference. We needed support for our souls and spirits. What a refreshing time we had in prayer, bible study, fellowship and worship services. We had the opportunity to share while we were there, and received much needed financial support as well. We left Avon Park with our
cups overflowing and ready to pour out into the lives of others. The drive to and from Florida was an added blessing as we were able to reconnect with dear friends from our past. All of them greatly blessed us. Thank you so much to the DuViers, Kucks, Jagoshs & McGuires.We arrived home on a Tuesday, just in time to prepare for speaking at 3 services in the United Methodist Church on Saturday and Sunday. Your prayers strengthened and sustained us. After the Sunday service, a friend approached us with words of encouragement. We knew this lady was now the owner of her mother’s house, and that she was praying about selling it. Although it didn’t seem as the appropriate time, God impressed upon our hearts to mention our interest in seeing it. God was touching her heart at the same time, and we agreed to talk about it. On Monday night we went to
see the house, and we are excited to announce that will be moving at the end of this month. Our new address will be: 605 W 9th Street, Gibson City. This house will provide the extra space that we need for our offices, as well as have space sufficient for small group meetings. This was exactly what we had been praying for. The Lord is so Good.... all the time.Last Friday, we had the opportunity to share on the topic of Prayer, with the local high school FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) group. It always thrills us to see so many youth that desire to represent Christ in all that they do... Including sports. This past Sunday, we shared at the Gibson City Bible Church, which is our sending church. It was a beautiful service in which God poured out His blessing upon. We are so thankful to have opportunities to minister and serve in our home church.
We traveled to OMS headquarters on Tuesday to begin the process of transferring our missionary status. We are becoming increasingly excited as we learn more about our new roles as Regional Directors for Men For Missions, a ministry of OMS. We plan to start in this new role as soon as we complete our support raising, and return from our travels to Ecuador in June. If we can assist your church in the area of missions, please let us know.
While completing a recent mileage log, we realized that we have driven over 15,000 miles in the past 8 months. In May, we are required to return the van that we are currently leasing, and we will need to purchase a car. We will be looking for a cheap, dependable, used car that gets good gas mileage. Please pray for this need as we begin our search. We know the Lord has the perfect car for us, we just need to locate it. With our upcoming travels to Ecuador, camp meetings, vacation bible schools, missions meetings, and our mission’s 110th Anniversary celebrations, our months of May through July are rapidly filling up. We are excited to see how our new ministry will begin to unfold. We are also looking forward to beginning to promote short-term mission team opportunities to some of the 57 countries in which OMS serves.
Remainder of this month’s schedule:
- March 12 & 13 – Grace Church in Olney, IL (Home of the white squirrel)
- March 18, 19 & 20 – Fame Evangelical Church Mission Conference in Moweaqua, IL
- March 21 – Our 24th Wedding Anniversary
- March 25 – Moving Day
Thank you so much for your faithful prayers for us. You are all such a blessing to us.
Blessings to You!
Doug & Cindy
We don’t know what our future holds; but we do know who holds the future, and He is Jesus!
