Saying Good-bye

As some of you know, our family lost my grandpa about a month ago.  He suffered from lung cancer and congestive heart failure.  It was one of those times in your life where you know death is coming but you can't quite wrap your head around it or know how you'll feel until you get the call. 

It was the eve of our 10th anniversary and our youngest son's 3rd birthday when my dad called to tell us that grandpa was now with Jesus.  I put the phone down and immediately began to cry.  It's amazing how human you feel in that moment.  Helplessly human.  Death will and does come. 

Weeks before, grandpa had told us all he was ready to go and stand before the Lord.  He faithfully loved, gave, and served.  He was  ready.  He had eternity in mind.  He knew his earthly body was failing and he was already looking to be with Jesus.  What an amazing thing to know that it was simply a matter of time before he would be in the presence of his Savior! 

As the days go by we wonder what grandpa's doing in heaven.  What is it like?  What is he experiencing?  The glory!  It reminds me to live for eternity!  This verse in James says "...yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes."  I am again challenged to make today count!

Shortly after his death my cousin posted the 1st question from the Heidelberg Catechism that grandpa could have recited in his sleep.  He believed it will all his heart and it give me hope today!

Q. What is your only comfort in life and in death?
A. That I am not my own, but belong—body and soul, in life and in death—to my faithful Savior, Jesus Christ.


He has fully paid for all my sins with his precious blood, and has set me free from the tyranny of the devil. He also watches over me in such a way that not a hair can fall from my head without the will of my Father in heaven; in fact, all things must work together for my salvation.

Because I belong to him, Christ, by his Holy Spirit, assures me of eternal life and makes me wholeheartedly willing and ready from now on to live for him.

8 Weeks Left to be Fully Funded!!

Thanksgiving may seem far away since summer just ended but it is right around the corner.  God has been so faithful to provide and we are humbled at the way so many of you have supported and encouraged our family. Thank you!
We are only 8 weeks away from our goal to be fully funded!!!  We're getting closer with 75% of monthly and 57% of one-time support pledged!
    - We still need:
      $1,750/month. This keeps us in Hungary for the long haul.
      $26,000 in one-time gifts.  This get's us there and starts our life and ministry.
If you would like to meet with us to hear more about what we are doing please let us know and we will set something up.  If you have been thinking about being on our support team now is the time!

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What have we been up to the last few months? It has been a crazy few months.  We wrapped up our lives  in Waco.  Before we left we sold most of our things, said  goodbye to our  friends and our beloved neighbor kids, and  started planning our time in South Dakota.  We have been  in Sioux Falls, South Dakota for 2 months now and time is  flying.  We found a great place to stay while we continue to  raise our support.  Thank you Lin and Mert, you guys are  great!  We've really enjoyed being close to family again  and being able to connect with all of our good friends in  Sioux Falls.  We have been on the move quite a bit since being back.  Trips to Minnesota to visit family and raise  support, and Texas for our organizations annual missions  conference. The kids started their home-school year a few weeks ago,  and we started calling it travel school since the first two  weeks were not at home. We just said goodbye to Susan's grandpa, John Schaap.   He went to be with Jesus last week and he will be deeply  missed.  He left a great legacy of kids and grand-kids that  love Jesus.

Timeline and Prayers Our timeline is getting shorter.  Here is a brief breakdown of our last months in the states. continue to raise support and be funded by end of November spend our last holidays in the States with family head to Waco, TX first part of January to finish up details with AMI leave for Hungary by mid to late January How you can pray... the rest of our funds would come in quickly all the details of moving overseas would go smoothly Susan's side of the family.  They just lost Grandpa John Our kids would thrive in the midst of so much transition