New Job!

Today was Malachi's first day at his new job. He is a Q.A.C. clerk for the US Census at an office here in Jackson, MI. This is such a huge answer to prayer as the hours will work perfectly with school and he will still have some time in the afternoons to get homework finished.

We had a wonderful time this past weekend as we were able to host a couple who are currently at NTBI's Waukesha campus in WI. They were an encouragement to us and we enjoyed just hanging out with them and watching the "NTBI Spring Tribal Cup" as the two schools competed in various sports.

This past Tuesday, our Korean friends who we help out with English invited us over for dinner. We had a tasty Korean meal, learned a new game, and had an amazing time with our friends. We have learned a lot from them as they are adjusting to a new culture and language, in not too many years we will be in the same boat they are in. It's been exciting to see their progress in our difficult language and persevere even when things aren't easy. We are so thankful for their friendship!

Please continue to pray for us as we will be starting our 4th block this coming Monday and will be getting three brand new classes. Please also continue to pray that the Lord will provide a vehicle.
Love,
Malachi and Karalise

Happy Almost Spring!

The Good, and The Ugly

Well a lot is going on for us as usual. We are enjoying getting involved at our new church in Albion, Mi. We are about a week into our third block, which means that we are almost halfway done with this semester already. In class we are studying Christ. We have two courses, The Life of Christ, and Christology. Its been so good to finally get into the New Testament, and to be able to focus on the life and works of Jesus Christ. The more we study the more we realize what a great and mighty savior he really is. We both have grown so much in the past 7 months, we are so glad that the LORD provided for our training here and that he continues to do so. One of the ways that he has provided for us is that I have finally found a job. I will be starting march 16 working in the local census office here in Jackson. This will provide me with 6 -7 weeks of work. If you do the math you will find out that it takes us right up until summer. We will be serving this summer as the high school staff supervisors at Pine Ridge Bible Camp, were we will be helping to implement a brand new teen discipleship program. This is very exciting for us as it will be a chance to live out some of what we have been learning, and it will help us to save money for next year here in Jackson. Please be in prayer for us as we are in serious need of a new vehicle. The one we have is pretty worn out and each day gets a little less reliable.

Thank you all for your prayers and support.


In Christs love

Malachi and Karalise Pratt

Please be in prayer for Malachi as this has been a rough week for him; he has been sick since Monday and it is now Thursday afternoon. He's been feeling so bad he has had to miss class, language helpers, and some homework. Please pray that he will recover quickly and be back to normal soon. Please pray for some relief from the constant headaches, stomach aches and thathe get his appetite back soon. Thanks for your prayers!

sophomores at last.

Well a lot has happened since our last update so I'm not sure where to start. I think I will just have to start back at our last update and go from there. It was the night of January 3rd and as far as we were concerned the next morning would mark the first day of our last week at NTBI. we needed a minimum of $1700 to start the semester and we only had $400 in the bank. So we just assumed that the lord was telling us to change directions for the time being, and we were ready and willing to do just that. Malachi had made some calls and arranged some vehicles for the move and we were stockpiling boxes to put stuff in but we had put of packing until we were absolutely one hundred percent sure that we weren't going to be at NTBI this semester. Lucky for us, because the next morning while I was at a meeting in the business office I got a call that changed everything. The Lord had provided in a big way. we got an $1100 dollar donation from someone in Indiana. But it doesn't stop there, the next day we got another $750 dollars most of which was from a single anonymous giver. So in a little over 48 hours we went from $400 to $2250 in our school account; which enables us to cover our down payment and books, as well as some of our first monthly payment. After that we found out that Karalise had an appointment with a neurologist, but it was 2 days after her insurance ran out and we couldn't get anyone to talk to us and try to get it re-scheduled. Then one day after making around 7 calls to the doctors office over the course of 3 weeks, and after being told that there was no chance of getting her a closer date, I called one last time to see if they could get her in at any other hospitals in southeast Michigan. They put me on hold for a really long time. But when they came back not only could they get her in the next day, but it was at the hospital across the street. The Doctor prescribed a new treatment that now after 3 weeks still seems to be working. She is not entirely pain free but she is a whole lot better than she was. More good days equals better overall standard of living which makes for a much happier life. God is so good and he always takes care of us. There is a lot more that I would like to update you all on, but I'm out of time for now so please keep us in your prayers.

In the love of Christ,

the Pratts

again He provides

Praise the Lord, we have enough money to start the semester! thanks to all who have supported us, both in prayer and monetarily. please continue to pray as we try to get our feet under us and head into this semester prepared. This semmester promises to be a little bit harder than the last, as we will both need to work to pay the bills, and our budget will be stretched paper thin. please pray for strength as Kara is still dealing with pain on a daily basis, and we are getting the run around from the doctors. also pray that we would make time for each other in the midst of all the stress and busyness. thank you again, The Pratts