Thank you to all of you who have been praying for the family who lost their mom/grandma! The daughter seems to be doing well under the circumstances. Hopefully we will continue to have opportunities to encourage her!
Please also be praying as Malachi and I are both sick right now, so that is no fun!
Also, Malachi is pretty overwhelmed right now as he has not been feeling well for a while now and it has been rough trying to keep up with homework, classes, work, responsibilities here at school, and for us to still be able to spend some time together.
Thanks for your thoughts and prayers!
~Karalise
- Malachi and Karalise
- In a world so full of darkness, our only concern is to show them the light.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Bad news....
Please be in prayer for us and the family as the woman that Kara helps care for passed away yesterday afternoon. Kara assisted the daughter in taking care of her mother, and it was the mother who passed away. Obviously this is hard on the family, though she has not been doing well for the a long time, so it was also good that she died. Pray for both of us that we will be a blessing to their family and that the daughter will completely trust in Christ to save her and not her good works. We will be involved with funeral stuff on Thursday and Friday of this week.
Good News...
Now for the good news, Karalise had some medical testing done this summer and we applied for some financial assistance to help cover the cost and the hospital just decided to cover the 100% of the bill. God definitely provides! :)
Please be in prayer for us and the family as the woman that Kara helps care for passed away yesterday afternoon. Kara assisted the daughter in taking care of her mother, and it was the mother who passed away. Obviously this is hard on the family, though she has not been doing well for the a long time, so it was also good that she died. Pray for both of us that we will be a blessing to their family and that the daughter will completely trust in Christ to save her and not her good works. We will be involved with funeral stuff on Thursday and Friday of this week.
Good News...
Now for the good news, Karalise had some medical testing done this summer and we applied for some financial assistance to help cover the cost and the hospital just decided to cover the 100% of the bill. God definitely provides! :)
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Finished our 1st block of classes
School:
We have just finished up our first block of classes. The end of last week we started studying Romans, 2 Corinthians, The History of the Church and Missions, Jude, and the Islamic religion. We are still taking the Ruth/Ecclesiastes/Song of Solomon class, that one won't be ending until the end of this month. This weekend we had a ton of homework, but thankfully it has been very thought-provoking and I have enjoyed it as there has been a lot of reading.
Church:
We are still teaching the 1st-6th grade children's church at First Baptist in Albion, MI. Today we were very thankful to have some friends from school there as we had 23 energetic kids in our class. We usually have 10-14, but our church was doing a community outreach today and praise the Lord that so many people showed up.
Time Management:
Please be praying for us that we will manage our time better as we have been taking on a little more this semester than last year. We have both been working, a huge blessing, but it also takes up quite a bit of time.
Q: What has 4 tires, 4 legs, and a sprained foot?
A: Us getting hit by a car.
We had a close call this past Monday while we were taking a little bit of time to be able to reconnect and spend some time together. We went for a walk around downtown Jackson, and as we were strolling along, someone didn't see us and managed to hit Malachi with their car, pushing us about 6 feet. Thankfully the only damage was a sore rear (Mac) and a sprained foot (Kara). A local doctor checked Kara's foot for free and now almost a week later we are mostly healed.
Thanks for your interest!
We have just finished up our first block of classes. The end of last week we started studying Romans, 2 Corinthians, The History of the Church and Missions, Jude, and the Islamic religion. We are still taking the Ruth/Ecclesiastes/Song of Solomon class, that one won't be ending until the end of this month. This weekend we had a ton of homework, but thankfully it has been very thought-provoking and I have enjoyed it as there has been a lot of reading.
Church:
We are still teaching the 1st-6th grade children's church at First Baptist in Albion, MI. Today we were very thankful to have some friends from school there as we had 23 energetic kids in our class. We usually have 10-14, but our church was doing a community outreach today and praise the Lord that so many people showed up.
Time Management:
Please be praying for us that we will manage our time better as we have been taking on a little more this semester than last year. We have both been working, a huge blessing, but it also takes up quite a bit of time.
Q: What has 4 tires, 4 legs, and a sprained foot?
A: Us getting hit by a car.
We had a close call this past Monday while we were taking a little bit of time to be able to reconnect and spend some time together. We went for a walk around downtown Jackson, and as we were strolling along, someone didn't see us and managed to hit Malachi with their car, pushing us about 6 feet. Thankfully the only damage was a sore rear (Mac) and a sprained foot (Kara). A local doctor checked Kara's foot for free and now almost a week later we are mostly healed.
Thanks for your interest!
Monday, August 23, 2010
Back at New Tribes Bible Institute!
Classes Start on Wednesday
Today was our first day of Orientation for our 2nd year at Tribes Bible Institute. We are back in Jackson Michigan for our final year of our first phase of New Tribes Mission's Training. This Wednesday we will begin our classes with studying: Hebrews, James, Jude, Ruth, Song of Solomon, and Ecclesiastes. We are both excited to get started and after serving this summer are very ready to be poured into again and to have plenty of time devoted to study God's Word. During our last week of camp the Lord used someone from our hime church to provide $1,150 for the rest of our downpayment. God is continuing to teach me to trust Him as He keeps providing, even up until the last minute! It is exciting to see Him use His people to accomplish His plans!
This past week...
This past week between our summer ministry at Pine Ridge Bible Camp(PRBC) ending and our school semester starting; we went back to Indiana. While we were there, Malachi was able to get some more dental work done including finishing his root canal, a tooth pulled, and several fillings. He is now at 6 dental visits out of 9. Thank you if you have helped to make this possible!!!
While Malachi was recovering from a sore mouth and intense headache, we relaxed at Karalise's parents house and had some time to evaluate and process this summer: all that went on, what we learned, and how we could grow through the struggles and frustrations we faced. We also had time to reflect on what God had done in the lives of the teens that we worked with. We praise Him for what he has done and allowed us to be a part of.
Karalise's Aunt and Uncle were back visiting from North Africa and it was wonderful to reconnect with their family along her parents and brothers and some of our friends. It was such a huge blessing to just relax and spend some time with family!
Another blessing we had was that Chelsea, our good friend (from PRBC) came and helped us move in and get settled in our new apartment at New Tribes Bbible Institute. We still don't have running water or a bathroom, but I am very thankful as we are now just accross the hall from one. :)
Work
Praise the Lord for providing work for both of us!
Malachi got his job back at Hot Topic, a store in the mall which he started today. Karalise will continue to do homecare for a local lady near school, starting tomorrow.
Church
We were warmly welcomed back to our church in Albion, MI and we are excited to continue to connect with our church family there. We are teaching childrens' church again this semester and it was fun yesterday (Sunday) to reconect with "our" kids.
Please continue to pray for us and also praise God for miraculously providing for us to be here again this semester.
Love,
Mac and Kara
Today was our first day of Orientation for our 2nd year at Tribes Bible Institute. We are back in Jackson Michigan for our final year of our first phase of New Tribes Mission's Training. This Wednesday we will begin our classes with studying: Hebrews, James, Jude, Ruth, Song of Solomon, and Ecclesiastes. We are both excited to get started and after serving this summer are very ready to be poured into again and to have plenty of time devoted to study God's Word. During our last week of camp the Lord used someone from our hime church to provide $1,150 for the rest of our downpayment. God is continuing to teach me to trust Him as He keeps providing, even up until the last minute! It is exciting to see Him use His people to accomplish His plans!
This past week...
This past week between our summer ministry at Pine Ridge Bible Camp(PRBC) ending and our school semester starting; we went back to Indiana. While we were there, Malachi was able to get some more dental work done including finishing his root canal, a tooth pulled, and several fillings. He is now at 6 dental visits out of 9. Thank you if you have helped to make this possible!!!
While Malachi was recovering from a sore mouth and intense headache, we relaxed at Karalise's parents house and had some time to evaluate and process this summer: all that went on, what we learned, and how we could grow through the struggles and frustrations we faced. We also had time to reflect on what God had done in the lives of the teens that we worked with. We praise Him for what he has done and allowed us to be a part of.
Karalise's Aunt and Uncle were back visiting from North Africa and it was wonderful to reconnect with their family along her parents and brothers and some of our friends. It was such a huge blessing to just relax and spend some time with family!
Another blessing we had was that Chelsea, our good friend (from PRBC) came and helped us move in and get settled in our new apartment at New Tribes Bbible Institute. We still don't have running water or a bathroom, but I am very thankful as we are now just accross the hall from one. :)
Work
Praise the Lord for providing work for both of us!
Malachi got his job back at Hot Topic, a store in the mall which he started today. Karalise will continue to do homecare for a local lady near school, starting tomorrow.
Church
We were warmly welcomed back to our church in Albion, MI and we are excited to continue to connect with our church family there. We are teaching childrens' church again this semester and it was fun yesterday (Sunday) to reconect with "our" kids.
Please continue to pray for us and also praise God for miraculously providing for us to be here again this semester.
Love,
Mac and Kara
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
HS Staff
This is our last week of camp and its crazy to think how fast this summer has flown by. We have had many challenges as well as a lot of encouragement. We have had 25 teens come and work with us this summer. It has been exciting to watch those that have been growing. Please be praying for these teens as they are all at points in their lives where they are figuring out what they believe and then how to live out their beliefs about God and why they are here in this world. Our GFS students have worked hard, studied hard, and have had to learn to work together lovingly in a close, hot, and fast-paced environment. They have done a good job!
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