Dear friend, We pray this finds you well and thriving in your walk. Wanted you to know how valuable you are to us and to the Lord. We have been through a couple of incredibly fruitful and growing seasons since returning from full time ministry in Africa. You have been so instrumental in the ministries He has placed us in and we remain ever so grateful and blessed.
The bible says in
-Ecclesiastes 3:1 "For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven..." and in
-1 Corinthians 3:7 we are reminded that "Neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but ONLY God who makes things grow"
What a precious Savior that goes before us to create good works for us to walk into. (Eph 2:10). Our prayer for you is the same as it is for us. That we all see where God is working and join him in that, even if/when it is hard or inconvenient…the seasons of life. For some it is a lifetime in one role, others serve quietly and subtly behind the scenes, for us it seems to be to start, to streamline, to train, lead and hand off ministries to the next more competent person.
Once we returned in 2016, Mitch co-pastored at Hills View Evangelical Free Church in Piedmont South Dakota and then served at OneChild(formerly Mission of Mercy) to help streamline and create a dealer and better way of Child Sponsorship globally. All along, Charlotte found a mission field at 3 different schools and her passion is growing for special needs children in the education sector.
Due to Mitch's growing health issues (neuropathy made worse by cold and elevation) and a longing for ministry deep within us with our kids(the kids of South Africa/Swaziland specifically), we just relocated to Florida. We are happy to report that my(Mitch) health is substantially better and we are now serving with our dear friend and sister Claire at
(serving 1600 children, employing women and teaching skills while discipleship occurs, running a farm, caring for elderly and baptising nee believers in the dump ground!...and so much more).
Attached is a more detailed explanation, and we would LOVE if you would be so willing as to subscribe to the newsletter (once a month, it is a very simple read) and commit to praying for us as well as letting us know how to pray for you. We will be remaining stateside, but taking groups over as they develop and attempting to start a more robust children's program as well as connect with current donors and churches to strengthen relationships.
May God bless you richly, we hope to see you again one day or catch up online soon.
Mitch & Char
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