New Horizons - Familiar Sunsets

The waiting is somewhat over for now in one sense, now we are in the season of frantic preparation. We have been offered and accepted the position of Global Family Teacher Mentor with Mennonite Central Committee, a Christian development and relief organization. We are excited to see what God has in store for us, but also realize that it may mean trials and difficulties meant to see us grow and mature to be more like Christ. God is faithful and we are trusting that he will lead and guide us even as he has up to this point.
In a way we are setting out for a new horizon, since I have never before been a teacher mentor in such a setting and in a full time capacity. But it is familiar as well, since we are going back to Zambia and the town we will be working in is Macha, a 1 hour drive from Choma where we spent 3 years from 2002-2005 where I taught in a BIC high school.
Challenges we will face are: what do we do with our house? mortgage? we have 2 months to get everything together, as we will be leaving before the end of August. I think our next 2 months will be filled with so much to do and so little time. Pray for us please.

Anthony

Prayer Warriors

A turning point is often like a drop off a cliff - it is scary, feels like you could lose everything, there is no turning back...but it also is an opportunity to truly experience God in a new and amazing way, to get to know him better through faith steps. Well, we are at one of those turning points, and it is cliff like - but not that big of a cliff I guess. More to come, but again, pray for us please. Anthony

Waiting

At this time, as we begin a blog, we are waiting. This is a time that can be frustrating, stressful and worrying. It can also be a time to draw near to God, to develop and grow new skills, to be refined by the Holy Spirit working in us. A couple of verses about waiting that remind us to lay it all before our Lord are: ( NIV, emphasis added)

In the morning, O LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation. Psalm 5:3
Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD. Psalm 27:14

What amazing examples and promises. Ask and wait; wait in expectation of how the Lord will answer! Because he will answer, not always when and how we hope, but the answer is coming. Therefore we can be strong and take heart. We can wait knowing that all will happen according to his perfect timing in the best possible way.

So you may be wondering, what are the Thiessens waiting for? We are seeking God's guidance in the possibility of joining in what he is doing overseas by ourselves serving overseas as full-time missionaries. We are currently looking at 3 organizations that we feel we could work with. This is perhaps the hardest part for me, Anthony, as I do like all 3, but really would like God to show us which one we should pursue fully.

We would appreciate your prayers as you think of us!!