Nancy Ministering and Learning in NC

Nancy drove to Black Mountain, NC yesterday. This weekend she is involved in the final weekend seminar of her year-long advanced course on prayer healing. Next week she will be a prayer ministry volunteer, serving on one of the prayer teams that will be ministering to people with a variety of healing needs. Please pray for her guidance, protection, empowerment, and strength. Dan is going to enjoy a "normal" weekend without studies today and tomorrow, in order to rest his mind and body prior to his last intensive week of studying in preparation for qualifying exams. The week after qualifying exams he will be leading a class session at the Seminary on Dynamics of Interpersonal Evangelism, then later serve as a table discussion leader for a Consultation on Christian World Revitalization for 3 days. All this while also trying to write the proposal chapter for his dissertation. Please pray for wisdom, strength, and "redeeming the time." Thank you for your love and prayers. We can truly discern how your prayer support draws us closer to God's will and way. Much Love, Dan and Nancy

Qualifying Exams - 2 Weeks Away!

Dan's qualifying exams are 2 weeks from today (Monday). Aye Papa! He has been studying for them since August, but still has a lot of material to review. The exams will cover eight of the courses he has taken over the past 3 years, which includes class notes and all readings (over 50 books). Please pray for him as he studies during these remaining two weeks. Pray for clarity of mind, analytical ability, strong memory, and the discernment to know when he just needs to stop, rest his brain, and go to bed each day. Thanks, and Much Love, Dan and Nancy

Street Kids Visit the Zoo in Costa Rica

One of our favorite ministry partners is Amor en la Calle, the ministry with street kids and extremely-at-risk families in Costa Rica that is led by Edwin and Sonia Brenes. Here are some images they sent us of a day in August when they took a lot of teens from their ministry to a beautiful zoological park. For some of these young men and women, it was the first time they had ever seen any animals other than a dog or a cat. Sonia and Edwin used this visit as an opportunity to teach them that God is creator of all, and that He loves all His creation, including them (the teens). This is a critical message for them to hear, because they have been "taught" in so many ways that they are invaluable and worthless, rather than being taught that they are precious creatures of God whom He is calling back to Himself through Jesus Christ. We are very thankful for the opportunities we have to partner with Sonia and Edwin in their incredible ministry. Please pray for them, as you also to continue to pray for us. Much Love, Dan and Nancy

Great Visit, Excited about Healing Class

We had a great visit with John and Tara in Athens this past weekend. It was such fun to stay with them and catch up with each other. We are thankful for their lives and ministries. We then went to a wedding in Cumming, and thoroughly enjoyed seeing James and Sharyn begin their new life together. This was followed by two nights and a day with our long-time friends Ralph and Donna. What a grace-gift it was to relax and do nothing for a day on Labor Day. The only thing we labored at was enjoying some good food. We are now back home, and Dan's new semester has started. He is thoroughly benefitting from his class on The Ministry and Practice of Christian Healing. After one class session, he can already discern that this course will be a strong source of blessing and impact for his teaching ministry in Venezuela. We pray that you are experiencing the healing grace of Jesus in your own life, as we are. Much Love, Dan and Nancy