Translation Project Almost Completed

We returned home Monday evening. Tuesday and Wednesday Dan focused on the translation project he's been working on. He has finished a first draft of this work and now awaits feedback from Venezuelan friends before making final edits. Nancy has been catching up on household business (mail, emails, paying bills, etc.) and getting ready for our visit from good friends Larry and Valorie, who will arrive later today. We enjoyed a really good visit with Lyle and Carroll last Friday, including some special prayer time concerning discernment for them related to future job/ministry possibilities. Our time with John and Tara was very special: what a joy to relax/visit with them in their home. The Sunday afternoon meeting about the Wesleyan Seminary of Venezuela was very productive, and it was great to see Warren, Jane, David, Carol, Jared, Lim, Zoe, Efrain, Bethsaida, Beta, and Ingrid. We are so blessed with friends, family, and ministry partners. Please pray for God to raise up more laborers for the work in Venezuela, as well as more financial support. Thanks for your love and friendship. Many Blessings, Dan and Nancy

Heading Back to Wilmore

Tomorrow (Friday) we begin our trek back to Wilmore. We have enjoyed a peaceful week here in the home of a friend close to Gulf Shores, Alabama. Dan has made excellent progress toward his reading goals for the week, and is thankful for some very helpful insights he has gained related to the theoretical framework of his dissertation. He will continue that particular focus next week when we get back home. He has also made good progress on the translation work for the teaching material for the March class of the Venezuela Seminary that Warren will be leading. He has completed 100 of the 154 Power Point slides. He hopes to finish this project next week. Tomorrow we will drive to Monticello, Georgia to spend the night with our great friends Lyle and Carroll, whom we deeply love and appreciate. Saturday we drive to Athens to visit with John and Tara (hurray!). Sunday we will worship with their congregation in Lawrenceville, and then drive to Ball Ground, Georgia where we will meet with the Lathems and Cosbys to discuss several important issues related to the Wesleyan Seminary of Venezuela. Sunday night we get to lodge with our dear friends Mike and Beth, and we are very excited about that. Then Monday we head back to Wilmore. Thank you for your continued prayers. We are constantly amazed at the new things God continues to teach us and the new ways He calls us to minister during this phase of our journey with Christ. May God bless your socks off as you continue to serve and love Him with all your being. Much Love, Dan and Nancy

Back to Studies

We have enjoyed a couple weeks of down time, including a Christmas visit with Chris and a post-Christmas visit with John and Tara. We also got to see Ralph and Donna, and spend a few days with Jo and Virgil. Dan began studying again today, working on dissertation research. For the next week or two he will be focusing on the already/not-yet nature of the Kingdom of God, and its relationship to evangelism. He is also doing some translation work in preparation for a March class that Warren will be teaching in the Venezuela Seminary.