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Thank
you for your prayers over the last month. As we shared in the last
update, Keegan and I have been reflecting on our Calling and our future.
Through this process, we sense we are Called to continue serving in Sweden 2
more years.
In looking
back over our time developing outreach ministry in Vallentuna,
we feel that this newly developing area needs
additional help to maintain what has been started. We feel that
by committing 2 more years we are equipping and enabling Swedes
to take over local responsibility.
In
order for our commitment to be realized, we need 2 more years of
financial commitments. We trust that God will enable the resources
necessary if we are supposed to stay here. After praying about it,
we've come to decision to ask Christians in Vallentuna
to help us come up with 13% of our budget. This is a big step!
We
hope that the remainder of our annual budget, $55,000 per year, will come
from donors in the USA.
Thanks to the blessing of an Internet phone that allows free
calling to the States, we have already had the opportunity to share
this news with many of you. We are overwhelmed by the generosity
and excitement of everyone we have talked with. After talking with 1/4 of
our contacts at this point, we have $21,000 per year committed
in the USA.
If
you feel God is tugging at your heart to help us and Swedes share Jesus
Christ with teenagers, please contact
us. We would love to share ways you can get involved.
- Please pray that our
financial needs would be met so that we can put our focus
into direct ministry and leadership development.
- Pray for cultural
sensitivity as we invite Swedes to financially support local
ministry.
- Join with us in praising
God that each call we have made was an encouragement and an
opportunity to pray for our donors.
In
Him,
Keegan, Becka,
and Sofia Christ
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Andreas, Seba, Josephine and Keegan sell items and play music at
a garage sale in the middle of Vallentuna. It
was a fun day! We raised $500 for camp, as well as raised
awareness about Young Life. At camp, the kids will get to hear the Gospel
in a way they can relate to. Pray
that this trip will truly be life-changing for all 9 kids we are taking.
Pray for Keegan and Angelica,
the trip leaders, to make deep bonds in the kids' lives.
Praise God for new
open doors! Becka was able to start as an
assistant coach for a local U17 Volleyball team. The girls are so sweet. Pray that the girls will see that Becka genuinely cares and that she is there for them.
Pray that she can earn the right to share her faith with them.
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Many of you ask about Sofia.
As you can see, she is into EVERYTHING! She loves to help dad do projects
around the apartment, garden and cook with mom, entertain
teenagers, read books, jabber, give lots of hugs and kisses, talk on
the phone and web-camera, and say prayers. Pray for us as parents that we raise Sofia to love and
know the Lord.
This month, we celebrate the gift of marriage! Congrats to Ben (Becka's older brother) and Deb Cross who were married
on May 6th. Though we could not be there, we
celebrate from far away.
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