Dear Friends,
Thank you so much for praying. We have great news! We have been cleared to return to our overseas home. Our flight leaves from Atlanta on Thursday at 1:00 A.M., and arrives Friday morning around 8:30. We are experiencing excitement mixed with sadness. We are excited to return “home” and get back to work, but we are sad to have to say good-bye to friends and family yet again.
We also wanted to let you know how well Drew is doing. We can feel the prayers that are being offered up on our behalf. Literally, on the day that I sent out the last update, Drew would not stop talking. He was a little chatterbox! We have never seen him like that before. Each day, Raegan and I notice something new in his progress and development. Praise the Lord! We have also heard encouraging reports from his speech and occupational therapists and from his pediatrician. We are confident that with continued prayer and lots of hard work, Drew is going to develop into a wise young man who loves the Lord and desires to glorify Him. We have two American friends in Indonesia (one Speech therapist and one Occupational therapist) who have agreed to help us as we continue therapy with Drew. The Lord continues to provide!
These last two weeks have really been a wake up call for me (Jon). God has been showing me how lackadaisical I have been about praying for my children and how passive I have been in their education. God is lovingly showing me how I need to be a better, more intentional father.
Please Pray…
1.) That Drew will continue to grow in wisdom and discernment and will love Jesus with all his heart.
2.) That we will obtain the necessary resources for Drew’s therapy and educational needs so he can get the tools to continue to grow and develop.
3.) That we all will “travel well”. We will be either in the air or in an airport for 32 straight hours.
4.) For sweet good-byes. Pray especially for our parents. Saying good-bye is always hard, no matter how many times we do it.
5.) Also remember a HUGE conference we will be having in our city Feb. 5-7.
