drop us a line<\/a> and we’ll see what we can do! If we’re at a church in your area, we would love to see you there too.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI’ll try to get a church schedule in our newsletter, and maybe even here on the website if I’m ambitious. But as you can imagine things are pretty busy right now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We would appreciate your prayers, as this will be a pretty intense and busy time. Pray as well for Hannah and Brandon, and also for Nathanael, who will be facing big changes himself. Pray that we would be able to be a help and encouragement to family, friends, and churches as we serve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pray also for the church in Las Palmas while we’re gone. Not that we’re indispensable – by no means! – but naturally our absence means more work for those we are leaving behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And now – let the journey begin!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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