Hello from beautiful North Carolina. God has been doing an amazing work within our hearts and continues to give us opportunities to trust Him. Each of us are challenged to keep our eyes on Jesus when we encounter things greater than our abilities.
Some of the most vital things we can do include spending time in prayer, saturating our mind with God’s word and allowing our lives to be molded into His image.
On a more personal note…Alisha slowly got worse during the two weeks we traveled on the bus. We didn’t know why this was happening, but had suspicions that perhaps some of the mold had returned to the bus, so we decided to retest for mold. The test showed the same kind of mold is back again, so we need to try to get to the bottom of it. It is not nearly as much as we had earlier in the year, but was still enough that Cindy and Chantaya also experienced more of their previous symptoms as well. Pray for us as we sort this all out. Alisha’s doctor has recommended that each of us get on a protocol for mold detoxing. We don’t know what all this means for our ministry focus, but we certainly don’t want Alisha to keep struggling and get worse each time we travel in the bus.
This could become discouraging, if we don’t remember that God sees the bigger picture and will guide us forward. We know He still has a plan for our lives, and we’re willing to surrender and submit to His perfect will.
Chantaya and Kyra are back into their focused school year. Thankfully, Covid has not affected our day-to-day schedule, and we’ve been grateful for the privilege of home-schooling our children.
The two girls also joined Brianna and I in leading worship at our church this past Sunday. They are doing a good job in learning new instruments and catch on quickly. They always enjoy participating and I love to involve them.
Our Aqua-hot system went out on the bus just before our last tour. This week, a brother from our church is assisting me in pulling the unit out and finding the problem. (In all reality, I was the one trying to assist him). It is a rather complicated unit with water, two antifreeze sources, and diesel lines all running into the unit. It heats the coach, our hot water and the bus engine. We’re praying we’re be able to fix the problem.
We are incredibly grateful for the many individuals who make it possible for us to share the message God has called us to. Your prayers are appreciated as we make several major decisions here soon. We hope to share regarding some of the changes we are anticipating and will be asking for input from you as we get closer.
Your prayers and support means a lot to our family as we move forward through the doors God opens.
Because of Jesus,
Duane
