Just last month, Bill and I were privileged to graduate from New Tribes Mission Canada's Missionary Training Centre. We have worked hard, and by God's grace, passed the course.
So, now what? Many of you have asked what is next for us. Hopefully this post will answer many of your questions.
First, we fully recognize that even though we have made plans as a family, we understand, and hope you do too, that God is in control, and our plans could easily change. We have learned to hold our plans with an open hand, and trust that He will and lead and guide us according to His will and good pleasure. We are confident in Him, not in the plans we've made. With that said, we'd like to share with you the plans we've made:)
We've just finished going through orientation to join New Tribes Mission of Canada, while at the same time, taking a course called Tech Tips, learning how to live "off the grid" so to speak. Water filtration, solar panels, AC & DC power and more, are things we need to know about to live in a remote tribal area. It was a tiring but good two weeks.
This past Monday we officially started our internship program. While a full job description hasn't been finalized, we are involved in a few areas already. Bill is involved in the afternoon work program, helping to bridge a gap between the Mission Training Staff and students, and developing a leadership manual for future student leaders. He is part of a team that will be working on it. He also continues to build relationships with the current students as well as staff. Something else that is actually not a part of his internship, is an opportunity to teach an adult Sunday School class for 8 weeks at the church we attend in Markdale. He is grateful for any opportunity he has to teach.
I am working on a few things as well. First I'm home more, which means I'll be taking on more homemaking work so Bronia can focus on her school work. Have I mentioned what a blessing she has been and is? Now she'll have me around again to be more involved. This week I'm starting to tutor a new student in some phonetics, as well as starting to write some blog posts for "Join The Impossible" (JTI), a blog for the missions training centre here. Also, both of us are beginning to work more on pursuing partners to join us in the ministry we feel God has called us to.
We plan to be here for another 4 months, and then hope to make a fairly substantial trip during the summer. There is much to do between now and then, but we will endeavor to keep you updated with details, as we ourselves know them.
