October Notes

hello to all our prayer warriors and teammates,

all is going pretty good here. we have really learned alot about earthquakes too. we now feel even the smallest ones that we had missed before because now we know what they feel like. although we have experienced no damage or injuries or loss of life, that cannot be said for many in our host country.

please pray for those who have lost family members, homes and health. please be thinking of those who have gone to help with rebuilding and all that goes with that. please pray for us as we have an opportunity to spend 10 days being more sets of hands and able bodies to help with the construction and feeding and aiding many who have nothing left.

david in the groove of teaching, being chaplain, and member care. he has recently added seminary student to that list. he is doing a seminary online degree with asia theological baptist seminary. it is online classes and seminar classes. he is pretty busy with it all. but, so far it is a good busy.

a major praise here is that he got a HUGE break on his tuition. he is paying about $50 US for each credit hour. this makes each class cost about $152. we are praising the Father for this.

grace is keeping busy. her injury to her knee from soccer remains to be a concern. although 2 readings of her mri show no ligament or cartilage damage, she still feels quite a bit of instability and a feeling as though her leg is going to “snap” (her words). the mri did show bone bruising and swollen bone marrow. we are trying to figure out some rehab on our own. she is doing well in school. homework definitely keeping her busy this year. she is planning on some upcoming trips to give her more of a window into what kind of work she might be interested in doing in the future.

please pray for grace that she will continue to follow hard after her King; asking the Father to glorify Himself through her life. she has had some amazing opportunities here to learn that she truly wants to live her life only for Him. the temptation to take the easy road is there though. so please pray that she will always choose the road that He wants for her, not just the path of least resistance.

emma is doing well except for her allergies. she is really struggling with new allergies all the time. she has had a couple of big reactions since we have returned. we are learning to quickly deal with it with some benadryl. her schooling is going well. she has really become an avid reader. (more like rabid) cannot get her enough books. this is a good thing :-). we are also learning so much about emma the last few months. she is so loving and caring and responsible. we praise the Lord for that and also for her love for Him.

please pray for emma that she will be an avid reader of the Word as well. and that she will learn more and more how to put into practice all that she reads so that she can glorify Him in all she does as well. please pray for em to remember all her meds so that she can keep a good base line with her allergies.

jeff is being home-schooled this year. we are having a blast. we really are. i am learning so much about him and his learning styles. and, i am learning about his heart. oh how i love his heart. he is so in love with the Father. he struggles with being frustrated with his learning difficulties, but he is learning more and more everyday that he is to glorify the Lord with the abilities He has given him. we are also excited to see him begin to take responsibility for his own Spiritual growth.

please pray for jeff that he will not compare himself to others and that he will be focussed only on what the Father expects and desires from him. pray for him that He will continue to have a hunger for the Word and learning how to glorify his Father.

abi is still a hoot. she is learning so much too. kindergarden is her favorite thing. she gets so upset when it is the weekend. go figure. she is learning to read and spell. abi continues to struggle with her fine and gross motor skills and this is causing some problems with art and pe. but, she really does not let it slow her down. she has been a joy to us through some rough patches as of late. she is so naturally funny. we thank the Father everyday for our funny little joy!!!!

please pray for abi to even now begin to understand that she is made for the purpose of glorifying her King and that we will be good examples of that for her and all of our kids.

pray for abi to not become frustrated at her inabilities to draw, color, cut or play sports.

we thank you all for your amazingly consistent support and prayers. we are humbled by you all. thanks so much!!!. we lift you up before our Father as well. please let us know how to best do that.

much love to all of you.

serving Him together

the durhams