News From the North... Merry Christmas!

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Greetings from the Great White North

5 degrees, followed by 18 inches of snow, followed by 35-40 degrees with rain and 40 knot winds. Typical Juneau winter weather. This is the time of year that one begins to question the sanity of living here. Ah, well, this too shall pass.

Plans are moving forward on several fronts right now. You will remember that we introduced the idea of going to churches to help with the transition to a revival  culture. We’ve already had some positive response to this in the form of 2  invitations from churches! We’ve run this idea by several pastors and gotten the same response from all of them: “That’s something I could get behind. Could we get you to come here?” Thank you, Father, for giving us a vision!

The plans for Romania are moving forward. The date is pretty well set for February 18th, so it’s fast approaching. We would ask that you pray for provision, for ministry opportunities, favor with church leaders, and relationships that will last and further  the Kingdom in Romania.

We are still working on the dates for our next trip to India. As we’ve mentioned before, May is just too hot, so we need to change the timing of the conference. We hope to have a date by the time the next newsletter comes out. And, just a reminder, if you want to go cross-cultural, this trip would be a great way to do it. Let us know if you are interested.

We are also working on plans to go to South Sudan. We would be working with an established ministry there, helping train worship leaders and pastors. What an  honor! Obviously, we are looking at a full travel schedule, and a large travel budget.

Thank  you for keeping this in prayer. And thank you for all you have given and will give to  help us fulfill His call.

Food for thought. If we are gathering around the Person of Jesus, we will grow in our relationships and unity? If we are gathering around “correct” doctrine or practice, division is inevitable. While correct doctrine is important, we shouldn’t allow our differences to destroy our relationships with our brothers and sisters. Our being right is not as important as loving each other.

Yours for the Kingdom,


Mark & Julie

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