News From The Dyars...

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Greetings from Redding,

We hope this month finds you doing well. We’ve had a great May with two of our girls home, and as the saying goes “the world keeps spinning.”

We continue to be in a season of waiting and resting. It’s an interesting space to be in; the tension between surrender and not giving up. Of course the scripture “having done all you know to do, stand…” comes to mind. But in this particular battle, instead of putting on armor to withstand an evil day; it’s more like the Lord is stripping off pieces of armor we’ve put up in our mind. Pieces with names like expectation, self-reliance, experience, and weariness. It’s a time of simply seeking Him because He’s worth seeking. Allowing ourselves to be loved by Him simply because it pleases Him, trusting the rest will fall into place as it should.

KENYA
We have good news to report! Airfare has dropped considerably, which means we now only need $500 to meet the trip budget. We had been thinking it would September before Mark would be able to make the trip. In recent weeks Mark has been sensing an urgency for it to happen sooner. Our contact, Matthew, continues to report revival is breaking out in the slums of Nakuru. Yay God!!! He is also recognizing their need for someone to come along side to teach them how to steward this well. That’s our assignment, and we just need $500 more dollars.

ROMANIA
Since we have not had a group confirm to work in the dumps, we are putting a trip to Romania on the back burner for now. Mark is able to continue the work on the curriculum and be in touch with Adi via email, so work is progressing on that front without making a trip. The church in Romania continues to look for space to house the church and school. However, it continues to be a challenge. They face a real estate shortage that is creating an environment where it’s impossible to find permanent space to rent.  Finding the right lot to build is also presenting challenges. They have the finances ready; they just need the right location. Please pray the Lord would bring the right lot into their hands.

As always, we cannot thank you enough for keeping us in your prayers as we continue to see His will.

Yours for the kingdom,

Mark & Julie Dyar

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