Cross Cultural Project Update

Friends, thank you for praying for our retreat two weeks ago. I wanted to give you an update on everything. Amy & I unfortunately have some disappointing news: _we will NOT be leading the Cross Cultural Project to South Africa this summer_. During the course of the recent retreat, three of our seven students decided to not to go this summer. As a result of that, it's not going to be financially possible to take Amy & I, in addition to the other CCP Leader, Bill Moore. The remaining four students would have had to raise over $10,000 each to cover our costs, which would not be possible. The good news is that there are still four students who are committed to going and making disciples in Johannesburg, RSA this summer. We are confident that God is going to do great things through this small team. We are very disappointed in not being able to be with the team that we have invested so much in this summer. We are hopeful that we might be able to lead the 2011 CCP, but we know and trust that God holds all things together for us & in His timing.

So what does that leave for us this summer? Where God shuts one door, He opens another. Because our summer is suddenly freed up Amy & I will be able to be apart of the Summer Beach Project in Myrtle Beach, SC once again. We will be spending 2-3 weeks helping to lead project, teaching training packets and sharing our faith on the beach. Between Amy & I, we have combined to spend all or parts of 12 summers at the Summer Beach Project. It is a place that God has done tremendous things in our lives and in so many others' lives time and time again. We are looking forward to being a part of God's great work.

We would ask that you pray for us in the upcoming days. We have not had the chance to notify the remaining CCP participants that we will not be going with them this summer. Those will be difficult conversations as our team has grown close over these last 3.5 months in preparation. Pray for us as well, there is still a large part of us that longs to be in South Africa leading the team. Pray for contentment, trust and faith that God has us in the exact place that we need to be. Pray for the CCP team as if we still going. They need your prayers.

To God alone be the glory...