Perfect storm

We wanted to give you a quick update on our current situation and needs. We’ve had sort of a perfect storm of expenses come up quite unexpectedly. Three weeks ago we had to take that emergency trip to Cambodia for 10 days, which wasn’t in our budget. And we’ve now been told to expect to be required to do another visa run to a neighboring country after 90 days.

At the same time, the car we’ve been driving for four years is showing it’s age, our boys have outgrown the backseat and we find it difficult to fit our family in for trips. We’ve been looking around for other options with the idea of upgrading to a minivan or a van so we can better transport others along with our own family. We just found out one of our good friends who is a missionary here is selling their Hyundai van; it’s perfect for us, and buying from a trusted source is really important.

Thirdly, the computer we use for homeschool is now fully 10 years old, which is not a bad run! Unfortunately, it’s reached the point where we can’t upgrade most of the software, and the battery has to be recharged almost constantly, so it’s really time to get a new one.

Anyway, while we do maintain an emergency fund, all this together is more of a hit than can readily be absorbed. In March, two people gave an extra one-time amount, and we hadn’t even made these needs known yet! Praise God. We’d like to put the request out there though, to ask that if you feel led to do so, could you consider giving an additional amount this month? There is a special link below that can be used, or an additional amount could be sent straight to the Central Missionary Clearinghouse (where all of our support funds go) in order to get a tax-deductible receipt. Just click the “Support Us” tab above to go that route.

​Thank you for your prayers and support,
 -Lance, for the Baker family