We have amazing news (read below) about support from a church in D.C. When we visit down there we stay with my Aunt and Uncle who attend that church and were instrumental in helping us get those funds.
Lance has been working with the personnel at OMF in Thailand to work out the details of our MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) with them and with our sending church and trying solve the visa problems that have come up. We’ve also had to apply for new passports. Although ours don’t expire until next year, Thailand won’t let us enter the country with passports that have less than 6 months remaining, and ours would have been close. These details, keeping up with emails from supporters and people from OMF with logistic/information questions, as well as other meetings with our sending church leadership and other missionaries we know who are helping us, consume his time in-between the many trips we’ve taken recently.
Homeschool teacher update: Interestingly, we heard back from our two potential homeschool teacher possibilities on the same day. The couple from Lakeside let us know they felt God leading them not to go to Thailand, and the young single lady let us know she was still very interested, but unable to come until January because of previous commitments.
While we originally planned to leave for Thailand at the end of October, between visa delays, our potential homeschool teacher’s availability, and monthly support considerations, we’re unable to leave until the middle of January. The boys are thrilled to be here for the holiday season; Lance and I are working through our disappointment at not being able to leave sooner. With our support raising, and losing some support from members with the necessity of leaving our previous sending church, we have been here a lot longer than we anticipated or desired. I know God’s got it – now I just have to get my emotions to line up with His plans.
While we were in D.C., we had the opportunity to visit the new Air and Space Museum and see the actual space shuttle, which was so cool. My aunt from Belize was also visiting and we were thrilled to have her join us.
Thank you for continually praying for us. If you know of any venue that would be interested in hearing about our mission and possibly interested in supporting us, or if you would be willing to host an evening at your home with mission-minded friends, we would love to come present our ministry. Please call or text Lance at 814-873-7382 or email us at lanceandruth(at)psmail.net. (Also, our contact info is at the bottom of the “Partner With Us” page).
Working to trust in God’s plan,
Ruth, for the Baker family.