Whew! This summer has been hectic, and that doesn’t seem likely to change anytime soon! Since our last update, I (Jonelle) have taken the kids to visit my brother’s family in eastern Washington, where we got to visit two of my brothers and sisters-in-law and nine nieces and nephews.
Then we all traveled to Newberg, Oregon for the Global Outreach Conference that I’ve been helping plan (as part of the Northwest Yearly Meeting Board of Global Outreach), the annual Missions Banquet, and Yearly Meeting (our denomination’s annual sessions). I am on the above-mentioned board and serve as our church’s representative at the business portion, so it was a busy few days! During the sessions, the representatives gave their endorsement of the Eastern Europe field for the Luke 10 Initiative and recommended changing its name to “The Balkans” to more accurately reflect the area we are looking at. In addition, we have several new prayer partners, and several churches asked us to schedule a visit with them. We are working our way through that list, getting those visits scheduled. If you would like us to share at your church, please email me at jonellel@friendsmission.com to set up a time!
Helping Grandpa with stroller during Yearly Meeting
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Jael “helping” Grandma set up before church |
A lot of my extended family lives in the Newberg area, so we enjoyed spending some all-too-brief time with uncles, aunts, cousins, and second cousins on both sides of my family. We also got some precious time with my grandpa, the kids’ last great-grandparent. This family time, the conversations with old and new friends at Yearly Meeting, and the increasing interest in the field of the Balkans were such encouragement and joy!
It has been a busy summer already and that will continue, but it will be shifting focus somewhat. We are fully in the partner-raising stage, looking for individuals and churches who would like to join us as prayer partners or as monthly financial partners. We hope to be on the road most weekends, driving to different churches and meeting their congregations. We would love to meet with any of you who are interested in learning more about how God is leading us. Some of you have already partnered with us and we are very thankful for you! We’d love to meet with you, too, and learn more about how we can uphold you in prayer. If you are not our prayer partner and want to be, welcome! And if you are ready to become a financial partner, welcome to you too!
Prayer Requests:
- Fred’s position in the city is shifting, possibly just temporarily, and that brings a lot of unknowns and a lot of new responsibilities. Please pray that he will be faithful in his work while we are fundraising and that God will give him the strength and focus to fill both roles (IT interim manager and EFM candidate) well.
- Please pray for us as we are on the road a lot. Pray for safety, for health, for the kids as their routine is mostly gone right now.
- Please pray for the Balkans, that God will prepare us for this place and that he will raise more workers to go. Pray for the people, that he will soften their hearts towards the gospel and will bring deep peace and healing to troubled minds, souls, and relationships.
Thank you for your support and prayers!
Fred and Jonelle Liddell
Alex and Jael
| Partnering with Us!We currently have 190 prayer partners and have a goal of raising it to 500. If you know anyone who would like to pray for our ministry, please forward this form to them.
We are currently raising funds for our monthly needs. It has been a privilege for us to be involved in the home front “sending” end of the Great Commission, and it is a privilege to be on the “going” end now. We are so grateful for those of you who have already begun supporting us financially and in prayer, but we have a ways to go before we can transition to full time ministry. Please partner with us, we would love to share in this ministry with you. There are four ways to financially partner with us:
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