{"id":26871,"date":"2024-08-15T10:32:52","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T16:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/?p=26871"},"modified":"2024-08-15T10:32:52","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T16:32:52","slug":"the-carpenter-family-deputation-update-we-are-fully-funded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/es\/news\/the-carpenter-family-deputation-update-we-are-fully-funded\/","title":{"rendered":"The Carpenter Family | Deputation Update | We are Fully Funded!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This morning, I was thinking of our supporters – and feeling a little troubled, knowing how much you sacrifice in your time in prayer, in your finances, and in other ways. I know that you pray for, give to, and invest yourselves in other ministries, including the ministry of your own daily lives. I know you face troubles and difficult situations and that you still give to others. Then, I was reminded that you are not just giving to our family, but that you are giving to God and his work, and that you are giving out of obedience to him. So, I am filled with thankfulness for you all over again, and also challenged to examine my own prayer life, our finances, and our daily lives so that we can also walk in closer obedience to the Lord. Thank you, again, for your partnership in his Kingdom!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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In the past month, we\u2019ve done more traveling! We\u2019ve been able to visit Glen Elder, Bolton, and Derby churches and people from those areas. We were also able to hang out with some close friends from college and some of Chelsea\u2019s extended family members for a couple of days in Missouri. Then, Brad and Chelsea spent some time in Colorado while the kids stayed with family members in Wichita. We are so thankful for the sweet connections and reconnections the Lord has allowed us to make with churches, friends, family, and each other during this last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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This past month, we’ve also seen the need for more financial and prayer supporters, and we have also seen the Lord provide those in a short amount of time – we are 100% funded! If the Lord is still laying on your heart the desire to partner with missions in Africa, please feel free to sign up below or contact the EFM office about different ways to do that.<\/p>\n

This week\u2014our LAST week in the States\u2014will be full of meetings, fellowship, family time, packing, shopping, logistical tasks, and emotions. We\u2019d love your prayers for all of these things, as well as for our travel on August 18, 19, and 20. It has been an amazing time in the U.S., and we are also looking forward to being home in Rwanda soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Love in Christ,<\/p>\n

Brad & Chelsea<\/p>\n

Sarai, Gideon, and Ian<\/p>\n

P.S. For those of you curious about our house wall project – the work has been completed!\u00a0 We will have to rearrange the furniture and get settled back in, but we are so thankful that the moisture can now vent out of our walls instead of building up and causing problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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We currently have 974 prayer partners and still have a goal of raising it to 1,200. If you know anyone who would like to pray for our ministry, please forward this form to them.<\/p>\n

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