Split into five distinct regions: Latin America, Euro-Asia, North Africa/Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia Pacific, HCJB has operations all around the globe. Ministries have been established in more than 300 communities in more than 100 countries and broadcast the gospel in more than 120 languages and dialects. Thousands of healthcare patients are also meeting Jesus. There are roughly 1,000 people on staff worldwide, including missionaries, employees and full-time volunteers. Approximately 350 of them are supported missionaries on staff (including spouses), or about 250 family units worldwide. The budget for 2006-2007 fiscal year is nearly $40 million. HCJB is a big ministry organization, and there is a great need for people with software development skills, like Sarah and myself, to come along side them and help support their software infrastructure. That is why they have asked us to expedite our support raising process and target to be in Colorado Spring, CO by the first quarter of 2007. As software developers we would be in a unique position to support the missionaries that are on the front lines; to provide them with the tools that they need to be most effective at reaching the world for Jesus Christ.
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Yesterday was our first wedding anniversary!! We just wanted to take a moment and praise God for the year he has given us. It's been a busy year to be sure, but we are thankful and are looking forward to the many blessing he has in store for us in the years to come!
I got an email from a friend yesterday and I thought it was funny. Just thought I would pass it along! ------ Everything I need to know, I learned from Noah's Ark... ONE: Don't miss the boat. TWO: Remember that we are all in the same boat. THREE: Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark. FOUR: Stay fit. When you're 60 years old, someone may ask you to do something really big. FIVE: Don't listen to critics; just get on with the job that needs to be done. SIX: Build your future on high ground. SEVEN: For safety's sake, travel in pairs. EIGHT: Speed isn't always an advantage. The snails were on board with the cheetahs. NINE: When you're stressed, float awhile. TEN: Remember, the Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by professionals. God Bless,
So far the Bible classes have been good. They have definitely been keeping us busy though. We just finished reading the entire book of Genesis and are now well on our way to finishing Exodus and starting Leviticus. Besides a lot of reading though, I don’t think the class will be too bad. We have to participate in class discussions online via a message board and we’ll have a final exam in December. Beyond that, just a few papers that will be due scattered around the semester. Nothing too bad. Between doing our homework and our real work, we are working very hard to finally get our prayer cards in the mail. It’s a picture of Sarah and me with just some basic information about how to contact us and what not. Its primary purpose is to serve as a reminder to pray for us and what we’re trying to do. So when you get yours, please feel free to hang it some place where you’ll see it. Later this month we will be talking with some churches about them potentially supporting us. Please be in prayer about that. Also, as we move about our daily business, the stress is definitely piling up; please pray that Sarah and I would find a better balance between all the various tasks we have to do, time for each other, and to ourselves. May God bless you,
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