Hello everyone. We want to give you an update on our first ever blog! We hope to use this as a tool to keep you updated and informed on what is going on in our lives as we serve Christ in West Africa. As many of you know, we left Midwestern Seminary in June and have been staying with Teresa's parents back in Arkansas. Central Baptist in Kansas City gave us a great send-off and Emmanuel Baptist welcomed us back to Piggott with open arms.
We were appointed by the International Mission Board in late June to serve in Cote d' Ivoire. We have been busy visiting with family and friends as we also prepare for our move. We spent a few days at the lake with Teresa's family and just returned from a trip to Florida and Mexico as we spent time with my brother and family. We are leaving in the morning to spend a few days with Teresa's brother in Nashville and then we are off to the Missionary Learning Center in Richmond for eight weeks. We will then come back to Arkansas for a final two weeks with family before leaving for Africa in mid-October.
We hope to keep everyone updated on a regular basis as we begin this next step into God's will. Feel free to leave a comment because we would love to hear from you. Also, check out Autumn's blog at http://autumn.westafricajourney.com/
Please pray for our travel the next few days, we will keep you updated throughout the next eight weeks as time permits.
Blessings,
Jon
