Went on a little trip

In the last post we said that we would tell you about the last Titus project that finished here in April.  Also, we want to tell you about the little trip we just took.

Titus Project 2013
First we will share about this past Titus. We sent out 7 teams and each team came back with some amazing stories of how God used their teaching.  There were stories of people getting excited about studying the Bible, stories of locals feeling encouraged to continue striving for what God has called them to. There were even stories of restoration.  One story, in particular, happened on the team that went to Japan.  A member on the team was able, through her teaching, to affirm a member of the congregation that she was not cursed by God.  She had misunderstood a teaching by the pastor's wife and therefore held bitterness for many years. The pastor's wife didn't even know.  This woman became honest with her feelings, and they were able to reconcile as well as bring the truth to light...that this woman was not cursed by God.  She is now free from this lie!  It just shows how God's word is life changing when we listen to the Holy Spirit and apply the truths of the Bible.

Also, not only was the Word of God being taught, but there was a team in the Philippines that literally saved the life of a baby.  The team had hiked into a village to teach and discovered an abandoned newborn baby.  There was an older couple in the church that was willing to take it.  The baby was very hungry, and so some team members hiked back to a larger town to buy it formula and bottles.  What an amazing story of God's provision!

Trip in South East Asia

Magan teaching in cultural attire

Public transportation

From August 15- September 9, our family, along with two other girls, traveled to a country in SE Asia to run the Titus Project training for a ministry called Shan Project.  The Shan are an unreached people group located in Myanmar, Laos, Southern China, and Thailand.  If you would like to know more information about Shan Project here is their website:
http://www.shanproject.org/shanproject.org/Home.html 

This was an amazing opportunity to train local people that will go back to their churches and teach God's Word in a very dark and oppressed place.  Our participants were so excited for the training and excited to see how God would use them in the future in their home country.

Family

Elliot was so ready to go home that he forgot his pants

Chilling in my travel bath tub

In family news, the boys are doing really well.  Traveling was not easy for our family as we expected. However, God kept us safe and overall it was a really great time.  Elliot is slowly adjusting to not having all of our attention all the time :).  He is still a little sensitive, but he is slowly adjusting to being a big brother. Ezra is doing well.  The first three months were difficult, because he was not eating well.  He is doing much better now and gaining weight steadily.  He had his 4 month checkup yesterday and he is healthy and strong.  Today he rolled over for the first time.