from Honduras to Alaska

As most of you have seen or heard that Joel and I have had a safe and wonderful time traveling on our trips to Honduras and Alaska. We especially enjoyed the people and getting to know them. We were blessed in Honduras with enough craft supplies to keep the youth occupied for the entire week. The youth were so willing to learn, to play, to share and to work with all of us. We had an average of 45youth each day in Vacation Bible School and left each youth with a Spanish New Testament Bible on the last day.
We journeyed to Alaska for Joel's training class at the Fairbanks Rescue Mission. We were greeted by an overwhelming amount of love and hospitality from our Christian brothers and sisters in Fairbanks. While there God provided meals, a washer and dryer, a place to stay and a vehicle to drive. All of our needs were met! On the last night in Alaska, God gave us a spectacular view of the Northern Lights. Green and bright, sometimes straight across the sky and other times bowed like a rainbow, the Northern Lights were a splendid ending to the two weeks of beauty that we had been taking in. Overall, I would have to say the people are what made both trips absolutely wonderful.

Since August, Joel and I have been able to be a part of Waypoint with the expectation that Joel and I would one day be part of a similar ministry team when our internship was complete. We never dreamed of God meeting our expectations in so many ways. Joel's most recent training in Alaska is going to put him as the only Genesis Process Counselor in the state of Georgia. The Genesis Process is a 30 day intense class for Christians who have relapsed or continue to relapse. He has already had one man graduate from the class and two more men interviewing for openings to go through the class.
As well as, our Director and Program Director have offered us a place to live on the property. This has come as such a surprise and we are very grateful to the LORD. We will be making a more permanent transition in May. We have learned how to be patient, how to trust God with our finances, and how to give Him everything without holding anything back. And yet, He deserves so much more!
Philippians 4:19 :"And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus."
Love, Tara & Joel