With six years since the last time we visited Florida, a trip to the other corner of America was long overdue! We are so thankful to the Lord for the opportunity to spend most of the month of January with our Florida family and church. Thank you to everyone who has been praying for us during our travels and preparations.
 The boys each carried all their own luggage during our flights and 4 hour layover - and practiced on lots of escalators as a bonus! |  A Moody family sews these super cool airplane beds to help kids sleep on the long flights. It was fun to try it out ahead of time! |
(With long flights and overseas travel ahead of us, we took every opportunity to practice on this trip!)
Florida was a great time to reconnect with friends from Frank’s childhood and church. The first Sunday we were there, a Sunday school class organized a potluck and an opportunity for Frank to share pictures, videos and stories as well as answer questions about PNG. We were encouraged and blessed by their thoughtfulness and intentionality to organize, set up, and engage with our ministry. On the following Sunday, Frank was given the privilege to preach for the Sunday morning service. It was an honor and blessing to have the opportunity to share as well as be sent off by the church in prayer.
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Helping Nanu cut down the banana tree!
During our trip, we also had lots of wonderful quality time with Frank’s parents. We were thankful for their generosity and hospitality, and for all the sweet memories that were made! As we get closer to leaving the country, we feel the specialness of time with family even more acutely and thank the Lord for a sweet time!
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 The kids helped complete 16 puzzles over the course of our time there! |  |
Now that we are back in Spokane, we are taking the next steps towards our move. The biggest task occupying Frank’s attention recently has been applying for his PNG work permit. Yes, it gets more real every day! Other next steps include additional support raising, fixing up our home to rent, and preparing and packing for our move. In April, we plan to head to Arizona for a month of final missionary training, more family time and church reconnecting.
Please continue to pray for us in this season that we would keep our focus on the Lord in whatever He has for us each day. Pray for our kids as they process new layers of transition and also try to keep focused on their schooling in the midst of all that's going on. Pray that this would be a season of growth for each of them and that God would reveal Himself to them in new ways.
Many of you who are supporting us financially have asked when is the time to do a switch from Proclaim to FinisTerre. It’s time!
Here are two simple steps for the transition:
We are grateful for each one of you - Thank you for your prayers, encouragement and support along our journey.
Here are two simple steps for the transition:
- Step 1: If you have an automatic gift set up with Proclaim, email [email protected] and ask them to end it.
- Step 2: Go to theruscios.org/give and set up giving through FinisTerre.
We are grateful for each one of you - Thank you for your prayers, encouragement and support along our journey.
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