New Happenings

      So things are finally starting to pick up since the Kittitian Holiday Hiatus.  This past week we decided to make lunch for all of the people who come to the Wednesday night Bible Study.  We had a good time with the Grayson's grilling up all the barbecue chicken and potatoes and then going to each person's workplace and giving it to them.  They all loved it very much and were really grateful.  One of the guys who comes to Bible Study is the manager at an auto store and so we decided to give his whole store lunch since we know some of the guys that work in there.  They all were really enthusiastic about the food and said that they were going to start coming to Bible Study just for the food!

 
     Brandon and I have continued working at a women's house named Nicole.  We have almost tiled the entire shower and soon she and her daughter will have a working shower! It was Brandon's birthday and so we celebrated last week by going out to eat and having some frozen yogurt afterwards. It was a really good time of fellowship!

        In other news, we just recently had our AWANA leadership training for several Kittitian women who had previously volunteered for the Boys Club.  It was encouraging to see them catch the vision for AWANA and get excited about implementing the program with the young people of the community.  Please pray for wisdom and direction as we move forward with starting the AWANA club.

     After being here for 2 months now, it seems we are finally going to be able to get our visas!  Brandon and I just went it today (1-23-12) and dropped off our passports and the women told us that they should be ready by Thursday!  Also since it is missions related, we will not have to pay any visa fees! Thank you so much for all of your prayers for this, as you can tell, prayer really works! PTL
     In addition, we have also been involved with Caribbean Christian Fellowship, a church here that students from Ross University lead.  Brandon and I try to attend the Tuesday night Men's Bible Study as often as possible and Jamie and Wendi attend/host the Women's Bible Study on Sunday nights.  This has been a blessing to fellowship with them and grow in God's Word with them.  Pray for our vision and future involvement with CCF. Lastly, we want to thank you all so much for taking time to read this and thank you so much for all of your prayers and support!

Holidays

     So we haven't posted anything since before Christmas and it's after New Years now so I think an update is in order.  We had a good Christmas here with the Grayson's, eating a lot of wonderful food and enjoying each other's company.  We skyped in with a lot of family back home which was a true blessing, thank you Skype! For the most part, things here in St. Kitts shut down for about 2 weeks starting from Christmas Eve all the way until about 4 days after New Years.  Since everything has been shut down for awhile, things have been a little slower than usual, but with everything coming up in 2012, we are sure to be back to being busy in no time.

     This year we are introducing the AWANA program to the boy's club and it will be boys and girls both.  We are really excited about introducing AWANA here so please be in prayer for all of the logistics that go with starting an extensive program such as AWANA.  Since the break is now over, the Bible Study will soon return to normalcy and many that have been gone will start coming back.  Pray for God's will to be done with the Bible Study and for Him to bring those whom He desires to come.  We will also be involved with a local church called Caribbean Christian Fellowship which is comprised mostly of students here on the island.  Right now, we will be serving and helping them in whatever ways we can.  The basketball league that Brandon and I help coach and play in, will not be starting back up again until February or March.  For now, Brandon and I try to go down to the local basketball court and play pick-up games with some of the guys that show up.  Pray for all of the young men involved with the basketball teams, they need Jesus desperately as we all do.

     Thank you all for your continued prayer and support and we look forward to sharing more about what God will do in St. Kitts in 2012!