Meet DeAnna

Tonight we had our whole team get together for some last-minute preparations, steak dinner, and prayer. This marks the first time we've all gotten together as a complete team.

Hannah and I had a chance to talk a little more with team members we don't know as well, and DeAnna, sitting behind the couch, shared some with us about her life.

She is one of the few people on our team who actually speaks Spanish. For her it started out teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) classes to Hispanics. She realized it was important for her to learn some of the lingo, and she began receiving language training from her students as well. She also knows some sign language as well. DeAnna will be teaching 3rd & 4th graders during the VBS this year.


**For those of you who don't know, Hannah was feeling ill the other day (a cold, we think), but she is feeling better now. I just hope the traveling tomorrow doesn't knock her out.**

Meet Charles and Cathy

Maybe you received our prayer card and saw the names 'Charles and Cathy Gwaltney.' The people at our church know them and we wanted to include them.

Charles and Cathy asked us many months ago if Hannah and I would be willing to consider going on a short term mission trip. Prior to this trip, Charles helped us file our taxes correctly. Though he's retired, he works on people's taxes partially to be able to go on short-term mission trips. They are gracious people and God knows that we wouldn't be going on this trip if God hadn't brought them into our lives.

With less than a week left, Hannah and I are very excited to think about what we will do and where we will stay. God has blessed us richly. We are so thankful to the people who supported us financially and in prayer on this trip, you know who you are. Many of you received the prayer cards in the mail so that you would know that you are not forgotten. We also handed them out at our church. If you did not receive one, you can download it from this site and print it to put up in your Bible, office, bathroom mirror, or wherever.

Meet Dan and Treva

Meet the team (well, most of us)! This picture was taken at our last get together in June. We hope to introduce you to each person a little bit on our trip. For now, we'd like you to meet Dan and Treva. Dan is second from the right and Treva is wearing the black shirt to the left of him. They live in northern Indiana near the Michigan border. Hannah and I knew their son and daughter-in-law before we met them, since Derrick, their son, and Betzy, their daughter-in-law, go to church with us and are actively involved in the Hispanic ministry at Fall Creek Baptist Church.

Dan speaks Spanish fairly well and has gone on these trips many times. He's been one of the primary organizers and coordinators of this trip and we are very grateful for him. Treva has been the quieter of the two, but she has a warm smile and is looking forward to being with the MKs (missionary kids) and serving in Mexico.

Please keep these two in your prayers (as well as the rest of the team) that they would be strongly united in love, seeking to serve one another, the team, and the people in Mexico with grateful hearts. They have been instrumental in making sure this trip goes off without a hitch, and if something were to go wrong, it won't be because of them.