Brethren, We Beseech You

And thus I aspired to preach the gospel, not where Christ was already named, so that I would not build on another man's foundation; but as it is written,

"They who had no news of Him shall see,
And they who have not heard shall understand."
For this reason, I have often been prevented from coming to you; but now with no further place for me in these regions, and since I have had for many years a longing to come to you,
whenever I go to Spain-
for I hope to see you in passing, and to be helped on my way there by you, when I have first enjoyed your company for a while- but now, I am going to Jerusalem serving the saints.
Therefor, when I have finished this, and have put my seal on this fruit of theirs, I will go on by way of you to Spain.
I know that when I come to you, I will come in the fullness and blessing of Christ."
Romans 15: 20-29

Paul's words are used by Jesus to minister to our hearts, when our longing resembles his own. Paul was eager to return to a people he loved, that he knew he was called to. His heart yearned for them and longed to be near them... Paul so deeply loved the people God put on his heart to reach for Christ, and it was his lifes purpose to preach to them our risen Savior.

We are so touched by Paul's expression of these things, knowing the exact same core indwelling longing to be sent and then to be brought back to them. I believe it is part of God's plan to place us and then for a time remove us from the place of our calling. I believe it grows in us only a deeper connection and urgency, when we have been and seen and then have also been pulled away. It is our daily prayer that God's will be done in our lives, but it is also our daily longing, to return to the people to which we have been called to give our lives to seeing brought near our precious Jesus.

So it is with that desire and division between us and Thailand, that we have shed tears and felt broken in the distance. We fully understand and embrace the reality of God having set His perfect time for everything, and we rest in that. But our hearts ache for this land and people that we are in love with, and with the call Jesus has placed on our lives. We labor daily to be lights where ever we are, and see Jesus glorified in our lives whether it be in America for this time, or in Thailand... but we also wrestle with the knowing of how available the gospel is here in this land, and how in other nations, there is no one standing to share with them the saving redemption of our Lord.

If you follow this blog, we ask you humbly to consider partnering with us in a way that would help us return to this land and this mission you support by being here. We NEED monthly supporters, people who could even commit ten dollars a month to us. If the 100 of you who we see daily read our updates could find a way to do that, we could return by our target date of November!!! Then again, if you felt moved to give more, it would bless us greatly and we would love to know who you are so that we might thank you personally! We will be brought by God's hands alone paving the way, but part of that clearing is done by his moving your hearts to be a part of this journey and work for Jesus.

So we beseech you brethren.... to labor with us and joyfully sacrifice for the Kingdom, to be a part of this pursuit to see wickedness stomped out, and Jesus light brought to these dark places.
We thank you all for your support and time in being here... all giving information is below... we would be so blessed by your movement in this.

In His Sons Holy and Sacred Name, Juliet and Jonathan Stuck

All giving information is available on the "Give" page, with links to our organization. All donations made are tax deductible and will be directly deposited into our personal International Teams account. Those donations are what make up our living expenses budget in Thailand, plus build up on one time expenses that allow us to get our visas, flights and first time set up costs. Thank you so much for your support.
The Stucks