Encouragements Needed

Dear Friends,

We wanted to write you all specifically for in asking for your prayers. First off, we should say that health wise we and the girls are all doing very well so no worries there. We do however feel very drained in spirit and ask you to continue to lift us up. We had initially prayed when we came back from Thailand that we would be back in the country by that December, but this December we will be a year past that hope. We are so honored, thrilled and passionate about our return to Thailand and this call that we know the Lord has confirmed to us... everything is aligned and waiting in such beautiful design that could only be by God's hand. But while we have been placed back in the states for this time, our desire is to be just as faithful to Jesus during the time of waiting, laboring and existing in what can be a frustrating unknown on when we can return. With each month that has past by our original hope of a return date, our desire is still to be obedient to Jesus and lights where we are... we want to be missional where ever we are, and we want Him to be glorified no matter our position.

We have even here dealt with a lot of struggles and many people have seen an noticed that there has still been a lot of attack. The enemy is eager to discourage our hearts, steal our finances and make us feel very useless.... We are so confident in Jesus, and we know that a life lived for Him is one where we will daily fight the oppressor. Our hearts have always been ready for that and have experience in fighting this good fight, knowing Jesus is always the victor. But our spirits now are very tired... we are very discouraged, and we have been hopeful for encouragements that lately have only turned into more let downs. We just feel like we have been working with all we have and laboring as faithful as we can, without much encouragement, without much progress... and without any clarity on when the Lord's time will in fact be that He will lead us back to Thailand.

So friends, we ask for your prayers... Jesus felt burdened and wept over the situation of man's heart... the disciples felt this weight, and we also have felt it too. Pray that we could be encouraged by responses... that there would be follow through, that things would start to move. Please pray that we would be nourished by the food that those who don't know the Lord don't have... and that we would continue to find peace. Please pray that Father would open the floodgates of financial support and opportunity, and that He would reveal when we might be able to return, so we can make strong plans for our time left in the states. And lastly, please pray for our financial situation while we are still here. This has long since been a struggle, and though we feel we have handled it well, it has begun to get draining after years of this situation. Please pray that we might be able to have a little leftover financially each month, so that we might be able to support raise without financial concern or boundaries. We also have the prayer that we might be able to leave for Thailand debt free!!!

Thank you so much to those of you who will pray and lift us up, if you guys want to get in contact further, we always love to talk with you. Thank you for who you all are to us, and for taking time to hear our hearts. Jesus can do all things!

We love you,
In our Precious Jesus Name... Juliet and Jonathan