The life of a seminary wife...

I am beyond blessed to be walking through this "seminary" season of life with some incredible women of God. I have formed an incredible bond with a phenomenal group of women whose husband's are in the same class as Roy. We started this journey together and what a wild ride it has been. Usually we have a "Family Night" as we like to call it a few times a month. We'll get together and share a meal, play games, and enjoy community. Roy and I always thank the Lord for the amazing friendships we have here in Orlando, both with RTS and City Church. I am convinced that community and deep friendships are far more valuable than any worldly riches. I am so thankful for the first year of seminary and having spent it with some awesome brothers and sisters in Christ! Thank you, sweet friends, for deeply enriching our lives! We are grateful for you all :)

Valley of Vision

A Puritan prayer:

Lord, high and holy, meek and lowly, Thou hast brought me to the valley of vision, where I live in the depths but see Thee in the heights; hemmed in by mountains of sin I behold Thy glory. Let me learn by paradox that the way down is the way up, that to be low is to be high, that the broken heart is the healed heart, that the contrite spirit is the rejoicing spirit, that the repenting soul is the victorious soul, that to have nothing is to possess all, that to bear the cross is to wear the crown, that to give is to receive, that the valley is the place of vision. Lord, in the daytime stars can be seen from deepest wells, and the deeper the wells the brighter Thy stars shine; let me find Thy light in my darkness, Thy life in my death, Thy joy in my sorrow, Thy grace in my sin, Thy riches in my poverty, Thy glory in my valley.

Please pray for Asia!

Having seen the work God is doing first hand, we are asking you all to please pray for the nations! Our God reigns and one day every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus is Lord. We are begging God to change hearts and touch lives with the Good News! Here is an incredible video that some wonderful friends of ours shared with us. Please pray and beg God for the people of Asia!

SE ASIA 2010

We are back in Orlando safe and sound! The 10 day trip was overwhelming and phenomenal all in one. It will take us many months to process all that we experienced. We will update you all with more specifics soon :) For now, here are just a few pictures from our trip. You can view more on my Facebook page. Thank you all for your prayers and encouragement!

A Miserable Day of Travel

As many of your know, yesterday we were scheduled to begin our trek to SE Asia for 2 weeks. Our first flight from Orlando to NYC was scheduled to leave at 2PM. We had boarded the plane and were ready to get this show on the road when the captain made the first of many announcements to the passengers. Apparently there was rain around the NYC area, mainly in New Jersey, that was keeping planes from flying. We were grounded for our first delay of 1 hour. Sitting on the plane was miserable. It was hot (the high outside was 98 degrees). After that hour had passed we were notified that the ground rule or whatnot had been lifted and we would begin taxiing down the runway within the hour.





This was how we felt after being on the plane for so long. It was so hot because they were trying to conserve fuel by using as little A/C as possible.


AGAIN, another announcement was made. This time the plane had some mechanical problems that needed to be addressed... and all the while a storm was about to pass through Orlando so due to lightning we would not be able to take off. By the time the storm had passed and the mechanical problem had been fixed we were running too low on fuel so we had to head back to the gate to refuel.




We are in the plane for 6 hours.


After 6 hours on the plane and 0 time in the air, we were all asked to get off the plane with out belongings. The airport was packed!!! There were people everywhere, with no planes coming or going. We were some of the few passengers that had a connecting flight in NYC. We had to make it from LGA to JFK in New York City for an 11PM flight to Dubai. We were going to miss this flight! My sister Bonnie, who was planning to go on the trip with us, was already in NYC waiting for us. We were calling back and forth filling her in. Sadly, the next available flight to Dubai wasn't going to be until Tuesday! What a mess!

We had a decision to make and had to make it by 10PM. The tickets for the next flight to Dubai were going to be about $1000 extra per person :( It was the craziest night imaginable. Bonnie ended up flying home to Mexico since she would be in NYC for at least 2 days before we arrived. It was just too much to handle!

We decided to book a flight for Monday (today) to NYC and take the Tuesday flight to Dubai and trust that the Lord would provide the money we need. We ended up coming home last night to think and pray about what to do. Believe me, it was a physically, emotionally, and spiritually draining day. We know that the Lord is supreme in all things and that His ways are perfect. We are trusting that everything that happens is the way He wants it, even if it is stressful and not the way we were expecting.


So here we are.... day 2 of our trip and we are home in Orlando. We are planning to head to the airport in a few hours and fly to NYC. We will stay in NYC tonight and fly to Dubai tomorrow morning. This is "our" plan at least. We know He may have something else and mind.

Please keep us in your prayers! We desire a safe and smooth journey. He is faithful and loving, and we are trusting that although His ways are higher than our own, He is in control and knows what is best.

We appreciate your prayers and encouragement during this time. We love you guys!!