Next week, we start full-time in our Portuguese studies. We have been extremely blessed by our tutor, Maura, and we are excited to continue this relationship! She is from Brazil, and she attends our church. We are so happy to have a tutor who loves the Lord, and lives so close to us.
That being said, "full-time" means I (Kelly) am still able to supply teach part-time, and both Marcel and I have a little more to do to reach full support! We were so excited on December 31st when a final monthly donation came in to help us reach 100% of our MAF ministry support! It was incredibly cool to see God work that out--it had been our prayer to reach full, monthly ministry support by the end of 2014. Thank you to everyone who joined our ministry support team in 2014!
But ... then we got news that the MAF target monthly ministry support was increased for all missionary families. Due to constant changes in the financial world, MAF has been forced react with these changes by increasing the amount of monthly support each family requires. Thankfully it's not a huge number, nor does this mean that this is an annual thing that happens going forward. It does mean that for now, we still require an additional 2% increase ($300/month), which is something that we are confident that God--who has been increasingly faithful this far--will provide right to the end. We see the little extra work now as an investment into our future success. If you would like to help us continue to reach our goal, please let us know!
Finally, little Baby Boersie is growing like crazy! April is sneaking up on us ... and I'll be honest, we can't wait to meet our new son or daughter! He or she is wiggling a lot, and makes sleeping ... somewhat ... difficult. But as some of the women in our life group reminded me ... it's preparation for life with a newborn!
Hope your new year brings new joy and hope!
Kelly and Marcel
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