Glory to God

Good morning all and happy Saturday to you!  Been a while since I have been on here, but when you have a wife as awesome as mine who does such a fine job of writing, you wouldn't want to attempt to write either ;)  Anyway, hello to all.  We are so blessed to have you in our lives and we thank you for all the prayers thus far.  The journey has only begun, so first and foremost, please continue to pray.  We are just over 60 days out from our goal departure date and we are feeling overwhelmed with all that still needs to take place.  I do however have complete peace about the whole thing so I praise the Lord for that!  We do have quite a bit of funds to raise yet, plane tickets to purchase by Nov. 1st as well as all of the visa paperwork to come together so that we can drive it to Chicago to be sent to Spain for processing.  But you know what?  God is good all the time and we know that all things work for the good for those who love Him and are called according to His purpose.  Amen? Amen!  Our biggest prayer is that we want God to get all (what does all mean?...ALL!  :) the Glory.  So please pray that we would continue to live out our faith daily and trust in Him for all the provision for this journey.  As I have said before, this is not about us, but about Jesus and the testimony that God is establishing through us and through all of you.  Please also to remember to pray for the Hoeft family often!  God is using them in mighty ways and has entrusted them with the opportunity to be forerunners in coming alongside the current leadership in seeking Him to establish His vision for this church in Rincon de la Victoria.  No small thing!  Pray that the Hoeft's would be being filled with the Holy Spirit for wisdom and direction as well as protection from the enemy.  Prayer is one of the most (if not THE most) powerful weapons we have in the spiritual warfare and we have the privilege to pray directly to our Father in Heaven and communicate one on one!  How powerful is that!  To have an audience with the Creator, the King of kings and the Lord of lords.  Again, no small thing.  Ok, time to wrap this up...in closing, please pray that we would be humble as we continue to share His testimony and have peace in that all will come together in His timing.  En el amor de Jesus.  Jared