We’d like to share some updates from some of the missionary families that we support!
Garcia Family- Honduras
New Year and New Beginnings
January was a month of tremendous blessings for our family. We’ll try to list as many of them as possible in this letter.
– A missed meeting due to a flat tire turned into an opportunity to witness to a tow-truck driver and the church we had been traveling to went above and beyond in caring for us, despite our absence at their missions conference.
– Our last church service in the States was of course at our home church. We have been blessed by
our church through the years, and though we have met many wonderful people in our deputation
travels our own church family holds a special place in our hearts so it meant a lot to get to spend an entire Sunday with them before leaving the country.
– The most exciting blessing is of course that we are now in Honduras! We had a safe drive to the airport with the help of some brothers in Christ and the flight was short and great, though we did have a suitcase get lost. Pray that we would get that back, Lord willing, as it contains some items we would hate to lose permanently.
– Amber was happy to get into warmer weather, but I don’t think she expected temperatures in the 90s. We have some good AC window units that we are running. We are glad we arrived before the truly hot weather hits in a few months. Sofia enjoyed exploring the new house and getting into everything, but she is settling in now. The highlight of her day is probably the water truck that comes by to deliver our 5-gallon water jugs. She is enjoying seeing new things, meeting new people, and learning Spanish. She learned “Hola,” while we spent a morning getting our bank account set up.
We are hoping to purchase a vehicle this week so that we can get out more, but in the meantime I’ve been riding in a lot of taxis and public buses (old school buses from the States) whenever we need groceries or office errands done.
We are looking forward to a conference this weekend for missionaries in Central America that Pastor Matt Goins hosts at his church. The missionaries and church here have been a huge blessing to us since arriving, and we look forward to getting to know them better over the year we spend here studying Spanish.
Please pray for the following:
- Finding a car
- Getting our home setup
- Choosing a doctor for Amber’s pregnancy
- Finding Spanish tutors
- Getting Residency
As always, Thank you for your prayers for us. We are thankful for you! Serving Christ, Andrew and Amber Garcia
Broyles to the Balkans
We serve a great God! This past month had lots of adventures and great meetings. As we travel we see God provide and work in ways we could never imagine.
While in Texas I had the opportunity to share the Gospel and lead an 11 year old boy to Christ! He accepted Jesus as his Savior! We are so thankful for the opportunities we have to witness as we travel.
Emergency Room – At the beginning of January Audrey started having problems breathing and feeling really bad and tired, so we took her to the emergency room. She ended up in the ICU, but after 3 days she was discharged and is now completely recovered! God is still in control and gives us strength through difficult times.
Car Adventures – After putting our van over 300,000 miles it decided to give us a little scare. The alternator went out and we ended up stranded on the side of the road for a few hours at night. But as always God took care of us!
Setup Fund – Our support is now at 90%! We are so grateful and amazed at how God has continued to raise our support, and at how kind churches have been to our family. Please pray for our setup fund to be raised, so that we can purchase necessary items when we arrive in Albania.
PRAISES
-90% of needed support! -Protection as we travel. -Opportunities to witness.
PRAYER REQUESTS
-Paty’s Interview would be Scheduled very soon. -Setup Fund. -Paty’s Pregnancy.
Adam and Angel Ragsdale
Missionaries in Togo
As you’re reading this, we are currently on our last flight heading to Togo! We are beyond excited to be beginning what God has called us to do. We fully realize that we would not be where we are without each of you! Thank you for supporting us and praying for us during these last three years while we have been on deputation. While this is exactly what we have been working towards and planning for, it still seems surreal that we are actually leaving to go minister to the people of Togo.
The next time you get a letter from us, we will have our house set up, and already be enrolled in language school! Please continue praying for us, and be on the lookout for Tales from Togo very soon!
Pray for all of our flights to be on time and all of our bags to arrive at the correct destination.
Pray that God would provide the remaining funds needed for moving and setting up our home in Togo.
Praise! Our container arrived in Lomé safely!
Praise! God provided all of the funds we needed for our vehicle and appliances!
