Coming Along...

We are now 42% funded! Please keep praying to see how you can be a part of this ministry. End of the year gifts can be given by clinking on the GIVE A GIFT link on the side bar or by sending it to

Global Partners

P.O. Box 50434

Indianapolis, IN 46250

(please mention fund number WM04-0343)

Blessings,

Philip, Kara. and Adalynn

We Need YOU!

We need YOUR help!!!

We want to be 50% funded by the end of 2009, which gives us 14 more days to get $9,000 in faith promises! We are currently 41% funded! We need people to join our support team in financial giving! We need people to be giving $20-$100+ in faith promises monthly! If we have 9 people give $100 a month we can reach our goal! Or if we have 5 people giving $100 a month and 10 people giving $50 a month we can reach our goal!
If you are a prayer partner or receive our monthly email updates, would you pray and ask the Lord if he is wanting you to join this ministry to help reach Russia for Christ? Or if you are already a faith promise giver you can increase your monthly giving! Please click on BECOME A FAITH PROMISE GIVER on the side link or you can call 317-774-7950 to make a faith promise by phone--please mention fund number WM04-0343.
We cannot leave for Russia without your financial help! Help us reach this goal so we can go into the new year encouraged and ready to finish out the last leg of this support raising so we can be on the field by next summer!

Blessings,
Philip, Kara, and Adalynn

Lessons Learned

Don't be deceived by this adorable little face...she has her moments. In fact "these moments" have given Philip and I opportunity to learn over the last 8 weeks. The Lord has taught us a great deal about patience, perseverance, and trust. A few weeks ago, Philip and I were feeling very discouraged about the whole parenting issue...we were tired, worn out, and feeling defeated. It was one of those nights that I felt as though would never end. As Philip was holding Adalynn during the night, trying to calm her, he too was once again feeling defeated. It was then he felt the Lord speak to him. The Lord said that things are hard right now and when we get to Russia, things will be hard too, but He was going to be there for us. We needed to trust Him and remember that our strength comes from Him alone. A week ago, I again was feeling as though we were back in the valley with Adalynn. I contacted a few close friends and asked for their prayers for me. One of them encouraged me that the Lord was preparing our hearts and minds for our time in ministry overseas. I know the Lord has been in the process of making our family stronger. Through our times together persevering, we know that the Lord has a bigger picture in mind for us. His strength has been our strength over the last 8 weeks. What a lesson to learn...and all through a little baby...which reminds me of another small baby who came to earth to give us salvation. What wonderful things come from things so little.

We wish you, our dear supporters, a very
Merry Christmas!

Blessings,

Philip, Kara, and Adalynn

Clarksville, Indiana Trip

We just arrived back in Terre Haute from a wonderful weekend spent with family and Grace Pointe Wesleyan Church! Philip, Adalynn, and I started our weekend by traveling to Wilmore, Kentucky to visit Philip's sister and her family on Friday and Saturday. It was a great time! We were able to go into the cute town of Wilmore on Saturday night and enjoy the Christmas tree lighting and town Christmas walking tour. We even took the two babies (Adalynn and her 9 week old cousin, Ella) out in the 20 degree weather to enjoy the Christmas festivities! Sunday morning we drove to Clarksville, Indiana to share with a partnering church, Grace Pointe Wesleyan! It was a joy to be able to come to this congregation and share about the work in Russia and our call to missions! This church has been supporting us since this summer! Thank you, Grace Pointe! We also enjoyed being a part of Grace Pointe's dedication service as they spent their first Sunday morning service in their new building! This was also a special service because this was Adalynn's first time coming along for the "Mission Sunday Journey"! All went well until about 10 minutes into the service when she decided to cry and fuss, which meant Philip gave the presentation by himself while Adalynn and I sat in the back room! We decided Adalynn had her first case of stage fright. Hopefully she will be over this by the next church service come January!
We want to thank Grace Pointe Wesleyan congregation for their welcoming hearts this morning! We felt blessed by you this afternoon as we drove home! Thank you for your support and for allowing us to share with you! We also want to thank you for the having us share in the dedication meal following the service! It was wonderful!

Blessings,
Philip, Kara, and Adalynn

Our first church visit as a whole family!

Adalynn's first church visit...just hanging out
(after the stage fright she had)

An evening enjoying the Wilmore town Christmas with family

On the Road Again...! - MS/AL

This past weekend, I (Philip) made a trip back down south to speak at a missions conference in Mississippi, as well as over to Alabama to speak at another church for night service. Though the hours in the car were long, I was blessed to have had the opportunity to connect with Trinity Wesleyan (MS) and Mosley Bridge (AL), and share with them about our call, passion, and the need in Russia.

Services began Saturday night at Trinity Wesleyan where I shared in a Thanksgiving celebration meal with the congregation and presented our call, goal, mission, and need. The food was excellent and it was a good time of fellowship. I brought the Sunday morning message the following day. The church was loving, gave us an encouraging love offering, and we had a couple more people join our team as prayer partners, as well as at least one verbal commitment to be a Faith Promise giver. We will see what else the Lord brings out of this through working through His people. Pray that there would be more Faith Promise givers from Trinity Wesleyan.


Following a wonderful Sunday lunch with the pastor and his family, I drove about three hours east to Mosley Bridge for their night service. I was blessed to share in a service with a loving congregation and Pastor Michael, who has a passion for the Lord and the world. They received me well as I shared who we were, our call, and need. They too gave an encouraging love offering, and we had several more sign up as prayer partners. Several people took our information as I encouraged them to pray how God might want to use them in this ministry in Russia. This too we submit to the Lord in prayer that there might be some that rise out of Mosley Bridge to be a part of our team as Faith Promise givers. Pray for God to speak to them and for them to be obedient.

Thank you for your prayers throughout this trip as I had to go alone. Kara and Adalynn stayed up north, visiting family in Ohio. God was faithful in protecting and providing and we give Him praise.
And thank you, Trinity Wesleyan and Mosley Bridge. We look forward to what else God might do from this trip as we pray together.

Blessings,
Philip, Kara, and Adalynn

Praise the Lord! We are 41% funded!

Only 9% more to get to our goal of 50% by the end of 2009!

As you remember, we asked that you would be in prayer as the missions committee of our home church met last week. The Lord is so good to us! He provided a faith promise from our home church that was above and beyond what we even imagined! Thank you for your prayers as you prayed for wisdom and guidance for those in the missions committee making the financial decisions.

Our hearts are ever so grateful and humbled by the obedience of those at Faith Wesleyan Church here in Terre Haute. Thank you, Faith Family, for your support, love, prayers, and commitment to helping share the gospel to the world.

Blessings,

Philip, Kara, and Adalynn

The Coming Weekend...

This coming weekend Philip is once again off by himself to share with 2 different churches about our call to missions. This time he is not traveling to southern Indiana, but all the way south to our old stopping grounds, Mississippi! Philip will be with Trinity Wesleyan Church for their annual missions conference Saturday evening and Sunday morning. He will then be driving 3 hours east near the Mississippi-Alabama border to spend Sunday evening sharing with Mosley Bridge Church. We are so excited for these opportunities to share with these churches in our previous home state. The pastor of Trinity Wesleyan went to seminary with Philip at Wesley Biblical Seminary, and the pastor of Mosley Bridge Church worked with Philip in Mississippi during Philip's time working at the Salvation Army.
Again, we are asking for your prayer during this weekend. Pray for safety as Philip drives over 600 miles drive to Mississippi, as well as for the Lord to be at work in the hearts of the people in these churches. Pray also for Adalynn and I as we spend the weekend in Ohio with my family. Pray for me as I will be parenting Adalynn alone for the first time since she was born (especially for the nights...Philip is an amazing help during the nights and I will be spending a few nights by myself!).
We are praying for one of these churches to take us on as supporting missionaries.

We appreciate each and every one of you, our supporters! We could NOT be as far as we are in our support raising without you. We thank the Lord for each of you and thank you for your obedience to give in faith each month as well as pray without ceasing for us.

Blessings,
Philip, Kara, and Adalynn

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