Update on our Status

February 16th has come and gone. I am sorry about being so slow to update. The IMB's board of trustees voted that we could be missionaries. Although this is not totally the end yet. We are not to hand in our resignations to our jobs until after the March 18th Appointment Ceremony. The final vote is during that ceremony.

Now we are trying to line up babysitters for our children for the week in March, since my parents cannot do it now. In March we will be in Greenville, SC for lots of meetings and interview. Then on Wednesday Night the Appointment Ceremony will be at Taylors First Baptist Church. The service starts at 6:30 PM for those who want to attend.

Timeline

We thought we would give you a timeline for what is happening this spring before we go off to Zambia. We ask that you would keep us in your prayers.

February 16th, we will be presented before the Personnel Subcommittee to be approved as missionaries with the IMB.

March 18th, will be the appointment service. This will be at Taylors First Baptist Church in the Greenville, South Carolina area. If you want to attend, please email us and we will get you the information.

April 20th - June 18th, we will be in Richmond, Virginia, for Field Personnel Orientation.

We will update here if any of this changes.

God bless,
Rita

First Sermon

Steve preached his first sermon today at Bethlehem Baptist Church. Our pastor took the weekend off to go and visit their married daughter in Atlanta. Steve preached on 1 Cor. 10:1-13. He did a very good job!